Women Oppose Men In One Wrestling Feature At Auditorium Tonight
The Bluefield Auditorium hosts a mixed wrestling bout headlined by Lady Angel of Europe and Wild Man against Sweet Susie Starr and Ace Freeman. A new referee Frankie Lawrence is added amid past fan violence and a recent NWA approval. Bud Kurtz and Fiddling Buddies will perform after the bouts.
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Bluefield Auditorium
National Alliance
Lady Angel
Europe
Vwantiunbule
Man Warran
Sweet Susie Starr
Nashville
Eman
Fargo
Bummy Lee
Lee
Freeman
Frankie Lawrence
Toots Mondt
Bluefield
Canada
Marcella Dubois
Montreal
NWA
Monat
Angel
Susie Broad
Ace Freeman
Bud Kurtz
Sacrifice Fly Boosts Major Batting Averages
New York June 8 The sacrifice fly returns to lift batting averages for 1954 stars. Stan Musial leads the NL with five sac flies though his average sits at .287. without sac flies he would be .279. Jim Lemon and Karl Olson head the AL with four each, boosting their marks to .292 and .274 respectively. Dale Long tops the NL at .382 with three sac flies, which would adjust to .375 if counted as bats.
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New York
Stan Musial
Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Stan
Associated Press
Jim Lemon
Karl Olson
Washington
Lemon
Olson
Dale Long
Pittsburgh
Patterson Beats Tommy Jackson in Garden Split Decision
Floyd Patterson, age 21, defeats Hurricane Tommy Jackson in a 12 round split decision at Madison Square Garden. Judges favor Patterson 8-4 on AP card, 7-5 and 6-5-1 on others, with Kessler scoring for Jackson. Patterson eyes a September title bout with Archie Moore after rocky Marciano retirement.
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New York
Floyd D. Patterson
Tommy
Hurricane) Jackson
Madison Square Garden
Harry Kessler
Jackson
Garden
Patterson
Archie Moore
Rocky Marciano
Hurricane
Kessler
Gem
American Girls Lead Curtis Cup Foursomes In Cold Britain
In wind and sleet at Sandwich England Pat Lesser and Wiffi Smitt edged Valen tine Garvey 2 1 to give the Americans a key win while Cudone Downey won 6 4. Romack Riley both faced tough losses as U S led 2 1 after the day with singles to come.
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Sandwich
England
Britain
Prince's Links
Pat Lesser
Seattle
Margaret
Wiffi) Smitt
St. Clair
Mich
George Valentine
Scotland
Philomena Garvey
Dublin
Philip Cudone
Montclair
N.J
Mary Ann Downey
Baltimore
Janette Robertson
Veronica Anstey
Polly Riley
Fort Worth
Tex
Jane Nelson
Indianapolis
U.S
Mrs. Cudone
Angela Ward
Miss Anstey
Miss Lesser
Valentine
Miss Ward
Miss Nelson
Miss Price
Wiffi Smith
Barbara Romack
Cudone
Mix Downey
Pirates top Cards in tense ninth to seize second place
Brooklyn and Cincinnati battled through a 3-3 tie until Roy McMillan scored on Johnny Temple’s single, Bailey homered, and Cincinnati pulled ahead in the eighth as Johny Klippstein earned his sixth win after battling eight Brooklyn hits.
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Dodger
Roy Campanella
Johny Klippstein
Brooklyn
Roy McMillan
Johnny Temple
Cincinnati
Bailey
Wally Post
Givem
Reese
Nider
Jackson
OL Nelson Ib
Labine
Nuny
Koulez
Cincinnati Sceee
Nelson
Campenella
Bluefield Legion cancels 1956 junior baseball season
The Bluefield American Legion posts will not field a junior baseball team this summer. The executive committee approved plans for Ray Heldreth but he failed to carry them out, leaving local youths without organized play while other areas begin their seasons. A frustrating setback many hope to resolve next year.
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Legion
Bluefield
Ray Heldreth
Ray
American Legion
Littler Leads After Two Rounds In Round Robin Golf
Gene Littler tops the 15,000 Round Robin after 36 holes, opening with 69 and firing a 69 again to lead Mike Souchak by one point. Billy Maxwell and Ted Kroll trail as contenders with 16 and 18 points respectively, amid shifting scores on the 6,527 yard course.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
Gene Littler
Billy Maxwell
Ted Kroll
Fred Hawkins
Singing Hills
Calif
Wrucek
Mike Souchak
Souchak
Maxwell
Hawkins
Kroll
Rosburg
Tommy Bolt
Jackie Burke
Britain
Henry Cotton
Doug Ford
Standings And Schedules In National And American Leagues
National League standings show Brooklyn Philadelphia Chicago and others with win totals and games behind. Today's slate lists Pittsburgh St Louis Brooklyn Cincinnati New York Milwaukee and Chicago matchups with multiple pitchers slated for each game. American League leaders New York Cleveland Chicago Boston Detroit Baltimore and Washington are noted with recent results and tonight's proposed pitching assignments.
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Louis
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
New York
Milwaukee
Law
Mizell
Maglie
Fowler
Roger
Owens
Meyer
Antonelli
Burdette
G.B
Cleveland
Boston
Detroit
Baltimore
Washington
Kansas City
Garcia
Larsen
Pierce
Susce
Porterfield
Gorman
Herrtage
Moore
Pornielles
Gromek
Griggs
Olympic Champions Lead Metropolitan AAU Track Meet Field
Lindy Remergino and Horace Ashenfelter head a field of 279 athletes in the Metropolitan AAU Track and Field Championships. Remergino, Helsinki 1952 100 meters winner, and Ashenfelter who beat Kazantsev in the steeplechase, headline an event rich with Olympic material as U S Olympic trials are set for June 29 30 in Los Angeles.
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Lindy Remergino
Helsinki
Horace Ashenfelter
Russia
Vladimir Kazantsev
U. S
Los Angels
Straley One Winner As Richmond Netters Cup
Washington faces Richmond in the Hotchkiss Cup final at Norfolk Yacht and Country Club after both sides win semi finals. Straley, Atwood, Hartz, Fige Jr. and Blair won singles, while Straley-Hartz and Atwood-Figg took doubles in a tight two day event featuring Washington Baltimore Richmond and Norfolk teams.
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Norfolk
Washington
Richmond
Norfolk Yacht and Country Club
Baltimore
Bart Harvey
Dan Baker
Gene Wash
Walter Horsley
Chuck Straley
Wash
Bob Atwood
Frank Hartz
Lob Fige Jr
John Blair
Straley-Hartz
Atwood-Figg
Marine Decathlon Star To Make Good Will Tour
Lt. Bob Mathias two time Olympic decathlon champion of the U S Marine Corps will begin a two month good will tour of Africa about June 16 under the State Department educational exchange program.
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Washington
Bob Mathias
U.S. Marine Corps
Africa
State Department
Golf Stars Honor Pal Craig Wood At Testimonial Dinner
Notables including Jackie Burke Sam Snead Claude Harmon and George Jacobus honor Craig Wood at Toots Shor's testimonial dinner. Wood a former National Open champion and Winged Foot pro is praised for his generosity and teaching, while Snead jokes about a backache from a razor incident.
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New York
Craig Wood
Toots Shor's
Jackie Burke
Sam Snead
Claude Harmones
Wood
Winged Foot Club
Zorogs
Ne Mon
Craig
Fort Worth
Snead
Black Bass Season Opens With Streams Plentiful In State
Charleston report notes streams satisfactory for opening week end as West Virginia starts black bass season. Eastern panhandle centers lead enthusiastic fishing, with South Branch Potomac and Cacapon, Elk and Buckhannon rivers opening. New River and Greenbrier stay open year round.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Panhandle
Potomac
Cacapon River
Elk
Red-Haired Patty Berg Leads Round Robin Tourney
Patty Berg surged to the lead in the third round of the Triangle Round Robin in Virginia Beach. She built a four point edge with plus scores, overtaking Marlene Hagge and Joyce Ziske as Mickey Wright tied the course record at 69. Berg posted a 72 for her best round.
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Virginia Beach
Patty Berg
St. Andrews
Waterford
Wis
Hagge
Miss Ziske
Mickey Wright
San Diego
Calif
Beverly Hanson
Apple Valley
Indians Shut Out Yankees 9-0 in New York
Cleveland pitchers limited New York to five hits as Chico Carrasquel and Al Rosen drove in three runs each. Early Wynn earned the win with a five hitter and his first shutout of the season, while Rosen homered with a man aboard in the eighth to seal the Indians’ 9-0 victory.
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Philadelphia
Robin Roberts
Phils
Ernie Banks
Roberts
Cub
Vito Valentinetti
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Valentinetti
Walt Moryn
Hobie Landrith
Solly Hemus
Hemus
Hal Dixon
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Eddie Miksis
Dee Fondy
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Don Kaiser
Kaiser
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Philadelprata
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Miksls
Blaylock
Baker
Wim A
Kasaneki
Sth
Meyer
Moryn
Rirmants
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Willie Mays
Bill White
New York Giants
Milwaukee Braves
Braves
Steve Ridaik
White
Crome
New York
Chico Carrasquel
al Rosen
Cleveland Indians
Early Wynn
New York Yankees
Indians
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Yanks
Wynn
Rosen
Mickey Mantle
Joe Collins
Ed Robinson
Tigers
NATS
Wayne Belardi
al Kaline
Griffith Stadium
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Billy Hoeft
Washington
Hoeft
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Fa Brown
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Pistens
Athletics
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Oakland
Cal
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George Kell
Chicago White Sox
Kansas Cry
Adame
Leper
Haleio
Slaughbier
Ken
Simpson
Nieman
Pinigan
Diering
Thompson
Triandos
Groth
Francons
Bares
Pyourn
Lea Dpmar
Broen
Criman
Harngon
Mountaineer All-Stars Top Kentucky 107 to 90 in WV Clash
West Virginia high school All-Stars held off a late Kentucky rally to win 107-90. Jim Warren and Carl Johnson each scored 18, Jerry West added 17, Withrow led Kentucky with 17, and Coleman and Don 24 each for Berea and Wayland on the losing side.
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Williamson
W. Va
West Virginia
Kentucky
Mountain State Boys
Corky Withrow
Central City
Vicors
Howard Purt
Beckley
Bfore
Jim Warren
Clarksburg
Washington Irving
Carl Johnson
East Bank
Jerry West
Withrow
Felly Coleman
Wayland
Don
Berea
West Virginia Open Golf Tournament Dates Moved
Charleston June 8 Clifford Caudill president of the State Professional Golfers Assn announced new dates for the West Virginia Open at White Sulphur Springs July 30 to August 2. The change avoids conflict with sectional qualifying at Guyan Country Club for the National Amateur Qualifying event set for September 10 to 15 at Lakewood Illinois.
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Charleston
Clifford Caudil
Edgewood Country Club
State Professional Golfers Assn
White Sulphur Springs
Caudill
Huntinton
Guyan Country Club
Guyan W
Lakewood
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