30 Towns to Attend Beckley Little League Clinic
Thirty leagues from Beckley and nearby areas will attend a District Little League clinic next Sunday. National commissioner Carl Stotz and regional director Red Garrity will lead sessions at Beckley Elks Lodge and Beckley Junior High School, with tours visiting several cities. Curtis notes new leagues may form in Oceana, Man, Mt. Hope, Ripley, Williamson and War, and urges representation for ground-up learning.
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Beckley
M. E
Cat’’ Curtis
Carl Stotz
Williamsport
F. A
Red"’ Garrity
Englewood
N. J
Danville
Norfolk
Front Royal
J Curtis
Curtis
Oceana
Man
Mt. Hope
Ripley
Williamson
War
Little League
Eugene Larrick, Jr
Beckley Little League
Elks Lodge
Ma&son
Wilford
Wilson
Fairmont
Bucs to Play Exhibition At Charleston Aug 10
Pittsburgh Pirates schedule an exhibition game for August 10 in Charleston West Virginia against Charleston of the American Association. The game will be played at night in Charleston.
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Bucs
Charleston
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
W. Va
American Association
Selvy poised to tie major college scoring mark versus Wofford
Furman star Frank Selvy, nearing the major college single season scoring record, faces Wofford tomorrow night needing 17 points to catch Johnny O'Brien’s 884. Selvy has 868 after a 100-point spree against Newberry, while Furman eyes an NIT bid as March postseason talks continue amid upsets and conference allocations.
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Wofford
Johnny O’brien
Seattle
Frank
Newberry
Selvy
Furman
Baltimore
Lynchburg
Madison Square Garden
Garden
New York
la Salle
Niagara
Louisville
Holy Cross
NCAA
Middle Atlantic
New England
Fordham
Navy
Penn State
Notre Dame
Bowling Green
Notre
Frank's SC Score Average Tumbles
Frank Selvy's scoring pace in the Southern Conference slid but he remains top with 40.2 points per game for Furman over five contests. Darrell Floyd rose to 30.0, Corky Devlin 22.8, Johnny Mahoney 22.3, and Karl Klinar 20.9 as the league nears its final weeks. The Citadel upset Davidson 75-70 while West Virginia beat Virginia Military 91-56.
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Richmond
Frank Selvy
Furman Flash
Selvy
Paladins
Darrell Floyd
Walt (Corky) Devlin
George Washington
Johnny Mahoney
William & Mary
Kark Klinar
Virginia Military
Furman
Newberry
Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia
Davidson
Citadel
Virginia Tech
Washington & Lee
Dick Shockley
Jim Cathcart
Duke
North Carolina State
St. Josephs
Philadelphia
Virginia
Wofford
Pittsburgh
North Carolina
Lynchburgh
Mercer
Wake Forest
the Citadel
Fayetteville
West Virginia Tech
South Carolina
Presbyterian
Late Saturday Scores Across College Basketball Grid
Highlights from Saturday include East Temple edging La Salle 57 56 and Niagara beating St John s 67 64 in overtime. Notable results feature Kansas State 79 Nebraska 68 and Oklahoma 63 Oklahoma AM 60 with a slew of conference games across the nation.
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Penn
Columbia
Niagara
St. John's
Bkn
Manhattan
Canisius
Dartmouth
Harvard
Syracuse
Colgate
Princeton
Cornell
Seton Hall
Muhlenberg
Connecticut
Maine
St. Francis
Queens
CNY
Army
Wagner
St. Joseph's
Richmond
Northwestern
Indiana
Oklahoma
Oklahoma AM
Wichita
Oklahoma City
St. Louis
DePaul
Cincinnati
Western Michigan
Iowa
Minnesota
Tulsa
Detroit
Kansas
Nebraska
Brandeis
Drake
Xavier
Ohio
Eastern Kentucky
Purdue
Michigan State
Miami
Western Reserve
Hickey Proposes Hoop Rule Change in College Basketball
Chicago February 13 Coach Ed Hickey of St Louis University and head of the NACBC proposes revised foul penalties to replace the one and one and to erase the three minute rule. His plan allows continued play after personal fouls and redefines fouls as personal and excessive with staged free throws.
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Chicago
Ed Hickey
St. Louis University
National Association of Collegiate Basketball Coaches
Hickey
Bev Hanson Defeats Zaharias In St. Petersburg Playoff
Beverly Hanson edged Babe Zaharias on the third hole of a sudden death playoff to win the 54 hole St. Petersburg Women's Open at Sunset Country Club. Hanson and Zaharias both posted 216s on the 6116 yard layout with par 74. Hanson captured $875, Zaharias $630.
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ST. Petersburg
Fila
Beverly Hanson
Babe Zaharias
Hanson
Idio
Calif
Zaharias
Tampa
Sunset Country Club
Miss Hanson
Evening Out Heads 80 American Oaks Nominees
Evening Out the 1952 2-year-old filly owned by Mrs. George D. Widener heads a list of 80 nominees announced by Belmont Park for the Coaching Club American Oaks on May 29.
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New York
Evening Out
George D. Widener
Belmont Park
Knicks Maintain Slim East Lead Despite Rough Run
The New York Knicks, .500 over the last month, hold a two and a half game margin in the Eastern Division as rivals stumble. Syracuse moved within a game on New York after beating Baltimore 111-91 while the Knicks fell 108-89 to Boston. In the West, the Minneapolis Lakers beat Rochester 105-77, and Fort Wayne Pistons closed to within a half game of the Royals with a 94-76 win over Philadelphia.
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National Basketball Association
New York
Syracuse Nationals
Syracuse
Knicks
Baltimore Bullets
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Minneapolis Lakers
Rochester Royals
Fort Wayne Pistons
Royals
Philadelphia Warriors
Georgia Tech QB Signs With Colts
Baltimore Colts announce the signing of Pepper Rodgers from Georgia Tech to quarterback the 1954 season. Rodgers won Tech’s Sugar Bowl MVP after routing West Virginia and throwing four touchdown passes as Tech’s top scorer with 35 points. mentions filly race unrelated context.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Colts
Georgia Tech
Pepper Rodgers
Rodgers
Warren W. Miller
Tech
West Virginia
Boxing Notes Four Top Bouts On Week's Card
Floyd Patterson, 10th straight win bid, meets Yvon Durelle at Eastern Parkway Arena Brooklyn in a 8-round feature. Durelle, 59 of 65, debuts in New York with telecasts on DuMont and ABC NBC. Also on card: Castellani- Durando rematch and Henry Slade clash, plus Smith Miceli headline in Cincinnati with ABC telecast.
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Floyd Patterson
Vitory
Yvon Durelle
Brooklyn
Eastern Parkway Arena
Boxing Writers Assn
Rocky Castellani
Vince Martinez
Pat
Dick Wagner
Durelle
DuMont
Bud Smith
Cincinnati
Joe Miceli
ABC
Smith
Miceli
Wes Echols
Ray Arcel
Richmond
Calif
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