Irate Huntingtonian Defends Byrd Decision to Marshall
In a Raleigh Register column, Huntington resident Emory L. Gibson lashes back at criticism of Leo Byrd choosing Marshall College next fall. He contrasts Byrd with Rod Hundley and cites publicity debates, conference alignments, and past Marshall-Beckley ties, asserting Marshall and its stars, including Byrd, belong in higher competition than local teams.
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Huntington High School
Leo Byrd
Marshall College
Huntingon
Marshall
Raleigh County
Huntington
Rod Hundley
Bevo Francis
Wheeling
Charleston
Morris Harvey
WVUI
Carnegie Tech
Washington & Lee
Wake Forest
Madison Square Garden
Big Green
Toledo
Bowling Green
Miami
Walt Walowac
Jules Rivilin
Raleigh
Beckley
Stan Huffman
Frank Huffman
Bob Crews
Nelson Bragg
Flying Eagles
Phil Fisher
Bob Gardner
Emory
Byrd
Marshall Roosters
Mountaineers
Local Tandems In Quarterfinals Of Jr Not Meet
Charleston Special Beckley players remain in the state tennis quarterfinals at the Charleston Tennis Club. Alan Wein and Buzzy Ragland lead a Beckley doubles pair, with second team Robert Klein and Gene Harvey advancing alongside.
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Charleston
Beckley
Alan Wein
Éingies
Buzzy Ragland
Robert Klein
Gene Harvey
Wein - Ragland
Robert Spilman
Holmes
Mussell Beats Wein In State Tennis Quarterfinals
Fourth seed Jimmy Mussell defeated Alan Wein of Beckley 6 3 in the first set of a 3 set quarterfinals at Charleston Tennis Club. The match was underway in the second set at presstime.
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Wein
Jimmy Mussell
Alan Wein
Beckley
Charleston
Beckley tennis teams reach quarterfinals in state meet
Morrison beat Klein Harvey 6-1 6-2 yesterday while the Klein Harvey duo recovered from a 3-6 loss to win 3-6 6-1 6-2 over Patton Hindsman. Wein defeated Jackie Jackson 6-2 6-1 and faces Jimmy Museell in quarterfinals. Ragland fell to Willie Grubb 6-4 6-4. Bays reached the semifinals before losing 6-0 6-0 to Peachy Kellmyer.
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Willie Grubb
Klein
Harvey
Beckley
Loretta Bays
Peachy Kellmyer
Perfect 300 by Robert Erickson at Hall of Fame bowling
Macomb Illinois with a perfect 300 by Robert Erickson a shoe store clerk in a practice competition with his wife. His prior best was 289 he chalked up four times in earlier outings.
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Macomb, Ill
Robert Erickson
Bowling “Hall of Fame
Pinecrest Bees, State Lunch Top Prosperity, SC
In a double elimination Intercity Softball League night at Ballard Stadium two games start at 6 30 p m with four teams each carrying one loss Two 6 30 p m games pit Sports Center vs Prosperity and Appalachian vs Army Engineers Winners stay in race while losers exit Pinecrest B beat Prosperity 1 0 on a first inning run aided by Baer and a Lilly Pence duel lasted 54 minutes State Lunch defeated Sports Center 7 2 with a three run third and two in the fourth paced by Pete Terry and a squeeze bunt by Robert Scott
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Ballard Stadium
Sports Center
Prosperity
Appalachian
Army Engineers
State Lunch
Pinecrest A
Pinecrest B
Jack Lilly
State
Pete Terry
Robert Scott
Max Baer
Bees
Baer
Lilly
Eddie Pence
Fach
Chambers
Fayette
Hagy
Turner
R. Farri
Becket Post 32 Edges Mullens 7 6 In Exhibition
Beckley Post 32 of Warren Williams Junior League defeated Mullens Post 106 of the American Legion District 6 Junior Baseball League 7 6 in an exhibition game. Milam hit a leadoff homer in the sixth and Skiles pitched well in relief as Beckley moved to the top of WW circuit. Mullens led District 6 play with Bluefield playoff action upcoming Thursday.
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Beckley Post
Warren Williams
Mullens Post
American Legion
Gary
Bluefield
Welch
Skiles
Jack Smith
Earl Pelphrey
Rickey Tolley
Burkett
Morgan
McKeehan
Arlington
Beckley
Agai
Milam
Medws
M. Cok
Craft Cf
Smith P
Pelpry
Tolley
Milam Rf
Trosky Ec
Caudill Cf
Covey If
Brket Ib
Wilson If
Cmpbel Ec
M’'Kehn
Arngt
Trosky
Molinari
Caudill
Campbell
Thomas
Pelphrey
E— M. Cook
Pephrey
RBI
Meadows
Smith
Craft
Moinari
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BB — Smith
Arrington
SO — Smith
Ho— Smith
Cook
LL Red Sox And Yanks Triumph NL Plays Tonight
Beckley Little League resumes with All-Star roster changes as Minor Leaguers fill in for National State teams. Reds face Cardinals while Giants meet Dodgers, with two Thursday games postponed to Saturday per Elks Stadium finals. Red Sox edge Tigers 5-4 in first game. Yankees top Indians 11-6 as Boston leads second half AL race.
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Beckley National Little League
Cubs
Braves
Reds
Cardinals
Giants
Dodgers
Cards
Elks Stadium
M. F. Barkedale
Senators
Orioles
Pineville
Calfee
Setliff
Bibb
Taylor
Medws
Smith
Ernst
Madvil
Crews
Harry
Tigers
Red Sox
Meadows
Phipps
Criss
Cook
E — Mandeville
Walker
RBI
Mandeville
Harvey
Raleigh County Open Entry Blank
Mr Tony Massinople chairs the Black Knight C C Golf Committee invites Raleigh County residents to enter the Raleigh County Open Golf Tournament July 26 to 31. Enclosed is a $5 fee for entry and greens fees for 54 holes. form asks for name address city and state. The tournament is open to all male golfers with official Raleigh County residence.
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Tony Massinople
Black Knight C. C. Golf Committee
P. O. Box
Beckley, W. Va
Raleigh County
Raleigh County Open Begins With Two Entrants at Black Knight
The Raleigh County Open set for July 25 to 31 at Black Knight Country Club announced its first entrants Fred Hurt and Fred Burdiss. New rules allow two nine hole rounds or mixed formats with tee time signoffs and signed cards. Final 18 holes will close the week on Sunday July 31 with foursomes based on first 36 hole scores.
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Raleigh
Pro C. B. Sweet
Massinople
Tony
Ray Carper
Charleston Drops Two to Colonels
Charleston lost both ends of a double header to Louisville 4-3 and 2-1 in Louisville. Jerry Casale and Joe Tanner hit successive homers in the second game to lift the Colonels. Little Ross Grimsley took the loss in the first game.
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Louisville
Charleston
Jerry Casale
Joe Tanner
Colonels
Dennis Reeder
Lee Anthony
Senators
Curtis
Kemmer
Ross Grimsley
Marty Keough
Don Buddin
Casale
Len Johnson
Big Luke Easter
France Leads Mediterraneans After Two Egyptian Wins
In Barcelona Egypt scored two wins, Abdul Herin clocked 2 50 53 to win the marathon, and Egypt’s soccer team defeated France 6 2 in the top events.
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Barcelona
Spain
France
Abdul Herin
North One Short Of Final Roster For North South Game
Clarksburg July 20 Special The North squad for the 22nd North South football game in Charleston Aug 13 is one player short of 25. Coach Jack Moore added End Jim Bilotta and Center David Blackburn and will finalize soon. Training begins July 31 with tickets on sale at North South Headquarters Charleston. Seats 3 and 2 with 10 cents mailing fee, six tickets per person, limited 3 box seats.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Charleston
Laidley Field
Jack Moore
Jim Bilotta
Shinnston
David Blackburn
Keyser
Bilotta
Blackburn
Ronald Wilt
Morgantown
Charles Greathouse
Victory
Bedford Hutton
Elkins
Bill Shock
Grantsville
Fred Malico
Washington-Irving
Paul Shreves
Sistersville
Teddy Kershner
Dick Lewis
Martinsburg
Harold K. Smith
Parkersburg
Terry Fairbanks
Parsons
Dick Longfellow
Spencer
Bob Hart
Virgil Summerfield
Greenbank
John
The
South
Sammy LeRose
St. Albans
John Bowles
Bluefield
Ronald Steele
South Charleston
Tony Tallarico
Man
John Plybon
Barboursville
Bobby Eggers
Big Creek
Dick Hawkins
Robert Gardner
Beckley
Steve Edwards
Bill Wells
Stonewall Jackson
Charles Curry
Collins
Warren Reeser
Huntington Central
Lester Little
Nitro
Junior Hishman
Keatleys and Modern win tight Babe Ruth division tilts
In the American division at Woodrow Wilson diamond Keatleys tops King Photo and Modern defeats Black Knight to stay two games behind Harrys. Johnny Elkins drove in the winning run for Keatleys as Dennis Mahoney and Walter Wikle also plated runs. Meadows pitched the win with 5 hits allowed and 15 strikeouts. Modern broke the deadlock with BK for third, scoring early and cruising behind Summers three hit pitching despite an injury.
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Keatley’s
Modern
Harry's
King Photos
Black Knight
Woodrow Wilson
Knights
Harry’s. Keatley
Johnny Elkins
Keatley
Dennis Mahoney
Mike Meadows
Walter Wikle
Mahoney
Elkins
Meadows
Rudd Mahoney
Dick Summers
John Heatherly
International League scores show multiple games result
Rochester defeated Richmond 6 to 3, Syracuse beat Buffalo 12 to 2, Montreal topped Columbus 7 to 6, Toronto defeated Havana 3 to 2 in a 13 inning first game.
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Rochester
Richmond
Syracuse
Buffalo
Montreal
Columbus
Toronto
Havana
High School Baseball Game Readout
In a rough box score style, players Farley Parker Elkins Mahoney Davies Johnson Wikle Griffin Walker and Keatleys appear with RBI from Farley Meadows Wikle D Ma honey, Johnson R Mize Fink Elkins. Mahoney Davies on two bases. Meadows Hash King Parker Das. Striking 15. Parker 1 in 3. King 2 in 0. Palpitations in fielding and pitching notes not fully clear.
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Keatley
King Photo
Walker
Amid
Fink
Martin
King
PB — Wikle
Martin L — Parker
U — Mollohan
Molfish& Matheny
Davis Cup stars lead Penn Tennis blitz at Merion
In Philadelphia the third round of the 56th Pennsylvania State Lawn Tennis Championships saw Tony Trabert Vic Seixas and Ham Richardson win to keep heavy title hopes alive as Kurt Nielsen and Johann Kupferburger fell. Top women Louise Brough and Darlene Hard advanced to the quarterfinals at Merion alongside other seeds.
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Philadelphia
Tony Trabert
Vic Seixas
Ham Richardson
Merion Cricket Club
Pennsylvania
Trabert
Seixas
Richardson
Denmark
Kurt Nielsen
Herb Flam
Grant Golden
Jack Frost
Hal Burrows
South Africa
Johann Kupferburger
Sid Schwartz
University of Miami
England
France
U. S
Coral Gables
Fla
David Harum
U.S
University of Michigan
Barry McKay
Don Thompson
New York
Isabel Troccolo
Darlene Hard
Montebello
Calif
Richard Buck
Manchester
Mass
Constance Faces Fuentes In Madison Square Garden Fight
Hector Constance a 7 to 5 favorite faces 29 year old Ramon Fuentes of Los Angeles in a 10 round welterweight bout at Madison Square Garden. If Constance repeats his February win over Gavilan he should win. a January draw with Johnny Brown could allow Fuentes to upset. The bout airs on ABC radio TV at 9 p m EST with Constance currently 24-5-8 1 no contest and Fuentes 32-5-1 in 38 fights.
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New York
Hector Constance
Trinidad
Ramon Fuentes
Los Angeles
Madison Square Garden
Constance
Kid Gavilan
Fuentes
Johnny Brown
ABC
Welter
U. S
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Beckley District
Soft
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Huntingtonian
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Bob Wills Raleigh Register
Mr. Wills
Yours
Emory “L. Gibson Huntington, W. Va
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Pinecrest
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D. Williams
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Pittman
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State Lunch Sports Center
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Frema
Krzyna
Crouch
Sutton
Tdouch
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Pynter
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Legg
Lrs
Watts
Terry
Cox
Paynter
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Ji— Terry
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Freeman
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Kurzyna
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Poling
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Busch
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Anderson
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Furrow
Wickle
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Patterson
Thompson
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Banco
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Heatherly
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International League
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