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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1956

Page

3

Area 3 Playoff Tickets Beasley Beckley Matlens Site

Principal C G Peregoy relays word that ticket details for the Area 3 Beckley versus Matl ens playoff game will be announced in the press and on air as soon as information is available. The Morris Harvey gym seats 2254, with possible 3200 cited for Fayetteville.

C. G. Peregoy Woodrow Wilson High School Beckley and Matlens Morris Harvey Col Audilege Kanawha Peregoy Beckley Fugitt Morris Harvey Mullens Jake Mover Frank Kovach

Class B Area 3 Tourney Slated at Fayetteville

Area 3 includes Beckley versus Mullens at Morris Harvey College Charleston, with other Class B and A regionals decided in meetings. Beclg Mullens set for Friday 8 pm. Morgantown Ellings area games to follow at Clarksburg and Fayetteville Memorial Auditorium.

Fayetteville Weirton Parkersburg Moundsville High School Morgantown V. Ellgins Clarksburg Carmichael Auditorium Beckley V. Mullens Morris Harvey College Charleston

Hurt Rappold Duet Repeats for Eagles at Fayetteville

Beckley’s Howard Hurt and Walter Rappold Jr repeat their fathers in earning all tournament honors after Beckley beat Gauley Bridge 85 to 66 at the Memorial Building. Dan Perdue noted the 1929 parallel as both sons starred in regional wins and joined their dads in the audience.

Dan Perdue Fayetteville High Memorial Building Beckley Gauley Bridge Howard Hurt Walter Rappotd Ing Eagle Walter Rappold Sr Fred Hurt Howard Murt Walter Rappold Jr Howard Walt Jr Fayetteville Flying Eagles Howard Hart Walter Allstar

Coe Cedar Rapids Open NAIA Tourney Opens in Kansas City

The 18th NAIA Basketball Tournament begins with 32 small college teams. Coe College Cedar Rapids Ia and Stephen F Austin Texas start the six day event at noon with eight games scheduled through Wednesday. Western Illinois leads seeds with Lupe Rias and a 26 2 record. Other top teams include Geneva Wheaton McNeese Eau Claire San Diego Pittsburg State and Texas Southern. Wheaton replaces Delta State due to racial tension in the Deep South. Three all Negro teams enter Tennessee A&I Texas Southern and Central State Wilberforce.

Kansas City Coe College Cedar Rapids Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches Tex Western Illinois Ma- Comb Illinois Lupe Rias Geneva Beaver Falls Wheaton McNeese Lake Charles NAIA Deep South Tennessee A&i Nashville Texas Southern Houston Wilberforce

University of Detroit to play 10 game football schedule

Calving Coolidge Elmer earns fee as manager of Chattanooga Lookouts and tops Southern Assn. pilots. University of Detroit plans a 10 game fall football slate with a home opener September 2 against Marquette.

Calvin Coolidge Elmer Chattanooga Lookouts Southern Assn. Pilots University of Detroit Marquette

Mullens Plans To Continue Baseball In Spring

Mullens High announces fielding a baseball team this spring under Coach Lewis D'Antoni to keep national game alive in small schools. He hopes for six to eight games. others in the region have dropped the sport due to costs, while Woodrow Wilson had financial issues last year.

Mullens High Lewis D'Antoni Woodrow Wilson van Meter

Exhibition Date Set For A's Reds Game in May

Kansas City will host the exhibition matchup between the Kansas City Athletics and the Cincinnati Reds on the night of May 24. The A's also schedule a July 5 open date game against the Reds in Cincinnati.

Kansas City Kansas City Athletics Cincinnati Reds Athletics Cincinnati

Middies Invited to Southwest Conference Tournament

The U S Naval Academy has been chosen as guest team for the 1956 Southwest Conference Basketball Tournament at Rice Field House on December 27 20. The Midshipmen will face seven conference schools with Southern Methodist the defending champion. Tickets for Meadow Bridge Pax game will be issued from Fayetteville today or tomorrow and go on sale in area communities.

East Bank Huntington East St. Albans High School Paden City Barrackville Thomas Mountaineer Piedmount Potomac State College Keyser Pax Meadow Bridge Fayetteville Memorial Auditorium Morgantown Elkins Beckley Mullens Rebels Oceana Triadelphia Bluefield Fayetteville Memorial Auditorium Morris Harvey Activities Commission Bill Fuegitt Huntington Houston U. S. Naval Academy Rice Fieldhouse Midshipmen Southern Methodist Iown State Board of Appeals Johnathan Lowe Board of Appeals St. Albans New Igmasium

Babe Ruth Loop To Meet Tonight At Moose Lodge

The Beckley Babe Ruth league meets tonight at the Moose Lodge at 7 30 pm with sponsors managers and assistants urged to attend amid efforts to organize registration camps and start the season. Financial issues include bleacher needs for the new park off Eisenhower Drive and umpiring arrangements while Greyhound racers draw large crowds and a state one night betting record is noted.

Beckley Moose Lodge The Moose Eisenhower Drive Greyhound Eric Ling Allo

Marshall Faces Morehead In NCAA Playoff Tonight

Marshall College meets Morehead, Kentucky in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament at Fort Wayne Indiana. Marshall’s ace rebounder Charlie Slack is ineligible for the game. Marshall lost both regular season meetings to Morehead 108 108 and 102 89.

Marshall Morehead Plithough Mountaineers WVU Morris Harvey Glenville West Virginia War-Trip Weet

Byrd Prillerman Tagged Favorite In Union Tourney

West Virginia High School Athletic Union opens its 31st annual basketball tournament in Institute showing Byrd Prillerman as the favorite. Repeats from last year include Raleigh Countians with Charleston Garnet unable to defend title after an 88 69 loss to Huntington Douglass in the Western Region finals. First round Thursday action features Elkhorn vs Accoville Buffalo, Byrd Prillerman vs Kimball, Clarksburg Kelly Miller vs London Washington, and Douglass vs Moorefield Sanders with semi finals Friday and finals Saturday.

Elkhorn Accoville Buffalo Byrd Prillerman Kimball Clarksburg Kelly Miller London Washington Douglass Moorefield Sanders Buffalo Landers

West Virginia Five To Play Dartmouth

West Virginia and Dartmouth are listed among regional NCAA tournament games. The article notes pairings across sites including Madison Square Garden New York Fort Wayne Indiana and Seattle Washington with teams such as Temple Holy Cross NC State Canisius Connecticut Manhattan Dartmouth West Virginia DePaul Wayne Marshall Morehead State Kentucky Iowa Idaho State Seattle Utah San Francisco UCLA Kansas State Houston Texas Tech Memphis State Oklahoma City and San Francisco in Western and Eastern regional action leading to the finals in Evanston March 23.

ED Wilks Associated Press New York Fort Wayne Ind Seattle Wash NCAA Kansas City Madison Square Garden Temple Holy Cross North Carolina State Canisius Garden Trwinbill Connecticut Manhattan Dartmouth West Viginia Philadelphia Coliseum DePaul Wayne Mich Marshall Morehead State DePaul-Wayne Wilmer Kentucky Marshall-Morehead Iowa Iowa City Evanston Idaho ‘State Utah Corvallis Ore San Francisco UCLA Wichita Kan Memphis State Oklahoma City Southern Methodist

Track coach Eltie Noyes quotes on runner Paul Bercy’s scholastic standing

Dartmouth track coach Eltie Noyes says his 660 yard runner Paul Bercy meets Phi Beta standards. The note underscores Bercy’s academic eligibility as a key detail amid team coverage.

Dartmouth Eltie Noyes Paul Bercy

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