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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1942

Page

9

Scholastic Quintets Face Busy Hardwood Weekend

East Bank visits Mount Hope as 16 area schoolboy teams fill a crowded schedule. Mount Hope hosts Pax Junior and Beavers of Bluefield visit Saturday while Collins invades the Hilltoppers court. Other games include Mullens at Welch and Beckley at Charleston with several key matchups shaping the Raleigh County League outlook.

East Bank Mount Hope Fayette County Mustangs Mullens Rebels Sam Mandich Pax Bill Dole Beavers Bluefield Tigers Collins Shady Stock Clear Fork James McNeish Collins Hilltoppers Pirates Hill Cecil Lacy Stoco Montreal Marsh Fork Combine Raleigh Mark Twain Paul McClure Colcord Mullens Welch Oak Hill Williamson Fayetteville Lookout Man Oceana Kingston Athens Hinton Beckley Charleston

Bowling Leaders Set Records In Local Meet

Rorrer rolled 257 for high game and J Michael led with 614 in high series. Dunlop paced team with 942 game and 2635 aggregate as the Dunlop squad posted top marks in the local bowling standings.

Rorrer J. Michael Dunlop

Nelson Sets Pace In Oakland Open

Byron Nelson led the second round of the Oakland Open with a 67, opening a stroke lead over Ben Hogan and five others on a rainy course. Hogan matched Nelson’s pace with 68, while Demassey Nary Little and other Californians chased, as Dodson and Fry shared the early pace among leaders.

Associated Press Oakland Calif Byron Nelson California Toledo Ohio Sequoyah Nelson Hagan Ben Hogan Hogan Mike Demassey Bill Nary Lawson Little King Little Horton Smith Jimmy Thomson Dick Metz Leonard Dodson Kansas City Mark Fry

Science Battles to Save Bighorn Sheep in the Rockies

Colorado Springs reports a cooperative field campaign across Wyoming Idaho and Colorado with federal help to save the Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep from extinction. Studies cover nutrition breeding diseases and predators while a protected Tarryall herd grows and may supply transplants to bolster other bands.

Rockies Colorado Springs Colo United States Rocky Mountains Wyoming Idaho Colorado Federal Wildlife Forest and Park Services Pittman-Robertson Federal New Mexico Montana Tarryall Country C. C. Spencer The Forest Service Tarryall

Hamlin High Coach Resigns to Accept Government Post

Hamlin Lincoln County School Superintendent J Lawson Adkins said Herndon Wilks Hamlin High School coach resigned to accept a government position He noted teachers leaving for defense jobs with higher pay and voiced alarm about the situation.

Associated Press Hamlin Lincoln County J. Lawson Adkins Herndon Wilks Hamlin High School Adkins

Boxing Night Results From Three Cities

Fights last night produced a Malden lightweight Jackie Harris defeating Carl Stein in Fall River. In Philadelphia Carl Dell and Wickey Harkins fought to a draw. In Elizabeth Joe Baksi stopped Tommy Gill to seal a victory in a New York led card.

Associated Press Fall River Mass Jackie Harris Malden Carl Stein New York Philadelphia Carl] Dell Wickey Harkins Germantown Elizabeth N. J Joe Baksi Tommy Gill Roanoke

Albatross Tops Hialeah Stakes Contenders

Albatross, unbeaten at two, leads a 14 horse field for the $5,000 Added Hialeah Stakes at Hialeah. Other probable entrants include Air Current Alphort American Wolf Curious Roman First Fiddle Hialeah and Kokomo.

Miami Fla Albatross Hialeah Air Current Alphort American Wolf Curious Roman First Fiddle Kokomo

Hoppe Finally Loses Match in Chicago Billiards One Night

Willie Hoppe, two years three-cushion billiards champion, was defeated last night in Chicago ending his long title run and marking a significant upset in the event.

Associated Press Chicago Willie Hoppe

WVU to Lose Assistant Coach Naric to Army Air Corps

Emil Naric assistant backfield coach for West Virginia University has joined the army air corps as a flying cadet. He will report for duty next week at Maxwell Field in Montgomery Alabama after leaving Benwood for the assignment. Naric is a former Pitt halfback who joined the Mountaineer staff in 1940.

Associated Press Benwood Emil Naric West Virginia University Army Air Corps Naric University of Pittsburgh Mountaineer Pitt Maxwell Field Montgomery Ala

Hoppe Suffers First Loss In 1942 Championship Meet

By Arthur Rubin of Brooklyn Hoppe drops to 50 to 39 in 39 innings marking his first loss of the 1942 championship meet and his second defeat in the last three years of tournament competition.

Arthur Rubin Brooklyn N. Y Hoppe

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