Bare Fist Fight On Tap At Bluefield Auditorium
Bare knuckle boxing will be legal with a two on one bout and newcomers featured tonight at Bluefield Auditorium promoter Toots Mondt promotes the card. Popular Ace Freeman faces Al Galian to in a 15 round main event while Paulos Mendoza meets Farmer Powell of the Ozarks in a chicken pecking gimmick fight after a three fall main. Cecil Surrat Smitty Smith and Swing Kings will finish the night with a dance festival into early morning.
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Ozark
Bluefield Auditorium
Toots Mondt
Bnathe
Sommmi
Ace Freeman
Galiento
Freeman
Joe
Chuck
George Grant
Chuck Stuart
Mr. America
Gorman
Mondt
Atlanta
Cecil Surrat
Smitty Smith
Mantle Ends X Ray Therapy With Final Treatment
Mickey Mantle underwent a third and final X ray session at a hospital to alleviate pain in his right shoulder. The outfielder had earlier been treated in New York and Cleveland, with doctors prescribing three sessions over six months after the World Series injury caused by Red Schoendienst during Mantle’s slide on Bob Buhl’s pickoff attempt.
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Mickey Mantle
New York Yankee
Mantle
New York
Cleveland
Yankee
Milwaukee
Red Schoendienst
Bob Buhl
Glitter and Big Effort Lead Coaching Club Oaks Field
Belmont Park hosts the $60,000-added Coaching Club American Oaks with 12 entered led by A Glitter and Big Effort, both 3-year-old fillies. The race covers 1 3/8 miles, carries 121 pounds, and CBS will televise from 3:30 to 4 p.m. EST with a purse of $71,450 and winner's share of $45,792.
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Brook Meade
Coaching Club
Belmont Park
Glitter
Garden State Park
Belmont
Howard A. Jones
Pimlico
I. J. Collins
Jamaica
Tempted
Craftiness
Fall Wind
Spar Maid
Big Fright
Foreword
Lopar
CBS
Richwood Bay 14 Wins National Marble Tournament
Dennis Kyle fourteen of Richwood West Virginia won the national marbles tournament in Asbury Park New Jersey. He defeated Dick Hickman thirteen of Huntington West Virginia four games to three after two years as runner up. Kyle and Hickman topped three other league champions in the semifinals in two divisions.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Dennis Kyle
Richwood
W. Va
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Dick Hickman
Huntington
Jack Cresbaugh
Montclair
Hickman
Boston Loses To KC 5-3
In Detroit Jim Bunning matched a season high with 13 strikeouts as the Tigers sweep the Yankees, Kaline and Virgil delivering extra base hits. Kansas City defeated Boston 5-3 to snap a three game skid and pull within a half game of the Red Sox.
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Jim Bunning
Tigers
al Kaline
Ozzie Virgil
Yankees
Cleveland
Bunning
Herb Score
Camilo Pascual
Washington
Bob Turley
New York
Yogi Berra
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Berra
Turley
Kansas City
Boston
Red Sox
A's
Bob Smith
Smith
Ralph Terry
Dick Tomanek
Jackie Jensen
Dick Gernert
Jensen
Tomanek
Phillies Edge Braves In Ninth To Take 5 4 Victory
Ruben Gomez walked Harry Anderson with the bases loaded in the ninth, pushing Stan Lopata home for a 5 4 Phillies win over Milwaukee. Hank Aaron belted an eighth inning grand slam for the Braves, his first at County Stadium this year, as Ed Matthews and Johnny Logan also homered. The Cardinals and Cubs results follow, with Chicago's seven run first inning fueling a 13 3 win over Cincinnati.
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Baltimore
Releifer
Bob Shaw
Ray Boone
Detroit
Chicago White Sox
Shaw
Dick Donovan
Orioles
Boone
Sox
Philadelphia
Ruben Gomez
Harry Anderson
Stan Lopata
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Milwaukee
Hank Aaron
Milwaukee Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Aaron
Braves
Ed Mathews
Johnny Logan
Billy Muffett
Cardinal
County Stadium
Bob Rush
Don McMahon
Rush
San Francisco Giants
Sam Jones
Jones
Cincinnati
Cubs
Redlegs
Frankie Robinson
Taylor Phillips
Reds
Bob Purkey
Cub
Tony Talor
Alvin Dark
Lee Walls
Taylor
Walt Moryn
Dale Long
Sam Taylor
Bobby Thomson
Cencinn Abe Bi
Nebbi Taylor
Nashall
Ine
Dan Francisco
Alants Gomez
Phils
Lopata
Willie Jones
Wally Post
Daryl Spencer
Anderson
San Francisco
Kazan
Schmidt
Bowman
Taussig
Bress
Pnander
Kimick
Aksse Meyer
Hearn Watski
Farrell
Giants Riding Hot In Pennant Chase
San Francisco manager Bill Rigney says the Giants are two games back of Milwaukee and in position to improve if pitching strengthens and hitters produce. He praises rookie Felipe Alou and Paul Giel, noting Alou will move to right field when Willie Mays returns and that the team is young and eager.
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Bill Rigney
Giants
Milwaukees
Rigney
San Francisco
Felipe Alou
Willie Oe
Minican Republic
Alou
Mays
Willie
Paul Giel
Giel
Minnesota
Kramer Heads For Europe To Recruit Tennis Talent
Promoter Jack Kramer sails to London with dollars to sign amateur players for his pro tour. He eyes Sven Davidson Kurt Nielsen Budge Patty and Jaroslav Drobny and may approach Althea Gibson and Christine Truman. He plans more tours and looks to expand shows next year while observing a hands off policy with Australia until Davis Cup. Pancho Gonzales holds the pro crown after beating Lew Hoad in a 100 match series.
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New York
Jack Kramer
London
Sven Davidson
Sweden
Kurt Nielsen
Denmark
Budge Patty
Paris
Jaroslav Drobny
Egypt
Althea Gibson
Britain
Christine Truman
Althea
Kramer
Europe
Mal Anderson
U.S
Ashley Cooper
Mervyn Rose
Neale Fraser
Forest Hills
Lew Hoad
Pancho Gonzales
Hoad
Tourney Set In Charlottesville
The Virginia High School League will hold the Group I Basketball Tournament at the University of Virginia March 12-14 after a Board recommendation. Other state meets include Group II Basketball at Virginia Tech March 11-14, Group I Track at William and Mary May 16, and Group II Track at VMI. Football practice start dates were approved for Aug 15 in certain districts.
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WHSL
University of Virginia
Richmond
William C. Pace
Radford
Virginia Tech
William and Mary
VMI
Phils Sign Two Rookies to Johnson City Farm Club
Philadelphia Phillies announce two rookie pitchers for their Johnson City Tennessee farm club in the Class D Appalachian League. The signees are John Kerrigan age 18 from San Francisco and Tom Kilukoski from Wanamie Pennsylvania.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Phillies
Johnson City, Tenn
John Kerrigan
San Francisco
Tom Kilukososki
Wanamie
Channel catfish deserve game fish status argues reader
Dick Carroll favors promoting the channel cat to game fish and cites encounters in TVA lakes like South Holston and Watauga. The writer notes blue and channel cats once sought for game lists, compares scavenger habits to other wildlife, and argues cats play a role in keeping waterways clean.
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Dick Carroll
McDowell County
Tva Lakes
South Holston
Watauga
Bluefield to Stage Inter Squad Game Sunday
Bluefield baseball team will hold an inter squad game Sunday at 2 30 PM. Manager Barney Lutz aims to evaluate the 1958 edition under the Baltimore Orioles farm system and plans to use as many of the 38 man squad as possible to gauge the outlook.
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Bluefield
Barney Lutz
Baltimore Orioles
Lutz
Rain Halts Flint Open Second Round In Wet Conditions
Rain washed out the Flint Open second round at Warwick Hills Grand Blanc causing sponsors to extend the event to Monday under PGA rules no Friday scores will count. Tommy Bolt held a one stroke lead after a 3 under par Thursday as Sam Snead withdrew with chills and fever.
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Mich
PGA
Warwick Hills
Grand Blanc
Tommy Bolt
Bill Casper Jr
Apple Valley
Calif
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
DeJohn Tops Bob Baker In Tight 10 Round Decision
In Syracuse at War Memorial Auditorium Mike de John of Syracuse defeated Pittsburgh’s Bob Baker by unanimous decision in a 10 round bout. De John weighed 201 pounds Baker 218. about 2 300 fans booed the result. Referee Joe Palmer and Judge Dick Albino had it 6-3 with one tie. Judge Harold McGrath 7-3 for De John. AP card also 7-3 for De John.
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N. Y
Mike de John
Big Bob Baker
Pittsburgh
War Memorial Auditorium
de John
Baker
Joe Palmer
Dick Albino
Harold McGrath
Unclear scoreboard fragment shows team and scores
Fragmentary list includes Indianapolis, Omaha, Charleston Paul, Denver, Wichita with scattered numbers 2, 1, 12, 22, 5, 4 suggesting a sports score roundup or standings without full context.
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Omaha
Isle
Paul
Charleston - Paul
Denver
Wichita
Quakers Favored To Win Rowing Boat Championship
Pennsylvania's Quakers, aiming to end a long jinx, were slight favorites for the Intercollegiate Rowing Assn. title at Onondaga Lake. Syracuse seeks first win since 1920, Cornell has no spring victories, with Princeton California and others in a wide open field for the varsity challenge cup.
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N. Y
Pennsylvania
Onondaga Lake
Penn
Quakers
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Princeton
California
Dartmouth
Wisconsin
Columbia
Massachusetts — ‘of Technology
Softball results from church league games
Scott Street Baptist defeated Bluewell Memorial Baptist 19 to 12. Mt Zion Baptist beat Mt Cab o e wary bor? Lutheran Church 21 to 18. Trinity Methodist and Mt Zion Baptist also played with Bluewell Baptist scoring 5 in another game.
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Bluewell Bap Memorial
Calle Memorial
Mt. Zio St
Paptet
Fin Baptist
Iiriait
Otets
Mt. Caboe
Mt. Zion Baptist
Bluewell Baptist
Badminton Star War ner Reaches Tennis Quarter Finals
Margaret Varner of El Paso Texas an ex badminton champion advances to the women's singles final at the eer Club Tennis Tournament defeating Margaret du Pont of Delaware 6 1 6 3 She will face Bernice Carr of South Africa in the title bout Varner and Maria Bueno join forces to reach the women's doubles final defeating Varner and du Pont 6 1 6 3 Their opponents are Mary Hawton and Thelma Long of Australia.
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Margaret Warner
el Paso
Tex
U.S
Bernice Carr
South Africa
Miss Carr
Louise Snow
Ventura
Calif
Abe Segal
Gardnar Mulloy
Budge Patty
Ist
Luis Ayala
Chile
Don Candy
Australia
MacKay
Rose
Rod Laver
Mark
Italy
Nicola Pietrangeli
Orlando Sirola
Miss Gibson
Maria Bueno
Miss Varner
du Pont
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