Becket Babe Ruth Loop 9s Pick Squads Opens Play
Mullens Moose beat Legion 94 and Rotary defeated Lions 8 2 as Mullens Little League opened 1956 play at Lewin park. Moose pitcher McKinney struck out 12 in five hits while Stump homered with one on. Becket Babe Ruth league managers selected 15 man squads from 13 and 14 year olds with two rounds of picks and practice times announced.
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Montcoal and Coal City Chalk Wins in ACL
In Raleigh County Baseball League action Montcoal defeated Summerlee 16 to 1 behind 21 hits including homers by Dewey Romine and Junior Dillon. Quinnimont forfeited at Koppers ton 9-0 due to a short onhand lineup. Stanaford at Coal City score unknown. league fined three home teams $2 each for unreported scores.
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Pairings Made Pennsboro Fifth State Meet Entry
Pennsboro clinched the Region 2 final with a 19-1 win, becoming the fifth team to earn a West Virginia High School Baseball Tournament berth. Region 4’s Martinsburg vs Moorefield was slated to decide its champ, while Region 3 semi finals featured Clarksburg Victory vs Arthurdale and Fairview vs Buckhannon. Triadelphia beat Warwood 14-1 to reach regional play. Follansbee had already reached the final. City Park hosts all games. Memorial Day marks the title game. Pennsboro’s Ben Hammett pitched a one hitter.
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Pineville Opens Little League Season Tonight
Pineville hosts two doubleheaders to start the Central Wyoming County Little League season with Reds and Giants on Pineville diamond and Yanks and Cubs at Baileysville. League officers are President Harry Gunter and others. managers include Vinson Venters for Cubs and Jack Mullens for Reds.
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Taylor Jeffers Krysztofik Win Beckley Archery Prizes
Taylor of Charleston and Mrs. Krysztofik of Beckley lead as top winners in Beckley Archery Club’s open tournament at Skelton range. Jeffers duo claim freestyle top spots with 892 and 624 scores. 110 archers from Southern West Virginia participated.
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Jerry) Jeffers
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Mossie Lee) Krysztofik
Five-Team American Legion Junior Baseball Set for 1956
Area 6 will operate with five teams Bluefield Gary Mullens War and Welch. War is the new entrant drawn from Big Creek and Saeger High Schools. Nick Druggish of War will manage. Opening games May 30 feature Bluefield at Mullens and War at Welch.
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Big Ten May Adopt Round Robin Schedule
Big Ten coaches and athletic directors voted for a ten game round robin with outside opponents optional starting 1959-60. Notre Dame would not suffer in the revised plan, as the school has commitments with four Big Ten teams through 1959 and possibly a fifth, while policy reps in Minneapolis will study the proposal.
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American Association Scores Reported Night For Louisville
Louisville defeated Charleston 5 to 2 while Denver beat St Paul Omaha 8 to 8 in extras. Minneapolis fell 7 to 8 as the league listed only scheduled games for the night.
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Brabham Captures Double Big Ten Indoor Wins
East Lansing Michigan State sprinter P Ed Brabham has won twice at the Big Ten indoor championships. He swept the 60 yard dash and broad jump last year and again scored in the 60 and 300 yard dash this year.
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Jackie Wikle Throws First L L No Hitter Of Season
Jackie Wikle pitched the Cardinals to a 3 1 victory over the Giants in the opening Little League National division game. Wikle struck out 13, walked one, and hit two batters as the Cardinals built a 2 0 lead in the first inning and added a final run in the fifth. Vin drew a walk and later scored for the Giants. Dick Van Sluyter took the loss for New York while Wikle earned the win. Karbonit and Wikle led the Cardinals with six of seven team hits. Two more Little League games are scheduled tonight at Elks stadium with the Indians facing the Tigers.
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SC Declines NCAA Baseball Bid From Southern Conference
The Southern Conference will not send a team to the NCAA District 3 baseball tournament, leaving Duke, Mississippi, and Florida State set for the June 14 double elimination in Gastonia. Virginia Tech declined due to final exams after being offered a spot. George Washington, West Virginia, and Richmond also declined for ineligible players. UNC's Walter Rabb, district committee chair, said the conference declined after the wholesale rejection by the conference.
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All-Sport Banquet Honors WVU Athletes Tonight
West Virginia University in Morgantown hosts its All-Sports Banquet honoring athletes across 11 sports. Clyde Colson chairs the athletic council and William D. Evans Jr. of Fairmont Times serves as toastmaster.
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Youth Baseball Notices From Beckley Area Leagues
Beckley youth baseball updates mark meetings and practices. Joe Salango of the Orioles calls a squad meeting at Elks Stadium at 5. Pirates of Beckley Little Minor League hold 4 30 practice today. Warren Williams League invites all draftees of the Poor Charlie team to report to George Wise at 5 30 Wednesday. Rain date Thursday.
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