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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1944
Page
4
The opening bass season is set for June with limits on bass and frogs and varied rules for muskellonge pickerel and walleyed pike. Creel limits allow 80 bass, frogs capped at 50 per season, muskellonge and pickerel unlimited. Stocking plans and fishing mood notes accompany a column of quips, letters, and sports chatter.
In Cincinnati, St Louis delivered the National League’s most lopsided shutout in 38 years, beating the Reds 18 to 0. Mort Cooper held Cincinnati to a string of singles as the Cardinals unleashed six walks and timely hits, with Joe Nuxhall debuting late.
Moose Club softball beat Beckley Hardware 16 to 3 to assure at least a tie in the City Softball loop Friday night. Red Davidson pitched five-hitter for Moose, with Milam and Davidson fueling the attack. C Mills had two hits for Beckley Hardware. Moose improved to eight straight victories as Afrase’s club moves closer to the championship.
Town Hall captured the Tong handicap at Charles Town by a half length over Mar D Esprit, edging in a photo finish for third with Pearson and Shanks Silver Beam narrowly ahead of E P Miner's Bagmielia. Town Hall clocked 34 metres to win his fourth race at this track.
Henry Clay of Pineville and Mrs Ora Saunders of Mutens will head the Democratic campaign in Wyoming County at a community organization meeting led by Howard Cook of Ocroana. Thomas, Glen Rogers, and Lon F Byrd of Pineville were elected vice chairmen. Claude Phillips of Pineville named treasurer and Mae Belcher of Tipple secretary.
A historic three horse tie for first occurs in the Carter Handicap at Aqueduct, as Bossuet Wait A Bit and Brownie share the win in 1 23 2 5 over a sloppy track. All three claim $3,600 purses, with Brownie returning $4.30 and Wait A Bit $3.50.
Green Bay Wis George Brule Trafton the longtime foe of the Packers will coach the team as line coach under Curly Lambeau succeeding Richard Red Smith who has resigned Trafton previously played for Chicago Bear and is noted for his hard edged style in football circles
Kanawha county officials sent a letter to President Roosevelt requesting federal assistance to complete the planned Kanawha county airport. They note a $3,000,000 bond issue is unlikely to finish the project without federal support and cite recent presidential actions restoring construction at airports, including those in West Virginia.
Garys Miners, a top Negro baseball team in the state, seek revenge after an earlier defeat as they clash with the Ralotwh Clippers at RMA park this afternoon. A large crowd is expected as Old Smokey Joe Terry starts for Garys and Charley Jamison heads Lewis's rotation.
The Associated Press reports Paul Dean brother of Dizzy Dean is back on the active list of the St. Louis Browns. The club also asked waivers on the right hander and, if granted, would send him to Little Rock in the Southern Association to test his arm.
Helen's baseball team hosts Montcoal in a two game set at Helen this afternoon with a 2 PM start. Koppersion idle as Si Mullins may join the Karbonit lineup and two pitchers Frank Fragile or George Brumfield expected to start. Wilbur Bays leads Coal River with Bays likely starting the first game and either Henry or Guiner in the second.
The Associated Press lists probable pitchers for today’s games with win loss records. Matchups include Philadelphia at New York Schanz and Lee, Boston at Brooklyn Barret and Hutchinson, and other city pairings. An ending note mentions oil lamps used to light New York streets in 1762.
Sam Byrd of Detroit sprinted toward a victory in the Philadelphia Inquirer 72-hole medal play invitational, holding 11 under par after 54 holes. He shot 69 today to reach 202 for 54, seven strokes clear of Craig Wood who slipped to second with 73. Byron Nelson and Dutch Harrison tied for third at 210, with final round action to decide the $17,400 war bond prizes for the 21 low scores.
Charleston conservation commission plans to gather input from sportsmen farmers and others before dates for 1944 hunting seasons. Game Technician W R DeGarmo sent questionnaires to game protectors to collect data ahead of the July 3 meeting. The survey aims to gauge bear populations and public sentiment on an open season with beavers and deer also included. Protectors are asked to assess landowner deer permits for home consumption as practiced elsewhere.
Wheeling News Register reports John W. Marshall of Hamilton High School is named head coach of Central Catholic High School Wheeling, succeeding Joseph Foti who takes a coaching job in Bellaire Ohio. Marshall is a Philadelphia Catholic graduate who played football and basketball at the University of Dayton.
A garbled stats page lists top hitters and contributors from both leagues. Names include Walker Dodgers 47 183 26 77 421 Tucker White Sox 27. Musial Cardinals 46 186 3A 62 367. Ferrell Senators 20 108 A FA 340. Bordataray Dodgers 44 184 42 62 337. Other cited players include Spence Senator Schultz Dadgere Hayes Athletics Nicholson Cubs Seerey Indians Kurowski Carvale Nieman Braves.
Knoxville Tennessee the university of Tennessee football squad will begin light summer workouts Monday but coach John Barnhill says George Cafego former star has not been hired as an assistant Graves notes Cafego wrote weeks ago he might join for conditioning and perhaps help coach briefly Cafego plans to play pro ball next fall and is expected to join the Boston Yankees this season
Jimmy Wadlow, 22, a right hander with a southpaw side, weighs options at Sacramento tryout in the Pacific Coast League. After a broken arm, he cites faster speed and better curve from the left but superior control from the right as he weighs switching to the southpaw role.
In Pittsburgh Elwin Roe earned his fourth win as the Pirates outslugged the Chicago Cubs 9 to 4. Bob Elliott drove in three runs with a fifth inning triple, and Frank Zak delivered four straight singles. The night featured a 16-hit Pittsburgh attack, a rematch of last night’s 3-3 tie, and notes on local bowling and community scores following the game.
Major Robert Johnson, famed American ace with 102 sorties in Europe, credits his athletic background for his persistence. He compares fighting German fighters to playing football, recalling a near crash over Germany on June 26 and praising team play learned at Lawton High School and Cameron College.
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