Mounties New Cage Coaches OK and Family Sports Ties
WVU fans back Robert Red Brown as Mountaineers coach aided by Press Maravich. Moe Hall notes multiple athletic family ties including the Murphys and Zontinis, Ike Eisenhower’s mother anecdote, and looming moves for Zack Taylor’s Cards. rest of sports themes cover college hoops, baseball plans, and regional notes with brief musings on 1951 recruits and facilities.
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Military Academy
West
Mountain Eleven
Bob
Ike
Eisenhower
Europe
Kansas
Mrs. Eisenhower
St. Louis Browns
Sportsmen Park
Zack Taylor
Nine
Baltimore Orioles
San Francisco
AAA
Moe
Beckley College
Stratton
Tony Leone
Ree
WVU
Konstantinois
Harrick
Maravich
Morgantown
Zennie Wickline
Steve Harrick
Mountie
Jim Coulter
Pinecrest
Salem and Tech chase lead in baseball loop
Salem and West Virginia Tech sought the State College Conference baseball lead with two teams aiming for the fourth win without a loss. Salem faced West Virginia Wesleyan at Buckhannon and Tech went to Glenville, both in a three way tie with Morris Harvey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Salem
West Virginia Tech
Buckhannon
West Virginia Wesleyan
Tech
Glenville
Tigers
Golden Bears
Morris Harvey
West Virginia University
Washington and Jefferson
Morgantown
Marshall
Athens
Concord
Fairmont
Alderson-Broaddus
Davis and Elkins
Wesleyan
Bobcats
Bethany
Sunnycroft Links
Clarksburg
Hughes
Scolopio
County Coaches Retained by Raleigh County Board of Education
The Raleigh County Board of Education approved the reappointment of athletic coaches for the current school year. Rehires include Woodrow Wilson head coach Jerome R. Van Meter Victor Peelish as assistant, and Lawrence Wiseman as assistant, with additional coaches at Beckley Junior High Stoco and other schools listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Board of Education
Woodrow Wilson
Jerome R. van Meter
Victor Peelish
Lawrence Wiseman
Beckley Junior High
Ross Irle
Frank Vass
Stoco
James S. McNeish
Thomas A. McNeish
Mark Twain
Dusan Cvizic
Marsh Fork
Virgil Carr
Title Fight Brewing In Middle Division
New York boxing circles buzz as Middleweight Champion Jake LaMotta faces possible late spring or early June title defenses. Al Weill plans conferences to set a 160 pound bout against Laurent Dauthuille or Sugar Ray Robinson. Dauthuille impressed in Montreal defeating Steve Belloise. Robinson to file a $2000 forfeit bond to challenge LaMotta and may relinquish 147 pound crown if fight occurs. NBA pressures LaMotta to defend in June against an acceptable opponent.
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Associated Press
New York
Jake LaMotta
al Weill
International Boxing Club
LaMotta
Laurent Dauthuille
Pride of
France
Sugar Ray Robinson
Dauthuille
Robinson
Bronx
Marcel Cerdan
Steve Belloise
Montreal
Belloise
New Yorker
New York State Athletic Commission
National Boxing Association
Abe Greene
NBA
Greenbrier Tops Frosh on Links and Courts
In Lewisburg the Greenbrier Cadets led in football style events, topping WVU Frosh 80 1 2 to 41 1 2 in track. They won golf 7 2 with Corky Drinkard posting 75 and tennis 5 4 as four singles and one doubles match favored Greenbrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sims
Tech
West Virginia University
Greenbrier Military School
Lewisburg
Little Mountaineer
Greenbrier
Little Mountaineers
Register
WVU Frosh
Hollenbaugh
The
Mountaineers
Minter
Caets
Corky Drinkard
Oak Hill Softballers Open Play Tonight
Oak Hill City Softball League opener delayed by rain. Fayetteville faces Lochgelly in the first game and Garden Grounds meets the Princes of Syracuse in tonight’s bill, with yesterday’s games moved to today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill Softballers
Oak Hill
Oak Hill City
Fayetteville
Lochgelly
Garden Grounds
Princes of
Syracuse
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Boston
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Boston O
Muskegon
Saginaw
Charleston
Grand Rapids
Dayton
Flint
L Pet
Erenee
New WVU Cage Mentor Talks to Local Cagers
Robert Red Brown addressed Beckley Jaycees banquet honoring local basketball teams and Woodrow Wilson wrestling. He urged rededication to higher ideals in sports and noted Southern Conference changes and incoming freshmen while expressing eagerness to join the university staff. Local lineups included Beckley College Beckley High Beckley Junior High and Woodrow Wilson teams with toastmaster Alex Vennari.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WVU
Robert “Red” Brown
Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce
Woodrow Wilson
Alex Vennari
Belington High School
West Virginia
el Chico
Brown
Beckley College
Beckley
Central Junior High
Ross Irle
Jerome van Meter
Vic Peelish
Bob Kent
Press of Business
Press 'Maravich
Beckley Paul
Jaycees
Baseball action across eight area high schools on Tuesday
Eight area schools hosted games with Mullens Rebels and Woodrow Wilson in the night’s top billing at Mullens. Princeton hosted Graham for a late matchup while Baileysville aimed for a seventh straight win at Pineville as Montgomery beat Gauley Bridge 9 to 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
Rebels
Woodrow Wilson High
Greenville
Forest Hill
Princeton
Graham
Baileysville
Dunneilla
We. J. D. Kidd
Carl Legursky
Paul Widick
Bill Turner
Gene Handley
Leonard Sanna
Buddy Cooney
Charles Farley
Lewis D'Antoni
Gaming County
Winkler
Boris Belpulitti
Tigers
Sammy Sizemore
Rincich
T. Morgan
Cunningham
Ridenour
Hylton
Leeper
Sifford
Bullens
Pineville
Roughriders
Minutemen
Cannelton
Montgomery Greyhounds
Gauley Bridge Travellers
Club Rosters Show Wet Crop with Eager Lads
Raleigh County league play resumes with four double headers as rain washed out most of the opener. Slab Fork, Stotesbury, Windin Gulf and others headline a nine team circuit within 20 miles of Coal City with rookie and veteran players mixing on a damp opening weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Baseball League
Slab Fork
Stotesbury
Gulf
Gulfers
MacAlpin
Amigo
Coal City
Eccles Admirals
Stamford
Glen Rogers
Area Diamonds
Herbert McCroy
Eddie Lee Brogan
John Lacek
Thomas Farley
Lloyd Parker
Jesse Gerry
Lester Smith
Lewis Waddell
Moody Waddell
Ottie
William Trent
Virgil Keaton
George Jones
Fred Wills
Rush Reed
Bill Pete Walter
Robert Sage
Walter Alderman
Robert D. Cuthbert
Robert Williams
Carlos Chandler
Bud Trump
Homer Cox
Frank Bowman
Red Lewis
Harry Polling
Jeep Lilly
Cecil Miller
Ralph Wiseman
Grover Cox
Bill Bryant
Thurmond Jaminson
Herman Moran
Virgel Howjard
Clyde Holdren
Harry Withrow
Randall Broyles
Bud Rose
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Raleigh County
Mounties
By Kent “Moe” Hall
Mountain State
Mountaineer
Ivory Soap
Press Maravich
E. West Virginia
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Gibson
Gibson Distillers, Inc
N. Y
County Athletic Coaches
American Association
Columbus
Toledo
Minneapolis
America
Ford
Bair Bros., Inc
East Main St
Beckley, W. Va
Hounds Hound Bridgers
Eagles
Walter “Lefty” Craddock
Flying Eagles
Craddock
James S. Hornbeck, Sr
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Montgomery Rebels
Lopez
Long
Roy Phalen
Shephard
Phalen
Gauley
Ed Crewey
Montgomery
Montgomery Gauley Bridge
Stanaford
Vernon Bailey
Ray Bailey
Joe Carter
Howard Thompson
Andy Joe Satak, Jr
Don Weir
Robert Scott
Don Bailey
Ray Kennedy
Jerome Baird
William Harrah
Jerald Ewing
Hank Rogar
John Scott
Cricket Thompson
al Loma
Jack Stone
John Rogar
Joseph Zebrosky
Bob Cerrito
Bill Woods
Winding Gulf
Jesse Lacy
Dempsey Adams
Sam White
Henry Beals
Glen Adams
John McGrew
Willard MecGraw
Ed Winston
Raymond Payne
Russell Pegram
Lacey Thompson
Darrel Thompson
Cecil Stonely
Eugene Campbell
Jesse Belcher
Early Lee Bays
Bobby Lee Harper
Paul Coleman,Jr
Ed Griffith
Mike Kuklish
Charles Manning
Riley Brunty
Harry Thompas
Kermit Bailey
Raymondichardson
Aubrey Nuckols, Jr
Ernest C. Davis
Robert McKeehan
Robertt Bailey
George Farley
Pete Lubich
Ted Richardson
James Griffith
Sonny Clay
James Alderman
Sammy Stone
Jennings Osborne
Jim Foster
Robert McNeish
Doug Adams
Elvie Pate
Benny Dunion
Philip Milano
Orville Barr
Roy Grosse
Harold Richards
LeRoy Greer
Homer Martin
Robert Custer
Herman Sperks
Eccles
Okey Mills
John
Blankenship
Maxie
Dwornick
Cotter White
John ‘Hancock
Rudy Cimola
Gary Shrewsbury
Lonzo McClutchen
Danny Egich
Eugene Ergaat
Harry Pugh
Edward Kasik
Leewood Blankenship
Grover Herron
Baltimore
Buffalo
Rochester
Springfield
Toronto
Jersey City
Colemn
Foster
Wells
Shea
Castle
Sfonteomor
Augustiner
August Wagner Breweries, Inc
Columbus & Chillicothe, Ohio
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Cline Distributing Co
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