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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1936

Page

9

Beckley Music Beats Glen White In Narrow Softball Win

Beckley Music and Glen White, led by Barretts big homer, traded leads at Woodrow Wilson field last evening before Beckley Music triumphed 10 to 9. Davies and Karyvsky sparked the offense, Cipolat and Gillespie shone in the field, as two innings were scoreless and extra base hits fueled the high scoring game. Two more contests were decided by one run as Gulf edged Utilities 5 to 4 at Mabscott. Craft hit the only four-base hit, Parker belted a sixth inning triple, and Gulf also notched a first game victory. Scheduled games include Stangford vs Beckley Hardware and Remeco vs Steve's Shop.

Beckley Music Glen White Beckley Woodrow Wilson Field Beckley Music Nine Barrett Davies Karvasky Music Store Adamos Cipolat Gillespie Kent and Ceserato P. Wilbur Thomas Gulf Utilities Mabscott Gasoline Bays Craft George Parker Tee Cece Coos Cooper Covey Harper Stangford and Beckley Hardware Fairgrounds Remeco Steve’s Shop Woodrow Wilson Athletic Field Associated Press Lou Gehrig New York Yankees Indians Billy Sullivan Cleveland Sullivan Stu Martin Cardinals Gus Suhr Pittsburgh Pirates Gehrig Yanks S. Martin Cards Radcliff White Sox J. Moore Phillies Suhr Pirates

Trapshooters convene from eight states in Fairmont event

Trapshooters from eight states including reigning and former champions gather at the Fairmont Gun Club for a three day tournament opening today. About 50 shooters enter single and double targets handicaps and all around events as officials and judges from Ohio Pennsylvania and West Virginia oversee the program.

Associated Press Fairmont W. Va Fairmont Gun Club John K. Sanders Keyser United States Joe Hiestand Ohio Walter Beavers Pennsylvania E. P. Smith, Jr June Eiley P. Smith State Ernest H. Wolf Charleston Ray E. Loring Amateur Trapshooting Association Vandalia National Association

Strong-Armed Southerner at Olympics and Weight Throw

Baton Rouge policeman Jack Torrance, world shot put champion, trains for Berlin while defending his 57 foot mark. He powered a 54+ foot throw at the Sugar Bowl meet, faces sturdy rivals, and aims for Olympic glory as weight-throw history advances from Rose to Sexson and Torrance.

Jack Torrance Baton Rouge Big Jack Sugar Bowl New Orleans Torrance Louisiana State University Berlin Leo Sexton Los Angeles Ralph Rose Hirschfeld Germany John Kuck Johnny Lyman Ack

Omaha Entered In Ascot Gold Cup Bid

Associated Press reports Omaha the four year old son of Gallant Fox will contest the Ascot Gold Cup at Ascot England on June 18. He is an odds on favorite for the 2 1/2 mile turf classic worth about 5 000 pounds, with doubts about stamina from British experts. Omaha is the 1935 Kentucky Derby Preakness and Belmont winner and comes after a strong final workout.

Associated Press Ascot Eng William Woodward Omaha Gallant Fox Woodward King Lord Derby

Johnstown Club Tops Akron in Big Rally

Johnstown PaJune 18 Johnstown rallied for eight runs in the fourth inning to defeat Akron 12 to 3 Roetz homered with bases loaded accounting for half the runs in the burst Akron 100 000 011 Johnstown 200 801 01x Schamp and McCullough Kul ken and Gray

Associated Press Johnstown Aice Akron Roetz Schamp McCullough Kulken Gray

Yale Harvard Crews Ready for Classic

New London Conn June 18 Yale and Harvard crews tapering off ahead of the 74th annual classic set for Friday A preliminary skirmish between combination shells will occur on the Thames tomorrow to whet arrivals The first yachts anchored in the lower harbor More boats expected to arrive to add to the spectacle Yale will start the four mile race with the same oarsmen who last week’s junior varsity upset the varsity by three lengths Harvard’s varsity crew remains largely intact since early in the season

Associated Press New London Yale Harvard Charley Whiteside Crimson Blue

Standings and Yesterday's Baseball Scores

Yesterday's results show Pittsburgh 14 over Brooklyn 5, Cincinnati 4 over New York 2, Chicago 5 over Philadelphia 3, Boston 9 over St. Louis 6, and St. Louis 10 over Boston 2. Today's games include Pittsburgh at Brooklyn, Chicago at Philadelphia, Cincinnati at New York, and St. Louis at Boston.

Pittsburgh Brooklyn Cincinnati New York Chicago Philadelphia Boston St. Louis Il Ptc

New York Beats Cleveland in Doubleheader Blowouts

In the American League games, New York defeated Cleveland 15 to 4, and again 12 to 2. St. Louis triumphed 14 to 13 over Philadelphia, while Boston routed Chicago 9 to 4 and Washington beat Detroit 2 to 1 in eight innings due to rain and darkness.

New York Cleveland St. Louis Philadelphia Boston Chicago Washington Detroit

New York at Cleveland Washington at Detroit Philadelphia at St. Louis Boston at Chicago

Four pairings listed as today's slate include New York visiting Cleveland, Washington at Detroit, Philadelphia at St Louis, and Boston at Chicago with matchups likely previewed for regional standings. Strong teams and star players could determine early season momentum.

Martynik beats Portsmouth as Huntington wins 7 3

Huntington pitcher Mike Martynik improved to 9 1 this season with 13 strikeouts in a 7 to 3 victory over Portsmouth. Marion collected four hits including a homer as Huntington built a 3 2 1 lead and held on for the win at home.

Associated Preas Huntington W. Va Mike Martynik Birds Portsmouth Mike Panthers Marion Turner Allen Ereno Martynik Lynch

Turnover in retail fur trade falls sharply since 1929

The annual turnover in the country’s retail fur trade reportedly declined from 500 million dollars in 1929 to 150 million dollars in the most recent year, signaling a drastic market contraction.

County League All Stars On Demo Rally Program

The All Star baseball game between Raleigh county league A and B division teams will be played Saturday afternoon June 27 as part of a Roosevelt Renominators rally at R. M S park. Game rules updated include umpire joint decision on play stoppage and a widened ball soiling rule with ejection for violations. Scarbro Mabscott game postponed wind and rain. Glen White Scarbro to be played June 28 morning.

Raleigh Roosevelt Renominators R. M S. Park Beckley Scarbro-Mabscott League Glen White Scarbro

West Virginia Sports Parade Highlights Morgantown Return

Errett Rodgers, former West Virginia University All American, returns to the Morgantown links after a two year lay-off and opens with an 80 in round one. Pete Shuster seeks backers for a 25 dollar strong man act lifting railroad car wheels. A shipment of 155000 trout, mostly eight inch brown fish, will be distributed in Preston County streams this week. Eddie Blckle and Dean Parsons win a doubles match in Huntington as state junior champion Parsons joins Blckle in victory.

Associated Press Charleston W. Va Errett Rodgers Morgantown West Virginia University Mountain State White Sulphur Springs Pete Shuster Martinsburg Pete Preston County Eddie Blckle Hunington Deacon Parsons Bluefield

Charleston Wins Fourth Straight Over Dayton

Charleston, W. Va., June 18. Charleston won its fourth straight by rallying in the final inning to beat Dayton 6 to 4. Two Dayton errors paced the Senators' comeback, with Gray driving in the decisive run on a single. Dayton 000 010 310 9 2 Charleston 000 002 004 6 11 2 Roscoe Duffy Laskowski Dugan Corbett Swift

Associated Press Charleston W. Va Dayton Senators Gray Roscoe Duffy Laskowski Dugan Corbett Swift

Mid-Atlantic standings update from Wednesday results

The Associated Press reports Wednesday results from the Mid-Atlantic region with Huntington defeating Portsmouth 7 to 3, Charleston edging Dayton 6 to 5, Zanesville overcoming Canton 8 to 6, and Johnstown trouncing Akron 12 to 3, shaping current standings.

Associated Press Huntington Portsmouth Charleston Dayton Zanesville Canton Johnstown Akron

Dayton at Charleston and Canton at Zanesville football night

Thursday schedule lists Dayton visiting Charleston and Canton visiting Zanesville along with Akron at Johnstown and Portsmouth at Huntington in a regional matchups slate. Local fans expect tight conference games and potential playoff implications.

Dayton Charleston Canton Zanesville Akron Johnstown Portsmouth Huntington

Lewis defeats Shucco in eighth round knockout

St. Louis report says John Henry Lewis, the Negro world light heavyweight champion, KOed Tony Shucco of Boston in the eighth round of a scheduled ten round non-title fight here last night.

Associated Presa St. Louis John Henry Lewis Tony Shucco Boston

Belgalica Named Europe’s Most Lawless Village

A Belgrade court hears a lawyer describe Belgalica in Yugoslavia as Europe’s most lawless village, noting that its residents are largely jailed, signaling reduced local disturbance.

Belgalica Yugoslavia Europe Belgrade

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