National League Sets New Home Run Pace In Majors
Opening trout season draws thousands to streams as the State Conservation Commission stocks Brook, Brown and Rainbow trout. The Four-H Lake on Little Beaver Creek becomes a focal point for anglers at 6 a.m. Players plan golf feature in The Sunday Register with Sam Snead as guide. Softball lights project raises in Beckley. night baseball may occur with PTA events at Stoco High School tonight.
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Beckley to Play Charleston Today in Baseball
Beckley Woodrow Wilson Eagles travel to Kanawha Park to face Charleston Mountain Lions this afternoon aiming for a second win in three starts. Coach Lawrence Wiseman names Leonard Bucky Robertson as starter and keeps the lineup that beat Stoco High 4 3.
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Leonard “Bucky” Robertson
Stoco High
Faultless Favored In Blue Grass Stakes At Keeneland
In Lexington Kentucky Faultless trains of Warren Wright and Plain Ben Jones are favored as the Blue Grass Stakes unfolds at Keeneland. The race, run over a mile and a half, tests Faultless against three other entries with Wright and Jones optimistic about the colt’s chances.
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Eddie Miller Leads Cincinnati Sluggers In Early Season Power
AP report notes Eddie Miller of Cincinnati with five home runs tops in either league as 1946 season shows big power. NL totals reach 48 homers, AL 26, with Briggs Stadium highlight where Detroit belted five including three in eighth. Pirates beat Cardinals 8-5. Dodgers 5-3 over Phillies. Cubs 7-1 over Reds. Spahn wins 5-1 over Giants. Indians 10-4 over Browns. Senators 4-3 over Athletics.
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Chicago White Sox
Wildman Morton to meet Cotton White in inter-city main event
In the Memorial Building ring tomorrow night the six-bout card features Main Router A B Wildman Morton of Highcoal facing Cotton White of Beckley as the main event. Other bouts include Calloway of Beckley vs Miller of Charleston featherweights Hizer of Oak Hill vs Sensavaugh of Mabscott, Payne of Beckley vs White of Highcoat bantamweights Brown of Beckley vs Shamblin of Highcoat welterweights Sealanon of Beckley vs Church of Charleston middleweights. First bout at 8 30.
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Cotton” White
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Bill Miller
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Reginald Hizer
Oak Hill
Charlie Sensavaugh
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Sam Payne
Harry White
Highcoat
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Tommy Shamblin
Noah Sealanon
June Church
Fights Last Night by The Associated Press
Camden bout saw Solomon Wilkerson outpoint Gene Jones in a ten round decision in Jersey City. In New York at Jamaica Arena Tony Larocca defeated Ray Jackson over six rounds. Oakland card featured Tommy Bell outpointing Paul Lewis over ten rounds.
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Dusty” Wilkerson
Philadelphia
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Tommy Bell
Youngstown
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Major League Baseball Scores Recap Of Opening Day Pairings
National League matchups featured New York at Boston with Kennedy facing Sain. Philadelphia at Brooklyn had Hughes against Branca, Chicago at Pittsburgh pitted Barony versus Roe, and Cincinnati at St. Louis faced Walters against Dickson. American League slate included Boston at New York Hughson versus Shea, Cleveland at Chicago Black against Rigney, and St. Louis at Detroit Kramer versus Trucks.
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Torza Leads NS Amateur in Pinehurst Semi Finals
Felice Torza of Hartford Connecticut State champ matched strokes with George Fulton Jr of Roanoke Virginia and C B Dudley of Greenville South Carolina meeting Dave Ewell Jr of Richmond in North and South amateur golf tournament semi finals. Torza defeated M M Nolan of Birmingham Alabama 6 and 5 in quarter finals on Pinehurst No 2 6 879 yard par 72 course. Dudley beat 1 B Reach Jr of Springfield Massachusetts 2 and 1 and Ewell defeated Harvey Ward of Tarboro North Carolina 6 4. Fulton won 1 up over Ralph Strafaci of Roosevelt Long Island. Shortstops Allentown club acquired Grady Wilson from Houston and Bob Schnurr from Hamilton Ontario. Wilson hit .314 last season with Milford Delaware.
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Roan Lake
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Houston
Bob Schnurr
Hamilton
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Milford
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Glass Safety Ad From American Glass & Mirror Co
An advertisement from American Glass and Mirror Co located at South Oakwood and City Ave promotes safety glass products. George L. Fette is listed as general manager.
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South Oakwood & City Ave
GEO. L. Fette Gen
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