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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1936

Page

9

Schorr Sets 69 Club Course Record At Black Knight

Bluefield pro J C Rocky Schorr carded 69 over 18 holes at Black Knight, beating Joe Kirkwood's 70 to set a new club mark. He was backed by C B Sweet and Charles Walk as others shot 75 and 76.

Joe Kirkwood Black Knight Country Club J. C Rocky” Schorr Bluefield Club Kirkwoods Schorr Sweet Bluefield R. R. Estill E. M Ned” Payne, Jr Black Knight Joe L. Smith Dr. M. M. Ralston L. L. Scherer C. W. Hogg George Moss J. P. Nowlin L. A. Gates

Decisive Game On Menu Today

Two men on bases. Line score shows Bemeco and Utilities in a tied game with multiple runs. Miller and J Cooper credited, with a fifth inning triple by Penn and R Cooper. Beckley Howe and Purcoil involved. long game with Pavlas and Underwood.

Bemeco Miller J. Cooper Penn R. Cooper Beckley Howe Purcoil Long Thomas Pavlas Underwood

Beckley Men Favored In Tennis Meet

Beckley players dominated the state closed tennis tournament at Charleston with Sammy Cohn winning two matches and Aubrey O Smith, Eddie Blickle, Herber Stansbury, and Jimmy Allen advancing in singles. Doubles pair Richardson and Mahood from Princeton also won. In women's singles Evelyn Heiberg defeated Mary Lewis Dickinson while Herman Bennett beat Virginia White. Later, Beckley Softball league action at Woodrow Wilson field features Bemeco vs Utilities in a 7 4 score race.

Beckley Ito Charleston Sammy Cohn Pell Miller T. C. McKinley Tai Aubrey O. Smith Eddie Blickle Huntington Blick Jimmy Allen Elkins Joe Ferguson Richardson Mahood Princeton Long Kiug B. F. Arkle Wheeling George Richardson Bluefield Evelyn Heiberg Mary Lewis Dickinson Herman Bennett Virginia White

Starting Time Set For Games at RMI

Tomorrow afternoon at R M I park the Roosevelt Renominators rally schedules two games. The Glen White Rebeco softball clash for first and second in the Softball league will begin at 3 45 p m and last seven innings. The Raleigh County league all star baseball game featuring A and B division teams starts promptly at 5 00 p m.

Roosevelt Renominators R. M. I. Park Glen White Rebeco Raleigh

Baseball's Poised Sextet Gains In NL and AL Hitting Pace

Dolph Camilli Phillies first baseman rebounded to second in the NL trio of big six hitters by going 4 for 9 to raise his average to .363. Baxter Jordan Bees slipped to .354 after only one hit in nine at bats. In the American League Lou Gehrig remained atop the standings despite a single hit in four trips, with runner up Billy Sullivan of the Indians also lingering near the leaders.

Associated Press Dolph Camilli Phillies Baxter Jordan Bees Lou Gehrig Billy Sullivan Indians

Sharkey Regains Edge In Ten Round Comeback Victory

Jack Sharkey, 33, defeated Phil Brubaker, 22, in a ten round battle at Fenway Park. Sharkey earned a unanimous decision after a furious rally by Brubaker, delivering a boxing lesson and regaining form as Brubaker was knocked down in the first round and cut over the eye in the sixth. The Associated Press score had Sharkey five rounds to Brubaker four with one even.

Associated Presse Boston Jack Sharkey Phil Brubaker Dinuba Calif Fenway Park Sharkey Brubaker California Primo Carnera Associated Press Joe O’connor

Drought Hurts County Gardens At Princewick

Dry weather scorches county gardens in Princewick with no grass for cattle. Rain Wednesday night only barely wetted the parched ground, underscoring the ongoing drought impact on farmland and livestock.

Princewick

Leading hitters and standings in three-league race

The standings show Tigers, Indians, Cardinals, White Sox, Phillies and Bees contending for top hitting. Gehrig and Sullivan lead with high AB and RH, while Camilli and Jordan post lower averages. Final lines indicate percentage marks and team affiliations.

Oars AB Gehrig Yanks Sullivan Indians Martin Cards Radcliff White Sox Camilli Phillies Jordan Bees

Young Weir Head of Bank

H Kline Weir was elected president of Peoples Bank at Holliday's Cove, succeeding J C Williams who died recently. Weir is the son of E T Weir, president of National Steel, and takes the role as of today in Wheeling.

Associated Press Wheeling The Peoples Bank Holliday’s Cove H. Kline Weir E. T. Weir National Steel Corporation J. C. Williams

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