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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1933
Page
3
Beckley fans urged to attend a memorial building meeting Monday to decide if Beckley and Raleigh County can sustain a team in the Middle Atlantic League for the 1943 season. If strong support is shown, Beckley will secure a place. otherwise the franchise may be surrendered.
A long four year domino competition concluded after 200 sessions. Deputies and local officials select Alfred Sindh and allies as victors over Kay Wright and Bill Blick with a 620 to 1902 tally against banks. The banks pleaded for mercy as the losers promised better effort. another four year series will begin.
St. Petersburg March 18 Diaz Dean and Vox Carleton shut down the Boston Braves for four hits while the St Louis Cardinals piled up nine safeties in a 2-0 spring training victory. Pitchers Dean Carleton and O’Farrell, with Brown Cantwell and Trogan Spohrey, led the effort.
Beckley plans to entrust management of the club to local business leaders and seeks fan support to keep the Beckley Black Knights in the Middle Atlantic league. A mass meeting is set in the Memorial Building to gauge interest and funds ahead of March 26 league officials session in Zanesville, Ohio. News of player moves includes Donald Robertshaw and Dick Montague joining Memphis Chicks, with Ramon Conte moving on, signaling shifts for Beckley’s roster as local sports fans rally to preserve summer baseball.
The first step to reorganize the Raleigh County baseball league is set for Wednesday night March 2 in Beechley. Managers from Raleigh Summers Fayette Wyoco and nearby counties are invited to attend at the Beckley News Papers Corporation office. The meeting aims to decide initial league representation and plans, with last season's teams urged to be present.
Raleigh Independents rout Stanaford 24 to 2 to claim the Raleigh tournament title after beating Raleigh Scouts in the first semifinal. Earlier round scores list Pemberton II 68 Raleigh Troop 26 and Mabscott 24 Raleigh Independents. A Milwaukee solicitor confessed to robbing more than 40 homes after cold calling to sell wares.
Col Jacob Ruppert refused to raise the offer to Babe Ruth and set a March 29 deadline to sign. Ruth sought 105,000 while Ruppert countered 50,000. the ultimatum stated Ruth would not travel north with the team without terms. The stalemate left Ruth short of a new contract and Ruppert firm on a sizable cut from last year’s 75,000.
Beckley Junior High 7th graders beat Raleigh 7th graders in the final of the Town District Elementary Schools tournament at the Central build-line. Raleigh advanced with an 18-1 win over Institute in the semis. Beckley No. 3 defeated Institute 44-4 in another semi. Final thriller as Raleigh led at halftime and battled Beekley down to the wire.
Chicago Cubs advance to a second straight win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in a four or seven game set, piling up sixteen hits and three errors while the Pirates manage fourteen hits in a high scoring clash.
Beckley Central juniors end 1932-33 with a strong 26 game record and a sectional title defeating top Southern West Virginia teams in Whitesville. Paul Adams and Paul Gresko lead scoring with 185 and 185 points respectively, while Ballard tops third in scoring and several ninth graders join the rotation as the team loses Ballard OLeary Mise and Harper to graduation.
Marely Mangin a Newark teen with a distinctive tennis gift won the national indoor singles title for the second year, defeating Clifford Sutter of New Orleans 6 2 6 0 before about 8000 fans at the Seventh Regiment Armory. Sutter, ranked third nationally, was edged as Mangin's indoor game proved superior.
In Morgantown on March 13 West Virginia boxing teams captured three finals wins in the intercollegiate conference. Peter D Allesandro of Temple and Fred Moore of Duquesne defended titles, while Bill Neely of West Virginia, Charles Payne of WVU, and Jack Shrieker of Pitt claimed victories in their divisions amid a controversial finish over John Gulli.
New York Yankees hammer 17 hits off three Newark pitchers in a 1919 era spring tilt. J Walker formerly with Newark belted the first Yankees home run of the season and added a double and a single.
Buckhanna West Virginia March 18 Fans cheered as Clarksburg won the state tourney final and U tournaments awards were presented. Mrs A A Rohbough received a silver loving cup. Elkins High School earned the cheering trophy. Cecelia Daugherty won a gold basketball for best cheerleader. Elkins earned a third place basketball. All-Tournament teams named Gardner and Gacke first team with Taylor Phares Victory guards. second team Allen Lines Kovack Chura Staunton. Gocke top scorer with 16 points. J E Ewing presented medals and bronze plaque to Victory.
Cleveland earned a 7 to 6 victory over the Washington Senators in an early exhibition game. Vosmik delivered a run producing single in the ninth, driving in Knickerbocker for the go ahead score. Paragraph lists pitchers Crowder Whitehill Weaver Sewell Bolton Twogood Winegarner Craighead Myall Spencer.
Clarksburg Victory defeats Charleston 40 to 28 to claim the 20th annual WV scholastic basketball championship. Gocke and Curry lead Victory's early surge as Charleston battles back in the final quarter amid a swift playoff pace. Elkins claims consolation with a 45 to 28 win over Gary Knight led by all state guard Ihphares.
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