Boxing Debate Puts Principal in Spotlight at Shady Spring High
Sports editor notes local pupil interest in boxing despite Shady Spring High School principal John W. Saunders urging the press not to publicize boxing stories until cleaned up. The piece argues readers deserve boxing coverage, cites reader survey results, and compares to coverage of Golden Gloves and Johansson Patterson fights. Tex Williams shines for Marshall College as Rivlin’s squad shows potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McLaughlin
John W. Saunders
Shady Spring High School
Post-Herald
Saunders
Floyd Patterson
Sonny Liston
Poverty kills triple a baseball in Charleston
West Virginia capital’s Triple A Senators fold for 1961 as attendance and financing woes persist. Major and minor league clubs fail to take over operation. Watt Powell Park kept in standby condition as Charleston eyes possible future affiliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kady
Charleston
W. Va
UPI
iTriple
R.I.P
West Virginia
Sam Lepinsky
American Association
Senators
Danny Menendez
Toledo American Association
Menendez
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Denver
Watt Powell Park
Marvin Milkes
Los Angeles
Milkes
Hillman Lyons
Minnesota Twins
Washington Senators
Detroit
Washington
Twins
Lepinsky
Concord Hosts Glenville Tonight
In the West Virginia Conference basketball schedule three games are set tonight after exams. Glenville visits Concord at Athens in the top game, West Liberty plays Alderson Broaddus at Philippi, and Fairmont State travels to Potomac State at Keyser.
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Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Glenville
Concord
Athens
West Liberty
Philippi
Alderson- Broaddus
Fairmont
Potomac State
Keyser
Lipscomb Switches Sports From Colts to Bullets
Gene Lipscomb known as Big Daddy and a standout defensive tackle with the Baltimore Colts signed today to play basketball with the Baltimore Bullets of the Eastern League. Lipscomb also wrestles professionally and will join the Bullets after a career in the NFL.
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Baltimore
UPI
Gene
Big Daddy) Lipscomb
Baltimore Colts
Baltimore Bullets
Lipscomb
Bowlers of the Week Highlight Beckley Leagues Leaders
Dennis Taylor headlines seventeen Beckley bowling leagues with a 702 in Bowl-Wick Handicap and a 659 in Bowl-Wick Industrial. Steve Szuch, Earnest Slater, Ivan Lowery, Bill Canterbury, Curtis Johnson, Shirley Thompson, Bill Jackson, Nat Lilly, Dennis Riffe, and others post top series and high games across Tri County, Merchant, Elite, and other leagues.
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Beckley
Dennis Taylor
Tri-County
Bowl Wick Industrial
Steve Szuch
Bureau of Mines
Earnest Slater
Ivan Lowery
Merchant's League
Bill Canterbury
Curtis Johnson
Shirley Thompson
Bill Jackson
Dennis Riffe
Winding Gulf
Nat Lilly
Beckley Manufacturing
L. B. Carper
Raleigh County
Don Murdock
Lloyd Mollohan
Appalachian
Kathy Kambouris
George Miller
Raleigh General Hospital
Chester Roberts
Civitan
Taylor
Elite
Ernest Slater
Bowl- Wick
C & P League
Jackson
Miss Thompson
den- Inis Riffe
Riffe
Nat
Beckley Hospital
Raleigh County Handicap
Kegler
Carper
Belu Signs with Ottawa Rough Riders After Ohio U. Season
Athens Ohio reports end George Belu of Ohio University signs with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League. He is joined by teammate Joe Dean, a guard, who also signed with Ottawa recently.
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Roughriders
Athens, Ohio
UPI
George Belu
Ohio University
Ottawa Roughriders
Belu
Ohio U
Joe Dean
Ottawa
Davis Cup Open Play Proposed by Borotra
CHICAGO UP I Borotra former France star and ILTF president says Davis Cup should be open to all players with national association sponsorship and only travel expenses paid. He warns the Cup is finished if rules remain unchanged and notes any changes require Davis Cup nations assembly action.
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Chicago
UPI
Jean Borotra
France
International Lawn Tennis Federation
Borotra
Assembly of
Goalby Leads Crosby Golf Event By 1 Stroke
Bob Goalby holds a one stroke edge after carding a 66 at Monterey Peninsula for a strong Open start. Notables in pursuit include defending champ Ken Venturi and Dave Hill with 67s, while Palmer shot 70 amid mixed holes as the field tightens into the second round at the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am.
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Goalby
Crosby
Pebble Beach
Calif
UPI
Arnold Palmer
Bob Goalby
University of Illinois
Crystal River
Fla
Bing Crosby
Monterey Peninsula Country Club
Big Bob
Ken Venturi
Palo Alto
Dave Hill
Denver
Colo
Bill Collins
Howie Johnson
Lemont
Ill
Byron Nelson
Jack Fleck
Mike Souchak
Vic Ghezzi
Frank Stranahan
Gay Brewer
George Fazio
Dave Ragan
Orlando
Jackie Burke
Houston
Tex
Jerry Barber
Los Angeles
Palmer
West Virginia College Basketball Results Bethlehem East 78
West Virginia and other teams posted scores in regional results. West Virginia beat Morris Harvey 88 to 87 while Summersville, Hurricane, Clendenin, Sissonville, Hinton, Fairmont East, Morgantown, Salem, Morgantown St Francis and other small colleges reported varied margins. Additional games included East by Wesleyan 78 St Francis Pa 76 and Houston 89 Texas A&M 85 in the Southwest.
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West Virginia
United Press International Colllege
W.va. Tech
Morris Harvey
High School
Summersville
Gassaway
Hurricane
Winfield
Clendenin
Sissonville
Hinton
Peterstown
Fairmont East
Weston
Shinnston
Morgantown
Lost Creek
West Milford
Salem
Bristol
Morgantown St. Francis
Rivesville
Kingwood
Masontown
Wesleyan
St. Fran
E. & Henry
Lincoln Memor
Win Salem Thr
Fayetteville
David Lipscomb
Bethel
N. Car. A&t
Virginia St
Stetson
Florida Southern
Midwest Western Mid
de Paul
Dayton
Wittenberg
Southwest Houston
Texas A&m
Glen White Juniors Rally Past Lester for 35 30 Victory
Glen White Juniors beat visiting Lester 35 to 30 after trailing through three quarters. Lester led 12 6 after the first period and 19 15 at halftime before Glen White outscored them 12 4 in the final period led by Tate with 16 and Culberto with 15. Martin top scored for Lester with 12.
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Glen White
Lester
David Tate
Richard Culberto
David Martin
Leste
Glen White Jr
O'Neal
Meadows
Moore
Fink
Dwarfus
Tate
Martin
Culberto
Collins
Shawver
Bowling
SC President Urges Short Hoop Schedules
Morgantown report quotes Dean Roy O Duncan of West Virginia University calling for NCAA actions to shorten both college basketball and football seasons. He also advocates abolishing spring football practice and curbing summer basketball leagues as harmful to students and youth interests.
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Morgantown
UPS
Southern Conference
NCAA
Dean Roy
Duncan
West Virginia University School of Physical Education and Athletics
Notaro and Bluth Lead National All Star Bowling Finals
The third day of the 20th National All Star bowling finals features Ray Bluth of St. Louis and Phyllis Notaro of Brant New York as current leaders. Sellouts are expected at the National Orange Show Exhibit Hall in San Bernardino where 27 162 fans have attended and officials predict a record final turnout by Saturday night. Bluth, in his 10th all star appearance, moves ahead as Billy Welu slips to sixth. In women's brackets Notaro, in her fifth final, split games with Dorothy Metzger and Hope Riccilli while facing Helen Shablis and Evelyn Crowley in other matchups.
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San Bernardino
Calif
UPI
Ray Bluth
St. Louis
Phyllis Notaro
Brant N.Y
Bluth
Billy Welu
Miss Notaro
Dorothy Metzger
Miami
Helen Shablis
Detroit
Detroit; Split With ‘Hope Riccilli
Downey
Evelyn Crowley
Scotia
N.Y
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