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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1937
Page
9
Manager Eli Harris and the Beckley Bengals travel to Huntington to face the Bees in the Mountain State league opener. With the trip, President J. Lewis Bumgardner urged fans to support and organize baseball efforts in Beckley.
Beckley ministers will receive free admission to all games at R M I Park this year as President Bumgardner announces. Bluefield's Blue Grays open the season at R M S Park tomorrow with a parade led by Bumgardner and league president Ray Ryan. Bumgardner extols Beckley players as OUR TEAM, emphasizing homegrown talent and community support despite players from Iowa to New York. He promises a crackling, hustling squad and expects strong fan backing for wins or losses. The article also notes women golfers at Black Knight Country Club urged to participate in summer activities including bridge and luncheons with planned round-table discussions and game nights.
Ducky Medwick homered twice and doubled twice in five at bats to raise his average to .442 and take the NL lead as all AL leaders were idle from rain. Al Todd of the Pirates moved into a tie for second. Ival Goodman dropped to fourth after going hitless. Among leaders, Bell Browns, Walker Tigers, Brack Dodgers also posted strong totals while Todd and Cronin chased top spots.
In Peiping China authorities prepared 2000 coffins for the interment of victims in Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's campaign against the drug evil. Separately a poultry expert from Oklahoma A and M College advised moving all March hatched chicks to summer pasture in May.
The piece laments a rookie rider who errs under pressure. The author argues the error stings him more than anyone and could crush his morale. The line favors elders like Professor Eli over the younger jockeys in the riding duties.
Pittsburgh defeated New York 6 to 5 and St Louis beat Philadelphia 15 to 5. Brooklyn edged Cincinnati 5 to 2. Standings show St Louis leading with 14 wins, 3 losses, New York 10-9, Brooklyn 6-10, Chicago 6-10, Philadelphia 7-12, Boston 4-? with several teams shown. Thursday games feature Cincinnati at Brooklyn, Pittsburgh at New York, Chicago at Boston, St Louis at Philadelphia with listed pitchers.
Chicago defeats Washington 13 to 5 in a rain-delayed slate note. Other AL results list Philadelphia, Cleveland, Boston, and New York with varying records. Matchups include DeShong vs Lee and Gomez vs Hildebrand or Walkup, plus Grove or Ferrell vs Auker and Kelley vs Andrews in Philadelphia at Cleveland.
West Virginia sports pages report six southern cities trimming rosters as the Mountain State League opens. Beckley Bengals host Huntington, Welch Miners visit Blue Grays at Bluefield, Williamson plays Logan. Beckley linked to Detroit Tigers, Huntington to Boston Bees. Raleigh club also aligned with Tigers. Umpires named by President Ryan include Arthur Rezzonico, Morris Harvey’s arbiter-in-chief, with five others from across the country.
Sixto Escobar world bantamweight champion from Puerto Rico stopped Nicky Jerome of Brooklyn in the second round at the Hippodrome. Two right hands produced the knockouts as Jerome was dazed, rose, then dropped again at 1:26 with the referee stopping the bout.
Glenn Cunningham, the Kansan, won the three quarter mile event in 3 10.2 at the first annual twilight games in New York. Gene Venzke pressed him on the final lap after passing Luigi Beccali of Italy, but Cunningham held on for the victory.
New York betting on the 1937 National Open at Oakland Hills Detroit puts Al Watrous among six top favorites with 10 to 1 odds. Doyle, the Open bookmaker, lists major threats like Cooper Picard Guldahl Revolta and Smith in the second flight at 15 to 1 while Nelson Runyan Mangrum and Snead head the rest at 15-6-3 and 3 to 2. All others start 20 to 1 or longer with odds moving as play unfolds.
Flying Eagles at Woodrow Wilson high school blend sports and study with twenty two athletes named to the National Athletic Scholarship Society for secondary schools. Members must hold an athletic letter, maintain school averages at or above the school general average for three semesters, and show citizenship and sportsmanship. List includes Bill Bruebeck Dominic Massinople Carmen Fragile Kensley Smith Willie George James Farris Orville Nugen Stanley Huffman Julian Kent David Abrams Matthew Corey John Kassmaryk Jim Kuhn Buster Smith Vernon Knighton Jack Burke Walter Nade Sammy Ellison Lawrence Brewer Lowell Davis Paul Higginsbotham Charles Wood
Beckley won the seventh and eighth grade meet at Oak Hill on Wednesday with 18 points, Mount Hope 17, Oak Hill 13 and Pax 6. In the ninth grade, Oak Hill led with 29 points, Mount Hope 25, Pax 18, Beckley 14. events list Rudnick, Banks, Bair, Swimm, and Fazio among top finishers. The meet was halted by rain before completion.
Two top colored baseball teams square off at Sprague park Sunday at 2 30 pm Raleigh Colts formerly Clip Pers now under a new name will face the New River Giants in the season opener Managers say squads are ready Gentry Jamison or Humes will start for Raleigh with Humes favored Ross Prudent to pitch for the Giants A large crowd of colored baseball fans is expected to attend
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