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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1959
Page
7
Beckley Board delayed naming but discussed Jerome Van Meter, Woodrow Wilson High School coach with six state football titles and six basketball championships. His 30 years at WWHS include 564 basketball wins and 182 football wins. Van Meter lauded for lifelong service and multiple coaching honors.
Van Meter's long coaching record in basketball and football features 564 wins and 177 losses in basketball for a 76.1 percent win rate, with six state basketball championships including four consecutive titles. Football totals show 182 wins and 7 losses for a 71.9 percent mark, plus an overall two-sport record of 746 wins, 248 defeats and 12 ties. He coached at Woodrow Wilson High School, led Raleigh County teams, and mentored players who captained WVU and other colleges. He stepped down in 1954 after a decade of basketball coaching and remains a prominent West Virginia coaching figure and speaker.
Black Knight swimmers won the Black Knight Invitational at Bluefield area country club with 249 points, Bluefield Country Club second with 187, White Oak third with 87. Tom Minter led the event praising sportsmanship and noting 150 entrants across boys and girls divisions. Individual event winners listed include Bert Meerm Bluefield and Kathry n Mays Bluefield among others, with multiple swims by Black Knight and Bluefield athletes across freestyle backstroke butterfly and relays.
World featherweight champion Davey Moore defends his title tonight against Hogan Bassey in Los Angeles. The 15 round national telecast on ABC starts at 7 p.m. PDT from the Olympic Auditorium. Moore, the 3-1 favorite, previously stopped Bassey in 13 rounds last March to claim the belt. both fighters are noted as hard punchers and gentlemen outside the ring. The bout pays each fighter 30 percent of the gate and TV receipts. the first match grossed 65,602 dollars.
Gov. A B Chandler, former baseball commissioner, says the minor leagues must fight back and abrogate the pact with the majors. He argues major league control, TV intrusion, and the draft hollow out the minors, proposing free agency and reallocation of players as a cure. He warns 38 leagues and 296 cities have already vanished since 1949 and fears total minor league destruction.
Redlands California AP reports the Los Angeles Rams enter the season as a strong title threat with Bills Wade and Ryan guiding an offense built around stars Jon Arnett Ollie Matson Del Shofner and a batch of nine rookies including Sam Williams John Guzik Ed Meador Tom Frankhauser Bob Reissnyder and Buddy Humphreys. Veterans Gene Brito Lou Michaels Les Richter and others bolster the defense while concerns linger over the secondary after losing Ken Panfil and Paige Cothren.
Charleston AP reports that catcher infield coach Clarence Buddy Hicks, 31, was sold by the Charleston Senators to Buffalo of the International League. The move opens a roster spot for pitcher Barney Schultz, sent down Monday by the Detroit Tigers. Hicks, a switch hitter who batted .264 for the Senators, had been with the club since Detroit acquired the American Association franchise in 1956.
U S Davis Cup captain Perry Jones planned a last minute doubles choice for the finals against Australia in Forest Hills. He named four players to defend the cup: Bernard Bartzen replaces Ham Richardson. Alex Olmedo Earl Buchholz and Barry MacKay remain. Olmedo and Buchholz, top doubles team, may play with Nagler and Fox in a test match.
Paul Richards, 50, signed to manage the Baltimore Orioles through 1961, calling his role one of the best in baseball. He has rebuffed offers from five clubs, stating at a press conference he hopes to remain in Baltimore as manager, having taken over the team in 1955 as field manager and front office general manager.
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