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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1957
Page
5
Fragmentary note reports Gray concerned about transportation issues. The text mentions uneven access and possible policy changes affecting Gray residents, with unclear reference to timelines or responsible authorities. Further readable facts are limited.
Fragmentary readable phrases mention Tunisia France Africa and crime narcotics gambling along with names and streets. The text appears jumbled with garbled OCR artifacts and lacks a coherent narrative or clear events to summarize. Preservation of named places and potential individuals is limited.
St Augustine’s Augies beat Fellowsville 42 35 at home to even their season record at 1 1. Bob Gerkins led with eight points while Gene Roush added seven. The locals showed defensive improvement and relied on bench depth as they outscored Fellowsville after a tight start. They travel Sunday to face St Peters Maroons.
In Revere Massachusetts Joe Devlin from Boston stopped Rocky Ford of Brooklyn in five. In Los Angeles Paulie Armstead from Los Angeles outpointed Jimmy Lassiter from Fort Smith Arkansas in ten rounds.
West Virginia hosts Furman in a high scoring prospect after a 109 50 season opener over VMI. The Mountaineers seek a 23rd straight Southern Conference win while Purman aims to break through against WVU with Selvy Floyd Wright Pinson Ross and a solid freshman group promising another fast paced game at the Field House.
Minnesota edged Iowa State 67 66 as Lyle Frahm and John Crawford stole the show with key steals and 21 and 16 points respectively. North Carolina State beat Wake Forest 62 51 in Winston Salem behind a disciplined defense and 20 points from Bob MacGillivray. Michigan State visits Detroit in the top game tonight as the ACC and Big Ten battles continue.
Bios Princeton 65 Layfayette 72 Ursinus 67 Rutgers 52 Providence 55 Rhode Island 45 St. John's N. . 86 Roanoke 62 South Richmond 72 Virginia Tech 62 N. Carolina St. 62 Wake Forest 51 Georgia Tech 73 Alabama 62 W&L 78 Randolph-Macon 60 WMI77 Hampden-Sydney 73 Mississippi St. 114 Howard Coll. 57 South Louisiana 66 Loyola 65 Midwest Nebraska 77 Wyoming 66 Minnesota 67 Town St. 66 Southwest Tulsa 62 New Mexico A&M 56 Houston 76 Texas A&I 50 W. Va. Colleges W. Va. Tech 102 W. Va. State 26 Wesleyan 93 Bluefield State 57 West Liberty 97 California, Pa, 62 High School Griffithsville 53 Hart 31 Bristol 71 Lumberport 40 Ansted 105 Cowen 35 Bayard 50 Petersburg 46 Montzalm 62 Peterstown 58 West Milford 41 Salem 36.
Flemington High School announced its 1957 basketball schedule. The opener is tomorrow at home against Harman, starting a 21 game slate. The list includes home and away games against Beverly St Augustine Uni los Bristol Lumberport Lost Creek Wallace Jane Lew and others through February.
Wesleyan, led by sophomores Bill Smith and Ken Remley, aims to seize first place in the West Virginia Conference by facing Beckley College at Shady Spring. The schedule also lists Concorde Morris Harvey in Charleston and Shepherd at Fairmont, plus Findlay Ohio versus Wheeling College. West Liberty beat California 97-62. Smith scored 23 as Wesleyan beat Bluefield 93-57 with Remley grabbing 24 rebounds. Galloway led Bluefield with 26.”
Morgantown special reports that West Virginia University under Art Lewis produced eight NFL draftees in the 1950s, including Chuck Howley, Larry Krutko, Joe Nicely, and Bruce Bosley. The piece notes all hailed from small high schools and that WVU gave many players their only college opportunity.
An expert analysis contrasts a well–timed swing with an inferior jab at the ball. A proper shot uses a controlled backswing and a clean downswing, with hands guiding the clubhead before impact. The piece warns against overusing hand manipulation as time and space in the downswing are limited. King Features Syndicate.
Donald H. Shooter of Arcadia California becomes president of the National English Springer Field Trial Association. The group plans its 1958 field trials to be held in St. Louis Missouri.
The Pittsburgh Pirates name Bill Burwell and Frank Oceak as 1958 coaches. Burwell, 62, will coach third base and has 43 years in pro baseball as player, coach, scout and manager. Oceak, 45, will coach first base and is the oldest active Pirate in continuous service as a player and coach.
Winter Donovan of Garden State Park Dale Shaffer of Detroit and Robert Sturb of Santa Anita have been elected to the board of directors of the Thoroughbred Racing Associations replacing retiring directors Carleton Burke Ben Lindheimer and Eugene Morl at Hialeah Park Miami Beach Fla
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