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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1951

Page

3

Beckley Beats Sophia in 12 Run Baseball Rout

Beckley Flying Eagles overwhelm Sophia's Blue Hawks 25 to 12 in a free scoring game. Huffman earned the win with two homers and a double while Turner homered for Beckley. Mullens and Logan games were postponed due to wet grounds with Beckley set for a 3:30 start and Mullens at 3 p.m. today.

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American and National League Standings and Today’s Games

MLB standings show New York and Philadelphia atop their leagues with records around .700 and .600. Tonight Detroit visits Chicago while St. Louis travels to Cleveland and New York hosts Washington as day games. In the NL Boston and New York clash after a 13 12 marathon, Brooklyn visits New York and Chicago eyes St. Louis as rain affects remaining schedules.

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Cambridge Crew Defeats Harvard In Intercollegiate Rowing

Cambridge University crews swept Yale and Harvard in the first Intercollegiate international race on this side of the Atlantic. The Cambridge shell led at all times, beating Yale by four lengths at Derby, Ohio, and Harvard by two and a half lengths here. Boston University and MIT trailed in distant third and fourth.

Associated Press Cambridge Mass Cambridge University England Yale Harvard Cambridge Shell Atlantic Harold Rickett London Derby Boston University Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Chapman Aims for North-South Amateur Title

Dick Chapman, 40, seeks his first North and South Amateur win after decades of competition. He advances to a 36-hole semi final against Hobart Manley of Savannah as Bill Goodloe defeats Harvie Ward and Patton outlasts Haverstick in damp, rain-delayed play in Pinehurst.

Associated Press Pinehurst Dick Chapman George T. Dunlap, Jr Chapman England Horbart Manley Savannah Bill Dynamite) Goodloe Valdosta Billy Joe Patton Morganton Nac Morgantown Harry H. Haverstick Lancaster Goodloe Harvie Ward Southern Pines Jack Coyle Springfield Manley Dr. W J. Panowski Towson Goodioe

Welters Matched At Radio Center

Two Ohio welters unbeaten in recent appearances at Radio Center Arena are signed for an eight round bout April 30. Promoter Jack Shepard announced a main event between Jimmy Welch Ohio welterweight champion and Pon Smith Cincinnati top contender. Welch defeated Herman Hart Asheville NC in his last bout here. Smith stopped Spider Brown Dayton in four rounds last Monday.

Association Press Huntington Ohio Welte Radio Center Arena Jack Sheppard Jimmy Welch Ohio Pon Smith Cincinnati Welch Herman Hart Asheville N.C Smith Spider Brown Dayton

Zarilla Sparks White Sox Past Red Sox In Early Showing

Al Zarilla hits .445 with two homers and seven RBIs in two days as Chicago White Sox sweep a two game set from Boston. Zarilla and Eddie Robinson homer in a 13 5 win over the Browns, while Frank Lane’s trade for Zarilla is looking sound. The Giants and Red Sox split a doubleheader as New York’s offense awakens late. Weather delays continue as several clubs start or delay their seasons across the circuit.

Jack Hand Associated Press al Zarilla White Sox Red Sox Zarilla Frank Lane Chicago Branch Rickey Lane Ray Scarborough Willie Wight Boston Joe Dobson Dick Littlefield Wight Nw York St. Louis Eddie Robinson Browns Cubs Frankie Frisch Cub Paul Minner Dodger Cincinnati Willie Jim Hearn Earl Torgeson Dave Koslo Giants Monte Irvin Chet Nichols South Paw Washington New York Yankees Senators Truman Philadelphia St. Louise Cleveland Detroit National Brooklyn New Reel Cincinati Pittsburgh

No-Hitter Shuts Out Walton as Spencer Wins 5-0

Spencer High pitcher Joan Cottle twirls a no hit game versus Walton, striking out 13 and walking four in a 5-0 victory. Other scores include Ithaca 6 Penn State 5 and Notre Dame 11 Iowa 10 in college play across several venues.

Associated Press Spencer Joan Cottle Spencer High School Walton Cottle Elon Western Carolina Twins Austin Peay Tenn Western Kentucky Maryville Milligan East Tenn State Hiwassee Notre Dame Iowa Western Reserve Akron

Scholastic Baseball Scores From Beckley and Nearby

Beckley beat Sophia 25 to 12 with Sutton 5 Summersville 4 and Spencer 5 Walton 0. Wheeling edged Warwood 1 to 0. West Fairmont defeated East Fairmont 4 to 0 while Hurricane routed Charleston Catholic.

Associated Press Beckley Sophia Sutton Summersville Spencer Walton Wheeling Warwood West Fairmont East Fairmont

Beckley Beckley Squad to Run in Huntington Relays

Woodrow Wilson High School travels a small eight man squad to Huntington for the Cabell Relays. The Flying Eagles compete in three relays the distance medley two mile relay and mile relay with Charles Casey and Harold Saunders as top hopes. Lineups include Edmonds Davis Cascio Saunders Peck Cascio Sweeney Front Peek Davis Warren Duran.

Vic’ Peelish Woodrow Wilson High School Huntington Flying Eagle Harold Saunders Beckley Peelish Bill Edmonds Bob Davis Cascio Saunders Oliver Peck Cecil Sweeney Jack Front Peek Davis Don Warden Johnny Duran

Third Oriental Runner Wins Boston Marathon

The Associated Press reports Japan's Shigeki Tanaka, 19, Hiroshima survivor, won the Boston Marathon by two thirds of a mile over B A A contender John Lafferty. Tanaka becomes the third Asian winner since 1947, with fellow Japanese runners finishing high and Koreans previously dominant.

Associated Press Boston Japan Shigeki Tanaka Hiroshima Tanaka Boston A. C Korea Yon Box Suh Kee Yong Ham Ino Tokyo College John Lafferty Shunji Koahagi Yoshitaka Uchikawa Hiromi Hiago

Globe Trotters Sweep College All Stars In Boston

The Globe Trotters finish their 18 game cross country tour with a 14 win 4 loss record after a 75 to 65 victory over the College All Stars at the Boston Garden.

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Baseball doubleheader schedules across American leagues

Major league games listed with teams in action from WEEI style schedule. Pitchers include See New York versus Washington, Byrne, Morgan, Hudson, Lima and others. Detroit challenges Chicago, St Louis meets Cleveland, Philadelphia hosts Boston while Brooklyn visits New York and Chicago battles St Louis.

Herndon Baseball Club Schedules Two Tryouts

Herndon manager Harv Estes of the Herndon entry in the Twin County Baseball League announced tryouts at 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Herndon field. The team has an 18 game schedule with opening April 29 against Lashmeet at Herndon.

Register Herndon Harv, Estes Mercer - Wyoming Herndon Field Estes Lashmeet

Stonecoal Softball League Set to Open May 1

The six team Stonecoal Softball League will begin play May 1 with games at Winding Gulf and Coal City. Whitby faces Winding Gulf and Lillybrook 1 at Coal City in the opener. Killarney and Killarney Juniors start May 5 with Whitby at Killarney and the Junior A at Coal City. All games start 5:30 p.m. with doubles at 1 p.m. The final pre season meeting will be at Coal City to adopt by laws and decide player eligibility.

Coal City Stonecoal Winding Gulf Ira C. Bennett Whitby Lillybrook l Killarney Aare E. C. Peters Bennett

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