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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1954
Page
7
New York—Major league owners dismissed most major player demands at a joint meeting and rejected lifting winter ball restrictions. They opposed raising the minimum salary from 6000 to 7200 while offering limited help to minors and approving specific transfer and broadcast rules. They also barred cross-ownership ties and set college player signing limits.
New York reports that Arkansas was named the biggest surprise of the 1954 college football season by AP poll respondents. Expected to finish sixth in the Southwest Conference, the sophomore heavy team defied odds, won the conference, earned a Cotton Bowl bid, and finished tenth in the final AP ranking.
New York reports MLB winter meetings end but trader Frank Lane remains in the city with potential deals in motion. Chicago White Sox eye Jim Finigan and Arnie Portocarrero while other clubs consider swaps involving Wally Post Gilliam Dale Mitchell and Carl Sawatski. Lane and Hank Greenberg of Cleveland stay behind with several negotiations advancing.
About 15,000 children aged five to fourteen in the United States die each year, a figure highlighting ongoing child mortality concerns and the need for health and safety measures across the nation.
The Raleigh County league featuring Mark Twain Authors facing Clear Fork Panthers in the year’s first league clash. Sophia, Trap Hill, and Stoco posted wins while Pax and Marsh Fork kept the standings tight. Beckley Eaglets surprised by a loss to Princeton Little Tigers in junior high action.
Marshall readies for its 1954-55 debut facing a touring Chinese Nationalist team. West Virginia Tech beat Glenville 100-90 in a conference opener led by George Swyers with 36 points. Morris Harvey remained undefeated, edging Davis and Elkins 82-80 in overtime as Dorsey Sherman hit the pivotal shot.
Beckley College, 1-2 after losses to Morris Harvey and Wesleyan, faces Salem College at the Rec tonight at 8 in a West Virginia Intercollegiate Conference game. Coach Eddie McGinnis seeks a home win before the holiday break, with Tech at Montgomery next Monday to close the slate prior to January trips to Fairmont and Salem. Salem brings two 1 000-point scorers, the Gibson twins Byron and Dave, plus veteran Bill Hawkins as the Tigers rebuild with freshmen and ex-Pennsylvania players. Salem aims to rebound after a two-day trip to Athens for a Mountain Lions visit, while Beckley sticks with its expected starting five of Bowman, Smith, Cook, Lilly, and Beasley.
Fort Wayne Pistons roll past Milwaukee 101-85 to stretch Western Division lead to four and a half games over defending champ Minneapolis. Yardley, 6-5 ex Stanford star, tallies 29. Knicks topple Lakers 97-89. Syracuse beats Philadelphia 88-81. Boston takes second in East with 95-93 win over Rochester Royals.
A great blue heron mistook an oil field slush pit near Edmond for water and crashed into the city zoo. Keeper Julian Frazier saved the bird and gave it six baths before rehousing it at the zoo.
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