31 Area Youths Finish Outdoor Safety School
Thirty-one youths from Bluefield and nearby areas completed the Outdoor Safety School sponsored by Mercer Lodge 80 Fraternal Order of Police and approved by the National Rifle Association. Instructors Sgt C E Kirk Sgt R T Jones and Captain George Nucholls oversaw tests with top scores earned. a graduation ceremony and chartering of a Teen-Age Gun and Hunting Safety Club are planned for next Saturday at the Municipal Building.
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Bluefield
Area National Rifle Association
Board of Directors
Mercer Lodge
Order of Police
National Rifle Association
FOP
C. E. Kirk
R. T. Jones
George Nucholls
National Guard
Tri-Angle Sportsmen's Club
Ray Grziewski
Big Cay
WVU Finishes Spring Drills With Alumni Game Soon
West Virginia University football wraps up spring practice with sessions on Tuesday Wednesday Friday and Saturday. The 65 member squad has completed 12 workouts and will reach the NCAA limit before the Alumni game scheduled for May 10.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
Louisville at St Paul hockey game delayed by cold weather
Omaha 4 Charleston 1 reported in brief with the scoreline and weather-related delay noted for the Louisville at St Paul contest.
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Louisville
St. Paul
Omaha
Charleston
Musial Keeps 11-Game Hit Streak As Batting Race Heats Up
New York reports Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals has hit safely in all 11 games this season and leads the National League with a .533 average, 24 hits in 45 at bats, and 2 981 lifetime safeties, narrowing toward the 3,000-hit milestone while the league's batting race tightens for 1956.
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New York
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Musial
Cap Anson
Ty Cobb
Eddie Collins
Nap Lajoie
Tris Speaker
Honus Wagner
Paul Waner
Wagner
Cobb
Rocky Colavito
Cleveland
Bronx
Richie Ashburn
Philadelphia Phillies
Willie Mays
San Francisco Giants
Don Hoak
Cincinnati
Roberto Clements
Pittsburgh
American Men and Women Dominate in Soviet Union Tour
The American men crushed Azerbaijan 94-46 for their third straight win in the Soviet Union led by Harvey Schmidt and Buddy Halderson. The women topped Georgia 42-37 after two losses, completing a strong tour with a victory by the invaders.
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Tiflis
Russia
Harvey Schmidt
Buddy Halderson
Azerbaijan
Soviet Union
American Invaders
Senators Lose in 4-1 Defeat to Omaha Cardinals
Omaha Cardinals beat the Senators 4-1 in 40 degree weather before 295 fans, snapping Charleston’s lead in the American Association.
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Omaha
Neb
Omaha Cardinals
Charleston
American Association
Senators
Ryff Outpoints Gorman in 10-Round NYC Bout
Frankie Ryff, formerly a lightweight, edged Johnny Gorman in a 10-round match at St. Nicholas Arena on Monday night. Ryff weighed 139 2 pounds to Gorman’s 143 2, earning the decision in a bout highlighted by Ryff’s sharper punching.
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New York
Frankie Ryff
Johnny Gorman
St. Nicholas Arena
Ryff
Gorman
Governor Chandler Says Baseball Has Forfeited Rights As Sport
Kentucky Governor A B Chandler, former baseball commissioner, says organized baseball is a monopoly that has forfeited the right to be treated as a sport. He criticizes major league owners and a puppet commissioner, testifying could occur in Frank Lawrence’s suit against Ford Frick and the leagues over territorial rights and damages. Also listed are high school baseball scores from West Virginia: Webster Springs 4 Cowen 2 and Clear Fork 9 Mark Twain 2, St Albans 6 South Charleston 5.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
A. B. Chandler
Chandler
Ford Frick
Frank D. Lawrence
Portsmouth
District of
New York
Lawrence
W. Va
Webster Springs
Cowen
Clear Fork
Mark Twain
St. Albans
South Charleston
Welch High School Maroon Wave top Beavers 6 to 4
Welch High School jumped on Beaver miscues in the sixth inning to break a 4 3 game and defeat Beavers 6 to 4. Winning pitcher Freddie Hardison worked through trouble. Beavers starter Larry Graham took the loss as Welch improved to 5 0.
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Welch High School
Beaver High
Welch
Beavers
John Suba
John Shamar
Beaver
Freddie Hardison
Larry Graham
Hardison
Larry Wickham
Ray Mariatti
Bluefield
Graham and
Hilborn
Smith
Pennington
Graham
Whiteville Leafs Flatten Supply in Cape Fear League Rout
Whiteville pitchers Formy Duval and another starter held Supply to one run and three hits as the Leafs unloaded 52 runs on 36 hits over eight innings. Sam Harwood led the barrage with six hits including a bases loaded homer two triples and a double driving in 11. Whiteville swiped 24 bases.
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Whiteville
N. C
Whiteville Leafs
Cape Fear
Formy Duval
Sam Harwood
Major League Standings and Upcoming Games Recap
Major League standings show Cleveland at Washington and Chicago at Baltimore with early season matchups. Detroit meets New York, Kansas City faces Boston, and yesterday had no games scheduled. Today’s pitching slate includes St Louis at Cincinnati and Milwaukee at Chicago with Spahn facing Phillips or Fudge, Pittsburgh at Los Angeles, and Philadelphia at San Francisco Monzant matching Simmons.
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Cleveland
Washington
Pascaal
Chicago
Baltimore
Pierce
O'Dell
Detroit
New York
Foytack
Shantz
Kansas City
Boston
Urban
Brewer
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Mizell
Purkey
Milwaukee
Spahn
Phillips
Fudge
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Friend
Erskine
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Simmons
Monzant
Ww. L. Pet. G
Cleveland Weewee
Wena
Pet. G.B
Philadelphia St. Louis
William and Mary Nets 7-2 Victory Over Virginia Tech
William and Mary tennis team defeated Virginia Tech 7-2 in Blacksburg. Tech’s two singles wins needed three sets while the Indians swept the other matches in straight sets.
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Blacksburg
William and Mary
Virginia Tech
Tech
Indians
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Saga of
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John Russell
Werfy
WVU
American Assn
Alan Clifton
Sophia Ladd - Webb
Loren
Ce Wire Lalit
GOD
Partner
Harvey Kuenn
Brooks Robinson
U.S
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Frank Ryff
Studebaker Scotsman
Athons Bacon Oe
Bangor
Maine
Nascar
National Association For Stock Car Advancement and Research
John E. Ward Cleveland
Gordon C. Foster
Willa J. Russell
St. Helens, Ore
Studebaker-Packard
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Studebaker- Packard Orporatio
Tazewell Equipment Corp
W. Main St
Tazewell, Virginia
Cray Motor Sales, Inc
N. Main St
Lerdedoter-Packard Corporation
J. M. Bondurant Co
Mercer St
Princeton, W. Va
Raines Motor Sales, Inc
P. O
Grundy
Virginia
Bluefield Motors, Inc
Bluefield Avenue
Bluefield, W. Va
Goshen
N.H
New Hampshire
Christy Hasevlat
Newport
Happy
Frank
Lovejoy
Cranad
Joanne Woodward
Eve
Walliam Faulkner
Paul Newman
Anthony Franciosa
Lee Remick
Orson Wells
Angela Lansbury
Columbia Pictures
Sam Spiegel
William Holden
Alec Guinness
Jack Hawkins
River
Kwai
Sessue Hayakawa
James Donald
Ann Sears
Geoffrey Horne
David Lean
Pierre Boulle
Time Magazine
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W&m
Shaffer Maytag CO
Bland Street
Igeritol
Seritol
Federal St
West Virginia Fael Marine Company
West
Ment Corp
Huntington, W. Va
Jackson
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