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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1948
Page
12
Top teams from Raleigh County A and B divisions will meet All-Star squads in a Wednesday night doubleheader at Mullens on August 18 to benefit the County League Umpires Association. First game at 7 pm pairs B League leader vs A-League All-Stars. second follows.
The Jaycees routed Sports Center 12 to 2 in yesterday’s Beckley Junior League playoff opener. Harper pitched a one hit game, added a home run, and led the Jaycees with strong all around hitting while Furrow and Sallie contributed multi RBI as Jaycees seized control early and held on for the win.
Aberdeen player Stové Strom hit a tee shot into the No. hole at Highlands course but lost the hole after driving out of bounds. He took a two-stroke penalty before attempting a so-called hole-in-one. Bob Nelson matched with a birdie two after his 175 yard shot six inches from the pin.
The Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox behind clusters of hits off Virgil Trucks in a return from a 13 game winning streak. Kramer homered in the third, Doerr hit his 19th with a man aboard in the sixth, Goodman cleared the bases with a seventh inning drive, and Ted Williams collected a single in five at bats after knee bruising.
A structured list of regional sections and places including Shady Elk Garden Green Bank Marlinson Hillsboro Renick Frankford White Sulphur Springs Lewisburg Ronceverte Crichton Quinwood Rainelle Rupert Meadow Bridge Sandstone Alderson Talcott Union Greenville Peterstown Oakvale Athens Spanishburg Marsh Fock Clear Fork Kingston Pax Shady Spring Trap Hill Mark Twain Sophia Walton Sissonville Ravenswood Wahama Buffalo Poca Griffithsville Hamlin Guyen Valley Fort Gay Huntington Vinson Huntington Marshall Kermit Lenore Burch Matewan Chattaray Gilvert Sharples Chapmanville Van Glen Rogers Oceana Baileysville Pineville Herndon Matleaka McComas Bramwell Elkhorn Matleaka McComas Bramwell Elkhorn
Open of the Olympic Games sees the United States win 65 to 21 over Switzerland in basketball. Track events begin with high jump trials as Dwight Eddleman, Vern McGrew, and George Stanich compete amid hot sun and heats. Early protest filed after water polo match Hungary 4 Egypt 2. replay ordered tonight.
The Associated Press reports Jesse Underwood of Huntington West Virginia beat Roy Wert of Roanoke Virginia in a 10 round fight. Underwood, 136 pounds, outpointed Wert, 143 pounds, in a closely contested bout held in Sheville, North Carolina.
Welch at Mt at 1 pm as part of the State Americdin Legion schedule with Oak Hi also listed. City Softball Moose versus Vineforest at 7 30 pm. Exhibition Softball Charleston Appalachian Beckley Appalachian at 8 39. Beckley Junior Playoff Kent Hays versus Black Knight at 4 30. Independent Softball Cranterry J versus Jan's Market at Sprague. Regional Softball Tourney last day to enter softball entries.
Mt Hope clinches playoff berth with a 9 1 win over Glen Jean at the Athletic Field. President Bud Jennings outlines next week’s three postponed games and the opening playoff schedule in a compact three game series leading to a best two of three final.
The 14th Olympiad begins with the U S team eager for medals as 486 athletes arrive amid delays at stadium. King George opens the games after a 12 year wartime hiatus. Track coach Dean Cromwell declares, Were ready now, expecting to win.
In Seabright, Bol Falkenburg and Pancho Gonzales, two of California's top young tennis prospects, were defeated, highlighting grass court weaknesses. Dorfman questioned Gonzales's ground strokes after his win, while observers noted Falkenburg's similar issues.
Eight entries are set for the Beckley regional softball tournament opening at WWHS next Monday evening. Greenarier and Fayette Counties provided the latest entrants, with WEW of Alderson Meadow Bridge and Mary Frances Angels of Ingram Branch forming the Fayette county bloc. Meadow Bridge is managed by W. H. L. Gwinn and Ingram Branch by Wilford Quesenberry with Johnny Shanks as pitcher. Bud Ballard leads WEW of Alderson. Entries due by tomorrow noon, with pairings to be drawn Saturday at the Beckley News office and the schedule to run in Sundays paper.
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