Morton and Parker Win Black Knight Country Club Tennis Titles
Nancy Morton and Jimmy Parker won the girls and boys singles championships at the Black Knight Country Club for ages 13 to 18. Morton defeated Bettina DePaulo 9-7 6-1, Parker beat Grady Barbour 7-5 6-2, and the duo won the mixed doubles 6-3 6-3 over DePaulo and Kenny Shulte.
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Bettina DePaulo
Kenny Shulte
Nancy Morton
Jimmy Parker
Grady Barbour
Black Knight Country Club
Miss DePaulo
Parker
Barbour
Morton
Jimmie Parker
Mary Cappellari
Gene Harvey
Susan File
Daniels
Lilly
Ann Kushner
John Phillips
Beckey
Ray DePaulo
Mary Wray
David Barksdale
Moore and Bassey set for featherweight title rematch
World champion Davey Moore and ex champ Hogan Bassey prepare for a 15 round rematch Wednesday at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles. About 10,000 fans and a national ABC telecast are planned. Moore owns 35 wins, 5 losses, 1 draw. Bassey 55 wins, 10 losses, 1 draw.
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Los Angeles
Davey Moore
Davey
Willie Ketchum
Hogan
Olympic Auditorium
ABC
Bassey
George Biddies
Moore
Ingemar Patterson Return Bout Without Promoter
New York report says the proposed heavyweight title rematch between Ingemar Johansson and Floyd Patterson has no promoter. Johansson may skip the bout, set for September 22, as the New York State Athletic Commission suspends Bill Rosensohn and Rosensohn Enterprises over published statements.
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New York
Ingemar Johansson
Floyd Patterson
Johansson
Patterson
New York State Athletic Commission
Bill Rosensohn
Rosenshohn Enterprises, Inc
Rosensohn
Commission
SevenHour Softball Marathon Ends With Culver City Win
In Long Beach California a state tournament first round softball game stretched seven hours and 35 innings until Culver City Comets defeated Escondido 6 0. Starter Richie Stephens pitched 33 and a third innings with 41 strikeouts. Ralph Sutliff earned the win with two relief innings and drove in Culver City’s first run. Bran Voight started for Escondido and lasted 28 innings.
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Long Beach
Calif
Culver City Comets
Escondido
Culver City
Richie Stephens
Ralph Sutliff
Bran Voight
Tigers Send Demeter Back To Charleston
The Charleston Senators expect to greet an old friend with a big bat during their Amer ican Assn. road trip. Third base man Steve Demeter was returned Saturday to the triple A club by the parent Detroit Tigers. Demeter had batted .311 for the Senators in 413 official at bats and drove in 64 runs with 12 home runs.
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Charleston
Charleston Senators
Steve Demeter
Detroit Tigers
Detroit
Demeter
Senators
Betsy Rawls Wins Western Championship Record Money
Betsy Rawls of Spartanburg South Carolina wins the Women's Western title at Rainier Country Club Seattle with 293 total over 72 holes to set a new season money record. She finishes 1 under par 71 for the final round, leading Patty Berg and Joanne Gunderson by six strokes with about $20,763 in earnings for the year and six more tournaments to add to the total.
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Seattle
Betsy Rawls
Spantanburg
S. C
Rainier Country
Golf Club
Betsy
Patty Berg
Chicago
Joanne Gunderson
Marlene Hagge
Concord College Makes Nine-Game 1959 Football Schedule
Concord College announced a nine game 1959 football schedule for the Mountain Lions under new head coach Don Williams who has moved to Athens. Williams will be helped by Buck Jamison and is courting West Virginia and Virginia All Stars for an Aug 21 Lions Kiwanis All Star game at Mitchell Stadium Bluefield. The season opens Aug 31 with eight WVIC opponents and Emory and Henry as the non conference foe.
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Concord College
Department of Athletics
Mountain Lion
Don Williams
Athens
Williams
Buck” Jamison
Mountain Lions
West Virginia
Mitchell Stadium
Bluefield
Emory and Henry
Salem College
West Union
W. Va
West Virginia Tech
Beckley
Glenville College
Glenville
Fairmont College
West Liberty College
Wheeling
Davis & Elkins College
Elkins
Shepherd College
Potomac State College
Emory & Henry
Mount Hope Jr High Boys Report Thursday
Mount Hope Junior High invites all boys interested in playing football to report at 8 30 a m Thursday. Coach Gene Spadaro will issue equipment and players should be on hand. Practice begins next week.
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Mount Hope Junior High School
Gene Spadaro
Beckley Babe Ruth Champions Night in Cincinnati Trip
Beckley Babe Ruth champions Modern Furniture Co will travel to Cincinnati for the Knot Hole tournament August 27 to 30. Manager Doc Keaton brings the regular squad plus three additions including pitchers Danny Ellison and Rodney Weikle. Harry Lewin, Knot Hole veteran, joins as chaperone. the team will attend a major league night game and visit Coney Island. Plans and final arrangements to be announced soon.
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Modern Furniture Co
Cincinnati
Harry's
M. F. Barksdale
Coney Island
Danny Ellison
Rodney Weikle
Doc” Keaton
Harry Lewin
Pender and Arias Victors in Boxing Card
East Providence match saw Paul Pender defeating Jackson Brown on points. Cardell Farmes won over Willie Troy. In Caracas Ramon Arias beat ee Toshiro Tanaka on points. Tokyo Leo Espinosa edged Kiyoaki Nakanishi in Tokyo. Baby Carlos defeated Hiroshi Oda in Philippines.
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Providence
R. I
Paul Pender
Brookline
Mass
Jackson Brown
Boston
Cardell Farmes
Willie Troy
New York
Caracas
Ramon Arias
Venezuela
Ee Toshiro Tanaka
Japan
Tokyo
Leo Espinosa
Philippines
Kiyoaki Nakanishi
Baby Carlos
Hiroshi Oda
Rickey Named Continental League President in 1961
Rickey, 78, chosen to lead the Continental League as it plans to start in 1961. He will sell 958 shares of Pirates stock for 200000 and join Ford C Frick in approval, with William A Shea continuing as founder group chairman. Cities eyed include New York Houston Denver Toronto and more as the league positions startup plans.
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Rickey
Embraco
Pittsburgh Pirate Baseball Club
Ford C. Frick
William A. Shea
New York City
Shea
Houston
Minneapolis — St. Paul
Denver
Toronto
San Diego
Portland
Seatttle
Buffalo
Miami
Montreal
Dallas — Fort Worth
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Trap Hill High Rebuilds Under New Coach Don Manning
Don Manning begins his first year at Trap Hill High School by rebuilding the football team with nine new players beside two returning lettermen. Forty boys reported for practice, fourteen seniors among them, as Manning vows a hardnosed, competitive season.
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Trap Hill High School
Don Manning
Manning
al Harper
Shady Spring High School
James Lucas
Joe Gall
Trap Hill
Senators Open Series With Millers Tonight
The Charleston Senators travel to Minneapolis to begin a two game series with the Millers. A single game will close the set on Thursday before the Senators head to Denver and then return home to face Fort Worth. The Senators split a doubleheader with St Paul on Sunday while the Millers dropped both ends of a twin bill, 6-2 to Indianapolis and 9-2 to Boston.
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Minneapolis
Beckley Junior High Boys To Get Uniforms
Beckley Junior High School football coach Ross Irle reminds all eighth and ninth graders to report next week at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday to the junior high for equipment issuance.
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Beckley Junior High
Beckley
Ross Irle
Baseball scores from Minneapolis and St Paul
St Paul AA defeated Kansas City Athletics 7 to 5 while Boston Red Sox beat Minneapolis AA 9 to 2 in overlapping league action.
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Associated Press
St. Paul
Kansas City Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Minneapolis
Cards edge toward sleeper season with young roster
Chicago Cardinals coach Frank Ivy plans a vigorous young team for 1959 with 17 rookies and 14 second year men. The lineup includes notable rookies Huston Patton and Hunter Enis and veteran stars like Ken Panfil and John David Crow. Ivy aims to blend youth with experience, rebuild at Soldier Field, and pursue a contender status after a 4 9 1 season last year.
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Lake Forest
Ill
Chicago Cardinals
Frank Ivy
Maurice Schleicher
Penn State
Ken Beck
Texas A&m
Mac Lewis
Iowa
Bill Stacey
Mississippi State
Don Brow
Houston
Larry Hickman
Baylor
Ivy
Cleveland
Ken Panfil
Los Angeles Rams
Ollie Matson
John David Crow
Crow
Jim Brown
Jon Arnett
Rams
M. C. Reynolds
Cardinal
King Hill
Huston Patton
Mississippi
Hunter Enis
Texas Christian
Soldier Field
Comiskey Park
Tilden and Roark Enter Tennis Hall of Fame
In Newport Rhode Island the late William T. Tilden II and Mrs Helen Wills Moody Roark were named 22nd and 23rd members of the National Tennis Hall of Fame. The ceremony paused semifinal play at the Newport Casino Tennis Tournament as Tilden accepted a scroll for his uncle Big Bill Tilden and Myrick accepted for Roark who could not attend.
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R. I
William T. Tilden II
Helen Wills Moody Roark
Pacific Palisades
Calif
National Tennis Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame Board of Directors
Roark
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Susan Daniels
Caroline Smith
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Kushner
Phillips
Ingemar
Floyd
Sports Illustrated
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Walter Tolley
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Vester Walker
Harold Williams
Millers Tonight
James Crow
America
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Old Crow
OLD Crow Distillery CO
Frankfort, KY
National Dist
Tilden, Roark
Paul’s Grill
Johnstown Rd
Nationwide Insurance
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W. W. Bragg
Mack Halsey
Sandy Soto Jr
Nationwide
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Lewisburg
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Ationwide
Life Insurance Company
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