Six Teams Enter County League with Two Spots Open
The Raleigh County Baseball League expanded to a six team circuit with two open spots for potential affiliates. New entries include Harry's Beckley Cranberry and the Tams Black Sox joining Montroal Stamford Kopperston with Eccles pending confirmation after a May 3 deadline. First day May 5 fixtures set Kopperston at Montroal Tams at Harry's and Stamford at Cranberry.
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Raleigh County Baseball League
Beckley
Montroal
Stamford
Kopperston
Harry's of
Lewin Field
City Park
Bob Wills
Tams
Harry’s
Stanaford
Cranberry
Shaughnessy
The
Montreal
Okey DeRaimo
Montcoal
John Cheetham
Jim Zituman
Harry Lewin
Okey Mills
Bob Cerruto
Harry's
William Banks
Ralph Furrow
Gillian and Hinte
Eccles
Huge Entry Field Set for 10th Beckley Jaycees Relays
A field of 15 high school and 11 junior high teams is expected for Beckley Jaycees Relays at Woodrow Wilson High School. Notables include Mountain Lions of Charleston and Stonewall Jackson Charleston. Dunbar skips high school but enters junior high. Runners and field events run from 10 a.m. with high school events starting near noon or 1 p.m. under director J. R. Van Meter. Beckley and Oak Hill use practice results to select teams with trophies and ribbons to be awarded.
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Beckley Jaycees
Woodrow Wilson High School
Charleston Hill
Mountain Lions
Jaycees
Stonewall Jackson
Charleston
Huntington
Bluefield
Oak Hill
Mt. Hope
Greenbrier Military School
South Point
Ohio
St. Albans
Logan
Shady
Spring
Sophia
Man
Fayetteville
Summersville
Beckley
Dunbar
Chemical City
Woodrow Wilson
Lincoln
Marmet
West Huntington
Minden
Huntington Oley
Huntington Cammack
Bartley
J. R. van Meter
Flying Eagles
Coalfield
Vic Peelish
John Duda
Peelish
Bob Bivens
David Reitz
Rudd Mahoney
Walter Wikle
Reitz
Bivens
Johnny James
Carlos Sutton
Bernard Corker
Blaine Casali
Knarl Meadows
Larry Smith
John Armold
Emmy Hughes
Danny Wil
SRC Agrees To Move River Course To Save Club
The State Road Commission backs altering the Guyandotte River to avoid crossing the Guyandotte Country Club golf course. Chief engineer M. L. O Neale says rights of way would be needed but likely manageable, after plans previously aimed to cut across the club property. Club officials say the change protects the course’s value.
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State Road Commission
Guyan Country Clubs
Guyandotte
M. L. O'Neale
Charleston
Commission
Country Club
Beaver Falls Fund Reaches 31615 for Kadis Medical Bills
Trustees of the Beaver-Ohio Valley Kadis Fund reported donations totaling 31615 as of last Wednesday to cover Richard Kadis Geneva College football player medical and hospital bills after a September injury. The fund has paid 6051 so far and enough remains for two years at the current rate.
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Beaver Falls
Beaver-Ohio i\Vailey Dick
Schoolboy Baseball Rebels, Bobcats, Clear Fork Triumphs
Mullens Rebels edge Herndon 4-3 as Malcolm Cook’s double ties and scores the decisive run. Clear Fork routs Byrd Priller 21-2 after 12 runs in a row. Hinton wins 8-7 on a squeeze play by Buck Porterfield Jr. East Bank upsets Gauley Bridge 1-0 before Gauley Bridge takes 10-4 in nightcap. Hinton extends win streak to seven.
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Mullens
Hinton
Clear Fork
Gauley Bridge Travelers
East Bank
Herndon
Rebels
Malcolm Cook
Walter Kelly
Cook
Jim Wilcox
Byrd Prillerman
Bluefield
Bucky Porterfield Jr
Gauley Bridge
Gifford Basham
Bob Ayersman
Herndon Matlens
Ed Furgol Leads First Round In Rich Las Vegas
Ed Furgol of St. Andrews and Arnold Palmer atop a wind torn Desert Inn round, shooting 72 to lead the $30,000 Tournament of Champions as 23 pros begin the event. Mike Souchak carded 76 amid gusts. Littler, Wall Jr., Demaret, Hawkins at 73. Middlecoff and Finsterwald struggled with protests filed over Middlecoff’s replay.
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Las Vegas
New
Ed Furgol
St. Andrews
Ill
Arnold Palmer
Latrobe
Desert Inn Country Club
Mike Souchak
Mike
Gene Littler
Art Wall Jr
Jimmy Demaret
Fred Hawkins
el Paso
Tex
Cary Middlecoff
Don Finsterwald
Mullens Begins Youth Tryouts at 4:30 P M
Mullens Little Leaguers held a 9 A M first tryout at the Athletic Field for 8 to 12 year olds with sessions over several days. Managers will select players for Rotary Lions Moose and American Legion teams. Babe Ruth league tryouts set for April 27 at 9 30 A M at the same field for four teams. Joey Lopes, lightweight boxer, was born in the Cape Verde Islands Portugal.
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Mullens
Rotary
Lions
Moose
American Legion
Lewis D'Antoni
Joey Lopes
Cape Verde Islands
Portugal
NBA Recognizes Players Association and Sees Expansion
The NBA confirmed recognition of the players association after a harmonious meeting with owners. Commissioner Maurice Podoloff warned of eventual expansion to Chicago Cleveland and Pittsburgh while stressing the need for skilled players to maintain quality. An arbitration plan was adopted for grievances not in contracts, with a three member council to adjudicate final appeals.
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ST. Louis
National Basketball Assn
Players’ Association
Maurice Podoloff
NBA
Ed MacAutey
Pedoloff
Chicago
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Podoloff
Players Association
NBA Board of Governors
Players’ Representatives
Board of Governors
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Gil Dodds
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Bucky McDaniel
Danny Williams
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Gray Lumber Company
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Robert Young
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William Farrar
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Bob Howery
Earl Gilbert
George Thompson
John Pyles
Jim Mayers
John Arnold
Walt Rappold
Joe Mize
Paul, Gryziel
First Assembly of God “Beckley's Revival Center
Valley Drive
Appalachian Bible Institute Choir
J. H. Woodridge
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Roy A. Jones
T- Ralefer County Service
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