Webb To Resign Center Of Controversy As League Chief
Warren Williams League President Webb announced at a Thursday Elks Club banquet he will resign at year end saying he feels he is in the way amid controversies. The gathering honored Home Insurance for a Connie Mack championship and awarded trophies to team members while noting the league’s ongoing activity. A moment of silence was observed for founder Warren Williams. Local officials and Recreation Board members attended and discussed a future baseball park with no firm promises. A 1951 Delta State football game featured Red Lutz’s 11 points for Alabama in a SEC record performance.
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Elks Club
Webb
Jim Hill
Charleston
Connie Mack
Home Insurance
Irv Goldstein
George Springer
West Virginia
George Rice
Bill Snyder
George Wise
Goldstein
C. G. Peregoy
League
Jim Kessinger
Sid Larrick
Governor's Trophy Half Flip Decides Trotting Winner
A Pennsylvania owned horse, Edward's Volo driven by Clay Hammer, won the Governor's Trophy 2.16 trot at the West Virginia State Fair after a coin flip. Yankee Volo, owned and driven by S Spencer, placed second overall after earlier winning the first heat. The event also featured Tony Thistle and Evelyn Regent in other races with times near 2.1 to 2.14. Governor Cecil Underwood attended to present the trophy.
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Clay Hammer
David Z. Ford
New Oxford
S. Spencer
Promeroy
Ohio
Volo
West Virginia
Cecil Underwood
Josedale Citation
Ida Azoff
Jay H-P
Tony Thistle
Ray Newhart
Marietta
Evelyn Regent
Boyd, Dees
Blenheim
S. C
Midnight Mystery
E. L. Martin
Simsonville
Glamour
Walter Beaver
Proctorville
Betsy Vo
Pomejroy
Little Brothers
Nelson Davis
Davis
Sandy's
Rosemar
Slab Fork BRL Queen Will Be Named Saturday
Sophia August 28 RNS Rathel Robinson 1958 Babe Ruth Queen will crown the 1959 queen at ceremonies before the last game of the season Saturday at 5 pm at the Sophia High School football field. Six candidates seek donations to aid next year’s teams with coronation directed by Leighton Farley.
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Linda Eggleston
Slab Fork
Jerry Culliss
Phillips Keystone
Myra Barr
Stotesbury
Kitty Greer
Helen
Alice McGraw
Republic Steel
Pan-Am Field Opens With Easy Track Finals Favorites
In Chicago at Soldier Field the Pan-American Games begin with strong favorites in track. Charlie Dumas and Harold Connolly lead the U S in high jump and hammer while Argentina's Osvaldo Suarez eyes a distance grand slam in 10,000 meters as competition begins for 2,000 athletes from 24 nations through Sept 6. Max Truex and Bill Dellinger lead U S men’s contenders.
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Charlie Dumas
Harold Connolly
United States
Argentina
Osvaldo Suarez
Track Front
Dumas
California
USA
Ernie Shelton
Connolly
Los Angeles
U. S
Max Truex
Bill Dellinger
Three Good Reasons Why SEC Should Have No. 1 Team Again
AP reports the Southeastern Conference may deliver a third straight No. 1 ranking with LSU as defending champs, Auburn’s top defense, and Mississippi as a strong contender. Florida, Georgia Tech, Tennessee loom as challengers as new players join seasoned stars like Cannon Rabb Robinson for LSU.
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Dixie Dozen
Louisiana State
Auburn
Mississippi
Florida
George Tech
Tennessee
Kentucky
Georgia
Alabama J
Big Money Saturday At Arlington Park
The Associated Press reports Arlington Park hosts a rich program with the American Derby for 3-year-olds and a televised Hopeful at Saratoga for 2-year-olds. Expected contenders include Waltz Dance Easy Spur and others in a strong field, with Tompion and Weatherwise among top juveniles.
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Associated Press
Saratoga
W. Arnold Hanger
Claiborne
Spring Hill Farm
CBS
Pebblebrook Farm
C. V. Whitney
Tompion
Weatherwise
Greentree
Tom Fool
Golf pros shoot par to start Milwaukee Open tied for 43rd
Milwaukee open opening round at Triadelphia Golf Club saw 11 players par the course to sit 43rd. Pete Cooper led with 64 after six birdies, while Ken Venturi Doug Sanders matched 65s for runnerup. Doug Ford Bo Wininger and Mike Dietz tied for third at 66. A group of 11 posted 67 and 12 posted 68 as rain eased.
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Duffer
Tripoli Golf Club
Pete Cooper
Lakeland
Fla
Ken Venturi
San Francisco
Doug Sanders
Miami Beach
Doug Ford
Bo Wininger
Mike Dietz
Canadians Capture Harmsworth Trophy
DETROIT AP Canada’s Bob Hayward driven by a Ontario poultry farmer gambled to win the Harmsworth Trophy with Miss Supertest II. He set a record speed of 104.098 mph to beat U S defender Maverick which quit with engine trouble in lap 12 of the 45 mile race. Maverick had been favored to retain the cup after 39 years.
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Canada
Bob Hayward
United States
Ontario
U. S
Maverick
Bill Stead
Hayward
Home Insurance Team Set to Receive Gold Plaque Saturday
Warren Williams League champs Home Insurance unit led by Manager George Rice will meet at Woodrow Wilson High School field at 4 30 p m Saturday to receive a small gold baseball and turn in their uniforms.
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George Rice
Warren Williams
Woodrow Wilson High School
Upset Wins McIntire in 1958 U S Women Amateur Golf
Washington AP reports Barbara McIntire defeated defending champion Anne Quast 1 up after 20 holes at Congressional Country Club to reach the semifinals of the 1958 U S Women’s Amateur. Other semifinalists include Dorothy Germain Porter Joanne Goodwin and Paul Klinefelter.
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Anne Quast
U.S
Miss Mcelantire
Lake Park
Fla
Miss Quast
Marysville
Wash
Congressional Country Club
Florida
Dorothy Germain Porter
Westmont
N. J
Joanne Goodwin
Haverhill
Mass
Paul Klinefelter
Philadelphia
Klinefelter
Barbara Williams
Porter
Judy Bell
Wichita
Kaw
Miss Goodwin
Judy Eller
Old Hickory
Tenn
Three Games Tonight In Softball Tourney
PARKERSBURG AP There will be three first round softball tournament games tonight with Clarksburg Grafton Coal facing Logan Parkersburg Smith Upholstery meeting Elkins and Trembly Builders of Parkersburg opposing Bluefield Rish Equipment. Last night Clarksburg Merico defeated New Martinsville Moose 2-1. Waverly beat Huntington United 2-0 and Huntington Elks beat Charleston Modern Woodmen 2-1.
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Clarksburg Grafton Coal
Logan
Parkersburg Smith
Elkins
Trembly Builders
Bluefield Rish
Clarksburg Merico
New Martinsville Moose
Waverly
Huntington United
Huntington Elks
Charleston Modern Woodmen
Derby Champion Jet Pilot Wins 1947 Kentucky Derby
Eric Guerin of Ma ringorin La won the 1947 Kentucky Derby riding Jet Pilot.
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Maringorin, la
Jet Pilot
Davis Cup Bosses Eye Final Victory In Retirement
Forest Hills reports the Davis Cup Challenge Round opens with Perry Jones and Harry Hopman retiring plans. Jones, 71, leads USA toward a possible 5-0 sweep while Hopman, 53, weighs leaving the game for a broker position in Melbourne. Hopman warns this is his weakest Australian lineup since 1938 but expects a 3-2 win.
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N. Y
Perry Jones
United States
Harry Hopman
Australia
Jones
Los Angeles
Hopman
Melbourne
Neale Fraser
Fraser
Alex Olmedo
West Side
Rod Laver
Barry MacKay
Dayton
Ohio
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