Auto Smokehouse 5s In Indeo Hoop Final
Kingston Oakwood Auto and Oak Hill Smokehouse meet Friday night to decide Kingston Independent Tournament champions. Oakwood edged Kingston 70 68 in the semifinal. Oak Hill defeated Sophia 77 73. Jam Vandell led Beckley with 30 points. Charlie Buckley 34 for Oak Hill.
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Kingston
Oakwood Auto
Oak Hill Smokehouse
Oakwood
Oak Hill
Sophia
Beckleyans
Jam Vandell
Beckley College
Morris Harvey
Vandall
Charlie Buckley
Adam Coffman
Bernard Blackburn
Sophians
Babe Riffe
Jack Shockey
Tony Lusk
Willie Chandler
Bob Mickis
Bill Bowman
Dana Kirk
Jim Vandall
David Cottrell
Lloyd Payne
Gordon McCune
Jack Miller
Dan Smith
Larry Harding
Bill ‘Nichols
Gary Harding
Charles Hayes
Bill Buckley
Buckley
Bernard Blackivern
al Martin
Jim Withrow
Jack Monk
Jim Freeman
John Hinte
Patterson London bout heats up in Indianapolis
The Floyd Patterson Brian London heavyweight championship bout set for May 1 at the Fairgrounds Coliseum drew ticket sales as London trained at Municipal Gardens and Patterson prepared to arrive. Contracts including a return bout clause will be signed after Patterson lands. The event moved from Las Vegas to Indianapolis with date changes from April 21 to May 1 and new promoter Al Fard taking over alongside the Hoosier Boxing Club. NBC TV and the sponsor will broadcast the fight.
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Indianapolis
Floyd Patterson
Brian London
Fairgrounds Coliseum
Municipal Gardens
Patterson
Ween
London
Las Vegas
Nev
Cecil Rhodes
Cranford
N.J
al Fard
Hoosier Boxing Club
NBC Television
State's Top Talent To Run In Saturday Meet At WW Track
Charleston High School is slight favorite in the 12th annual Jaycee Relays at Woodrow Wilson High School oval starting 10 a.m. Over 20 schools enter with Stonewall Jackson leading the all-time wins, while Dunbar, Greenbrier Military, Oak Hill and Beckley Junior High figure as strong contenders alongside top individual performers such as Harrison of Dunbar who eyes a 10.1 clock in the 100 yards and a 20-6 broad jump. Officials including Van Meter oversee the event with 20 Jaycees assisting.
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DuPont
Barboursville
Parkersburg
St. Albans
Jerome van Meter
van Meter
Shady Spring
Stoco
Sophia
Hinton
Webster Springs
Charleston
Dunbar
Huntington East
Oak Hill
Charleston High School
Greenbrier Military School
Stonewall Jackson
Stonewall
Mountain Lions
Goshorn
Simms
Teel
Foster
Stover
Green
Kersey
Harrison
Painter
Morris
Watkins
Oak Hill Red Devils
Oak Hil
Beckley Junior High
Mount Hope
Jaycee
Woodrow Wilson
Lincoln
Huntington Ensilon
Nelson Bragg
Lawrence Wiseman
Victor Peelish
Avis Partain
John Lubich
Bob Mickis
Jack Shockey
Bob Douglas
Joe Davis
George Arnold
Hepathrow
Frank Rodri- Sheenttasedie
Jaycees
Senior High Relays Hit Fast Times At Jaycee Meet
A historical track mini meet lists senior high and junior high marks set by athletes from Stonewall Jackson Charleston Dunbar Huntington Oak Hill and others. Notable performances include 100 yard dash 10.1 seconds Feagans and 440 run 53.1 by Holman and a 1 34.0 880 by Stonewall Jackson.
1958 Meet Scoring Summary Leads Dunbar, Beckley Strong
Dunbar tops the senior high meet with 69 points, followed by Stonewall Jackson 57 and Charleston 56. Oak Hill 25, Huntington East 16, GMS 14, Huntington 11, Mount Hope 7, Bluefield 5, Beckley 43-22. Junior High results show Mount Hope 47, Dunbar 44, Woodrow Wilson 33, Lincoln 22, Huntington Enslow 17, Huntington Beverly Hill 14, South Charleston 8, Logan East 89, Beckley 8, Oak Hill 7.
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Senior High
Dunbar
Stonewall Jackson
Charleston
Oak Hill
Huntington East
GMS
Huntington
Mount Hope
Bluefield
Beckley
Junior High
Woodrow Wilson
Lincoln
Huntington Enslow
Huntington Beverly Hill
South Charleston
Logan East
Stonewall Jackson Inv matches set records and rivalries
Dunbar High defends jaycee and state titles as Stonewall Jackson, Charleston and Oak Hill chase records at the Stonewall Jackson Invitational and Big Five meets. Huntington and Parkersburg battle in a foggy field conditions. Keith Locke returns for Charleston after a 1950s era mile record and SJ record pace. Oak Hill aims to rewrite Coalfield relay standards as Woodrow Wilson hosts.
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Stonewall Jackson
Dunbar High
Charleston
Parkersburg
Dunbar
Oak Hill
Woodrow Wilson High School
Huntington
Keith Locke
Locke
Stonewall
Coalfield
Town Grade Schools To Hold Track Meet
Coach Ross Irie of Beckley Junior High announced Town District Grade Schools will hold their second annual track meet May 16 at the Woodrow Wilson High School field. The meet starts at 9 a m with two divisions, A and B. Trophies go to division winners and ribbons to the top five.
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Ross Irie
Beckley Junior High
Woodrow Wilson High School
Irie
Marsh Fork Nips Panthers 3-2 In Baseball Opener
Marsh Fork High School opens the 1959 baseball season with a 3-2 win over Clear Fork. Pettry scored the winning run in the bottom of the sixth after a leadoff homer by Stover tied the game. Monroe allowed three hits and earned the win, while Fitzwater yielded six hits and took the loss.
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Montcoal
Gary Pettry
Marsh Fork High School
Clear Fork
Stover
Pettry
Gary Pennington
Monroe
Fitnwater
Clear Fork Marsh Fork
D. Kinder
Farley
G. P
R. K'ndre
C J'rell
Vanney
Rkman
Lawrence
Lambert
Shepherd
Marsh Fork
CF Stover
Workman
RBI
Fitzwater
Bob
Lane Is Slight Favorite Tonight In 10 Round Fight
Kenny Lane of Muskegon Michigan is a slight favorite to beat Johnny Russo of New York in a 10 round bout at Hollywood Legion Stadium. NBC televises the match from 7 p.m. Pacific. Lane seeks another title shot against Joe Brown after a disputed July decision. Busso and White figures are also noted in the telecast context.
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Los Angeles
Kenny Lane
Muskegon
Mich
Johnny Russo
New York
Hollywood Legion Stadium
Joe
Lane
Brown
Busso
Arch Moore to defend title July 15 vs Durelle in Montreal
Heavyweight champion Archie Moore set to defend his crown July 15 against Canada's Yvon Durelle in Montreal. He may then meet Sugar Ray Robinson in September with money matters nearly settled but location and date still under negotiation.
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Los Angeles
Archie Moore
Sugar Ray Robinson
Canada
Yvon Durelle
Montreal
Jack Kearns
Archie
Durelle
Kearns
San Diego
Moore
New York
Sugar Ray
Robinson
Beckley Little League Signups Close Saturday
Final signup day for Beckley Little League is Saturday 11 to 1 at the Beckley Elks Lodge announced by Ed Hedrick chairman of the registration committee. With low turnout in Central league executives appoint a boundary committee to adjust sites if needed. Tryouts for 12 year olds start Monday at Elks Stadium as field crews prepare diamonds for trials and the season.
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Lawrence Pruett
Elks Lodge
Archie's Age Question Sparks The Ring Talk
In a boxing context a speaker notes that the only enemy is food and that Archie slops it up between fights. Kearns concludes that Archie is between 45 and 60, and that he and Moore are about the same age.
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Archie
Moore
Kearns
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