Stanaford Breaks Loose In Raleigh County Standings
Stanaford moved into a tie for third in the Raleigh County Baseball League after sweeping two one run games from Hinton's Fire Eaters. They won 11-10 in 11 innings and 6-5 with a sixth inning rally, while Montcoal split a doubleheader with Layland and Amigo and Coal City posted shutouts behind strong pitching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanaford
Raleigh County Baseball League
Hinton
Fire Eaters
Beckley
Montcoal
King Photo and Caffee's Tie for First in Babe Ruth NL
King Photo and Caffee's moved into a tie for first in Beckley Babe Ruth League's National League after big wins in City Park. King Photo crushed Hotel Garage 21 to 3 behind 11 late runs in the sixth while Caffee's opened with seven in the first and finished 15 to 8 over Black Knight. Wiseman starred on the mound for Hotel Garage and led the offense. Farley paced King Photo with a double and triple as Martin added three hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Photo
Calfee’s
Beckley
Silver Brand
Hotel Garage
Black Knight
City Park
Caffee’s
Wiseman
Undertakers
Freeman
Farley
King
Martin
Solinka
Abhoa
Alln
Jonon
M. H
Anold
Fuua
Wills
Hicks
Davies
Hoe
Thoson
Miz
R—Martin
Fekete
Parker
Arnold
R. Mize
Hope
Farley Johnson
H. Mize
Pennington
Johnson
Thompson
Fuqua
RBI
Mize
B. Howery
So— Parker
Allen
Howery
W—Parker
Allen Caffee
Hilader
Wisean
Pek
Skiles
West
Freean
Banco
Riffe
Scott
Feavelle
Walker
Welch
Lowe
Miller
Parkalo
Leeber
Thurman
Leeber Thompson
Highlander
Sf—Thompson
West Scott
Local league tightens chase with Montcoal, Stamford in front
Layland remains within one game of the leaders as Montcoal and Stamford pull away in the race for playoff berths. Montcoal beat Layland 6-2 behind Charles Nunley three hits, then Fayette County edged back 6-5 to keep pace. Coal City's Colts crushed Marfork 11-2 and 15-0 while Amigo’s Redbirds won 5-0 and 4-2 to push Sophia Slab Fork and Marfork deeper in the standings. In a high scoring Hinton Stanaford clash, extra innings decided the outcome after a late Stamford rally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cheetham
Talmadge Cheetham
Arlie Reed
Cheetham
Vernon Massey
Dewey Romine
Montcoal
Layland
Nunley
George Todorovich
Marvin Fitzpatrick
Todorovich
Bob Harmon
Coal City
Amigo
Eugene
Leach
Colts
Lloyd Booth
Marfork
Joe Hooten
Marsh Fork High
Scotty Cuthbert
Delane Mee-Graw
Robert Truell
Sophia Slab Fork
Joe Wyce
Redbirds
Layland Montcoal Abho
Turner
Massey Ss
Anderson If
Dillon
Harmon
Gogus Ib
J. Trumpee
Jarrell
F’patrick
F’patrick Ss 20 1Cassell c 417 B. Trump
Massey
Cassell
Romine
E — Jarrell
RBI
Gogus
Hardin
Lowe
S — Lowe
Fitzpatrick
lTurner
Crouch
Montroal
U —Stover
Farthing
O Shawver
J. Trump
Daniels
J. Salters
Hinton
Fire Eaters
Montcoal Diamond
Charles Nunley
Fayette County
Stamford
Sophia Slab
Sophia SF
Stanaford
Willie Seco
Don Schaffrath
Joe Cook
Jim Farrow
Johnny Stewart
Phil Fitzpatrick
Schaffrath
Leland Byrd
Farrow
Area League Standings Schedule and Matchups
The schedule lists Monday games Giants versus Cardinals and Reds versus Dodgers, Tuesday Indians against Red Sox and Tigers against Yankees, Thursday Dodgers versus Cardinals and Reds against Giants, Friday Indians against Tigers and Red Sox against Yankees, plus Wednesday events Home Insurance against Beckley College and Post 32 versus Holy field Candy Co. Saturday features Beckley College against Crab Orchard and Holyfield against Home Insurance, with Wednesday also listing Army versus Prosperity and Oak Hill versus Sports Center and Thursday Pinecrest B against Sports Center and Pinecrest A against Oak Hill along with a Twin City Little League note: White Sox 401,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giants
Cardinals
Reds
Dodgers
Indians
Red Sox
Tigers
Yankees
Home Insurance
Beckley College
Post 32
Holyfield Candy Co
Crab Orchard
Holyfield
Army
Prosperity
Oak Hill
Sports Center
Pinecrest B
Pinecrest A
Beckley
National Reds
Warren Williams
Pinecrest
Army Engineers Prosperity
Appalachian
Athletics
Hope
White Sox
Bradley
Twin City
Babe Ruth Leag
Braves
Cubs
Giants Cardinals
Mullens II Rotary
Lions
Moose
Legion
Mullens
Ruth Cardinals
Weekend Fights by the Associated Press
Hollywood Bernabe Vasquez stops Paulie Brooks in Cleveland after 1st round. G Steubenville based bout ends when Pedro Gonzalez defeats Luigi Cemulini in Buffalo. Indoors and Mexico City venue listed with percentages and weights in confusing OCR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Hollywood
Bernabe
Baby) Vasquez
Mexico City
Paulie Brooks
Cleveland
Home Insurance to Drill Practice on Woodrow Wilson Field
The Home Insurance Junior League plans a practice session Tuesday at 2 p.m. on Woodrow Wilson field. Manager George Wise urges all players to attend the drill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Insurance
Woodrow Wilson
George Wise
U S 56 Team Seen as Best In Olympic History
Los Angeles reports a record breaking college field indicating the United States could field its strongest Olympic track team yet next year. Jim Kelly says the nation may dominate track and field, recounting five NCAA records and a tie as USC and others prepare for the National AAU meet in Boulder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
United States
Minnesota
Jim Kelly
Boulder
Colo
Kelly
University of Southern California
USC
UCLA
Kansas
Oregon
Northwestern
Manhattan
Villanova
Don Bragg
Les Bitner
Tom Courtney
Fordham
Ernie Shelton
Jim Galliday
Milt Campbell
Indiana
Des Koch
Ken Reiser
Jim Bailey
J.W. Mashburn
Oklahoma
Joe Shankle
Duke
Charley Pratt
Richardson And Davidson Clash At Wimbledon
Richard son and Davidson meet in a top flight Wimbledon first round as 22 year old American Richard son from Baton Rouge faces Sweden’s Sven Davidson, seeded eighth and seen as Europe’s top player. Davis Cup stars Trabert and Seixas head the American challenge for the title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wimbledon
England
Hamilton Richardson
Baton Rouge
Sweden
Sven Davidson
Europe
Davidson
U.S
Richardson
Tony Trabert
Cincinnati
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Trabert
Malcolm Anderson
Seixas
A. J. Clayton
Snider Tops NL All Star Center Fielders Poll
Duke Snider of the Brooklyn Dodgers moved into first among National League center fielders in the All Star Baseball Poll. Willie Mays dropped to third behind Richie Ashburn as Roy Campanella held top vote totals and Al Kaline led the American League with 76,133 votes. Yogi Berra was second in the AL with 75,693 as voting determines July 12 Milwaukee start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Duke Snider
Brooklyn Dodgers
Snider
Willie Mays
New York Giants
Richie Ashburn
Philadelphia
Roy Campanella
Brooklyn
al Kaline
Detroit
Yogi Berra
New York
Milwaukee
Williams Power Leads Red Sox to 11 7 Victory
Ted Williams of Boston blasted two towering home runs driving in three runs as the Red Sox crushed the Cleveland Indians 11 to 7. In Cincinnati, Joe Nuxhall blanked Pittsburgh on six hits for his second shutout of the Pirates as the Redlegs won 4 to 0 after Pittsburgh won the opener 5 to 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ted Williams
Boston
Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Joe Nuxhall
Cincinnati Redlegs
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Cincinnati
International League results recap
The Columbus 5 Rochester 6 game, Toronto defeated Syracuse 2, Buffalo edged Havana 1, Montreal won 7 to 5, Richmond beat the second game in 10 innings, 4 to 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Rochester
Toronto
Syracuse
Buffalo
Havana
Montreal
Richmond
Modern team to drill on new City Park field
Beckley Babe Ruth League’s Modern team will hold a drill on the new field at City Park today at 5 30 p m announced last night by league officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
City Park
Fleck Beats Hogan In Open Playoff For National Title
Jack Fleck 32, Iowa golf course operator, defeated Ben Hogan in a 18 hole playoff to win the National Open at Olympic Country Club. Fleck shot 69 with Hogan at 72, earning $6,000 plus sponsorships as Hogan retires from serious competition after a bid for a fifth Open title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Fleck
Davenport
Iowa
Hogan
Olympic Country Club
Lake Course
Fleck
Sam Parks
Olson Makes Bid Wednesday Night for Light Heavy Title
Bobo Olson challenges Archie Moore for the world light heavyweight title at New York's Polo Grounds, as Moore defends for the fourth time. Olson weighs about 170 pounds, Moore about 175, with ABC carrying the bout. A Moore victory could set up a September 22 title shot with Rocky Marciano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Moore
Bobo Olson
Marciano
Associated Press
Ring
New York
Polo Grounds
San Francisco
Archie the Gypsy
Moore
Las Vegas
Nino Valdes
Olson
ABC Radio and TV
Archie
Rocky Marciano
Also Mentioned on This Page
Montroal and
Hinton Stanaford
Stewart Ss
Byrd
Loldings
Patrick
Gunnoe Rf
HR — Seco
SB — Harrah
Furrow
Iddings
S— Boyd
Seco
Fix
SO Fix
Shull
Shores
Loser
U — Gibson
Underwood
Crawford
Boyd and
Reed
Marfork Coal City Abho
McG
White Ss
D. Sellards
D. An's
C. Sell
Rds
Barnard Cf
Cooper
Hooten
R — Dillon
D. McGraw
Bowers
M. Waddell
Rogar
Ballard
W. McGraw
Booth
Thomas
A. Dillon
White
D. Anderson
R. Anderson
M. Wadd
Millen
U.—Veneri
Porter
Slab Fork Amigo
Greer
Pegram
Fragile Lb
Osborne
Truell
Maynor
Chandler
H. Maynor
Beckel$heimer
Poling
U A
Moody and
Henderson
Stone
J. Pate
Wyco and
Salters
King’s
Calfee
Babe Ruth
Sophia-Sf
GB Coal City
Stanaford Layland
Little League White Sox
Harry's
Keatley's
Calfee's
Keatley’s
King's
Modern
Steubenville
Ohio
Pedro Gonzales
Rankin
Luigi Cemulini
Bufalo
Bantam Ben
Chris Edmonds
Ben Hogan
Aln Marer
Gene Poirier
Oscar Pita
Argentina
St. Nicholas Arena
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Pita
Fred Montforte
Brockton
Mass
DuMont
Luke
THE
Chesapeake & Potomac
West Virginia
International
Red Diamond
COE
R. M. J. Ball Park
Raleigh Motor Sales, Inc
W. Va
Ivy
Ronald Colman
Benita Hume
Cbs-Tv
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!