Shady Spring district Grade School tourney opens tonight
In Shady Spring High School first round action Glen Leigh and Glade Creek won on opening night. Beaver defeats Crow and Ghent clashes Beaver as the district tournament launches with semifinal spots at stake tomorrow and consolation and final games set for Thursday.
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Beaver
Daniels
Crow
Ghent
Shady Spring
Shady Spring High School
Glen Leigh
Grade Creek
Glade Creek
Shady
Cline
Glade
Blueay
County League to Hold Final Meeting Tonight
The Raleigh County Baseball League meets at 7 30 p m at The Raleigh Register offices to organize for 1954. A six team league forms after Hinton declines and affiliates with a new circuit. Amigo Mullens Moose Slab Fork Coal City Montr al and Stanaford are in line to join ACL with fees posted and a schedule drawing set as play opens May 2.
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Raleigh County
Raleigh Register
Hinton
Virginia
Summers
Monroe
Greenbrier
Amigo
Mullens Moose
Slab Fork
Coal City
Montroal
Stanaford
King Coal League
Argentine Boxer Lausse Edges Turner In Close Split
Argentine lightweight Lausse from Buenos Aires defeats Jesse Turner of St. Louis by a booed split decision in a 10 round bout at Eastern Parkway arena. Lausse weighed 1601 to Turner's 159, fans booed two judges and backed one.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Eduardo Lausse
Luis Firpo
Buenos Aires
Jesse Turner
St. Louis
Eastern Parkway Arena
Lausse
Turner
Mark Conn
Bert Grant
Art Suss
Old Pros Mikan and Pollard Lead Lakers to Sixth Crown
Minneapolis Lakers won their sixth pro basketball title by defeating Syracuse 87-80 in Game 7. Veterans George Mikan and Jim Pollard led the charge, with Pollard scoring 21 points to spark an early surge and secure the championship.
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Basketball Assn. of America
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Bevo Francis expelled from Rio Grande College
Rio Grande Ohio tiny Rio Grande College expelled Bevo Francis a shy 20 year old center who lifted the program from no court to big time. He was dropped for excessive absences failure to make up missed midterms and missing classes in the last two weeks. Francis known as Clarence 6 feet 9 center held the season scoring record with 1255 points and a 46.5 point per game average across 27 games including a 113 point game against Hilldale College of Michigan.
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Williams May Be Ready by May 15
Boston slugger Williams says he may be ready to help the Red Sox by May 15 after testing his fractured left shoulder in a 70 minute workout at Fenway Park. He and physician Dr Russell Sullivan expressed satisfaction with progress following an injury suffered March 1 in Sarasota. Williams swung, ran laps, and said he felt a slight twinge when reaching for a ball but otherwise felt great as he loosened up.
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Fenway Park
Russell Sullivan
Williams
Sarasota
Fla
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Yanks
Yankees
Johnny Mize
Billy Martin
Uncle Sam
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Cardinals
Mickey Mantle
Charles Dillon
Casey
Stengel
Cleveland
Chicago
Red Sox
Bosox
Maury McDermott
Washington
Hal Newhouser
Art Houtteman
Gary Nixon Again Heads State PGA
Gary Nixon, host pro at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, was reelected president of the West Virginia Professional Golfers' Association at a post season pro am event in Charleston. Nixon succeeds Benny Wiechman as president while Johnny Jarvis and Ed M Tutwiler Jr. teamed to win the team event on the Kanawha County Club course with a best-ball 65. Joe Taylor won the professionals sweepstakes with a 69, one stroke ahead of Jarvis.
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Charleston
Gary Nixon
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
West Virginia
Nixon
Benny Wiechman
Logan
PGA
Johnny Jarvis
Ed M. Tutwiler Jr
Kanawha Country Club
Joe Taylor
Berry Hills Country Club
Javins
Plight of Minors Not So Bad Says Trautman
In Columbus Ohio George M Trautman head of minor league baseball rejected the idea the minors face grave trouble and urged leaders to focus on hard work rather than rhetoric He said interest in lower classification baseball is growing and called for practical effort over talk.
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Trautman
Columbus
Ohio
George M. Trautman
Little Leaguers Get 2nd Opportunity to Register
Boys who missed last Saturdays sign up can register this Saturday at 10 50 at the Recreation Building. A clinic with movies and instruction will run for both American and National leagues. Attendees should bring parents. A Little League meeting is set for Thursday night at the Elks Lodge at 7 45.
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National
Elks Lodge
Dodgers and Yanks Set for Subway Series Soundings
A look at the 1954 season from Bob Wills argues the Yankees and Dodgers will dominate their leagues. He cites trades and returns boosting New York and ranks the Dodgers as clear favorites in the National League, with detailed projections for each club’s strengths and weaknesses. The piece highlights key players like Campanella, Hodges, Snider, Reese, Furillo, and Robinson for L A, and Slaughter, Slaughter, Mantle, and Sain on the Yankee side alongside Cap.
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Gerry Coleman
Air Force
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Johnny Sain
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Enos
Country’ Slaughter
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Hank Bauer
Gene Woodling
Irv Noren
Bob Cery
Bill Skowron
Dodgers
Brooks
Housecat
Roy Campanella
Junior Gilliam
Power Deluxe
Gil Hodges
Duke Snider
Jackie Robinson
Pee Wee Reese
Carl Furillo
Cir
U.S. Open Golf Winners List From Eight Years
In the last eight years five golfers have won the U S Open Ben Hogan four times Julius Boros Cary Middlecoff Lew Worsham and Lloyd Mangrum are the champions noted in this period.
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Ben Hogan
Bob Jones
Willie Anderson
Wulius Boros
Dr. Cary Middlecoff
Lew Worsham
Lloyd Mangrum
Baseball winter tales and a farm system swap
New York roundup recalls a Florida hotel scene about owners seeking players. It notes the Dave Koslo sale to Baltimore and its impact on the American League finish as well as a veteran pitcher’s potential value to Jimmy Dykes after years with the Giants.
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Baltimore Orioles
St. Louis Browns
Giants
Yankees
Jimmy Dykes
Snead Defeats Hogan for Masters Title in Playoff
Augusta Ga Sam Snead won his third Masters by beating Ben Hogan by one stroke in an 18 hole playoff and easing a severe case of yips. Snead shot two under par 70 to Hogan 71, joining Jimmy Demaret as a three time Masters winner as Hogan chased a back to back title.
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Sam Snead
Ben Hogan
Sam
Hogan
Snead
Jimmy Demaret
Ben
San Francisco
Byron Nelson
Augusta National
Babe Ruth League To Meet Tonight Session For 1954 Season
The Babe Ruth League schedules a 7:30 pm meeting at the Elks Lodge for all team managers and sponsors. West Virginia clubs may set dates for 13 to 15 year olds registrations with birth certificates, tryout camps, and season opening. Rules on eligibility have changed to a Aug 1 deadline, with possible state director appointment details still pending.
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Trenton
N. J
Wright
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West Virginia
Modern
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Wytheville
Silver
Harry's Men's Shop
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King’s Photo
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Keatley’s
Ezzard Charles Named Logical Contender for Marciano Title
The NBA elevates Ezzard Charles to logical contender for Rocky Marciano’s heavyweight crown. The 15 round bout at Yankee Stadium on June 17 will be Charles’s chance to regain the title he once held. Also named outstanding boxers are Nino Valdez, Don Cockell, and Roland LaStarza.
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Marciano
Yankee Stadium
NBA
Nino Valdez
Cuba
Don Cockell
England
Roland LaStarza
New York
Boxing results from three cities with multiple stoppages
The Associated Press report covers bouts in Brooklyn Toronto and Sydney with Eduardo Lausse scoring 160 percent and defeating Jesse Turner by decision in St. Louis, Earl Walls stopping Tommy Harrison in Toronto, and Marshall Clayton stopping Carl Coates in Sydney while Baltimore hosts the late card.
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Argentina
Jesse Turner
St. Louis
Toronto
Earl Walls
Tommy Harrison
Los Angeles
Sydney
Marshall Clayton
New Orleans
Carl Coates
Baltimore
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