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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1959

Page

8

Wikle wins Beckley 100 Yard Dash in 10.2 at regional

Walter Wikle of Beckley wins the 100 yard dash in 10.2 seconds at the 24th Annual Regional Track Meet. He is second in regional scoring and is favored to place top two at the State Meet in Charleston. Brookie Watkins of Oak Hill finished second while Bob Vermillion of Beckley Palmer of Princeton and Daniels of Marsh Fork trailed.

Walter Wikle Beckley Brookie Watkins Oak Hill Bob Vermillion Palmer Princeton Daniels Marsh Fork Wikle Charleston

23rd BK Spring Tourney Moves to Second Round Matches

The 3rd annual Spring Tournament at Black Knight Country Club enters second round play with defending champion Harry Ellis and other top contenders still active. Ellis defeated Tom Troittino 3 and 2 after Troittino’s ace on the 6th hole. Dr E B Wray and E M Payne III also advanced, with Payne beating Dan Hall 4 and 2. Second round pairings include Teubert versus White and Salango versus Ellis among others, plus multiple two and one outcomes in the second flight and third flight divisions.

Harry Ellis Swere Black Knight Country Club Ellis Beckley Tom Troitino Troitino Armed Dan Hall Payne City Police Bill Teubert Melvin Tolle Cotton White Wayne Reynolds Joe Salango Tom Turner M. M. Ralsten Salango James Thompson Turner C. E. “Ick Galaspie Dr. Ralsten Tom Allen Teubert White Dr. Wray Ralston C. C. Cottrill Tom Shrewsbury S. W Woodyard D. W. N. Sprague Frank West D. Jim Sanger Robert Frilen D. W. L. McBride Sid Weatherford D. Hulett Smith Joe Luchini John Evans F. Vivan Lilly D. Paw Vennari Paul Harless Fred Hurt Cottrill S. Woodyard Frilen Vs West

Palmer Wins Oklahoma City Open as Golfers Head for Arkansas

Arnold Palmer of Ligonier Pa wins the Oklahoma City Open with a 13 under par 273 at Twin Hills, earning $3,300 and boosting year total to $7,379. Bob Goalby of Belleville Ill finishes two strokes back after a final round 67, taking $2,300. Palmer will miss Hot Springs Oven Memphis and Louisville events to rest and plans to qualify for the National Open at Winged Foot in June.

Oklahoma City Arkansas Arnold Palmer Ligonier Twin Hills Country Club Palmer Hot Springs Memphis Louisville Washington, D. C Winged Foot Mamaroneck N. Y Par Smasher Bob Goalby Belleville Iil Crystal River Fla Goalby

Boxing Results From Various Cities Reported By AP

The Associated Press list reports multiple bouts with winners and scores: Victor Zalazar 160 outpointed Willie Greaves 163 in New York. Willie Greene 157 stopped Charley Davis 164 in Providence. Warren Lester 174 defeated Young Beau Jack 171 in Baltimore. Alphonse Halimi 119 stopped Al Asuncion 119 in Paris. Yvon Turenne 158 knocked out Jobo Jones 167 in Montreal. Eddie Woods 145 stopped Nivalve 138 1 2 in Philadelphia. Jose Toloco Lopez 121 ou t rounted Kid 12 in Tijuana.

Providence R. I Willie Greene Charley Davis New York Baltimore Warren Boom Philadelphia Talve Tijuana Mexico Jose Toluco Lopez Kid Manila

Tigers Sweep 2 From Mullens

Princeton Tigers won both ends of a doubleheader against Mullens Rebels. In game one Princeton edged Mullens 2 to 1 with Woods and Mallory driving in runs, while in game two Princeton tallied seven runs to Mullens’ one as Walls earned the win.

Mullens Princeton Tigers Princeton H’ring M’kney Woods M'lory Milam Belcher Halsey Clark Brown

Clear Fork Panthers Beat Sherman 12-2 in Monday Game

Clear Fork Panthers defeated Sherman 12-2 as Fitzwater earned the win with a seven inning no-hitter bid broken by three late hits. Vanney powered the offense with a third inning grand slam, while Woods and Williams added extra support. Hubbard started for Seth, Hawkey two wins for Fitzwater in a lop-sided junior league matchup.

Concord Clear Fork ‘Panthers Sherman Seth Fitzwater Panthers Clear Fork Vanney Hager Bowers Pagilente Halstead Vancy Woods Williams Hubbard

Larkers Bunt Pushes Dodgers To 11-10 Victory

Dodgers rally from deficits to beat Phillies 11-10 on Norm Larker bunt in the ninth. Don Demeter started the inning with a double, bases loaded after two walks and a sacrifice. Gene Freese homered for the Phillies in the eighth. Dodgers gain their third straight one-run win.

ED Wilks Associated Press Los Angeles Dodgers Philadelphia Milwaukee Braves Chicago Cubs San Francisco Giants Pittsburgh Baltimore Washington Norm Larker Don Demeter Jim Hearn Larker Ray Semproch Phils Dodger Stan Williams RBI Duke Snider Jim Owens John Roseboro Ed Bouchee Charlie Neal Don Zimmer Demeter Junior Gilliam Dick Farrell Art Fowler Gene Freese Freese St. Louis Chicago Mathews Hank Aaron

St Paul Breaks Slump With Win Over Charleston

St Paul beat Charleston 6 to 4 ending a seven game skid in a game highlighted by Jim Koranda and Bob Dolan delivering the go ahead run in the eighth. Dolan drove in the final run on Lozada’s sacrifice fly as Don Lee pitched for the Senators and Bob Darnell for St Paul.

Charleston St. Paul Jim Koranda Bob Dolan Koranda al Paschal Dolan Johnny Glenn Ad Lozada St. Paul Charleston Abrh Wms Pas Palmy Smita Hazlerf Glenn Gentile Tay'r Deter Johnson Grzenda Robinson Paschal Smith Friel Taylor

Pappas Hurls Four-Hitter For 4th Win

Orioles closer Pappas pitched a four hitter to beat the Washington Senators 7-3, his 20th birthday on Monday night. Lees secured the save as Baltimore moved within one-half game of second place Chicago and within 1 1/2 of Cleveland. Triandos hit a two run shot and Nieman added a homer as Washington dropped to a tie for fourth.

Pappas Washington Lees Orioles Chicago White Sox Cleveland Milwaukee Chicago Cubs Los Angeles Philadelphia San Francisco Pittsburgh Nats Bob Allison Senators Pete Ramos Boston Gene Woodling Gus Triandos Ramos the Birds Bob Nieman Dick Hyde Hyde Triandos Yogi Berra

National League Matchups Highlight Opening Series

Milwaukee faces Chicago with Bur dette facing Anderson as Cincinnati visits St Louis with Lawrence opposing Blaylock. Philadelphia travels to Los Angeles while Conley meets Koufax in the San Francisco Pittsburgh game as Law battles Antonelli.

Associated Press Cleveland Chicago Baltimore Washington Boston New York Il Kansas City Detroit New York Gbilwaukee Los Angeles Cincinnati San Francisco Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis Milwaukee St Louis Burdette Anderson Lawrence Blaylock Conley Koufax Law Antonelli

Giants Struggle Against Lew Burdette In Long Dry Run

Milwaukee ace Lew Burdette has dominated the Giants since September 16, 1954, handing them 12 defeats while the club watchers note Cleveland New York Detroit Chicago Kansas City matchups on today’s baseball card.

Cleveland New York MecLish Ditmar Detroit Washington Lary Fischer Chicago Boston Donovan Delock Kansas City Baltimore Garver Walker Giants Milwaukee Lew Burdette

Major League Boxscores Major League Boxscores

Box scores show Philadelphia and Los Angeles game details with RBI outputs and pitching lines. Notable players include Bouchee Demeter and Roseboro with multiple RBIs, plus Larkin and Gilliam in the other game. The Pittsburgh San Francisco contest features Kluszewski Skinner Stuart Mays Brandt and Spencer with key hits and runs batted in.

E—Neal Zimmer H. Anderson Philadelphia Los Angeles Neal Hodges Roseboro Fairly Demeter Hr—Bouchee Freese S—Fowler RBI Bouchee Post Sawatski Gilliam Snider Larker Owens Meyer Farrell E—Mazeroski Great Clemente Pittsburgh San Francisco Spencer Rodgers Cepeda Groat Mazeroski Kluszewski Daniels Schmidt Brandt Burgess Hr—Skinner Stuart Mays S—Davenport Skinner

Coalfield Conference Officials Meet Tonight

Coalfield Conference football and basketball officials will meet tonight at 7 30 p m in the Valley Bell Dairy. Officers will be elected for the coming season and all members are urged to attend, with coaches also asked to join to resolve schedule difficulties.

Coalfield Valley Bell Dairy

Paul Waner Drives 131 RBIs for Pirates in 1927

Paul Waner set peak RBI mark for the Pittsburgh Pirates by driving in 131 runs during the 1927 season, establishing a club single season record that year. The feat underscored Waner's hitting prowess and place among top sluggers of the era.

Paul Waner Pittsburgh Pirate

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