Eagles Map Tentative Relays Lineup For Saturday Meet
About 300 athletes from five divisions gather in Charleston for the eighth Gazette relays. Woodrow Wilson and other southern West Virginia schools will compete with teams from Ohio and Kentucky. Parkersburg and Huntington Central are favored. Beckley and Woodrow Wilson show strong squads. events begin with broad jump finals at 10:45 a.m. and conclude with the mile relay at 3 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson
Charleston
Gazette
Flying Eagles
West Virginia
Parkersburg
Huntington Central
Sissonville
Mount Hope
Oak Hill
Logan Charleston
Stonewall Jackson
Milton
Barboursville
South Point
Ohio
Ashland
Griffithsville
Concord
University
Morris Harvey
West Virginia Tech
Greenbrier Mlitary
Willis Zutaut
Central
Huntington
Bluefield
van Metermen
Woodrow Wilson Stadium
Beckley
Gwinn
Hall
Binderman
Griffith
Keiley
Alen
Stevenson
Landanese
Armstrong
Fleshman
Cook
Snead
Smith
Buchanan
Alaki
Lagowsky
Taylor
Phipps
Riffe
Freshman
Amburger
Kelley
Boswell
Dim-out robs New York parks of night sports
New York City enforces wartime dim-out rules delaying outdoor events as baseball and boxing lose artificial light. Giants and Dodgers face blackout during night games, including the all star game at the Polo Grounds July 6, under orders from Police Commissioner Valentine and Army approval.
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Austin Bealmear
Associated Press
New York
New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Billy Conn
Joe Louis
Army
Lewis J Valentine
I. J. Phillipson
2Nd Corps
Giants
Dodgers
Valentine
Prite
Polo Grounds
Bowling score records and brief note on Joe Louis
Ree of NG SCORES leads with Robinson high game 268 and high series 666. Mt. Hope Motors tops team game 1205 and Raleigh Smokeless high team series 3375. Sikora has high game 230 and high series 526. Richmond's posts high team game 945 and high series 2660. Journal transcript mentions agitation for Joe Louis to face southpaw Melio Battina.
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Robinson
Mt. Hope Motors
Raleigh Smokeless
Sikora
Richmond
Journel
Joe Louis
Melio Battina
Beckley Electric Rahall
Ferrell Oe
Mitchael
Borrer Ee
Farley Oven
Cooper Veeee el
Williams Ee
Winchell
Canterbury
Richardson
McLuckey
Ceseratto
Mt. Hope Motors White
Richmond's
Garrettees
Frisk. Eee Enee Ae
Mason
Wiley
Bartholomew
Soter
Dr. French
Webster Aseeee
Sikora Weseeys
Blind Eee Tener
Corey Seeeere
Raymond's Werte
Ceeec
McQuade
Muller Mes Bs
Klein Eeee
Underwood
Duncan Er
Lipscomb
Beckley Elec
Sports Roundup continues with service talent notes
Jack Gray of Texas U. faces coaching ranks after a guard’s stint in the Texas National Guard. Sgt. Farmer Seale departs from San Diego to recruit for the Marines. Clemson College may rebuild a full team from last year’s football squad’s service talent. Rudy Mucha, ex Rams blocker, at Great Lakes naval training station, recalls the navy hammock shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hind
Jack Gray
Texas U
Locey
Texas National Guard
Sgt
Farmer Seale
Selma
Ala
Times-Journal
Birmingham Post
San Diego
Calif
Birmingham
Clemson College
Uncle Sam
Rudy Mucha
Cleveland Rams
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Manager Boyle delivers game winning double for Tars
Norfolk ledgers dispatch columnist notes Bill Diehl praising Manager Buzz Boyle for courage as the Norfolk Tars load the bases in the 12th with two out and Boyle bats for himself, driving a double to win. Bears shift start time from 4 pm to 3 pm due to fan shortages. Joe Engel discusses Chattanooga nickname change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Diehl
Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch
Buzz Boyle
Norfolk Tars
Plain Courage
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Tars
Boyle
Newark Bears
Joe Engel
Chattanooga
Farewell Party For Ike Devasher And Grady Allen
Ike Devasher and Grady Allen, bound for military induction tomorrow, were feted at a farewell gathering last night. Hosted by Mr and Mrs W C Larimore along with Mrs Larimore and Misses Sara Wilson and Ann Wilson, guests shared games and an ice course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike Devasher
Grady Allen
W C. Larrimmore
Larimore
Sara Wilson
Ann Wilson
Lawrence Garetson
Orford Thompson
Robert Quesenberry
Frank Billups
Ben Wilmuth
W. C Larimore
Maude Peters
Hubert Warren
Whiz Kids Named After Youthful Lookouts Turn
Scribes nicknamed a young group the Whiz Kids after they won several games with help from their youthful Lookouts. The moniker reflects a period of early success and local sports culture shaping.
Cubs Player Dominic Dallesandro Nicknamed Bubbles
Charley Grimm once called Dominic Dallesandro Dim Dom and now Dick Spalding tags him Bubbles. Dallesandro says he does not care what he is called as long as he is called at meal times.
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Charley Grimm
Little Dominic Dallesandro
Cubs
Dick Spalding
Bubbles
Dallesandro
Field Day For Youth Tomorrow Raleigh County
An athletic field day for students in all Raleigh County schools will be held at Kilmarney baseball field from 9 a m to 3 p m Friday. Director is Coach Cecil Lacy of Stoco High School. A committee of principals planned the meet with events for both girls and boys. Boys compete in 105 pounds down and 106 pounds up. girls in 90 91 pounds bracket. Events include sprints, relays, jumps, sack races and soft ball throw. Scoring rewards five, three, and one point for first to third place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Killarney
Cecil Lacy
Stoco High School
Baseball Leaders N L and A L batting and pitching totals
Major League Leaders feature NL batting Fernandez Boston 38 71 and Walker Brooklyn 3 57, runs Ott New York 13 with Carmilli Reiser and Moore 11, RBIs Marshall New York 17 and F McCormick Cincinnati 16, hits Fernandez Boston 26 Holmes Boston McCormick Cincinnati Brown St Louis 18, doubles Fernandez Boston Walker Brooklyn 7, triples Benjamin Warren Elliott Martin Nicholson 2, home runs F McCormick Cincinnati Camilli Brooklyn 4, stolen bases Murtaugh Philadelphia Reiser Brooklyn Miller Boston 3, pitching Davis Head Brooklyn 3 0. American League batting Dickey New York 455 Gordon New York .407, runs Case Washington 18 Spence Washington J DiMaggio New York and D DiMaggio Boston 14, RBIs Spence Washington 19 York Detroit 15, hits Spence Washington Kreevich Philadelphia Case Washington Gordon New York and McCosky Detroit 22, doubles Estatella Washington and Kreevich Philadelphia 8, triples Spence Washington Suder Philadelphia 3, stolen bases Case Washington 6 Hockett Cleveland 3.
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Associated Press
National League
Fernandez
Boston
Walker
Brooklyn
Ott
New York
Camilli
Reiser
Moore
St. Louis
Marshall
F. McCormick
Cincinnati
Holmes
Brown
Tripples
Benjamin
Warren
Philadelphia
Elliott
Martin
Pittsburgh
Nicholson
Chicago
Murtaugh
Miller
Davis
Dickey
Gordon
Case
Washington
Spence
J. DiMaggio
D. DiMaggio
York
Detroit
Kreevich
McCosky
Estatella
Suder
Hockett
Cleveland
Voting Precinct Boundaries Restated for Raleigh County
A detailed, line by line description sets new precinct boundaries across Raleigh County towns including Prosperity Crab Orchard Stover Fork and Glen White. It lists voting places at Prosperity School Crab Orchard School Sprague School Hollywood School Sylva Pine Crest Stratton High and Glen White School along routes and landmarks for each precinct.
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Cirtsville
Linus Williams Place
Lewis Williams
Raleigh Stover
Virginian Railway
Sweeneyburg
Stovers Fork Road
Old Eccles Road
Mabscott
Stovers Fork Creek
Cleveland
Town Trap Hill District
Town-Trap Hill District
Crab Orchard-Lester
Pitman Plant Farm
Wm. Canady
Glen View
Crab Orchard- Lester Road
Canady Cemetery
Low Gap
Crab Orchard Hill
Sophia
Old Brammer School
Crab Orchard Creek
Roles Plant
Stovers Fork
Warren Furniture Company
John Fitzpatrick Jr
Said Fitzpatrick
John Fitzpatrick &R
Piney River
Turkey Branch
Brammer School
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Big White Stick Creek
Fitzpatrick
Sprague School House
John Fitspatrick, Jr
Hollywood School House
Cranberry Precinct
Jordan Warden Bridge
Skelton Town
Skelton Precinct
New River Company Powder Magazine
Maxwell Hill
Joe Stover
Dearing and Shorts
Foresters Headquarters
Cranberry School
Old Lanark Town
Lanark Fuel Co. and
Beckley Building Co's
Said Building Co. and Fuel Co
Beckley Building Company
Lanark Fuel Co
Old Piney View
Dunloop Creek
Piney View Precinct
New River
Hatoff Creek
Old Lanark
Piney Branch
C & O Railway
Piney
Stanaford Precinct
Piney View
Port Ofice
Sylvia
Beckley Corporation
H. B. Atkinson
Corporation
City of Beckley
Sylvia St
Limit St
Corporation Boundry
Beckley
Fred Lilly
U.S
Pine Crest Precinct
Said Store
Handley Corner
Atkinson Store
Sylvia School
Pinecrest
Corporation Line
City of
H. B. Atkinsons
White Stick Creek
Said Hollow
Pinecrest Sanitarium
New Raleigh
Black Knight Golf Course
Raleigh Precinct
Gen Seng
Maplewood Lane
New Raleigh Road
Division Street
Sixth Street
Lilly Land Company
Addison No
South
Kanawha Sreet
Stratton High School
Sprague No
Paint Creek
Sprague
Calloway
Aid Railroad
Calloway Precinct
Sprague Ballpark
Little White Stick Creek
Appalachian Power
Mt Tabor Precinct
Mt. Tabor
Dry Hill
Quinnimont Pond
George Mellon
Ben Guy
Cranberry
Tranberry Branch
George Warden
Quinnimont Road
Teel School House
Riffe Precinct
Guy Hunt
Daniel Polk
Slab Fork
Soak Creek
Winding Gulf
Trap Hil
Trap Hill
Surveyors Fork
Shockley Fork
Glen White Precinct
Shockleys Fork
Old Poor Farm Road
Crab Orchard
Town of Sophia
Janie! Polk
Guy Lunt
Sizemore
Tore
William Riffe
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Eagles
Louis
Women’s League
Kenneth Jones
Peoria
Ill
Iedema
Wiedemann
GEO. Wiedemann Brewing Co., Inc
Newport, KY
Tedemann
The
Geo. Wiedemann Brewing Go., Inc
OLD Style Distributing Company
Pershing Street
DIAL
Major League
John Fitzpatrick
Brandite
Sprague Aiding
Cranberry Branch
Ard Warden Farm
Vena Warden
Old Farm
Said Road
New River Compaiy
New River Company
Skelton
Skelton School
Sprague Depot
Ina
Geo. Mellon
Little Whitestick Creek
Old Mellon
Maxwell Hill Road
Sprague Ball Park Grounds
White Stie Creek
GMC
Waterdale
Lanark
Same
Steve Wood
Sprague Precinct
Ard Warden Road
Vena Warden's
Ard Warden Old Home
McNamee Place
Paris Baileys
Mat Radfords
Batoff Mountain
Staniford Branch
Staniford Precinct
James Quesenberry
Staniford
Koppers Coal Co
New Era Baptist Church
E. B.tanleys Store
Staniford Coal Co
Staniford Station
Stamford
Swindwel
Old Shop
Lawrel Branch
Mt Yabor
Wickham Road
New River Co
Chesapeake & Onto
Town
Mt Tabor
Tom Harpers
Said
Appalachian Electric Power Co
TEEL
Mabscott Corporate
Stanaford City Precinct
Atate
Koppers Coal Company
Coal Company
Lanark Station
Beckley Building Co
Lanark Fuel Company
Loup Creek
Stanaford
Stanaford Branch
Stanaford City
Ridge
New Era Colored Rapitst Church
Stanley's
Glen White
Lester
Town- Trap Hill
Shockiey's Park
Surveyor Fork
Boak Creek
Canaday
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