The Raleigh Register from Beckley, West Virginia • Page 15

Royals Transfer Franchise, Five Players Traded By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The National Basketball boning up (or next season oven before the current show is ended, had a new home base for one ol ils teams and new faces for two oltiers today. In rapid fire developments to fill the gap while awaiting resumption championship playoffs, the Royals switched their franchise from Rochester to Cincinnati and the Detroit (nee Fort Wayne) Pistons and New York Knickerbockers announced a five- player deal. Boston and St. Louis, alt square at 1-1 in their best of seven playoffs, resume play Saturday night at St. Louis.

Owners and Jacfc'Han-Jsoi. of the Royals said they left Rochester for Cincinnati in keeping the "NBA trend toward bigger cities." Pistons received Harry line Horse) GaHalin, Nat (Sweetwater) Clifton and the rights to backcourt man Dick Atha from New York in exchange for former Brigham Young star Mel Hulchins and their first draft choice at the annual NBA meeting April 17. Speculation York is that the Knicks will ask (he to a Hot Rod Hundley, West Virginia's colorful. All-America, providing he is available when the Pistons' turn comes up. Junior League Ready To Play At the present it seems definite that the Warren Williams Junior Baseball League will operate again at least that was the con- census opinion, at -last night's meeting, of league personnel.

Although "no plans were made for the coming'year, the league named Jim Webb to appear before Ihc Recreation Board -Monday to ask help in maintaining another league. Only two of last year's sponsors are definitely out of the picture for 1957, Sports Center, which went Byrd Impressive For Senator Club Fla. Veteran righthander Harry Byrd was scheduled to pitch toda) for the Charleston Senators in their exhibition tilt et Plant City against Louisville. Byrd has looked impressive this far this spring and may get the nod from Manager Frank Skaff to start for the Senators in their season-opener in American Association competition. The Senators received good news yesterday despite the fact they dropped a 2-0 decision to the "Birmingham Barons.

Lelthanded Ed Stevens was purchased from the Toronto Maple Leafs to fill the gap at first base. Stevens is expected totreport today. He formerly played in the National League for Brooklyn and Pittsburgh. Last year, he hit .257 for Toronto, a i 21 home runs, 12 doubles and a triple. He had 73 runs batted in during .140 games in which he played.

Charleston's spring record prior to today's tilt stood 'at eight victories, 11 defeats and one tie. Kentucky Derby Ticket Stake Three-year-olds who hope fo join Bold Ruler in defending the honor of the East in I he May 4 runninj of the Kentucky Derby get a least three chances at New York's Jamaica to prove their worthiness for the trip to Louisville's Church il 1 Downs. The first is the 6 furlongs of th Swift stakes Satur day. The second is 'the mile anc ene-slxfeenlh of the $25,050 adde Gothan stakes April 13. And th final stakes test is the April 2 running of the added Woot Memorial, a mile and one'-eighl race in which Hie Ruler himsc is slated to receive his i a Derb prep.

Although the Swift probably wi do nothing more than show iha one or more of the entries ca run fast, it can throw some ligh on whether the Derby hopefu are worthy of stepping up. to th longer distances of the Gotham and Wood. Pointing for the Swift are such Kentucky Derby candidates as ut of business, is one and Raleigh unk is the other. Home Insurance and Crab Or- lard were not represented at the eeting last night, but will be con- aeted today by members dele- ated lo sec them and find out lelr definite interest. But as "Cotton" White, manager Post 32, said: "We have spon- ors.

almost clamoring lo become member of (he league and do heir bit to help the Junior league going." The Post-Herald sports editor, leojge Springer, served as tern- orary chairman last night's meeting and George Wise was appointed temporary chairman of the next session, which is to be held next Wednesday night at 7:30 in he library of Jieckley Newspapers. Webb will present the needs of he Warren Williams Junior league in facts' and figures when he ap- Dears before the Recreation Board next Monday "night. He has oeen connected with the league almost since it was born under the late Warren Williams and has always been interested in all kinds of baseball in the county for some 30 years. He knows what it lakes to run the junior circuit because he has been Irving Goldstein's right arm over the past three years in the organization and promotion of the circuit. The managers present last night reported: "We have every confi dence in Jim Webb's ability to present our case to the Board." Important Babe Ruth Meeting Set Tonight The managers of the Babe Rulli league teams will hold an important, and brief session, tonight in the library of the Beckley News papers at 7:30 Pres.

George Springer wants lo show Talk of the Queen Contest will be the principal agenda on this special meeting. tod-Gun Group Meets Tonight The Raleigh County Rod and imi Clih will hold Ils Aprilmeot The 1924 Syracuse University foolfaall team blanked seven rivals ing this evening in the Raleigh County Courthouse, starting promptly by the showing of a movie entitled "Giants of the Everglades." Every one is invitee and a very special invitation is extended to children. This year's Troul Season in Raleigh.Register, Berkley, W. Va, Thursday Afternoon, April 4, 1957--15 Virginia" will open -'on Saturday, April 27, at sunrise (5:33 a.m.) Most of the streams have already been stocked, so all streams are closed until April 27, the exception of the year-round open streams. Committees Yv-ill be set up this evening for the club's Fourth Annual Fishing Derby which will be held at Little Beaver Lake on June 9.

Nominations are open for the club's candidate t' Camp Caesar which will be around the first of June. WVU Invited lo Play In Kentucky Tourney LEXINGTON, Ky. (fl West Virginia, No. 7 basketball team nationally'last season was named today, to complete the field for the fifth University of Kent Invitational tournament next Dec. 20-21.

NOAA champion North Caro- Golfer Jimmy Demaret became a professional at 13 years of age third ranked Kentucky and Minnesota were, picked previously the lineup ol nationally rated teams. West Virginia posted a 25-5 rec-" ord this season, losing in an upset to Canisius in the first round of the NCAA tourney! The Mountaineers lose All- America Rod Hundley but strong band ol sophomores promise an improved team next season. West Virginia has won Southern Conference titles three since the league was reorganised in 1951. Ralph Lowe's Gallant Man winner "of Hialeah Park's Hibiscus stakes; John A. Morris' mud- loving Missile, Pimlico Futur ity winner; the speedy Florida- owned King Hairan and.a.couple of promising colls who well last Monday--Clem and Doulet.

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