Beckley Elks Clinch 13-6 Softball Victory In Title Decider
An overflow crowd watched Beckley College be a strong underdog as the Beckley Elks defeated the College nine 13 to 6 to force a deciding third game. Johnny Shanks pitched despite an ankle injury, with John Scott and Keith Evans homering for the winners.
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BOB Wills Register
Woodrow Wilson
Beck-ley
College
Elks Club
Elks
Collegians
Aes
Innnings
Johnny
Shanks
John ‘Scott
Keith Evans
Former Cub Quits Managerial Post
Charlie English, former Chicago Cubs shortstop, resigns as Lancaster Red Roses manager in the Close Interstate League after 17 years in baseball. The Red Roses sit seven in the standings, 16 games behind the Allentown Cardinals.
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Associated Press
Lancaster
Charlie English
Chicago Cubs
Lancaster Red Roses
English
Ship
Red Roses
Allentown Cardinals
Beaver and Pinecrest triumph in Independent Softball League
Pinecrest defeated Lewis Chevrolet 8 to 4 as Jack Fegeo pitched a five hitter. Beaver scored six runs in a big third inning to topple Beckley Projection 8 to 5. Line scores show Pinecrest 0800000 8 4 and Lewis Chevrolet 1300000 4 5. Project ion 3000110 5 7 3 Martin Jenkins Ulaki Hail.
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Pinecrest
Beaver
Lewis Chevrolet
Jack Fegeo
Beckley
Fegee
Daniels
Mann and Rice
Douglas Leads AA Batting Amid Beaming Beasts And Bets
Beckley’s Johnny Douglas tops the American Association batting race in 93 games 363 at bats 56 runs 118 hits 48 RBIs for a .325 average while St Paul sits in last place. Cooper and Cotton prepare for Concord College enrollment as boxing and local city softball leagues roll on. PATSY FRAGILE to umpire tonight’s Beckley College vs Elks Club playoff.
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Beckley
Johnny Douglas
American Association
Saints
WWHS
Miami University
Cooper
Cotton White
Copp
Concord College
Cotton
Martha
Gulf -Mauler
Charles Atlas School of Physical Culture
Patsy
Beckley College
Elks Club
Columbus Open Starts Today Locke Favored
The Columbus Open begins today with Bobby Locke favored to win the $2,500 top prize as part of a strong field of 93 professionals and 14 amateurs. Notables include Sam Snead Ben Hogan Jimmy Demaret Ed Oliver Ed Furgol and Jim Ferrier. The event runs 18 holes today and tomorrow, with the low 60 and ties facing a 36 hole final Sunday.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Bobby ‘Locke
South Africa
Byron Nelson
Sam Snead
Ben Hogan
Jimmy Demaret
Ed (Porky) Oliver
Ed Furgol
Jim Ferrier
Herman Keiser
Lew Worsham
Clayton Heafner
Johnny Palmer
Lawson Little
Ellsworth Vines
Chick Harbert
14 Year Old Reaches Eastern States Net Finals
Fourteen year old Laura Lou John from Belmar New Jersey advances to the women's Eastern States clay court tennis final by defeating Deborah Welsh of Philadelphia 6 4 4 6 6 3. Her opponent is third seed Mrs Pearl Woolston Barandon of Ganfield New Jersey who beat Mrs Sara Muehlbach of Philadelphia 6 1 6 1 to reach the final.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Laura Lou John
Belmar
N. J
Pearl Woolston Barandon
Had
Ganfield
Laura Lou
Deborah Welsh
Barandon
Sara Muehlbach
Louis in Sweden Seeks Non-title Bout in Stockholm
Hijalmar Palton announced a cable offer to heavyweight champion Louis to fight Olle Tandberg in Stockholm on September 14 in a non-title bout. The proposal would grant Louis 40 percent of gross receipts tax free, following Tandberg's recent upset over Joe Baksi.
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Associated Press
Hijalmar Palton
Fler
Olle Tandberg
Stockholm
Tandberg
Joe Baksi
Patton
Louis
Charles Faces Elmer Ray In Garden Tonight
Ezzard Charles makes his New York debut in a 10 round bout with Elmer Ray at Madison Square Garden. Ray, a Minneapolis heavyweight, will face a 20 pound lighter challenger from Cincinnati who has a 15 fight win streak. A convincing win could earn the victor a non title bout with Joe Louis on November 14. Paul Sarringhaus, ex Ohio State star, works as an off season teacher for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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Associated Press
New York
Ezzard Charles
Gus Lesnevich
Joe Louis
Elmer
Violent
Ray
20Th Century Sporting Club
Louis
Paul Sarringhaus
Ohio State
Brooklyn Grid Dodgers
Standings and Results From Yesterday in Baseball
Yesterday's results show New York 14 over St. Louis 5, Cleveland 6 over Philadelphia 1, Boston 8 over Chicago 2, Washington 3 over Detroit 0. New York leads the standings with a .670 mark, Detroit at .547, Boston .545, Philadelphia .494, Cleveland .476, Washington .453, Chicago .433, St. Louis .372. Today Chicago at New York and Detroit at Philadelphia.
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New York
St. Louis
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
Washington
Detroit
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Fervent Favored To Cop Arlington Classic
The Arling ton Classic at Arlington Park will be decided tomorrow with a small field. Five colts and two fillies race for a $93 800 purse as top contenders include Fervent from Calumet Farm and But Why Not from King Ranch. Invaders On Trust Stepfather Captain Flag Cosmic Bomb and Miss Ki mo also attend. Twilight Tear is the only filly to win the classic in 18 runnings.
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Associated’ Press
Chicago
Jet Pilot
Faultless
Phalanx
Fervent
Warren Wright
Calumet Farm
Hialeah
Arlington Park
King Ranch
Warren Mehrténs
Why Not
New York
Uo Phalanx
Pacific Coast
On Trust
Stepfather
Captain Flag
William Helis
Cosmic Bomb
Miss iKimo
New York Coach Lou Little Takes Over Sports Editor Role
Lou Little, Columbia football coach, becomes editor of the revised Richards topical encyclopedia sports section. The new 15 volume edition is due this summer and will cover tennis track and field football fencing snowshoeing lacrosse golf and baseball.
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Little
Associated Press
New York
Lou Little
Columbia
Beclky Beckley Seeks Two-Game Championship Sweep
Beckley American region junior baseball team and Williamson clash in the state semifinals at WWHS diamond. A three-man protest committee weighs a prior 5-4 disputed defeat and a ruling was expected today before 3 PM. Benny Stover starts for Beckley as left-handers face Williamson ace Gaston Jude in a tense playoff tilt marked by a controversial seventh inning play.
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Williamson
Beckley
WWHS
Legion
Red.Martin
Benny Stover
Gaston Jude
Williamson Hurling
CN Sa
Joe Sutyak
Bill Chandler
Mickey Coskey
Martin
Jude
Jim Burke
John Scarborough
Stover
Ray Flaim
Bob Daniels
Runior Burke
Chandler
Jim Turner
Billy Heller
Coskey
Carl Clay
Bob Todd
Todd
Daniels
Eaton
Clay
Turner
Tom Elkin
Phil Milano
Joe Chapman
Herb Iveson
Charleston
Parkersburg
Grafton
James
Ward
Ireson
Rucker
Cosky
Heller
Milano
Flaim
Chapman
Banks
Elkin
Treson
Stultz
Musial's Rise Lifts Cardinals Toward Third Place
Stan Musial builds from a slow start to a .273 season mark with a .325 July. His hitting helps the St. Louis Cardinals surge into third place behind the Braves while the Dodgers extend a six game lead with a 6-1 win over the Reds. The Yankees pound the Browns for 20 hits as Detroit's deficit widens. Feller reaches 12 wins as Cleveland tops Philadelphia and Boston keeps beating Chicago at Fenway.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Donora
Redbirds
Musial
Cards
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New York Giants
Red Schoendienst
Giants
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Doyle Lade
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Ting Day
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Henrich
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Boston
Ted Williams
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Feller
Cleveland Indians
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Joe Gordon
Indians
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Denny Galehouse
Brownie
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Chicago
White Sox
Fenway Park
Out-of-Town Champ Sures In B K Championship Semi
Ed Tutwiler Jr of Mount Hope advances to Sunday title play at Black Knight Country Club after completing a forfeit win in the quarterfinals. Watkins Sawyers Trump and others win by scores or defaults to join semifinals in all flights.
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Black Knight Country Club
Ed Tutwiler, Jr
Mount Hope
N. J. Pugh
Beckleyan
Two Birdies on One Hole At Fort Douglas Golf
Jileau Goulet teed off on the 15th at Fort Douglas when a seagull snatched the ball. She hit a second drive and the bird tried for a second catch, but Goulet scared the gull away with a yell.
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Associated Press
Salt Lake City
Jileau Goulet
Fort Douglas
Miss Goulet
Jileau
Final Eligibility Changes In County League
The Raleigh County Baseball League announces final rosters for its 18 teams as players signed by deadline must be in uniform for all remaining games to be eligible for playoffs. League President Bob Wills notes two doubleheaders and six singles on the schedule with games across A and B leagues detailing postponed and upcoming contests.
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Baseball League
Bob Wills
Wills
Sophia
Glen Rogers
Amigo
Sprague
Eccles
C & Me
Ed Worley
Eugene Trump
Henry Dingess
Sam Rogar
Hank Hogar
Edward Piotrowski
Joe Davies
Fred Cook
Billy’ Woods
James' Belfore
Bob Williams
George Farley
G. L. Campbell
Aubrey Nichols
Fred Wills
Jack Bent
Jennings
Osborne
Walter “Alderman
Arnold Reed
Pete Bell
Rush‘ Reed
Herman
Sparks
Ralph Wiseman
Raleigh Martin
George Jones
Elton Pate
Dopey
Mankin
England
Earl Myers
Mullens
Ray
Caldwell
Lewis
D'Antoni
Gene “Cozort
Edward Mullins
Denver Mullins
Benny Mullins
Dick Phillips
Sonny Phillips
Bob Lewis
Benny Lewis
Alva Richmond
Cecil Lacy
Wesley Grose
Ed Goodman
Junior Delp
Ralph Hypes
Helen
Mike Sutyak
Frank Fragile
Robert Scott
Bill Scott
John Scott
Bill Stanley
Charley Karbonit
Jimmy Farmer
Junior Hensley
Garrett Bragg
Martin Scarfino
Ross Hutchens
Raymond Payne
Bucky Robertson
Benny McManus
Vernon Bailey
James Harper
Bill Hancock
John Hancock
Ray Kennedy
Loren Toney
Grover Herron
Lomax Persinger
Cotton White
Wilmer Bays
Ray Robertson
Eddie Kasik
Eugene Hedgecock
John Lassie
Okey Mills
Willard McGraw
Walter Gwinn
Kopperston
Johnny Patrick
Virgil
Millard
Daniel
Wallen
Mose Christian
Harry Boshell
Earl Webb
Weldon Smith
Gayle Pennington
Bill Boshell
Oscar Marks
George Brumfield
Bobby Branham
Malcolm Matthews
Winding Gulf
Glenn Adams
Foncie Campbell
Arthur Porter
Cécil Stanley
Lawrence Winston
Russell Pegram
Junior Meadows
Robert Porter
Lacy Thompson
Harry Thompson
Eldon Thompson
Lewis Waddell
Carl Thompson
Hermie Polk
John McGraw
MacAlpin
Joe Chandler
Cecil Miller
R. M. Shumate
Bob Kent
James Darnell
Clyde Holdren
Homer Cox
Grover Cox
Ralph Tabor
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