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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1956

Page

6

Parsons to Exhibit at Beckley Mt Hope Airport Tomorrow

Herb Parsons world famous gun handler brings a free public shooting exhibition to Beckley Mt Hope Airport at 4 p m sponsored by Raleigh County Red and Gun Club and Winchester Western. Parsons recounts a million and a half rounds fired and a remarkable one mile crow shot with a .30 06 rifle witnessed on the Andrew Mellon estate near Pittsburgh.

Herb Parsons America Raleigh County Red and Gun Club Winchester- Western Arms Outfit Beckley- Mt. Hope Parsons Herb Rolling Rock Andrew Mellon Pittsburgh

Exhibition at the Airport Promises Eye-Catching Shots

It notes Herb will perform at tomorrow's airport exhibition and promises that his shots will astonish spectators, recalling his surprised reaction when the crew dropped the event. The piece urges readers not to miss the display.

Herb

Point System Age Limit For Fighters Urged

Harrisburg Pa A National Boxing Assn urged a uniform code for states proposing a 10 point must scoring system and a maximum age limit of 35 for pro fighters with an exception for active men over 35 who become inactive for a year. A medical advisory board and licensing rules were also discussed.

Harrisburg National Boxing Assn Pennsylvania Alfred M. Klein Pennsylvania Commission NBA Henry Lamar Massachusetts Athletic Commission Julius Greenstein Portland Maine Maine Commission Council of State Governments NBA Committee George A. Barton Minneapolis Minn Samuel Tuminello Baltmore

Track Wash and Lee 70 5 4 Randolph Macon 46 146

Wash and Lee state track meet results show Wash and Lee securing 70 points with runner 5 and 4 in key events while Randolph Macon scores 46 and 146 in listed events. Event details unnamed, but standings indicate Wash and Lee led with higher marks across multiple events and top performers.

Wash & Lee Randolph- Macon

Orioles Zuverink Tops Relievers in 4 3 Victory

Orioles pitcher George Zuverink emerges as the AL's top reliever with six saves in nine wins for Baltimore. In a 4-3 win over Detroit, he induces a double play to end a threat, as Zuverink boosts his ERA to 1.50 and helps Baltimore climb to sixth. Other majors highlights include Tom Brewer tallying nine strikeouts for Boston and Milwaukee’s Bob Buhl beating Brooklyn to stay atop the NL standings. Red Schoendienst extends his hitting streak for the Cardinals, while Giants call-up Bill White homers in his first major league at bat.

George Zuverink Baltimore Orioles Cleveland Cincinnati Detroit Baltimore Birds Zaverink Tiger Tom Brewer Boston Milwaukee Bob Buhl Brooklyn Braves St. Louis Lindy McDaniel Gordon Jones Jackie Collum New York Giants Zuverink Tigers Bill Wight Harvey Kuenn al Aber Hal Smith Brewer Red Sox Mike Garcia Billy Goodman Bostons Dick Gernert Norm Zauchin Buhl Brooks del Crandall Hank Aaron Carl Erskine Windy McCall Hoyt Wilhelm Marv Grissom Red Schoendienst McDaniel Ben Flowers Giants Bill White Minneapolis

Standings and Today’s MLB Schedule Highlights

American League results show Boston 5 Cleveland 1 and Baltimore 4 Detroit 3 with New York leading the standings at 5-? The list marks Cleveland Boston Chicago Washington and Baltimore in the top five with Detroit trailing. Today Detroit visits Washington Maas and Stone matchup Kansas City visits Baltimore Ceccarelli and Brown face off Cleveland plays Wynn and Byrne Chicago meets Boston with Pierce against Sullivan. National League action features Milwaukee beating Brooklyn 4-1, St Louis 6 New York 3, plus several games at Cincinnati Chicago and Milwaukee, and the St Louis-Philadelphia slate with Roberts and Schmidt.

Boston Cleveland Baltimore Detroit New York Chicago Washington Kansas City Maas Stone Ceccarelli Brown Wynn Ve Byrne Pierce Sullivan Milwaukee Brooklyn St. Louis Cincinnati Hearn Fowler Pittsburgh Friend Spahn Newcombe Hacker Philadelphia Roberts Schmidt Wn Pd

Major League Boxscore from a 1950s game prompts chaos

Baseball box score shows Lockman Dark White and Blasingame among New York and St. Louis players with McDaniel winning over McCall. Key hits include White homering and multiple RBIs, while Grissom and Worthington toil on the mound. Attendance listed as 17,166 with numerous substitutions and notes on lineups and errors.

Apno Abhoa Mueller Musial Mays Cf McCall Schoendienst Repulski Moon Brandt Hemus Boyer Lockman RBI White Frazier S—Lockman Sarni New York Jones Collum Rer—Mccall Wilhelm Grissom Worthington Flowers McDaniel W—Mcdaniel L—Mccall U—Ballanfant Gore Jackowski Crawford

Baseball doubleheader ends in split with late Boston win

In Cleveland Boston, Woodling and Gernert homered as Boston beat Cleveland 5 to 1 in extra innings. Pivotal seventh inning tied with Zauchin and S, then late runs gave Boston the win. Giants? No, this is a detailed box score style recap with player names, positions, and RBI chains across both games.

Oceana Indians rout Logan 14 3 as Payne hits grand slam

Oceana High School beat Logan 14 to 3 to rebound from a loss, driving in five in the first and six more in the third aided by a grand slam from Bobby Payne. Childress pitched well for the Indians, with Whitt Morgan and Payne contributing two hits apiece. Logan’s Lowe led with three singles. Oceana opens sectional play this weekend in Wyoming County.

Ocpana Oceana Ledger Indians Man Logan Wildcats Logan Bobby Payne Childress Whitt Morgan Payne Lowe Wyoming County Logan Abhoa Oceana Abhoa Stewart Adams Chidress Carrey Bostick Smith Cohn Brown Elkins Floyd Maynard Robertson Burkett Stone Boreen Pelphrey Goins Miller Pelphy Rbi L — Burkett BB — Childress WP — Carrey L — Adams

SC, SE Champs Open NCAA District 3 Play

The base ball champions from the Southern and Southeastern conferences will open NCAA District 3 tournament play in Gastonia on June 1. Double elimination format with ACC champ and top independent. finals June 4. George Washington leads Southern, NC State atop the ACC, with Duke and North Carolina close.

Richmond West Virginia Washington and Lee North Carolina State ACC Duke North Carolina Florida Mississippi Florida State Rolling Loyola Gaston County Shrine Club Shrine Hospital Force Greenville

Baseball Duke nine Maryland six outcome noted

Duke defeated Maryland nine to six in a baseball game while Potomac edged Alberson Broaddus nine to one. (Names: Duke, Maryland, Potomac, Alberson Broaddus)

Duke Maryland Potomac Alberson-Broaddus

Indians Try Hand At Stopping Yanks In Three-Game Set

New York hosts Cleveland in a three game set as the Yankees aim to extend their dominance. Despite Yankee slumps with Mantle and Berra, Hal score and Collins struggle, while Al Lopez relies on Early Wynn, Tom Byrne, Herb Score and Bob Lemon. Carracquel impresses with defense and clutch RBIs.

Yanks ED Corrigan New York Cleveland Indians New York Yankes Early Wynn Tommy Byrne Herb Score Bob Lemon Ichico Carracquel White Sox Larry Doby Carracquel Senor

Brewer shines as Red Sox top Indians 5 1

Tom Brewer pitched a four hitter for his third win, striking out nine and retiring 16 straight, as Boston beat Cleveland 5 1. Bill White of the Giants homered in his first major league at bat, added a double and a single, but New York lost to St. Louis 6 3. W V high school baseball results Buffalo of Wayne 13 Wayne 3 Crum 5 Ft Gay 4.

Associated Tom Brewer Boston Red Sox Cleveland Bill White New York Giants New York St. Louis

W Va Hunting Club To Hold Field Trial

The W V Hunting Club will hold a field trial on Saturday May 12 starting at 9 a m at Mat Radford s place atop Batoff Mountain. Open to all with juniors and seniors classes and prizes for best on line and freeing performances. John Vass is field marshal. club HQ at Stamford.

W. Va Dempsey Bailey Mat Radford Batoff Mountain John Vass Bailey Stamford Charles Massey Mt. Hope Stanley Shrode Lanark D. J. Coffey Stanaford

Score recap of the week across leagues

American Association results show Indianapolis 6 Omaha 3. Minneapolis 6 Charleston 0. Louisville 9 St Paul 5. Wichita 10 Denver 7. Standings and specific game details not provided.

Indianapolis Omaha Minneapolis Charleston Louisville St. Paul Wichita Denver

Golf Popularity in Germany Driven by Eisenhower Visits

In West Germany golf, long seen as a sport for the rich and old, gains attention after President Eisenhower's public golf presence amid his heart attack. A Frankfurt club offers free play and lessons to youths to foster interest, while an international open is planned for August. Germany has few courses, high membership costs, and limited youth participation.

Frankfurt Germany Eisenhower West Germany U. S. Army Eaid France Sweden Switzerland Italy Spain Holland Denmark Belgium United States England

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