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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1956

Page

6

Post 32 Jrs Win and Cards Stop Six in Beckley Baseball

Beckley area youth baseball featured Post 32 edging Post 70 9 the Warren Williams Junior League leader Silver Brand taking sole Babe Ruth first place and the Cardinals notching their sixth straight in Little League. Post 32 rallied with a two run seventh inning as Nick Smith and James Scott homer for Post 70 and Castanon hit one out for Post 32. In Babe Ruth, Silver Brand crushed Modern Furniture 23 3 at Lewin Field to stay unbeaten. Duke James pitched a no hitter as Clothiers Silver Brand hammered Modern Furniture. Cards edged Dodgers 9 8 in Little League at Elks Stadium while Giants beat Reds 8 3. Cubs toppled Phils 5 4 in Minor League. Babe Ruth action at Mullens had Cardinals top Giants 4 3, Red Sox tie second with Indians 8 4. Tonight expect more Beckley circuit games including Lewin Field and Elks Stadium matchups.

American Legion Post Warren Williams Silver Brand Cardinals Beckley Post 32 Nick Smith James Scott Tony Castanon Kenny Farrow Riple Jack Covey Milam Post 70 Holyfield Candy Sports Center Lewin Field The Clothiers Duke James Harry Frank Shrewsbury Elks Stadium Dodgers Giants Reds Cubs Phils Babe Ruth Mullens Red Sox Indians King Photo Black Knight Keatley Caffee Tigers Yanks

Beckley and Modern faceoff in rugged minor league clash

Shrewsbury leads Eric's Marry's with 7 runs, Leach and Shrewsbury driving in multiple RBIs. Mullens, Trevison, and Preston produce steady hits for Mullens in a high-scoring slugfest. Dodgers and Cardinals, Giants and Reds also post tense late innings with key RBIs and errors shaping the final tallies.

Mullens Leach Redd Shirkey Cassidy Trevison Preston E —Orrison Fuqua Shumate RBI Shrewsbury Karbonit Molina Eric's Harry's Vans Evans L — Evans

Beckley Minor League Phillies Beat Cubs In Extras

Beckley Phillies outslugged the Cubs with a 4 5 extra inning win after a back and forth game. Lyons earned the win with 10 strikeouts while Sullivan, Alley and Roebuck drove in key runs. Wooten fanned eight as the Cubs tallied late.

Phillies Ab Hoa Cubs Ab Hoa! Botman Sverno T. Rbsn Wiettn Lyons Sulliva Willms Stewrt Alley Gmpalo Rbtsn Wooten Lf Taylor Hughes Cf Roebuck Cubs R — Lyons Sullivan Stewart J. Robertson Manning Wooten Hughes RBI SO — Lyons Ang Var W — Lyons

Powermen and Plumbers Win Softball Clash 8 6 at Ballard

Appalachian squad stunned Fayetteville 8 to 6 in an Intercity Softball League game at Ballard stadium. Woodrum Robertson and Thomas of the Powermen and Fayetteville each hit triples, while Joe Ball threw a no hit bid as Frank's Plumbing beat Army Engineers 17–0 earlier.

Appalachian Fayetteville Ballard Stadium Frank Plumbing Army Engineers Joe Ball Appy Woodrum Robertson Thomas Powermen Thompson

Berra drives Yankees past A's as Berra shines

Yogi Berra slugged six hits in nine at bats over three games, drove in five and scored six, including his 16th homer as the Yankees beat the Athletics 9-1. Mantle was limited by a Kansas City shift, dipping his average from .411 to .403 in the series.

Kansas City Lou Boudreau Mickey Mantle Yogi Berra Boudreau Mantle Mick A's Yankee Stadium Berra Yogi Yankees

Baseball scores and standings mix across major teams

Boxscores report New York’s 4 game lead after a win while Cleveland loses to Baltimore 5 2. Chicago White Sox top Washington 7 5 and Boston tops Detroit 6 5 in 10. Cincinnati takes NL lead by ½ game, Cubs beat Pittsburgh 5 2. Milwaukee ends Brooklyn streak as Buhl throws four hitter 4 1. Hank Bauer homers for Yankees, Mantle’s 2 4 helps win. Reds rally for 3 runs in eighth off Miller. Burgess multi homer start. Cubs beat Phillies. Elroy Face shelled in loss.

New York Cleveland Baltimore Chicago White Sox Washington Boston Detroit Cincinnati Redlegs St. Louis Philadelphia Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Milwaukee Brooklyn Bob Buhl Hank Bauer Yankees A’s Mantle Alex Kellner Bob Turley Bob Miller Smoky Burgess Cubs Phils Elroy Face

Patterson 2-1 Choice To Whip Hurricane In Bout

New York writer Murray Rose previews a 12 round heavyweight clash as Patterson, 21, a 181 pounder, faces Tommy Hurricane Jackson, 193 pounds, in a fight televised by NBC. Patterson is favored 2-1 to win and move toward a title shot against Archie Moore. Jackson hopes to wear down the favored rival with a relentless mauling style.

New York Floyd Patterson Tommy Hurricane Nbc-Tv Brown Jackson Patterson

Baseball Roundup of Key Games and Player Performances

Walt Moryn and Eddie Miksis homered with Miksis adding a triple and two singles. Bob Rush earned his fifth win while Buhl dropped his third straight decision over the Brooks as Carl Erskine lost for the sixth time since his no-hitter. The Indians moved into Yankee Stadium for a three-game set. Bob Nieman drove in runs for the Orioles as Gus Triandos and Bill Wight helped hold Cleveland. Harvey Kuenn left the Tigers with a leg injury as Frank Sullivan allowed six hits in a winner. The Red Sox hammered 18 hits but stranded 17. Nellie Fox and Dave Philley homered for the White Sox to tie and then win.

Walt Moryn Eddie Miksis Miksis Bob Rush Buhl Brooks Carl Erskine Bill Wight Cleveland George Zaverink Indians Yankee Stadium Birds Cal McLish Bob Nieman Bob Hale Gus Triandos Ted Lepcio Red Sox al Aber Tigers Harvey Kuenn Frank Sullivan Nellie Fox Dave Philley Minnie Minoso Larry Deby White Sox Howie Pollet Sox Pete Ramos

Dentist Dr Cottrill scores hole in one at Black Knight

Glen Rogers dentist Dr C C Cottrill aced the 125 yard par-3 sixth at Black Knight Country Club using a seven iron from the back tee. It marked the second ace on that green this season and Cottrill’s first in 20 years of golf. He shot 41-39-80 in a Beckley fivesome including Dr Frank West and others.

C. C. Cottrill Glen Rogers Black Knight Country Club M. M. Ralston Beckley Frank West Paul Losling W. H. Timmons Russ Parsons

Major League Standings and Tonight's Games

The schedule shows Detroit at Washington with Hoeft facing Pascual and Cleveland at New York featuring Wynn versus Ford. Also Kansas City at Baltimore Ditmar duels Palica, Chicago at Boston Keegan vs Nixon, with results from Cincinnati 8 Philadelphia 4 and Chicago 5 Pittsburgh 2. Tomorrow Brooklyn at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Chicago Pittsburgh at St Louis New York at Milwaukee.

Detroit Washington Hoeft Pascual Kansas City Baltimore Ditmar Palica Chicago Boston Keegan Nixon Cleveland New York Wynn Ford Cincinnati Philadelphia Milwaukee Brooklyn Pittsburgh St. Louis THE Associated Press Roberts Kaiser Koufax Klippstein Friend Dickson Worthington Crone

American Association Scores Reported On Schedule

St Paul defeated Charleston 1 to 0, Wichita beat Denver 1 to 0, Indianapolis edged Omaha 2 to 1 in the listed baseball games. Only the scheduled contests are noted.

St. Paul Charleston Wichita Denver Indianapolis Omaha

Birdie Finesses Phils. Has Staff Ready for Bums

Cincinnati manager Bin die Tebbetts shook up his rotation to back up a first place bid, starting Hal Jeffcoat in relief role then pulling four more relievers. Reds beat the Phillies 85 to and moved to face the Dodgers, who just swept Milwaukee. Tebbetts echoed plans to rest top arms while scouting for a fifth starter and warned of potential rain affecting Brooklyn series.

Cincinnati Bindie Tebbetts Cincinnati Redlegs Redlegs Tebbetts Philadelphia Phils Hal Jeffcoat Jeffcoat Reds Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Brooklyn Dodgers Dodgers Milwaukee Johnny Klippstein Art Fowler Brooks Lawrence Brooklyn Fowler Joe Nuxhall

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