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Roanoke Rapids Herald in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina

12 Aug 1948

Page 10

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Roanoke Rapids Herald

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Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1948

Page

10

Playground titles awarded in Roanoke Rapids league

Vance Street Juniors and Clara Hearne A Seniors won championship titles in Roanoke Rapids Playground baseball. Clara Hearne A claimed senior title by defeating Rosemary after a series of playoff games. Vance Street Juniors captured the junior crown after three games. Central posted third place in both senior and junior divisions. Rosemary and Clara Hearne B also triumphed in several third-place rounds. The series featured multiple one and two run games, with Scott and Wrenn among noted pitchers.

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Vance Street Clara Hearne Roanoke Rapids Playground Playgrounds Crawford Hoyle Rosemary Vance Streets Central Lads Central Rose Boys Scott Rosemary Boys Clara Heare Williams King Lynch Jones Stland White Moseley Crumpler Walker Cobb Davenport Clare Hearne Hasty Wrenn Taylor S. Pointexter Gray R. Babb Poindexter Rock Jenn Rance Street Entral Edmondson Babb Jordan Blowe Vaughn D. Clark Brown Puck Osemary Jordar Buck Alker Playground Roanoke Rapids Flip Edmondson L. C. Taylor Jimmy Burton L Rooke C. Taylor F. Delbridge Bill Coleman Mason Wrenn Gene Gray J. Moseley Crosby Vaughn Janoke Rapids Playground N. Joyner P. Williams H. L. Butler D. Smith
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Jays win tenth inning thriller to split with Wilson

Roanoke Rapids Jays travel to Wilson and split a doubleheader with the Tobs. In the opener Jay Ferra belted a two on homer in the tenth after a back and forth pitching duel between Pritchard and Polink, giving Roanoke Rapids a 6-4 win. In the nightcap Alton Brown worked the full game for the Jays as Wilson claimed a 4-3 victory despite five Jays hits and three errors.

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Joe Ferra Jay Jays Tommy Pritchard Tony Polink Tobs Polink Ferra Pritchard Brown Wilson Pavlich Polink J Ehlman Oan Wilson Sheehan Lefler Joe Peeler Martin May Meyer Pittman King
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Bit Late Norfolk Man Plans Canadian Home After Sea Voyage

Harry Etheridge of Lowery England left June 30 1947 to meet his wife in Canada past Christmas after over a year at sea. Traveling 9000 miles in a 40 foot Pitch he heads to British Columbia where he and his wife intend to make their home. Evelyn Lehman wins a large Reno divorce settlement from Allan Lehman a New York banker in what is described as the largest Reno divorce award. Donald Cooper 22 was buried alive by 30 tons of dirt in Omaha Nebraska but was rescued with only a broken finger as the aftermath of the collapse.

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Norfolk England Harry Etheridge Lowery Canada Etheridge British Columbia Omaha, Neb Donald Cooper Cooper
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Coastal Plain League Standings and Oddities

Coastal Plain League standings appear amid a collage of brief items. New York’s Tube-less radio set claims instant on power and ultra-low energy. Rocky Mount Goldsboro Kinston New Bern and Stillwater items mix in with fireworks mishap and a Tokyo payroll caper.

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New York L. Pet Bell Tarboro Telephone Laboratories Rocky Mount Goldsboro Kinston New Bern
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Jays Rally To Split Twinbill With Tobs At Simmons Park

Wally Burnette pitched seven effective innings to earn a 12 1 victory in the nightcap after the Jays dropped the opener 3 1. Joe Ferra belted a two run homer in the second while Pete King and Stu Dickens led the Tobs with early power.

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Simmons Park Wilson Tobs Wally Burnette Jay Jays Tobs Stu Dickens Tob Pete King Frank Pittman
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Vance Roanoke Rapids Jays Evelyn Lehman Allan Lehman N. Y Reno H. Hodges P. Cameron E. Gray E. Emery B. Jordan W. Hux J. Welch B. Boal J. Buckner P. Poindexter L. Wilder J. Wilder Front . Babb B. Turner C. Black Coastal Plain League Stillwater, Okla Jimmy Hoke Tokyo United States Ripley Maine Winifred Hatch Cudahy, Wis U.P Dickie Fischer Stinky Krueger Northeastern Distributing Co Littleton, N. C Burnette Dickens Kramer Coca-Cola Pottur Coca-Cola Company Weldon Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc the CocaCola Company Chevrolet Fisher Theift Chevolet Coutlir Becetyl Tri-City Motor Co., Inc
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