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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1937
Page
7
The Black Knight country club announces Saturday noon opening of summer greens after a mild winter. Club professional C B Sweet oversaw priming and top dressing. Feigley, Payne, Magee, Scherer and Bowers map the intraclub schedule, including May 9 to 31 Spring tournament and July 10 to August 1 Raleigh County Open.
The Mount View eighth grade tournament begins with a 9:00 am clash between Mark Twain and Eccles at Dry Creek. The 9:45 game features Colcord versus Montreal, followed by Mt View vs Trap Hill at 10:30 and Sylvia Stoco at 11:15. Semis at 2:00 pm, final at 7:30 pm with trophies for winners runners-up and sportsmanship. Committees on awards include Cecil D. Cook Toney Leeber and Clyde Wrnston.
Woodrow Wilson high school conducts field trials at the stadium to select candidates for the Tri-State meet in Huntington. Trials include sprint groups and field events with events in 100 yards, high jump, broad jump, pole vault, shot put, discus, and javelin.
Fayette county course dates are listed as August 7 with Edgewood of Charleston tentatively set for June 5 and then July 17. Beckley golfers visit Mercer metropolis on August 14 while June 19 with Bluefield is pending. Feigley promises lively Black Knight activities all season and weekends without matches will feature special programs announced later by the golfing committee.
JOHNSTOWN Pa Pat Monahan and Charlie Stirs two capable baseball critics will assist Manager Jack Fournier in conducting the trial camp opening Monday April 12 announced by John Maher business manager of the Johnstown club of the Middle Atlantic League These men are ace scouts in the St Louis Browns organization which owns the Johnstown club Monahan a pioneer scout joined the Browns in 1917 and has also served as Ivory hunter with the Boston Red Sox and the New York Giants Names of stars discovered include Wilbur Hubbell Hub Pruett Jum bo Jim Elliott Kenny Williams
The champion New York Yankees broke camp and head home via Alabama Tennessee South Carolina Virginia and other citrus circuit stops. All players aged 17 to 21 may attend camp with no recommendation or fee. out of town boys must finance trips and living costs. Report to Johns town field Monday morning April 12 with uniform and gear. stay three to four days for tryouts.
The near future will bring changes in the Raleigh Beckley county softball league as meetings are rearranged to decide participating teams and schedule rules. Raleigh hopes to return after a two year absence, with Beckley firms considering club financing and a new park planned in Stamford.
Ashley Dickerson of Rhodesl West Virginia defends heavyweight title against William Silverman of City College of New York in the preliminary rounds of the Eastern Intercollegiate boxing championships in Philadelphia today and Saturday.
Chicago Cubs pounded 17 hits to beat Los Angeles of the Pacific Coast League 10 to 7. The game saw strong offense from Chicago with early scoring and late runs. Foret and brush fires in California burned over 700,000 acres in 1936, highlighting the era's disaster scope.
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