Beckley Hosts 23rd Regional Track Meet Opens With Wide Field
Beckley hosts the 23rd regional track meet at WWHS Stadium with nine area high schools and junior high teams invited. Oak Hill, defending high school champion, is favored to qualify the most individuals for the state meet in Charleston next weekend, as coaches outline preliminaries and finals across 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. sessions.
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Charleston
WWHS
Jerome van Meter
Oak Hill
Dunbar
Red Devils
Field
Princeton
Jaeger
Marsh Fork
Clear Fork
Mount Hope
Stoco
van Meter
Bluefield
Logan East
Logan Central
Man
Enslow
Huntington
W. Va
High School Coaches Association
Rex Adams
Adams
Wigie
Region track meets spark state qualifier push in West Virginia
Regional qualifying begins with Island Stadium Wheeling and continues through Huntington Fairmont Beckley Martinsburg and Charles Town. The six regionals will produce at least 4180 athletes for the state meet led by Dunbar Huntington Charleston Stonewall Jackson and others with Locke of Huntington aiming to threaten the mile record.
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Associated Press
West Virgina
Charleston
Laidley Field
Island Stadium
Wheeling
Panhandle
Huntington
Fairmont
Beckley
Martinsburg
Dunbar
Keith Locke
Huntington High School
Locke
Pony Express
Clarksburg
Washington Irving
Gazette
Stonewall Jackson
Parkersburg
Huntington East
Fairfield Stadium
Elkins
West Virginia
Oak Till
Charles Town
Tne
Stonewall
Records Set at Charleston WV Track Meet Prospects May 17
West Virginia championship track meet records and regional qualifier marks are listed for the 4th running of the title event in Charleston. Notable marks include Merrill Riddick and Jimmy Warfuel in sprints, Bob Wright in several events, Garland Barnhart in high jump, Rock Ehle in pole vault, Jim Samples in shot put, and Stonewall Jackson in multiple relays and times. The list covers sprint, distance, hurdles, field events, and relays with dates and places tied to the record performances.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Merrill Riddick
Huntington
Jimmy Warfuel
Gordon Fraser
Oak Hill
Bob Wright
jJimmy Warfuel
Charley Bennett
Bob Arnold
Glenville
George Walters
Clarksburg
Washington Irving
Harold Lee
Dunbar
Garland Barnhart
Ansted
Carl Hickey
Rock Ehle
Jim Samples
Stonewall Jackson
Bill Fields
Parkersburg
Stonewall
Round Table Aims to Join Equine Millionaire Circle
Round Table races at Caliente in the $50,000 added Caliente Handicap against eight rivals. A victory would lift his earnings from $973,964 past the $1 million mark, a feat achieved by only Citation and Nashua on turf.
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Mexico
Round Table
Travis M. Kerr
Citation
Nashua
Meet The Coach Pineville’s Head Coach Sante Boninsegna
Sante Boninsegna born September 10 1931 is the Pineville high school head coach for two years. He played baseball basketball and football at Mulien’s High School and football at Concord College. He entered military service and began coaching in Pineville in 1955.
Bolt Leads Hot Springs Open in Arkansas Golf
Tom Bolt shot a 66 to take the early lead in the Hot Springs Open at Hot Springs Arkansas. He carded six birdies to stand ahead of Bob Rosburg Gary Player Bert Weaver and Al Bessilink who all sit within a stroke of the leader. Arnold Palmer posted a 69 while Doug Sanders Bud Wysong and others trailed.
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Tommy Bolt
Bob Rosburg
Palo Alto
Calif
Gary Player
Johannesburg
South Africa
Bert Weaver
Beaumont
Tex
Bold
al Bessilink
Arnold Palmer
Latrobe
Doug Sanders
Miami
Fla
Paul Leary
Chattanooga
Native West Virginia Rabbits Survive Winter Better
The Conservation Department study of Wood County Beagle Club and Community Sportsman's Club fann rabbits shows native cottontails fell from 40 to 26 between October and March, a 35 percent drop, while imported Kansas rabbits fell 70 to 21, a 70 percent loss. Native females carried twice as many juveniles in spring.
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Charleston
West
Grantland Rice Award Presented to Young Sportswriter
Nashville Tennessee reports a budding sportswriter from Abilene Texas named Larry Daughtrey won the 1938 Grantland Rice memorial scholarship worth nearly $10,000. Vanderbilt University selected the 18 year old on a committee. he will enroll there next fall on a scholarship sponsored by the Thoroughbred Racing Association funding four years of college expenses and summer jobs.
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Larry Daughtrey
Vanderbilt University
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Daughtrey
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NAIA Coaches Eye Unlimited Substitution Rule Change
State College and conference coaches will discuss the NAIA proposal to revive unlimited substitution in gridiron play at a spring meeting. If passed, the change would align high school and professional rule sets with the federation and face vote by conference presidents. A second item seeks to shorten the conference basketball tournament to the top eight teams and three days.
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Wheeling — State College
NAIA
West Virginia
Joe Bartell
West Liberty State College
West Virginia Poised For Southern Conference Track Meet
West Virginia, led by sophomores Peterson Tork and Vinall, challenges William and Mary and VMI for the SC title in Davidson N C. The Mountaineers, fourth last year, rely on a strong relay and field group as the freshmen rule controversy looms over the conference.
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W. Va
West Virginia
Davidson
N.C
William & Mary
VMI
Citadel
Virginia Tech
Mountaineers
Stan Rontanoski
WVU
Ray Peterson
Dave Tork
Peterson
Tork
Larry Golan
Charles Sherwood
Don Kerr
Sid Vinal
Warren Bodkin
Golan
Bil Carson
Joel Murphy
Romanoski
Sherwood
Kerr
Bodkin
Carson
Murphy
Vinall
Barry Edwards
Tom Fridley
al O'Dell
Authors Scalped By Indians 17-7 at Mountaineer Field
Gene Simmons tests a patented football goal post during an alumni varsity exhibition at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown. Simmons will attempt a 17 inch wide strike and handle extra point and field goals for the Alumni squad, joined by former Mountaineer stars and new additions. The article also notes a separate Southern Conference tennis semifinal with Jim Tarr of George Washington vs Dave Pearsall of Davidson and team standings led by George Washington, Davidson, and Washington and Lee.
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W. Va
Gene Simmons
West Virginia
Mountaineer Field
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Elkins
Art Lewis
Lewis
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Mountaineer
Sam Wulf
Gene Lamone
Freddy Weant
Joe Marconi
Joe Kopinsky
Bill Hillen
Chuck Howley
Joe Nicely
Larry Krutko
Chick Donaldson
Jack Stone
Bill Anderdon
Kiki Konstantinos
New Jersey
Williamsburg
Jim Tarr
George Washington
Dave Pearsall
da Vidson
Davidson
Washington
Rebels Triump Over Indians For First Win Of The Season
Mullens Rebels rallied for 13 runs across the last four innings to beat the Oceana Indians 13 to 9. Oceana led 3-1 before Mullens tied in the fourth and pulled away in the fifth, with key hits from Mullins and Long.
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John Butcher Jersey Retired At Pikeville College
Pikeville College retired John Lee Butcher s number 10 jersey Thursday night honoring his outstanding college career. Butcher averaged 32.1 points per game last season and led NAIA scorers. He received the W C Hambley free throw award for 81 1 average and won six awards at the athletic banquet where his jersey was retired.
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Pikeville College
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Race Off As Hounds Catch Robot Rabbit
Greyhounds at Raynham dog track halted the eighth race when the mechanical rabbit failed on the first pass. Judges canceled the race and refunded bettors.
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Football Greats Invited To Game
Former WVU stars who played in the NFL have been invited to sit on the Alumni bench for the Mountaineers versus the 1933 Varsity in Morgantown. Pro stars from other colleges join current NFL players Sam Huff and Joe Marconi headlining a fundraising Alumni squad for the Mountaineer Scholarship Fund with tickets $2 adults $1 students. The game kicks off at 2 39 p.m. DST.
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Wilbur Sortet
Huntington
Bill Parriott
Windber
Rex Bumgardner
Clarksburg
Dave Stephenson
Charleston
Frank Gatski
Grant Town
Dick Huffman
Church Drazenovich
Grindstone
Bil George
Waynesburg
Frank Wyde
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Sam Huff
Joe Marconi
Beckley Youth Baseball Schedule and Notes
Beckley Babe Ruth games tonight feature Keatleys, with Silver Brand at 10, Black Knight at 12, Bays Buick at 2 and Eric's at 4. Beckley Little League lists Reds at 3 and Cards at 7, Tigers report at 3 for trip to another field. Saturday schedule includes multiple varsity times for Yankees, Dodgers, Indians, Tigers, and Red Sox. Sophia Little League clocks 9 30 at Sophia Stadium with 15-doy squads after. Slab practice set for 1 30 Saturday. Fork Babe Ruth entry manager Ben Darvin announced Thursday night. High lagers.
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