Section 20 Finals Marsh Fork Eagles Clash for Crown
Marsh Fork undefeated Bulldogs face Woodrow Wilson Flying Eagles in the Section 20 baseball final at 3 30. Murray starts on the mound for Marsh Fork after a 7 0 season win pace while Don Belcher goes for Beckley led Eagles who beat Stoco. Semi final wins saw Marsh Fork 11 1 over Sophia and Eagles 4 2 over Stoco with key homers from Barksdale and Karbonit and strong pitching from Cook and Wallace.
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Corum to showcase new formation sophomores versus alumni
West Virginia coach Gene Corum will debut the winged T offense and the emerging sophomore Freddy Colvard in a spring game against an alumni squad led by Joe Marconi and Freddy Wyant. The 36 alumni, with Ira Rodgers as honorary coach, will face a WVU mix of sophomores and veterans seeking Corum’s first win in the annual test.
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Sophia II Announces Schedule for 1961 Little League Season
Sophia II opens with a 12 15 Sunday ceremonies led by Joep president Albert Veneri and officials from Little League. Smith & Williams meet Tams in the first game of a Sunday tripleheader, followed by Slab Fork vs Amigo and Truman Mine vs Sophia Electric, with weekly games planned until mid June and a July completion schedule.
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Former WVU Coach Arthur Smith Named Hall of Fame
Los Angeles reports Arthur Smith, longtime West Virginia University track coach, is among six coaches and seven athletes selected for Helms Hall of Fame honors. Smith led WVU for 33 years, retiring in 1957, and died at 74 on November 5.
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Softball League May Be Organized Tonight
A meeting for organizing a Beckley softball league is set for tonight at 7 p.m. at the Beckley Newspapers Library. All interested players and organizers are urged to attend.
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Kefauver Urges Patterson to Accept Liston Title Shot
Sen Estes Kefauver by letter advises heavyweight champ Floyd Patterson not to delay granting Sonny Liston a title opportunity. Kefauver says approval of Liston’s manager George Katz is not his to decide and rests with state athletic commissions.
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Marsh Fork High To Honor Athletes Banquet Planned
Marsh Fork High School will host the first annual athletic banquet on Saturday May 20 at Montroal. Coach Dewey Romine aims to have Billy Moon Candy of VPI as guest speaker and Leon McCoy will demonstrate weight lifting.
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Tight Race Develops In IL ininch
In the International League a tight pennant race tightens as Buffalo wins 2-0 over Toronto to move within one game and a half of first place. Dick Ricketts blanked the Maple Leafs on six hits for his third win without a loss. Rochester also gains ground, beating Syracuse 6-4 to pull within two and a half games of the leaders.
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Pair Of 700 Series Hit In ABC Tourney
DETROIT UPI Two 700 plus series were rolled in the American Bowling Congress tournament Thursday marking the first time this year this feat had been accomplished with nine days left. Tim Karbler of Sandusky Ohio shot 700 even in regular division singles to take third place and Charles Maher of Belding Michigan had 704 in the regular division team event Thursday night.
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Annual SC Track Meet Opens With WVU Contenders
The Southern Conference track championships begin in Norfolk with West Virginia University favored to dethrone defending champ Citadel. WVU boasts runners Herb Rogers and Dick Pomienko in the mile, and contenders include Steve Soltis in javelin and John Kanter in pole vault who has reached practice heights above 13 feet. Rogers won a 4:27.8 mile in a Morgantown dual meet, while Kanter recently won the national collegiate title in the 191-pound class for weight lifting.
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Covington Leaves Braves for White Sox Amid Feud
Wes Covington, a 1957 World Series hero, is sold to the Chicago White Sox for 2000 waiver price. He says he is happy to move and declines comment on Milwaukee management, noting only unprintable thoughts. Covington will miss Braves teammates with whom he played since 1952.
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Mountaineer Sign WVU First Recruit Tuertinmont
West Virginia University basketball coach George King signs Jules Tuertinmont the 190 pound 6 foot 316 inch guard forward from Albert Gallatin High School Point Marion Pennsylvania as the program’s first recruit Tuertinmont earned a grant in aid Thursday after averaging 29.9 points per game last season while his team went 19 in 23 and posting a 687 point total.
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Nagle edges to lead with hole-in-one at Colonial
Kel Nagle, British Open champion, fired a five-under par 65 in round one at Colonial National Invitation to seize a three-stroke lead. His hole-in-one at the 13th powered the score, with Hogan Palmer and Beman closely trailing at 68. Others scoring 69 and 71 eyed the clash for the 72-hole event.
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Wesleyan Extends 4th Straight Win Over WVU
In Buckhannon Wesleyan routed West Virginia University 3-1 as lefthander John Teets allowed six hits and earned his contribution to Wesleyan’s 13-10 season mark. Joe Jeran took the loss for WVU, dropping to 11-7. WVU meets Pitt and Wesleyan finishes the season at Davis & Elkins.
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San Francisco Saints eye $1 million countersuit
San Francisco Saints president George McKeon said lawyers are weighing a $1 million countersuit against the New York Knickerbockers. The action would allege NBA monopoly to block Ken Sears from joining the Saints, who plan to compete this year in the American Basketball League. Sears, a Santa Clara alum, left the Knicks last month to sign with San Francisco.
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Two Harpers Ferry Coaches Resign in Jefferson County
CHARLES TOWN West Virginia two Harpers Ferry High School athletic coaches Ronald Rice head coach in football baseball and track and David Adkins assistant football coach have resigned effective at end of the current school year The Jefferson County School Board accepted the resignations Thursday.
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Cubs Blank Indians in Shutout Victory
Donnie Prather pitched a complete game shutout for the Cubs, beating the Indians 9-0 at Oak Hill. He allowed two baserunners, struck out seven, and went 3-for-3 at the plate with a homer, while Bennett added the Cubs’ lone home run on four at bats. In the Minor League, the Braves topped the Athletics 18-8, the Athletics’ third straight loss.
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