Open golf contest begins as Cun ningham predicts 266 to win
Pro Dave Cunningham forecast a 14 under par 266 to win the State Open at White Oak Country Club in Oak Hill. The field of about 100 includes Pro Larry Wiechman and Amateur Bill Campbell with several contenders aiming for a strong score on the 5,870-yard par 70 course. Campbell, last year’s Open winner with 274, leads a slate of 21 pros and top amateurs competing for roughly $1,000 in cash prizes.
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Oak Hill
Dave Cunningham
White Oak Country Club
Larry Wiechman
Charleston
Bill Campbell
Huntington
Parkersburg
Wiechman
Gary Nixon
White Sulphur Springs
Frank Harned
Campbell
White Oak
Ed M
Lutwiler, Jr
Mt. Hope
Nixon
Jack Peck
Logan
C. E. Watkins
George Hoffer
Clyde Sarver
Bluefield
Wilson Mobley
Tutwiler
Coffey
Moundsville
Denny Blair
Amigo Montcval Win at Oak Hill
Amigo and Armco of Montcval triumph in the Southern West Virginia Baseball Tournament opener. Amigo defeated Quinwood 2 2 with Walter Craddock four hit outing while Armco crushed McCreery 18 1 led by Jack Massey and Junior Bowman. Beards Fork meets Baileysville at 7 p m and White's Garage battles Richwood in the nightcap.
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Register
Oak Kill
Amigo
Armeo
Montcval
Walter “Legty
Craddock
Quinwood
Amiga
Armco
Walloped McCreery
Jack Massey
Junior Bowman
Albert “Crip’' Shorter
Beards Fork
Baileysville
White
Charleston
Richwood
Pinecrest Invitational Tournament Delayed To Tuesday Start
Pinecrest Invitational resumes Tuesday instead of Monday as finals of the District softball tournament clash with the original schedule. Director George Ballard says team entries extend to noon Saturday and pairings will be announced Sunday.
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George Ballard
Ballard
Deadine
Football Schedules Sought by Raleigh Register Coaches
The Raleigh Register requests 1951 football schedules from area teams to ensure coverage. Include game dates opponents and locations if possible and list lettermen and other prospective performers. Send materials to sports editor Bob Wills at the Raleigh Register in Beckley.
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Raleigh Register
Bob Wills
Beckley
Browns Favored Over All-Stars In Grid Sendoff
Chicago hosts the 1951 All-Star showcase at Soldier Field with the Browns favored to win by at least two touchdowns. Otto Graham leads the Browns offense against a star-studded Hickman All-Stars featuring Williams Durek Ortmann and other top college players.
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Chicago
Cleveland Browns
Soldier Field
Herrman Hickman
Lake Front
Paul Brown
Gros
Kyle Rote
Southern Methodist
Bob Williams
Notre Dame
Whizzer White
Arizona State
Jim Monachino
California
Sonny Grandelius
Michigan State
Don Durek
Chuck Ortmann
Michigan
Browns
Hickman
Geven
Olst
Otto Graham
Mac Speedie
Dante Lavelli
Lou Groza
Marion Motley
Philadelphia Eagles
Williams
Nebraska
Frank Nagle
Bucky Curtis
Vanderbilt
Bob Wilkinson
UCLA
Don Stonesifer
Northwestern
Alan Pfeifer
Fordham
Henry Minarik
Bunker Hill and Parkville Favored in Regional Legion Play
Unbeaten Bunker Hill Post 31 of Washington DC and Parkville Md tied as co favorites in a four team regional double elimination at City Park Parkersburg. Whitesville West Virginia and Wilmington Delaware also compete for a Northeastern sectional berth in the national finals.
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Associated Press
Parkersburg
Bunker Hill Post
Washington
D. C
Parkville
American Legion
Whitesville
West Virginia
Laurence Roberts Post
Wilmington
Delaware
Bunker Hill
District of Columbia
Howard
Sonny) Wise
Maryland
Western Port
Silver Springs
Belden Burns
Legion
Boone Countians
Baltimore
Fairmont
Hal Woods
Seaford
State Adj. C. AL
Bua Tesch
The
City Park
Geneva
Bil McClain
Parkersburg Legion Post
Wheeling
Mountain State
Little League to Try Again Tonight for Championship
Beckley Little League seeks its first championship playoff after rain halted play. The 7:30 p.m. game at WWHL diamond features Tigers versus Cardinals with likely starters Fred Hurt Jr. and Earl Gilbert.
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Beckley Little League
Tigers
Cardinals
Fred Hurt Jr
Fof
Earl
Gilbert
Gily
Associated Press
Bert
Bluefield
Wheeling
Beckley Gun Club Names Two Committees
The Beckley Gun Club at the Raleigh County Court House named two committees to proceed. Trooper Evan Hall will lead the range-finding group with locations under review and a decision planned for August 29. Clyde Sessler chairs the by-laws committee as the club sets its fiscal year August 1 to July 31 and prepares an incorporation application in West Virginia.
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Beckley
Raleigh County Court House
Evan Hall
Clyde Sessler
West Virginia
Umpires Named for 2nd Raleigh County Playoff Contests
League President Bob Wills announced the umpires for the second playoff games in the Raleigh County Baseball League on Sunday. The Coal City game features Pete Lopez Joe Fragile and Joe Sparacino with Helen at Coal City, Amigo at Beckley with Jack Underwood Marshall Gibson and Bax Crawford. Amigo and Coal City won last Sunday's openers. both games begin at 2 30 p m.
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Bob Wills
Helen
Coal City
Pete Lopez
Joe Fragile
Joe Sparacino
Amigo
Beckley
Jack Underwood
Marshall Gibson
Bax Crawford
Thursday Nights Fights Recap From Associated Press Bouts
Ansonia welterweight Bill Bossio outpoints Johnny O'Brien in Pittsburgh while Frankie Sodano defeats Filberto Osorio in Philadelphia. results list 120 and 125 1 2 pound classifications with city pairings including Chester and Boston and New York.
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Associated Press
Ansonia
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