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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1950
Page
8
Oak Hill Post 59 defeated Beckley Post 70 7-6 as Pete Whitby took over the league lead. Rain threatens to halt Area Six Junior Baseball action while Fayetteville forfeits after Mt Hope didn’t show, and Beckley Post 32 vs Mt Hope postponed.
A meeting of managers from the Church Softball League is called for 7 p.m. tonight. The gathering will be at the offices of League President George W. Ballard located at Pinecrest Sanitarium. Ballard urged full representation from all teams.
In Pineville the Guyan Softball League saw Hope Gas extend its 11 game undefeated streak by edging Wyoming Lumber 4-2. Red Jacket beat Glover 12-5 while United Producing defeated Pineville 3-1 in nine innings and Marianna crushed Baileysville 15-1. Warren pitched for Marianna, O Trent for Baileysville.
Shirley Windy Allen of Fairdale West Virginia moved from a tie for third to the top of League Three with a 22 10 mark after winning 12 of 16 second day matches in the National Marble Tournament. Roland Sokolski Throop Pennsylvania continued leading League Four with a two day 28 4 record. Freddie Cunningham Huntington West Virginia tops League Five with 23 9.
Hamilton Bermuda report shows Bolero in the lead of the 635 mile Newport to Bermuda race as the first arrivals expected today. The official winner will be determined by corrected times. the Bolero skippered by John Nicholas Brown tops a list including Regono Kitty Hawk Nirvana Pavana and Intrepid among others with Cyane co owned by Henry du Pont and W L Stewart Jr.
New York reports the honeymoon is over for Danny Gardella as the St Louis Cardinals cut him adrift and prepare to pay him out 30 days after release The move ends his bid for a full season salary tied to a $300000 suit Gardella remains in Bronx with attorneys handling the case.
In Montreal and Elizabeth area rings a trio of pro bouts saw Ronnie Delaney of Akron stop Hal Meredith of Macon, Tony Jan fro of Youngstown outpoint Al Guido of New York, while Laurent Dauthu ile of France lost to Tuzo Portuguez in Costa Rica.
Whitby takes first place in Stonecoat Softball League with a 2-1 eight inning win over Winding Gulf. Harold Bragg walked 11 but limited hits as Whitby edges ahead in the eighth. Ira Bennett scores winning run on Sage single and Warden double. Lillybrook tops East Gulf 12-8 to pull into a tie for fourth.
National League leaders include Musial batting .364 and 6 triples, Jethroe with 49 runs and 14 stolen bases, Sauer driving in 46, Lockman 74 hits, Robinson 23 doubles, Campanella and Kiner tied for 4 home runs, with Spahn and Miller posting 79 and 50 strikeouts respectively. American League leaders show Kell leading batting and hits, Williams with 20 homers and 1 in runs, Stephens 67 RBIs, Dillinger 4 triples and 19 doubles, Reynolds 69 strikeouts, Byrne leading pitching with 81, Sag noted in the context.
In Wheeling and Fairmont, about 1000 youths aged 8 to 18 participate in expanding city led baseball leagues. The programs, run by civic groups and the American Legion, span eight to 20 teams across multiple age levels with tryouts, balanced squads, and weekly inter-squad games.
Joe DiMaggio, 35, earned his 2,000th major league hit by a looper to center that scored Gene Woodling and capped a two run seventh in a 4 run inning against the Cleveland Indians. He had earlier collected his 1,999th hit in the third, driving in Phil Rizzuto and Woodling. Only Appling and Moses are bigger 2,000 hit club members.
In the American League standings Detroit leads with 37 wins and 16 losses, New York 38 19, Cleveland 31, Boston 28, Chicago 33, St Louis 20, Philadelphia 19, Washington 25. Yesterday’s results include New York defeating Cleveland 8 2 and Boston beating Chicago 5 3 in Chicago. Today’s matchups feature Washington versus Detroit with Carnega against Newhouser, New York against Cleveland with Raschi against Wynn, Boston versus Chicago with Masters against Pierce, and Philadelphia against St Louis with Hooper against Widmar. In the National League, Brooklyn leads with 23 wins and 20 losses, St Louis 32 31, Philadelphia 26 9, Boston 30 25, Chicago 2 8 6, New York 25 42 6, Cincinnati 15 38. Yesterday New York beat St Louis 3 2, Brooklyn 8 Cincinnati 2, Chicago 4 Boston 3 in 10 innings, and Philadelphia 7 Pittsburgh 3. Today Cincinnati plays Brooklyn, St Louis hosts New York, Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, Chicago visiting Boston, and Cincinnati at Brooklyn again. All games scheduled 12:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. local time.
At the University of Maryland coaching clinic Don Faurot of Missouri and Jim Tatum of Maryland discuss the split T offense and trade plays. Faurot notes he showed a spring practice addition and learned from Tatum. both coaches will lecture at upcoming clinics as they share strategies.
Huntington Cabell County Recreation Board offers a 5900 to 6000 dollar annual salary for a Huntington Memorial Field House manager. Applicants aged 35 to 45 with a BS in physical education and some PE experience preferred. No outside promotion income allowed. Applications accepted through June 30.
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