WVU Lands Big Share Of State High School Talent
WVU is attracting many top prep athletes across West Virginia with announced college choices. Football recruits include Mike Nedeff, Jim Moss, Jim Procopio, Bill Jeminson, Burl Jones, Dick Ceney, Dave Santrock, Bob Fuller, Ron Haggerty, Larry Tracewell, Jim Gaskins, Jerry Straub, Tom Bloom, and Sonny Villani. Thorn Leads in basketball picks Rod Thorn, Gay Elmore, Mike Wolfe, Dave Shuck, Jim McCormick to follow WVU, Virginia Tech, or other schools. Sonny Villani will skip football for baseball at Duke. Fred Gaston and Bill Crum plan to attend Cornell.
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West Virginia University
WVU
Mike Nedeff
Parkersburg
Jim Moss
Huntington East
Jim Procopio
Bill Jeminson
St. Marys
Burl Jones
Sissonville
Dick Ceney
Charleston Catholic
Dave Santrock
Dunbar
Bob Fuller
Moundsville
Ron Haggerty
Monongah
GMS
Greenbrier Military School
WVII
Larry Tracewell
Virginia Tech
Rod Thorn
Princeton
Gay Elmore
Stonewall Jackson
Mike Wolfe
Dupont
Dave Shuck
Lookout
Jim McCormick
New Martinsville
Jaycees Junior Golf Tourney Set For June 22
The Jaycee Junior Golf tournament will be held June 22 at Bluefield Country Club. Director Rocky Schorr and chairman Harold Robinette oversee the event for boys 18 and under. About 50 players from Bluefield and nearby towns have filed. The winner receives the Dr. J. S. Compton trophy and an all expenses paid trip to the state tourney at Sistersville July 6 to 8, then the national tourney in Portsmouth, Va. in August. The event is 18 holes in one day with a noon dinner at the club.
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Bluefield Country Club
Rocky Schorr
Harold Robinette
Bluefield
Hinton
Princeton
Gary
Tazewell
Cincinnati Royals Sign UC Star Mike Mendenhall
The Cincinnati Royals sign 6 foot 4 guard Mike Mendenhall from the University of Cincinnati. He is the Royals' third draft pick.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Royals
Mike Mendenhall
Universiy of
Mendenhall
Royals
Wall Way Ahead In Money Race
Wall Jr. leads the PGA money race with $33,860 earned this year, far ahead of Gene Littler and Arnold Palmer. Ford surpasses Wall in May to hold top in tournament points with 972, while Wall sits at 924.50 and Littler at 914.50. Wall also dominates the Vardon trophy and Ryder Cup standings.
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Dunedin
Fla
Art Wall Jr
Pocono Manor
Wall
Assn
Littler
Gene Littler
Singing Hills
Calif
Arnold Palmer
Latrobe
Doug Ford
Mahopac
N.Y
Ford
Jay Hebert
Sanford, Fla
Palmer
Honor Roll Of High School Champions For 1958 59
The Associated Press lists state champions for 1958-59 in multiple sports. Football Class AAA Parkerburg Class AA Clarksburg Roosevelt Wilson Class A Meadow Bridge. Basketball Class AAA South Charleston Class AA Lookout Class A Athens Catholic Wheeling Central. Baseball Weirton Track Dunbar Wrestling Parkersburg Golf Sistersville Tennis Charleston. Also noted are five AHL players who scored four goals in one game: Bill Sweeney Buffalo Eddie Masur Cleveland Bob Bailey Cleveland Cal Gardner Providence Ken Schinkel Springfield Mass.
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Associated Press
South Charleston
Lookout
Athens
Catholic
Wheeling Central
Weirton
Dunbar
Parkersburg
Sistersville
Charleston
Cleveland
American Hockey League
Bill Sweeney
Buffalo
Eddie Masur
Bob Bailey
Cal Gardner
Providence
Ken Schinkel
Springfield
Mass
Big Reds
Clarksburg
Roosevelt Wilson
Wheeling
Central
Tiny Sistersville
Meadow
Winfield
Meadow Bridge
Putnam County Eleven
East Bank
Barboursville
Roosevelt-Wilson
Sissonville
Beckley
Princeton
Flying Eagles
DuPont
DuPoint
Fairmont West
West Virginia high school upsets mark 1958 59 season
The northern and southern West Virginia schools split 12 sports titles as upsets defined the year. Parkersburg won Class AAA football and wrestling titles, while southern flair shone in basketball and tennis with South Charleston, Lookout and Athens clinching crowns.
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West Virginia
Rebels
Black Hills Prevails in Peter Pan Over Royal Orbit
King Ranch’s Black Hills ridden by Eddie Arcaro upset Preakness winner Royal Orbit in the $28,200 Peter Pan Handicap at Belmont Park. The 3 year old son of Princequillo-Blackie 2nd finished 1 1/4 miles in 1:49 earning $18,030. Bagdad led earlier before Black Hills burst through the rail to win by two lengths.
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New York
King Ranch
Black Hills
Cleveverly
Eddie Arcaro
Belmont Park
Haliia Braunstein
Howard B. Keck
Bagdad
Royal Orbit
Wheatley Stable
Princequillo- Blackie
Congreve
Bobby Ussery
Arcaro
Huntington Youth Is State Marbles Champion
Rod ney Messinger a 12 year old from Huntington won the West Virginia state marbles title by one game over runner up Paul Mills of Soak Creek. John Beckner Morgantown placed third and Jimmy Mirasola Wellsburg fourth in a round robin event with 12 finalists held in Morgantown. Messinger advances to the national VFW tournament in Eaton Rapids Michigan July 6 to 9.
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Morgantown
Rodney Messinger
Huntington
West Virginia
Rodney
Dwight D. Messinger
Paul Mills
Soak Creek
Hinton
John Beckner
Jimmy Mirasola
Wellsburg
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Courthouse Square
Young Messinger
Eaton Rapids
Mich
Wood In Pole Spot For Virginian 500
Glenn Wood of Stuart won the pole for Sundays Old Dominion 500 Convertible Stock Car Race at Martinsville driving a 1958 Ford and averaging 68.70 mph in the 250 mile qualifying trials. Thirty eight drivers earned positions for the big event, while Lee Petty Bob Welborn and Fireball Roberts failed to arrive in time and will start at the rear.
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Martinsville
Glenn Wood
Stuart
Ford
Wood
Lee Petty
Randleman
N. C
Bob Welborn
Greensboro
Glen Fireball
Roberts
Daytona Beach
Fla
Former ND Gridder Will Play In Canada
Ed Sullivan former Notre Dame center and co captain signed with the British Columbia Lions of the Western Interprovincial League. He recently completed a two year hitch in the United States military.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Ed Sullivan
Notre Dame
British Columbia Lions
United
Ill as Child Now Star Bob Anderson
Bob Anderson rose from rheumatic fever in childhood to become the Army’s All America halfback and a pitcher on the West Point baseball team.
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Bob Anderson
Army
West Point
Second All Star Game Seen As Money Scheme
Milton Gross argues the planned Los Angeles second all star game is a money grab by owners and a payoff to players. He warns it dilutes the original exhibition, risks fan trust, and could lead to multiple midseason games, costing schedules and spirit of the event.
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Pittsburgh
Walter O'Malley
Los Angeles
Ford Frick
Washington
J. Norman Lewis
Lewis
L. A
J. Nor
West Coast
Frank Lane
Lane
Chicago
Bill Veeck
O'Malley
Beckenham Tourney Fans Spark Over Missing U S Players
Davis Cup star Alex Olmedo and two other U.S. players failed to appear for the Beckenham Tennis Tournament in Beckenham England. Tournament director Lawrence McCallum said Olmedo Franks and McKinley had promised to compete but did not give a reason. Olmedo seeded No 1 had been preparing for Queen's Club Wimbledon. Four Soviet players had already arrived.
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Beckenham
England
Alex Olmedo
U.S
Lawrence McCallum
Olmedo
Mike Franks
Chuck McKinley
McCallum
University of Southern California
Queen's Club
London
Franks
UCLA
McKinley
St. Ann
Britain Beats Canada In Women's Golf Play
In St Andrews Britain won the five nation British Commonwealth Women's Golf Tournament beating Canada in the final match for eight points. Canada finished with five points while South Africa had four Australia three and New Zealand none.
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Britain
Canada
ST. Andrews
Scotland
South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
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