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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1929
Page
8
Sideline notes recount Charleston’s 4 3 and 6 3 wins over Beckley amid late season chatter. The column covers race results, player mentions, and local sports gossip including Babe Ruth legends and West Virginia sports figures.
Charleston tops Beckley 3 to 2 at Kanawha Ball Park as two timely hits and an error in the seventh frame turn a 2-0 lead into a come from behind win for the Senators. Proctor pitched well for Beckley but Charleston pushed across three runs in the seventh to seize the victory.
Morritown WV Aug 24 Mountaineers prospects for a good season are debated as WVU opens practice. Coach Rodgers faces replacements at fullback and guard while veterans like Strumpp and Bartrur return. Key linemen Nixon Laing and Meisel contend for spots as optimism rises ahead of fall games.
Standings show New York leading Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, with Brooklyn and Chicago near top. Today Philadelphia plays Brooklyn, Chicago faces Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh meets New York as Boston and Cleveland split results.
Concord State College prepares for a 1929 eleven schedule with ten games starting September 22 at West Virginia University and ending Thanksgiving Day with Marshall College. Coach Ross schedules heavy preseason workouts in Buckhannon as Bobcats gear up for the invasion to Morgantown.
A terse Associated Press note from Los Angeles outlines a new tennis figure in California, suggesting rapid rise and potential impact on the national scene. The brief mentions a comer gaining attention within a short span, with hints of early success and rising prominence.
The piece surveys teams from Duke and Stanford to Notre Dame and Army, noting Duke's ambitious schedule and Stanford losses. It contrasts coach Dobie's historic pessimism with renewed optimism for 1929, briefly reflecting on Babe Ruth denying retirement rumors and the general mood among coaches.
The article highlights 17 year old Los Angeles prepster Stouffer in a rising tennis scene. It notes his height 6 feet 4 inches and 174 pounds plus a string of strong serves and driving shots. Comparisons are drawn to Mclaughlin as experience grows.
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