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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1937
Page
8
Beckley Bengals defeat Welch Miners 12 to 0 as Major Bowles fans nine in a dominating pitching effort. Steinbeck homered twice and drove in three, while Davis and Martin paced Beckley with key hits in a game shortened by early eruption and halted by a lengthy top of the first inning.
Akron Ohio May 26 Ray Moffett pitched his fourth win of the season as Akron defeated Charleston Senators 4 to ?. The slender southpaw did not allow more details on runs or innings in the fragment.
America's bid for another British amateur golf champion at the Walker Cup looked strong after a day of wind and hail. Dick Chapman James Levinson Wilford Wehrle and Robert Sweeny appeared likely to advance to the quarter finals with several favorites competing, while Gordon Peters was the only Briton to survive recent rounds. Wehrle impressed by defeating F O L Agg and posting a 34 in the third round.
Bluefield exploded for 17 hits and 13 runs to defeat Logan 13 to 7. Four Logan pitchers worked, but Bluefield’s bats overwhelmed them as the Colts edged Huntington Bees 6 to 5 behind Nat Hickey's ninth inning sacrifice bunt. Zeiger, released yesterday, pitched for the Roosters against his former team.
The Raleigh County Baseball league races for first half honors see 20 clubs split into A and B divisions with rosters locked after Saturday midnight. Friday noon marks the deadline for signing, with final lists due to avoid past- weeks eligibility errors. Sunday’s games feature key matchups including Tams vs Lillybrook and Scarbro vs Winding Gulf as the season halves near conclusion.
A garbled OCR item lists players and teams including Bell Browns Clift Browns Foxx Red Sox Gaffire Red Sox Selkirk Yankees Lazzeri Yankees Sullivan Indians Werber Athletics DiMaggio Bees Lopez Bees Medwick Cardinals Mize Cardinals Martin Phillies Demaree Cubs Berger White Sox Bartell Giants Ott Giants Bonura White Sox Kampouris Reds Johnson Athletics with unclear separators and fragments. The fragment hints at a roster-like collection from multiple teams and eras.
Beckley College racqueteers will meet Morris Harvey on Woodrow Wilson High School courts starting at 1 30 p m tomorrow The Charleston school is undefeated while the Blue Hawks were whitewashed by Wesleyan at Buckhannon Coach Malcolm Lilly leads Beckley College and Dr C J Harris of Charleston heads Morris Harvey The schedule lists five singles and three doubles with players and pairings detailed for each match
Memphis defeats Birmingham 2 to 1 while Atlanta leads Nashville 19 to 4 and Little Rock trails New Orleans 9 to none. The snippet shows early game results with multiple city teams and scores.
Beckley Bengals host Welch Miners in a doubleheader at R. M. I. park as Bowles dominates with nine strikeouts and a 12-0 potential win drifting to a 1 unearned run. Larry Steinbeck hits his fifth four-base hit of the year amid strong Welch play and fielding highlight by Larry Insley. John Mervar fills multiple positions and shows hustle in a six-man Welch lineup.
The Charleston Senators from the Mid-Atlantic league plan an August 4 exhibition at R M I park. Despite tougher Daily loop competition, Charleston is favored over the Bengals as players from Beckley seek a shot at Iggy Walters’ outfit amid spring training cuts. A quip about grasshoppers and turkey feed was tested at Oklahoma A and M College.
In Pittsburgh the 20th PGA Championship at Field Club narrows to 16 players for the 36 hole third round. Notable upsets include Jim Foulis defeating Gene Sarazen amid a day of rain and drama, while Harry Cooper defeats Jim Revolta in a late scramble to advance.
A 1936 report notes that Boy s 4 H club work attracted more farm and ranch boys in Texas than at any time since World War I, reflecting renewed youth interest in agriculture and county programs.
The Spring golf tournament at Black Knight country club reached the semi finals with Griffith defaulting to Payne after scheduling issues, leaving Payne to face Scherer while other semi matches and Sunday championship flights are set. Second round results include Karl Bailey over A A Liggett Jr 2 and 1 and N J Pugh over C W Lovell 7 and 66 with Lilly, Pugh, Scales advancing. fourth flight saw Lynch beat Baire on 20th hole. In New York, Mickey Cochrane, Detroit catcher-manager, lies in St Elizabeth's Hospital after a beaning by Irv Hadley with skull fractures but possible recovery if no complications arise.
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