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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1943
Page
6
A retro preview recalls Woodrow Wilson Eagles and Dunbar Bulldogs from last year on the Kanawha county grid. Coach Ken Hunt urges grit as looming matches stack against Georgia Tech Army Navy North Carolina and Notre Dame with results expected Saturday.
Oak Hill travels hosts Fayetteville as Raleigh county league opens its 1943 schedule with Dunbar visiting Woodrow Wilson and Mount Hope at Northfork. Hinton meets Alderson. Trap Hill visits Stotesbury as Sophia debuts in Killarney. Stoco faces Mark Twain.
Dozens of scholastic football teams across West Virginia start the season’s real tests tomorrow with upsets possible after last weekend’s results. Parkersburg’s Big Reds visit Charleston to face Stonewall Jackson as Clarksburg and others seek upsets and undefeated records.
Laura Stellmacher fires 205 254 251 710 for Chicago women the top series in eight years. Detroit’s Stroh team sees its ace Joe Norris head to hospital after elbow surgery. Dodgers pull Soskovic and Cooney from western tour for schooling and hockey. Exhibition in New York’s victory square tonight. Benney jokes about Lew getting tough and a whispered warning.
A communication from Sgt. Lou De Fichy says the Mitchel Field basketball team seeks games against college and service teams around New York City. Service men want to see college teams play at the base, but replies from colleges have shown little interest.
Dick and Sine, a Cincinnati farmhand who hit .335 for Birmingham, cannot speak or hear and is seen by Paul Florence of the Barons as a potential lodge successor to two past star handicapped players. Fritzie Zivic seeks NBA reinstatement to continue as an attraction. Max Yeargain leaves wrestling, and Mrs Yeargain becomes the new Topeka promoter.
Lieut Benny Leonard of the maritime service shows irritation over Lew Tendler who has been caught training for their war bond effort. The veteran rivals clash in a scene reflecting boxing era bravado and wartime duty. Tendler appears to be preparing for promotional work linked to bond drives.
Rome New York army air field fielded a civilian staff football squad nicknamed the Kannibals coached by Mel Kann athletic director at the base. Navy flight school officers reportedly joined daily contact sports after orders, with naval cadets and officers observed in checker games at Del Monte California.
The remains of Polish kings from Wladyslaw Lotketek who died in 1333 to August II who died in 1733 lie in the crypt beneath the Polish cathedral at Wawel. The burial site underscores a long dynastic lineage and royal legacy in Krakow’s historic cathedral.
The New York Yankees, already near clinching the AL pennant, beat Detroit 4-2 and need three more wins to seal the title while Senators and Indians face pressure. Charley Keller hit a three run homer, Hank Borowy won seventh straight, as Washington and Cleveland slip. In NL, Mort Cooper earned his 21st win as the Cardinals edged the Dodgers 4-3 with Walker Cooper contributing four hits.
Ross Irle's Central Junior High Blue Eaglets meet Oak Hill High's junior varsity tonight at 8 on Woodrow Wilson field in their second game. Irle’s squad won 14-12 over Trap Hill last Wednesday in the opener, featuring a half time contest between the seventh grade combine and the third string varsity with team managers. Referee Ken Hunt, umpire Jim Kuhn, and headlinesman Bill Barrett will officiate.
Mount Hope backs showed form last week, yet Northfork seeks another win after beating Mullens and losing to Princeton. A tight Mercer county duel between Mount Hope and Northfork is anticipated with both sides aiming for a real test of strength and grit.
Dodgers fall as Cincinnati splits with New York Giants. Elmer Riddle earns his 20th win in a 4-2 opener, Ray Mueller and Estel Crabtree drive Reds runs. Giants topple Walters 10-4 in game two. Boston edges Pittsburgh 5-3 on a late rally. Phillies split with Cubs 5-1 and 3-0. White Sox sweep A’s 6-0 and 2-1 behind Ed Smith and Hodagin.
Boston The Major leagues youngest manager Lou Boudreau faces his first player revolt as Jim Bagby demands a trade and a pay cut to leave the Indians after a $100 fine for being out of condition. Bagby says the rest cure cost him and he is willing to move for equal value if traded. Boudreau acknowledges rift but would trade only for proper return.
American League leaders include Appling of Chicago with a .323 average and Wakefield of Detroit with 182 hits. Danny Etten leads RBIs with 100 and York of Detroit hits 31 homers while Moses of Chicago has 83 stolen bases. In the National League Musial of St. Louis bats .356 with 206 hits. Nicholson of Chicago leads homers with 24 and Cooper of St. Louis goes 21-8 as the top pitcher.
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