Southern Conference moves to limit athletic seasons
The Southern Conference voted to set strict season limits for football basketball and baseball, allowing exceptions for NCAA and Southern Invitational events. Football would run from the third Saturday in September to the first Saturday in December with no more than 10 games. basketball from December 1 to the conference tourney in Sleigh North Carolina in March, baseball cap at 22 regular-season games before playoffs. Freshmen would be barred from varsity competition starting 1953 and athletic scholarships limited to actual institutional expenses, amid opposition from Gordon Gray of UNC and debate over draft-era policy changes.
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Gordon Gray
University of North Carolina
Appy Fayetteville win in Intercity League softball races
Appy moved ahead in the Intercity League by blasting SportsCenter 16 2 in five innings. Fayetteville defeated Army Engineers 16 6 as Pinecrest A (3 0) can tie for the top with a win over Coal City tonight at Pinecrest field.
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SportsCenter
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Army Engineers
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Coal City
Pinecrest Field
Pinecrest
Johnstown
Sports Center
McGinnis
Green
Marks
Furner
Thompson
Cadets Top Beckley 11-3 in Bumpin' Victory
GMS Lewisburg Greenbrier Military School Cadets defeated Beckley 11-3 here yesterday with five runs in the third inning and four more in the sixth. It was the Cadets second win of the year against the Flying Eagles. Cox and Ward shared pitching for Beckley while Greenbrier used three pitchers. Be sure to note the full line score.
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Greenbrier Military School
Beckley
Flying Eagles
Greenbrer
GMS
Cox
Ward
Lusk
Dull
Weitscheck
Beard
Rogers
Fanjura
Bobcats Hammer Stoco For Coalfield Conference Win
Bobcats surged to an 8-1 victory over the Stoco Indians to stay atop Coalfield Conference baseball standings. Kerr pitched four quality innings, allowing no earned runs while Scott and Richmond contributed timely doubles in a six-run third. Final: Bobcats 8 Stoco 1.
Standings and results in the National and American Leagues
Baseball standings and yesterday results across both leagues. New York leads the NL with 37 wins, 3 games ahead, while Brooklyn and Chicago trail. In the AL Boston and Cleveland post strong marks as Detroit and St Louis mix in. Today's scheduled games include Pittsburgh at Chicago and Cincinnati at St Louis with listed pitchers.
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Kline
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Ny — Rafftensberger
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Wynn
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Trucks
Oceana Indians stay atop county standings with 6 4 win
Five hit pitching by Branham and a two run homer by Cooper powered Oceana to a 6-4 victory over Baileysville Rough Riders yesterday. The win moves Oceana to 4-2 in Wyoming County play and keeps them in the race for the county title if Baileysville splits its final two with Mullens.
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Cooper
Oce
Baileysvill Rough Riders
Indians
Wyoming
Mullens
Oceana Baileysvill
Tyree
Miller
Farrell
Oceana
Beckley Little League Plans Meeting Tonight
Beckley Little League will meet at 7 30 PM at the Elks Lodge to set registration and tryout dates and finalize season plans. An agenda item covers a report on the league sponsorship of the recent circus and progress on the 1921 By-Pass project.
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Little League
Elks Lodge
Circus Land of Progress
Appalachian League Scores and Tech-Tied Duke Game
Bluefield defeated Welch 7 to 6 in 12 innings. Johnson City beat Kingsport 12 to 3 and Bristol topped Pulaski 6 to 3. The Bobby Dodd coached Georgia Tech team first tied Duke 14 to 14, a lone blemish on Tech’s season.
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Bluefield
Welch
Johnson City
Kingsport
Bristol
Pulaski
Georgia Tech
Duke
Tech
Oliver Sets Greenbrier Open Pace With 61 First Round
Oliver shoots a near record 61 at Old White Course as Sam Snead trails by three. Hogan’s 259 72 hole mark and Snead’s 60 18 hole record loom. Oliver pursues final round win in the Greenbrier Open with 37 golfers and $1800 in purse.
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W. Vt
Porky
Oliver
White
Sam Snead
Snead
Sam
Ben Hogan
Greenbrier
Lemont
Hogan
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