West Virginia principals push for rotating hoop tourney and four four teams
The State Board of Appeals meets to act on principals recommendations. They favor continuing Huntington and Morgantown as hosts for the basketball tournament with four teams in both A and B classes. Band festival reform into four regional events is approved, with several logistical conditions. A 184-coach vote splits on class structure, while football eligibility rules and school medical requirements are updated.
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Charleston
Athletic Board of Appeals
Huntington
Morgantown
West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission
Board of Appeals
West Virginia High School Athletic Assn
Border
Association
West Virginia
Weirton
Big Creek of War
W. R. Fugitt
the Activities Commission
Fugitt
W. Gordon Eisman
Charles Town
Cleveland Mound Staff at Peak Farm Score By WILL GRIMSLEY
The Associated Press reports pitcher Herb Score appears to have sharpened his fastball and is set to lift Cleveland into contention for the American League pennant. Rival clubs led by the Yankees White Sox and Red Sox search for hopeful signs amid spring developments.
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Peak Farm
Herb Score
Cleveland
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
Signe
Score Leads Indians To 2-0 Shutout In Spring Play
Lefty Grove imitator Score from Lake Worth Fla pitched five scoreless innings vs the Giants in Corpus Christi to earn Cleveland’s second straight 2-0 spring win. He allowed two hits and struck out seven, boosting a staff already atop spring charts as veterans respond.
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Grove
Lake Worth
Fla
New York Giants
Corpus Cristi
Tex
Indians
Cleve
Squirrel Season Longer With Higher Bag Limit of Six
West Virginia Conservation Commission extends the squirrel season to January 5, 1957 and raises the daily bag to six with a 36 per season limit. The move adds hunting time and aims to boost recreation while noting only about 15 percent of the population is harvested yearly. Other small game rules follow including grouse quail rabbit and raccoon limits and special nocturnal rules.
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Conservation Commission
Carl J. Johnson
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Panhandle
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Grant
Hampshire
Hardy
Jefferson
Mineral
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Pendleton
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Woodchuck
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Braxton
Brooke
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Calhoun
Clay
Doddridge
Fayette
Gilmer
Hancock
Harrison
Jackson
Kanawha
Lewis
Lincoln
Logan
Marion
Marshall
Mason
McDowell
Mercer
Mingo
Monongalia
Nicholas
Ohio
Raleigh
Randolph
Summers
Taylor
Upshur
Wayne
Wetzel
Wyoming
State Guards To Play Sunday In 1956 Championship Tourney
West Virginia National Guard basketball teams will decide a 1956 champion in a four team tourney at the Recreation Building Sunday. Semis start at 1 p.m. with Medical Detachment of Charleston versus Tank Company of First Battalion at St Albans and Headquarters Beckley against Company H Princeton. Winners meet at 7:30 p.m. for the title. Admission is free.
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St. Albans
Headquarters and Headquarters Co
Beckley
Princeton
Company A
Crescent Wins Seasonal Title Amid Tournament Upset
Crescent defeated Sylv ia 39 to 34 to secure the regular season crown after Institute denied Town District Grade School Basketball Tour nament glory. Cranberry, previously tied for the lead, fell 25-21 to the new champions on Wednesday.
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Crescent
Institute
Sylvia
Cranberry
Football Seasons May Start On First Friday Of September
The article suggests seasons could begin on the first Friday of September regardless of whether school has started, indicating a flexible schedule approach for athletic programs. The note emphasizes potential alignment with school calendars and student participation considerations.
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Letes
Bosox Not Conceding Pennant to Yankees
Boston manager Mike Higgins denies conceding the pennant to the New York Yankees amid Florida training camp chatter. The Red Sox boast strong pitching, a deep outfield, solid catching, and a young infield led by Don Buddin with battles for third base and second infield spots.
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Yankees
Jac
Mille
Fla
Mike Higgins
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Louisville
Grady Hatton
Ted Lepcio
Higgins
Billy Goodman
Billy Consolo
Klaus
Mickey Vernon
Norm Zauchin
Ted Williams
Jimmy Piersall
Jack Jensen
Marty Keough
Tre
WVU Stars Win At St. Albans in Open Semis
Mc Junkin Conp., a team of ex-WVU players, faces Bert Wolfe Ford, Morris Harvey stars, and Mar shall's Charlie Slack in the St Albans Sportsmen Basketball Tournament opening semi final night. McJunkin beat Murad Salvage Center 105-66. Home Builders Supply upset Main St Merchants 93-84. Paul Witting led McJunkin with 24 points. Charley Byrnes paced Home Builders with 26. Bevo Francis added 20.
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W. Va
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West Virginia University
Bert Wolfe Ford
Morris Harvey
Marshall
Charlie Slack
St. Albans Sportsmen
Nightcap
Baldwin Supply
Eastern Kentucky
McJunkin
Murad Salvage Center
Rio Grande
Home Builders
Mountaineers Wallops Brown in Florida State Tourney
Wisconsin defeated Notre Dame 5-3 as West Virginia pummeled Brown 19-2 in consolation games. John Demervitt homered twice for Wisconsin, his fifth of the tourney. West Virginia exploded for 10 runs in the third inning, with two-run homers by Jack Rabbits and John Balliker. Rabbits drove in four runs while Brown and North Carolina combined for eight runs in a lopsided finish.
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John Demervitt
Badgers
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Jack Rabbits
John Balliker
Bruins
Bill Jcronin
Rabbits
North Carolina
Washington's Herzog and Thurman propel Redlegs' comeback win
Whitey Herzog and Bob Thurman sparked Cincinnati to a ninth inning rally at Camp Gordon, Ga, with Harry Simpson hitting a fifth inning homer for Kansas City. The day featured multiple do or die scores as Brooklyn, Chicago, and Baltimore posted wins, while Pittsburgh and Kansas City split in tense outings.
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Red Sox
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Washington
Whitey Herzog
Bob Thurman
Senators
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Harry Simpson
Kansas City
Houston
Dick Littlefield
Nelson King
Warriors Near Pro Title After Narrow Win in Fort Wayne
The Philadelphia Warriors earned a 107-105 road win over the Fort Wayne Pistons to take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven playoff. Paul Arizin poured in 30 points and extended his series average to 26 as Philadelphia overcame a late Pistons rally. Frankie Brian boosted Fort Wayne with five second-quarter field goals, while a final Fort Wayne shot that could have altered the outcome narrowly counted as no basket.
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Ind
Philadelphia Warriors
Paul Arizin
Warrior
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Fort Wayne Pistons
Warriors
Pistons
George Dempsey
Corky Devlin
Frankie Brian
Stanaford Baseball Team Plans Sunday Meeting
The Stanaford Baseball team will hold an organizational meeting at 2 p.m. at the Local Union Hall in Stanaford, announced by Talmadge Cheetham. The club intends to enter Raleigh County Baseball League again this season and invites all interested persons.
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Union Hall
Talmadge Cheetham
Cheetham
Beagle Derby Sunday at Maple Lane Farm Fayetteville
The Sport Hill Beagle Club hosts a Spring Derby at Maple Lane Farm on Old Maple Road in Fayetteville. Registration closes at 8 a.m. with a $3 fee and a drawing to set running order. Trophies go to first in 13 and inch classes. ribbons for 2nd to 5th. A chicken and dumpling lunch is planned around 1 p.m. for $1.25.
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BNS
Sport Hill Beagle Club
Maple Lane
Old Maple Road
Fayetteville
John Hill
Beagles
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