Entry List Near Record 107 Start Play In State Open Today
The Beckley Little League playoff opened with the National Cardinals defeating the American Tigers 5 1 in the first game of a three game series. The Reds edged the Yankees 5 4 in ten innings. Tonight the Cardinals meet the Tigers at 5 45 and the Yankees face the Reds in the second games.
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Beckley
Cardinals
Tigers
Reds
Yankees
Skeeter Hess
Tommy Coleman
Tommy Vidovich
Joe Slater
Buzzy Kessel
Coleman
David Barksdale
Hess
Howard Brammer
Rodney Miller
Jimmy Christian
Larry Ernest
Miller
Johnny Quintier
Christian
Highlander
Furrow
Tyree
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Smith
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Hambric
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Barksdale
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HO — Furrow
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L — Coleman
U — Sporacino
Bluefield Loses Pact With Red Sox in 1955 Deal
Bluefield will not renew its working agreement with the Boston Red Sox for the Class D Appalachian League. Farm Director Johnny Murphy cited poor attendance and league instability as reasons. Bluefield had been in the Appy League since 1946 and won pennants in 1949 1950 and last year under the Red Sox banner.
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Bluefield
Boston Red Sox
Bluefield Baseball Club
Red Sox
Johnny Murphy
Roanoke
Murphy
Reds
Boston Braves
Red
BKC Tennis Tourney Nears Final Round Play Today
The Black Knight Country Club finishes first round action in a boys and girls tennis tourney with semifinals set. Gene Harvey leads boys singles to the semis after 6 0 6 0 wins and Loretta Bays Bettina DePaulo reach semis in girls. Ragland Halloran Greg Halloran advance with byes as other first round matches wrap. Mixed doubles start with seven teams entering today.
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Black Knight Country Club
Gene Harvey
Loretta Bays
Bettina DePaulo
Harvey
Kenny Schulte
Skippy Maples
Peggy Parker
Miss Parker
Mary Hutchinson
Caroyln Smith
Nancy Lewis
Miss Lewis
Pat Donahue
Kitty Walker
Becky DePaulo
Phyllis Bowers
Susan Smith
Rugged Mt. Hope Mustangs ready for 1955 schedule
Mt. Hope coach Henry L. Danner announced a 10 game 1955 football schedule for the Mustangs. They open Sept 2 at Lookout against the Nuttall High Generals and play six Coalfield Conference games plus five Fayette County League contests, with home and away dates listed including Princeton, Fayetteville, Hinton, Mullens, Beckley, Gauley Bridge, Stock, Oak Hill, and more. The squad features 18 experienced players led by All-Coalfield quarterback Virgil Dillon, with a twin daily practice regime and Blaine Tanner coaching the junior high.
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MT. Hope
Henry L. Danner
Mustangs
Nuttall High Generals
Lookout
Coalfield
Montgomery
Mullens
Beckley
Gauley Bridge
Princeton
Fayetteville
Hinton
Stoco
Oak Hill
Open
Stock
Danner
Bob Zopp
Blaine Tanner
Virgil Dillon
Mike Frisk
Wayne Richmond
John Warwick
Boyd Kincaid
Fred Summers
Jack McGown
Connie Forst
Dave Beckingham
Don Treadway
Don Duncan
Steve Blake
James Cox
Jim Helmintoller
Jim Castle
Floyd Cresce
Charles Arthur
James Helton
Hugh Keatley
Paul Duran
Charles Williams
Roger Criss
Everett Acord
Jerry Stover
Charles Lego
Willard Pennington
Gene Criss
Harold Lovelace
Sidney Allen
West Virginia Is Ranked Tenth For Two Straight Years
Morgantown sources report West Virginia University holds the tenth position in national football rankings by International News Service for a second consecutive year. The placement underscores the program's sustained top tier status and national attention this season.
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Morgantown — International News Service
West Virginia University
Answers to classic sports trivia questions
1. Mel Ott of the Giants holds the National League record with 511 career home runs. 2. Sam Snead has chased the U S Open since 1937 after finishing second by two strokes at Birmingham Michigan. 3. Edmundo Amoros Evers Rhodes Alfonso Carrasquel James Gilliam are the correct first names for Sandy Hoot Dusty Chico Junior. 4. The largest boxing crowd was 135132 for Tony Zale Billy Prior in Milwaukee on August 18 1941. 5. The first Army Navy game was November 29 1890 at West Point Navy won 24 0. 6. The youngest World Series manager was Joe Cronin aged 27 in the 1933 Series with the Washington Senators.
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Sam Snead
Sandy Amoros
Hoot Evers
Dusty Rhodes
Chico Carrasquel
Junior Gilliam
Mel Ott
Giants
Ralph Guldah
Birmingham
Mich
Sandy
Edmundo Amoros
Walter Evers
Dusty
James Rhodes
Chico
Alfonso Carrasquel
James Gilliam
Tony Zale
Billy Prior
Milwaukee
Army
State Fair recalls Daisy Patch race history in program kickoff
At the Greenbrier Valley Fair in Fairlea, the 1955 West Virginia State Fair opens with racing as founders’ vision and lasting impact shape a week of events. Secretary Tabscott recalls the famed Daisy Patch versus West Virginia Boy match race while outlining fair growth from 1921 to today and the fair’s nonprofit roots.
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Daisy Patch
W. Va
Boy
Lewisburg
RNS
W. L. Tabscott
Greenbrier
Daisy
West Virginia
Fairlea
Greenbrier Shorthorn Breeders Association
J .B. Sydenstricker
Fair Association and
Tabscott
Monroe
Fair Association
Life Magazine
U.S
Henry W. McLaughlin
Buckland Hall Farms
Virginia
Greenbrier Military School
Green Mountain
Gardner
Harvey Wilson
Ross Tuckwiller
WVU Records Heavily Held by Art Lewis Era Stars
In Morgantown researchers note that more than 75 percent of West Virginia University football program’s all time records are held by players who were coached by Art Lewis.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
Art Lewis
Moss Quillian Favored in National Doubles Title Chase
Moss a 19 year old San Francisco State freshman and Quillian a 21 year old Washington graduate have reached the semifinals of the 75th National Doubles Tennis Tournament. After rain delays, they beat fourth seeds Cliff Mayne and Eddie Moylan in five sets 6-4 6-4 1-6 5-7 6-3, in three hours, then defeated Italy's Sirola and Pietrangeli in five sets. They are set to advance by default over Giuseppe Merlo and Dick Gaines.
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Brookline
Moss
Jerry Moss
Bill Quillian
San Francisco University
Quillian
University of Washington
Seattle
Longwood
Cliff Mayne
Eddie Moylan
Quillan
Orlando Sirola
Nicola Pietrangeli
Italy
Mass
Giuseppe Merlo
Dick Gaines
Edgartown
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Arnold Browning
Guyan Country Club
Joe Taylor
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Buddy Via
Andy Payne
Browning
Herman Hall
Peck
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Parkersburg
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Myers Park Country Club
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Frank Cash
Washington
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Poughkeepsie
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Coral Gables
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Julius A. Page
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Toledo
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Decatur
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Chattanooga
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