Pigskin Season Opens with Crystal Ball Predictions
This week previews the 1947 high school football season with local predictions from Bob Wills and the Sports Center. Names, teams, and matchups across Beckley and surrounding areas are forecast, plus a note on prizes for best scorecasters and a countdown to the season’s start. He also lists early picks for several games and announces umpires for county league playoffs.
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Buster Smith
Bob Kent
Sports Center
Lombardi Masters Giants In Polo Grounds Show
Dodgers' lefty Vic Lombardi beats the Giants 2 0 at the Polo Grounds in front of 49 203 fans boosting Brooklyn to 6 12 games ahead of St Louis. Robinson opens with a double Reese homers, Reiser and DiMaggio power the other two teams in the pennant chase as Boston Philadelphia and others mix results.
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Vic Lombardi
Giants
New Yorkers
Lombardi
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooks
New York
Polo Grounds
Dodger
Jackie Robinson
Pete Reiser
Brooklyn
Pee Wee Reese
St. Louis
Chicago
Robinson
Reese
Mize
Vaughan
Kerr
Edwards
Jorgensen
Stanky
Rigney
Cooper
Lohrke
V. Lombardi
Hansen
Koslo
Detroit
Hoa ' At Dillinger
Lake Sf
Zarjia
Cramera
Berdino
Mayo
Heath If
OfWertz
Lehner of
Mullin
Stephens Ss
Wagner
Sanford
Hutcinsn
Ry Outlaw
Lake
Hutchinson
Berardino
Heath
Evers
Ertror
Stephens
Coleman
Sandford
Judnich
Cullenbine
Kell
Hutchington
Senator Lucas Records Two Birdies at Rockford Country Club
Senator Scott Lucas of Illinois carded two birdies on the par three tenth hole at Rockford Country Club yesterday. His drive on the 180 yard hole hit a bird, and both ball and bird landed on the green for a two putt. The bird was killed by the tee shot.
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Associated Press
Rockford
Scott Lucas
Ill
Rockford Country Club
Bird
Lucas
Keiser Sets Pace In Denver Open First Round
Herman Keiser shot a rare 66 at Cherry Hills to lead the Denver Open with 71 par, as 11 of 98 starters broke 71. Cary Middlecoff tied for second at 68, while Sam Snead faded after a 32 to a back nine 41 amid rugged water hazards. Race for top scores included Lock(e), Palmer, Harrison, Hogan, Koennecker, Mills, and Munday. A closing line notes a dark red rose as a symbol of mourning.
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Associated Press
Denver
Cherry Hills
Herman Keiser
PGA
Keiser
Akron
Cary Middlecoff
Memphis
Sammy
Lew Worsham
Washington
D. C
Bobby [Locke
Johannesburg
South Africa
John Palmer
Badin
N. C
E. J
Dutch” Harrison
York
Ben Hogan
Hershey, Pa
Jack Koennecker
Andy Mills
Kansas City
Rod Munday
Sylvania, O
County Baseball Playoff Sites Set Umpires Named
Umpires were announced for the Woodrow Wilson diamond as the Raleigh County League opens a second round in the Shaugh nessy playoffs. MacAlpin visits Coal River at 2 p m Sunday. Montroal goes to Ameagle. Eccles at Helen. Kopperston at Amigo. If tied 1-1, a seven inning decider follows before next week’s first championship games.
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Woodrow Wilson
Shaughnessy
MacAlpin
Marfork
Diamondmen
Coal River Area
Montroal
Ameagle
Eccles
Helen and Kopperston
Amigo
Persistent Cops Bag Ball Player
Nine parking tickets were issued to Osman Lambiro a Bronx New York baseball player in Atlantic City all nine remained unpaid. On the tenth attempt police towed the car and Lambiro paid fifty three dollars covering the nine violations the tenth fine and the tow.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
Osman Lambiro
Bronx
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Lambiro
Scholastic football scores from East Fairmont and Elkhorn
East Fairmont blanked Monongah 28 to 7 while Elkhorn defeated Gary 13 to 7 in high school football action.
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Fairmont
Monongah
Elkhorn
Gary
Veterans urged to support Raleigh County Memorial Airport bond
A Raleigh County American Legion post calls on all veterans to vote for the September 6 bond issue funding a Memorial Airport at Penman. The appeal cites national security and regional progress, noting a $300,000 federal match and broad local backing from civic groups, the county court, Beckley city, and residents.
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Raleigh County
American Legion
Department of West Virginia
Raleigh County Memorial
The
Penman
Memorial Airport
Legion
Beckley
Raleigh
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Register Sports Editor
Toco
Flying Eagle
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Fayetteville
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Mustangs
Ralph Haught
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Ansted
Crichton
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Rainelle
Summersville
Gauley Bridge
Kingston
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Shady
Cvizie
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Stoco
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Clear Fork
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Reds
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Washington Senators
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Ed Yost
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Yost
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Fred Salford
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Tigers
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Cleveland
Hank Ruszkowski
Tribe
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Houk
Ferrell
Rizzuto
Sullivan
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Hook
Priddy
Page
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DiMaggio
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jin—Priddy
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DiMagio
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LaPointe
Lanfranconi
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Holmes
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Torgeson
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Kopperston
Romey Hampton
Jack Murdock
Helen
Peanuts” Cromer
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Montcval
Jack Keaton
Bob Hancock
Marfork-MacAlpin
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Burl Thompson
Glenn W. Webb
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Colgate Dental Cream
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Alka-Seltzer
Teor
Wong
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Seaforth
Gillette
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