West Virginia All Stars beat Ohio in Kiwanis Bowl at Williamson
West Virginia All-Stars defeated Eastern Ohio 7-6 at Wheeling while Mountain State seniors beat Kentucky 22-13 in Williamson Kiwanis Senior Bowl. Skeens and Cartwright led WV offense with two TDs and a 30 yard pass, Villani added the PAT. Kentucky struck first, Black scored, and Barry blocked a punt for WV safety.
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West Virginia
Ion
Virginia
Parkersburg
Wheeling
Ohio
Buckeye
Union
Ohioans
Jim Hays
Winitersville
Dick Saccoccia
Stuebenville
Buckeyes
Johnny Skeens
Ceredo-Kenova
Kentucky
Hugh Black
Mt. Sterling
Elton Brunty
Williamson
Kaeger
Pete Cartright
Sonny Vilanni
Welch
Frank Bary
Cartwright
W. Va
Boston
Pat
Butts
Hays
Skeens
Miteff Upsets Johnson in Dense NYC War of Weights
Argentina's Alex Miteff defeated Alonzo Johnson on points 7-3-2 on three cards after a rough battle at Madison Square Garden. Miteff, despite a swollen left eye and cut, earned the nod while promising more clashes against top heavyweights as Teddy Brenner eyes Machen or Pastrano when MSG reopens in October.
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Ingemar Johansson
Argentina
Alex Miteff
Johansson
Alex
Alonzo Johnson
Tam
Miteff
Teddy Brenner
Madison Square Garden
Eddie Machen
Willie Pastrano
Mark Conn
Phil Botwhnik
Leo Birnbaum
Johnson
Alonzo
Wikle Wiseman Will Attend Beckley College
Walter Wikle and Terry Wiseman, 1958 Raleigh County high school standouts, enrolled at Beckley College for 1959 60. Wiseman, 19, 6 4, 190 pounds, was a four year Clear Fork star. Wikle, 18, 6 1, 175 pounds, played Woodrow Wilson three years. Both pursue physical education and coaching training under new coach Carlos J. Cook.
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Raleigh County
Beckley College
Walter Wikle
Woodrow Wilson High School
Terry Wiseman
Clear Fork
Wiseman
Clear Fork High School
Emil Wiseman
Ameagle
Wikle
Roscoe Wikle
Hill Street
Woodrow Wilson
Carlos J. Cook
Cook
Beckley
Heavy Turnover Among State High School Coaches
The state sees a surge of coaching changes as football practice begins. More than 40 positions have shifted across football and basketball since mid July. Huntington High adds Marshall grads Jim Conard and Bill Fredeking to the football staff.
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Associated Press
Huntington High
Marshall Grads
Jim Conard
Bill Fredeking
Claude Miller
Miller
Johnny Cox
John Adair
Burch of
Delbarton
al Lilly
Belpre
Ohio
Charlie Shaver
Gilmore High
Bloomfield
Hal Lockhart
Crum
John Murphy
Matewan
George Nesbit
Ted Willis
Logan
Nesbit
Marshall College
Carl Hofstetter
Chattaroy
Mingo County
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Bill Bingham
Gary
Harpers Ferry High
Ron Rice
West Virginia Tech
Bill Burke
Fairmont State
Guy Tucker
Glenn Gainer
Northern Panhandle
Joe Blaha
West Liberty
McMechen
Bishop Donahue High
Bridgeport
Ron Pawlaswki
Steubenville
Follawsbee St. Anthony's
Notre Dame
Bill Echard
Cameron
Charlie Wilhelm
Nitro
Ken Whittington
Don Brown
Kensington
Jim Higginbotham
Jim Stover
Putnam County
Bill Jarrett
Stonewall Jackson High
Blitzkrieg Tittle Leads 49ers to Last Minute Victory
Pro Football Roundup highlights Tittle as the blitzkrieg king in a dramatic 27 24 comeback over the Redskins. Four exhibitions produced late winners as Bratkowski Casares sealed Bears win while Crow and Kowalczyk delivered late scores for Cardinals and Eagles. Coaching changes and hires fill several high schools in the region.
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Mike Rathet
Associated Press
Y. A. Tittle
San Francisco
Tittle
49Ers
Washington
Paul Lowe
Oregon State
Yeoman
Clyde Conner
Red Hickey
Zeke Bratkowski
Rick Casares
Chicago Bears
Green Bay
John Crow
Chicago
Cardinals
Detroit
Walt Kowalczyk
Philadelphia
Davey Moore and Hogan Kid Bassey Prep For Title Bout
World featherweight champion Davey Moore and challenger Hogan Kid Bassey entered seclusion in Los Angeles to prepare for their 15 round title fight on Wednesday night. Moore completed nine weeks of work at a mountain retreat east of the city, while Bassey finished long sparring sessions at the Olympic Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Davey Moore
Hogan Kid Bassey
Moore
Here
Bassey
Olympic Auditorium
Packers Seek Confidence Under Lombardi In Inaugural Year
Green Bay coached by Vince Lombardi faces confidence issues as he reshapes the Packers. He stresses a winning frame of mind and note the team’s poor recent record. Lombardi cites defense, injuries, and developing a top quarterback amid a mix of veterans and newcomers. He lists leading first year players and positions to strengthen, with three quarterbacks contending for the job.
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Dave O’hara
Green Bay, Wis
Vince Lombardi
Green Bay Packers
National Football League
Lombardi
Green Bay
Packers
Fordham
Army
New York Giants
Dick Emerich
Westchester
Tim Brown
Ball
Ind
George Dixon
Bridgeport
Conn
Alex Hawkens
South Carolina
Dave Smith
Ripon
Wis
Bill Butler
Chattanooga
Bob Laraba
Texas Western
Buddy Mayfield
A. D. Williams
College of the Pacific
Jim Ringo
Em Tunnell
Bill Quinlan
Lew Carpenter
Lamar McHan
Chicago Cardinals
Babe Parilli
Bart Star
Baseball scores from weekend league standings roundup
Pacific Coast League results feature Portland 6 to 3 over Salt Lake City 5 4 San Diego 2 0 Seattle 0 2 Vancouver 2 Phoenix 0. American Association action shows St Paul 4 4 Charleston 0 7 Indianapolis 7 Minneapolis 2 2nd game Omaha 5 5 Houston 1 3 Dallas 2 3 Fort Worth 9 4 2nd game 10 innings Louisville 8 3 Denver 5 7 International League Miami 11 4 Montreal 2 1 Columbus 3 6 Buffalo 2 3 Havana 2 0 Toronto 1 4 Richmond 4 Rochester Saturday results Vancouver 5 6 Phoenix 1 2 Seattle 4 0 Salt Lake City 2 Portland 1 Spokane 5 Sacramento 1 Columbus 3 Buffalo 1 Havana 4 Toronto 1 Rochester 11 Richmond 8 Miami 5 Montreal 1 Denver 10 12 Louisville 3 3 Indianapolis 1 8 Minneapolis 0 Charleston 6 1 St Paul 2 5 Dallas 5 Fort Worth 3 Omaha 6 Houston 1
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American Assn
St. Paul
Charleston
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Iain Omaha
Houston
Dallas
Fort Worth
Louisville
Denver
Miami
Montreal
Columbus
Buffalo
Havana
Toronto
Richmond
Rochester
Vancouver
Phoenix
Seattle
San Diego
Salt Lake City
Portland
Spokane
Sacramento
Souchak Captures $3,500 Motor City Open in Detroit
Mike Souchak won the $25,000 Motor City Open in Detroit, finishing with a final round 69 to seal a nine-stroke victory over Doug Ford and Bill Casper Jr. The win boosted his earnings to $46,000 for the year. He set a Meadowbrook course record with a 63 in round two and will take a break after saying he deserves time off.
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Detroit
Mike Souchak
Big Mike
Las Vegas
Duke University
Souchak
Meadowbrook
Mike
Doug Ford
Bill Casper Jr
Art Wall Jr
Arnold Palmer
Dutch Harrison
Newspaper space uses seventy five million trees yearly
An estimate shows US newsprint for ad hoc space last year required about 75 million trees. The figure highlights the environmental footprint of printing and raises questions about sustainability in media production.
50 50 Says Jones Hopman Confident Of Davis Cup Win
BROOKLINE Mass AP Rival captains spoke of a 50 50 chance as Australia and the United States prepared for the Davis Cup challenge round at Forest Hills Aug 28 30 Australia beat India 4 1 to reach the final Hopman said Fraser Laver and Emerson would anchor singles and doubles Jones dismissed their optimism praising Olmedo as the world’s premier amateur While acknowledging some edge for Australia in doubles he predicted Olmedo MacKay could win at least one singles match and urged not to count out the Americans in a competitive showdown
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Brookline
Mass
Australia
Harry Hopman
Perry Jones
Los Angeles
Alex Olmedo
United States
Forest Hills
America
India
Neale Fraser
Ramanathan Krishnan
Rod Laver
Premjit Lall
Calcutta
Hopman
Fraser
Laver
Roy Emerson
Boston
Emerson
Olmedo
Jones
Cali
Fornia
Harry
Barry MacKay
Dayton
Ohio
Earl Buchhol
Merion
MacKay
U. S
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W.va
New York
Wikle, Wiseman
Omaha
Paul’s Grill
Cme
Amoco
American Oil Company
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