NBA Draft Closes With Bellamy Lead Chicago Picks
ST LOUIS UPI The NBA completed its annual draft selecting top college stars with Chicago taking Walt Bellamy 6 11 Indiana as the new entry led by five straight selections for the club Other first and second round choices included York Larese Doug Moe Tom Stith Whitey Martin Ben Warley Cleo Hill Tom Meschery and Gary Phillips among others as Detroit Cincinnati and Los Angeles also tabbed several players amid the ABL competition looming next season.
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ST. Louis
UPI
National Basketball Association
NBA
American Basketball League
ABL
Chicago
Windy City
Walt Bellamy
Indiana
York Larese
Doug Moe
North Carolina
Moe
Larese
New York Knickerbockers
Knicks
Tom Stith
Whitey Martin
St. Bonaventure
Tony Jackson
St. John’s
George Blaney
Holy Cross
Cincinnati
Larry Siegfried
Ohio State
Detroit
Ray Scott
Portland
Los Angeles
Wayne Yates
Memphis State
Syracuse
Ben Warley
Tennessee A & I
Cleo Hill
Winston-Salem State College
Philadelphia
Tom Meschery
St. Mary's
Boston
Gary Phillips
Houston
Chica
John Turner
Louisville
Jef Graves
Mississippi State
Don Kojis
Marquette
Jeff Cohen
William & Mary
Bill Bridges
Kansas
Roger Kaiser
Georgia Tech
Howierl
DePaul
Dave Voss
Ron Heller
Wichita
John Wessels
Illinois
Steven Strange
Southern Methodist
Larry Comley
Kansas State
New York
Whitey Marine St.Bonaventure
St. Cross
Bill Smith
St. Peter's
N. J
Cleveland Buckner
Jackson Pikeville
Cedric Price
Keii Loughery
St. John's
Earl Schultz
California
Ned Jennings
Kentucky
Bill Engesser
Los Angeles State
Ae Wiesenhahn
Nordman
Providence
Kistler
Duke
George Finley
Tennessee
Asil
Day Yble
Belmont Abbey
Lee Patrone
West Virginia
Bert Price
Wittenberg
Ohio
Walter Ward
Hampton
Peter Baltic
Kent State
Wayne Monson
Northern
Richard Kraft
Brockpot
Fred
al Alamanta
Texas
Bill Ellis
UCLA
Karl Anderson
Oregon State
Robert Williams
Hancock
Leo Hill
Howard the Duke
Ben
Tennessee Afil
Chris Smith
Irginia Tech
Charles Osborne
Western
Ken Henry Whitney
Iowa State
Ion Jacobsen
South Dakota
Billy Joe Price
New Mexico State
Roger Newman
Dave Mills
Seattle
Rex Tippett
Grambling
Pete Chudy
Dick Sammons
LeMoyne
N. Y
Calif
Ted Luckenbill
Jack Egan
St. Joseph’s
John Tidwell
Michigan
Bruce Spraggins
Virginia Union
Dick Goldberg
Mississip
Maryland
Winston- Salem
Ron Horn
Tom Chilton
Duquesne
Mel Klein
Aberdeen State
S. D
Beckley Flying Eagles Baseball Opens After 1953 Hiatus
Woodrow Wilson High School resumes baseball with 45 boys at afternoon practice under Coaches Wiseman and Warden. The team, featuring Babe Ruth and Warren Williams veterans, aims for 25 on roster and an 18-player active squad. ScheduleMay start by April 10 with potential games against Bluefield Montgomery Sophie Stoco Marsh Fork Stratton GMS Rainelle Mullens, contingent on weather and sectional deadlines by May 13.
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Don Warden
Wiseman
Flying Eagles
Babe Ruth
Warren Williams
Woodrow Wilson
Coalfield Conference
Beckley
Bluefield
Montgomery
Sophia
Stoco
Marsh Fork
Stratton
GMS
Rainelle
Mullens
Beckley trio win trophies at Trott-A-Rama Columbus show
L B Sut Aliff of Beckley and helpers Jim Bob Brownlee and Bob Williams entered three Ford models in the 8th Trott-A-Rama in Columbus Ohio. Sut won best engine compartment and best pre war semi coupe and sedan for his 1940 Ford Black Diamond. The Beckley club, Famed 40 Club, fielded 39 and 40 Fords with extensive chrome and custom work. Twelve competitors faced Sut in the pre war class with nine states represented. Sut plans a similar show in Beckley and credits long work and upgrades for his top finish.
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L. B “Sut” Aliff
Beckley
Columbus
Ohio
Sut
Beckley Club
Brownlee
Williams
New Jersey
Virginia
Indiana
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Michigan
West Virginia
Page Scarbro Win Opening Rounds Of RD
Oak Hill RNS reports Page High School boys and Scarbro Elementary win opening rounds in the Jay cee Rinky Dink Basketball Tournament. Page charges past Scar bro 50 18 in eighth grade with fast break offense, while Scar bro Catholic edges Somerlee 25 21. In sixth grade Oak Hill Elementary outscored Rosedale 10 5 and Oak Hill Tigers beat Oak Hill Blue Devils 14 13. Upcoming games include Pax vs Fayetteville and Kingston vs Oak Hill defending champions.
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OAK Hill
RNS
Page
Jaycee Rinky Dink
Doug Kincaid
Chargers
Scarbro Elementary
Scarbro
Scarbro Catholic
Thompson
Trotters
Sheets
Wildcats
Thomson
East End
Falcons
Pax
Fayetteville
Kingston
Allamon Bowls Way Over His Head At Elite
Tom Allamon of the Alley Cats bowled 581 in Monday night action at Elite in the Bureau of Mines League. His 246 game sparked three defeats for the Flash es as Alley Cats move into a second place tie with Regulators at 4-2. Szuch led Green Hornets with a 513 series, while Bil Lessick powered the Mug Wumps to highs of 526 in losses. Slater added a 524 for Elite as they hung near .
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Tom Allamon
Alley Cats
Bureau of Mines
Ernie Slater
Elite
Allamon
Flashes
Regulators
Regulator
Green Hornets
Steve Szuch
Szuch
Mug Wumps
Bil Lessick
Slater
Lessick
Pirates Meet Yankees In Spring Exhibition Tilt
In Fort Myers Florida the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees face off in an exhibition game. Bob Friend will start for Pittsburgh after a shaky fall, having been knocked out in his two prior starts against New York. He has allowed two runs in 15 spring innings. Art Ditmar starts for the Yankees. Pittsburgh bats about .307 in exhibitions versus .276 last season, with Dick Stuart hitting .395 as a early spring standout.
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Fort Myers
Fla
UPI
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Yankees
Bob Friend
Pittsburgh
Friend
Yankees
Art Ditmar
Danny Murtaugh
Dick Stuart
Cincinnati Reds President Dies
Powel Crosley Jr., 74, president of the Cincinnati Reds since 1943 and a pioneer in radio and small cars, died at 6:15 a.m. today at his suburban estate after recent heart problems and a physical checkup. Known as having a Midas touch in his many business interests, he had purchased controlling interest in the team in 1945.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Powel Crosley Jr
Cincinnati Reds
Crosley
Mauch Sets 30 Victories For Philadelphia's Goal
Phillies manager Gene Mauch, age 35, targets 70 wins for a rebound season. He cites youth improvement but notes a need for a power hitter and a capable catcher. Pitching anchors include Robin Roberts and a trio of hopeful starters, with relief duty led by Dick Farrell.
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UPI
Clearwater, Fla
Gene Mauch
Philadelphia Phillies
Phillies
Mauch
John Callison
Tony Gonzalez
Dick Farrell
Robin Roberts
Roberts
Pirates
Eddie Sawyer
Frank Sullivan
Red Sox
Art Mahaffey
Buffalo
Jim Owens
John Buzhardt
Chris Short
Mahaffey
Sullivan
Buzhardt
Short
Owens
Farrell
Jack Meyer
Beckley Invitational Tournament Schedule
Carelli's Market vs Haga Mercury at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Mullens Esso Matheny plays Friday. Arvis of Princeton vs Sterling's of Charleston at 7 p.m. Park Drug vs Oceana's Independents on Carelli Market Haga winner. Mullens Matheny winner meets Arvis Sterling winner. Park Drug Oceana winner faces Park Drug Oceana winner. Saturday championship.
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Carelli’s Market
Haga Mercury
Mullens Esso — Matheny
Arvis’ of
Princeton
Sterling’s of Charleston
Park Drug
Oceana’s
Carelli Market Haga
Mullens-Matheny
Arvis-Sterling
Park Drug-Oceana
Lawmaker Berkel Stocking Creeks With Trout As Arrest Follows
Lawrence Berkel, Raleigh County Conservation officer, stocked Sand Fork Creek with 300 pounds of Rainbow trout, raising the Sand Fork total to 900. He also stocked Little Beaver Lake with 4,000 trout and planned to stock Glade Creek today. An arrest for fishing without a license in a closed stream occurred upon arrival at Sand Fork Creek.
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Lawrence Berkel
Raleigh County
Sand Fork
Berkel
Little Beaver Lake
Glade Creek
Sand Fork Creek
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Don Belcher
Rod Weikle
Charlie Thompson
Danny Ellison
Pat Fragile
Richard Wyant
Ralph Thompson
David Barksdale
Bob Williams
L. B. ‘Sut’ Aliff
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George Steffey
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Miami
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Tony Taylor
Herrera
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Jim Woods
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Ted Lepcio
Bob Malkmus
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