Stage Prepared For Tryout Camp
The Charleston Gazette reports a three day tryout camp begins at Kanawha park to select West Virginia’s representative for the Brooks vs World amateur series in Ebbets Field on August 7 to 9. Frank Rickey and Rex Bowen coordinate with Brooklyn scouts. sessions start 9 a.m. daily. Eligibility requires 18 years old by this year’s end, not past 19 before August 5, and high school graduate. The chosen player earns an all expense paid trip to Brooklyn with Gazette representation, lodging at Hotel St. George. Selection committee includes Watt B. Fuwel, Gene McDonough, and Darrell Harless.
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Kanawha Park
Ebbets
Frank Rickey
Dodger
Branch
Brooklyn
Rex Bowen
Rickey
Lexington
the Gazette
Brooklyn Eagle
Brooklyn Piational League Baseball Club
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Gazette
St. George
Bowen
Watt B. Fuwel
Gene McDonough
Darrell Harless
All-Stars to Play Tom's in City League All-Star Tilt
Frank Polk announced the Charleston Junior Baseball League all star game will be held Thursday at K mawha Park at 8 p m. Players from The Gazette Frankenberger's Fleetwing Jayceen and Daily Mail join Tom's Toasted Peanuts, winners of the first half, in a clash to be managed by the league's second place team. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at port Mart, price 30 and 24 cents.
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Frank Polk
Charleston
Kamawha Park
The
Gazette
Frankenberger’s
Fleetwing
Jayceen
Daily Mail
Tom
Polk
Port Mart
Tom's
Capitol Team Leads In Playground Loop
The Capitol softball team moved into the lead last week in the City Playground junior league with two victories in as many starts. Schedule shows Tuesday games Capitol vs Robins at 2 pm and Laidley vs Lincoln at 5 pm at RMoanawha Park, Tiskelwah vs Watts at 3 pm. Thursday features Capitol vs Laidley at Kanawha Park at 5 pm and Tiskelwah vs Lincoln at 1 pm.
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Capitol
City Playground
Robins
Laidley
Lincoln
Rmoanawha Park
Tiskelwah
Watts
Legion
Kanawha Park
Segura and Betz Triumph at London Grass Courts
Pancho Segura of Ecuador upset Wimbledon seedings by defeating Dinny Pails of Australia in three sets to win the London Grass Courts title. Pauline Betz of Los Angeles captured the women's crown by defeating Margaret Osborne of San Francisco in an All-America final, a potential Wimbledon preview.
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London
Pancho Segura
Ecuador
Dinny Pails
Australia
Segura
Miami
San Francisco
Two Games on Tap In Junior Circuit
Two games are scheduled today in the Charleston Junior baseball league at Christy Held. The Gazette will play the Jaycees at 1 30 and the Daily Mail tackles Tom's in the second contest at 3 30.
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Christy Held
The
Gazette
Jaycees
Daily Mail
Tom
Dot
Frankenbergers
Major League Box Scores First Game Dual NL Action
Box scores from a Major League baseball night show Philadelphia and Cincinnati, Chicago and New York, plus Pittsburgh and Boston. Key performances include Vander Meer, Newsome, Seminick, Mueller, and Wyse delivering early run drives, while Boss Hutton and Hartman are noted in the mismatched line scores across several games.
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Phillies Rally Wide But Lose To Cubs In Loop Test
In a winter league style box score, players such as Stamback McQuinn and Chapman for Philadelphia faced Chicago’s lineup with Lin, Keller and Gordon providing the run support. The game featured line scores, substitutions and pitching notes detailing RBI, hits and errors across innings.
Baseball scores and boxing notes from early season play
A jumble of scores and names from baseball and boxing mixed with local anecdotes. Mentions Brooklyn, New York, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Boston, Cleveland, Chicago, and teams or players with partial or garbled names. Includes a plug praising Morris Harvey College for naming Eddie King as Stretch Propps assistant, noting Eddie's popularity and potential.
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Serbes
Morris Harvey College
Eddie King
Eddie
Rosulin National Lescoe MH. Loule
Browkiva
Philadelphia
Cincinnat
Chicana SA
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Boston
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Cleveland
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Laois
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Lewis
Chicago
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Teacher
Encouraging Game Prospects Reported in Several Counties
Scattered reports from game protectors indicate better than normal prospects for quail, grouse and squirrels this fall. J Claude E. Rice in Miners County notes rising quail and many squirrels on patrols. W. E. L. Crozier in Monroe County reports plentiful game and a heavy bloom of nut trees and wild fruit. Clay W. Messinger in Monongalia County confirms more quail this spring, with Orville J. Mason also noting higher quail numbers in Preston County.
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Conservation Commission
Miners County
J Claude E. Rice
Monroe County
W. E L. Crozier
Monongalia County
Provector
Clay W. Messinger
Preston County
Orville J. Mason
West Side Tigers Double Bill At South Charleston Field
The West Side Tigers meet Co & F and Colonel Charles Young Post 57 American Legion today at South Charleston Hagles field at 2 pm. A win in both games would clinch the first half of the City Negro softball league. A Tuesday Cabell junior high meeting will announce second half schedule and all star selections. Also listed are Sunday games S. & P. at West Side, West Side at Posh, Monday Bosh 57 at Tr Vets, Thursday South Charleston at West Side, and other matchups with standings and team notes. Bonner's six pound trout, 24 inches, from Elk river above Whitaker falls tops season catches, with seven large minnows found in its stomach.
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Co & F
Charles Young
Post
American Legion
South Charleston Hagles Field
Cabellfield
Tigers
Cabell Junior High School
West Sided
West Side
Spring Hil
Bosh
Tr Vets
South Charleston
Blue Pote Au Post
Veldas
Bost
Bonner
Conservation Commission
Elk River
Whitaker Falls
Randolph County
Arval Bonner
Monterville
Phillies Sweep Double Bill Move to Sixth Place
The Philadelphia Phillies swept a doubleheader against the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 and 5-2 to climb to sixth in the National League, two games from the first division. Eddie Miller’s error in the opener allowed the winning run. Ron Northey led with a seventh homer and a run-scoring double in the third and fifth.
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New York
Philadelphia Phillies
Cincinnati Reds
Phils
Cincinnati
Eddie Miller
Vance Dinges
Ron Northey
Brooklyn
Dodgers
St Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
New York Giants
Cubs
Redbirds
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Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Boston
Red Sox
Indians
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Hank Edwards
Boo Ferriss
Yankee
Red Ruffing
Johny Murphy
Rip Sewell
Boston Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates
Elbie Fletcher
Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago White Sox
Dick Fowler
Sport Mart Team Notches First Win In Softball League
In Charleston softball action Sport Mart clinched its first win of the league beating duPont 13 to 8 after a stormy week. Town Tops topped the Owls 2 to 1 while Carbide edged town tops 3 to 1 to sit second. Schedule shows Owens Illinois vs duPont and Owls vs Sport Mart with rain affecting Carbide vs duPont.
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duPont
Owens Sinvis
Town Tops
Owls Club
Carbide
Owens Iiinais
Owens Illinois
Owls
Town
Towns
Owens
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Powellton Rangers to travel for 2pm game at Symwell
Powellton Rangers head to Symwell for a 2pm game after a 4-3 softball victory over the Boomer club on Thursday. Tubby Kinder from Hton is noted in the fragmentary report.
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Powellton
Powellton Rangers
Symwell Tomore
Rangers
Boomer Softball Club
Tubby Kinder
Hton
You Really Want Quick Relief From A F H Athletes Foot Medicine
An advert declares this product brings relief to millions of sufferers by addressing the under skin cause. It claims to be a cure all and easy to apply, urging readers to see the supplier at 3100 Elevation.
West Virginia Open poised at Logan Country Club
A field of 69 entries heads to Logan Country Club for the West Virginia Open, a 72-hole stroke play event. notables include Clem Wiechman of Edgewood and defending champion Arnold Browning of Huntington, with amateurs led by Andy Brawley and Ralph Gordon among a strong local contingent. The event runs three days from Monday with 48 advancing to the final 36 holes, and prizes total over $1,700 in cash and merchandise.
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Clem Wiechman
Edgewood
Clem
Logan
Wiechman
Larry
Kanawha
Sammy Snead
Racher Jewett
Wheeling
Charleston
Jules Blanton
Arnold Browning
Huntington
Jack Krueger
Ralph Ifo
Meadow Brooks
Johnny Javvis
Andy Brawley
Ralph Gordon
Meadow Brook
Gordon Murray
Gayette
Roy Blizzard
Joe Augel
Ray Tincher
Gay Carper
Bob Saladin
Senators
R. S. Crouch
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Gordor Murray
Blizzard
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Jack
Abe Bolin
Abe
Jimmy Luar
Texas
Louisville
Kentucky
Roy
Ralph
Chartes Armentrout Locas
West Virginia
Sins Browning
Pra J Arnold Browning
Huntington's Guyan Country Club
West Virginia Pga
Johnny Jarvis
Anc
Meadow Brook Club
Jarvis
Army
Thurston
Baker
Quentin Stewart
Preston
Kingwood
Stewart
Browning
Lewisburg
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AT All Times Boulevard Recreation Center
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Crowder Motor CO
Chrysles and Plymouth Factory Cealer
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Charleston Fhone
Huntington Post Office
Charleston Mail
Mesdow Brook
Ted Dunkle
Jack Stewart
Roy Lewis
Clarence Booth
W. C. Greene Jee
D. RK. Hamilton
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Nat Agnew
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Pete Peterson
O. J. Parry
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