North-South County All-Star Game Set In Fayette Tonight
The Sixth North-South Fayette County All-Star grid clash features nine local high schools and proceeds benefit charity via a nonprofit formed by school principals. North, led by Everett Perkins and Frank Criniti, carries a 3-2 series edge and has won the last three postwar meetings while South coach Johnny Duda and Randy Cooper direct the roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Mount Hope
West Virginia
Fayette County
Denannda Af
Everett Perkins
Montgomery
Frank Criniti
Southerners
Johnny Duda
Oak Hill
Randy Cooper
West Virginia Tech
Deadline set for Southern West Virginia baseball tourney
The third annual Southern West Virginia Baseball Tournament in Oak Hill invites entries by August 26. Secretary George Armstrong announced that at that date the drawing for pairings will occur and the first game is set for 7 p.m. August 29 at Oak Hill Park. Sponsors are the Oak Hill Baseball Club and Oak Hill Chamber of Commerce with over 500 dollars in prize money. Individual awards reward feats like longest foul ball and most stolen bases, ensuring players can win prize money even if their team loses. Entries, including team rosters, should be sent to Armstrong in Fayetteville. each team may list up to 18 players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Oak Hill
George Armstrong
Oak Hill Park
Armstrong
Fayetteville
Gridders Start Saturday at Woodrow Wilson High
Local sports brief notes Woodrow Wilson High School and Central Junior High prepare for football tryouts Saturday morning at 9 oclock. Van Meter, WWHS coach, discusses returning lettermen 16 and a freshman crop, urging all who want to play to attend. Equipment will be issued to lettermen and squad members, with about 60 uniforms available for 150 hopefuls as practice begins Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gridiron Gladiators
Woodrow Wilson High School
Central Junior High
Todspail
van Meter
Beckett
Charles Farley
Bud Cooney
Bob Davis
Johnny Waid
Jerome van
WWHS
To Meter
Eaglet
Central
Lof
Eaglets
Lare
Don Lowe
Julius
Caldwell
Lewis Webb
Eagles
Gera Conte
John Peery
Joe Ciatto
Clarence Johnstout
Mike Techak
Beckley Mentoc
Crews
Ed Werrell
Uae
Harry Huffman
Ralphlpeling
Eastern Open Golf Meet Starts Thursday in Baltimore
Mount Pleasant Municipal Course hosts the first Eastern Open as about a hundred top players compete over four days for a $16,500 purse. The 6,895 yard layout favors accurate approach play, with the course record 67 set in 1938 by Cliff Spencer. Notables present include Jim Ferrier Chandler Harper Henry Ransom Chick Harbert and Cary Middlecoff. Sam Snead and Bobby Locke are absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Baltimore
Mount Pleasant
Charles Hook
Dusters
Cliff Spencer
Elizabeth City
N.C
Hook
Bill Nary
Nary
California
Sam Snead
Bobby Locke
Henry Ransom
Chick Harbert
Tom O'Shanter
Jim Ferrier
Snead
Ransom
Chandler Harper
George Fazio
Cary Middlecoff
Lloyd Mangrum
Two City League Softball Playoffs Tonight
Two opening round City Softball League games will be played tonight after a weather disrupted schedule. Grand Hotel versus National Guard was postponed due to wet grounds, and Streamliner versus Presbyterian ended after four innings because of darkness. Thursday night Pine Florist faces Baptist in the opener with tonight's survivors in the nightcap. Oceana Gridders to Get Football Tees Saturday. Coach Kennis Cooke said uniforms will be issued at 10 am Saturday in the Indians Locker room as grid practice for the 1950 season begins Monday at 9 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Grand Hotel
National Guard
Streamliner-Presbyterian
Pine Florist
Baptist
Fangting
Oceana
Kennis Cooke
Oceana High School
Indians
Torker
Cooke
Davis Cup Doubles Match Highlights Ennis Brookline
San Francisco’s Tom Brown and Sam Match face Australia’s Bromwich and Sedgman in a key third round National Doubles match at Longwood as Brown wins a recent U S team spot amid Davis Cup buildup. Upsets mark second round with Hopman and Green beating top seeds. In Detroit football, Noah Walker debuts for the Lions scoring a TD and four extra points in a charity scrimmage. Junior Golf in Ames features Billy Sparks leading 64 first round matches in a heavy schedule at National Junior event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ennis Brookline
Mass
San Francisco
Tom Brown
U.S
Sam Match
Australia
Jack Brom Wich
Frank Sedgman
Tenniis
Longwood
Bromwich
Sedgman
Forest Hills
N. Y
Brown
N. J
Detroit
Noah Walker
Southern Methodist
Detroit Lions
University of Detroit
Walker
Detroit Free Press Fresh Air Fund
Swarsity
Golfames, Jr
Wounesters
Billy Sparks
Sparks
Atlanta
Charlie Strack
York
Jack van Rossem
Lawndale
Calif
Elks Announce Has Been Team For Centennial Softball
Elks manager Harry Lewin unveils part of the Has Been Softball roster for the Centennial games. The BPOE 1452 Lodge opens against Civitan at 5 30 Monday Aug 28, with Moose Club vs Police Firemen to follow. Lewin promises playful, competitive action and notes key players and local media support from George Springer and Bob Wills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mgr
Harry ‘Lewin
Elks
Bpoe 1452
Lodge
Civitan Club
Moose Club
Police-Firemen
Lewin
George Springer
Post- Herald
Bob Wills
Ralleigh Register
Wills
Harry
John
Buster
Smith
Harry’s Men's
Joe Kealley
Divvies
Buck” Ross
The
Moose
Capt
Millard Tyree
Police
Schulte
Walt ‘Drops
Red Sox
Emmett Pugh
Ruter
Larry Pruett
Elk's
Mel
Sam Ramey
Paul Veanari
Andy Adams
Lawrence Pruett
C.D. Perkins
Jess Parsons
Johnny Fisher
Marty Lewin
Joe J. Smith
Long Jawn” Schutter
Legion Tourney Opens in Four-State Regional
FAIRMONT An afternoon doubleheader Sunday opens four days of play in a four state Regional American Legion Junior Baseball Tournament. Teams entered include Montfaucon Post of Baltimore Bunker Hill of Washington DC Post 29 of Wilmington Del and Whitesville W Va. The winners advance to Parkersburg Aug 27 and then to national finals at Omaha Nebraska joining four other regional winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press Fairmont
American Legion
Montfaucon Post
Baltimore
Bunker Hill
Washington, D. C
Post 29
Wilmington
Del
Whitesville
W. Va
Twin Bills
Parkersburg
Gastonia
N.C
Torrington
Pinecrest Meet Opens with Sprague and First Christian Wins
Sprague defeated Catholic 3 to 2 and First Christian beat Johnstown nearly 8 to 3 in the Pinecrest Invitational Softball Tournament opener at Ballard Stadium. Sprague led 2 1 in the fifth before coming back in the sixth for the winning run. Adkins pitched for Sprague, Voloski lasted for Catholic. First Christian benefited from a three-run third and five-run fifth for an easy win, Pack on the mound for the victors. Tonight features Lego vs Pinecrest Church and Prosperity vs Lillybrook with semifinals next Monday and the final Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sprague
First Christian
Ballard Stadium
Catholic
Johnstown
Voloski
Adkins
1St Christian
Pack
Rhodes
Lego
Pinecrest Church
Rizzi
Dittman
Lasech
Lilly
Glanco
Volosh
Warner
Albert
Pittman
Varney
Lanée
Vargo
Riazy
Trump
B. Lilly
Lynch
Weaver
Wise
Radkings
Fitcher Warner
Vines
Rogers
Kennedy
Princes of
Anderson
Qwillis If
Knhedy
Nichols
Rogar’ss
Keaton
Chmarria If
Oberry Ss
Baxter
Justice Ib
Hundly
Manning
Sophia High Blue Hawks announce six home games this season
Sophia High School Blue Hawks unveiled a six home game 1950 football schedule led by Coach Robert Douglas. The opener is Sept 8 at home versus Stoco Indians, with dates and venues listed including trips to Pineville and Kings ton and home games against Oceana Trap Hin Marsh Fork Shady Spring Man and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Douglas
Sophia High School
Blue Hawks
Stoco Indians
Pineville
Oceana
Kingston
Mark Twain
Trap Hin
Marsh Fork
Shady Spring
Clear Fork
Man
Boston Loses Big Walt Dropo in Beaning Incident
The Red Sox slugger Walt Dropo was beaned by Hank Wyse in the fifth inning of a night doubleheader at Fenway Park and lay under observation for a possible cerebral concussion at Sancta Maria Hospital in Cambridge. Wyse, who denies throwing at Dropo, plans to visit Boston to discuss the incident after Dropo had earlier tied the game with a two run homer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Boston
Red Sox
Ted Williams
Big Walt Dropo
Hank Wyse
Sancta Maria Hospital
Cambridge
Wyse
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Troohie
Fenway Park
Dropo
Vern Stephens
The Truth About Hormones Hudson Male Sex Hormones ad
An old drug store promotion claims men over 35 suffer hormone deficiency affecting happiness and earnings. It advertises Hudson Male Sex Hormones in tablet form from Cohen Drug Co with a 30 day trial and money back guarantee if unsatisfied. Distribution lists 222 Neville St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohen Drug CO
Hudson
Todal
Neville
Also Mentioned on This Page
North
Coe
Associated Po
New York
Charlie Coe
Minneapolis
Oklahoma City
Frank Stranahan
Bill Campbell
Huntington
Dynamite Goodloe
Valdosta
Jim McHale
Bethlehem
Johnn
Dawson
Hollywood
Dick Chapman
Pinehurst
N. C
Jack Munger
Dallas
East Beckley
Elks Announce
Legion Tourney
PHILS
By Alan Maver
Bob
WWE
Miller Paill
Petroit
Arthout Teman
Pinecrest Meet
Christian
Associated Press State College
Pat i Heims
Osceola Mills
Penn State
Sports Department of
Raleigh Register
Hall
D. Lares
Nickols
Berry
E — Anderson
Thompson
J. Lares
Justice
RBI
Rogar
Chamarrio
S — Baxter
Princes
Handley
Nickolk
SO — Rhodes
KR Pack
U — Piotrowski
Teo
Chevrolet
Engina
Resale
Lewis Chevrolet
INC
Neville St
Beckley
Hall Chevrolet Inc
Sophia, W. VA
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!