every team both at home and away), could be crucial, for ItColes OpensState TitleSeries TonightColes and Valley View of Gilmer meet tonight at 7:30 at Cabaniss Field in the first of a best-of-three series for the state Negro Class 3A championship.Either Gates Hardeman or Eddie Brooks will pitch for Coles and either Hairy Crockett, unbeaten in 10 decisions, or Leon Marrow, 4-1, will pitch for the Tigers.Coles has a 20-11 season record and Valley View of a brilliant. 20-1. The Tigers defeated Plainview Washington, 2-0, in the bi-district round of the playoffs and beat Hallsville two straight games, 3-1 and 7-2, in the semifinals.Coles was actually beaten in the semifinals by Waco Carver, but got back into the finals when Carver was ruled out for using two ineligible players.The second game of the series will be played at Cabaniss tomorrow at 4 p.m. and the third, if needed, tomorrow night at 7:30.Plirtontv \A/irttUoI*KENTUCKY STRAIGHT 80UR80K WHISKY • 86 PROOF * EARLY TIMES DISTILLERY COMPANY, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY ©