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Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1955

Page

6

SC Now 3-Way Baseball Race

The Southern Conference race tightens with West Virginia, The Citadel at 5-1 and Davidson at 5-2 atop the standings. William and Mary beat George Washington 6-5 as Ed Jones drove in the tying and winning runs with a bases loaded single. West Virginia routed Bethany 20-7, Furman outlasted Newberry 7-3, and Virginia Tech edged Virginia 9-7.

George Washington Colonials William & Mary Indians W&m Ed Jones West Virginia Bethany Furman Newberry Virginia Tech Virginia

Newcombe backs Alston for Dodgers manager of year

Don Newcombe, suspended briefly for refusing to pitch batting practice, praises Walt Alston as the Dodgers surge to 11th straight win. Newk, who pitched a one hit shutout of the Chicago Cubs, stresses Alston’s role in building a winning club and maintains he merely wanted a chance to help the team in games.

Chicago Brooklyn Dodgers Walt Alston Don Newcombe Big Newk Alston Chicago Cubs Newcombe Dodgers Andy Carey Messi Elston Howard Bob Cerv Tribe New York Don Larsen Brooklyn Gene Baker Baker Duke Snider Warren Hacker Brooks Pirates Braves Freese Brothers Gene George Milwaukee White Sox Yankees George Kell Harry Dorish Johnny Antonelli Willie Mays Giants Redlegs Cincinnati Wally Post Chuck Harmon Ace Mays

Last Night’s Boxing Results From Miami Beach and Hartford

Miami Beach and Hartford reports show Chico Vejar defeating Johnny Cesario by points in a 148 percent class and Jimmy Loo stopping Jimmy Scalero at 7 rounds. Stamford connections appear in both bouts with Cesario and Scalero linked to Connecticut promoters.

Associated Press Miami Beach Fla Chico Vejar Stamford Conn Johnny Cesario Hartford Philadelphia Jimmy Loo Jimmy Scalero

Tomorrow's Schedule Headlines Night NFL Matchups

Philadelphia visits Cincinnati under lights while Brooklyn travels to Milwaukee and Pittsburgh faces Chicago. New York plays St. Louis in a night game with regional teams set for strategic showdowns.

Baseball leaders and batting standings snapshot

G emcee Ss Batting-Skowron New York 451 Runs-Smith Cleveland 25 RBIs Vernon Washington 26 Hite Kuenn Detroit 41 Doubles Wilson Kansas City 8 Triples Fox Chicago 4 HR Zernial Kansas City 8 Stolen bases Minoso Chicago 6 Pitching Turley New York 5-0 1 000 Strikeouts Score Cleveland 50 National League Mueller New York .421 Runs Snider Brooklyn 23 Hits Mueller New York 40 Doubles Campanella Brooklyn Triples Fondy Chicago Bruton Aaron Milwaukee Mays New York Stolen bases Gilliam Brooklyn Harmon Cincinnati Boyer St. Louis Pitching Erskine Brooklyn 5-0 Strikeouts Antonelli New York

Skowron New York Smith Cleveland Vernon Washington Fondy Chicago Bruton Aaron Milwaukee Mays Gilliam Brooklyn Harmon Cincinnati Boyer St. Louis Erskine Antonelli

Ninth-Inning Homers Sink Senators in Denver Split

Denver Bears forged a late comeback, as Dick Tettelbach hit a solo homer in the bottom of the ninth to break a 4-4 tie and push Denver ahead by eight percentage points over Charleston. Vernon Rapp’s three-run shot helped Charleston earlier, while Rip Coleman pitched for Denver. Probables: Charleston Vito Valentinelli and Frank Barnes. Denver Wallace Burnette and Ralph Terry.

Denver Charleston Senators Denver Bears American Association Bears Dick Tettelbach Senators Charleston Bob Richardson Ross Grimsley Bill Moisan Moisan Tettlebach Rip Coleman Vernon Rapp Vito Valentinelli Frank Barnes Wallace Burnette Ralph Terry

Newcombe Faces Only 27 in 1 Hit Chore vs Cubs

Don Newcombe pitched a one hitter against the Chicago Cubs, facing the minimum 27 batters as Brooklyn won 3-0. The game featured hard-hitting Chicago and Brooklyn's continued success as Newcombe remains undefeated early in the season.

Newcombe Cubs

Major League Boxscores Highlight Big League Scores

Baseball box score roundup with Cleveland New York Chicago Boston Kansas City Baltimore Detroit Washington Philadelphia St Louis Brooklyn Chicago Pittsburgh Milwaukee. Highlights include Lemon and Doby leading Cleveland to nine runs, Ennis Musial Sarni and others contributing for St Louis, and strong pitching by Byrd and Arroyo in respective games.

Cleveland Washington Chicago Baltimore Kansas City Boston Bob Lemon New York Yankees Lemon Bombers New York Yanks Don Messi Detroit Brooklyn Don Newcombe Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Milwaukee St. Louis Philadelphia Cincinnati Johnny Klippstein Bill Virdon Bob Porterfield Camilo Pascual Tigers Athletics Gus Triandos Associated Press Liddle Nuxhall Roberts Mrozinski Jackson Meyer Andre Kline Nichols Ameets Trucks Sullivan Garver Stone Kellner Kretlow Wynn Turley

Major League Standings and Schedule Update

Major League standings table shows New York and Brooklyn atop the Eastern standings with Chicago and Pittsburgh trailing. Daily schedule lists six night games including New York at Cincinnati and Philadelphia at St. Louis, plus day games between Brooklyn and Chicago and Pittsburgh at Milwaukee. Yesterday results include Brooklyn 3 Chicago 0 and New York 8 Cincinnati 4 with other scores listed.

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