Beckley Jaycees Tennis Winners and Officials
Jaycees Tennis champions and runners up in the Beckley tournament are pictured with tourney director Bil Sutphin. The junior final was paused by rain at 5-4 in the third set with Wein leading Ragland. rescheduled for today or tomorrow. State Jaycees Tournament eligibility follows for winners, with travel funds a current fundraising challenge.
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Beckley Jaycees
Bil Sutphin
Sutphin
Kenny Schulte
Alan Wein
Buzzy Ragland
Loretta Bays
Linda Kesse
Robert Wein
Wein
Ragland
Charleston
Parkersburg
Wheeting
Huntington
Santa Monica
Calif
Dodgers Beat Giants for Sixth Win in Kid League Action
Beckley Little League Dodgers led by Joe Wiedensall with three hits defeated the Giants 6 1 to push their record to 6 1 on the season at Els Stadium Monday night. Wiedensall struck out six in seven innings, adding two doubles and a single. Royal League Pirates fall to 5 4 as Holyfield drops fifth of eight starts.
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Joe Wiedensall
Beckley
Little League Dodgers
Els Stadium
Wiedensall
Giants
Dodgers
Holyfield
Phillies
Pirates
Weidensail
Kyle
Reds
Harry's
King
Jimmy Mattins
Post
Warren Williams
Holys
Legang
Severino
Beckley National II
Warren Williams Loop Dodgers
Sabric Post
Stewart
Holyfield Candy
Davis
Lewis
OL Harrah
McGraw Cf
Fragite Ss
Ellison
Winkie If
Phillips
Meadshi Hedrick
Eyans
Meadows
Wiedensalp
Lyons
Rappold
Cox
Willams
Perdue
Vermilon
Massingle Cf
Manning
Farley
Tedder
Thompson
Hunter
Dinkashp
Parker Sp
Lively Prt
Yugart
Surbaugh
Lilly
Persinger
van Slyter
Wikle
C. Mee
Per- Graw
Evans
C. McGraw
RBI
Meade
Wieder
Salt
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Lively
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Hash
Miles
Williams
Ste- Hash
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Massinople
Wiedengall
Wil- Leser
Skiles
Shrewsbury
Uams
Wetdensal
Leser
Peelish
Isaac
Taylor
Karbonit
Davies
Travison
Midlens
Belcher
Veach
Edmonds
Sassidy
Tyler
Tucker
Garland
Darvey
Horvath
Monroe
Jennings
King’s
Craddock
Vees
Bufalo
Gordon Windhorn
Thini
Pete Castiaglione
Vee
Jone
Danny Schell
Jacink
Buffalo
Offermann Stadium
Jacinte
Boxing Club dissolved as judge orders Norris and Wirtz cut ties
A federal judge dissolves the International Boxing Club founded in 1949 and orders Jim Norris and Arthur Wirtz to sever ties with Madison Square Garden. The ruling limits Garden control and restricts venue contracts to promote healthy competition while allowing a sale of Norris and Wirtz’s stake over five years.
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Jim Norris
Arthur Wirte
Madison Square Garden
Norris
Wirtz
Sylvester J. Ryan
U.S
Court of Appeals
U.s.cers
Supreme Court
IBC
Gar
Chicago
Ryan
SBC of
Minois
Garden
Norris and Wirla Andi
Possi
Norris and Wirtz
Yankee Shortstop Rated Best In American League
New York Yankees shortstop Gil McDougald is lauded by rival managers for his all around play and defense. Detroit’s Jack Tighe and Chicago’s Al Lopez praise him, with White Sox pitcher Lilly Pierce calling him underrated and deserving credit. McDougald’s batting stands at .294 with six triples nine homers and 30 RBIs, and his fielding at .93 with four errors in 314 chances.
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New York
Gil McDougald
New York Yankees
Detroit
Jack Tighe
Harvey Kuenn
McDougald
Yankees
Chicago
al Lopez
Luis Aparicio
Lilly Pierce
White Sox
Yankee Stadium
Aparicio
Pierce
Mickey Mantle
Yogi Berra
Yankee
Phil Rizuito
Short
Craddock Racks Up 7th Win For Bisons In IL Action
Walter Craddock, former Raleigh County ace, improved to a 7-4 record with the Buffalo Bisons in the International League after snapping a losing streak. The lefty allowed three hits over eight innings to beat the Vees 4-2 at Parker Field, with Luke Easter homering and Johnny Jaciuk adding a long drive.
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Walter Craddock
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley American Legion
Buffalo Bisons
Walter
Richmond Times - DisPatch
McDougald
Easter
Ollie Carnegie
Buffalo
Baltimore
Howie Moss
Acu Fats Liu
Uguyoca
Vees
Craddock
Parker Field
Richmond
Hanily
Jaciuk
Parker
Jim Kite
Kite
Bisons
Kansas City
Tom Carroll
Walt
Miami
Healsn
Dave Melton
Joe Astroth
Steve Nagy
Bisonser
Ortiz
Nagy
Big Lakes
Karl
Cubs Tryout Camp At WWHS Diamond Slated
The Chicago Cubs hold a two day baseball tryout at Woodrow Wilson High School diamond Wednesday and Thursday under H. D. Wilson and G. L. Mathis. About 20 players from Beckley area joined the opening day in Mullens, with shuttle details noting refunds for those signed.
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Chicago Cubs
Woodrow Wilson High School
H. D
Rube” Wilson
G. L. Mathis
Beckley
Cincinnati Redlegs
Mullens
Gary
Madison
Welch
Stoco
Herndon
Oceana
Pineville
Wilson
Cubs
Mathis
Elon College
N. C
Fe Mullens
Tigers Return Johnny Tsitouris To Senators
Charleston Senators await the return of pitcher Johnny Tsitouris after a 24 hour recall by the Detroit Tigers. Detroit purchased Harry Byrd from Birmingham and sent him to Charleston last month. Byrd posted a 2-3 record for the Senators and 5-2 for the Barons this season. Tsitouris, a right hander, had a 7-4 mark for Charleston before joining the American League, with limited relief appearances and a 1-0- record.
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Charleston
Charleston Senators
Johnny Tsitouris
Tsitouris
Detroit Tigers
Tiger
Harry Byrd
Birmingham
Byrd
Senators
Barons
Chaveston
Detroit
Oilers Roll To 8-4 Win In Intercity Softball Action
Rodriguez Oilers stay in second place with an 8-4 victory over Smokehouse. A second game Frank's vs State Lunch was rained out and rescheduled for Friday. Oilers played solid defense and pounded out eight hits while Smokehouse dropped to nine losses in 12 starts.
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Rodriguez Oilers
Smokehouse
Frank
Oilers
Richmond
Rodriguez
Williams
Eccles
Beckley
Thompsn
Phillips
Lusk
Ani Chandler
McClain
Bryson
Pizzino
Ducal
McComas
Meadows
Stump
Logsdon
Jordan
Peruvian tabbed future Wimbledon champion tipped bya great
Fred Perry predicts Alex Olmedo of Peru will win Wimbledon. The 21 year old defeated by Mervyn Rose in four sets 7-5 12-10 3-7 6-1 showing his fighting style. Chilean Luis Ayala also impressed by defeating U S No.1 Ham Richardson. Other seeds, Lew Head Seixas Fraser and Rose advanced as expected.
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Wimbledon
England
Latin America
Fred Perry
Alex
Olmedo
Mervyn Rose
Luis Ayala
Chile
Ham Richardson
U. S
Richardson
Lew Head
Australia
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Neale Fraser
Rose
Nigerian Bassey Wins Ten Round KO To Crown Feather Title
In Paris at the Palais des Sports Hogan Bassey defeats Cherif Hamia of France by knockout in the tenth round to become world featherweight champion. Hamia sheds tears after the stoppage as Bassey celebrates with support from Nigerian officials and fans.
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Paris
Hogan Bassey
Pion
Associated Press
Hamia
Bassey
Nigeria
Wine Weau
East Nigeria
West Nigeria
Palais Des Sports
Cherif Hamia
France
Wotte
Sioner
Bert Bell
1957 Schedule Opens With Giants Bears and More
The 1957 Pro Football League schedule is released with a Sunday September 29 opening featuring six games. The World Champion New York Giants visit Cleveland in an Eastern Division clash while the Western champion Chicago Bears face Green Bay in a divisional tilt. Other openers send the Chicago Cardinals to San Francisco, Philadelphia to the Rams, Detroit to Baltimore, and Washington to Pittsburgh.
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New York Giants
Cleveland
Chicago Bears
Green Bay
Chicago Cardinals
San Francisco
Forty Niners
Philadelphia
Rams
Detroit
Baltimore
Washington
Pittburgh
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