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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1958
Page
10
Coach Bernard Evans of Byrd-Prillerman High School Panthers at Amigo returns six regulars and five reserves, but he doubts strong play in 1958. He says, “We’ll be lucky if we can play 500 ball,” stressing the need for thinkers like 1955 title days. He led that championship team to glory.
In the 58th U S Women's Championship at Wee Burn Beacon, Anne Quast voices resolve to win while smiling. Fourteen players advance after two rounds, with former champs Dorothy Kirby and Grace Lenczyk eliminated. Defending champ Joanne Gunderson and rivals Marlene Streit and Barbara Romack advance alongside international contenders.
Branch Rickey, 76, board chairman of the Pittsburgh Pirates, told reporters at a memorial service he expects the Pirates to win the National League pennant not this year but next. He urged not to sell the current team short and spoke at a Delta Tau Delta memorial service after his heart attack last February.
Panthers list 1957 roster survivors Sherman Ross Ken Hughes Vernon Moore Charles Donald Jeffrey Lawson Gwinn Henry and 1958 nucleus Rudolph Clements Cecil Branch Samuel Thomas Robert Anderson Houston Ross. Graduation losses include Milton Ross Brady Hill Levi Logan Charles Thompkins Tyrone Parnell Joe Berger Wilbert Berger. Seven game slate opens Sept 3 at Marsh Fork and home games at Sophia with final Oct 31 against Sophia Blue Hawks. Evans calls all opponents tough, highlights Sophia and Park Central. Team practicing twice daily until school starts.
Schiff's Shoes of the Warren Williams League defeated Harry's Babe Ruth champs 6 to 2 in an exhibition Tuesday night as prep for the Knot Hole tournament in Cincinnati August 22 to 24. Rash and Duke James matched two early runs, and Schiff's added six hits while limiting Harry's to two.
No 1 heavyweight contender Zora Falley says he deserves the shot at Pat Patterson and believes he can beat him any time, any place. Folley's promoter Bill Swift questions why Patterson has been matched with lesser opponents. Chandler, Ariz, AP reports on the potential title bout and the standoff between key figures in the boxing scene.
The Ra leigh County Baseball League All Star southern squad will play Mul lens Saturday night led by Coal City manager Bob Thom. Six players from Coal City, Oceana and Mullens form the southern team with 7:30 p m start. Park officials announced hitting and fielding practice times with teams to provide hats and balls.
In Brookline Mass the U S Davis Cup captain Perry Jones pairs Alex Olmedo with Ham Richardson in the National Doubles Championship as a promising American tandem. They meet John Douglas and John Cranston as the fourth seed while other top teams like McKay with Giammanva and Cooper with Fraser show strong form.
Four local athletes Bob Farley Jim Starr Carlos Sutton and Mike Howery former Woodrow Wilson High School players head to Las Vegas New Mexico to study and play at Highlands University Cowboys Don Gibson as coach. Farley Starr and Sutton will play football Howery will try both football and basketball joining a growing list of area athletes following Gibson from Raleigh County to New Mexico.
New York AP reports that over a dozen Eastern college coaches seek ends and guards as supply tightens. Center spots also lag, affecting Penn State Pitt Syracuse Yale Dartmouth Columbia and possibly Navy. Independent teams Navy Army Syracuse Penn State improve in spring practice, aiming for Lambert Trophy contention. Holy Cross Boston College strong in backfield, Rutgers and Boston University show progress but face stiff rivals.
UCLA introduces George Dickerson as head coach after Red Sanders death with Dickerson promising a quick turnaround. A UCLA veteran, Dickerson laments sleep loss while expressing confidence in fielding a competitive club as the season nears. He details moving away from the single wing and recalls Sanders’s trust in him.
Minneapolis inches toward a major league baseball franchise with talks and a nine million dollar stadium expansion plan. Gerald Moore of the Metropolitan Sports Arena Commission told city officials a September target date for a contract with an unnamed club is possible, while officials prepare for a public hearing on the proposal and await a decision from the Washington Senators.
Piney View defeated Quinnimont 3 to 2 in a Tuesday softball game. Basham allowed the two Quinnimont runs, relieved by Thomas in the sixth as the score tied. Thomas pitched to finish, and Piney View pushed across a decisive run in the seventh.
Milford Massachusetts left hander John Kulevich allowed one unearned run as Milford defeated Washington DC 5 to 1 Tuesday night to win the 14 year All-American Amateur Baseball Association tournament title in Johnstown Pennsylvania.
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