Bengals Aim for .500 Mark vs East Bank Saturday Night
Beckley Beckley Bengals host East Bank at Warren Williams Field starting 8 p.m. in Ka nawha Valley Semi-Pro League action. Beckley 1-1 this season leads Kanawha County 0-1. pitching duel expected between Gary Saunders and Don Belcher.
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East Bank
Warren Williams
Bengals
Kanawha
Charleston
Bob Cerrito
Pack Lumber
Pontiac
Gary Saunders
West Virginia University
Don Belcher
Beelcher
Scotty Murray
Hensons
Cerrito
Don
Pinecrest Edges Ashland Oil 12 11 In Softball Thriller
Pinecrest edged Ashland Oil 12 to 11 in a high scoring City Softball League game while Wilkes Insurance defeated Combined 4 to 1. Pinecrest rallied with three fifth inning runs to break a pitcher's duel as Jack Dawson and Ray Goodson faced tight offenses. Chandler and Allen delivered key blows for Combined, Barber drove Wilkes' lone run. Ashland Oil had opened with an 11 3 lead before Pinecrest rally.
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Pinecrest
Ashland Oil
Wilkes Insurance
Jack Dawson
Wilkes
Ray Goodson
Chandler
Allen
Barber
Oilmen
Local Youth Baseball And Little League Matchups
A packed schedule features Trap Hill LL Yankees facing Redlegs at Fairdale and Braves meeting Indians at Eccles Beckley LL. Also Beckley BR Harrys versus Keatleys Blue Ridge Gardens against Eric's Marlinton LL Giants duel Cubs Route 41 LL Cards clash with Braves Beckley LL Braves face Red Sox and a series of seniors and legion games including No 1 Tigers versus Orioles and No 2 Marlins against Falcons. Hard-fought games across multiple leagues highlight a busy weekend of youth and amateur baseball action.
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Red Sox
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Falcons
Mullens
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Methodists
Moose
Sophia Senior LL
Coal City
Slab Fork
Warren Williams
Tom‘s Peanuts
Eppy’s Drug
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Chas. Sweeps 2 Moves Into 1st In Eastern Loop
Charleston Indians beat Springfield 2-1 in a seven inning opener to take sole first in the Eastern League. Antolio Martinez belted a grand slam as Charleston crushed Springfield 11-3 in game two. Duke Sims hit a homer, Tommy John earned the win. Attendance 794. Reading Red Sox beat York 7-3 on homers by Dick Gernert and others. Elmira pounded Binghamton 16-8 with four homers by Barth Johnson and McGuire.
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UPI
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Frank Linzy
Antolio Martinez
Duke Sims
Tommy John
Paul Colacccchi
Carl Shelen
Dick Gernert
Reading Red Sox
York White Roses
Jim Russin
Red Sox
Bob Klein
Alex George
Richie Haines
York
Harry Kalbaugh
Reading
Elmira
Binghamton
Phil Barth
Charlie Johnson
Mickey McGuirn
Tim Pelczynski
Neil Junker
Wayne Norton
Thorn to Bolster Bullets Backcourt in NBA Return
WVU star Rod Thorn says he is ready to play for the Baltimore Bullets after signing his contract. He embraces a keys role in a backcourt that should boost the team as it moves from Chicago to Baltimore and contests the Oct 16 opener against the Celtics.
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UPI
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Bullets
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Orioles
Yankees
Mets
Houston
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America
Dock Start Technique Promises Quick Planing For Skiing
The guide explains a dock start for waterskiing, advising sit on the dock with skis ahead and about ten feet of tow line slack to gain speed. It warns to avoid entanglement as the boat accelerates and pulls the skier forward, easing into the plane with proper back lean to counter the force.
Ouimet To Get Hagen Award At Brookline Club
Francis D. Ouimet of Boston, 70, winner of the 1913 United States Open, will receive the Walter Hagen Award at Brookline Country Club on June 19 for distinguished contribution to Anglo American golf. The silver trophy presentation occurs on the Open's historic course. Brookline hosts this year’s National Open. Ouimet helped form Walker Cup teams from 1922 to 1934 and served as non playing captain 1936 to 1949.
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UPI
Francis D. Ouimet
Boston
Walter Hagen
Brookline
Mass
Hagen
Ouimet
Tiger honored for Empire award by British Queen
Melvin L. Krulewitch, chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission, congratulated Nigeria’s middleweight champion Dick Tiger on receiving the Order of the British Empire from Queen Elizabeth last week.
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New York State Athletic Commission
Middle
Dick Tiger
Nigeria
Eliza
Beth
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