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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1956

Page

2

Bosley Runner-Up SC Star Of Year

West Virginia star Bruce Bosley was the runner up for Southern Conference Athlete of the Year. Floyd averaged 33.8 points per game, third in major college basketball history, with other votes for Sommer Holup Hundley Burke Koonce. Japan has 15 million arable acres of land from 86 million people.

Louisville Bill Kinnamon Nebraska Ed Doherty Kinnamon Pichmond Darrell Eddie Taylor Assn West Virginia Mike Sommer Joe Holup Rod Hundley Virginia Tech Leo Burke Davidson Phil Koonce Japan

Alotta Defeats Douglass In Philadelphia Bout

Frankie Alotta from Allentown fights at 149 pounds defeats Bobby Douglass of Philadelphia on points in a United Press boxing result from Philadelphia.

United Press Philadelphia Frankie Allotta Allentown Bobby Douglass

Williams ties hammer mark at IC4A trials in New York

William A. McWilliams of Bowdyin achieves a hammer throw of 196 feet 24 inches at Randalls Island, equaling the IC4A standard set earlier by Albert Hall of Cornell. The performance ties the meet mark in a competitive New York Trials.

Randalls Island Stadium New York City William A. McWilliams Bowdyin Albert Hall Cornell

Baseball scores and standings from United Press summary

Washington edges New York 6 to 9 in a 12 inning game with Morgan securing the win. Boston beats Baltimore 48 to 14 behind Porterfield and White. Wight takes the loss. Milwaukee tops Chicago 15 to 9 with Burdette winning and Minner losing in rain halted game. New York defeats Pittsburgh 3 to 0 as Hearn loses for the day. Cincinnati blanked by St Louis 9 to 6 with Fowler charged with the loss. Minor league results list multiple city matchs and rain delays across American Association, International, Southern, and Eastern leagues.

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Wrestling Chair Safety Rule Issued by Illinois Commission

Springfield note reports the Illinois State Athletic Commission mandates folding chairs at wrestling events be bolted to the floor or fastened in groups of four or more to prevent fans from hurling chairs at wrestlers. The measure aims to curb dangerous outbursts during matches.

Springfield Illinois State Athletic Commission

Follansbee Hi Grabs Title And 3 All-Staters

PARKERSBURG officials of the 14th annual West Virginia High School baseball tournament named three Follansbee High players to the 13 member all tournament team after the final Thursday night. Terry Dami Keith Weekley and Mel Clark were honored along with other selections such as Harry Mongolid Ben Hammett Dick Fulks Richard Dowdy Gene Adkins Anthony De Mico Kermit Meadows James Cassity Skooter DeRaimo and John Barr. Follansbee defeated Stoco 5 3 in the final with Dami holding Stoco to five hits and 11 strikeouts while Meadows pitched 21 innings in tournament play and delivered the only homer of the event.

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