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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1958
Page
4
Raleigh County Baseball League schedules two Wednesday night games at 7:30 p.m. Coal City vs Merchants at Oceana and Stanford vs Smokehouse at Beckley Harry Lewin Field. A Mullens Amigo postponed doubleheader is set for Saturday at Mullens Athletic Field.
Today's slate features Beckley Little League games Tigers versus Indians and Red Sox against Yankees, with Babe Ruth matchups including Modern against Black Knight and Slab Fork Babe Ruth. Other fields host Stratesbury versus Helen Mullens, Red Sox versus Indians, Giants versus Cardinals, Coal River Little League Whitesville versus Sylvester, Montcoal versus Ndoma, Dorothy versus Naoma, Warren Williams League Post 70 versus Post 32, and H me Insurance against Duncan Catron.
Five of six Beckleyans reach the ninth annual State Junior Tennis Tournament second round as Charleston Tennis Club advances. Ned Ragland beat Bob Field 86 62 and Alan Wein defeated Bill Pasquali 62 63. Ragland and Custer set for 1 pm match. Wein vs Patton to follow. Girls 18 and under see Loretta Bays win rounds over Rob inson and Sarrett. Barbara Quesenberry defeats Maude Goldsmith. Mary Jane Mulholland falls to Jackie Steele.
In Flint Michigan the Flint Open golf tournament at Warwick Hills in Grand Blanc offers a $9000 first prize from a $52000 purse. Top professionals have entered attracted by the money despite reports that the 7280 yard course is rough with uneven greens and tight rough. Billy Casper shot a 71 in a practice round.
Tim Tam a Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner at Calumet Farm underwent an hour plus operation to remove a bone chip from his right sesamoid. Surgeons reported success and trainer Jimmy Jones said the horse would be retired to stud after the Belmont Stakes setback.
In Mullens Monday morning Moose defeated Lions 6 2 while Rotary blanked Legion 5 0 led by pitcher James Johnson In the four team circuit Lions 902 2 Moose 501 6 Canada Smith Sizemore Massey are listed among the players in the text
In a TV bout at St. Nicholas Arena Frankie Ryff defeated Tommy Tibbs by unanimous 10 round decision as all ringside writers favored Tibbs. Official scores read 54-51, 6-4, and 5-5 in favor of Ryff despite Tibbs leading AP writers 7-3 for the bout. Tibbs blamed hometown bias and weight disadvantage for the loss.
The Associated Press reports boxing outcomes across cities including Frankie Ruff defeating Tom Tibbs in New York, Alex Miteff drawing with George Chuvalo in Toronto, Sonny Leon beating Carmelo Costa in Caracas, Al Asuncion stopping Koji Ishibashi in Manila, Charlie Douglas defeating Felix Chiocea in Paris, and Peter Muller beating Phil Moyer in Portland.
Sacramento AP says State Athletic Commission may recommend postponing the Floyd Patterson Roy Harris title bout to September in Los Angeles. Co promoter Al Weill plans the Aug 4 fight. Olympic Auditorium opposes the championship bout citing gate concerns for Rademacher Folley July 24 card.
Hal Trosky Jr., son of a former Cleveland Indian, pitched a no hitter for Colorado Springs as Des Moines fell 6-0 in the second game of a Western League doubleheader. He walked one and hit another batter.
Bays Buick edged Silver Brand 6 to 5 in Babe Ruth play as Bennett closed out the win in relief. Harry's defeated King Photo 4 to 3 after a two run fourth, Karbonit limiting King Photo to four hits in his first win. Moose fell to the Tans in city softball with a pitchers duel, while Beckley Little League saw the Dodgers roll 17 to 6 over the Cardinals. The Mullens League featured a scoring outburst as Nelacy batted well for the day.
Area results from Quinter show Lowe Withrow Gray Thompson Vic and McGray among winners. Key stats list Thompson and Bright leading with 3s and Bennett contributing. Morris and Christian recognized in field events with multiple assists and steals.
Bow and arrow hunters receive serious attention as New Jersey launches a training and proficiency course for archers seeking hunting licenses. The state ties license eligibility to prior license history or completion of supervised courses, amid a broader discussion of archery safety and sport growth.
Sophia David Davis hit a grand slam in the third inning helping Guy-Cash to a 17-3 win over Slab Fork in the Slab Fork Babe Ruth League. Guy-Cash collected 10 hits and scored in every inning to claim their sixth win in seven starts while Slab Fork suffered their second loss.
White Oak Golfers beat Willow Wood 38 to 12 at Oak Hill White Oak Country Club inaugurating the 1958 intra club season. Steve Ulaki of Hinton shot 69 to lead with 12- for low honors. four more White Oak players followed Delridge Watkins McKnight. A field of 76 competed as Willow Wood’s debut match. White Oak hosts Black Knight next, with numerous head-to-head results listed from Sundays play.
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