Smokehouse Smashes Oak Hill For Intercity Softball Title
Smokehouse clinched the regular season title and the post season crown with a 7 0 victory over Oak Hill as Phil Fitzpatrick pitched superbly allowing just one run on five hits and nine strikeouts. Denny Skiles and Horsey Martin supplied the big hits and Willie Joe Chandler collected three hits and two runs. Smokehouse overcame an early loss in the double elimination playoff to win the 1954 campaign.
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Buckhannon Hits Bear Nationals in WV State Open
Six teams vie at Elks Stadium for the state title as Buckhannon’s two run homer in the fifth sinks Beckley 2 0. Upper Kanawha Valley advances to the semifinals while Beckley bows out with a 5 4 loss. Buckhannon’s homer ends Beckley’s bid despite Kyle’s near perfect start.
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49ers Practice Alley Oop Passes For Title Run
San Francisco 49ers coach Red Hickey says they will expand the alley oop pass play led by R. C. Owens who first popularized the move in his rookie season. The team aims to add more such gambles this year while trusting precise throws into open space to outjump defenders.
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Di Biase Wins Tight 10-Round Bout Over Archer
New York boxer Tony Di Biase defeats Jimmy Archer by unanimous decision after a fierce 10 rounds at St Nicholas Arena. Di Biase improves 5-4-1 on AP card. judges Castellano and Gordon score 5-4-1, referee Ebets makes it 6-4. Di Biase to train with National Guard at Camp Drum for two weeks in Water town.
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Tony Castellano
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Harry Ebbets
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Longfellow Expected Back On The Job Soon
WVU trainer A C Whitey Gwynne said quarterback Dick Longfellow suffered only a minor kneecap bruise in a construction accident at the new WVU Medical Center. The Spencer native, listed at 173 pounds and 5 9, is expected to return to work next week and be ready for the next football season.
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Whitey) Gwynne
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Equipment Needed for Midget Football Leagues
Optimist Club president James Jackson announced the Midget Football League needs donated gear to outfit five or six teams this fall. Citizens with used shoulder pads pants or helmets can drop them at Ashworth's Firestone Store on Prince Street. Practice could begin August 1 with games on WWHS field each Tuesday starting September 2 and a new schedule to be printed in The Register next week.
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Former Champs In Lead In World Horseshoe Tourney
Murray Utah AP former champions Ted Allen Fernando Isais and Ton Titcomb opened undefeated in the final round robin of the world horseshoe pitching tournament. They share 5 0 records with the field of 14 as Clive Wahlin holds 4 1 after a close 50 4 loss to Floyd Toole. The event runs through Wednesday.
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Boulder
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Los Angeles
Ton Titcomb
Sunnyvale
Calif
Clive Wahlin
Salt Lake City
Floyd Toole
Pine Bluff
Ark
District 3 Pony Grundy vs Greenbrier schedule
Today's tournament slate features Pony League action with Grundy against Greenbrier at 30 minutes past the hour, Martinsville meeting Coeburn at noon, Dunbar facing Charleston at 2 30, and Princeton clashing with Williamson at 5. League play includes Beckley Little League games and various Babe Ruth pairings across multiple towns.
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Soviet Union Biath Track Meet Capes US 172 170
In Moscow the United States and the Soviet Union clashed in a two day track meet. The Soviets outscored the Americans 172 to 170 and the Soviet women beat the American women 63 to 44 while the American men edged the Soviets 126 to 109. Rafer Johnson set a world decathlon record with 8302 points. The meet featured controversy over a disqualification in the 10,000 meters and a scoring system that lumped genders together.
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Phil Coleman
Boxing Scores From Multiple Cities Pave Night of Ring Action
Sydney Billy Todd outpointed Derby Brown in Australia as the action continued in Tijuana New York and New Orleans with DiBiase Archer and Joseph winning on points. Neat Rivers stopped Tony Dupas in Las Vegas as Milwaukee Braves beat International All Stars in exhibition play.
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Oldtime Pitcher John A Rowan Dies at 72 in Detroit
Former major league pitcher John A Rowan known as Jack Rowan died Monday in a downtown Detroit hotel room at age 72. He began with the Detroit Tigers in 1906 and later pitched for Philadelphia and Cincinnati before retiring in 1914.
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Jack) Rowan
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Four State Pony Teams Reach Next Round In Hinton Double Elimination
In Hinton District 5 Region 5 Pony Baseball, eight teams played second round games with Dunbar Charleston Princeton and Williamson advancing in the winner’s bracket. Results featured Dunbar over Grundy 5 2 Charleston over Greenbrier 6 3 Princeton 3 Martinsville 2 and Williamson 3 4 over Coeburn.
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Plews Seeks One Big Season to Win Regular Job
Washington utility man Nordie Plews says there are no batting or home run titles to chase, only the need for a single standout season to lock a regular job. He notes the constant versatility and bench fate, stressing the pressure to perform every day or risk returning to the minors. Plews posted .270s in 1956 and last season, remaining a valued, flexible option for the Senators.
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Greenbrier Prep Advances At Ky
In Murray Kentucky Greenbrier Prep defeated Murray 13 to 2 behind pitcher Roger Sheets who fanned 19 with one hit allowed. Greenbrier sparked by five first inning runs benefited from Murray errors and a Larry Sheets single while Paducah B edged Lexington 4 to 3 in the other regional game.
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Delaware Park Plans 50 Day Meet for 1959
Stanton Del AP Bryan Field vice president and general manager says Delaware Park will hold a 50 day meeting in 1959 if the Delaware Racing Commission approves. If approved, the season would run from May 29 to July 25. The track capped a $938 program and a $3 100 000 improvements plan was approved by executive and building committees.
Kerr Opens Defense of Skeet Championship
Beverly Hills star Alex Kerr five time National Skeet champion began his defense of the 1957 all round title by winning the 410 gauge event at Oakland County Sportsmen's Club Pontiac Michigan. Robert Bickirch of Rochester NC won the champions of champions shoot after a three man shoot off with 99 x 100.
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West Virginia Chess Tourney Set for Morgantown
Morgantown will host the 20th annual West Virginia Chess Tournament from August 30 to September 1 marking the first time the university city hosts the event.
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