Romances Eliminated In Southeastern Softball Tourney
In St Petersburg Florida Roanoke Rapids Romances were eliminated by Clear Water Bombers 8 to 0 as Herb Dudley dominated on the mound. Russ DeBerry loged a long relief stint and Romances committed two errors in the decision.
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Petersburg
Fla
Roanoke Rapids Romances
Herb Dudley
Clear Water
Bombers
Russ DeBerry
Romances
Tennessee
DeBerry
Jays Close Season With Win Over New Bern
Roanoke Rapids finishes the 1948 baseball season at Simmons Park with a 7-5 victory over the New Bern Bears as rain ends the game in the bottom of the eighth. Timely hitting and ten walks by Thompson support the Jays in a win over a five-hit Bear effort. Glenn Titus earns the win over Lefty Thompson in eight innings. Milt Bolick contributes on offense and defense despite three errors, stealing home in the first and turning a double play in the eighth. Jim Meyer receives MVP honors amid a rabid Labor Day crowd.
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Jays
Simmons Park
New Bern Bears
Roanoke Rapids
Milt Bolick
Bolick
Jim Meyer
Pavlich
Ferra
Shirley Hammack
Meyer
Hammack
Stu Martin
Titus
Soufas
Bear
Jay
Spaine
Sulliman
First Round Pairings Set In Club Golf Tournament
Roanoke Rapids Country Club opens its golf tournament with 62 players across eight flights vying for 16 prizes. First round pairings include Meacham versus Cole and Mayfield against Seifert in the top flight, with rounds to be completed by Monday as matches proceed toward a three to four week finish.
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Roanoke Rapids
Club
Buddy Miller
Miller
Millers
Frank Meacham
Frank Cole
Jimmy Mayfield
Dutch Seifert
Robert Josey
Shag" Johnson
Lee Johnson
Allen Pierce
Dave Traynham
Wally Long
Pierce Johnson
Charles Edwards
Bob Allen
Ed Manning
William Pierce
Billy Norwood
Howard Pruden
Bill King
al Treavis
Wally Gregory
Skin” Rothrock
Bill Medling
Ira Wood
Perry Bland
Bill Thompson
George Wood
Shorty Pierce
M. S. Brown
Dan Currin
Rex Carter
Curtis Turner
Jasper Eley
Henry House
R. B. Blow
E. Cotter Murray
John Dunn
Raleigh Bains
Jay Sanders
Austin Lewis
Butler Brown
R. H. Hundley
Bobby Musgrove
Curtis Turner, Jr
Fred Kronchie
Clyde Martin
George Nethercutt
R. T. Cochrane
Robert Vick
Fred Hoyle
Sam Smith
Alfred Martin
Allie Wood
Fletcher Gregory
Frank Kemp
Joe Parrott
Richard Allsbrook
Joe Sutter
Sonny Hines
Bye
Wyche Land
R L. Towe
Watt Ellerson
J. Miller
Val Gonzalez Tops Coastal League Batters With .377
Roanoke Rapids Jays star Val Gonzalez surged to the Coastal Plains League batting lead with a .377 average through August 29, 173 hits in 459 at bats, edging Jake Daniel of Tarboro. He also has 103 RBIs and 23 homers, with four teammates in the .300 range and Wally Bunett leading with two pitching wins. The Jays sit sixth in team batting at .274. Neb r e ska note on beer and soup appears unrelated.
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Yer Gontiiee
Inervas Citah
Roanoke Rapids Jays
Redhot
Howe News Bureau
Gonzalez
Jake Daniel
Tarboro Tars
Howe
Jay
Herb May
John Pavlich
Jim Meyer
Milt Bolick
Wally Bunett
Jays
Glenn Titus
TEE Shots from Roanoke Rapids Country Club
Austin Lewis broke 90 for the first time with 41 on the front and 48 on the back for 89 at Roanoke Rapids Country Club. Mrs Bob Allen carded a best 56 while playing with Mrs Edgar Bounds and Mrs Sterling Pierce. Miss Marjorie Cannon and Miss Fannie Hayes teamed up in a nine hole round with Mrs Jimmy Mayfield.
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Austin Lewis
Bob Allen
Edgar Bounds
Sterling Pierce
Jimmy Mayfield
Marjorie Cannon
Fannie Hayes
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Storrs-Schoefer Company
Cincinnat
Sitter Goers
Fitts
Roanoke Ave
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
New Bern
R. B. Blow of
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Call
Thompson Grocery Co
W. 11Th Street
Carl Frederick
Washington St
Griffin
Griffin Drug CO
Val Gonzalez
Nebraska
Roanoke Rapids Country Club
Jackson
James Boone
Dean
Dean Cotton
Webuy Cotton
Dean Cotton Co
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Frank Thomas
Mabel Luter
Ruth Cooper
Marjorie Brewer
Don Hall
Jim Wick
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