Lefty Reight Emerges as WVU Grid Sleeper in 1958
Melvin Lefty Reight, senior right halfback from Etna Pennsylvania, is viewed as a sleeper for West Virginia's 1958 squad by coach Art Lewis. After injuries and academic hurdles, he shows potential in spring practice and may share right halfback duties with Dave Rider. Reight previously missed games but led kickoff return yards and caught seven passes for 53 yards in his first varsity season.
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West Virginia
Melvin
Reight
Etna
Art Lewis
Mountaineers
Lew
Dave Rider
C. H. Reight
Bina
Letty
Oklahoma
Chuck” Reight
Lewis
Wisconsin
Coach Schwartzwalder Predicted Browns’ Pro Dominance
Manhasset New York notes coach Ben Schwartzwalder of Syracuse compared star Jimmy Brown with Notre Dame’s Paul Hornung. He predicted Brown would excel in the pros, and Brown with the Cleveland Browns led the league in rushing while Hornung of the Green Bay Packers ranked poorly in the same statistic.
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Manhasset
N.Y
Ben Schwartzwaler
Syracuse
Jimmy Brown
Notr Dame
Paul Hornung
Brown
Hornung
Idaho streams attract out of state anglers in 1953 licenses
Idaho mountain streams draw many out of state anglers as the State Fish and Game Department reports nearly 49 000 nonresident fishing licenses issued for 1953. The article also lists famed National Jockeys Hall of Fame nicknames including Earl Handy Guy Sande and George The Iceman Woolf.
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Boise
Idaho
State Fish and Game Department
National Jockeys Hall of Fame
Baltimore
Earl
Handy Guy
Sande
George
Iceman
Woolf
Ted
Slasher
Williams may switch to halfback at WVU
WVU coach Art Lewis may move Danny Williams from quarterback to halfback depending on strategy but Williams says he is fine with either role. The ex Flying Eagle trains at Jackson’s Mill and aims to shed weight to about 178 180 pounds while improving passing and remaining confident in his chance to compete for the No 1 quarterback spot.
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West Virginia University
Art Lewis
Beckley
Danny Williams
WVU
Eddie Barrett
Danny
Woodrow Wilson High
O.K
Flying Eagle
Art) Lewis
Bushybrows
Dick Longfellow
Mountaineer
Chuck” Simpson
Williams
Carmen Pomponio
Youngstown
Ohio
Longfellow
Mountaineers
Freddy Wyant
West Virginia
Sve
Oklahoma
Norman
Okla
Jackson
Mill
Fairbanks
West Vironia
Pappy Lewis
Meyers Back To Southwest With Single Wing Plan
Jim Myers returns to the Southwest Conference to run the single wing at Texas A and M replacing Bear Bryant. The former Iowa State coach, a Tennessee guard and World War II captain, vows quick players and victory while predicting the end of fans tolerating mediocrity.
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Harold V. Ratliff
College Station
Tex
Jim Myers
Texas A&m
Arkansas
Bowden Wyatt
Wyatt
Tennessee
Myers
Iowa State
Paul
Bear) Bryant
Red Sanders
Vanderbilt
UCLA
Madison
W. Va
Scott
Duke
Bryant
Wofford
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Assn
Jim
Returning Lettermen Boost 1958 Football Nucleus
Myers brings 17 lettermen back from 1957 along with Murray Trimble who returns after ineligibility. Star end John Tracey, tackle Ken Beck, and backs Dick Gay and Charley Milstead head the returning nucleus for the season.
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Siberia
Myers
Murray Trimble
Letterman
John Tracey
Ken Beck
Dick Gay
Charley Milstead
National Tennis Championships Get Under Way
Forest Hills hosts the National Tennis Championships opening day as players like Barry MacKay, Hem Richardson, Alex Olmedo and defending champion Mal Anderson contend for titles. Seeding emphasizes Anderson top with Cooper, Richardson third, while MacKay and Olmedo seek early breakthroughs. MacKay faces Jim Shakespeare and Richardson meets Tony Vincent on opening day.
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Forest Hills
N. Y
Barry MacKay
Jack Kramer
Hem Richardson
U. S
Alex Olmedo
Peru
Mal Anderson
Australia
Ashley Cooper
Anderson
Cooper
Richardson
Neale Fraser
Harry Hopman
MacKay
Olmedo
Kurt Nielsen
Denmark
Dick Savitt
Perry Jones
Barry
Helen
Jim Shakespeare
Hollywood
Calif
Tony Vincent
New York
Gielgud Plans U S Tour For Shakespearean Anthology
Sir John Gielgud, absent from the U S eight years, will launch a cross country fall tour of his Shakespearean anthology The Ages of Man starting September 20 at the Stratford Ontario theatre before visiting U S cities. Bobby Boyd, Chicago middleweight boxer, was first taught boxing by cousin Ernest Wilson, a former amateur fighter.
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New York
John Gielgud
Sir John
Stratford
U. S
Bobby Boyd
Chicago
Ernest Wilson
Stratton High Bulldogs face rebuilding year under Jeffries
Stratton High School coach Murray Jeffries must rebuild the Bulldogs with only three returning regulars and two lettermen from the 1957 squad. Key returnees include Jerome Bramley and Simon Warren Jr., while nine open slots remain as practices begin for a 10 game schedule starting September 5 at Gary.
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John Adaway
George McLaughlin
Murray Jeffries
Stratton High School Bulldogs
Stratton
Jeffries
J. B. Elliott
Ray Martin
Bulldogs
Jerome Bramley
Simon Warren Jr
Greenhorns
Eugéne Bentley
Jerry Barnat
William Carter
Clarence Cooper
Jerry Edmonds
J. B.elliott Jr
Marvin Glenn
Eddie Howard
Ronald Hairston
Charles Hoover
Ardess Lilly
Robert Pannell
Carl Martin
Dennis Clay
Robert Bentley
Edward Cashwell
Reginald Coleman
James Cox
Edward Collins
Michael Gail
Floyd Howard
Charles Hinton
James Jones
Ray McCray
John Madden
Samuel McVery
Eldridge Parrish
Charles Tynch
Earl Whitlock
George Berry
Floyd Harney
James Hill
Carl Tuck
Harrison Jordan
Gary
Arocoma
Park Central
Sophia
Douglas
Kimball
Jerome Brantley
John Elliot Jr
Roy Martin
Elliott Cracks 1500 Meter Mark In 3 36
GOETEBORG Sweden AP Elliott, 20 year old Australian, shatters world record with 3 36 for 1500 meters. Experts hail him as best runner seen in Europe with praise from Bannister's era. He credits crowd energy and aims to push beyond 3 50 mile barrier while continuing high pace training.
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Goetborg
Sweden
Herb Elliott
Dublin
Eliott
Melbourne
Roger Bannister
Ters
Czechoslovakia
John Landy
Stanislav Jungwirth
Jung
Wirth
Dan Waern
Elliott
Man Questions Hats Then Calls Federal Agents In Baltimore Bar
In West Baltimore a man questioned two patrons about their hats inside a bar and, after asking if they were federal agents, he phoned Washington. Twenty minutes later a platoon of real agents arrived to question them.
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Baltimore
Washington
Sullivan switches to Stage Goldilocks with Elaine Stritch
Barry Sullivan signs to star opposite Elaine Stritch in Stage, a musical comedy, due at the Lunt-Fontanne in October. Nap Reyes becomes the International League's first managerial casualty this year after being released by the Cuban Sugar Kings.
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Sullivan
New York
Barry Sullivan
Elaine Stritch
Lunt-Fontanne
Nap Reyes
Suger Kings
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