Hitting A Few To The Outfield By Bob Wills
Major League Commissioner A B Chandler probes defamation charges from Branch Rickey and Larry MacPhail. Florida reporters see little chance of action, noting Chandler’s history in baseball yields only general outcomes.
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Sporting World
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Heppy
Chandler
Brooklyn Dodger
Branch Rickey
Larry MacPhail
Florida
Kenesaw Mountain
Champions Start Defense Of NCAA Swim Meet Titles
WVU and other champions arrive as the 1947 NCAA swimming meet opens at the University of Washington pool. Defending medley relay teams and stars from Ohio State, Virginia, and West Virginia compete for titles as 400 spectators cheer at dawn swims and pre-event ceremonies.
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Seattle
Iediey
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Hhrose
Ohio State
Charles Keating
Cincinnati
Morgantown
Anderson
Elks Lodge
Dick Fetter
Jim Council
Willand University
Irvinman
Ted Liam G. Thompson
Montgomery
Stewart
Hobart
Eight Teams Enter Pineville Tourney
Eight teams have filed entries for the revived Gold Medal independent basketball tournament in Pineville with a field expected to reach at least 16. Deadline is Sunday noon for entries with a $5 fee sent to Stacie Mullens. teams from Pineville Kopperston Glen Rogers Jaeger Concord College Pax and Mullens Moose and Mullens Rebels are entered.
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Pineville
Clarence Shufflebarger
Shufflebarger
Stacie Mullens
Kopperston
Glen Rogers
Jaeger
Concord College
Pax
Mullens
Mullens Moose
Mullens Rebels
Mullins
Paul Goode
Wyoming County
Four speakers added to Woodrow Clinic docket
Four speakers are added to the program for Tuesday night at Woodrow School. Eli Harris, Ben James McNeilhigh School coach Lawrence Wiseman, George Springer, and sports editor of the Post Herald are listed. The event also includes Fred Sheriff Blake, Earl Red Martin, and umpire Harless Stover. The clinic starts at 6 p.m. and coaches players and interested persons in the area are invited.
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Eli Harris
Beckley
Ben- James McNeilhigh Schooger
Lawrence Wiseman
George Springer
Post- Herald
Fred Sheriff’ Blake
Chicago Cubs
Earl “Red” Martin
Harless Stover
Elite Bowling Alleys Change Hands in Beckley
C. J. Needy McQuade sold the Elite Bowling Alleys to Fred Michael of Beckley for an undisclosed sum. Michael plans to operate the alleys with his sister Mary, bringing his Beckley Fruit Market experience to the business. Michael, a 1940s Beckley resident and Army veteran, has long ties to local bowling through his family.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
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Panama
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Rosalie
McQuade
el Harris
Beckley Bengals
Raleigh Register
U. S. Army
North Africa
Sicily
Ialy
States
Grade Tourney Meeting At Beckley Junior High
Beckley Junior High School will host a meeting with Coach Ross Irle this afternoon at 5 15 to discuss plans for the annual cage tourney. No divisions in the tournament. sixth graders play separately while seventh and eighth compete in the other group. All interested expected to attend as rules dates and pairings are finalized.
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Robert Cattie
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Sophs
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State Board of Appeals
New York
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Beckley Junior High School
Ross Irle
BJHS
Boxer Banned For Blindness In Pennsylvania Rings
Willie Joyce Gary from Indiana has been banned from boxing in Pennsylvania after the state athletic commission ruled he is blind in one eye following a medical exam by Dr. Ralph Lanciano. Commission Chairman Leon Rains announced the finding.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Willie Joyce
Gary
Pennsylvania
State Athletic Commission
Commission
Leon Rains
Ralph Lanciano
Arm injury may be blessing to Braves pitcher Morty Cooper
Fort Lauderdale Florida reports Morty Cooper of the Boston Braves credits an August injury and a fall during spring training with loosening shoulder adhesions. He now predicts 25 wins this season and says the arm feels stronger than in five years.
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Fort Lauderdale
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Boston Braves
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Philadelphia Phillies
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Freddy Russo
Rahway
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Braves Player Returns After Injury And Season Exit
The player recounts initial anger at Seminick, then a limp arm, leading to a return home to St. Louis for two weeks. He rejoined the Braves two weeks before season’s end, resuming duties to aid the club. The article notes St Mark's Basilica as the Venetian Doge's private chapel context.
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Doge
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