Stoco and Beckley Open Diamond Season with Wednesday Games
Stoco High School will host Clear Fork High as Beckley opens its spring baseball schedule with Marsh Fork at Montreal. Woodrow Wilson’s Indians, led by Larence Wiseman, pit veteran pitchers Shrewsbury and Williams against reinforced infield and outfield to start the Warren Williams League season. Beckley plans further games at Lewisburg and Colcord before Week two, while Stoco schedules Marsh Fork and Mark Twain, with Mullens and Greenbrier Cadets also on the docket. All Eagles home games are at Woodrow Wilson Field under lights.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley
Stoco High School
Coal City
Marsh Fork
Montreal
Indians
Stoco
Clear Fork High
Larence Wiseman
Woodrow
Danny Shrewsbury
Tommy Rose
Buddy Williams
Warren Williams
Shrewsbury
Crab Orchard
Beckley College
Wiseman
Tony Lusk
Jack Smith
Denny Skiles
Rickie Thompson
B. O. Bryan
Dick Powers
Williams
Hedrick
Jason Swann
Stoce
George W. White
Gerry Cox
Clear Fork
Joe Wyco
Clearork
Schuyler Rudisill
Tony Castannon
Jerry Bowman
Danny McGraw
Bobby Bowers
Frank Smedley
Fleet
Joe Rodriguez
Cecil Atkinson
Lewisburg
Greenbrier Military School
Raleigh County
Colcord
Greenbrier’s
Fighting Cadets
Panthers
Eagles
Woodrow Wilson Field
Oceana
Mark Twain
Mullens
World Championship of Golf at Tam O'Shanter Aug 5
Chicago promoter George S May announced a total purse of 205000 for the Tam O Shanter World Championship of Golf events August 5 to 15 1954 with a 100000 prize for the winner of the main championship and 50000 for the World Championship title plus a 1000 prize for women divisions and 3420 for men in the All American tourney.
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Chicago
Tam O’shanter Country Club
George S. May
Lew Worsham
Promoter May
Tom O'Shanter
Indian Ex-Beckleyan On Wrestling Schedule
Fayettville Indian matman Don Eagle meets The Great Scott for a West Virginia heavyweight title bid at the Memorial Building. A large crowd is expected for the two bout card with a tag team match featuring Jim Lewis and Bobby Ford versus Ted Germaine and Whitey Walberg. Proceeds support community service projects of the local American Legion post.
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Fayetteville
Don Eagle
Scott
West Virginia
Memorial Building
Jim Lewis
Beckley
Lewis
Bobby Ford
Ted Germaine
Whitey Walberg
American Legion Post
Bob Kent
Warren Williams Junior Baseball League Sets June 1 Start
The Warren Williams Junior Baseball League announces its 1954 season opener for June 1 at 5 45 p m with Beckley College facing Crab Orchard in the nightcap Home Insurance and Holyfield Candy Company meet in the second game while Post 70 and Post 32 of the American Legion play in the first game of the second session on April 3 The league will use Woodrow Wilson field three nights weekly Tuesday Thursday and Saturday Holyfield Candy Company joins as a new entrant and tryout camp details and birth certificate requirements are outlined for players eligible to participate A double elimination playoff is planned after the regular season ends in July.
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Warren Williams Junior Baseball League
Beckley College
Crab Orchard
Home Insurance
Holyfield Candy Company
Twin Bill
Post 70
Post 32
American Legion
Warren Williams League
Woodrow Wilson
Babe Ruth League
Irv Goldstein
Jerry Latham
Goldstein
Peoples Finance Co
Prince St
Beckley Post Herald
Holyfield
Patterson Wins Close Bout in New York Card
Floyd Patterson, 167, Brooklyn, outpointed Alvin Williams, 172, Oklahoma City. Ramon Fuentes, 153, Los Angeles, outpointed Jimmy Martinez, 154 1-4, Ellendale. Danny Giovannelli, 149, Brooklyn, stopped Billy Andy, 156, Providence.
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Associated Press
Brooklyn
Eastern Parkway
Floyd Patterson
Alvin Williams
Oklahoma City
St. Paul
Ramon Fuentes
Los Angeles
Jimmy Martinez
Ellendale
Ariz
Providence
R. I
Danny Giovanelli
Billy Andy
Richmond Cuba Teams Compete In International Baseball
The International League debuts in Havana and Richmond as a three nation circuit with 154 game schedules. The Cuban Sugar Kings face the Toronto Maple Leafs in Havana, while the Richmond Virginians play the Rochester Red Wings. Probable pitchers include Emilio Cueche and Eddie Blake or Bill Powell for Havana, and Jack Fasholz against Dick Starr or Jocko Thompson for Richmond.
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International League
Havana
Cuba
Richmond
Sugar Kings
Gran Stadium
Richmond Virginians
Toronto Maple Leafs
Virginians
Rochester Red Wings
Montreal Royals
Syracuse Chiefs
Ottawa Athletics
Buffalo Bisons
International
Toronto
Eddie Blake
Bill Powell
Emilio Cueche
Rochester
Jack Fasholz
Dick Starr
Jocko Thompson
Traveling Game Wardens Reach Global Tour Distances
The Montreal Division's 92 game wardens logged 421,963 miles last year, Bourque says. They traveled far enough to go around the world almost 17 times, as reported by Firmin Bourque, general superintendent of the Department of Fish and Game.
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Montreal
Firmin Bourque
Department of Fish and Game
Yankees’ Rizzuto Shows Slower Fielding Surface Early
New York notes veteran shortstop Phil Rizzuto may be losing speed as Casey Stengel worries about the Yankees this summer. Gerry Coleman at second base also under scrutiny as Redlegs brace for Tebbetts era and strong hitters Greengrass Kluszewski Bell.
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New York
Phil Rizzuto
Yankees
Casey Stengel
Casey
Phil
Rizzuto
Gerry Coleman
Stengel
St. Petersburg
Champs
Fishermen Set For Trout Day
Charleston reports favorable weather as up to 100,000 anglers are expected for the opening of the trout season. About 300,000 brook brown and rainbow trout will be stocked this year, all over six inches. Creel limits are eight for stream caught trout and five for lake or pond trout, with one line per angler. National forest fishing requires a $1 stamp in addition to state licenses.
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Charleston
Conservation Department
Jack Larmoyeux
Idaho Hatchery Trout Cost Drops Per Pound
Boise Idaho state fish division chief James Simson says the state spent about 1.01 dollars per pound to raise trout in hatcheries last season. The finding suggests market purchases are cheaper for most anglers.
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Boise
Idaho
James Simson
Bevo Francis fished for pro deal as Globetrotters eye draw
Bevo Francis, a 6 foot 9 inch 20 year old Rio Grande star, is courting possible professional basketball offers as Harlem Globetrotters impresario Abe Saperstein weighs him as a big gate draw. Bevo faces distractions from amateur fishing and recent college expulsion, with coach Newt Oliver resigning amid situaltion. Oliver and Bevo discuss contracts, possibly forming an all star roster against Saperstein touring teams.
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Bevo
Saperstein
Rio Grande
Mittee
Oliver
New York
Globetrotter
Bill Margolis
Margolis
Globetrotters
National Basketball Association
Clemson Star Billy O'Dell Tops ACC Hurlers
Clemson's left handed ace Billy O'Dell remains the ACC pitching leader with a perfect 4-0 record and 0.75 ERA after nine innings against South Carolina and two against Wake Forest. He fanned 36 in 36 innings, tops in the league, while fellow Clemson pitcher Leonard Humphries sits 3-0. Other leaders include Ben Crosland Duke Ralph Adams Wake Forest Joe Morgan and Hal Turner with two wins each. Virginia outfielder Allen Barbee holds the batting title at .467 as Duke's Jake Tarr and North Carolina's Bobby Williams chase high averages and Clemson's Roy Coker Barry Crocker hit for power.
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Clemson
S. C
Billy O'Dell
O'Dell
South Carolina
Wake Forest
ACC
Leonard Humphries
Ben Crosland
Ralph Adams
North Carolina
Joe Morgan
Duke
Hal Turner
Maryland
Connie Hemphill
Virginia
Allen Barbee
Jake Tarr
Bobby Williams
Roy Coker
Barry Crocker
Coker
Tarr
Doug Kingsmore
Wayman Morris
al Spangler
Morris
Kingsmore
Finn Wins Marathon in Boston Race Thriller
Viekko Karvonen the 27 year old Finnish mail clerk won the 58th Boston Marathon by 800 yards ahead of Jim Peters. Karvonen clocked 2:20:39 in warm conditions with a mild headwind, Peters was 2:22:40, teammate Erkki Puoakka finished third in 2:24:25.
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Boston
Viekko Karvonen
Jim Peters
Karvonen
Peters
Trabert Mullow Win In River Oaks Tennis Tourney
National champion Tony Trabert advanced to the third round at River Oaks Tennis Tournament after defeating Johnny Hernandez 8 6 6 2. Gardnar Mulloy, aiming for a fourth River Oaks title, beat Walter Miller 6 2 6 3. Vic Seixas and Art Larsen, seeded two and three, won their matches 6 2 6 2 and 6 0 6 0 respectively.
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Houston
Tony Trabert
Gardnar Mulloy
Trabert
Johnny Hernandez
University of Texas
Mulloy
Walter Miller
Southern Methodist University
Vic Seixas
White Oak Game Assn to Meet for 1954 Hunting Policy
C Harold Hanks secretary treasurer of the White Oak Game Protectors Association announced a general membership meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Raleigh County Courtroom courthouse. The group will set policies for the 1954 hunting season.
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C. Harold Hanks
White Oak Game Protectors Association
Raleigh
Hanks
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