Football Practice Opens August 18 At Beckley
The 1947 season is set to officially open at 3 pm on Monday August 18 with Woodrow Wilson coach Jerome R. Van Meter urging players to report. He notes team readiness, training needs, and lists key football personnel and prospects for a competitive season. He also urges support for the field house fund from White Sulphur Springs to Beckley Junior High, urging donations and local participation. Orville Barr of the Amigo Redbirds is featured for his County League All-Ugly Team selections.
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Woodrow Wilson
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City Recorder
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Amigo Redbirds
Raleigh County Baseball League
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Oscar Marks
Kopperston
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Helen
Benny
Lewis
Mullens
Mike Kuklish
Glen Rogers
Charley Karbonit
Grover Herron
Rush Reed
Sophia
W. F. Pomputius
Forte and Taglia Triumph in Ring Showdowns
Johnny Forte from Atlantic City edged Earl Huff in Philadelphia by points as Lea Taglia from Utica knocked out Frankie Serna in Utica also facing Los Angeles. The bouts showcased rising talents in weight classes with decisive decisions and knockouts.
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Johnny Forte
Philadelphia
Earl Huff
Camden
Utica
Lea Taglia
Frankie Serna
Los Angeles
National League Standings and Tuesday Schedule
New York leads with 65 wins and 32 losses, followed by Boston 52 43 and Detroit 49 43. Philadelphia 49 48 trails, while Cleveland 43 45 and Washington 42 50 chase. Chicago 42 56 and St. Louis 34 59 sit deeper. Tonight Chicago at Washington, St. Louis at Philadelphia, Detroit at Boston, Cleveland at New York with listed pitchers for each game.
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Tal AL a Scores High Team and Individual Totals
High team series is Duncan-Catron with 1820 and Mooseheart with 647 in a meet at Grand Rapids Michigan. Elizabeth Clay leads with 579 in series and 205 in a game while Pete Mead posts 159 for Brooklyn Fort Hamilton and Eddie Guarino 159 for New York TKO.
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Brooklyn
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Pete Mead
Grand Rapids
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New York
Bums Notch 13th Idle Yanks Move Up as Bosox Lose
Dodgers stretch lead with 10 game margin over Giants after sweeping St Louis 3 straight. Yankees widen to 17 games over Red Sox as St Louis, New York stifle rivals. Grady Hatton key three run shot lifts Cincinnati over New York Giants 8 7. Dutch Leonard strong for Phillies 3 0 over Cubs. Cleveland sweeps Red Sox 5 4 on Boudreau Gordon homers. Hartford?
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Chicago
Philadelphia
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Rudy York
Luke Appling
Sox
Mickey Haginer
Washington
Coaches to Get Tickets for N-5 All Star Game
CHARLESTON The North South football all star game will set up a special headquarters to distribute tickets to West Virginia High School Coaches Association members at the August 15 event. Chairman Frank Knight said former North or South coaches and those who supplied players or equipment for 1947 will receive two tickets each. All other association members get one.
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Charleston
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High School Coaches’ Association
Frank Knight
Association
Bronx Zoo Receives Two Rare Haitian Rodents
The Bronx Zoo will debut two Haitian Hatias, a muskrat sized herbivore pair, arriving by plane. One is an albino honey color with pink eyes, the other is brown. both have bare tails and squeak.
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Associated Press
New York
Bronx
Major League Box Scores From A,B Games With Errors And Hits
Summary of box score details across games featuring Wyrostek Walker and Mize with key RBIs and home runs. includes errors by Newsome Scheffing and others. notes on left on base counts, walks, strikeouts, and pitchers Gumbert Hansen Lemon and Sanford among others.
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Schultz
Erickson
Leonard
Rigney
Kerr
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Mize
Marshall
Cooper
Baumholtz
Zientara
Hatton
Haas
Galan
Tatum
Lohrke
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New York
Cincinnati
Sanford
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Judnich
St. Louis
Washington
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Jewis
Robertson
Vernon
Spence
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Judich
Christman
Berarilino
Priddy
Haefner
Moulder
Dodgers extend win streak with ninth-inning triple
Pee Wee Reese delivered a ninth inning triple driving in Bruce Edwards to complete a clean sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals. Vic Lombardi scattered seven hits as the Dodgers built a ten game lead, keeping their 13 game win streak intact.
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Eddie Dyer
Pe Wee Reese
Bruce Edwards
Cardinals
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Dyer
Chuck Diering
Marty Marion
Terry Moore
Johnny Jorgensen
Diering
del Rice
Little Lombardi
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St. Louis
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Slaughter
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Medwick
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Lombardi
Wilber
Moore
Rice E Pollet
Associated Press
Pee Wee Reese
Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Vic Lombardi
Brown Beaten In State Not Meet
Huntington’s Al McCabe eliminated third seed Robert Brown of Elkins in the West Virginia Closed Tennis Tournament. Eugene Bowler of Charleston, defending champion, fell to Dick Williams of Huntington 6-1 6-0 in their semifinal. Semifinal pairings in men's singles also included John Santrock Jr of Charleston and Charles Front of Wheeling.
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Robert
Red) Brown
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Furgol Leads St. Paul Open in Golf Doings
Ed Furgol of Pontiac Michigan led the St. Paul Open as 132 players faced the cut with scores from the first round. Teal Stranahan Payton Demaret followed in a tight pack as 23 players shot 71 or better and 12 matched par on the 6,432 yard Keller Municipal course.
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Keller Municipal
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Pontiac
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Baseball Hall of Fame era leaders list
National League leaders include Batting Walker of Philadelphia with a .354 average and Runs by Robinson of Brooklyn with 88. Mize of New York tops RBI with 83 and Home Runs with 31. In the American League, Boudreau of Cleveland leads with a .339 batting average and Pesky of Boston has 122 hits. Williams of Boston owns 78 runs and 71 RBI, with 23 homers.
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Pro football World Series seen by 1949 fans
By late September 1948 the NFL and All-America Conference may end rivalries and stage a world series of football. The All-America, three years old, draws over 2 million fans in two seasons, with Baltimore replacing Miami and Buffalo propping up the league. The NFL, cautious but hopeful for peace, faces a possible draft and unified salary scale as owners golf and lunch together seeking stability.
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Cleveland
Jonas Infram
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United
Fisher Knocks Out McNally in Cambridge Bout
Jackie Fisher of Waterville stops Tom McNally of Cambridge in the 2:00 minute mark of their boxing encounter, improving record and delivering a decisive knockout.
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Jackie Fisher
Tom McNally
Cambridge
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