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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1947
Page
4
Baseball notes shift to the race for last place between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates as Brooklyn clinches potential World Series entry. The column also previews Beckley football and tennis club action with local figures and a rare hole-in-one at Guyan Country Club.
Frankie Sinkwich, former Georgia All American back, asked the New York Yankees to place him on the voluntary retired list due to a chronic left knee injury. The 25 year old from Youngstown Ohio underwent surgery before 1946 and was limited last season. He played sparingly after a swollen knee in the opener at Buffalo and then requested to be dropped.
Beckley Junior High Eaglets coached by Ross Irle host the WWHL Jayvees in a 7 30 p m night game at Woodrow Wilson field in the annual county showdown. Stoco's Indian Papooses visit Shady Spring high's Little Tigers for an afternoon junior varsity tilt in the same county schedule.
English racer John Cobb drove the Railton Mobil Special to a measured mile of 403.135 mph and a kilometer of 393.825 mph on the salt flats at Bonneville Utah. He set new land speed marks but halted further attempts to protect the car from damage.
Dodgers clinch pennant path as they hold off the Cardinals in a 22 game season series and take a 7-3 win to sweep the Reds. Giants beat the Cardinals again as the pennant margin grows. Yankees rest regulars in split with Browns. White Sox sweep split with Red Sox. Senators beat Tigers. Athletics rally to split with Indians. Phillies beat Pirates.
National League matchups include Breskiea at Pittsburgh and New York at Chicago with Tait Kennedy or Hansen, Hamner, Bo rowy, Vander Meer. Philadelphia visits Cincinnati while Boston plays St Louis. Voiselle vs Munger. American League features Chicago at New York with Lee and Wensloff, St Louis at Boston, Detroit at Philadelphia, and Cleveland at Washington with Gettel and Scarborough in night games.
The Raleigh Register invites readers to predict weekly sports scores with postmark by Thursday noon. Ties are decided by score proximity. prizes include merchandise, theater tickets, and on the nose bets. A grand prize jacket awaits the overall champion who joins at least six contests.
NEW YORK Led by Bob Waterfield the Los Angeles Rams meet the New York Giants in a charity contest at the Polo Grounds with about 40 000 fans expected. It serves as a tune up before the Giants face Boston on September 29 and the Rams open their season against Pittsburgh. CHICAGO Bears versus Washington Redskins at Soldier Field in an NFL exhibition for the armed forces.
Jefferson County authorities issued warrants for Peter del Pozzo of Baltimore and New York and jockey Patrick Connolly over an alleged fix at Charles Town track on December 18, 1945. They allegedly offered jockeys Elmer Wright and Webster Snyder $100 to throw the seventh race. Snyder reportedly refused and won on his mount. Connolly reportedly rode at Narragansett. Conviction carries one to three years in prison and a $1,000 fine.
West Liberty College begins the 1947 football season at Moundsville Saturday night against Fotomac State, the team they defeated to clinch the 1946 CCC crown. Coach Joe Bartell notes 26 returning players but will withhold outlook until after this week’s Catamounts meeting.
Fights in Buffalo Pittsburgh Jersey City and Hartford produced decisive wins and a DQ. Ezzard Charles beat Joe Matisi in Buffalo by outpoint. Tommy Yarosz defeated Tee Hubert in Pittsburgh after the opponent was disqualified in round five. Mike DeCosmo outpointed Richie Orange in Jersey City while Charley Riley topped Jimmy McAllister in Hartford.
The New River and Greenbrier Alumni Association of Washington and Lee University invites football squads and coaches to watch the Generals practice on October 3 at the Woodrow Wilson gridiron before their game with West Virginia University in Charleston. A dinner at Black Knight Country Club will follow for the team coaching staff and area coaches.
Oak Hill Saints win the City Softball League playoff title by defeating State Lunch in two straight games 6 5 and 10 5. Key moments include Bob Kent homers in the fourth inning of game one and Bill Spangler homering with two on in game two as New York Yankees prospect Del Owens is noted for other sports.
A round up notes that coaches may swap to variations of the T formation with flankers and motion plays. It cites George Halas and Marquette's Frank Murray, plus Jimmy Conzelman predicting wider use of the flanker back. Duke touts Al DeRogatis as top lineman in the Southern Conference.
Marshall College football fans saw freshman halfback Bob Hartley from Ravenswood spark the Blue squad. Hartley’s 45 yard run set up the first TD and he hit pay dirt on a 55 yard dash as the Blues defeated the Whites 20 to 0 in the intra squad game before about 300 locals. A late pass from Chuck Fieldson to Norman Willey produced the final score. Marshall opens against Steubenville College this Saturday.
Coach Burton Shipley at the University of Maryland initiated a novel fall practice session in Park, Maryland, implementing an experimental drill to alter the team’s training routine.
Les Barber, the football Yankees line coach, identifies Buddy Young as a football player with exceptional speed who can outrun sprinters. He notes sprinters often stumble when tackled, emphasizing Young’s natural athleticism rather than converting a sprinter to football.
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