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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1942
Page
9
Ronceverte cagers here tonight as Concord and Beckley College meet at Shady. A lengthy, opinionated column riffs on the Mountain State baseball league turmoil, past team movements, and local basketball news, noting Beckley’s tilt with Shinnston and Beckley’s grid history with Bluefield.
Shady Spring High School hosts Concord College Mountain Lions vs Beckley College Blue Hawks in a 8 p.m. contest officiated by Kenneth Hunt. Beckley aims to impress in their first intercollegiate game of the year as Concord features former Woodrow Wilson and Trap Hill players including Paul Adamos and Bill McNeish.
College and high school scores reported across the day include Walton over Tanner 29 to 17, Parkersburg 50 over Clendenin 36, Summersvale 23 to Clay 1, Stonewall Jackson Charleston 36 defeating South Charleston 26, Welch 50 over Princeton 25, Fayetteville 36 over Oak Hill 382, Huntington Central 62 over Huntington Vinson 11, Cairo 39 over Middelbourne 32, Gilmore 454 over Little Reds 29, Morris Harvey 46 over Bluefield Virginia 45, Geneva 49 over Westminster 46, Alabama 37 over Vanderbilt 33, John Marshall 83 over Bergen Junior 56, Panzer 43 over Becker 33, Edgewood Arsenal 44 over Western Maryland 40, Roanoke 46 over Emory and Henry 26, and Bowling Green 57 over Heidelberg 50.
Ronceverte aims to extend its seven game no loss run as coach Teddy Lowdin’s veterans face Beckley’s unbeaten squad at 8 tonight. Local buildup notes past matchups, lineups, injuries, and refereeing by Bill Soulsby with a 6:30 p.m. Jayvees game.
A man broke into an Alcoholic Beverage Control store in Jacksonville North Carolina and stole a bottle of liquor leaving a note promising to return with cash if the taste proved acceptable. He was jailed by officials who found the joke unfunny.
Ray Eliot, once a penniless freshman dreaming of Zuppke, is named head Illinois football coach by the athletic board. The Mass native and former captain takes over amid a low point in Illini football, after Zuppke’s resignation and a disrupted leadership era. He will be formally approved by trustees next month and earns a $6,000 salary.
New York Bill Terry plans extensive scouting across major leagues this season and will visit Florida camps after leaving the Giants. U S Senator Jim Mead will represent the Buffalo Bisons at Sunday IL meeting as club vice president. Washington Senators lack left handed throwers on staff. Club owners seek approval from Commissioner Landis next week to revise minor league optional assignments, tabled in Chicago for consideration. Cincinnati Reds trainer McKechnie will take 35 players to Tampa. Dodgers bar wives from Havana spring base. Pennsylvania State College mines department will offer a course on mine construction and demolition.
CHICAGO Jimmy Phelan former head football coach at the University of Washington endorses Ralph Pest Welch as his successor calling him salt of the earth He says sixteen years with Phelan should make him smart and predicts the 35 year old former Purdue halfback will excel He played four years under Phelan at Purdue and served as his assistant for 12 years
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