Beckley Flying Eagles Host Mount Hope In Armory Finals
Beckley with 15 straight starts visits Mount Hope in a high profile boxing and basketball night at Raleigh County Armory Field House. The boxing finals feature 14 bouts Thursday, while the Flying Eagles and Mount Hope Mustangs prepare for a basketball clash and a second Beckley home tilt with Huntington to follow.
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Flying Eagles
Mt. Hope
New Armory
Beckley
Donald Meadows
Golden Glovers
Woodrow Wilson - Mount Hope
Raleigh County Armory
Glovers
Stanton
Bane Sarrett
Spadaro
Cimala
Armory
Keatley’s
Harry's
Sigmund McLean
Huntington
Mount Hope
Mustangs
Beckley Flying Eagles
Youngsters Tee Off Today In PGA Seniors
In Dunedin Florida the $25 000 PGA Seniors golf championship opens with the 50 54 age group led by Charlie Sheppard Pittsfield Massachusetts who shot 66 in a first round that followed Tuesday's play when the 55 and older division had the course to itself Defending champion Paul Runyan La Jolla California and last year’s runner up Jimmy Demaret Houston Texas are hot on Sheppard’s heels after Tuesday’s opening The field includes Sam Bernardi Winnetka Illinois Tom Mahan Beverly Massachusetts Perry Del Vecchio Greensburg Pennsylvania and others with scores clustered around 68 70 and 71 after the initial round.
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Dunedin
Fla
UPI
Charlie Sheppard
Pittsfield
Mass
Paul Runyan
la Jolla
Calif
Jimmy Demaret
Houston
Tex
Sheppard
Sam Bernardi
Winnetka
Ill
Tom Mahan
Beverly
Perry del Vecchio
Greensburg
Bill Graham
Bloomfield Hills
Mich
Harold Sanderson
Summit
Harry Cooper
White Plains
N. Y
Jim Barfield
Grand Rapids
Thursday Schedule for Wayne Sullivan and Others
Thursday boxing schedule lists matchups across weight classes including Wayne Sullivan versus Max Clay Bantamweight Jack Johnson against Ralph Smith Featherweight Richard Heath versus Elmer Halstead Lightweight Kenneth Perry against Jim Osborne Welterweight Charles Hooper versus James Toler Middleweight Andrew Canada versus Theodore Anderson Light Heavyweight Hershel Wood versus Joshua Newsome Heavyweight L. C. Sarrett versus Kenneth Byrd Open Class Ross Mayo versus David Richards Leon Lewis versus Emmitt Smith Douglas Barker versus Jerry Cline Gary Toney versus Terry Banks Charles James versus David Wilson John Hooper versus Frank Spangler David Williams unoppened.
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Wayne Sullivan
Max Clay
Jack Johnson
Ralph Smith
Richard Heath
Elmer Halstead
Kenneth Perry
Jim Osborne
Charles Hooper
James Toler
Andrew Canada
Theodore Anderson
Hershel Wood
Joshua Newsome
L. C. Sarrett
Kenneth Byrd
Ross Mayo
David Richards
Leon Lewis
Emmitt Smith
Douglas Barker
Jerry Cline
Gary Toney
Terry Banks
Charles James
David Wilson
John Hooper
Frank Spangler
David Williams
Mary Swan Sparks Thurman’s Garage to Victory
In the Girls Basketbal League Thurman’s Garage beat Beckley College 39 to 36 at the Beckley Recreation Building. Mary Swan scored 16 for Thurman’s Garage while Nancy Elkins added nine and Deana Callop eight. Beckley’s top scorer was their 26 point standout with 12 field goals. Jean Ramey added eight for Beckley College.
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Jean Ramey
Beckley College
Beckley Blue Hawks Rout Clinch Valley 98 75
Beckley College's Blue Hawks defeated Clinch Valley 98 75 at Wise Virginia to extend their win streak to three and secure their second straight win over Clinch Valley. Six players reached double figures as Beckley built a 38 31 halftime lead and later pulled away with a full court press. Levi Lauvary stepped up on the boards with Mason Fox out injured while Doug Bailey heated up offensively. The team heads to Ferrum and National Business College in Roanoke in upcoming games.
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Beckley College
Blue Hawks
Clinch Valley
Wise
Ferrum
National Business College
Roanoke
Beckley
Jand
Mason Fox
Levi Lauvary
Doug Bailey
Moore to Fight Gene Fullmer in May Bout
Archie Moore may box middleweight champion Gene Fullmer for a $250,000 guarantee. Promoter Joe Dupler said Denver is likely, but the site remains undecided, with possibilities including Las Vegas or California as Moore and Fullmer managers choose.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Archie Moore
Gene Fullmer
Jack
Doc) Kearns
Moore
Joe Dupler
Denver
Dupler
Intermountain Boxing Co
Milt Willner
New York
Palm Springs
Calif
Fullmer
Las Vegas
California
Elks II To Open 1962 State Little League Season
Elks Little League schedules its 1962 season opening for May 20 with 20 games per team, two more than last year due to format changes. Registration is set for April 20 and tryouts on April 30 at the Elks Lodge Blue Room. The nominating committee proposed new officers for two leagues, with Western League leaders Delbert Shurman and Beecher Cummings among others, while Eastern League elects Charles McDaniel as president and Jack Beard as vice president. A split season was approved, with halves’ winners meeting for the league title. city playoff and all-star plans were deferred to a later date.
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Elks Little League
the Elks Lodge
Western League
Delbert ‘Shurman
Beecher Cummings
Bill Wilbur
Minor League
Bob Shirey
Morris Harvey Clinches WVC Title With 97 92 Win
Morris Harvey defeated Concord 97 92 to capture the West Virginia Conference regular season title and top seed for the conference tournament in Charleston. Dick O Neal led the Golden Eagles with 32 points, Bruce Hewitt 26, and Jerry Moore 10 as Concord’s Ken Stewart had 24.
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United Press International
Morris Harvey
West Virginia
Concord
Golden Eagles
WVC
Charleston
Dick O'Neal
Bruce Hewitt
Jerry Moore
Ken Stewart
Bethany
Wheeling College
Wesley Jr. College of
Dover
Del
Potomac State
Beckley
Ferrum
Jerry Ware
Cumberland
West Virginia Tech
Wilfred Jackson
Charley Kelly
Tech
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Seth
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Charles Hoover
Joe Dixon
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Beckley Iwice
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