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sp-e-?yPage 8—Martinsville Bulletin, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 1966\rs*i-eidesutns-inn-ofd-inasatlvdwP(tl01h.#1 M#4ss?htefiMMfein ic«tilt;dliifi!Ii3nc! OW' ’ a*I a*ctmpc«eiaiPrePit13jrBulletin Sports Photos by Jim StegallDONNIE HURD HOLDS UP AT SECOND BASE. . . as Bill Anderson awaits throw from outfieldTOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTShialwintc500000000000000Beard, Swanson, YoungrrWin Individual AwardstaSiBy FRANK BARROWS Bulletin Sports Writer“To the victor go the spoils.♦ tthe eight teams which are scheduled to participate in the tournament. Seven of the teams aretiC(1VSuch is oftentimes the case, but Regional Champions, while the n this week s^Connie Mack League 0ther squad is the host team,Farmington.Regional Tournament was anexception. Although Pensacola,the state champions from Flori-o da, won the regional title, it lowed their opponents to scorewas Martinsville which took five or more runs in a game onMartinsville’s pitching staff al-ololffDo most of the individual awards, ly tv ice during the season. But Td Lefthander David Beard, who' last night's second game was“ ! pitched a 6-0 one - hitter against one of those two occasions, ando i Fresca of Danville in his first it cost Martinsville the Regionalsiwo tournament game and followed Championship. The Pirates were2 that performance with a spec- beaten 11-0 early in the season. 2 i tacular 2-1, 13 - inning victory but in 18 of their 26 games against Pensacola last night.1 Ithey limited the other team to Dwas the unanimous choice of the) two or fewer runs. The Mar-jT I outstanding pitcher in the play- tinsville pitchers had five shut-[ off s. Beard finished the season I outi, eight one-run games, and Ii I for the Pirates with a fine 7-9 j five two - run contests.ti►won-lost record and a 1 18 earn- The Pirates’ won ten of the| ed run average. He struck out 13 games they played whichI 79 in 59 innings for Martins-1 were decided by either one orville.».. iJ I Surehanded Bobby Young, the,s j Pirates’ second baseman, was! 0 i voted the outstanding infielder j o ! of the tournament, and Larry o | Swanson, was named the top jtwo runs.eiffblt;n* W100outfielder. Swanson, who playedE0leftfield for Martinsville, rapped j 29 hits in 87 at-bats during the I season for a .333 average. He; had eight base hits in the Re-q I gional Tournament.J Pensacola’s Mike English wonUthe other individual trophy as he was named the best catcher in the event.I _%Sioo0105,y v)1131Over 3,600 persons attended the tournament which was held at Market Garden Field. The largest crowd was last night’s, which numbered 1.110. making an exact total of 3.698 for the four days of play. In addition, 1.986 paid to see the State Connie Mack Tournament, also held in Danville, wdiich ended on Monday of last week.mmwnt:The Martinsville Pirates finished the season with a fine 21-5 won-lost record. Unusual, Pensacola, which won the tournament, had a mark of only 15-5. Both teams had 11-game winning streaks during the year. J but the Pirates were stopped late in the regular season, while Pensacola's loss came lastpalPIRATE BOBBY YOUNGas beanballBOY, HA. night, when Martinsville defeated them 2-1.The Connie Mack League World Series will start in Farmington. New Mexico on Thursday. Pensacola will be one ofGOTfAmerican StarsrTOKYO (AP) — Former major leaguer Daryl Spencer hit his 14th homer of the season for the only run of the game as the Hankvu Braves shut out theT m - tNankai Hawks 1-0 in a Japanese league baseball game Monday night.Team On TourYOU KNOWSAO PAULO (AP) - Wichita State's touring basketball team will play seven games against Brazilian teams later this month and in September, the Sao Paulo Basketball Federation said Monday.TO MOVEBURROUGHTommy Fibbe, a fi-foot-1guard on Auburn’s basketball team comes from Frankfort,Ky.CHEVROLE'303 W. CHURCH
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