Summer sports season preview from Raleigh Beckley area
Bob Wills notes soon opening softball and baseball leagues in Raleigh County area with drafts and schedules to emerge. Local golf course at Black Knight Country Club prepares for an early greens tournament and possible member access. Beckley tennis may start on new courts with Captain Bob Wilson joining. Mention of youth film night at Rec Building and list of local players.
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Raleigh County Baseball League
Oak Hill City League
New Stonecoat League
Beckley City League
Ewart Avenue
Karawha Street
New Raleigh Road
Black Knight Country Club
Sweet
Evert Avenue
Clarence Hancock
Beckley
Bob Wilson
Little Beaver Park
Roundup of Fight Cancellations and Umpire Notes
New York reports on the Charles Beshore bout cancellation to test the NYSAC’s new physical exams. Leo Durocher jokes about livelier balls in Oakland. Navy springs drills end with lights on for supper. Harless and Stover ship to Georgia-Florida League exhibitions. Keatin returns from umpire school. Larry Mikan and Frank Filchck linked to NBA action. Indiana prep coach visit noted. Shady High School tourney all-tournament hints.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Charles-Beshore
New York State Athletic Commission
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Charles
Leo Durocher
Giants
Oakland
Calif
Lligut
Navy
Eddie Erdelatz
Psa
Cinderella CCNY Knocks Off Bradley To Claim Dual Titles
CCNY Beavers known as Cinderella team topple Bradley 73-64 at Madison Square Garden to win both the National Invitation Tourney and the NCAA championship in the same year. Norm Mager seals victory with a late dunk after guard Gene Melchiorre's late heroics.
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Ted Meier
Associated Press
New York
CCNY
Beavers
City College of New York
Bradley
Fear of Destiny
Kentucky
N.lt
Madison, Square Garden
Peoria
Braves
Gene Melchiorre
Floyd Laurie
Norm Mager
Secods
Mager
Danny Nat Holman
Aaron Preece
Ed Roman
Carl Payne to play with Beckley Moose Club in WVU All Stars game
Carl Payne of Davis and Elkins, an All-State pick last year, will suit up for the Beckley Moose Club against Leone's WVU All-Stars April 11 at the Ree Building. Payne, a senior and Randolph County constable, scored 1,500 plus points in three seasons and helped D E win conference and tournament titles. Harold Huey will not participate due to Easter plans.
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Carl Bayas
Davis and Elkins
Beckley Moose
Leone
WVU
Ree
Johnny Wright
Moose
Payne
Randolph County
Wright
Harold “Hap” Huey
D & E Center
Huey
Georgia
George King
Morris Harvey
Welch
Scotty” Hamilton
Nate DeLong
River Falls
Wis
Leland Byrd
Clyde Green
Eddie Beach
Roy Lester
Eddie Sterling
Bob” Jackson
Joe Duff
Freddie Schaus
Fort Wayne Pistons
Minneapolis
Miners and Farmers Rival in Local PTA Basketball Night
The annual Miners vs Farmers basketball game sponsored by the local PTA gets underway at 8 p m with a women’s varsity matchup at 7 p m. Hinton No 2 teams and Stoco High faculty oppose PBA Mothers in preliminary action, while Leo Ducocher hints at adding a Negro pitcher to the Giants roster in Oakland.
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Slater Ti
Sophia A
Stace Oppos
Manning
Ing Rhodell
Helen
Tolats Satesa
Collins
Finton
Mien
Neat Sen Bis
We Vass
Aga
Miners
Farmiers
Boice
Ty Sue Hajash
antAt Stoco
Saunders
Register
LEGO
al- Sims
Taylor
Eckley
I. Ie Ey
Farqners
Amuam
Ldo
PTA
Mchcester
Tolats
Stoco High
PBA
Rantf
Leo
Associated Press
Oakland
Calif
Beckley
Giants
Leo Ducocher
Paar
Wil
Ford Sare
Church League Playoff Opens Tonight With Calvary Baptist Clash
The Church Basketball League begins its post season tonight at 7 with Calvary Baptist against Catholic in the Bec Building. First Baptist meets Presbyterian in the nightcap. Winners play for the title next Monday.
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Bec
Calvary Baptist
Catholic
Second First Baptist
Presbyterian
Strickland Faces Murray in VFW Boxing Feature
Clevon Murray of Beckley meets William Strickland of Sulivan in a light heavy bout headlining the VFW weekly amateur program at VEFW Hall. Murray is a two time state light heavyweight champ who lost to Hosea Chapman in the Huntington Golden Gloves final and Strickland, who beat Johnny Askew, also fell to Chapman in a Huntington semi. The eight bout card opens at 8 with Garland vs Calloway and includes Crider, Cousins, Fox and others.
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Clevon Murray
Beckley
William Strickland
Sulivan
VFW
Vefw Hall
Charley Fenton
Koday
Co Murray
Huntington
Hosea Chapman
Strickland
Johnny Askew
Chapman
J A Datle
Bobby Garland
Carmen Calloway
Bob Clark
Fox
Luther Crider
Clarence Cousins
Jaoby
Garland
Flad Jamtes
Robert Sewell
Charles Leasure
von Parnell
Bobby Collins
Ben Clark
Maurice Harrison
Lou
Comedy” Fox
George Dunn
Radie Abrams
Cleven
Murray
Wulzm ‘Striekland
Pineville Indeos Start Quarterfinals Tonight
The Raleigh County Baseball League plans a 1950 reorganizational meeting at 1:30 p.m. at The Raleigh to decide if the loop expands to one division. Attendance requested from teams wishing to enter and field a team.
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Pineville Indeos
Raleigh County Baseball League
Raleigh. Register
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