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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1959

Page

9

Unbeatens Lead Tri County Hoops After 12 Games

Ansted Oceana and Montgomery remain the lone unbeaten teams in the Raleigh Fayette Wyoming tri county area as a late look at team statistics shows the trio leading in scoring margin and defense. Ansted, Oceana and Montgomery occupy the top spots in 12 games on tap with strong showings behind them.

Ansted Oceana Montgomery Tri-County Raleigh Fayette Wyoming

Methodists Hold Beaver Church League Margin

The article previews Tri-County high school basketball games as the 1958-59 season resumes with 12 games tonight. Montgomery hosts Gauley Bridge in a Fayette County clash, while Oceana seeks its 11th straight win at Athens. Other Fayette matchups include Lookout at Oak Hill and Mount Hope at Pax, plus Coalfield and Raleigh County leagues.

Montgomery Gauley Bridge Oceana Athens Coalfield Raleigh County New River Valley Wyoming Fayette County Montgomery Greyhounds Greyhounds Lookout Oak Hill Red Devils Fayette Mount Hope Pax Stoco Indians Mullens Rebels Indians Shady Spring Marsh Fork Shady Sophia Blue Hawks Bulldogs Shady Spring Tigers Johnny Rogers Tigers

Beckley Eagles Top Bobcats in Coalfield clash

Beckley Flying Eagles rallied to beat Hinton 78 58 in a Coalfield Conference game at the Recreation Building. Mullens Rebels defeated Pineville 70 55 in a Wyoming County League tussle. Kingston upset Glen Rogers 91 67, and Rainelle beat Meadow Bridge 75 62 in regional play. Junior high results saw Pineville 44 43 over Conley Mullens and Baileysville 48 39 over Oceana.

Joe Marra Unsted Highlanders Montgomery's Greyhounds Oceana Indians Ansted Sophia Blue Hawks Beckley Flying Eagles Hinton Glen Rogers Oak Hill Mullens Pineville Kingston Byrd-Prillerman Marsh Fork Gauley Bridge Mark Twain Trap Hill Stratton Conley Clear Fork Gms. Pts Lookout Pax Beckley Stoco Kingston Ll Fayetteville Shady Sring Vv Trap Hill Ll Herndon Meadow Bridge Montgomery Mt Hope W Baileysville Point Spread School Guns Diff Ave Ansted Rainelle Bobcats Recreation Building Mullens Rebels Pineville Minutemen Wyoming Meadow Bridge Wildcats Greenbrier Clinton Hamilton Eagles Princeton Tigers Buzzy Ragland Bill Barnard Rod Harmon Glenn Smith Frank Tyler Gene Cales Robbie Rhodes Merlin Dog” Brown Rebels Minutemen Brown Jim Neal David Pritchett Sid Elliot David Blankenship Delmer Gentry Cottrell Larry Sumpter James Chaney Ken Sizemore Ray Estep Bill Connard John Barker Jim Boley Allen McCune

Beckley Leads Race But Tigers Set Score Pace

Beckley's Flying Eagles lead the yarfield Conference by four points as the Tigers push the pace in a tight race. George McLaughlin notes Beckley atop standings with solid early performance and ongoing battles for position.

Beckley Tigers George McLaughlin Flying Eagles Yarfield

Cadets Fall Behind as Princeton Leads Conference Scoring

The Register reports a tight race in AAA and AA basketball with Princeton Tigers, Beckley Flying Eagles, Sophia Blue Hawks and Mullens among the leaders. Thorn tops CC scoring at 31.4 ppg, Beckley boasts strongest defense behind Sophia, while Princeton holds the best team offense at 381 points in five CC games.

Princeton Tigers Register Tigers Rod Thorn Beckley Sophia Blue Hawks Eagles Mullens Sophia Blue Hawks Princeton Homer Richmond Shady Spring Tigers Beckley Flying Eagles Hinton Bobcats Oak Hill Red Devils Logan Mount Hope Don Basham Jack Monk Hinton Stoco Indians Stoco Indians Logan Wildcats

Blind Golfer To Get Ben Hogan Award

Charley Boswell the blind former football player will receive the Ben Hogan Award at the Metropolitan Golf Writers dinner. He has overcome his handicap to play golf since 1946 and has won ten tournaments in thirteen years. Boswell credits golf with bringing him competition and camaraderie while others, including Charles Coe, Tommy Bolt, Don Finsterwald, Harry Bradshaw and Christy O'Connor, will receive awards at the dinner.

New York Charley Boswell Boswell Four Bits Nassau Ben Hogan Golf Writers’ Assn. of America Charley Valley Forge Charles Coe Tommy Bolt Don Finsterwald Harry Bradshaw Christy O'Connor Ireland Coe U.S

High School Football Matchups Across Region Schedule

A slate of games features Pineville at Lookout, Richwood at Gassaway, Fayetteville at Summersville, and Mullens at Shady Spring. Additional pairings include Mount Hope at Pax, Stoco at Mullens, and Glen Rogers at Herndon with several other district clashes and junior college tests listed.

Gary Crichton Alderson Kimball Byrd-Prillerman Clear Fork Trap Hill Conley Accoville Glen Rogers Herndon Gauley Bridge Montgomery Mullens Jr Beckley

Art Wall and Wes Ellis Lead Eldorado Pro Am New Round

Art Wall Jr and Wes Ellis Jr shared a one stroke lead after the first round of the Eldorado Pro-Am in Palm Desert California. Each posted 70 two under par while Arnold Palmer Ben Rosburg and Jimmy Demaret were at 71. The best-ball group led by Mike Souchak Don Pegler Harry Dodson and Dick Snideman posted a net 56.

Palm Desert Calif Art Wall Jr Wes Ellis Jr Wall Pocono Manor Ellis Aldecress N.J Arnold Palmer Latrobe

Lemon to Get Another Chance with Cleveland

LONG BEACH California AP Bob Lemon 38 will try again with the Cleveland Indians. He said he has his mind set on pitching for Cleveland and has been invited to spring training in Tucson. He will begin this week with elbow exercises to strengthen an arm that failed him in 1957. He finished last year with San Diego in the Pacific Coast League after pitching only 25 ineffective innings for Cleveland early in the season.

Long Beach Calif Bob Lemon Cleveland Indians Cleveland Tucson Lemon San Diego

Warren Williams Junior League Meets Tonight

Jim Webb, president, announces an organizational meeting for the Warren Williams Junior League at Cotton White’s Prince Street office at 7 30 p m. Officers, managers, and sponsors are urged to attend as Webb reports on progress of the New River park and seeks volunteers to help manage teams.

Jim Webb Warren Williams Cotton White Prince Street Webb New River

Fayetteville Jewelry Claws Past Beckley Plumbers in Tight Win

Fayetteville Jewelry defeated Frank's Plumbers 92 to 74 in Fayetteville Monday night. The team trailed by one at halftime but surged in the third period to outpace Beckley by 21 as Jewelry held the Plumbers to 21 points in the frame.

Fayetteville Frank Fayetteville Jewelry Beckley

Boxing results roundup from multiple cities

The Associated Press reports a series of boxing results with fighters such as Stefan Redi outpointing Danny Russo in New York Passaic opponent divisions, Sonny Leon defeating Willie Pep in Caracas, Don Freeman beating Willi Besmanoff in Milwaukee, Tommy Garrow besting Tommy Tibbs in Providence, Bobby Rogers overcoming Don Ward in Chicago, Arthur Persley defeating Vicente Rivas in Caracas, and Lamar Clark stopping Ferron Barr in Provo Utah.

Associated Press New York Stefan Redi Passaic N. J Danny Russo Brooklyn Caracas Sonny Leon Venezuela Willie Pep Hartford Conn Milwaukee Don Freeman Midlothian Tex Willi Besmanoff Providence R. I Tommy Garrow Claremont N. H Tommy Tibbs Boston Chicago Bobby Rogers Don Ward Gary Ind Arthur Persley Vicente Rivas Provo Utah Lamar Clark Cedar City Ferron Barr Idaho Falls Idaho

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