Romances Win District Softball Title in Wilson
The Rosemary Romances defeated the Red Raiders to clinch the Northeastern North Carolina Amateur Softball Association district crown in Wilson. Ace Everette starred on the mound for the Romances, tossing a near flawless game in the final and guiding them to a 3-2 or close score victory after a tight nine innings.
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Rosemary Romances
North Carolina
Amateur Softball Association of America
Roanoke Rapids
Romancos
Red Raiders
Wilson
Gonzalez Paces 19-Hit Attack Of Martin Men
The Roanoke Rapids Jays unleashed a 19 hit attack at Simmons Park led by Val Gonzalez with a home run a double and three singles in five at bats as they beat Greenville 14 to 2 ending a tour game losing streak. Glenn Titus started for Greenville and was relieved in the seventh after yielding 11 base blows and all five Greenie runs.
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Roanoke Rapids Jays
Simmons Park
Val Gonzalez
Greenville Jreenies
Jays
Glenn Titus
Greenies
Alton Brown
Titus
Greenie
Billy Wood
Gonzalez Bolick
Meyer
Pavlich
Brown
Greenville Cunkers
Nash
Carter
Mauney
Greenville
Harrison
Williams
Wood
Riggs
Meenville 3 Jays 1 in tight Greenville baseball clash
Jesse Van Hoose pitched seven strong innings holding Greenville to seven hits and limiting Nash to a solo homer. Wiley Yash delivered a sixth inning homer and Curtiss struck out nine Jays as the Greenies beat the Jays 3 to 1 at Greenville with Curtiss and Riggs pairing for the Jays and Van Hoose and Sheehan for Greenville.
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Jesse van Hoose
Jay Moundswan
Curt Curtiss
Greenville
Wiley Yash
Moose
Greenies
Tays
van Hoose
Nash
Jays
Curtis
Stu Martin
Kinston Eagles top Jays 5 3 at Simmons Park Saturday
Kinston Eagles beat the Jays 5 to 3 at Simmons Park on Saturday night. A decisive fourth inning produced three Eagles runs turning a 1-1 tie into a lead they never relinquished. Alton Brown relief held the Jays to one hit in three innings as Kinston improved its record. Hammack and Bolick had key hits for the Jays but could not assemble rallies.
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Jays
Kinston Eagles
Simmons Park
Eagles
Peter King
King
Alton Brown
Boston
Hammack
Bolick
Jay
Brown
Burnette
Pritchard
Kinston
Pliska
Pavlich
Unston
Pete Pawlowski
Eagle
Eags
Tommy Pritchard
Tommy
Jeffries
Coastal Plain League Standings and Tonight's Games
Coastal Plain League standings and tonight’s schedule list Roanoke Rapids at Wilson Tarboro at Kinston New Bern at Greenville and Goldsboro at Rocky Mount. Greece asks U N to demand return of kidnapped children.
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Roanoke Rapids
Wilson
Tarboro
Kinston
New Bern
Greenville
Goldsboro
Rocky Mount
Greece
U. N
W. L. Pet
JAYS
Four Club Golf Team Match At Roanoke Rapids Course
Inter club golf tournament set for Wednesday August 18 at Roanoke Rapids Country Club features 16 top players from Henderson Oxford Franklin Va and Roanoke Rapids. Nassau scoring basis with prizes for top scorer and top performer per team plus possible yearly trophy. Dinner and dance to follow with orchestra arranged.
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Roanoke Rapids Country Club
Henderson
Oxford
Franklin
Roanoke Rapids
Robert C. Josey III
Josey
Axe Champion To Show Here On Thursday
Peter McLaren, famed woodchopping champion of Australia and the United States, will demonstrate his axe skills at Halifax Farmers Supply Company on Thursday at 108. He rose from a poor Australian farm lad to world renowned performer, later appearing in circuses and vaudeville. McLaren will also run a local chopping contest offering the fastest local chopper a title and an autographed axe.
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Peter McLaren
Australia
United States
Halifax Farmers Supply Company
McLaren
Aater
Klaren
Jays fall to Goldsboro in late rally at Simons Park
In a high scoring late game the Jays led 5 4 heading into the ninth but allowed three runs to Goldsboro. Glenn Titus took the loss as the Bugs used three pitchers to hold the Jays to 12 hits while Jack Hussey homered for Goldsboro.
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JAYS
Goldsboro Bugs
Simmons Park
Glenn Titus
Bugs
Johnny Pavlich
Jack Hussey
Kames
Jossex
Karnes
Robinson
Goldsboro
Taya
Karies
Foster
Titus
Pavlich
TEE Shots from Roanoke Rapids Club Features Handicap Drive
Budd Miller notes posting handicaps for a forthcoming club golf tournament as members plan dates and prize lists. A club social is set for August with reports on recent events, a standout shot by Marjorie Cannon, and light local notes including a two legged goat tale from Kuttawa Kentucky.
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Roanoke Rapids Country Club
Buddy Miller
Kuttawa
Henry Dorroh
Billy
Slogan wins mink coat for cancer society prize
Montreal Westmount resident Mrs. J. H. Mennie wins a $4,400 mink coat for her winning slogan Know Cancer Today No Cancer Tomorrow. The Cancer Research Society organized the contest to promote awareness and fundraising.
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Montreal
J. H. Mennie
Westmount
Cancer Research Society
Amateur Boxers Sought For Lions Club Tourney
Roanoke Rapids Lions Club seeks active amateur boxers for the annual festival from September 20 to 25. Interested boxers should contact Joe W. Talley at 710 Monroe Street or write the club with weight, address, and phone. The tournament will run over two nights with standard ring and official mat erial, under experienced judges and referees. division winners receive prizes.
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Roanoke Rapids
Shrine Bowl Plans Near Noble Dr Bell Leads Discussion
At a special meeting of Sudan Temple officials in Wilson Noble Dr. G Erick Bell laid out plans for the first Shrine Bowl between Oxford and Methodist Orphanages to be played at Raleigh Stadium North Carolina State College. Attendees included Nobles Otis Banks Markham W A Lucas Eagar B Towe M D Aycock and Jimmy O Neal. Bell praised the effort and predicted Riddick Field stadium would be sold out before the 8:00 P M kickoff on Friday October 29.
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Jimmy O'Neal
Raleigh
Potentate Bell
Riddick Field
Jay baseball team slips in batting race and steals pace
Coastal Plain League stats through August 2 show Val Gonzalez dropping to fifth in batting with a .378 average while Milt Bolick climbs to tied second in steals with 43. Jay hitters Gonzalez and Herb May raise and fall in the rankings as Tarboro’s Cox leads steals with 38. Jay pitching leaders include Pete King at 4-2 and Tommy Pritchard at 5-3. Blue ribbons go to 22 of 67 at the Wayne County Guernsey Show in Goldsboro.
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Val Gonzalez
Jay
Milt Bolick
Tay
Whitener
Goldsboro
Howe
Jack Hussey
Bolick
Cox
Tarboro
Pete King
Tommy Pritchard
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Raiders
Everette
Frank Everette
Romanco
Crert
Rromancos
Parmyple
Carlisle
Atlantic Christian College Softballers
Bverette
Lamm
Simms
Charlie Craughn
Lloyd Nethercutt
Ace Carlisle
Raders
Nethercutt
Tiga
Poindexter
Chet Simms
Lee
Clipard
Wortham
Stewart
Rogers
Puch
Edwards
Worsham
Clippard
Ab. R
Rt 1
Stacia
Allen
Harris
Cooper
Boyd
C. Simms
Draughn
Cf Clippard
B. Stewart
Davis
P Everette
Meenville
Hunan
U. S
South
RM. Cravens
Naval Base
Edgecombe County
Alo
Axe
Joe Ferra
Pawlowski
Shurley Hammack
Gols
Marjorie Cannon
Niblick
Ned Manning
Enfield
Skinny Rothrock
Ira Wood
Perry Bland
Fred Hoyle
Rotrock
Henry Satterfield, Jr
Littleton
Bobby Kellogg
Wake Forest College
Earnestine Smith
Jane Walser
Griffin Drug Co
Lions Club
Herald Sports
Gonzalez
Glen
Newfangled Electric Service
Virginia Electric and Power Company
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