Marshall and WVU Jump to Major Status in 1958
In spring 1958 Marshall University’s sports office circulated word that basketball ties with Morris Harvey College would end. Marshall pursued larger ambitions, signaling a shift from a smaller Charleston campus once housed at Barboursville, as the Thundering Herd moved toward NCAA major status.
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Marshall University Sports Information Office
Morris Harvey College
Marshall
Charleston
Barboursville
Thundering Herd
Berry Drafted by Oakland A's In Fourth Round
West Virginia talent Berry from Morgantown High School earned a fourth round selection by the Oakland A's, praised as an offensive bat. The article notes Berry hit .267 with 16 runs and 14 RBIs in his senior season and previously slugged 13 home runs in American Legion play. It mentions other WV players drafted, including Dan Donovan and Steve Lesser, and reflects on West Virginia college rivalries and athletics economics.
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Oakland A’s
Morgantown
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A’s
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Orioles
Norm Koselke
Oakland
Rbi
American Legion
Buckhannon
West Virginia
Alderson - Broaddus Cole
Baltimore Orioles
Steve Lesser
Robert Whitfield
Morris Harvey
Dan Donovan
Donovan
Golden Eagles
Corinth
N.Y
Lesser
Alderson - Broaddus
Bluefield
Ambler
Marshall
West Virginia University
St. Frames
Ind
Herd
Marietta
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Little Charleston College
WVU
Treasury
Mountain State
Leland Byrd
Byrd
Ziegler to Succeed Campbell as NHL Commissioner
Detroit attorney John A Ziegler Jr will replace Clarence Campbell as NHL president on June 22 after 32 years at the helm. The league announced the move at its annual meeting with Ziegler, longtime Detroit Red Wings executive, to become the new president.
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Detroit
John A Ziegler Jr
National Hockey League
Clarence Campbell
NHL
League
Ziegler
Troit Red Wings
Red Wings
NHL Board of Governors
Campbell
Board of Governors
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