Smokehouse captures state softball title in Parkersburg sweep
Patsy Fragile and Smokehouse win the West Virginia state softball championship in a four game sweep at Parkersburg. The victory caps Beckley and Raleigh County’s strong sports tradition and may revive local interest in softball.
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Ina Tuberculosis Hospital
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Ex Pirates Star Paul Waner Suffered Attack
Omaha AP report states Paul Waner 55 a former Pirates star and Hall of Fame candidate suffered injuries after an attack. Authorities investigated the incident and Waner was hospitalized with unspecified wounds.
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OMAHA
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Smokehouse Triumphs 2-1 In Overtime Over Park Pontiac
Beckley wins their first state softball title by edging Park Pontiac 2-1 in eight innings. Fitzy Fitzpatrick dominates with six strikeouts to earn MVP honors as Ricky Thompson, Bernard Hawkins, Moe Kruk and others star for Smokehouse in the regional berth clincher.
Fitzpatrick Shines as Smokehouse Wins Four Straight
Fitzpatrick pitched four games over the three day stretch, delivering two one hitters two no hit games and a four hitter while allowing eight hits and three runs. He opened with a 3 0 shutout of Clarksburg Grafton Coal and followed with a 2 1 one hitter against New Martinsville Moose. A four hitter beat Parkersburg Trembly Builders and a two hitter clinched a 2 1 title over defending champ Park Pontiac of Charleston. He also had four hits to rank with Smokehouse stars Homer Legg and Pete Crouch.
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George Todorovich
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Romano
Gene O'Neal
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Yankees Hold Off Day Practice After Slump
New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel held a special off day workout after the club dropped 8 of 11. Players grumbled privately but stopped short of public protests, with Stengel demanding obedience and noting his tenure.
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Reichow Faces Knee Operation After All Stars Game
Quarterback end Jerry Reichow of the Detroit Lions was set for knee surgery at University Hospital after sustaining an injury in Friday's game with the College All Stars in Chicago. He will be sidelined indefinitely as the club plans further workouts.
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Big Ten race opens as seven teams vie for title
Ohio State and Michigan State lead the pack as no clear favorite emerges in the Big Ten race. Iowa Wisconsin Purdue Michigan Michigan State clash highlighted by 1957 recap and 1937 notes. Purdue seen as dark horse with strong line and QBs Spoo and Fichtner. Minnesota Illinois Indiana Northwestern face rebuilding years. Hayes pledges bruising ground game. key players include Bob White Rand y Duncan Herrnst in.
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34 Am qualifier entries for Huntington sectional golf
Huntington section of the national amateur golf tournament draws 34 entrants led by Ed Tutwiler Jr. of Charleston Bill Campbell of Huntington and Dick Foutehe of Charleston The event at Olympic Country Club San Francisco runs Sept 8-13 with four national spots up for grabs and play beginning at 9 am from a large starting list of golfers across Kentucky Ohio and West Virginia.
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Ed Tutwiler Jr
Charleston
Bill Campbell
Dick Foutehe
San Francisco
Olympic Country Club
R. J. Foley
U. S. Golf Assny
Julian Pilzer
Middlesboro
Don Northrup
Parkersburg
Campbell
Eric Nelson
James J. Ryan III
Ashland
John J. Herlihy
Charles Gordon
E. Taylor
William Branham
Wheelwright
Robert Teyro
R. A. Barker Jr. Logan
Larry McDowell
James Graham
Fouten
John Wolfe
Ironton
Ohio
David C. Clovis
James M. Hawkins
Thomas E. Mollencop
W. F. Edwards
Rabjerk A. Hall
Paintsville
James D. Barber
Lester N. Frantz
James E. Hall
Martin J. Suler
Louisville
Tutwiler
Albert Schwabe
Spring Hill
Jack Freeman
Ray Tincher
John Pierard
I. J. Erle
Knoxville
Tenn
John Slack
Richard D. Buttermore
Dean Gramlich
Louis Cuffaro
Wheeling
Trap Hill High Tells 1958 Grid Schedule
Trap Hill Wildcats football coach Al Harper released the 1958 schedule. The opening game is Sept. 5 at home against Beckley Jayvees, with the season ending at Surveyor versus Glen Rogers. The Raleigh County League slate includes Byrd Prillerman Sept. 12 and other dates through Nov. 7.
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al Harper
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Beckley Jayvees
Surveyor
Glen Rogers
Byrd-Prillerman
Hinton
Mark Twain
Shady Spring
Sophia
Stoco
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Clear Fork
Oak Hill Little League Plans Field Improvements
Oak Hill Little League officials outline a step by step plan to improve City Park baseball field. Local lumbermen are visited by Elmer Sheaves Johnny Ferri and Wallace Bennett to solicit fence materials. Volunteers will assist, lights will be moved from the old to the new field, and a bleacher drive will be launched later.
Dickerson Named UCLA Head Football Coach
George Dickerson succeeds the late Henry Red Sanders as UCLA's head coach. The 43 year old UCLA alumnus was Sanders first assistant and managed many details, including student athlete liaison. Sanders died of a heart attack at 53, eulogized as an authentic genius. Athletic Director Wilbur Johns announced the appointment, noting the contract runs beyond an interim period.
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LOS Angleles
George Dickerson
Henry Redi Sanders
UCLA
Dickerson
Sander
Sanders
Wilbur Johns
Sears To Miss Lineup In Steelers Packers Ex game
California Pa AP half back Ed Sears will miss the Steelers second NFL exhibition against the Packers in Milwaukee due to a sprained ankle from the 10 0 loss to the Browns in Akron. Details on tenure and salary were not disclosed.
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Ed Sears
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Green Bay Packers
Milwaukee
University of Florida
Cleveland Browns
Akron
Ohio
Irish Lassie Falls In 20th Hole Of Women’s Am
Philo mena Garvey, the British Amateur champion last year, loses to Mrs Norman Woolworth in a dramatic 20th hole finish at Wee Burn Club. Woolworth advances after Garvey’s tee to trap woes on a 330 yard dogleg, forcing a five on the deciding hole. Other first round winners include Pat O Sullivan Pat Tier nan Jean Macauliffe and Jane Nelson Burke with Gunderson and Romack as top favorites awaiting final Saturday.
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Conn
Wee Burn
Philomena Garvey
U. S
Philomena
Trish
Miss Garvey
Palomena
Norman Woolworth
Wee Burn Club
Woodworth
Locust Valley
N.Y
Terry Logan
Essex Falls
Jean Macauliffe
Newton Centre
Mass
Pat Tiernan
East Williston
Jane Nelson Burke
Indianapolis
Joanne Gunderson
Seattle
Sherry Wheeler
Glasgow
Barbara Romack
Sacramento
Calif
Barbara
Patterson Stops Harris in 12th as Timing Falters
Floyd Patterson retains the world heavyweight title with a 12th round knockout of Roy Harris. Patterson, knocked down in round two, battled back to dominate, scoring four knockdowns and bleeding from facial cuts. Harris, supported by trainer Bill Gore, urged the referee to end the bout after the 12th.
Toughest Fight I've Had Says Patterson
Roy Harris battered and nearly stopped Floyd Patterson in a 17th round fight before the bell rang and Harris trainer Bill Gore stopped the bout. Harris praised Patterson as a great fighter while Patterson called it his toughest title defense yet, and Harris said he felt he could have finished but chose not to endanger his rival.
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Roy Harris
Floyd Patterson
Roy
Bill Gore
Harris
Patterson
Patterson Beats Harris In 12th Round KO At Wrigley Field
Heavyweight champion Patterson wins a tough 12th round knockout over Harris in an open air bout at Wrigley Field. Harris, down seven and three in the eighth and a nine count in the 12th, fought bravely before a crowd of about 2,000 at the stadium and 200,000 nationally via closed circuit. Patterson, earning over 200000, defends his title for the third time and plans another defense next June in Colorado Springs.
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Roy
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International Boxing Club
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Floyd
Hurricane Jackson
Pete Rademacher
Collins High grid schedule announced
Collins High releases a football schedule with four home games and six road games under coach John Duda. The team faces Bluefield November 14 on the road and plays Princeton Beckley Stece Hinton Mount Hope East Bank Oceana Gauley Bridge and others across September October and November.
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Post 32 Blanks Harrys 9 0 Delridge Baffles Knot Hole Entry
Post 32 defeats Harrys All Stars 9 0 as Mike Delridge fires a 7 inning one hitter with 13 strikeouts and seven walks. Pat Payne breaks up the no hitter with an infield single in the fifth while Bruno Del laMea hits a two run homer for two second inning runs. Delridge earns win. Monroe takes loss in this Warren Williams Junior League exhibition.
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Tyler
Majors to Control Minors Says Foxx in Denver
Jimmie Foxx, ex Athletics and Red Sox star now with the Minneapolis Millers, predicts minor leagues will vanish within five years as majors expand and staff surplus players. He argues bonuses inflate youth effort and favors two to three-way competition for each position, urging cuts to bonuses to rebuild drive. Foxx also notes baseball hierarchy, praises Stan Musial, and forecasts Yankees clinching pennant by July 4 with Milwaukee repeating in the NL and facing New York in the World Series.
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Jimmie Foxx
Philadelphia Athletics
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New York Yankees
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Foxx Coid
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Johnny Allen
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Yankee
Lefty Grove
Bob _Feller
Walter Johnson
Grove
Inge On Double Shift
New York playwright William Inge is pursuing a novel and considering a musical fantasy with a proposed New Jersey setting. This marks a shift from his prior focus on mid west stage projects.
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New York
William Inge
New Jersey
Inge
Unimpressive auto stunt ends with questions in Mansfield
In Mansfield Ohio two teen boys told a judge about an unusual plan to impress two girl friends in a car They drove 70 mph on US 308 with an 18 year old in the back steering and a 17 year old on the gas The judge suspended licenses after asking who was operating the brakes and no answer was given with certainty
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Mansfield
Ohio
U. S. 308
Clergy Salaries Urged to Match Community Pay
In Indianapolis a meeting of the National Christian Men's Fellowship urged that clergymen's salaries be at least equal to the average pay of company executives doctors lawyers and other professionals in the church's home community.
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Indianapolis
Ind
National Christian Men's Fellowship
Disciples of Christ Churches
Robbery Run-In Sparks Senate Joke at Hooks Home
In a late night scare at State Rep James C Hooks and his wife’s home Mullens D C reports Mrs Hooks woke Jim with a warning of a burglar. He replied that such a robber exists in the Senate but not in the House, a quip turned local chatter.
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