J R Davis Named Head Coach at Hurricane High School
J R Davis, basketball mentor at Poca High School, was named head coach of athletics at Hurricane High School. Denver Knapp promoted to assistant coach at Hurricane. Clyde Alford remains head football coach. Dana Wallace not retained. Further moves include Don Brown to Poca and Charles Barton named Eleanor Junior High coach. Detmar Good kept as Buffalo football coach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Infield
J. R. Davis
Poca
Hurricane High School
Putnam County Board of Education
Denver Knapp
Eleanor
Hurricane
Otis White
Putnam County
Davis
Melson Bragg
Woodrow Wilson High
Beckley
Knapp
Dana Wallace
Wallace
Putnam Board
Don Brown
Buffalo
Clyde Alford
Charles Barton
Marshall
Detmar
Duncan Named To WVU Post
Dr. Ray O. Duncan, Illinois health and physical education chief, will become dean of West Virginia University's school of physical education and athletics effective Aug 1. He succeeds G. Ott Romney, who left Oct 31 to lead Army community services. Duncan, 45, has long served at Springfield and Illinois, holds multiple degrees, and previously led a university placement system. He is married with two daughters.
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Morgantown
Ray O. Duncan
Illinois
West Virginia University
G. Ott Romney
U. S. Army
Grace M. Griffin
Vin Stewart
University
Duncan
Board of Governors
Office of Public Instruction
Springfield
Ill
University of Ilinois
Granite City
Washington University
St. Louis
University of Illinois Physical Education
Department of Physical Education and
Junior Center Tennis Tourney Postponed to June 16 18
The Charleston Junior Center Tennis tournament, moved from June 9 10 11 to June 16 17 18 to avoid a clash with the Southern Junior tourney in Davidson North Carolina next week. Last year's junior champ John Davis Chandler and runner-up Lee Bivens will compete in the Southern event. Entry fee is 50 cents. Players must furnish their own balls and information is available by calling the Kanawha Valley Tennis Club at 29639.
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Charleston
Davidson
N. C
John Davis Chandler
Lee Bivens
Kanawha Valley
Frazier's Lunch Rolls 2612 in ABC Tourney
In Milwaukee on June 4 Frazier's Lunch of South Charleston posted a 2612 total in a team match at the American Bowling Congress tournament. Rex Wells led with 583, while Sidney Schulz and Paul Alapaugh posted notable scores as Mohawk Little League seeks players. tryout set for 5:30 p.m. at Watt Powell Annex for ages eight to twelve.
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Milwaukee
Frazier
South Charleston
Rex Wells
Sidney Schulz
Paul ‘Alapaugh
Harlow Chapin
Loyal Guinn
Otal
Sheffey Hart
Watt Powell Annex
John Temple Shipped To Tulsa by Redlegs
Cincinnati March 4 Reds move Secord Baseman Johnny Temple to Tulsa in the Texas League on a 24 hour recall basis. General Manager Gabe Paul says Temple figures in the club’s future plans but needs daily work.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Secord
Johnny Temple
Tulsa
Gabe Paul
Temple
Four Charleston Scores To Bring Cash In A B C
Four Charleston keglers turned in scores in the American Bowling Congress event to qualify for a $453,000 prize list. Johnny Bott and Chet Henthrone led with a 1178 in doubles while Wells and Price posted notable marks in singles and team play.
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Mewaaveer
Charleston Keglers
American Bowling Congress
Johnny Bott
Chet Henthrone
Sp Abpaus
John Bolt
Otfata
Giants
Cahill
Herbert Prica
Bernart Erlese
NEW York
New York Football Giants
Harlow’ Chapii
IGE
France
Teat Cahill
Toyal Gui
Ilinois
Olympic In In Cold Command Out of Belmont Saturday
Belmont Stakes plans shift as Olympic joins eight in the field while Cold Command is scratched. Master Fiddle bruised a left front foot may withdraw, leaving Blue Man the favorite. Jockeys Atkinson Gorman McCreary and others named for Belmont mountings. Armageddon and Isidor Bieber’s King Jolie among runners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympic
Cold Command
Belmont
Dave Gorman
Ivan Parke
Big Game
York
Master Fiddle
Long Island
Fred Hooper
Arthur W. Abbott
Blue Man
Hill Gail
Sub Fleet
Syl Veitch
C. V. Whitney
Veitch
Gold Command
Mydelyn
Nicholas Martini
Meyer Mazor
Peter
Mark Workman the No 1 basketball star at West Virginia
Sports continues on page 16 noting Mark Workman’s fame as a basketball star at West Virginia University. A German magazine featured a photo with him wearing a mask after a broken sinus bone. Ensign Joe Bekenstein sent the clipping from Victoria, British Columbia, to WVU Alumni collector Dave Jacobs.
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Mark Workman
West Virginia
Kamanssis University
Ensign Joe Bekenstein
Joe Bekenstein
Quarrier St
Victoria
British Columbia
Mark
West Virginia Universitat
Ensign Bekenstein
Uss
Quincy
Dave Mark Workman Jacobs
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The
Charleston Gazette
Putnam
Brown
Ivy Cage
Brown University
Columbia
Cornell
Harvard
Princeton
Yale
Pennsylvania
Dartmouth
Kentucky
TRE Fleischmann Distilling Corporation
Ceosabous
Manto
Fleischmann Distilling Corporation
Owensboro
WVU
ABC
John Temple
Redlegs
Galyean
Woodrum
Isaac. Jackson
Andl Everbaugh
Andy Summers
Duke University
Billy Goodman
Ted Williams
Sportsman's Digest
A.B.C
By John Chandler
Cain Hoy Stable
Martin
Jamaica
George VI
Belair Stud
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons
William Woodward
Belair
Ted Atkinson
Gorman
USA
Glass Rods
Er‘s Howe
Ginta Street
Allstate
Sears
Apa
Triumph
Price Berch
Kanawha Blvd
Turday
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