Beckley Flying Eagles Face Morgantown Tournament Hurdles
Beckley coach Jerome Van Meter says his defending state Class A champions are nearly out of gas as they head into the Morgantown state tournament. His Beckley Flying Eagles have stretched a 28 game winning streak through sectional regional and state battles.
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Australia
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Flying Eagles
Frank Wimer Jr
Tigers
West Virginia
Frank Wimer
Elkins
Van
University High of
Frank Leahy
Notre Dame
Stonewall Jackson
Parkersburg
Charleston
Mt Hope Junior League Opens With United and Baptist Wins
In the Mt Hope Junior Church League opener United United beat Christian 38 31 in overtime as Jimmy Summis tied the game with a late field goal and Bobby Greer scored the winning basket. Summers led United with 18 points while Doug Winston added 10. Baptist then defeated Presbyterian 24 0 with C E Kessler 12 and Buddy Ramsey 11 leading the winners.
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Erskine Kidwell
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De Marco Next For Martinez In Boston Card
In Boston Garden last night welterweights Vince Martinez and Tony DeMarco stopped their opponents in explosive fashion on the same card. Martinez beat Ronnie Harper in 2 07 of the second round. DeMarco halted Walkur Wilson in 2 36 of the second. Promoter Sam Silverman offered Martinez 15 000 to meet DeMarco on April 21. Martinez, 2 years older, drew 10 289 fans paying 28 610 dollars. Martinez remains undefeated with strong TV followings after Olympic 112-pound crown. DeMarco, 21, is a rising lightweight champ contender from Boston.
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Bobby Sex
Dol
Tony DeMarco
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Boston Garden
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Ronnie Harper
Roanoke
de Marco
Paddy
Walkur Wilson
Sam Silverman
Hogan to Play In Only 3 Tourneys This Year
W B Klogan says Ben Hogan will enter Augusta Masters the U S Open and the Colonial in Texas. He will not defend his British Open title, citing business with his golf club company and reduced practice. The 61 year old golfer says he is getting too old for tourney play.
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Ben Klogan
Hogan
Texas
Britain
Pye
Beating the Odds Beckley Faces Morgantown Tourney Field
Beckley and Elkins carry tournament savvy as veterans with 18 and 19 appearances respectively, while Parkersburg and Stonewall Jackson boast strong seasons. Coaches Van Meter and Wimer lead a field that could disrupt top brackets with the low seed effort. Beckley’s fate hinges on matching high effort with better breaks.
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Stonewall
Beckley
Viking
Parkersburg
Elkins
Tigers
Parkersburrg
Big Reds
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Mullens
Stonewall Jackson
Warwood
Morgantown University High
Beckley and
Officials Named For State Cage Tourney Beckley
State High School Athletic Assn announces the officials for this week’s State basketball tournament at Morgantown. Names listed include Wilson Murray of Wheeling Ray Maxwell of Sistersville Donticher Morgantown Jake Moser Charles jton Paul Vennari Beckley Joe Hofsteer O K Clay Williamson and Arnold Crotty Bluefield none of eight worked Morgantown last year though Moser Murray Vennari and Crotty have handled state finals previously.
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Secy
Wo OR. Fuyitt
Wilson Murray
Wheeling
Ray Maxwell
Sistersville
Donticher
Jake Moser
Charlesjton
Paul Vennari
Beckley
Joe Hofsteer
O. K. Clay
Williamson
Arnold Crotty
Bluefield
Alough Moser
Murray
Vennari
Crotty
McQuade Heads ACL Old Timers Baseball Club
The Raleigh County Old Timers Baseball club formed at Moose Lodge with C C Needy McQuade elected president. Johnny Wright, Jack Murdock, Leighton Farley and Virgil Keaton named officers. a 12 member rules committee was appointed. Dues set at one dollar to fund county baseball clinics and charity exhibition games.
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Sea- Brooklyn
Nate Brooks
Cleveland
Henry
Py Gault
Spartanburg
S.C
Fennant
C. C
Needy" McQuade
Johnny Wright
Jack Murdock
Leighton C. Farley
Virgil “Snooks” Keaton
McQuade
Old Timers Club
John McGraw
Keaton
Eugene McGraw
Joe Eddins
Joe Simpson
Glen Adams
Joe Culberto
Charles Luther
Kenneth Larabee
Buck” Blackburn
Tom McQuade
Royals Face Pistons Knicks Meet Celtics In Playoffs
The NBA opens its post season with New York hosting Boston and Rochester facing Fort Wayne in a three team round robin. The Knickerbockers seek a fourth straight playoff win over Boston despite Dick McGuire’s back injury. Neil Johnston misses the playoffs with Philadelphia.
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Neil Johnston
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Bob Cousy
Knick Celtic
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Ed Macauley
Bill Sharman
Harry Gallatin
International Golf Championship of Uruguay Opens in Montevideo
The 90 hole International Golf Championship of Uruguay begins with at least 53 pros from Europe, the U S and South America and top amateurs from Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. First prize is 20 000 Uruguayan pesos about 6500 dollars. U S entrants include Harton Smith Ed Porky Oliver and Denny Shute. Others feature Rob ert De Vicenzo Aldo Casera Francois Saubacher and Flory Van Doncek among many.
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Porky) Oliver
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Italy
Francois Saubacher
France
Robert de Vicenzo
Antonio Cerda
Mario Gonzalez
Pineville LI Group Elects Officers for 1954 Season
The Pineville Yankees Little League from Red Jacket school elects six committees and assigns managers for the 1954 season. Thomas Thomas named president, with Ray Goode and Ray Cook as officers. Fred Vanderveer Marvin Tiller among the slate. Opening day set for June 1 with practices and rosters due by May 25.
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So Good Nobody Sees Him That's Harold Johnson
Harold Johnson, No 1 light heavyweight contender, laments lack of attention as he prepares to face Paul Andrews at Chicago Stadium. He recalled past victories over top heavies and calls out Archie Moore and Jean Maxim as still blocking his title shot. League meeting set for April 18 at the local courthouse.
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Frank Cunningham
Joe McClellan
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George Bragg
John C. Morgan
A. J. Poindexter
Leonard Bailey
League
Too Good a Coach Wins Coach Kettering Incident
Winifred High School coach Chuck Kettering faced a problematic drill when students acted up during a football lesson. A student from Boston punched Ronnie, sending Kettering to the hospital with an injured leg after the late summer night game.
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Boston
Vince Martinez
Paterson
N. J
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Kettering
Hos
Porterfield AAD Cousins Washington Ace Righthander
Bob Porterfield of the Senators eyes games against Chicago Cleveland and Philadelphia this season. In 1953 he went 5 0 against the Indians 4 0 versus the White Sox and 5 1 against the Athletics, conceding only one loss to that club.
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Chicago
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