Centennial Sports Greats banquet draws state’s best names
About 700 of 1,963 West Virginia sports greats joined more than 1,500 participants at the Centennial Sports Greats banquet in Charleston. Guests included Ted Williams, Rocky Marciano, Jesse Owens, Eddie Arcaro, Joe Stydahar, Tony Trabert, Clair Bee, Patty McCormick, Wally Stuhldreher, Roger Ward, Andy Varipapa and Lindy Faragalli. Marciano spoke on boxing governance while Owens urged self discipline. Ward predicted victory at Indy. Williams forecast 40 homers for Dick Stuart. Sam Huff weighed future pay and career plans.
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Thomas P. Fazio
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Boston Red Sox
Ted Williams
Rocky Marciano
Jesse Owens
Eddie Arcaro
Joe Stydahar
Tony Trabert
Clair Bee
Patty McCormick
Harry Stuhldreier
Notre Dame
Four Horsemen
Roger Ward
Andy Varipapa
Lindy Faragalli
West Virginia Sportswriters
West Virginia Broadcasters Association
Boxing tragedy and upset highlight Saturday sports
In Carbondale Pennsylvania Army private Francesco Valesquez died from a head injury after an amateur boxing match. In Boston Joe Denucci upset Joey Giambra by split decision in a nationally televised middleweight bout. In Laurel Maryland Bronze Baby set a new turf record at the Wilwyn handicap mile and sixteenth, earning $28,275.
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Carbondale
Francesco Valesquez
Boston
Joe Denucci
Joey Giambra
Laurel, Md
Ferries wins slalom at national alpine championships
Chuck Ferries of Houghton Michigan captured the men's slalom title at the national alpine championships in Anchorage Alaska. Barbi Henneberger of Germany won the women's slalom event.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Chuck Ferries
Houghton
Mich
Barbi Henneberger
Germany
Rice pole vaults to national mark at Texas Relays
Fred Hansen of Rice cleared 16 feet 1 inch to surpass the national collegiate record at the Texas Relays in Austin. Texas Southern swept all six relay events, topping the meet standings with a dominant performance.
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Austin
Tex
Fred Hansen
Rice
Texas Southern
Debbysman Wins Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct
Debbysman led the field to win the $57,500 Gotham Stakes for 3 year olds at Aqueduct. The victory highlighted a strong performance by the stables and drew attention to the colt’s readiness for future races.
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New York
Debbysman
Aqueduct
Valentine wins 7 lengths in Fort Lauderdale Handicap
Hallandale Florida horse Red Valentine led wire to wire to capture the Fort Lauderdale handicap at Gulfstream Park, prevailing by seven lengths in a dominant performance worth $15,000 to the winner.
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Hallandale
Fla
Valentine
Fort Lauderdale
Gulfstream Park
Nicklaus Wins Masters With 286 Total Par 72 Finale
Jack Nicklaus captures the Masters title finishing at 286 after a final round par 72. Tony Lema and Sammy Snead pressed with rallies but Nicklaus held the lead to secure the victory.
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Atlanta
Jack Nicklaus
Tony Lema
Sammy Snead
Shrine game star Harkness leads West to win in Kansas City
All America forward Jerry Harkness of Loyola Chicago starred for the West in an 82 to 79 victory in the East West Shrine basketball game played in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Jerry Harkness
Loyola
Ill
Ortiz Retains World Light Title by Stop in 13th Round
In San Juan Puerto Rico Carlos Ortiz stops challenger Douglas Vaillant in the 13th round to defend his world light welterweight title. Ortiz retains the championship as Vaillant falters late in the bout.
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San Juan, P.R
Carlos Ortiz
Douglas Vaillant
Score Retires From White Sox After Farm Dismissal
Indianapolis report notes pitcher Herb Score will retire rather than be sent back to the minors by the Chicago White Sox after a request to farm him again.
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Indianapolis
Herb Score
Chicago White Sox
Langhorne driver Bobby Marvin dies from Langhorne Speedway crash
Langhorne Pa Bobby Marvin a 23 year old auto race driver died from injuries after a crash at Langhorne Speedway. The accident adds to the list of racing fatalities this season near the historic track, with officials investigating the incident.
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Langhorne
Bobby Marvin
Langhorne Speedway
Peepers Corner Owens Still A Big Hero
The article lauds Jesse Owens as the era defining star of his time. Attending a Charleston Civic Center banquet with 12 national Sports Greats, Owens remains a powerful speaker and holds his status despite slower running days since Berlin 1936. He delivered a serious yet humor threaded address.
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Jesse Owens
Owens
Charleston
Civic Center
Berlin
Owens recalls Hitler joke amid youth sports message
Owens ends a talk with a joke about Hitler and astronomers then shifts to a serious charge about athlete safety and youth programs. He urges adults to take responsibility for supporting youth sports and training, delivering a earnest and well received address.
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Owens
Hitler
Delicious Dinner With Varipapa Bowling Feature
A ham dinner and a lengthy yet enjoyable program highlight a banquet. Master of Ceremonies Ernie Saunders leads the event with top-notch form. National athletes are introduced, followed by short films. Varipapa of the Bowling Hall of Fame delivers the top clip, showing a dual-handed hook to knock over a 7 10 split.
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Ernie Saunders
Air
Andy Varipapa
Bowling Hall of Fame
Brunswick
Varipapa
Notable Sports Legends Featured at Event
The program celebrated famous athletes including Eddie Arcaro Tony Trabert Joe Stydahar Ted Williams Rocky Marciano Roger Ward Denny Shute Pat McCormic and Clair Francis Bee. Notre Dame great Harry Stuhldreher spoke as guest and delivered another strong performance.
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Eddie Arcaro
Tony Trabert
Joe Stydahar
Chicago Bears
WVU
Ted Williams
Rocky Marciano
Roger Ward
Denny Shute
Huntington
Pat McCormic
Clair Francis Bee
Harry Stuhldreher
Notre Dame
Four Horsemen
Fans Hope for Autographs After Banquet
Fans lingered hoping for signatures from stars after a banquet. Albert Veneri carried two baseballs and sought Ted Williams, but many athletes were unavailable. Pat McCormick Arecaro Director Carl Sullivan Stydahar Trabert Varipapa Owens stayed generous, signing for about half an hour.
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Veneri
Ted Williams
Pat McCormick
Arecaro
Carl Sullivan
Stydahar
Trabert
Varipapa
Owens
Golden Trout Stuns New York Window Patrons
West Virginia’s Golden Trout novelty decorates Abercrombie & Fitch in New York to promote trout fishing. The display, a West Virginia Centennial Golden Trout, drew hundreds seeking details from the store’s fishing department. The fish, bred from rainbow and gold mutations at Petersburg Hatchery, will see 40,000 stocked in West Virginia waters for the April 27 opening of trout season.
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New York
West Virginia
Madison Avenue
Abercrombie & Fitch
Sporting Goods
John H. Ewing
A&f
Ewing
Petersburg
Harvey Bealls
Lester Caps Sixth and Eighth Grade Trap Hill Tourney
Lester won both sixth and eighth grade championships in the Trap Hill Grade School basketball tournament. The sixth graders trailed Glen White by 18 before a 38-37 comeback win. the eighth grade team defeated Eccles 45-27.
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Trap Hill
Glen White
Eccles
Robert Showalter
Warren Mills
Slab Fork
David Pittman
Freddy Sadler
Dawaine Acord
Darrell League
Daniel Knight
Darrell Milam
Dallas Cooper
Robert Wagner
Mulard Barron
Danny Blaylock
John Cook
Donald Neff
Midway
Neil Hawkins
Jack Westmoreland
Glen
Huntington High Sets Track Records at State Meet
Huntington High produced the meet’s fastest mile 4:34.2 led by George Mickens who cut four seconds from Keith Locke’s 1959 mark. Stonewall Jackson lowered the 440-yard relay to 45.2 from last year’s 46. The mile relay record fell under Huntington East as 3:31.1, beating the old time by 5.4 seconds. In the two miles Huntington High posted 8:24.8, surpassing Dunbar’s 8:57.8 mark from last year.
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Ohio
Kentucky
Charleston
Huntington East
Marietta
Parkersburg
South Charleston
DuPont
St. Albans
Beckley
Dunbar
Barboursville
Oak Hill
Ashland
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John Davis
Stonewall
George Mickens
Huntington
Keith Locke
Stonewall Jackson
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WVU Spring Activities Beat Virginia Tech In Opener
West Virginia University track team won 71 69 at Virginia Tech in the season opener as six events yielded first places and 12 seconds. WVU leads the series 5 1 with VPI. Dick Heid saved the victory by placing second in the hop step and jump final event.
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West Virginia University
Virginia Tech
WVU
VPI
Tech
Dick Heid
City Softball League Calls First Meeting
The City Softball League will hold its organizational meeting at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the Beckley News paper Corp Library. Bob Cerrito says all interested persons are invited to attend this important session.
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City
Beckley Newspaper Corp
Bob Cerrito
James P. Dawson Award Given to Yankee Rookie Pedro Gonzalez
In Fort Lauderdale Florida Pedro Gonzalez earned the James P. Dawson memorial award as the outstanding rookie at the New York Yankees training camp. The UPI report notes Gonzalez stood out Sunday among early spring prospects and impressed evaluators with his fielding and potential.
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Fila
UPI
James P. Dawson
Pedro Gonzalez
New York Yankee
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