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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1947

Page

4

Winding Gulf tops Affinity in Raleigh County league clash

Glenn Adams pitched a 3-1 win for Winding Gulf over Affinity, improving to 5-1 in the B division and moving Gulf to fourth place. Skelton fell to fifth after a 5-2 loss to Ameagle while Marfork and Monteval remained the league leaders, with Marfork 12-2 over Whitesville and Monteval 10-5 over MacAlpin.

Glenn Adams Winding Gulf Gulf Raleigh County Baseball League Adams Affinity Skelton Jess Ameagle

Pro Golfers Boycott Tam O'Shanter Open

Chicago reports a boycott by top pros amid a lukewarm promotion for the Tam O'Shanter Tournament worth 36000 dollars. Promoter George S May known as the King Midas in golf risks faltering as Bobby Locke appears amid a four day event starting Thursday with a promised five thousand dollar guarantee.

Chicago Hills George S. May King Midas Bobby Locke

Major League Leaders and Golf Tam Open News

Major League leaders headline baseball stats with batting and pitching marks from the American and National Leagues. Separately golf chief Ben May faces player entry doubts as Tam Open entry heats up, with Babe Didrickson and Joe Louis among notable attendees and a women’s qualifying trial underway for 17 spots.

Kinder St. Louis Furillo Brooklyn Mize New York Cooper Baumholtz Cincinnati Slaughter Babe Tam May Joe Louis Patty Berg Belly Jame

B League Standings and Sunday's Results Summary

Winding Gulf leads with 5, Monteval 19, MacAlpin 5, Marfork 12, Whitesville 2, Ameagle 5, Skelton. Standings show varied scores and upcoming doubleheader schedule with Ameagle at Affinity and others set for next Sunday games.

Winding Gulf Affinity Monteval MacAlpin Marfork Whitesville Ameagle Skelton Wii Skelton MacAlpin Montroal Marfark

New West Virginia golf champ and leaders named

The West Virginia Sports Writ ers Association named A L Shorty Hardman president to succeed George Springer. Don Hardman and George Holbrook were elected vice president and secretary treasurer. John Faulconer won the new golf championship with 89 strokes at Black Knight Country Club, edging Darrell Harless who held the title for three years.

Associated Press West Virginia Sports Writlers Association A. L Shorty) Hardman The Charleston Gazette George Springer Post- Herald Don Hardman Morgantown Doijminion-News George Holbrook Charleston Daily Mail John Faulconer Hinton Daily News Black Knight Country Club Darrell Harless Charleston

Universal Moose Register Softball League Victories

Universal Supply and Moose marked up easy victories in abbreviated games in the City Softball League last night. Universal topped Stamford 17 4 and Moose beat Beckley Hardware 14 1, both games five innings due to the 10 run rule.

Universal Supply Moose Universal Stamford Moose J Beckley Hardware Stanaford Ab Universal Abhoa J. Rogar Trent Harrah Ostanney Barone H. Rogar R—Ormandy Porter Trump Cuthbert Barton J. Rogar Baird W. Weir Tabor Stanley Justice E—W, Weir D. Wer Shrodo RBI D. Weir Piziak Ormandy Meadows Weir Meade Arion H—Baird Stamaford LP Baird U—Harless Underwood Moose Abhoa Hardware Abhoa Woods Worley W.hanck Richards J. Hacock McGin Woods W. Hancock Kent Gillespie White Davis Eholdren Konwsen E. McGinnis Hr—Davis S—Davies Jarvis Bb—Goins So—Goins Goins Hardware Harless

Mullens Softball League Meeting Set For Tonight

Mullens High School hosts a meeting at seven o clock to organize a six team softball loop. G W Jack Duncan announced three teams Otsego Pierpoint and Maben are ready to begin play with three more needed to round out the league. He urged all interested teams in the area to attend.

Mullens Mullens High School G. W Jack Duncan Otsego Pierpoint Maben Duncan

Babe Didrikson Zaharias Returns From British Victory

Babe Didrikson Zaharias arrived in New York aboard the Queen Elizabeth wearing kilts and carrying the British Women’s Amateur Championship trophy. She declined a public reception, saying she would first visit Denver to work in her rose garden, while husband George Zaharias greeted her on the ship's gangway.

Chicago May Lew Worsham Steac Babe Didrickson Bitsy Hamas New York Denver Scotland Associated Press Babe Didrikson Zaharias America Rose Garden George Zaharias George

Reds Open Tryout Camp At Parkersburg

The Cincinnati Reds opened a two day tryout camp in Parkersburg with Fred M Fleig leading the club s farm system in charge The report notes a separate bout in New York where Ruby Kessler 142 defeated Freddie Addeo 146 in a boxing match

Reds Parkersburg Associated Press Cincinnati ‘Reds Fred M. Fleig New York Ruby Kessler Freddie _Addeo Brooklyn

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