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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1936
Page
16
Citywide Junior League baseball plans expand with eight teams already organized under Tom Cheek and Zeb Denny. Leagues include midget, junior, and senior divisions. four teams per division are needed. A June 15 meeting at High School gym seeks to recruit more teams as schedules and roles are finalized.
Pete Ferrell of Roanoke scored both runs as Weavers beat Rosemary 2-1 on a Wednesday game. Cashwell pitched the win after a gritty relief effort. The feature also names Ryals, Birdsong, Mason, and Wright for a light-hearted Hall of Fame nomination.
The Finishers defeated the Shop 8 to 1 with Alls brook as pitcher for the winners and Wright for the Shop. Lyles led the Finishers with his hitting, while Jones led the Shop in at bats.
No 2 Weavers fell to No 8 Spinners 4 to 2 as Iron Pulley pitched for the winners and Snake Wor hampered the losers. J Hudson led the Spinners at bat.
Rinky Dinks toppled the No. 1 Spinners 4 to 3 as Goose DeBerry pitched for the Shop and Speed Jenkins worked for the Spinners in a close game.
Schoolboy Wright stars for the Weavers driving an 8 to 0 win over Grissom. Wright controlled the game with strong hitting while Grissom managed only a single hit off Wright. Machine Shop fielded solidly behind Wright in a decisive contest.
No. 3 Spinners defeat Finishers 10 to 5 as Sweet Birdsong returns after layoff to earn the win. Alls brook started for the Finishers and pitched. The league leaders handed the Finishers a loss with strong batting and timely hits.
No. 1 Spinners defeated the Weavers 7 to 3 as Greasy Neal pitched superbly for the winners and Old Hoss Finch led the offense with strong batting.
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