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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1935
Page
8
Roanoke Rapids hosts Sunday baseball at 3 PM in league park as the local team meets the popular Lucky Strike club from Durham. Police traffic control will ensure orderly crowds with free admission for ladies at the gate.
Mr and Mrs Jimmie Babb with children visit Mrs Winnie Outland in Milwaukee. Mrs Ella Askew stays in Potecast. W C Ricks J F May Sam Hasty fished at Harrellsville Sunday. Roger Floyd George Hubbard in Durham. Mack Williams from Danville Va spends weekend here. Mrs Jack Gray and children return to Wil liamston after a week with Mrs B D Gray. L C Taylor and Jack Allen hosts in Skippers Va. J T Norwood and Miss Mary Norwood visit Mrs Effie Clements at Barley Va.
Pensacola July 4 Teabone Browning Army hurler in the Twilight loop shocks locals with strong showings. Now with Fort Barrancas CCC he has six wins two ties and two losses this season. Browning helped the Army climb from the cellar to second, with standout performances and consistent starts despite limited run support.
L. G. Woodward athletic coach of Weldon High School has started a boys playground at Washington Avenue ball park. It runs daily for ages twelve and up with activities from 9 to 11 AM and 2 30 to 6 30 PM. Disc throwing, horse shoes, baseball, tennis and checkers are included as new sports and a junior ball team may form soon.
Chester Vann and Henry Blue visit Mrs. Elsie Gates in Durham. Miss Helen Harris spends this week in Emporia, Virginia.
The article highlights Browning as likely the most valuable pitcher, with 12 games showing a 8.8 era? and 3 shutouts, while Army fears losing him after McMullen departed last year. Van Metre and Jim Soward are noted as main rivals in the circuit.
Rain halted at Hobgood last Friday in the fourth inning with Roanoke Rapids tied 2 2. A makeup date will be set soon. Mr and Mrs J E Grant and their daughter Mildred of Emporia Va visited Mrs M H Hedgepeth on Thursday.
The Roanoke Rapids league team defeated Ahoskie there last Saturday by a score of 11 to 2. Every man on the Roanoke Rapids squad hit safely at least once, with Davis and F. Dickens each collecting three hits and Womble two. Forbes started for Ahoskie, allowing fifteen hits, while Davis limited the Indians to seven singles.
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