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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1947

Page

6

SPORTS AND STUFF By Bob Wills Register Sports Editor

Sports column by Bob Wills previews upcoming games, highlights players, and offers quick notes from the fields and courts. Local coverage focuses on teams, matchups, and season progress with a concise, period-voice tone.

Marsh Fork Tops Clear Fork 26-0

Marsh Fork Bulldogs defeated Clear Fork High 26 to 0 at Colcord by exploiting Darby’s accurate passing and Gibson’s three rushing touchdowns. Darby completed 11 of 15 passes with no interceptions. Clear Fork had 6 first downs and 6 completions on 16 passes.

Colcord Carl Bangus Marsh Fork Bulldogs Dick Darby Clear Fork High Purple Tornado Billy Gibson Larry MacArthur Gibson Invaders Darby Cebert Bradford Clear Fork Bulldogs Tom Jarrell Marsh Fork Bradford Jarrell

Fuzzy for Armed Assault in Belmont 1006 Match Race

Belmonts 100000 match race hung in doubt as Assault's lameness decision looms. Bettors set Armed as a fuzzy lock, betting heavily on the favored horse while trainer Max Hirsch weighs Assault's up and down condition before the race at Belmont Park.

Preas New York Belmont Max Hirsch Empire State Building

Shady Central Open Area Sked With 2nd Wins

Shady Spring High and Beckley Junior High opened strong with second victories as area grid action began. Shady capitalized on a blocked kick to beat Woodrow Wilson Jayvees 7-0 with Jack Ivy scoring from the two and Nixon handling the extra point. Central’s Blue Falcons edged Mullens Juniors 6-0 as Davis sprinted 41 yards.

Shady Spring High Beckley Shady Tigers Woodrow Wilson Jayvees Beaver Jack Ivy Nixon Blue Faglets Central Davis Mullens Charleston Mountain Lions Coalfield South Charleston Mount Hope Hinton Fast Bank Kanawha Trap Hill Mark Twain Fayetteville Oak Hill Stoco Greenbrier Richwood Alderson Glen Rogers Oceana Sophia Kingston Lookout Rainelle Pineville Matewan Clay Summersville Hillsboro Byrd-Prillerman Lincoln DuBois Gary Bolling W.va Hunt Parkersburg Independent Meadow Bridge Ansted Gauley Seth Stratton Kimball

Pacific Coast League Sets Attendance Record

The Pacific Coast League announced by the Associated Press that it surpassed 4 million in attendance, reaching 4,007,145 for 1947 with three playing days remaining in the season.

Associated Press LOS Angeles

North South Football Ratings Update

Honorable Mention Gauley Bridge is 3-0-0 with South Charleston Elkins and Ansted at 1-0-0. Bluefield 1-1-0, Moundsville 1-1-0, Logan 2-1-0. Rankings reflect early season results across teams in the region.

Gauley Bridge South Charleston Elkins Ansted Bluefield Moundsville Logan

Beckley 4th in North-South grid rankings

West Virginia schoolboy football rankings show Stonewall Jackson tops the North South list with Beckley rated fourth. Parkersburg Big Reds second and Huntington East on tap help shape the race, while other notable clubs include Weirton, Fairmont East, and Clarksburg through the top 20.

Huntington Fast Fairmen East Patoevvere Wheeling Ae Ee Princeton Clarksburg Charleston Hinton Ee Huntington Central University Morgantown Martinsburg Ee Ewer Weeee Stonewall Jackson Parkersburg Big Reds Huntington East Fast Beckley Weirton Stonewall Fairmont East Wheeling Roosevelt Wilson Hinton Logan Moundsville Bluefield St. Albans Clarksburg Victory Fast Bank Fairmont West University High of Triadelphia High Bridgeport Martinsburg

Three College Games On Air Tomorrow Schedule

New York reports the first college football Saturday of the season with three games on network air. Army hosts Villanova at West Point at 12 45 p m on MBS, Georgia visits North Carolina at Chapel Hill on CBS and ABC at 2 15 p m Eastern, and Minnesota plays Washington in Minneapolis on NBC at 2 45 p m, with a horse race description interruption during Armed and Assault.

West Virginia Otterbein Army Villanova Navy California North Carolina State Duke Tennessee Georgia Tech Finais Pittsburgh Kentucky Cincinnati Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Washington Ohio State Missouri Indiana Nebraska North Carolina Georgia Northwestern Vanderbilt Texas Oregon Concord Potomac State Texas A. & M Texas Tech Virginia George Washington Yale King’s Point Associated Press New York West Point Chapel Hill N. C CBS ABC Minneapolis NBC

Brook Pitchers Look Better As Series Nears

Dodgers show pitching improvement ahead of world series with Yankees. Lombardi and Branca shined in wins over Philadelphia after solid work from Hatten and Gregg earlier. Hal Gregg and Joe Hatten each limited rivals to few hits while Branca allowed one run over five innings in the second game.

Joe Reichler Associated Press Brooklyn New York Yankees Ralph Branca Vic Lombardi Boston Braves Joe Hatten Dodgers New York Giants Hal Gregg Giants Philadelphia Lombardi Branca Brooks Andy Seminick Phils Harry Taylor Penn

Seylvania Curfew Fight Ends With League Action

In a 7 p.m. curfew dispute between Seylvania and the League President Ford Frick, Brooklyn and Philadelphia were charged for stall- ing as the completion of the game was ordered by league officials.

Seylvania Ford Frick Brooklyn Philadelphia Ing

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