Beckley Card Plans 8 Bout and 3 Bout Fight Night
Beckley plans a card featuring eight bouts and three undercard fights set for September 15. Navy begins drills at Annapolis with seven starters missing as Eddie Erdelatz rebuilds for a nine game schedule starting September 27 against William and Mary. Key returnees include Bob Reifsnyder George Fritzinger Milan Mancilovic and Ray Wellborn. The squad also readies for a Sept. 3 tenative game against Woodrow Wilson High.
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Annapolis
Navy
Eddie Erdelatz
Middies
William & Mary
Bob Reifsnyder
Rockville Centre
N. Y
George Fritzinger
Wilkes Barre
Milan Mancilovich
Stuebenville
Ohio
Ray Wellborn
Houston
Tex
Vaughn Wins Tight Bout in Hollywood Arena Card
Sydney Vaughn from Hollywood outpoints Clive Stewart in a 159 to 160 middleweight clash. Willie Pastrano stops Tommy Thompson in four rounds in Washington DC while Guy Sumlin outpoints Tony Dupas in Mobile. Willie Pep’s planned fight with Manuel Baptiste in San Francisco is postponed due to rain.
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Associated Press
Sydney
Willie Vaughn
Hollywood
Clive Stewart
Australia
Columbus
Willie Pastrano
Miami Beach
Fla
Tommy Theapson
Washington, D.C
Mobile
Ala
Guy Sumlin
Tony Dupas
New Orleans
North Adams
Mass
Willie Pep
Hartford
Connys
Manuel Baptiste
San Francisco
Howley shines as All-Star back in Detroit game
Howley of West Virginia starred for the All-Stars with at least eight tackles and a 29-yard interception return for a touchdown. The Sporting News lauded his performance while other announcers mispronounced his name Halley during the 29-yard return.
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Detroit Lions
Halley
West Virginia
Chuck Howley
Bill Evans
Nant
The
Fairmont Times
Howley
Altoona
Detroit Today
Sporting News
Michigan
Dan Currie
Michigan State
Bobby Lane
Stars
Texas A & M
Joe Conrad
Jim Ninowski
Boby Mitchell
National Guard Company F To Sponsor Boxing Match
Amateur boxing returns to Beckley on September 15 sponsored by National Guard Company F. An eight bout card is planned at the Recreation Building pending a State Athletic Commission permit. Local boxers from Beckley, Mabscott, Fayetteville and Eunice are slated to compete with Trux Traer Athletic Club fighters. Interested athletes may contact the National Guard Armory or call CL 3235.
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Beckley
Company F
W. Va. National Guard
Johnny Tarmer
State Athletic Commission
Johnny Protan
Truax-Traer Athletic Club
Eunice
Tanner
Charles Sensabaugh
Mabscott
Skippy Gray
Fayetteville
West Virginia
Clyde
Stamford
Henry Morton
W. Va
Luther Hairston
Protan
Thurman
Wildman
Enice
Lawrence Newson
Murray
National Guard
Joe Dance
Generals Open Football Schedule Versus Clay
Nuttal High School Generals prepare for a nine game season with twice daily practices ahead of opening Sept. 5 at Clay. The slate includes Gauley Bridge Richwood Meadow Bridge Rainelle Arsted Fayetteville Cedar Grove and White Sulphur with trips to several away games.
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Lookout
Nuttal High School
Generals
Clay
Gauley Bridge
Richwood
Meadow Bridge
Rainelle
Arsted
Fayetteville
Cedar Grove
White Sulphur
Basilio Fights Aragon In Prep For Sept 5 Bout
Carmel Basilio trains five rounds daily in Long Beach for his September 5 clash with Art Aragon after a sharp workout against Willie Dillon. Aragon camps at San Jacinto, slate three rounds Monday with Dewitt Lewis as preparation.
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Los Angeles
Carmel Basilio
Art Aragon
New Yorker
Long Beach
Willie Dillon
Aragon
San Jacinto
Dewitt Lewis
Indian football squad previews 1958 season prospects
The article lists returning lettermen and new hopefuls for the Indian football team, led by captain Larry Pennington and coach Miller. It details offensive and defensive regulars, key losses, practice start dates, and a schedule including home games against Gary Northfork Logan Oak Hill and Glen Rogers with a target to improve on 3-6-1 from 1957.
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George McLaughlin
Oceana High School Indians
Poe
Ronald McNealy
Ronald Stewart
John Pelphrey
Lloyd Cook
Mike Daniels
Soph
Kenneth Dillo
Bob Woods
Larrie
Acord
Mike Plaster
Gary
Tom Hamilton
Mullens
Northfork
Logan
Lonnie Crouch
Pineville
Frank Dean
Van
Oak Hill
Ashbey Hambrick
Glen Roger
Jimmie Jewell
Sophia
Ilea
Ronald Cook
Larry Pennington
Lyle Pennington
David Whisenant
Clyde Baldwin
Wrentro Tilley
Ronald Burchett
Gary Birley
Lellermen
Gene Childers
Jerry Hall
Paul Anderson
Miller
Oak Hills
Roy Lamb
Robert Woods
Earnest Prichard
Ron Burchett
Ronald Reed
Ronald McNeely
Lannie Crouch
The
Indians
Kenneth Stewart
Jimmie Idewell
Dewey Gibson
Jewell Brown
Larry Wallace
Buford Brown
Aarrie Acord
Ashleey Hemrick
Wyoming
Oak Hil
Glen Rogers
82-year-old Pearl Blain hooks trout at Colorado season opener
In Glenwood Springs Colorado Mrs Pearl Blain 82 was among the first to fish at opening day for Colorado trout season. She recalls catching her first trout with a willow rod twine line and a bent pin about 70 years ago.
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Glenwood Springs
Colo.b
Colorado
Pearl Blain
UCLA Coach Slaps California Recruiting Debacle
Berkeley story reports University of California sternly rebuking UCLA coach George Dickerson after he confronted Pete Elliott over booster activities. Dickerson alleged illegal payoffs to recruits Dean Moore and Bill Kilmer. Elliott said he temporarily halted Weiner’s recruiting steps but then withdrew amid public statements. Weiner denies the charges as false. In Utah, Bruce Larson of Weber College is praised as a top junior college coach after Weber finished second in the national tournament.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California
UCLA
George Dickerson
Red Sanders
California
Pete Elliott
Dickerson
Elliott
Herman Weiner
Southern Seas
Southern California
Weiner
Herm Weiner
Los Angeles
Dean Moore
Bill Kilmer
Citrus
Moore
Kilmer
Dickersma
Ogden, Ute A
Bruce Larson
Weber College
Weber Wildcats
Larson
Mesa
Ariz
Selzer Tablet Lures Bass in Oklahoma Tip
Jimmy McAdams shares a fishing tip from Pauls Valley Oklahoma recommending placing a selzer tablet a few inches above the baited hook to create bubbles that attract bass. The tip suggests the tablet’s bubbles lure bass to the lure.
Air Force Academy coach criticizes 21 second rule impact
Denver coach Bob Spear argues college teams lack material and talent to operate under a 21 second rule. He notes the 24 second rule limits offense and favors big players, and he opposes further handicaps on smaller players. He cites a 6 foot 4 inch height limit for academy entrance.
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Denver
Colo
Bob Spear
Air Force Academy
Spear
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