Pioneers Rival for State Title in Mullens Tourney
East Bank Pioneers led by Jog Butta enter the State High School Baseball Tournament at Mullens’s Ceel Lavy ball park with strong pitching. Veteran backfield includes seven holdovers from last year, led by Richard Hall Gifford Basham and Joe Knapp, while Clear Fork’s exit alters the field with Williamsburg Logan Greenville Martinsburg Buckhannon and Ripley as challengers.
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Associated Press
Ceel Lavy
Mullens
Butta
East Bank
Clear Fork High
Welron
Proneers
Weirton
Duke
Nene
Williamsburg
Clear Fork
Logan
Greenville
Martinsburg
Martinsburg, Buckbanfon
Ripley
Pioneers
John Olesky
Charleston Daily Mail
Richard
Buster” Hall
Gifford Basham
Joe Knapp
Hall
Basham
Knapp
Olesky
Kanawha Valley
Madison
Rocky Marciano Spars For Protégé Billy Ryan In New Role
Rocky Marciano plans to spar with his unbeaten trainee Billy Ryan to guide the 21 year old Lowell light heavy. Marciano holds a half interest in Ryan and co operates with Allie Columba and Ted Coupe. He will not return to fighting but aims to help develop Ryan toward the heavyweight level with time.
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Boston
Rocky Marciano' i
Billy Ryan
Rocky
Ryan
Lowell
Marciano
Allie Columba
Ted Coupe
Marines
Japan
Coast League to Seek Damages If Majors Invade
The Oregonian reports Portland Beavers and Multnomah Athletic Club would pursue heavy damages if the Pacific Coast League is disrupted by major league intrusion. Possible remod est costs cited include 300000 spent on stadium upgrades.
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Portland
Ore
The
Oregonian
Tules
Don McLeod
Joe Ziegler
Portland Beavers
McLeod
Multnomah Athletic Club
Invaders
MAC
Portland Baseball Club
Pacific Northwest
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Hollywood
San Diego
Sacramento
Seattle
Vancouver
B.C
Spokane
Salt Lake City
Tacoma
Denver
Edmonton
Calgary
Victoria
Kids Baseball Notes Highlight Local League Meetings
Manager George Stone calls Home Insurance players in the Warren Williams League to meet at the high school diamond at 6 p.m. Thursday with birth certificates. Duncan Catron will distribute uniforms at WWHS diamond tonight after players present birth certificates. League teams must file rosters with secretary George Wise at Beckley Theater. Mullens area to distribute uniforms for Little League and Babe Ruth teams with schedule: Rotary 9 30 a.m. Thursday, Moose 5 p.m. Thursday, Legion 9 a.m. Saturday, Red Sox and Indians Friday at 5 p.m. Burley area manager Harold Eye notes a 6 30 p.m. practice halt at the high school diamond.
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George Stone
Warren Williams
Duncan Catron
WWHS
Warren Williams League
George Wise
Beckley
Theater Today
Harold Eye
Burleison's Motors
Williamsburg Enters State Baseball Championship
Eight teams rise for the State High School Baseball Championship with Rufus Houchins Greenville facing Logan as Williamsburg, a surprise entrant, plays East Bank Pioneers in the second game. Weirton meets Martinsburg and Buckhannon faces Ripley to close the round.
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Mullans
Rufus ‘Houchins
Greenville High
Logan
Willamsburg
East Bank
Pioneers
Weirton
Martinsburg
P.m
Buckshannon
Ripley
Williamsburg
Tournament Schedule Listings For Regional Games
Today schedules show Greenville facing Logan at 1 p.m. Williamsburg meets East Bank at 3 p.m. Weirtoh vs Martinsburg and Buckhannon vs Ripley at 3 p.m. Thursday games pending times. Semifinals Friday lead to the championship at 7 p.m.
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Greenville
Logan
Williamsburg
East Bank
Weirtoh
Martinsburg
Buckhannon
Ripley
Clear Fork withdraws from tournament over ineligible player
Principal R L Knapp announces Raleigh County school will forfeit 10 victories and the league title after learning star outfielder Jack Tex Williams played in a Decota basketball event under an assumed name. Williamsburg wins by rule as last defeated, with Mullens game rescheduled.
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R. L. Knapp
Clear Fork
Raleigh County
Panthers
Knapp
Jack
Tex) Williams
Williams
Decota
Kanawha County
Stoco
Sherman “Trail
W. WB
Bi” Fugilt
Williamsburg High
Greenbrier
Beckley
W.L. Oremeans
Williamsburg
Mullens
East Bank
Willamsburg
Fugitt
Cremeans
Sherman High
Seth
Woon
Auto Deer Kill Record In State
West Virginia set a one year deer death high with 353 losses reported by field workers and land conservation officers. Major causes were autos dogs illegal hunters trains and fences. 85 deer were killed under crop damage permits.
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Elkins
West Virginia
Arnold Schulz
Keatleys and Modern Win Opening Contests in BR League
Keatleys beat Bays Buick 6 3 with Don Foose’s inside the park homer sparking a seventh inning rally. Modern edged Black Knight 5 2 behind Scotty Price and Waselchalk on the mound in the nightcap. Both teams sit atop the early season standings as league play resumes Thursday.
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Beckley
Mendous
Scotty Price
Keatley
Pack
Modern
Black Knight
Waserchalk
Wiliams
Scott
David Barksdale
Eric's
King Photy
Harry
Bays
Buick Abrh
Setliff
Christian
Foose
Sir
Robinson
Elkins
Walls
Giampals
Welch
Lilly
Mallory
Pallon
Rose
Bright
aBerginnis
Lowe
Edwards
Berginnis
Buick
E. Price
Rbi
Price Lilly
Dalton
Via
Crews
Letff Williams
Price
Wrice
Lack
Oak Hill Grabs Sixth Win in Intercity Softball League
Oak Hill remained unbeaten with a 10-1 rout of Rodriguez Oilers marking their sixth straight victory in the Intercity Softball League. Sonny Parsons pitched two-hitter for State Launch while Turner and Terry led at the plate as Pinecrest threat faded late. Ballard Stadium games tonight include Frank's Plumbing versus Smokehouse and Beckley Trading Post against Pinecrest.
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Oak Hill
Rodriguez Oilers
Pinecrest
Gunc
Ballard Stadium
Frank
Smokehouse
Beckley Trading Post
Sonny Parsons
Turner
Terry
Eccles
Lynch Rodriguez Ollers
Abrh
Warden
Crouch
Lusk
Chandler
Parsons
Williams
Legg
Ducal
Richmond
Rodriguez
Eccles Abric
Fortis
Farmer
Reynolds
Pittman
Maddox
Simmons
McCullin
Dillon
Craft
Mulins R
Blaney
Akers
Jackson Ti
Herron
Marlene Bauer Hague Sees Tee Shot as Main Edge for Women
Marlene Bauer Hague, 23, asserts the top man’s only clear edge over a top woman golfer is length off the tee. She says with a fair tee, women can match men in play reaching the green, though men still outrun them by about 30 yards off the tee. Hague, playing for River Lake Club Dallas, spoke during a Virginia Beach stop for a women’s round robin at Cavalier Yacht and Country Club.
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New York
Marlene
River Lake Club
Dallas
Tex
Cavalier Yacht and Country Club
Virginia Beach
Hogan
Ben
Charleston Senators Aim To Extend Win Streak At Wichita
Charleston travels to face Wichita in game two of a four game set with Pete Vosey probable on the mound. The Senators rode extra base hits to a 64 victory in last night’s opener, lifting their road mark to four wins and six losses. Mel Clark belted a seventh inning homer fueling a late rally, with Bill Wilson adding a pinch shot and Arch Wilson delivering a two run blast. Clark, Parkins and Hicks contributed doubles in the ninth to seal the win for Hal Woodeshick.
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Wichtta
Kaw
Charlestton Senators
Wichita Braves
Pete Vosey
Senators
Charleston
Mel Clark
Bill Wilson
Arch Wilson
Clark
Howie Parkins
Buddy Hicks
Hal Woodeshick
5 Day Virginia Tourney Begins in Virginia Beach
Sixteen top women professionals led by defending champion Marlene Bauer Hagge start five day 90 hole Virginia Beach Round Robin at Cavalier Yacht and Country Club. The event ends Sunday with the winner earning 1500 dollars. players face three opponents daily.
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Virginia Beach
Marlene Bauer Hagge
Cavalier Yacht and Country Club
Ragland Boys Fall, Gessner Captures Triadelphia Title
Ragland of Beckley loses in quarterfinals as Myron Gessner of Triadelphia wins the boys singles crown at the West Virginia Sebco Tennis Tournament. Huntington’s Caro lyn Johnson captures the girls singles title. Birke and Ridgley of Huntington win the doubles, with Charleston beating Huntington for team honors.
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Huntington IM
Myron Gessner
Triadelphia
Tillehoder
Carolyn Johnson
Huntington Hast
West Virginia
Sebco
John Birke
John Ridgley
Huntington
Charleston
Gessner
Stefan Young
Bill Gayle
Huntington Marshall
Miss Johnson
Paula Straw
Loretta Bays
Beckley
Birke
Ridgley
Peachy
Butch Kellmeyer
Thomas Jefferson
Ned Ragland
Gene Harvey
Americans Falter as McHale Falls in British Amateur Round
In Formby England Jimmy McHale was eliminated in the fourth round while three Americans advanced to the last 18. Gene Andrews beat H V S Thomson 4 and 3, Dale Morey defeated Frank Fawcett 5 and 4, and Harold Ridgeley won 2 up over F W G Deighton.
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Formby
England
Jimmy McHale
Gene Andrews
U.S
Mnks
Pacific Palisades
Calif
Dale Morey
Indianapolis
Harold B. Ridgeley
Air Force
Haverford
Andrews
H. V. S. Thomson
Scotland
Morey
Frank Fawcett
Ridgeley
F. W. G. Deighton
Charlie Stowe
McHale
Britain
United States
Pensacola
Fla
Formbs
Boxing rankings shift as Jackson and Machen hold top spots
Ring Magazine updates the heavyweight ladder with Hurricane Jackson and Eddie Machen holding the 1-2 positions behind Patterson. Harold Carter drops from No 3 after joining the Army, while Satterfield Pastrana Johnson and Harris rise. Johansson returns to the elite list at No 10 after beating Henry Cooper.
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New York
Bob Baker
Roy Harris
Cut and Shoot
Texas
Ring Magazine
Harold Carter
Linden
N.J
Willie Pastrana
New Orleans
Harold Johnson
Philadelphia
Bob Satterfield
Chicago
Carter
Hurricane Jackson
Eddie Machen
Archie Moore
Heavies
Ingemar Johansson
Liweden
Johansson
Henry Cooper
Sugar Ray Robinson
Gene Fullmer
West Jordan
Utah
Joey Giambra
Buffalo
N.Y
Joey Giardello
Giambra
Giardello
Rory Calhoun
White Plains
N. Y
King
Ortiz 8 To 5 Favorite In Chicago Lightweight Bout
Carlos Ortiz a Puerto Rican welterweight from New York is an 8 to 5 favorite tonight in a one rounder against Felix Chiocca of Paris France. The Chicago Stadium bout airs nationwide on ABC at 9 p m EST Ortiz 20 has nine knockouts Chiocca 23 from Caracas has 25 wins in 33 starts with five knockouts. Mrs Hagge tees off with Faulk Bauer Rawls in opening foursome.
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Chicago
Carlos Ortiz
New York
Felix Chiocca
Paris
France
ABC
Ortiz
Chiocca
Caracas
Venezuela
Teddy
Red Top
Davis
Mullens BBL June July Schedule Highlights
Schedule notes list matchups for Mullens BBL including Cardinals and Giants facing Red Sox and Indians across June and July. Dates span from June 3 to July 25 with multiple cross matchups and repeats of key rivalries.
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Cardinals
Red Sox
Indians
Giants
Reed Sox
Nulter Leads Parkersburg To Big Reds Golf Title
Ed Nulter shot 75 to win medal as Parkersburg High School captains a 314 team score to claim the state championship. Stonewall Jackson and Sistersville tied for 339, while Triadelphia finished fourth at 348. Oak Hill and others posted varied scores as the meet concluded at Parkersburg Country Club.
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Parkersburg
Ed Nulter
Nulter
Big Reds
Triadelphia
John Wilson
Triads
Nutter
Wilson
Stonewall Jackson
Sistersville
Parkersburg Country Club
Stonewall
Ted Cundiff
Gerald
Bob Burk
Oak Hill
Buckhannon
Chapmanville
Weirton
Washington
Kanawha County
Ansted
Huntington
West Virginia 1957 1958 game and hunting season notices
Mason County readers learn state wide hunting rules and seasonal bag limits for game animals and birds. The notice lists Squirrels Ruffed Grouse Beavers Blue stone Reservoir and dozens of areas with specific open seasons bag limits and permit requirements including the Bluestone State Park and Jefferson County districts. It designates controlled public shooting areas and legal hunting methods with free permits for many zones and officials Carl J. Johnson and Walter R. Mitchell Jr. as directors.
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Mason County
Jay
The
Conservation Commission
West Virginia
Ohio River
Virginia
Fed
Psom
Forest Ranger
National Forest
Bluestone Reservoir
Woodchuck
Janyime
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Bluestone State Park
Doreen Gt Acquaecu
Cooper's Rock State Forest
Freewood
Clay
Nicholas
Elk River
Mit
French Creek
Horger
Andy Person
McClintle Wildlife Station
Pleasant
Free
Boone
Brooke
Cabell
Fayette
Hanlon
Jefferson
Kana
Lincoln
Nathaniel Mountain Public Hunt
McDowell
Buclen
Tehanan
Yukon
State
Panther State Forest
Greenbrier State
Seneca State Forest
Boone, Cabell
Ette
Kanawha and
Pat
Nam
U. S. Rowe
Mingo
Raleigh
Short Mountain
Wayne
Sleeny Creek State Forest
Red Fox
Cacapon
Holly River
Lost River
Tomlinson Run
Watoga
Tygart Reservoir
Pleasant Creek
Conservation Commission of
Carl J. Johnson
Walter R. Mitchell Jr
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Ruth Jessen
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