Meeting Tonight To Form Beckley Jr League
Local business and sports fans gather at 7:30 p.m. in Beckley Newspapers Corporation offices to discuss forming a junior league for players up to 16. Three teams are ready and several others may join, with potential entrants from Sophia Helen Asmigo Tams Coal City and Affinity.
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Beckey Newspapers Corporation
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Affinity
Major League Boxscores Highlight Flurry of Games
Baseball results from multiple venues show Washington defeating Cleveland 6 to 2 with stars Grace and Vernon leading the offense. In Pittsburgh, Brooklyn triumphed 9 to 4 behind Reese and Edwards, while Cincinnati outslug Philadelphia 3 to 2. Chicago edged New York 4 to 0 as Nicholson homered, and St Louis beat Boston 3 to 1. Detroit and New York (AL) split. Walter Johnson’s Wakefield and Drews matched scoreless early, with Trout earning the win for the Tigers and Bevens taking the loss for the Yankees. Attendance figures cited include 12,901 in the Washington game and 24,297 in the Pittsburgh-Brooklyn clash.
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Injuries May Strain Major League Race Leaders
The Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Brooklyn Dodgers, and Chicago Cubs face injury troubles that could shift the 1947 pennant chase. Pete Reiser of the Dodgers suffers a head laceration, Tigers players Kell Wakefield and Trout injure in a doubleheader, Cubs Stan Hack and others sidelined, while Dom DiMaggio and Cass Mitchell among others out with injuries.
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Associated Press
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Boxing and baseball notes from multiple games
Reports from Oakland and Philadelphia detail fights for Sugar Costner and Lou Fortuna, with others like Henry Chemnel and Tippy Larkin noted. Baseball box scores include wins by Christopher over Johnson and mentions of Grove, Mele, Judnich, Williams, and Dobson with various pitchers, hits, and RBIs across several teams.
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Britons Seek Ryder Cup Renewal in 1930s style comeback
The Associated Press reports Philadelphian coverage that Britain aims to renew Ryder Cup matches with the United States this year despite doubts. Ed Dudley, head of the PGA, says Britain cannot join before late November due to a heavy schedule and travel costs amid Britain’s economic strain, as the U S holds both Ryder and Walker Cups after the 1937 result.
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America
Atlantic
Ryder Cup date moved as British pull out Sept clue
Dudley said the Sept 15 cup date at Lorraine Country Club Dayton was ruled out after Britain disclosed they could not make it. The American Ryder Cup team will be picked after Detroit on June 23 by Craig Wood and committee members. Pinecrest softball loses 3 2 to Oak Hill as Poling homers.
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Oak Hill Saints
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Hank Basham
Oak Hill
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Daniels
Murphy's Meet Grant's Tonight In Girls League
The fifth and sixth teams in the Girls City Softball League clash tonight at the WWHL diamond as the Murphys face the Grants in the third game of the season. Last night Embee's beat Raleigh General Nurses 33 to 10 in five innings with Duntley and Martin each homering twice as the Embee's offense piled up 26 hits off Harper.
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Legion Jr. drills begin with 11 new players joining Raleigh Post 32
Eleven new players join Raleigh County Post 32 Legion junior baseball drills under Coach Red Martin. Prospects include Beckley’s Bill Chandler and James Gaylor, Moody Waddell of Stoco, Cecil Meyner of Big Stick, Don Runyon of Lester, and six Layland locals. The squad split into two teams for a practice game as two left handers, Raymond Flaim and Edgar Richards, vie for starting pitching roles ahead of Sunday’s 2:30 exhibition with Hinton and next week’s games with Oak Hill and Charleston.
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