Outdoor recreation boom reshapes local lakes and parks
The countryside has rapidly expanded outdoor facilities with five new or existing lakes and parks within 20 miles, including Little Beaver Park and Bluestone Dam Reservoir. Sunday crowds at Little Beaver Park estimate four to ten thousand attendees, with officials noting heavy turnout and widespread picnicking, signaling ongoing demand for public outing spaces.
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Big Hole
Big Beaver Creek
Beaver
Blue Day
Thee
Lttle Beaver Park
New Flat Top
Beckley Water Company
Bluestone Dam
New River
Forest
Grandview State Park
Camp Creek State Fores
Gler
Pigeon Creek
Mercer County
Little Beaver Park
Glen Morgan
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Coney Island
Lake
Grandview
Crow
Local Sports Slate Highlights Weekend League Matches
The slate lists Abbott's visiting Crab Orchard at 1 00 PM and Harry's facing Silver Brand at 3 00 PM in the Intermediate League, with Tigers meeting Cares Yanks and Dodgers pending.
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SPOF
le League Tigers
Cares
Yanks
Dodg
Abott's
Crab Orchard
Harry's
Silver Brand
Brooks Giants In Crucial Series
Two Kanawha County backs Junior Hard of Charleston Catholic and All-State Dick Sutphin of East Bank were named to play with the South in the 18th annual North South football game in Charleston Friday night August 17. Head South Coach Bill Moore of Collins High School announced the selection bringing the total to 14 players. Haid is a 160 pound quarterback and Sutphin a hard running halfback.
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Oak Hill
Kanawha County
Junior Hard
Charleston Catholic
Dick Sutphin
East Bank
Charleston
Bill Moore
Collins High School
Reading
West Virginia
Raleigh Register
Haid
Sutphin
Durocher Eyes Proving Dodgers Still In The League
Giants and Dodgers renew their fierce rivalry with a three game set at the Polo Grounds. Leo Durocher seeks to prove the Dodgers remain a top threat as Be Stockton and the Giants chase a vital series win and mutual confidence in the pennant race. The clash also stirs concerns of beanball tensions as Maglie and crews clash with Brooklyns slugging core led by Hodges.
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Associated Press
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New York
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Lelash
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AWL
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Maglie
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Harry’s
Sports Center
Princes
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Army
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Durocher
Aries
Dresen
Scott
Killarney
Mag- Funlors
Ormandy
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J. Scott Johnson
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Lily
Legion Grabs Lead In SF Loop With 6 4 Victory
American Legion moved to the top of Slap Fork Softball League after a 6-4 win over Amiga while Wyco upset Kidds Grill 5-0. Legion rode 10 hits in the opener, Day driven for four runs in the first inning as Killarney Juniors swept Lowe 145-12 and 6-1 in a doubleheader.
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Register
Mullens
American Legion
Amiga
Wyco
Kidd's Grill
Kidd
Legion
Wyce
Bob Johnson
Grillmen
Tuck Armentrout
Denny Killarney
Killarney
Lowe
F. Day
Stonecoat Softball League
R ‘Ling
Daniels
O'Neal
Fight date shifted for Mar Italia Rex Layne bout
The Rocky Marciano Rex Layne clash was moved from July 11 at Yankee Stadium to July 12 at Madison Square Garden according to Associated Press.
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Associated Press
New York
Rocky Marsiano
Rex Layne
Yankee Stadium
Madison Square Garden
Clippers Rally Past Buffalo in 8 Run Scoring Win
Meeting set Wednesday to rule on protest as Buffalo Eagles fall 8 6 to Clippers. Clippers improve to 5-1 in six games with a 102 to 6 victory highlighted by Stee, Hughes, Scott, Kent, Waldron scoring.
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Lewis D'Antoni
Moose-Kida
Gril Oe Cheneedae Tae
Buffalo Eagles
Clippers
Welch
Buffalo
Stee Eee Feun
Hughes
Scott
Kent
Waldron
Hodges Regains NL Lead in All Star Ballot Fight
Brooklyn’s Gil Hodges tops the National League first base vote in the AP poll for the Detroit July 10 All Star Game. He leads Ralph Kiner by 17 766 with 356 934 votes while Musial leads overall with 594 966. Major vote totals show Williams and DiMaggio near 569 000 in the American League.
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Associated Press
Chicago
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Detroit
Hodges
Ralph Kiner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Stan
Fain
Philadelphia
Stephens
Boston
Carrasquel
Goodman
D. Dim
Schedule Set for Area 6 Ameri can Legion Jr. Loop Baseball
Area 6 American Legion junior teams Beckley Post 10 Beckley Post 32 Oak Hill and Welch were slated to compete for the Area Six championship after a managers meeting at Post 32 on Prince Street. opener Beckley 70 at Oak Hill on Wednesday at the Fayette County club field.
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American Legion
Prince ‘Street
Beckley Post
Oak Hill
Welch
Fayette County
Roy T. Elkin
State Legion Baseball Committee
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Associated Pr
Burking
Kenney
Pennsylvania
Ivero
Lefty Gomez
Whitesville
Hamton
Beckley
Oak
Bob Feller
Cleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox
United Welch
Welch States
Eng
Pinecrest
Ryder Cub Golf
Church
Intron
Columaus
1St. Baptist
Hall Club
George W. Ballard Stadium
Berlin Hunters Seek Gun Rights Despite Allied Ban
Berlin sportsmen press to have rifles and shotguns issued to club members for skeet shooting and sport. Allies deny access citing security risks in a divided city, with Berlin officials noting possible Soviet implications while warning about strict ammunition controls.
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Associated Press
Berlin
West Berlin
Lave
Allied Military Security Board
Western
Germany
Ernst Reuter
Military Security Board
People's Police
Major league clubs to furnish two complete uniforms per player
Each major league club is required to furnish each player on its roster with two complete uniforms, exclusive of shoes. This rule governs equipment provision and ensures uniform standards across teams.
International League scores recap across multiple games
Ottawa defeated Baltimore 9 to 0 in a completed game from May 23. Montreal beat Springfield 4 to 1, Rochester edged Toronto 2 to 1, Buffalo won 7 to 2 over Syracuse, Nashville swept Mobile 8 to 3, Birmingham outscored Memphis 6 to 3, New Orleans topped Chattanooga 12 to 6. Little Rock at Atlanta postponed. In the South Atlantic League Columbia 8 Macon 4, Jacksonville 6 Savannah 11, Montgomery 11 Columbus 7, Augusta 4, Central League Dayton 5 Muskegon 4, Flint 2 Grand Rapids 1, Charleston 8 Saginaw 1.
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Montreal
Springfield
Rochester
Toronto
Buffalo
Syracuse
Nashville
Mobile
Birmingham
Memphis
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Atlanta
Tita
Columbia
Macon
Jacksonville
Savannah
Montgomery
Columbus
Charleston
Augusta
Dayton
Muskegon
Ings
Flint
Grand Rapids
Saginaw
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Muliin
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Bill
Killarney Jrs
Raleigh Clippers
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DIAL
Oakwood Avenue
Beckley, W. VA
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Naat
Neville St
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Logan—Welch
Bluefield
CL Hodges
J. Robinson
Elliott
Dark
Ennis
Ashourn
Campanella
Area 6
Legion Jr
Sports Mirror
Me Gage
Pinecrest Combine
Kentucky
Iwn-Forman Distillers Corporation
Lovtaville
Kantucky
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