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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1946

Page

3

World Championship golf match planned at Tom O'Shanter Club

Promoter George May of Tom O'Shanter C C unveils a World Championship golf match with a $10 000 purse limited to the big four stars Herman Barron Lloyd Mangrum Sam Snead and the PGA winner in progress Portland Oregon The 36 hole event runs September 7 8 with a winner take engraved cup and one year of possession.

George S Moneybags" May Tom O'Shanter Country Club May Tom O'Shanfer Joe Louis Herman Barron Lloyd Mangrum Sam Snead Portland Oregon U. S Charles Armentrout West Virginia Sports Writers Association Associated Press Obe Herman S Barron Byron Nelson Portland Golf Club Herman Byron Barron White Plains, N.Y

Blue Hawks Face Tough Schedule as Neff Returns

Sophia High prepares for a demanding ten game slate with coach Carl Neff returning soon to direct the Blue Hawk program in Nashville. Principal J. L. Hornbeck has run calisthenics and drills as 40 players report, only three holdovers from last year, with Carl McKinney and Denna McVey as returning lettermen and Earl Myers a Navy veteran among hopefuls.

Sophia High Carl Neff Peabody College Nashville Tenn Blue Hawk Neff J. L. Hornbeck Sophia Neffs Neft Carl McKinney Denna McVey Junior McKinney Earl Myers Navy Mullens Rebels Mullens Clear Fork Stoco Beckley Kingston Mark Twain Heck Trap Hill Marsh Fork Shady Spring Pineville

Hubert Jackson Named Trap Hill Coach

Hubert Jackson, former coach at Shady Spring and Woodrow Wilson, is named head coach at Trap Hill High School for 1946 47, replacing Frank Vass who resigns due to arthritis. Vass will continue teaching at an unspecified school. Jackson begins duties with 33 candidates attending the initial drill and daily workouts from 1 to 4 p.m.

Hubert Jackson Shady Spring Woodrow Wilson Trap Hill High School Frank Vass Charles D. Munson Raleigh County Vass Glenville Clear Fork High Als Trap Jackson McNeish Trap Hsl Wildcat Trap Hill

Tams In Initial Playoff Victory

Dover reports a playoff win as the Tams triumph in an early round. The piece notes high winds and rough cold water as the factor delaying Jorge Berroeta’s English Channel attempt, with plans to retry later despite potential waits.

Tams Associated Press Dover Jorge Berroeta Chillean English Channel Santiago England

Shady Tigers eye fair prospects for 1951 grid campaign

Shady McNeish's nine returnees and seven lettermen frame a cautious outlook as the Tigers prepare for a 10 game schedule opening at Gauley Bridge September 6. The team will employ the T formation with single wingback looks and features a core group including Sherman Lucas Billy Neely Wile Seco Clinton Moore Lewis Cannady Jack Dobbins Warren Gregory Rob Pettry Don Lily Clifford Moore and others.

Shady Jim McNeish Shady Tiger Tigers Gauley Bridge Sherman Bear

Boxing Roundup From Last Night Across Cities

The AP reports results from multiple fights including Lorenzo Safora defeating a rival in Manila by decision, Cyclone Williams losing in Buffalo, and Tippy Larkin winning in Providence. Clyde Gordon knocked out Al Reid in Miami, with other bouts in Havana and Garfield.

Associated Press Oakland Calif Misamis Manila Lorenzo Safora Havana Buffalo aArturo Godoy Chile Cyclone Williams Ios Providence R. I Tippy Larkin Garfield N. J Bobby McIntyre Petroit Miami Clyde Gordon al Reid Green Wood

Baseball roundup and schedule from AP release

Phillies beat Cubs 1-0 on a ninth inning homerless victory. Braves edge Cards 4-3 with strong pitching. Tomorrow's NL games include New York at Pittsburgh and Brooklyn at Cincinnati. AL slate notes Detroit at Washington and Cleveland at Philadelphia among others. Also a note on a gun trapshooting tournament at Vandalia Ohio and an inventor’s steam engine lineage.

Associated Press Phillies Phils Cubs St Johnson Braves Cards New York Pittsburgh Brooklyn Cincinnati Boston Chicago Philadelphia St. Louis Detroit Washington Cleveland

Coaching Experience A Pleasant One Vass Relieved At Trap Hill High

Frank Vass announces his request to be relieved of coaching duties at Trap Hill High School in Raleigh County after 25 years active in local sports. He praises communities Clear Fork and Trap Hill, noting strong support from superintendents, principals, and fans. He recalls Glenville College era and a decade of successful teams including 1938 Clear Fork grid champs and 1944 Trap Hill eleven repeat champions.

Trap Hill Colcord Munson Shady Spring Woodrow Wilson High School Concord Clear Fork High School Eccles Junior High School James McNeish Armed Forces Tiger Athletic McNeish Tiger Frank Vass Trap Hill High School Raleigh County Clear Fork PSL Vass Frank Chrtsville Woodrow Wilson Glenville College Glenville Nate” Rohrbough

European Track And Field Meet Opens Today In Oslo

A sellout crowd of 30 000 at Bislet Stadium opens the four day European Amateur track and field championships. V Muinonen of Finland defends the marathon title against Stylianos Kyriakides of Greece as 21 nations enter 291 men and 76 women in the quadrennial meet. The event is viewed as a preview of the 1948 Olympics. Clarksburg Wins Washington In junior baseball tourney the Clarksburg team beat Kindber 12 to 6 knocking Kindber out of the tournament. Clarksburg lost one game overall.

Associated Press Oslo Norway King Haakon Bislet Stadium V. Muinonen Finland Stylianos Kyriakides Greece Clarksburg Washington W. Va

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