Reds Open 75th NL Season In Dismal Debut At Cincinnati
Charley Stafford reports on opening day for the Reds in Cincinnati. The dugouts show low speed and hustle, with three home runs off Reds pitching and a high looping pinch homer by Bob Usher. Frank Smith shines briefly in relief, Ted Kluszewski paces the offense, and Luke Sewell pulls pitchers for quick showers as opening day chaos ends with wary optimism for a hopeful season.
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Bob Usher
Bowling Scored and Scholastic Baseball Scores Listed
A roundup of scholastic baseball results shows Buckhannon beating Clarksburg 15 to 2, Salem over Bristol 8 to 5, Shinnston 6 Lumberport 3, Pennsboro 6 Pine Grove 5, Bridgeport 10 Philippi 8, Mullens 14 Oceana 2, Lewisburg 11 Rupert 7, Summersville 6 Sutton 5, Renick 9 Frankford 3, Stoco 5 Beckley 4, Baileysville 4 9 Gilbert 2 1, Mark Twain 5 Pax 3, St Marys 11 Sistersville 0, Grantsville 13 Harrisville 5, Stonewall Jackson 4 South Charleston 2, St Albans 9 East Bank 5, Sissonville 7 Charleston Catholic 3, Huntington Central 10 Nitro 9, Ripley 13 Ravenswood 9, Seth 6 Van 1.
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Renick
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Stoco
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Baileysville
Gilbert
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Harrisville
Stonewall Jackson
South Charleston
St. Albans
East Bank
Sissonvile
Charleston Catholic
Huntington Central
Nitro
Ripley
Ravenswood
Seth
Van
WVU Opens Slow Road Trip With Maryland Tilt
West Virginia's baseball team opens its second road trip of the season at Maryland in College Park after a 1-5 start. Ted Topper was slated to start, with Fairmont State meeting WV Wesleyan in a conference clash. Non conference action saw Marshall College blank Bluefield 18-0. WVU golf and tennis swept Geneva and Concord in 9-0 tennis and 13-3 golf, Salem golfers toppled Glenville 11-3. Freshmen baseball starts eight-game slate with Frostburg to begin in Morgantown.
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Alderson Broaddus College
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College Scores From A Busy Outdoor Meet
Salem 9 Glenville 5. Wake Forest 8 Quantico Marines 4. Clemson 12 Furman 0. Atlantic Christian 13 East Carolina Tech 9. Penn State 9 Temple 5. Lafayette 4 Princeton 2. Baltimore 15 Navy 1. W and L 9 Richmond 5. Hampden Sydney 13 Lynchburg Virginia 4. Virginia Tech 1. South Carolina 10 3 The Citadel 3 1.
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Baltimore
Meeting Set at Register Office to selection ten team
The Raleigh County Baseball League plans for a 1950 season meeting tonight at 7:30 in Raleigh Register offices. They aim for a ten team circuit with 135 games opening April 30 at MacAlpin Slat Fork Amigo Coal City and Stanford. If no tenth entry arises the league operates as nine teams with one idle Sunday. Eccles Glen Rogers Stotesbury and Winding Gulf are current members with Amigo the new entrant.
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Raleigh Register
MacAlpin
Slat’ Fork
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Coal City
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Montcoal
Mt. Hope
Mullens
Eccles
Glen Rogers
Stotesbury
Winding Gulf
Siab Fork
Shell
Elmadollar
Otsego
Mullens Braves
Braves
Eccles Admirals
Rival Leagues Report Baseball Scores From Night Action
In the Rinor League American Louisville defeated Toledo 8 to 6 while Kansas City edged St. Paul 4 to 3 Minneapolis won 8 to 5 over Milwaukee and Indianapolis beat Columbus 7 to 5. Southern Association saw Atlanta 10 Birmingham 4 Little Rock 5 Memphis 4 Chattanooga 6 Nashville 5 Mobile 2 New Orleans 1. South Atlantic League Columbus 9 Augusta 5 Savannah 10 Greenville 5 Macon 9 Charleston 7 Columbia 3 Jacksonville 2.
Eight-Team Stonecoal Softball League Formed
PRINCEWICK An eight team Stonecoal Softball League has been organized with headquarters here Secretary E C Peters announced the league starts Tuesday May 2 with Lillybrook at East Gulf in the opening game Other teams include Whitby Princewick Coal City Winding Gulf Lego and Killarney Officers are Ed Hunt president E C Peters secretary treasurer and a board of judges Hunt Allen White and Clayton Hampton J W Elam served as chairman during formation Games will be on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays with 5 30 p m starts for the first two days and 1 p m double headers on Saturdays A by law and schedule are to be announced next Sunday.
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E. C. Peters
Lillybrook
East Gulf
Whitby
Coal City
Winding Gulf
Lego
Killarney
Ed Hunt
Hunt
Allen White
Clayton Hampton
J. W. Elam
Campbell Extended in N-8 Amateur Golf Showdown
In Pinehurst the North and South Amateur enters second and third round play with 32 of 137 still alive. Campbell meets Jack Harris as top contenders Stranahan Haverstick Chapman McHale and Paddock advance in a day of close calls and decisive wins.
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Frank Stranahan
Toledo Ohio
Harry H. Haverstick
Lancaster
Dick Chapman
William C. Campbell
Huntington
W. Va
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Bill Shields
Albany
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Richmond
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Titusville
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Newhaven
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Manasquan
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Brimming 696 Leads ABC Bowling Singles
Birmingham resident Lopresti tops the American Bowling Congress Tournament singles division with 696 pins. Milwaukee's Strobel slips to second at 679 after leading since Sunday as Lopresti posted 225 247 and 224 to climb to first in Columbus.
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Bosox Bar Press From Locker Room
An unexplained Red Sox star slowed for baseball writers as they entered the locker room. Writers will be barred from the dressing room before games and kept out for 30 minutes after. Mixed reactions surfaced among scribes. Dom DiMaggio, player representative, will pursue an explanation with teammates. Joe McCarthy professed ignorance of the incident.
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Red Sox
Dom DiMaggio
Joe McCarthy
All Stars Triumph Over Globe Trotters In Series
The College All Stars beat the Harlem Globe Trotters 79 to 58 to take a second straight win in the transcontinental series. It brings their record to seven wins in 17 games with the final game scheduled tonight in Washington, D. C.
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Washington, D. C
Sports Roundup Highlights From Derby to Rangers Clutch Win
A roundup of sports anecdotes features Hill Prince’s Derby potential and Eddie Arcaro’s push for six Wood Memorials. Walker Cooper’s mass production quip sparks Bluefield exhibition humor, plus Pinehurst unveils a new nine-hole course for 1950-51. Kalamazoo reels relay events, Brad Rowland shifts to golf, and Nick Schroeder warms up before victory. Rangers force overtime to tie the Stanley Cup series with Detroit, as MSG hosts a circus.
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New York
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W. Va
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Pinehurst Country Club
Hal Schumacher
Giants
Robin Roberts
Phillies
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Brad Rowland
McMurry College
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Bucknell U
Ted Schroeder
Hank Peters
Nick
Louis Plans Brazil Exhibition Tour With Rwanda?
Louis, accompanied by manager Marshall Miles and trainer Mannie Seamon, left at midnight by plane for Brazil to box a series of exhibition bouts. Opponents include Arturo Godoy of Chile Alberto Lovell of Argentina Walter Hafer of Maysville Kentucky and Tommy Giorgio of Schenectady New York.
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Mannie Seamon
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Walter Hafer
Maysville
Tommy ,Giorgio
Schenectady
N. Y
Eagles Open at Home Today at Baileysville
Beckley Becomes venue for Eag le s home opener against Sophia with Mayor Burke to toss first ball and Kiwanis fundraiser proceeds. Mt Hope hosts Gauley Bridge while Mullens and Baileysville post double wins. Craddock shines despite Eagle errors as Stoco Indians win 5-4.
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