Royer resigns Tech coach post to lead Logan High
Hert Royer resigns after two seasons as West Virginia Tech football coach to accept the head coach job at Logan High School. Tech President M J Horsch expresses deep regret as the Golden Bears posted an unbeaten 1949 season and a conference title. Royer previously coached at Logan 1939–42 and served in the Navy before returning to coaching.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
W. VA
Hert Royer
West Virginia Tech
Logan High School
Tech
M. J. Horsch
Golden Bears
Bears
Roger
Logan
Navy
Virginia Tech
Marshall College
Five Managerial Changes Made in Little League
Beckley Little League announced five managerial changes as it prepares for final workouts before squad selection. Ross Irle and Bill Witzel become Yankees chiefs, Gene Morehouse leads the Tigers, Bill Sutphin moves to Dodgers as assistant to D. Perkins, Billy Graham assists Morehouse, and Jimmy Farmer with Bob Kent remain Cardinals managers. Workouts start at 4 for nine and under. 10s 11s and 12s at 5. squads chosen tomorrow at 4 and revealed in Sunday Register.
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Beckley
Ross Irle
Bill Witzel
Yankees
Gene Morehouse
Tigers
Bill Sutphin
Morehouse
D. Perkins
Dodgers
Billy Graham
Jimmy
Baseball batting and pitching leaders from 1950 leagues
American League leaders include Kryhoski of Detroit .424 and Mantle with 23 runs and 26 RBIs. Fain tops hits with 39 and doubles with 12. Williams and Zernial lead homers with 7. National League leaders feature Robinson and Dark on hits and runs, Sauer with 26 RBIs, Hodges and Stanky high on home runs and stolen bases, Roe 4 0 pitching, and Jansen and Spahn with 34 strikeouts.
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Kryhoski
Detroit
Mantle
New York
Fain
Philadelphia
Minoso
Chicago
Dean
Washington
Williams
Boston
Zernial
Busby
Stanky
Jethroe
Roe
Brooklyn
Jansen
Spahn
Dodgers and Pirates shine in slugger lineup
A list highlights star power across teams with Hodges and Snider for the Dodgers, Westlake and Parka for the Pirates and Cubs, Williams for the Red Sox, Zernial for the Athletics, Doby for the Indians, Wertz for the Tigers, Jensen for the Yankees, Joost for the Athletics, Coleman for the Browns, and Robinson for the White Sox. The piece captures top players from multiple clubs.
Morris Harvey Wins WVIAC Baseball Title
Morris Harvey clinched the West Virginia Intercollegiate Conference baseball crown with a 12-0 win over Concord at Charleston, finishing the season seven wins and no defeats. The Golden Eagles captured their second straight title and third straight top finish, sharing the 1949 honor with Salem.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Morris Harvey
Dates Set for Legion Jr Northern Tourney in Morgantown
Morgantown hosts the Northern area American Legion Junior Baseball Tournament tentatively August 3-5. Logan Legion officials and Frank Seecuro of Fairmont agreed, with formal approval pending at a Beckley meeting where Southern Area dates and site will also be set.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
American Uegion Legion
Logan Legion
Frank Seecuro
Fairmont
State Legion Baseball Committee
Beckley
Remembering Biles Bevens and Bednarik in sports roundups
The column recalls Bille Bevens who pitched eight and two thirds in the 1947 World Series before a hit by Cookie Lavagetto ruined the no hitter. It also covers John Bednarik refuting his brother Chuck’s shadow and details about Rose Bowl talks and the PGA circuit summer.
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New York
Bille Bevens
Brooklyn
Cookie Lavagetto
Newark
Houston
Sacramento
Salem Senators
Spokane Indians
John Bednarik
Bethlehem
William and Mary College
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Chuck Bednarik
National Basketball Association
Chicago Stags
Pittsburgh
Oarkmont
Emil Loef
Fler
Stonecoal Loop Meet Set
Whitby pitcher Whitby loses 25 24 slugfest as Coal City wins on a steal home with two down in the eighth. Les'er Smith singled, stole second and third, then scored when the catcher mishandled a potential third out. Next doubleheaders set for Saturday at Killarney. league meeting May 26 at Coal City Elementary School.
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Whitby
Les‘er Smith
Coal City
Smith
Kelly
Killarney
Lego
Lillybrook
Ifra C. Bennett
Preakness field grows with Repetoire Bold Alerted and Big Stretch
Eight horses entered for the T5th Preakness at Pimlico led by Green Tree Stable’s Hall of Fame, Big Stretch, and newcomers Bald and Alerted. Reputoire and Timely Reward contest for a $80,000-plus purse, with Counterpoint and Knowitall among other hopefuls. Weather sunny to cloudy with no rain and an anticipated 35,000 crowd.
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Bold Brookmeade
Eddie Arcaro
Greentree
Ted Atkinson
Knowstatt
George Widener
George Hettinger
Associated Press
Baltimore
Pimlico
Greentree Stable
Hall of Fame
Headley Woodhouse
Brookmeade Stable
Bald
Hampton Stable
Nora Mikell
Maryland
Laurel
Wallace Gilroy
C. V. Whitney
George D. Widner
Knowitall
Respetoire
Hockey and baseball scores from multiple leagues
GAMES INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Montreal 6 Ottawa 4. Rochester 6 Springfield 0. Syracuse 4 Baltimore 4. Buffalo at Toronto postponed. CENTRAL LEAGUE Dayton 5 Saginaw 4. Grand Rapids 8 Charleston 0. Flint at Muskegon postponed. SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION Mobile 8 Birmingham 5. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE Columbia 6 Montgomery 1. Columbus 5 Charleston 4. Macon 12 Savannah 1. Augusta 4 Jacksonville 3.
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Associated Press
Montreal
Ottawa
Rochester
Springfield
Syracuse
Baltimore
Buffalo
Toronto
Dayton
Saginaw
Grand Rapids
Charleston
Flint
Muskegon
Mobile
Birmingham
Columbia
Montgomery
Columbus
Macon
Savannah
Augusta
Jacksonville
Aggies Deacons Added to Marshall 1951 52 Schedule
Marshall College announces its 1951 52 basketball schedule adding Texas A and M and Wake Forest. The Aggies and Deacons will visit Huntington with home games Dec 11 and Jan 12 respectively. The schedule includes seven Kentucky opponents and Ohio Valley Conference games marked by X.
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Associated Press
Huntington
Texas A. and
Wake Forest College
Marshall College
Big Green
Texas
Wake Forest
Marshall
Ohio Valley
Union College
Ohio University
Eastern Kentucky
Texas A
Murray State
West
Virginia Wesleyan
University of Akron
Washington and Lee
Miami University
Ohio
Wittenberg
xEvansville
Morris Harvey
Morehead
Murray
Evansville
Tennessee Tech
Western Kentucky
WVU Places Two On SC All Star 9
Clemson and Maryland leaders top the Southern Conference all star squad chosen by the Southern Conference Sports Writers Association. Clemson trio Ray Mathews Ken Culberson and Dick Hendley join Maryland standouts Jim Moeller Bob Hemnbaugh and Don Sodenberg on the 18 player team with one squad per division.
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Associated Press
Greensboro
N. C
Clemson
Maryland
Southern Conference Sports Writers Association
Association
Ray Mathews
Ken Culberson
Dick Hendley
Jim Moeller
Bob Hemnbaugh
Don Sodenberg
Mathews
Richmond
Bob Stephens
Moeller
UPI
Sterling Wingo
Bob Cilento
George Washington
Dick Groat
Duke
Hendley
Jacobs
Baseball Pitchers Square Off Across League Matchups
Tie Todtamah and Boston face Pittsburgh with Surkent or Chambers. New York meets Cincinnati where Maglie faces Raffensberger. Philadelphia visits Chicago Cris tante versus Schultz. Brooklyn plays St Louis with Roe against Boyer or Lanier. St Louis hosts Washington with Sleater against Kuzava. Detroit visits Philadelphia with Gray against Kellner. Chicago travels to New York Pierce against Shea. Cleveland meets Boston Garcia against McDermott.
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Boston
Pittsburgh
Surkent
Queen
Chambers
New York
Cincinnati
Maglie
Raffensberger
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cristante
Schultz
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Roe
Boyer
Lanier
Washington
Sleater
Kuzava
Detroit
Gray
Kellner
New York - Pierce
Shea
Cleveland
Boston-Garcia
McDermott
Shoemaker and Longden Draw 3 Day Suspensions
In Inglewood California jockeys Johnny Longden and Willie Shoemaker received three day suspensions for careless riding at Hollywood Park. The ruling followed yesterday’s races and affects both veteran riders currently active in California.
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Shoemaker
Longden
Inglewood
Calif
Johnny Longden
Willie Shoemaker
Hollywood Park
Schoolboys Hurl 2 No-Hit Games
Two schoolboy pitchers threw no-hitters in the West Virginia Scholastic Tournament. Farmington High School’s Harry Sopuch held Monongah hitless as Farmington won 3-0 in the final day action at East Bank.
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Longden
Associated
Sun Reno
Wednes- Fairmont
Shoemaker
West Virginia
Farmington High School
Harry
Ah Sopuch
Farmington
den Yankees
East Bank
Cleveland Indians
Babe Berg Share X Country Lead In Weathervane Open
Babe Didrickson Zaharias and Patty Berg led the Weathervane Open with 305 strokes at halfway of the 144-hole tour. The duel continued through Meridian Hills today and tomorrow as Dallas Pebble Beach and Knobwood host the legs with a $3,000 purse per stop and a $5,000 low-score bonus. Louise Suggs trails in third, 12 strokes back.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Babe Didrickson Zaharias
Patty Berg
Miss Zaharias
Miss Berg
N.Y
Babe
Patty
Louise Suggs
Carrollton
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