Area grid crowns Big Creek Owls in 1957 football race
Big Creek high school Owls defend the Area championship with ten wins. Saltville Shakers finish second after a late tie by Tazewell clarifies standings. Graham G-Men rise to fourth, Gary fifth, Princeton sixth amid a complex rating by the Area board reflecting schedules and key results.
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Big Creek
Owls
Saltville
Shakers
Tazewell
Graham
Official
Area
G-Men
Abingdon
Ledger
Beaver
Northfork- Elkhorn
Virginia
Gary
Diggers
Willie Spicheck
Princeton
Tigers
Northfork-Elkhorn
Welch
Mullens
Richlands
State Class AA and A football finals set for finals week
Weirton and Fairmont West will clash for the Class AA title and Keyser meets Huntington Vinson for Class A. Class B contenders include Winfield and Rupert with Ravenswood awaiting. Playoff sites depend on venue availabilities as officials finalize ratings and arrangements.
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Weirton
Fairmont West
Keyser
Huntington Vinson
Winfield
Rupert
Ravenswood
Wheeling
Clarksburg
Buckhannon
Dunbar
Boxing roundup features Calhoun Boyd clash at Madison Square Garden
Middleweight contender Rory Calhoun of White Plains meets Bobby Boyd of Chicago in a 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden as Calhoun aims for a fifth straight win and high ring ranking. Nearby, Ike Chestnut faces Ricardo Moreno in featherweight action and Kid Gavilan fights Walter Byars in Chicago.
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New York
Rory Calhoun
White Plains
N.Y
Bobby Boyd
Chicago
Sugar Ray Robinson
Carmen Basilio
Joey Giardello
Spider Webb
Gene Fullmer
Bubba Scholz
Calhoun
Germinal Ballarin
Joey Giambra
Rocky Castellani
Boyd
Willie Vaughn
Castellani
Ring
National Boxing Association
Madison Square Garden
Los Angeles
Ike Chestnut
Ricardo Moreno
Mexico
Baltimore Fan Car Incident Involving Colt Gamblers
A Baltimore Colt fan group mauled and insulted a group of Girl Scouts on a Pennsylvania Railroad train bound for Chicago after a special fan car was added at Harrisburg. Girl Scout leaders report torn uniforms, vulgar remarks, and threats. guards to be posted on return trip.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore Colt
Lester Marks
Highland Park
Baltimore
Martinez Ready To Face Any Welterweight For Vacant Title
Vince Martinez of Paterson New Jersey expressed readiness to fight any welterweight for the vacant championship. He knocked out Ramon Tiscareno in the sixth round of a 10 round bout at Hollywood Legion Stadium before a near capacity crowd of 5900 that paid 16800 dollars.
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Hollywood
Vince Martinez
Paterson
N. J
Martinez
Ramon Tiscareno
Hollywood Legion Stadium
Tiscareno
Eastern football scores and upsets across major games
South Carolina defeated Virginia 12 while North Carolina State beat Virginia Tech 12 and Florida edged Vanderbilt 12. Georgia Tech won 10 7 against Alabama as West Virginia beat Wake Forest 27 14 and Mississippi State 14 0. VMI triumphed 33 7 over The Citadel. Yale upset Princeton with Cavallon TD catches of 62 27 and 19 yards. Dartmouth overcame a 1913 deficit on Gundy’s four yard pass. Penn routed Columbia 28 6 Brown beat Harvard 33 6 Army edged Tulane 20 14 Navy pounded George Washington 52 0 Syracuse over Colgate 39 6 Penn State defeated Holy Cross 14 10.
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South Carolina
Virginia
North Carolina State
Virginia Tech
Florida
Vanderbilt
Georgia Tech
Alabama
West Virginia
Wake Forest
Mississippi State
LSU
VMI
the Citadel
Mike Cavallon
Yale
Princeton
Dick Gundy
Dartmouth
Joe Palermo
Pennsylvania
Columbia
Brown
Harvard
Army
Tulane
Navy
George Washington
Syracuse
Colgate
Penn State
Holy Cross
Cincinnati Redlegs Replace Kluszewski With Bilko
Cincinnati Redlegs plan to replace Ted Kluszewski due to back trouble next season. They acquired 230 pound first baseman Steve Bilko, 29, from Los Angeles after he hit 56 homers in the Pacific Coast League last season and led the league for a third straight year.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Rediges
Ted Kluszewski
Redlegs
Steve Bilko
Bilko
Los Angeles
Gallant Man Owner Brings Claim for Horse of the Year
Trainer Johnny Nerud arrived in Miami with Ralph Lowe's Gallant Man and asserted the colt should be named 1957 Horse of the Year. He noted track records at six furlongs and a mile and an eighth, plus an American mark for a mile and a half, stressing Gallant Man’s versatility across distances. In 14 starts this year the horse won eight times, placed second four, and earned $298,280.
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Miami
Fla
Johnny Nerud
New York
Ralph Lowe
Gallant Man
America
Syracuse Nationals Rout Lakers In Navy Field Tilt
The Syracuse Nationals defeated the Minneapolis Lakers 110 to 98 in Minneapolis as they pulled away in the second half with sharp shooting to win the NBA contest.
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Syracuse
Lakers
Minneapolis
Syracuse Nationals
Youngstown Hunter Finds $20 in Rabbit's Mouth
Henry T. Downey fired a single shot on opening day near Youngstown and found a rabbit carrying a $20 bill. The money financed his hunting expedition and provided dinner savings.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Henry T. Downey
Bluefield meeting to discuss Bluestone Reservoir plans
The Triangle Sportsmen Club hosts C O Handley of the West Virginia Conservation Commission for a public talk on November 20 at 6 30 p m at Pinnacle Restaurant. He outlines current and future management of the Bluestone Reservoir Area with Warden Lane also present.
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Bluefield
C. O. Handley
Division of Game
West Virginia Conservation Commission
Triangle Sportsmen Club
Handley
Pinnacle Restaurant
Bluestone Reservoir
Conservation Commission
Triangle Club
Warren Pearson
Warden Lane
Pearson
Tazewell Road
J. F. Houston
Wiley Peters
Clyde Stevens
Fred Horne
Sam Worley
Virginia Military Institute leads Southern Conference with fifth straight win
Virginia Military Institute, led by coach John McKenna, defeated The Citadel 33-7 to extend their conference winning streak to five. The Keydets sit one win from an undisputed conference title with a showdown against Virginia Tech on Thanksgiving. Bobby Jordan led VMI with two touchdowns and 42 conference points, while The Citadel’s Eddie Teague praised VMI’s strength after the loss.
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John McKenna
Virginia Military Institute
Citadel
Keydets
Virginia Tech
McKenna
Holy Cross
Richmond
Teague
Eddie Teague
The
VMI
Bobby Jordans
Duke Johnston
Mike Sommer
George Washington
Sommer
Colonials
Navy
Mickey Marinkov
Spiders
Davidson
Pete Johnson
Bobby Ross
Dave Woolwine
Tar Heel Quarter Stage Magician Amazes Teammates
Chapel Hill NC UNC quarterback Dave Reed is described as a sleight of hand artist and amateur magician who entertains his teammates off the field with tricks and tricks.
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Tar Heel
Chapel Hill, N. C
Dave Reed
University of North Carolina
Wilkinson Amazed It Came This Late
Norman Okla Nov 17 Oklahoma coach Bud Wilkinson expressed amazement at Notre Dames upset of his defending national champions after a 70 loss. He recalled a 47 game winning streak and a 123 game scoring streak ending, praising Notre Dames defense and Terry Brennan while noting his own team could have settled for a scoreless tie.
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Norman
Okla
Oklahoma
Bud Wilkinson
Sooners
Notre Dame
Irish
Dodd Receives Credit for Belly Series Innovation
Atlanta report notes coaches credit Boby Dodd with developing the belly series in college football. Dodd popularized the play after coaching Eddie LeBaron in 1950 and influencing Bear Bryant at Kentucky before his Georgia Tech success. His 1951 Tech team went undefeated using the technique.
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Atlanta
Ga. W
Boby Dodd
Dodd
Eddie LeBaron
Georgia Tech
Bear Bryant
Kentucky
Bryant
Babe Parilli
Parilli
Tech
West Virginia bear and deer hunts cost figures alarm wives
Jim Dalton's Outdoor notes the high costs of hunting on national forest lands in West Virginia. Data show bears at $5,000 each, 2,661 deer at $188 per animal, and gobblers averaging $1,000 with a 1 in 70 success rate. The article also reports $100,000 annual funding for management units and $4,000 in fines for October violations, highlighting enforcement and economic stakes in hunting.
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National Forest
West Virginia
Conservation Commission
Game, Fish and Forestry Code
Randolph County
Gilmer
Kanawha
Davidson tops Richmond 23 19 in Southern Conference clash
Davidson’s H S Tigers staged a comeback to beat the Richmond Spiders 23 19 in a Southern Conference game. End Craig Wall caught two late passes, David Fagg scored the winning points, and Jim Hoffman added a rushing score as Wall’s late scoring drives sealed the victory. Richmond’s Lew St Clair and Hoffman connected for two touchdowns. State action notes Hampden Sydney visits Sewanee Virginia travels to Maryland and Emory and Henry hosts Washington of St Louis.
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Hampden-Sydney
Dick Longfellow
West Virginia
Wake Forest
William & Mary
Rutgers
Davidson
Furman
Syracuse
Washington & Lee
Washington
St. Louis
Citadel
Vanderbilt
Craig Wall
David Fagg
Richmond
Spiders
Wall
Jim Hoffman
Lew St. Clair
Sewanee
Virginia
Maryland
Emory and Henry Enhost
Rice Is Cotton Bowl Candidate
The Rice Owls show defensive strength to contend for the Southwest Conference title and a Cotton Bowl bid. They stopped Texas A&M four times near the goal line in a 7 6 upset and previously defeated Arkansas 13 7, as their offense averages about 400 yards per game. If they win their remaining two games, Rice could clinch a conference title and earn a Cotton Bowl appearance.
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Houston
Tex
Rice Owls
Owls
Texas A&m
Jess Neely
Arkansas
Rice
A&m
English Teacher Is Top Race Announcer in New England
YARMOUTH Maine English teacher Clayton Smith a high school English teacher has risen to prominence as a harness race announcer across the New England circuit He announces sulkies at the Maine fair circuit and Bay State Raceway Foxboro Massachusetts He also coaches basketball trains beagles and serves as a licensed field trial judge for sporting dogs He joined announcing after helping a sick friend with a act and says knowledge of horses matters more than driver colors especially in rain as drivers often wear jackets over silks
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Clayton Smith
Yarmouth
Bay State Raceway
Foxboro
Mass
Portland
Deering High School
Cumberland Fair
Anastasio Tops On WVU Outfit
Ralph Anastasio, a 21 year old senior halfback from Follawsbee West Virginia, leads the Mountaineers in three of their first three games with five touchdowns and strong blocking tackling and receiving. He returned from a collapsed lung to boost WVU and also shines as a punter with a 45.3 yard first nine punts and long runs against Virginia. He could earn Southern Conference honors for his punting and defense even if not a 1957 All American.
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Follawsbee
W. Va
Mountaineers
Anastasio
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Boston University
William & Mary
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Ralph
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W. RK. Fugitt
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Big Creek of War
Green Bank
Fairmont
Gavilan
Kid Gavilan
Basilio
Hport
Chicago Stadium
Walter Byars
Boston
Byars
Sugar Hart
Tony DeMarco
Virgil Akins
Isaac Logart
St. Nicholas Arena
Danny Russo
Brooklyn
Eddie Lynch
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Ohio State
VPI
Associated Press
Wilkinson
Bud
Oklahoma State
All America
Bob Fenimore
State
Terry Brennan
Europe
Dodd Given
Jim Dalton
Ulan
H S Tigers
Toys
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Matoaka
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Maine
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Goodyear
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