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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1958
Page
4
Associated Press report notes varied public opinions on bounty rewards for predators. A North Dakota survey of 2,500 farmers shows 57 percent favoring a bounty on a fox, 33 percent for coyotes, and 24 percent for badgers with 26 percent against.
A jet age sulky was unveiled by Joe King at Buffalo Raceway in Hamburg New York. Levi Harner tested the two wheeled rig on Baldwin Hanover achieving a 1:01 half mile. The design mirrors standard weight and cost, and is described as the first major sulky change since 1992. Bill Summers starts his 26th season as American League umpire.
The Raleigh Register lists an entry fee of seventeen dollars for the brbenneee tenteneree softball team from West Virginia. The manager must be listed among players if he plays, and the roster may be changed until the team takes field for the first game.
In Salt Lake City AP three runners including Paul Simpson from Burlington race a 157 mile endurance path from here to Roosevelt Utah against three horses. Also running are Roy McMurtry and Edo Romagnoli with horsemen Wesley Bastian Stewart Pollock and W L Jacobson. Winners expect no finish under 22 hours as they prep with a 20 mile warmup. promoted by Bullberry Boys Booster Club of Roosevelt.
In California at Hollywood Park the $100,000 Sunset Handicap closes the meeting. Gallant Man carries 132 pounds over 1 1/8 miles, aiming for another win after the Gold Cup victory at 1 1/4 miles. Contenders include Hakuchikara Lookout Point St Vincent How Now and Eddie Schmidt.
A Charleston hosted pro am exhibition at Betty Hills where George Bayer and Ed M Tutwiler Jr tied for top with a six under par 61. Gene Littler and Dick Fourche posted 66. Joe Taylor and Frank Salchak shot 67 while Lew Worsham and Dave Clovis finished 66.
Logan blanked Omar 10 0 Big Coal River beat Holden 10 0 Man topped Wharton 7 0 Champ Manville beat Madison 4 1 Man faces Chapmanville and Logan travels to Whitesville for 5 PM semifinal games Wednesday Championship set for Thursday evening.
Preliminary playoffs leading to the finals of the District 5 Little League Tournament will begin in three areas today. Games will be held at Elks Stadium on Thursday and Friday with the finals to follow.
Lightweight champion Joe Brown predicts a quick win over Kenny Lane in a 15 round title fight at Sam Houston Coliseum telecast at 9 pm EST. Lane, claiming a six year age edge, vows to upset Brown as both camps report solid training and confidence.
The list shows several area baseball and softball matchups including Princeton at Beck, Beck National at Hinton, Fast Greenbrier at Marlinton, West Greenbrier at Ronceverte, Intercity Softball Game 9 Smokehouse versus Raleigh Glass, and Mullens Babe Ruth Indians versus Giants among other junior and rotary club contests across Beckley, Mullens, Ansted, Richwood and surrounding towns.
Mullens American Legion Post 105 will open a best two of three playoff at Welch tonight weather permitting. The first game was rained out Monday. a second game is scheduled for Mullens Wednesday with a possible third at Welch Tuesday. All Mullens players must report to the Athletic Field at 6 pm today.
Joe Brown makes his fifth defense of the world light weight title Wednesday night at Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston against Kenny Lane of Muskegon Michigan. Brown, 32, is a 12 to 3 favorite in an 11 round bout. Lane, 26, has won nine straight and is 52-5. The bout will be televised on ABC nationwide. Pete Rademacher also fights Friday in Los Angeles against Zora Folley. Rademacher is a 3 to 1 underdog ahead of Folley, with NBC carrying the program.
Pro tennis players endure long journeys and fatigue as they travel across the country. Pancho Gonzales and Lew Hoad speak to travel weariness and impact on play while tracing a typical week from Napa Springs to Tampa. The caravan tours include nights in Phoenix Albuquerque El Paso Corpus Christi San Antonio Houston and Tampa with rest in the back seat and taped ankles keeping players in action.
Eddie Lynch, weighing 149 pounds, drops a 30 round unanimous decision to Billy Flamio at St. Nicholas Arena in New York. Lynch spends much of the bout arguing with referee Teddy Martin who warned him for holding. Flamio, a relentless puncher, dominates most of the action as both fighters are New Yorkers.
AP reports a possible light heavyweight title fight between champion Archie Moore and former middleweight champ Gene Fullmer surfaced Monday night. Billy Newman, a San Francisco gym operator, said Moore agreed to negotiate with a Salt Lake City business syndicate led by Fred Tiley, a 196-pound fullback, for a one round bout to be held in Lehighton, Pennsylvania, after September 8. Princeton's 1938 football team.
Anne Quast, 20, Everett Washington, Stanford senior, captured medalist honors with a 72 at Oak Park Country Club to lead seven Curtis Cup players into the Western Amateur match play. The field of 170 vying for 32 spots saw rivals close behind, with qualifying cut at 85. No Curtis Cup initializer faces another in the first round after draw luck.
Fort Worth AP reports Jim Swink, a top rookie prospect, remained at his summer job with a motor freight firm as Chicago Bears began training in Collegeville Indiana. He says he decided not to play pro football to continue his education at Southwestern.
Pro football stars Billy Howton Les Richter and Kyle Rote faced a Senate Antitrust Subcommittee in Washington to discuss a House backed bill granting antitrust exemptions for pro football and other major leagues. The hearing explored draft contracts and option practices as lawmakers weigh exemptions. Howton plays for the Green Bay Packers Richter for the Los Angeles Rams and Rote for the New York Giants.
Dr John W Wilce former Ohio State football coach and Big Ten health service director says the athletic heart is a misnomer and not inherently diseased. He cautions against excessive intensity and notes hot weather and stress can worsen a diseased heart while most athletes live normal lifespans.
Pitcher Bill Wight, a former American League left-hander, earned his first National League win by blanking the Braves, allowing four hits in 6 23 innings of relief for a 54 triumph. Cal Neeman of the Cubs drove in three runs with a double and homer in the Cubs 34 defeat by the Redlegs.
Minor League action between the Pirates and Phils in Beckley was washed out by rain. American Minor play saw Orioles vs Athletics postponed. Both leagues announced the doubleheader shift to 6 pm Wednesday per Monday night statement.
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