Hunsaker Sheldon Set to Clash at Raleigh Armory
Fayetteville’s Tunney Hunsaker meets Cleveland’s Joe Sheldon in the main event of a five bout pro card at the Raleigh County Armory Field House. The card opens at 8 p.m. with bouts featuring Charlie Sensabaugh, Thurman Workman, Bob McKinney, Moose Dowdings, Gary Bailing, and Bill Wittenberg. Sheldon, nicknamed Shotgun, weighs 192 and Hunsaker near 200. both eyes on a possible early finish. Tickets at the gate: ringside 2.50, general 1.50.
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Fayetteville
Tunney Hunsaker
Joe “Shotgun
Sheldon
Cleveland
Ohio
Raleigh County Armory-Field House
New
Armory-Field House
State Penitentiary
Hunsaker
Thomas DeJarnette
Kenny Partlow
Charleston
Glene Martin
Huntington
Beckley
Charlie Sensabaugh
Thurman
Wildman
Workman
Bob McKinney
Moose Dowdings
Gary Bailing
Bill Wittenberg
Shotgun
Sonny Banks
Cassius Clay
Banks
Partlow
Martin
Charlestonian
Sensabaugh
Sabaugh
Coal River
Charlie
Ful
Canton
McKinney
Dowdings
Wittenberg
Bailing
Cotton White
John Tanner
Tanner
White
Bill O'Neal
Joe Herrera
Okey Mills
Patsy Fragile
Dick Lewis
Joe Cook
al Cohen
Depend On Experience Angels Aiming For 1st Division
Angels general manager Fred Haney says the club aims for the first division as Los Angeles builds on an experienced core. Manager Bill Rigney plans a more exciting, aggressive game at Chavez Ravine after leaving Wrigley Field. Key questions include Ed Yost’s health at third and Lee Thomas’s foot injury while Felix Torres and Tom Satriano provide depth.
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Palm Springs
Calif
UPI
Fred Haney
Los Angeles Angels
Bill Rigney
Angels
New York Yankees
Rigney
Wrigley Field
Los Angeles Dodgers
Chavez Ravine
Ed Yost
Lee Thomas
Yost
Bill Stafford
Yankees
Thomas
Felix Torres
Buffalo
Tom Satriano
Steve Bilko
Joe Koppe
Philadelphia Phillies
Jim Fregosi
Billy Moran
Waterloo No 2 Loses ABC Keyling Hopes
DES MOINES UPI The hopes of Waterloo Bowl In No 2 defending Iowa champions for the American Bowling tournament title fell last night. The Waterloo team totaled only 2939 in its regular division appearance. Earl Warner 18 Erie Pa rolled 714 in regular doubles with Fred Gillespie also of Erie for a 1251 total the best two man score of the day.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa
Waterloo
Earl Warner
Erie
Fred Gillespie
All-America Game TV Date Set in Buffalo
The second annual All-America football game will be televised from Buffalo New York on June 29 by NBC. The game was moved from June 93 due to a TV time conflict. Charles Weber quits football and will coach Abington High School next season after being claimed by the Washington Redskins.
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New York
UPI
Buffalo
N.Y
National Broadcasting Company
Weber
Abington, Pa
Charles Weber
Washington Redskins
Philadelphia Eagles
Abington
Hoop Season Too Long Says King
West Virginia University coach George King said the basketball season is too long and WVU might shorten next season. He suggested starting pre season practice Nov 1 and cutting two or three regular season games. He noted the Mountaineers usually drill Oct 15 and finish five months later, and supported keeping holiday tournaments for recruiting and travel benefits.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia University
George King
King
West Virginia
Fishing Should Be Pretty Good Across West Virginia
West Virginia reports variable river conditions over the weekend with some streams high and milky while others remain normal and clear. Elkins area streams are normal and clear, Eastern Panhandle sees slightly high and clear conditions, Cranberry and Williams rivers are high and clear, Sutton Reservoir normal and clear, and Bluestone or Greenbrier areas mostly normal and clearing. The Huntington region notes Twelve Pole Creek normal and clear and the Big ae River normal and mil…
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Fish Creek
Department
Elkins
Panhandle
West Virginia
Cranberry River
Williams River
Sutton
Elk River
Sutton Dam
Bluestone
Greenbrier
Gauley Bridge
Twelve Pole Creek
Huntington
Bigae River
Beckley BRL Candidates To Register Saturday
Registration for Beckley Babe Ruth League candidates is set for 10 p.m. at the Recreation Building on Saturday. All boys must present an official birth certificate before sign up or remaining on last year’s squad. Several hundred boys are expected to sign up. The registration closes at 1 p.m.
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Beckley
Paret's Body Goes On View For Final Time
The body of Benny Kid Paret arrived in Miami from New York and went on view for a final time. His family gathered including wife Lucy and his Cuban mother Maxima Crespo. Requiem High Mass is planned for Corpus Christi Church after his death from brain injuries suffered in a Madison Square Garden bout with Emile Griffith.
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Miami
UPI
Benny
Kid) Paret
Paret
New York
Emile Griffith
Lucy Paret
Maxima Crespo
Santa Clara
Cuba
Antonio
Herd Faces Marshall Alumni At Huntington Stadium Match
Marshall University football fans will see a preview of next season as the varsity meets a group of about 40 former players tonight at Vinson Stadium in Huntington. Coach Charley Snyder will open with a strong lineup and use the alumni to stress areas needing improvement before eight more practice sessions.
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Huntington
W. Va
UPI
Marshall University
Charley Snyder
Marshall
Huntington Vinson Stadium
Snyder
Bobby Venners
Jim Caldwell
Bob Maxwell
Everett Vance
Sonny Pierce
Four Teams Enter Fayetteville Track Meet
Fayetteville High School hosts a regular season track meet with four rival squads Gauley Bridge Ansted Rainelle and Nicholas County High of Summersville set to compete at the Pirates home field today.
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Fayetteville High School
Pirates
Gauley Bridge
Ansted
Rainelle
Nicholas County High
Summersville
Medical League Deadlocked For First Place Race
Medical League remains tied for first after Eppys Drug and Rahall’s split two each with Colony Drug and Thompson Drug. White Cross Pharmacy and Beckley Medical Arts sit just behind in second and third as teams chase the top spot. Harold Klein led White Cross with 543 series and Kathie Kambouris of Thompson had 542, while M. E. Robertson paced Raleigh General Hospital at 534. The night featured high games of 216 by Robertson and 204 by Kathie Kambouris, with multiple runners-up across divisions.
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Colony Drug
Thompson
Eppy
Rahall’s
White Cross Pharmacy and
Beckley Medical Arts
White Cross Pharmacy
Phillips Opticians
Raleigh General Hospital
Harold Klein
White Cross
Kathie Kambouris
M. E. Robertson
Raleigh General Hospital Roller
Chris Haynes
Barkers
Phyllis
Phillips
M. L. Robertson
Kathie
Chris
Chuck McCorkle
Eppy’s
Eloise Caffee
Don Lafon
Orford Thompson
Thelma Thompson
Melody Shop
Raleigh County Bank
Lanes Sky
Joe Houchins
Phipps Insurance
Pete Thornley
Kyle Phipps
Elizabeth Clay
Theman Rorrera
Tom Shrewsbury
Hopkins
Beckley Hardware
Ellis Payne
Frank Oscar
Means’ Lumber
Beckley National Bank
John Cook
CAP
Woodies Beauty Shop
Sky Lanes
Gail Caponiti
Betty Evans
Betty
R. D. Watts
Smith Construction
Shirley Bailey
Drema Denny
Barbara Shiflett
Smith's
Paynes
Sky Lanes Snack Bar
Wildcats overpower Leopards in Beckley Civitan bowling meet
At Bow Wick the fifth place Wildcats surged past the front running Leopards with fine team bowling led by Alfreda Edgell and Nellie Kessinger. Lions beat the Civers and Tigers defeated the Panthers. Lions and Tigers tie for second. Gunnoe 215 high game. Gorman 202. Saks 202. Edgell 190 led women. Kessinger 175. Edwards 175. Gunnoe’s 582 tops.
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Leopards
Wildcats
Bow
Herbert Gunnoe
John Gorman
Danny Saks
Amerigo Cappellari
Alfreda Edgell
Nellie Kessingers
Theresa Edwards
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Art Fowler
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Peoria, Ill
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