Raleigh high school sports notes and tournament chatter
The piece recalls Beckley Bluefield game crowd noise and a big slate of Raleigh County events. It lists sections and tourneys from March through early April, notes Central Recrers and Mt. View Junior High, and mentions the Morgan Town festival and Kentucky basketball chatter with local figures like Coach Ross Irle and Leland Byrd.
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Nike
Clarksburg
West Virginia
Charleston
Raleigh County
Mt. View
Ross Irle
Central
Lnst
Eagles To Play Mark Twain In One Night Game
The 1947 Section 20 basketball tournament opens at Woodrow Wilson High School gym next Wednesday at 7 30 p m with Marsh Fork Bulldogs Sophia Blue Hawks drawing officials from Raleigh County. Shady Spring faces Stoco in the second game. Trap Hill meets Clear on Thursday with the remaining pairings set.
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Beckley-Bluefield
Raleigh County
Marsh Fork Bulldogs
Sophia Blue Hawks
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley Hotel
Shady Spring Tigers
Stoco
Trap Hill
Clear
Grant’s
Embee's
Naieih General Nurses
Lyric Theatre
Central Court
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Embee’s
Murphy’s
Kroger
Raleigh General
Ace Auto
Penny
Grant
Beckley
Fits
Quesnberry F Savino
Shaffer
Kennedy
Hill
Marsh Mullins
Allen Jr
Filipek
Brooks
Rogers
Gregory EB
Seers
EMBEE
Burgess
Hatcher
C. G. Peregoy
Wood- Agnehutt
Sabe
Krogen
Ron Wilson
Marzinco
ACE Auto Greene
Joseph
Erman i
Thompson
Dickenson
Veen Aeee Reese
Crook
Sane Lyric Preater Hanshaw
Orrico
Ebb Murray
End
Lamb
Tate
Lambert i
Sparcino
Coleman
Campbell Jay
Hunter
Pesneeeen
YANKS
Puerto Rico
Oak Hill
Mark Twain
Sophia
Anthors
Red Devils
Summersville Grizzlies
Fork schedule features Beckley Flying Eagles and Mark Twain
The schedule lists Wednesday games Marsh Fork versus Sophia at 7 30 p m Shady Spring versus Stoco at 9 00 Thursday Trap Hill versus Clear Fork at 7 30 Mark Twain versus Beckley at 8 00 Friday winners of games 1 2 at 7 30 and winners of games 3 4 at 9 00 Saturday losers of games 5 6 at 7 30 and winners of games 5 6 at 9 00 Semifinals Friday and championship and consolation Saturday night Beckley Flying Eagles defending champion meet Mark Twain in the Thursday opener nightcap
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Marsh Fork
Sophia
Shady Spring
Stoco
Hill
Clear Fork
Mark Twain
Beckley
Beckley Flying Eagles
St Petersburg Open draws 181 golfers led by Hogan
Ben Hogan tops a field of 181 entrants for the $10,000 St Petersburg Open. Other top pros include Jimmy Demaret Dick Mets Chick Harbert Jimmy Turnesa and Lawson Little. The 72 hole stroke play event will trim to 60 top scorers and 10 top amateurs after two rounds.
Zaharias Advances in Florida Women's Meet Second Round
Mildred Babe Zaharias of Denver faces M E Glick of Baltimore in the South Atlantic Women's meet at Ormond Beach Florida after eliminating Patr ie Harrington of Steubenville Ohio 2 and 1. Glick beat L H Riley of Pittsburgh 8 and 6. About one in five US workers are self employed.
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Associated Press
United States
Eagles and Tigers Postponed Amid bad roads as Pirates fall
A slim schedule saw three local games canceled due to poor road conditions, including Beckley Princeton and Trap Hill Stoco. Fayetteville Pirates absorbed their fourth defeat, 62 56 to South Charleston Chemists, with Jack Shockey scoring 26.
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Jerome van Meter
Princeton
Beckley Flying Eagles
Princeton Tigers
Beckley College
VPI
Beckley
South Charleston Chemists
Jack Shockey
Landis Bars Cox for Life in Baseball Gambling Case
Judge Landis acts to preserve baseball integrity by banning Philadelphia Phillies president William D. Cox for life after admitting he bet on his own team. The unprecedented ban echoes past actions against officials like Borace Fogel and underscores Landis's vigilance against gambling tainting the sport.
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New York
Phil Douglas
Jimmy O'Connell
Cozy Dolan
Landis
Black Sox
William D. Cox
Philadelphia Phillies
Cox
Borace Fogel
Phillies
National League
Thomas Lynch
Wilmoth Passes 400 To Lead State Scorers BA
Carl Wilmoth of Alderson-Broaddus College surpassed 400 points this week, the only West Virginia Conference player to do so, reaching 403 points in 22 games as of Monday. Floatz Peleaz, his teammate, sits second with 364 and Salem’s Fred Wimer has 360. Cox denied bets on games but later admitted placing 15 to 20 wagers of 25 to 100 dollars each on Philadelphia to win.
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Associated Press
Carl Wilmoth
Alderson-Broadidus College
West Virginia
George Springer
Wilmoth
Springer
Floatz Peleaz
Salem
Fred Wimer
Cox
Landis
Philadelphia
New York
Lee Patton
Pitt
Carnegie Tech
WVU
Schalis
Beach
Byrd Sas
Green G
Carroll
Levette
Repass
Walthall
Uo & Jackson
Wilson
Osso
H. Kroche
Bud Jennings Resigns As Coach At Oak Hill
Bud Jennings, Oak Hill High School coach for 18 months, resigned to leave coaching at year end. He asked to remain in teaching next year. board president B C Peters said Jennings will finish the school year and a successor will be sought.
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Bud Jennings
Oak Will
Register
Oak Hill
W. L
Bud” Jennings
Oak Hill High School
Fayette County
Beware Coughs After Flu Relief Claim
After the flu, persistent coughs may become chronic bronchitis if neglected. Creomulsion is advertised as relieving and expelling mucus, soothing inflamed bronchial membranes with a money back guarantee if not satisfying. REOMULSION for coughs bronchitis chest colds.
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