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Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 02, 1937

Page

9

Sprague Defeats Scarbro in Mack First Half Race Showdown

Sprague routed Scarbro 11 to 8 as Staton struggled on the mound, while Hawley blanked Fayette County until Sprague built a late lead. Davies led Sprague with a triple and two singles, Craft and Davies contributed key hits for Scarbro, and the loss leaves Scarbro tied with Lillybrook for the half title pending a neutral-site showdown.

Scarbro Raleigh Faylette Sprague Staton Jarvis Lillybrook Reds Billy Wood Joe Davies Clyde Hawley Hawley Craft Davies Roferee E. Jarvis L. Jarvis Blair

Dayton Baseball Clinches 10-6 Victory Over Johnstown

Seven errors by Johnstown led Dayton to a 10-6 win. Stone and Chippell homered for Dayton while Silber homered for Johnstown. Final line: Dayton 000 002 530 10 runs, 15 hits, 1 error. Johnstown 100 100 022 6 runs, 12 hits, 7 errors.

Associated Press Johnstown Dayton Stone and Chippell Ducks Land Silber Randus Paugh and Reis Nethry Caughtrey Radulovich

Major League Standings Thursday Results National League

New York beat Philadelphia 8 to 6 and Boston defeated Brooklyn 4 to 1. Chicago won 6 to 3 against St Louis. Cincinnati and Pittsburgh did not play as Pittsburgh faced Chicago while Boston played New York and Brooklyn faced Philadelphia with other games not scheduled.

New York Philadelphia Boston Brooklyn Chicago St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati

Standings and Friday Schedule From The Major League Games

New York defeats Philadelphia 12 to 7 and Chicago edges Detroit 15 to 8 while Washington loses 3 to 2 at Boston. Cleveland and St Louis postponed due to wet grounds. Ww L Pet New York 40 21 .657 Chicago 37 26 .587 Detroit 35 28 .565 Boston 31 26 .544 Cleveland 30 29 .508 Washington 28 33 .445 Philadelphia 20 39 .339 St Louis 20 39 .339 Games Friday New York at Washington Philadelphia at Boston Detroit at Cleveland Chicago at St Louis.

Chicago New York Pittsburgh St. Louis Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia Detroit Washington Pet Cleveland

Selkirk Injuries Declared Not Serious by Yankees

The Associated Press reports George Selkirk, Yankee outfielder, suffered a shoulder injury during a game while making a shoe-string catch off Jack Rothrock. He was treated at a hospital and left with teammates for Washington.

Associated Press George Selkirk New York Yankees Selkirk Jack Rothrock Washington

Four Champions On Fight Card at Yankee Stadium

Mike Jacobs plans a landmark boxing program at Yankee Stadium featuring four world champions on one card. Marcel Thil defends the middleweight title against Fred Apostoli in 15 rounds, Lou Ambers meets Pedro Montanez for the lightweight crown, Barney Ross faces Ceferino Garcia for the welterweight title, and Sixto Escobar fights K O Morgan or Harry Jeffra for the bantamweight belt in 15 rounds. The date is set for August 25 or 26, marking the first time four champions defend titles on a single show.

Associated Press New York Mike Jacobs Yankee Stadium Marcel Thil Fred Apostoli San Francisco Lou Ambers Pedro Montanez Barney Ross Ceferino Garcia Sixto

First Entry Filed For Raleigh County Open Golf

N J Pugh of Beckley first to sign up for the Raleigh county Open Golf Tournament at Black Knight country club with a one dollar entry. Entries accepted from Raleigh county male golfers through July 9. Qualifying rounds begin July 10 and end July 18. First round play July 19 to 25, second round July 26 to 28, semi finals July 29 to 31, finals August 1. Tea introduction in Europe noted as 1528.

Raleigh County Black Knight Raleigh P. W. Feigley J. W. F. Beckner Black Knight Country Club CB. Sweet N. J. Pugh Pugh Frank Clements C. J. McQuade Raleigh Register

Springfielders Rout Akron in seventh and eighth innings

The Springfielders forged seven runs in the seventh and eighth innings to defeat Akron 11 to 4. Indians collected five hits and five walks, while Springfield finished with 15 hits and one error, extending their lead in the league with their third straight win over Akron.

Associated Press Springfield Indians Akron Springfielders

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