Ex-Coach Demands Restored Pay At Woodrow Wilson High
Fred Hurt, a former Woodrow Wilson High School coach and local administrator, writes to Raleigh County education officials protesting a salary cut for Coach Jerome R. Van Meter. Hurt recalls Van Meter’s state championship runs and asks for public apology, arguing the action harms a respected figure in Beckley’s school sports history.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Fred Hurt
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Morgantown
West Virginia
Beckley
Two Games Slated For Junior League Play Tonight
The Warren Williams Junior league could end its season tonight with two victories by Post 70 in the double elimination tourney. Beckley College faces Legionnaires and Crab Orchard meets General Hannah, each hoping to stay alive after one loss. Brumfield likely starts Beckley, Barrett returns for Post 70, Townes to Crab Orchard, with Skiles or Davis in reserve for Crab Orchard.
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Post 70
Beckley College
Legionnaires
Crab Orchard
General Hannah
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Orchardmen
Bob Brumfield
Howard Barrett
Barrett
Townes
Denny Skiles
Harry Davis
Weather Forces Schedule Change In Little League
Rain washed out two key National Little League games at Elks Stadium last night and forced a change in the week’s schedule. With all games needing completion by Saturday before playoffs begin next week, organizers adjusted timings and venues accordingly.
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Elks Stadium
Orioles
Cubs
Revised Schedule Highlights Four Rivalries This Week
Tonight features Indians against Red Sox and Tigers facing Yankees.Wednesday brings Giants vs Cards and Reds vs Dodgers.Thursday presents Dodgers vs Cards and Giants vs Reds.Friday matches Indians vs Tigers and Red Sox vs Yankees. Saturday includes Red Sox vs Tigers at 3:30 and Cards vs Dodgers at 3:30 with 5:30 Minor league tournament final and 7:30 Minor League Tonight Senators vs Braves and Orioles vs Cubs. Saturday winners meet at 7:30.
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Red Sox
Tigers
Yankees
Giants
Cards
Reds
Dodgers
Senators
Braves
Orioles
Cubs
Baseball schedule updates shift games amid rain and playoffs
The slate shows postponements for Cards vs Dodgers and a minor title game moved to Wednesday with a Saturday matchup on deck. Cubs lead Orioles 6 2 after one inning before rain forces a restart Wednesday. Braves and Senators play tonight. winners meet Saturday. AL games tonight. Friday wraps regular slate except Red Sox Tigers tie pending Saturday. Playoffs begin next week with league coin toss and Shaughnessy rounds starting Tuesday leading to a three game series Aug 22.
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Orioles
Braves
Senators
Dodger
American League
Indians
Red Sox
Tigers
Yankees
Shaughnessy
Shaugnessy
Giammalva Leads Newport Tourney Progress
Sammy Giammalva, 21, Houston, powered into the Newport Invitation Tournament second round by defeating Jerry Dalrymple Jr. of New Orleans 6 8, 6 0. He’s noted among top hopefuls alongside Ham Richardson and Gil Shea as the field advances. Richardson, first seed from Baton Rouge, La., beat Bill Cullen of Fairfield, Conn., 6 3, 6 4.
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Sammy Giammalva
Bill Cullen
Fairfield
Conn
College Faces State Lunch In Opening Game
Rain prevented the opening of the District Softball tournament at Ballard stadium. Beckley College State Lunch was ready to start when the weather halted play. Also the Prosperity and Rainelle Jaycee teams had their meeting wiped from the state last night. Bob Wills, director of play, announced the postponement.
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Beckley College
Rainelle Jaycee
Bob Wills
Local basketball schedule brief shows varied matchups
Tonight Beckley College faces State Lunch of Oak Hill at 6 30. Prosperity meets Rainelle Jaycees on Wednesday. Pinecrest A hosts Frank s Plumbers of Sprague at 6 30. Pinecrest B plays Fayetteville American Legion. Thursday Sophia Dye s Marketkins Keystone vs winner of game No 1. Friday winner of game No 5 vs winner of game No 4 at 6 50 then winners of games 1 and 3 meet. Saturday winner of game No 6 vs winner of game No 7.
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Fayetteville American Legion
Sophia Dye
Atkins Keystone
Fides
Pinecrest enters nine teams in delayed tournament schedule
The event shifts the Monday slate to tonight at 6 30 with nine teams entered. Pinecrest A faces Franke Plumbers and Pinecrest B meets Fayetteville American Legion on Wednesday. Sophia Dye's Market-Atkins Keystone plays the Prosperity Rainelle winner at 7 15 Thursday. Semifinals Friday, championship Saturday, winner advances to the Aug 18 21 state championships at Clarksburg.
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Franke Plumbers
Pinecrest B
Fayetteville American Legion
Sophia Dye
Market-Atkins’ Keystone
Clarksburg
Trap Hill High Sets Eight Game 1955 Grid Schedule
Trap Hill High School announces an eight game football plan for 1955 under Surveyor-Coach Al Harper. Opening Sept 8 at home vs Oceana Indians, with six home games and two away finales Oct 21 Marsh Fork and Oct 28 Stoco. Harper begins first full year rebuilding after 1954 squad loss.
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Don Miller
Gene Massie
Jack Covey
John Sloan
Robert McMillion
Ronnie Coldiron
Ed Burleson
Doff Trolio
Ival Byrd
Alfred Cochran
Terry Daniel
Jack Burleson
Ronnie Milam
Frank Morris
Brewer
Jack Utt
League
Ed Covey
Lonnie Cole
Rematch Talk for Saddler Elorde World Feather Title
Negotiations underway for a title rematch between world featherweight champion Sandy Saddler and Philippines star Flash Elorde after Elorde upset Saddler in Manila. Elorde won a non title 10 round decision two weeks ago, followed by crowd bottle throwing and Saddler corner protests over officiating.
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Beckley golfers selected for North-South Golf Tourney
In Charleston special to The Register, Beckley sends E. M. Payne III and Dr. E. B. Wray to the 18 hole North-South Golf Tourney at Berry Hills Country Club. The 15-player field features Billy Campbell, Tutwiler Jr., Jack Peck, and David Clovis among others as the event precedes the North-South Football Game.
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Laidley Field
Tutwiler
David Clovis
Yale University
Campbell
Dick Foutche
Bill Rendleman
Huntington
Jack Hobilitzell
Parkersburg
Arman Fletcher
Bluefield
Buddy Cook
Man
Charlie
Chuck” Wollerton
Montgomery
Wray Golf Opens NL Career Twice Failed Match
Dr. Wray, defeated by Campbell in the State Amateur second round, will make his third NL appearance. Young Payne, a Davidson College freshman standout, enters his first NL. Payne recently won the Black Knight Country Club Championship at Beckley, beating Sutphin in 37 holes in the title match.
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Campbell
Young Payne
Payne
Davidson College
Black Knight
Beckley
Paris Sutphin
West Virginia Alumni Golf Tourney set for Friday
Morgantown hosts the 11th annual WVU Alumni Assn. golf event at Lakeview Country Club. 65 players expected in 18 holes of medal play, followed by a 6:30 pm winner’s ceremony. Defending champ Jack Hoblitzell and former victors Dr. R. R. Summers and Paul O. Summers to compete. Hoblitzell holds the trophy leg and the course record stands at 66 from 1949.
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West Virginia University
Lakeview Country Club
J. Ray Fredlock
Jack Hoblitzell
Parkersburg
R. R. Summers
Charleston
White Sulphur Springs
Paul O. Summers
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Morgantown Golf and Country Club
Yankees Buy Lefty Gary Coleman From Denver Club
The New York Yankees in a five way pennant scramble purchased left handed pitcher Gary Coleman from their Denver club in the American Association. He will join the Yankees this week.
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New York Yankees
Gary Coleman
Denver
Youngest Is Oldest Pirate At 24
Pitcher Bob Friend of the Pittsburgh Pirates, at 24, becomes the youngest player in major league history to be the oldest member of his club by length of service, marking an unusual team dynamic.
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Pittsburgh
Bob Friend
Pittsburgh Pirates
New Oak Hill Coaches Rise as Fayette County Stars
John Duda named football coach at Collins High School and Clarence F Parsons Jr. named basketball coach, both Fayette County sports stars. Duda, Oak Hill High and Virginia alum, has served at Collins since 1948 in math and coaching. Parsons, WV Tech and WVU educated, has taught at Kingston and worked with N W Motor Co. They replace Bill Moore who left for Collins Junior High principal post.
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Collins High School
Oak Hill High School
University of Virginia
Clarence F. Parsons Jr
Fayette County
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Charlottesville
West Virginia University
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Cleveland Browns
Dorothy Vargo
Bibb St
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Oak Hill Hospital
West Virginia Institute of Technology
Kingston High School
United States Marine Corp
Collins High
Dorothy Oatridge
N & W Motor Co
Bibb
Stoco Juniors Play Starts Aug 15 Practice Sets Teams
LEGO Stoco Junior High School will issue football equipment to all candidates Monday at 9 a.m. Coach Aubrey Jackson urged attendance. Practice begins Tuesday with two daily sessions 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. Alfred Hedrick is the only 1954 starter returning. A seven game schedule opens Sept 8 at Beckley Junior High.
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Stoco Junior High School
Aubrey Jackson
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Alfred Hedrick
Bob King
Ray Mullens
Jimmy Barker
Carl Shrewsbury
Danny Jones
Jackie Cassity
Buddy Cone
Jimmy Ritter
Papooses
Beckley Junor High
Whitesville
Oak Hill
Mullens
Sophia
Hinton
Mt. Hope
Stoco High School
Coal City
DeMarco to Face Vejar in Boston Garden Bout
Tony DeMarco will oppose Chico Vejar at Boston Garden on September 14 in his first fight since losing the world welterweight title to Carmen Basilio. The scheduled 10 rounder will be televised nationally on ABC with New England blackout.
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Tony DeMarco
Chico Vejar
Boston Garden
Carmen Basilio
ABC
New England
Browns Face All-Star Collegiates in Chicago Friday
Browns coach Paul Brown predicts a tough Friday night test as the NFL champions meet an All-Star collegiate squad in Chicago. The All-Stars, first coached by pro veterans and chosen by coaches, include Curly Lambeau era staffers Steve Owen Hamp Pool and Hank Anderson. Lambeau plans both offensive and defensive platoons with restored substitutions. Brown notes the collegians looked sharp in a scrimmage with the Chicago Cardinals.
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Cleveland Browns
Chicago Cardinals
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Steve Owen
Hamp Pool
Hank Anderson
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New York Giants
Lambeau
International Cup Matches Precede World Tourney
A Chicago field of eight foreign pros and eight U S players tee off in international cup matches before golf’s world championship opens. The 72-hole event offers a $50,000 purse, guaranteed tour of 55 exhibitions at $1,000 each plus 50 more, and a $1,000 caddie fee. Doug Ford is the favorite after a late season win streak and victory in the All-American.
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Tom O'Shanter
Doug Ford
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Logart Protest Sparks After Split Decision at St Nicolas Arena
Isaac Logart loses a 10 round split decision to Virgil Akins at St Nicolas Arena in New York. Logart’s manager Eddie Mafuz vows to protest to the New York State Athletic Commission, claiming scorecards will be reviewed. Judges Agnello and Forbes scored for Akins 6 4 1, 5 4 1, while Referee Miller favored Logart 5 4 1. No knockdowns. Logart sustains eye injuries. Akins weighed 146 and Logart 144 1/2.
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Virgil Akins
Vince Martinez
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Joe Agnello
Frank Forbes
Ray Miller
Appalachian League Scores And Standings Noted
Marion defeated Kingsport 7 to 3 while Salem triumphed 12 to 11 over Wytheville. Bristol beat Pulaski 8 to 2 and Bluefield tied Johnson City 2 all after 10 innings due to curfew.
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Kingsport
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Wytheville
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Pulaski
Bluefield
Johnson City
Tradition Favors All Star Victory at Soldier Field
CHICAGO The College All Stars seek a fifth straight win against the Cleveland Browns at Soldier Field Friday night. The pros have won 13 of 21 with two ties since 1934, and this year Curley Lambeau leads an all pro coaching staff.
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College All Stars
Cleveland Browns
Soldier Field
Stars
All Stars
Otto Graham
Glenn Dobbs
Bob Steuber
Pat Harder
Washington Redskins
Chicago Bears
Curley Lambeau
Green Bay
Chicago Cardinal
Washington
American Association Yesterday's Results Card
Minneapolis beat Charleston 5 to 3 while Omaha routed Indianapolis 7 to 0 Toledo won 9 to 3 over St Paul Denver defeated Indianapolis 2 to 1 in a list of yesterday's results for the American Association teams.
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American Association
Minneapolis
Charleston
Omaha
Indianapolis
Toledo
St. Paul
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