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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1957
Page
8
Ace Freeman faces Chris Alvarado in a boxing bout at Bluefield Auditorium on Saturday night with potential wrestling-style action. Alvarado promises to KO Freeman early, while Freeman aims to prove his punching power amid trainer notes and prior ring injuries.
The Bluefield Able-Boosters Club and the Parent-Teacher Associations raise funds to add asphalt courts at three more elementary schools Crescent Bluewell and Brushfork. Donations of 100 from each school helped fuel dinners and sales. Mercer County School Board will allocate funds to install the courts, reaching nine area schools with outdoor courts since 1955 leaving Cumberland Heights without courts for now.
Denver Bears rallied to defeat Charleston 7 to 3 as pitcher Mark Freeman worked four hits allowed and Dick Sanders hit a homer with a teammate aboard. Denver broke a 0-0 tie with a three run third inning to chase Charleston starter Black from the mound.
Five area athletes at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg were awarded letters for winter and spring sports. The honorees include El Presley of Bluefield Virginia for swimming Sam Morgan of Bluefield West Virginia for rifle Terry Penn of Mullens for basketball and two more players for baseball. The 75 letter winners at Blacksburg included 63 Virginians. Tech awarded monograms across basketball wrestling swimming rifle track golf tennis and baseball with several out of state players on each sport.
Defending champion Franklin G. Clement of Lake Forest Illinois shot a one over par 36-37 73 to tie for the lead with Joseph M Wells of Newell West Virginia after the first round at Apawamis Club in Westchester. A field of 190 seniors completed the opening round as 365 players prepared for the final rounds.
Okee Ohio profile recounts Harry Mor's rise to pre National PGA and his 1920 caddying role at the National Open in Inverness. He recalls chalking the driver face to see which part struck the ball during the final rounds, noting that Inverness hosted the 1957 event.
Cincinnati's Western Hills High School produced four major league stars under coach Paul Nohr. Herman Wehmeier, Don Zimmer, Russ Nixon, and Drott built early reputations with Reds, Dodgers, Indians, and Cubs connections. Nohr's teams yielded state and league titles, with future pros watched by major teams.
Harvey Haddix fire a three hitter to pace the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-1 win over Cincinnati. Haddix struck out nine in a complete game, lifting his record to 4-3 and keeping Philadelphia within reach of the NL leaders as Ed Bailey and Gus Bell produced the lone early hits for Cincinnati.
Milwaukee Braves acquire two young players with high batting averages as part of a bold $200,000 move. The team recently sent waivers for Chuck Tanner and added prospects Taylor and DeMerit, both touted for speed and field versatility, amid a close pennant race.
Forty golfers qualified for the Handicap Governor's Cup at Bluefield Country Club with Leonard Timms medalist at net 65. First round matches must be completed by Sunday June 9, and Oak Hill hosts the team match on June 9. Rocky Schorr urges prompt completion and signups for the team event.
Yama Bahama a middleweight from the British West Indies beat veteran Gil Turner by unanimous decision in a 10 round bout. The fight will be shown nationally by ABC at 9 p.m. BST from Miami Beach. Bahama previously beat Turner in New York on June 29.
EPSOM England June 4 Two American owned three year olds Royaumont and Tempest head hopes for a sixth U S Derby winner Crepello remained the 2 1 favorite in the 177th Derby at Epsom Downs a mile and a half course expected to draw a crowd of several hundred thousand including Queen Elizabeth II The field of 22 includes Royaumont bred in France owned by Mrs George L Ohrstrom of Plains Va and Tempest English bred owned by Maine Chance Farm of Mrs Elizabeth N Graham of New York Ballymoss Irish owned by John McShain of Philadelphia and Bois De Miel English bred owned by Philip King of New York are also in the mix The last American winner was Say Die in 1954 for Robert Sterling Clark of New York and Upperville Va.
Wilbur Higgins of Harvard Illinois wins the Eastern Hardwood Golf Assn championship at Shawnee Country Club beating Henry Clark of New York 4 and 2. Higgins, an eight handicap player at Big Foot Country Club Lake Geneva Wisconsin, secured the title after an overnight practice session with pro Harry Obitz.
Mike Jupin was named by Don Williams as football assistant and head basketball and baseball coach at Saltville high school. A Concord College alumnus and former Elkhorn High quarterback, Jupin hails from Maybeury and will report June 10.
Standings show Chicago leading at 2-12 with Cleveland and New York near top. Yesterday results include New York 7 Cleveland 4 and Washington 4 Detroit 3. Today’s schedule lists nine doubleheaders and probable pitchers for each matchup across the league.
Billy Pierce pitched 10 innings of near perfection for Chicago, as the White Sox beat Boston 1-0 in 10 innings on Nellie Fox’s bases loaded single with one out. The win kept Chicago five games ahead of New York in the standings.
In Richmond Virginia relief pitcher Johnny James blanked Toronto in the ninth to seal a 3-2 win. Jim Kite pitched well through eight but surrendered the decisive runs as Richmond extended its International League lead to 34 games. The article notes a historically large field for the 1928 Preakness Stakes with 13 starters and Victorian's nose victory over Toro.
Emil Lence leads rival International Boxing Club at Leone's luncheon to push a heavyweight bout between Floyd Patterson and Hurricane Jackson. Patterson and manager Cas D'Amato discuss shared gate revenue while officials tout TV plans and ticket prices ranging from 10 to 30 dollars.
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