Eccles Admirals Lead as Four Teams Scramble for 2nd
The Eccles Admirals widened their County Loop lead with a 15-0 fifth straight win over MacAlpin's Maccabees. Amigo, Coal City, Stamford Cup, and BK Golfers joined in securing wins despite bad weather, setting a tight pursuit for the runner-up spot.
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Amigo nine ups Winding Gulf. Stamford rallies past Stotesbury
The Amigo Redbirds defeated Winding Gulf 5-1 as Eccles pitched six hits and 11 strikeouts, while Stamford used a ninth inning rally to beat Stotesbury 4-3. Amigo’s win tightens the standings with Amigo, Stamford, and three others at 3-1 and Slab Fork idle at 4-2, one and a half games behind the Admiral leaders.
Clowns Meet Red Sox On Oak Hill In Night Game
The Detroit Clowns visit Mullens Oak Hill for an 8 p.m. game against the Beckley Red Sox, a newly organized Negro league team led by former Chicago Cub pitcher Fred ake. Lefty Townes or Harold Hairston to pitch for Beckley. Ed Hamman, famed baseball clown, will perform with the Clowns. The teams meet again in Whitesville tomorrow.
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Detroit Clowns
Beckley Red Sox
Chicago Cub
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Lefty Townes
Harold Hairston
Red Sox
Ed Hamman
Harlem Globetrotters
Whitesville
Syracuse-Colgate set for 100th meeting in ancient series
The Syracuse and Colgate baseball teams clash Friday for the 100th game in their long series. The article notes Notre Dame veteran Bill Wightkin’s scouting report on George Connor, plus details on golf championship format, a campus horseshoe contest, and scattered box score data from a recent game.
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Indiana
Ted Cook to Face Tut or Decker For Spring Title
Black Knight golfers claimed their second win of the season at Nassau match play beating Hawks Nest 16 to 14 as Ted Cook reached the championship bracket. E. G. Simms led Hawks Nest with a 72 low medal. Cook faces Tutwiler or Decker in the underway semifinals. Other flights report various match results and pairings across the tournament field.
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Wayne Plymale
George Puckett
Ernie Quesenberry
Sheriff Okey Mills
Oscar Sellars
F. H. Davis
Dave Ashworth
H. J. Houtz
Price Caffee Jr
Russ Parsons
Three Games Slated In Jr. League Today
Raleigh County junior league begins 1950 action with Mullens visiting Helen Tams at Winding Gulf and Crab Orchard traveling to Maben. All games set for 5 30 with a 6 p m deadline and rain date of Wednesday.
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City League Showdown Tonight in Two Softball Games
The City Softball League resumes with Beckley College vs Moose at 7 p m and Appalachian against Pinecrest in the nightcap. Pinecrest sits second at 1 0, while Beckley College and Appalachian are 1 1 and Moose 0 1. Umpires Joe Sparacino and Jack Underwood oversee the games as top teams vie for the league crown.
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MacAlpin Black Sox Shutout Raiders 2-0
The MacAlpin Black Sox defeated the Robson Raiders 2-0 in seven innings due to bad weather. Both Sox runs scored in the sixth as MacAlpin improves, with a call for teams to contact John Lewis at 21018 for scheduling.
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Clippers Clip Miners 3 to 0
The Gary Miners were shutout 3-0 by the Raleigh Clippers. Totten allowed six hits in seven innings while the Clippers offense posted ten singles. C Kin cannon drove in two runs with a first inning homer, Micky added an RBI, and White, Totten, and Micky contributed including two base hits by Micky. Spraggins earned the win with nine innings and all three runs off Totten scored on homers and miscues.
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Cook Leads Elks Into 2nd Round
Ted Cook of Beckley shot a 73 to lead the 54 hole tournament at Willowwood, two strokes ahead of Gay Carper of Charleston and Jack Burger of Beckley who tied for second at 75. Other contenders include R. R. Talbott Fairmont 76, Ray Sawyers Hinton 78, Robert Turner Hinton 79, and Jack Feck Morgantown 80 after the first day. final 18 holes set for tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Hinton
West Virginia
Robert Turner
Jack Feck
Morgantown
Harrington and Houck Reach Raleigh Register Final
Harrington of Glen Rogers and John Houck of Beckley win semifinal fixtures to meet in the 12th Raleigh Register Handicap final at Elite Alleys this week. Harrington edged Ernest Slater 603-601 while Houck beat Jim Warden 599-571. In Tri County League play Neville Maytag defeated Koppers Eccles 2307 to 2217, with Slater leading for losers at 557. Guardian appointment: Bowles named guardian of Bowles children in Mercer County with $8000 bond.
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John Houck
Beckley
Ernest Slater
Jim Warden
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Houck
Warden
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Koppers-Eccles
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Legion Nines Begin Busy Week With Workouts
Beckley Mt Hope and Oak Hill American Legion teams start training for the season. Post 32 led by Carleton White holds 11 AM workouts at Woodrow Wilson High School with about 100 boys expected. cuts to 16 by June 15. Hall to lead Post 70 Negro squad, with first workouts by Wednesday. Several 70 veterans back. registrations urged for those not yet signed up. Mt Hope and Oak Hill squads practice daily. Mt Hope led by Lacy Anderson, Oak Hill by Chuck Balding. Whitesville Post 75 plans building meeting May 29 at 7:30 PM, with 1999 World Series films and a talk by Van Stith.
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Cotton” White
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Ken Brooks
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Millard
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Whitesville
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Valley Funeral Home Chapel
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van B. Stith
Anchor Coal Company
Leaders Safe in Church Softball Standings See Johnstown Beaver Tie
Church League softball standings show Johnstown and Beaver tied for first place. Beaver can retain its lead by not playing this week while Johnstown faces a contest. The schedule and current standings are listed for reference.
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Beaver
Baseball Leaders Mixed From National and American Leagues
Infographic style summary lists top hitters like Musial and Sauer with team affiliations Saint Louis Chicago Philadelphia and others. It names leaders in doubles triples home runs and strikeouts with scattered team initials and vague stats. The text appears as fragmented OCR and blends both leagues with few clear figures.
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St.uis
Sauer
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Helen Stretches BD Lead Beats Man for 7th Win
Helen Stretches BD Lead, Bullets crush Man VFW 16-2 for seventh straight win. Sutyak allowed 10 hits in a fourteenth win. Scarfino Yost homered. 20-hit Bullets offense shines. rain halted Kopperston and Princeton games. RBI by Yost Sutyak Castle and others. many line-drive hits and fielding miscues noted.
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Layland King Rain Triumph in King Coal League
Layland defeated Springdale 4 0 to claim the King Coal League win as Patrick drove in two runs and Hammond went 2 for 3. Harmon's triple was the day’s longest hit while Layland’s defense held Springdale scoreless. rainouts affected Richwood Rainelle Crichton Summersville Quinwood Clintonville.
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