Williams earns two sport honors at Ohio West Virginia game
Beckley’s Danny Williams starred in the 15th annual Ohio West Virginia All Star football game at Wheeling. He ran 47 yards for a score, played strong defense with a 20 yard kickoff return, two pass breakups, an interception, and an outstanding defensive game. He also punted six times averaging 40 yards, and was named the game’s east outstanding player. Williams is also noted for earlier being named most outstanding in the North South basketball game at Williamson, highlighting his cross sport versatility.
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Pappy” Lewis
West Virginia University
Beckley
Danny Williams
Monongahela
Wheeling
Cliff McWilliams
Wheeling News- Register
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West Virginia
W. Va
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Williamson
Oae
Bill Bibb
Wheeling Intelligencer
Buckeyes
West Virginians
Brerry Jones
News-Register
Mike
Ingram
Contract Trouble Threatens Gonzales Hoad Tour
Los Angeles promoter Jack Kramer warned a Gonzales Lew Hoad world tour could be derailed by contract disputes. He said he would form a team around Gonzales if the status under his contract remains uncertain, noting a December decision is needed before final plans.
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Los Angeles
Tenanis
Jack Kramer
Pancho Gonzales
Lew Hoad
Gonzales
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Oceana High School to distribute gear Wednesday
Oceana High School football coach Dewey Miller announced that equipment for this year's grid team will be issued at the high school starting at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Eligible students are boys in grades 10 through 12. Practice begins Thursday.
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Oceana High School
Dewey Miller
Otha Payne
William Payne
Donald Marehio
Teddy Spadario
Charles Lawson
Dennis Halstead
Buddy Plumley
Kenneth Ruff
Biddy
Charles Warwick
David Wees
David Morgan
Pineville
Sante Bonnimegna
Bors
Pineville High
Mullens
Gary Jet
Oceana
Northfork
Stoce
Welch
John Duda
Collins High School
Red Devils
Aha Nmol
Mt. Hope High
Henry Danner
Gyim
Stoco
Aubrey Jackson
Jackson
White Oak CC Golf Tourney Sees Semifinal Round Reached
White Oak Country Club Championship Tournament advanced to semifinals across men and women divisions. Readouts show Burnside and Puckett eye repeat women’s final, while men’s field narrows with Watkins eliminated from title bid. Winners listed include Burnside, Puckett, Duncan, Danner, McKnight, McCool, and McKnight advancing in multiple flights.
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White Oak CC
Marge Geriman
Bonnie Bush
Edith Rock
Geneva Puckett
D. Ann Osler
Nancy Hannabass
Margaret McCool
Dennie Duncan
Minnie Jones
Mildred Hilad
Jo Andereson
Helen Sydnard
Margaret McKnight
Grace Moore
Virginia Price
Kivey Danner
Betty Mahan
Anna McCool
Thedali Hess
Mary Ellen Stover
Jennie Myles
Flora Lee
Nancy Kent
Kitty Long
D. Jerinie Anderson
Rosalie Narnsbarger
Astin Jarrett
Margaret Nichols
Alice Anderson
Bill McKnight
Dr. J
Thompson
C. K. Morris
D. C. P. Anderson
Mike Deldridge
John Duda
C. P. White
Brookie Watkins
Willard Moore
Tom Mason
Jack Calloway
Tom Marlin
James P. Hess
B. F. Puckett
C. E. Watkins
D. Vernrox
Dr. Walking d Hess
Pat Graney Jr
D. J. C. Clay
Nat Kennady d .Roser Long
W. D. Craft
J. W. Jones
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Effit And Hagan Sign With St Louis Hawks
The St Louis Hawks signed star forwards Bob Pettit and Cliff Hagan for the upcoming season. Pettit, 60, a former scoring champion, is noted for his jump shot and rebounding, while Hagan, 64, a Kentucky alum, is valued for his tenure with the team. Pettit reportedly earns $20,000 and Hagan about $10,000. The duo helped lead the Hawks to the Western Division title last season.
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National Basketball Assn
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University of Kentucky
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Whitesville Legion baseball heroes crowned state champions
Whitesville celebrated the Little League Junior team winning the state title. A 148-strong caravan escorted the players through Whitesville and Sylvester with police and fire units. About 300 fans followed to Williamson for the finals, as the Legion Post welcomed the champions and saluted every team member.
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Sylvester Charley Dillon
Billy Joe Farr
Ley
Jackie Vanney
John Henry
American Legion
John Rizzuto
Harold White
Jim
Joors
My Stover
Dale Stover
John Sadhe
Proudler
Bill Massey
Scarparetti
Tex Williams
Buddy Gene
American Stover
Bobby Joe King
Dana Flag
Cameron
Don Sadler
Larry
Dodgers
Yankees
Braves
Elks Stadium
Cotton White
Warren Williams
Duncan-Catron
Prince Street
Babe Ruth League
American Legion Post 106
Mullens
Cecil Lacy
Rice freshman with one arm shines in Southwest meet
Leonard Fawcett, an 18 year old Rice Institute freshman with a single forearm, wowed officials by posting a 40 yard dash in 48.3 seconds and a 24 feet 3.5 inch long jump at the Southwest Conference track meet. Once amputated below the elbow after a clothes wringer accident at age three, Fawcett has excelled in football basketball baseball and tennis, earning state honors in the broad jump and drawing national attention for his athletic versatility.
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Leonard Fawcett
Rice Institute
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Leonards
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Parcel
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Slab Fork Dominates Keystone Times In Babe Ruth Clash
Slab Fork surged from behind to beat Keystone Times 10 to 4 in a Babe Ruth League game. Joe Cophey belted a two run homer in the third as Slab Fork moved ahead with three in the fourth and five in the fifth, with rain pausing other games and weather delays affecting tonight’s schedule.
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Keystone Times
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Lewin Field
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Mount Hope Colts Begin Season With Equipment Call
Mount Hope Junior High coaches issue equipment day calls for eighth and ninth graders report to Mount Hope High at 3 a.m. for gear. Blaine Tanner expects about 32 players, with six lettermen back. practice starts Thursday as schedule lists games at Big Creek and Beckley, plus openings for eighth graders and several hopefuls to earn starting roles.
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Mount Hope Junior High
Tanner
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Ganner
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Beckley
Dale Elswick
Howard Griffith
Denny Criss
Henry Kiser
Big Creek
Craddock Named On International League All Stars
Walter Craddock of Mt. Hope West Virginia and three Buffalo Bisons teammates earned International League All Star spots for the Buffalo roster facing Brooklyn in Montreal on August first. Craddock leads with a 12-6 record as the lone Buffalo pitcher chosen. Also selected were Luke Easter Mike Baxes Ray Noble Mike Coliat Frank Verdi Gene Green John Powers Bobby Del Greco and Jim Coates. Dixie Walker will manage the squad. Craddock began with Woodrow Wilson High School Beckley and signed with Kansas City Athletics in 1953 after stints in college and amateur leagues.
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N. Y
Walter Craddock
Mt. Hope
W. Va
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Brooklyn
Montreal
Craddock
Bisons
Luke Easter
Mike Baxes
Ray Noble
Mike Coliat
Toronto
Frank Verdi
Rochester
Gene Green
John Powers
Columbus
Bobby del Greco
Jim Coates
Richmond
Goliat
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Mike
Hel
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Noble
Harry Chili
Don Landrum
Miami
Verdi
Woody Smith
Jerry Lumpe
I Yankees
Joe Caffie
Cleveland
Dixie Walker
Kansas City Athletics
Woodrow Wilson’ High School
Beckley
Kingston Official Group elects Marra president
John Marra of Kingston High School was elected president of the Southern Coalfield Conference Football Officials Association. Ross Hutchens of Beckley becomes secretary, replacing White. A football clinic is planned for Sept 3 at Woodrow Wilson High stadium with Hutchens, Lubich, Legg, and Marra on the planning committee. Meetings begin Sept 9 at 7 30 p m at White's office with weekly Monday sessions for officials and coaches.
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John Marra
Kingston High School
Southern ‘Coalfield Conference
J Cotton White
Marra
Ross. Hutchens
Beckley
Jimmy Farmer
White
Woodrow Wilson High Stadium
Ross Hutchens
Paul Vennari
Kenneth “Horse” Lesg
John Lubich
Gene Morehouse
W. R. Fugitt
West Virginia High School Athletic Association
Jis Perry
North Carolina Athletic Association
Fugitt
States Board of Appeals
Ragland Faces Tennis Champ At MALTA Sectional
The first day of the Mid Atlantic Lawn Tennis Assn sectional in Wheeling featured five women’s singles and 16 men’s singles matches. Defending champ Lt. Bill Demas of Quantico faced Ned Ragland of Beckley as top female seeds waited for tomorrow. Pairings for women’s doubles and mixed divisions were set for tonight amid a large men’s field. Top women’s player Charlotte Decker of MALTA drew No. 1 seed, with Donna Floyd absent. First two rounds listed include 21 women, with notable matches and several Wheeling players in action. Seventeen men’s singles opened with seeds and results from the Oglebay Tennis Club, including McNair, Bradford, and Spears. Several defaulted or won in straight sets across the day.
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Quantico
Marine Base
Ned
Buzzy) Ragland
Beckley
Charlotte Decker
Malta
Washington, D.C
Mnemip
Donna Floyd
Miss Floyd
Sidney Burt
Washington
Anita Whitaker
Wellsburg
Stephanie Jones
Pittsburgh
Joan Schenerlein
Wheeling
Mary Roth
Buckhannon
Janet Thomas
Joan Brisnin
Huntington
Mary Ann Neff
Dot Boil
Betty Hoscher
Parkersburg
Decker
Burt Whitaker
Noama Slauer
Snookie Woods
Leigh Hay
San Francisco
Calif
Fern (Peachy) Kellmeyer
Charleston
Sosie Hublitz
Arlington
Jones-Schenerlein
Adrienna Ayares
Baltimore
Roth
Thomas Victor
Carol Bentley
Brisbin-Neff Vic Tor
Brarda Elton
Toledo
Ohio
Alex Hufty
Chevychase
Sue Miller
Bolt-Hoscher
Oglebay Tennis Club
Domas
Fred McNair
Bethesda
Tom Bradford
Quantico Marines
Hank Spears
Dick Robinson
Jim Glasser
McNair
Stagland
Randy Williams
Johnny Phil‘Nips
Ralph Haverfield
Columbus
John Loustau
L. Hummel
Canton
Thornton
Moore
D. C
Myron Gessner
William Nagy Jr
South Euclid
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