Victory Awards Dinner Honors WVU Coach Lewis
West Virginia coach Art Lewis received praise at the Victory Awards Dinner where Michigan State coach Hugh Daugherty lauded him as one of the best in the land. Daugherty defended Lewis amid criticism following WVU’s 6-4 season, noting the importance of talent, luck, and home values. Other speakers included Angelo Bertelli and Johny Temple, with Sule Pollock receiving a golf honor.
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Angelo Bertelli
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Johny Frye
Huntington East Hilfback
Pollock
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Wheeling
West Virginia Collects Sports Hall of Fame Honors
A slate of awards highlighted West Virginia sports recognition with Palmer Award items for the golfing personality of yesteryear and 1956 amateur champion Ed Tutwiler. A. H. Glenn accepted a Hall of Fame plaque, Jess Burkett posthumously received honors, and J. R. Van Meter was named to a new national basketball hall of fame. Rob Hundley won athlete of the year, with coaches Bartell, LeRose, Graf ton, Keyser, Huntington Vinson also recognized.
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Yesteryear
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Charleston
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Alkins High School
West Virginia University
Jess Burkett
Wheeling
Cecil H. Underwood
J. R. van Meter
Beckley
Hot Rod Hundley
Joe Bartell
West Liberty Iag
Sam LeRose
St. Albans
Grafton
Keyser
Huntington Vinson
Gratton Gridders Enjoy Beckley Event After Victory Awards
Gratton Gridders led by Coach Rand McKinney returned from the State Sports Writers Association victory awards dinner in Beckley. Grafton received a 16 inch trophy for the Class AA state title as Hershman spoke for the team. Twenty players and staff traveled with Kiwanis Club funds, stopping in Gassaway en route for lunch before the banquet at the Raleigh County Elks Club.
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College basketball ratings and a Dublin jail sentence
NEW YORK United Press rankings list Canisius Iowa State North Carolina State and Western Kentucky tied for second with 32 points each UCLA 27 West Virginia 23 Indiana 18 tied with Niagara St John's NY and Temple 15 Each St Louis 14 Rice 13 Xavier Oklahoma A M 12 Utah 8 Washington 7 Oregon State 6 Oklahoma City 5 USC Colorado and Miami 3 Notre Dame Duke California Vanderbilt 2 Seton Hall Purdue Minnesota 1 Thomas Devereux 45 jailed for two months on a minor charge Judge Kenneth Reddin denied his request to jail his wife, citing lack of married quarters.
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Thomas Devereux
Kenneth Reddin
Deer Hunter Faces Death Accusation
Vincent Sinclair 19 was bound over to the January grand jury on a negligent homicide charge after the fatal shooting of John W. Lemsey 40 of Cowen. Lemley died minutes after being shot in the abdomen when Sinclair said he fired into brush after hearing a noise, believing it was a deer.
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Harrison County
R. O. Sparks
John W. Lemsey
Lemley
Sinclair
Boxing Results Reported by United Press
United Press records show Buddy Tur man of Dallas defeating Ponce de Leon of Fort Worth by knockout in Odessa Texas. Alex Miteff of Argentina outpointed Archie McBride from Trenton New Jersey in New York at St Nick's. Joey Jambra of Buffalo bested Rocky Castellani of Cleveland by points in San Francisco.
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Archie McBride
Trenton
San Francisco
Joey Gijambra
Buffalo
N.Y
Rocky Castellani
Cleveland
Beagle Club Sets 2 Spring Stakes
Orton R. Karickhoff of Spencer is re-elected president of the West Virginia Beagle Club. Sam Kyle of Clarksburg is 1st vice president Champ Smith of Parkersburg is 2nd vice president and Carroll Palmer of Clarksburg is secretary treasurer. The club will stage the 1957 Derby Championship Stake at Clarksburg on April 13 and 14 and an all age championship at Morgantown on May 18 and 19.
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Orton R. Karickhoff
West Virginia Assn
Beagle Club
C. Sam Kyle
Clarksburg
Champ Smith
Parkersburg
Carroll Palmer
Morgantown
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