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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1961

Page

8

Appalachian Is Season Champ At Mullens Bowling

Appalachian surged in the second half to claim the season title at Mullens, beating Poca Fuel 2688 to 2636 after trailing 13 games in the first half. Key contributions came from Wilbur Sluss, Chester Smith, Charles Bowling Sr. and Jr., with Captain Glen Ferrell providing balance. Poca Fuel earned regular-season honors and several awards despite the playoff loss.

Appalachian Mullens Poca Fuel Poca Appalachian Boys Wilbur Sluss Chester Smith Charles Bowling Sr Glen Ferrell Fred Niswander ABC Che Luther Reed Luther Ferrell Helen Otsego Island Creek Kroger

Beckley II To Hold Work Day at Elks Stadium

Beckley Elk Little League calls for volunteers to cover a spring on the No 3 diamond at Beckley Elk Stadium. Arnold Wyant president asks fathers and supporters to arrive Saturday 8 30 to 9 a m at the stadium with picks shovels and sickles. Tile and gravel will be supplied to drain the field before Sunday doubleheader.

Beckley Elk Arnold Wyant Elks Stadium Wyant

Nieder Kayoed In 1st Fight By Billy Nieder Debut

Olympic shot put champion Bill Nieder lost his pro boxing debut to Jim Wiley by knockout at 2 01 of the first round in Philadelphia. Former heavyweight Jersey Joe Walcott is hired as his trainer after Nieder, who had little boxing experience, was floored twice and failed to reenter the ring in time.

Philadelphia UPI Bill Nieder Jersey Joe Walcott Jim Wiley Nieder Kansas Joe Sweeney Wiley Bill Walcott

Minor League Scores From United Press International

International League results include Columbus 4 Jersey City 1 and San Juan 3 Richmond 0 with several games postponed by rain. Pacific Coast League Tacoma 2 Vancouver 0 Salt Lake City 8 Settle 7 Portland 5 Hawaii 4 San Diego 18 Spokane 9. American Association Houston 5 Indianapolis 0 Omaha 4 Dallas Ft Worth 3 in 10 innings. Southern Association Birmingham 11 Atlanta 2 Mobile 3 Macon 2 Nashville 12 Shreveport 10 Little Rock 6 Chattanooga 5 in 10. Eastern League Springfield 4 Lancaster 3 Williamsport 5 Reading 1 Binghamton at Johnston postponed by rain.

United Press International International League Columbus Jersey City San Juan Richmond Toronto Buffalo Syracuse Rochester Tacoma Vancouver Salt Lake City Settle Portland Hawaii San Diego Spokane Houston Indianapolis Omaha Dallas-Ft. Worth Louisville Denver Birmingham Atlanta Mobile Macon Nashville Shreveport Little Rock Chattanooga

Major League Baseball Player Leaders and Team Totals

National League leaders include Cepeda Giants 28 RBIs and Moon Dodgers 24, with Mays 24 and T Davis 21. Orioles Cash 26 and Mantle Yanks 25 lead RBIs. pitching tallies show Buffalo Giants 3-0 and Koufax Dodgers 3-1. American League top names Gentile Orioles 11 and Regan Tigers 3-0 with Ford Yankees 41.

Moon Dodgers Cepeda Giants Mays Robinson Reds Banks Cubs T. Davis Gentile Orioles Mantle Yanks Killebrew Twins Colavito Tigers Aaron Braves Cash Boros Allison Buffalo Padres Elston McCormick Purkey Koufax Lees Hunt Burdette Messi Regan Ford Wilhelm National League G. AB R. H. Pet L.A Mathws Mil Cimat Pitts Virda Caghm St. L Calisa Phil Wills L. A Santo Chi iMays S. F iAron H. Pet. Bors Detroit B. Abnsa Bal Baty Minn Tripl Clev iGren

WVU Faces Bethany After Streaks Challenge

West Virginia aims to snap a two game slide as it meets Bethany following a loss in a doubleheader last weekend. The Mountaineers eye a Southern Conference title and an NCAA berth with a win over VMI in Morgantown this Saturday, while also preparing for Washington & Jefferson on Thursday.

Bethany W. Va UPI West Virginia Allegheny Mountaineers Wesleyan Washington & Jefferson Washington VMI Morgantown

Hitters Have Field Day as Indians Crush Red Sox 13 2

The Cleveland Indians exploded for 21 hits in a 13-2 rout of the Boston Red Sox led by Jim Piersall and Johnny Romano. The Giants battered the Cubs 14-1 behind Orlando Cepeda two homers and a grand slam by Felipe Alou. Detroit also hammered Baltimore 10-5 as Whitey Herbert Herzog homered in a seven inning rally.

Cleveland Indians Boston Red Sox Giants Cubs San Francisco Chicago Cubs Detroit Tigers Baltimore Orioles Indians Ted Wills Red Sox Jim Piersall Tribe Johnny Romano Woody Held Titao Francona Jim Mudcat I Grant Boston Carl Yastrzem- Ski Orlando Cepeda Cepeda Felipe Alou Dick Ellsworth Matty Alou Mike McCormick Tigers New York Yankees Orioles

Major League Baseball Sleepers and Standings Snapshot

Baseball card style update shows American League matchups with Detroit at Baltimore and Minnesota at Chicago plus Los Angeles at Kansas City. National League standings list San Francisco and Los Angeles atop the table with Pittsburgh Cincinnati Milwaukee St Louis Chicago Philadelphia showing mixed results. Tuesday and Monday results note San Francisco routs Chicago and Milwaukee edge Los Angeles while St Louis defeats Pittsburgh was rained out. Probable pitchers listed for several night games including Simmons Law Jay Sullivan Nottebart Koufax Drott Sanford and more.

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IL Pennant Race Developing Info Team Fight

The International League pennant race tightens into a two team duel with Columbus and San Juan holding ground. Monday results: Columbus beat Jersey City 4-1 behind homers from Johnny Schaive and Ed Sada, while San Juan blanked Richmond 3-0. Bob Veale earned his third win for the Jets, George Washburn limited Richmond to five hits for San Juan, and Art Ceccarelli took the loss in the San Juan scoring burst in the third.

United Press International Columbus San Juan Jets Jersey City Marlins Richmond Johnny Schaive Ed Sada Miguel Cuellar Bob Veale George Washburn Virginians Art Ceccarell

DuMars Rejects Pro Hoop Offer

Pittsburgh report says Mark DuMars, Penn State’s second all time scorer, declined pro basketball to pursue accounting. In a letter to Lenny Litman, owner of the Pittsburgh Rens, DuMars stated he has a greater future in accounting than in basketball. Litman had planned to use DuMars as a three point shooting guard in his experimental offense.

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