Van Meter Unveils 53 Eagles At Rec Tonight
Beckley invites the Smokeless Coal Capital to see the 1953 Flying Eagles in their 8 pm unveiling at the Rec Building. Only Captain Bill Collier remains from last year as Dwayne Wingler Nat Lilly and Don Warden lead a retooled lineup. A 7 pm prelim features Beckley juniors against Pinecrest with Norman Southern Sam Caudill and Julian Trail among listed players.
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Jerome Robert van Meter
Flying Eagles
Flying Eagle
Bill Collier
Willie Bergines
West Virginia University
Bob Davis
WVU
Bobby Crews
University of Virginia
Bill Turner
Beckley College
West Fairmont
Dwayne Wingler
Turner
Pete Culberto
Nat Lilly
Don Warden
Eagles
Wingler
Larry Davis
Tony Lusk
John Lares
Bob Smith
Lares
Smith
Ross Irle
Pinecrest
Norman Southern
Sam Caudill
Julian Trail
Ray Garnett
Jack Pack
Paul Hutchinson
Jerry Cook
Larry Hawks
Jack Groseclose
Eagle Jayvees
Week of Grid Hysteria Opens in 21 21 NL
The 1952 NL final statistics name Stan Musial of the Cardinals as slugging leader for the sixth year with a .538 average. Hank Sauer, Ted Kluszewski, Ralph Kiner, Gil Hodges, Duke Snider and Sid Gordon follow. Also noted: Kiner most walks. Mathews most strikeouts. Hemus hit by pitches. Lowery fewest strikeouts. Campanella grounded into most double plays.
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Associated Press
Musial
Hank Sauer
Chicago Cubs
Ted Kluszewski
Cincinnati
Ralph Kiner
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Gil Hodges
Duke Snider
Sid Gordon
Boston
Kiner
Eddie Mathews
Boston Braves
Sally Hemus
St.Louis
Peanuts Lowery
Roy Campanella
New York Giants
Last Minute Thrill Sends North South Classic To Tie
North and South clash ends 21-21 as Jack Scarbath connects with Jim Hook on a 64 yard TD pass. Hook's late score caps a dramatic Shrine Classic with 42,866 at the stadium.
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Bernard Flowers
Jack Scarbath
Maryland
Jack Hook
Missouri Gord
Hook
Ben Funk
Miami
Fla
Jim Hook
Missouri
Andy Gustafson
Miami J
Martinez Faces Williams in Welterweight Clash at Madison Square Garden
Vince Martinez a favored 8 to 5 to win his 2nd straight bout returns after a six month layoff against Don Williams in a main event at Madison Square Garden. Williams 24, from Worcester Massachusetts, has faced top welterweights including Kid Gavilan and Johnny Bratton. Martinez beat Sammy Giuliani at the Garden June 20 and seeks another victory in front of a coast to coast telecast at 2 pm EST.
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New York UK
Vince Martinez
Don Williams
Madison, Square Garden
Paterson
N.J
Williams
Marinez
Martinez
Sammy Giuliani
the Garden
Worcester
Mass
Kid Gavilan
Johnny Bratton
Gil Turner
Gavilan
Knicks Take Command of Easter Division With 97 84 Win
The New York Knicks defeated the Boston Celtics 97 to 84 to seize the NBA Easter Division lead. Boston had won eight of its last nine before the setback as New York improved to 18 wins against eight defeats while Boston stood 17 9.
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New York Knickerbockers
National Basketball Association
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Boston Celtics
Knickerbockers
Celtics
Boston
Lakers Hold Western Lead With 90-73 Win Over Pacers
The Minneapolis Lakers moved one and a half games up in the Western Division by defeating the Indianapolis Olympians 90-73. The Rochester Royals crushed the Philadelphia Warriors 93-78 in another NBA results night. Syracuse beat Baltimore 102-92, and Fort Wayne earned a third straight OT win by edging Milwaukee 71-69 after two periods. Boston, is at Indianapolis in tonight's only game.
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Minneapolis Lakers
Indianapolis
Rochester Royals
Philadelphia Warriors
Syracuse
Baltimore
Fort Warne
Milwaukee
Bostor
Yankees Batboy Shares World Series Potions Revealed
Brooklyn batboy Joseph Carreri received 306 dollars as his World Series share while Chicago Cubs and St Louis Cardinals reports show NL stats. Dodgers bat boy Charley DiGiovanna earned 2100.31 dollars for his partial share.
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Yankees
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Chicago Cubs
St Louis Cardinals
Ring Names Marciano Fighter of the Year
Rocky Marciano chosen as Fighter of the Year for 1932 by Ring Magazine. Chuck Davey awarded Ring Progress Award. Freeman of boxing ideas include a Turpin Olson Durando tournament. Weyland LaStarza listed among heavies. Kid Gavilan runner up in Fighter rankings.
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Ring Magazine
Brockton
Mass
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Nat Fleischer
Chuck Davey
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Mich
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Sugar Ray Robinson
Robinson
England
Randy Turpin
Carl Bobo Olson
Honolulu
Charles Homez
France
Ernie Durando
Bayonne
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Turpin
Homer
Olson
Durando
Jersey Joe Walcott
Camden
Ezzard Charles
Cincinnati
Rex Layne
Lewiston
Utah
Roland LaStarza
Kid Gavilan
Cuba
WVU Faces Syracuse in Hopes of First Victory
West Virginia aims for its first win over Syracuse as Mountaineers host the Orangemen, with Eddie Becker and Mack Isner regaining form after a rough start. Captain Jim Sottile leads the team alongside Holmes and Isner in a lineup needing balance. Syracuse counters with veteran players Billy Manikas and Frank Redbout as it seeks to snap a recent slump after defeats and a firm nonconference schedule.
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Mountaineer
Hope Rose
Gold and Blue
South Carolina
Eddie Becker
Mack Isner
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Becker
Carolina
Jim Sottile
Red Holmes
Red Brown
Frank Spadafore
Holmes
Willie Bergines
Johnny Coil
Brown
Sottile
Bergines
Coil
Penn State
Temple
Penn
Brigham Young
Billy Manikas
Frank Redbout
DeSpirito Seeks Record Five Wins At Havana Then Miami
Tony DeSpirito heads back to Miami from Havana for seven races to push his all time win record toward 388. He already has 376 after Christmas Day wins in Havana and will race Sunday at Tropical Park. If he averages two wins a day across six remaining days, he could tie the 1906 1950 marks.
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Miami
Fla
Tony DeSpirito
Havana
DeSpirito
Walter Miller
Joe Cumone
Willie Shoemaker
Culmone and Shoemaker
Tropical Park
Oriental Park
Lawrence
Mass
LaSalle and DePaul Set Holiday Tournament Clash
LaSalle the top ranked team meets DePaul in an opening quarterfinal at Madison Square Garden in the Holiday Basketball Tournament. Other games include Manhattan versus Cincinnati and St John’s Brooklyn versus Miami Ohio, with NYU facing Utah State later. Semifinals follow Monday with the championship Tuesday.
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DePaul
Madison Square Garden
Manhattan
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Miami
Ohio
New York University
Utah State
Neyland Weighs Future as Cotton Bowl Near
Gen Neyland says he has not decided about retiring as Tennessee head coach though doctors orders prevent him from preparing the Volunteers for the Cotton Bowl. Harvey Robinson takes over coaching duties while Neyland considers health and a possible future in athletics.
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Tenn
Neyland
University of Tennessee
Volunteers
Harvey Robinson
Vols
Longhorns of Texas University
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C. E. Brehm
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Nashville
Neale Named Speaker At Scribes Banquet
Alfred Earle Neale a Parkersburg native and famed coach will speak at the eighth annual Victory Awards dinner in Morgantown on December 30 sponsored by the West Virginia Sportswriters Association Harold J Traynor joins him on the speakers list Co chairmen are Micky Furfari and Bill Evans Neale is a West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame inductee and has coached in the NFL college football and major league baseball with noted stints at WVU and W&J He played in the 1919 World Series batting .357 for the Reds.
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Julius Caldwell
Larry Hunt
Beckley
Hunt
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Beckley College
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Bill Warden
Concord
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Jack Davis
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Scarbath
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Ala
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Tex
Mobile
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Blues
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Ted Marchibroda
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Dudley Spence
Texas A&m
Hal Ledyard
Biggie Munn
Michigan State
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Howie Odell
University of Washington
Munn
Odell
Knoxville
Bob Neyland
Tennessee
Texas
Dallas
Neyland
Morgantown
Alfred Earle
Greasy) Neale
Parkersburg
Neale
Harold J
Pie) Traynor
West Virginia Sportswriters Association
Cochairmen Micky Furfari
Morgantown Dominion News
Bill Evans
Fairmont Times
New York
West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame
Philadelphia Eagles
California
Black Sox
Cincinnati Reds
Syracuse and Maryland Set for Sugar Bowl Mat Meet
Syracuse and Maryland wrestlers arrive in New Orleans to train ahead of their Sugar Bowl clash tomorrow night. Both teams are slated to drill this afternoon as they prepare for the pivotal match.
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New Orleans
Syracuse
Maryland
St. Louis Star Sammy Musial steals seven bases in 1951
In 1951 Musial of the Cardinals swiped seven bases for the year. Ralph Kiner ended with a .224 batting average for the Pirates. The Brooklyn Dodgers led the NL in runs with 775.
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