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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1937

Page

11

Second Round Starts Sunday at Black Knight Club Championship

Rains delayed qualifying for the Club Championship at Black Knight Country Club. About 60 or 70 players expected in flights. 20 have yet to post initial scores. Dr E B Wray leads with 75. defending champ W C Griffith and Spring tourney champ J W Bolen among late qualifiers. First round Sunday to Saturday September 4. second round Sunday September 5. semis Labor Day morning. final that afternoon over 18 holes. Pairings set after scores posted Saturday. announced in the Sunday Register.

Black Knight Country Club E. B. Wray W. C. Griffith J. W. Bolen Earl Bailey E. M. Payne Jr George L. Ballard Joe Rahall E. W. Dunkley S. M. Bledsoe J. T. Lynch C. W. Lovell Ralph Koiner

Major League Standings National League Update

Philadelphia defeats St Louis 8 to 5 as rain postpones other games.

National League Philadelphia St. Louis

Basketball matchups list for eight teams with selected duos

Cincinnati at Brooklyn featuring Derringer and Grissom against Frank house and Hamlin. Pittsburgh at New York pairs Weaver and Lucas or Brandt against Melton and Smith. St. Louis at Philadelphia sees Ryba and Harrell against LaMaster and Passeau. Chicago at Boston pits Carleton and Root against Fette and Lanning or Bush.

Cincinnati Brooklyn Derringer Grissom Frankhouse Hamlin Pittsburgh New York Weaver Lucas Brandt Melton Smith St. Louis Philadelphia Ryba Harrell LaMaster Passeau Chicago Boston Carleton Root Fette Lanning Bush

New York at St Louis and Other 1920s Matchups

New York travels to St Louis with Rufing facing Hildebrand in a key motion. Washington visits Chicago as Appleton meets Dietrich. Boston plays Detroit with Walberg or Wilson against Wade. Philadelphia hosts Cleveland as Thomas opposes Galehouse.

Chicago Washington Cleveland Philadelphia Detroit Boston New York St. Louis WLPCT Eaee Chicago Boston Ceecee O Eenee Ruffing Hildebrand Appleton Dietrich Walberg Wilson Wade Thomas Galehouse

Howell Wins HTH Game for Indians

Logan batsmen backed Dixie Howell to his 13th win with a big eighth inning rally that produced all runs in a 6 to 3 victory over Welch. The Indians knocked Kilbane from the box in the eighth, adding four hits, two walks, and an error to seal the win.

Associated Press Logan Dixie Howell Welch Indians Tommy Kilbane

Oscar Nichols Tosses No Hit Game For Bemeco Win

Bemeco pitcher Oscar Nichols threw a no hit no run game against Morris Brothers, allowing two baserunners. Nichols doubled and singled, sharing batting honors with Pierce who hit a triple and single. Cooper stood out on defense alongside Darlington as Bemeco built a big early lead and finished 6 0.

Oscar Nichols Bemeco Morris Brothers Nichols Pierce Rebeco Hatcher Cooper Dwornick McVey Gallagher Darlington Morris Bros Evans Huffman

Ruth Safe After Rainy Doubleheader Recap

New York notes a rain soaked doubleheader with Ruth’s 60 home run record highlighted as aging. Rudy York and Joe DiMaggio chase pace while Yankees feast on homers in Chicago and Pittsburgh World Series. Team shifts include Red Rolfe blaming left handed pitching and Bill Terry plans for future years as Giants bench Mancuso with Danning seeking chance to catch.

Associated Press New York Babe Ruth Detroit Rudy York Babe York Joe DiMaggio DiMaggio Pittsburgh White Sox Chicago Yanks Red (Riding Hood Rolfe Red Tony Lazzeri Tony Bill Terry Col. Terry Gus Mancuso Giants Harry Danning Havana Danning Terry Harry Mancuso

Amateurs Reach Semi Finals in National Championship

Ray Billows from Poughkeepsie defeated Reynolds Smith of Dallas two up to reach the semi finals at Alderwood Country Club in Portland. Johnny Goodman of Omaha and Johnny Fischer of Cincinnati advanced with tight wins, while Winfield Day beat Ross Somerville one up after a see-saw match. Chick Evans, in his 28th appearance, beat Frank Strafaci 3 and 2. Marvin Ward defeated Fred Haas Jr. on the 21st hole.

Associated Press Portland Ore Ray Billows Poughkeepsie N. Y New York Reynolds Smith Dallas Tex Alderwood Country Club Johnny Goodman Omaha Don Moe Marvin Bud) Ward Tacoma Winfield Day Los Angeles Johnny Fischer Cincinnati Charles Evans, Jr Fischer Ross Somerville Somerville Day Notre Dame Chick Evans Chicago Frank Strafaci Brooklyn Evans Bill Holt Syracuse Moe Harry Givan Seattle Goodman Ward Fred Haas, Jr New Orleans

Softball Spoils Baseball Talent

Detroit scout Billy Doyle says softball hurts baseball quality. He watched 1,173 kids in an Ohio State semi pro tournament, signed four, mildly interested in three others, noting true players are rare and softball drains the sport’s feeder ranks.

Associated Press Detroit Billy Doyle Detroit Tiger Doyle

Legless Swimmer Reaches Halfway on Albany to New York Swim

Charles Zimmy, 46, legless swimmer, neared the midpoint of a 155 mile non-stop swim from Albany to New York. After five hours of heavy currents, he passed under the mid Hudson bridge at 7 21 p m ET and an hour later was two miles further downstream, swimming well with the tide.

Associated Press Poughkeepsie N. Y Charles Zimmy Albany New York mid-Hudson Bridge

Mountain State League Thursday Scores Tie up in action

Williamson defeats Beckley 5 to 2 while Logan edges Welch 6 to 3. Friday schedule features Logan at Beckley and Williamson at Bluefield.

Williamson Beckley Logan Welch Bluefield

Budge and Mako Reach Semi-Finals in Doubles Showdown

In a drizzle, Don Budge and Gene Mako defeated Bobby Riggs and Bernie Coghlan 7-5 10-8 6-2 at Longwood to reach the national doubles semi finals for the third straight year. They will face Bitsy Grant and Wayne Sabin, who edged Mangin and Yamagishi in five sets.

Register Brookline Mass Don Budge Gene Mako Bobby Riggs Bernie Coghlan Los Angeles Longwood Budge Mako Bryan Bitsy) Grant Atlanta Wayne Sabin Grant Sabin Gregory Mangin Newark N. J Jiro Yamagishi Japan Southwest Combine Anita Lizana Chile Marie Horn Germany U. S

Leaders and figures extend across baseball ranks

Names like DiMaggio Gehrig Foxx Greenberg Medwick Dickey York appear among top players cited with year context, alongside mentions of Mrs. Dorothy Andrus New York and Mme Sylvia Henrotin France in a held over event. The fragmentary note suggests a cross national discussion or awards session touching prominent Yankees Tigers Cardinals and other clubs.

DiMaggio Yankees Foxx POG Ob Gehrig Trouser CIA Greenberg Tigers Medwick Cardinals Dickey Ceeee York Dorothy Andrus New York Mme Sylvia Henrotin France

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