Hill, Sizemore Highlight Freshman Grid Clash
Virginia Tech and West Virginia University freshmen square off Saturday night with Tech end Nick Micalas of Norfolk and WVU halfback Sammy Sizemore, a Princeton product, set to clash on familiar turf amid regional prep basketball tournament shifts and Class A and B realignments announced by the West Virginia SSAC.
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Shady Spring High
Beaver
W. R. Fugitt
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Board of Appeals
Morgantown
Charleston
Stratton High to Close Football Season vs Elkhorn
Stratton High meets Elkhorn at home on Cain Memorial Field at 7:30 p.m. marking nine senior football players' final game. Coach Murray Jeffries leads a squad riding a strong finish after a 25-0 loss to Garmat and key wins, aiming for a 4 4 season finale against a strong Elkhorn squad.
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Robert Washington
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Jersey Joe Getting In Shape for Film Part
Hollywood scene details Jersey Joe Walcott training at the Hollywood YMCA to look fit for a boxing sequence in The Harder They Fall. The former heavyweight champion jokes about not watching matches, avoiding temptation, and staying away from the ring while preparing as a trainer in the film.
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Hollywood Ymca
Jersey Joe Walcott
Humphrey Bogart
Walcott
Archie Moore
Joe
Camden
N. J
Danny Giovanelli Seeks Fresh Run After Melisa Victory
New York welterweight Danny Giovanelli, once a top 10 hopeful, defeats Paolo Melis of Italy in 10 rounds at St. Nicholas Arena. Refereed by Barney Felix with judges scoring 6-3-1 and 6-4 in favor of Giovanelli, who improves to 27-5-1.
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Vinceartinez
Brooklyn
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Madison Square Garden
Paolo Melis
Italy
St. Nicholas Arena
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Giovanelli
Felix
Barney Felix
Bert Grant
Harold Barnes
Segura Rejoins Kramer Net Tour With Trabert
Los Angeles promoter Jack Kramer announced Pancho Segura will join his professional tennis tour alongside former amateur champion Tony Trabert. A fourth player will be selected, with Kramer planning talks with Richard Gonzales. Kramer recently returned from Australia after failing to sign Davis Cup stars Lewis Hoad and Ken Rosewall.
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Los Angeles
Pancho Segura
Jack Kramer
Kramer
Pancho
Tony Trabert
Richard
Pancho) Gonzales
Australia
Lewis Hoad
Ken Rosewall
Camden Police special delinquent officer praised
Days serves as a special delinquent officer for the Camden Police Department and is described as a most sincere worker.
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Days
Camden Police Department
Williams Doubtful Starter for Beckley Pioneers Game
Beckley faces East Bank Friday as junior quarterback Danny Williams nursing a severe wrist sprain after an armd injury in the Logan game. X rays confirm no fracture but remaining swelling kept him doubtful. Coaches weighed two possible replacements, with Wally Rappold and Ernest Gray atop the depth chart.
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Williams
Beckley
Nelson Bragg
Wally Rappold
Ernest Gray
Carl Atkinson
Gray
East Bank
Morris Harvey Prepares for Concord Mountain Lions
Morris Harvey Eagles hit prep after a 20 6 loss to Eastern Kentucky Maroons and plan to field full strength for a Saturday night showdown with the Concord Mountain Lions at Laidley Field. Eddie Coffman rushed 165 yards on 15 carries as the lone bright spot in a 4 loss campaign. series with Concord stands 8 8 2 ties since 1922. Tickets available through usual outlets and the athletic office.
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Morris Harvey
Eagles
Eastern Kentucky Maroons
Concord Mountain Lions
Laidley Field
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Coffman
Lions
Concord
Eddie King
King
Athens
West Virginia
Morris Harvey Athletic
Crawford Named Umpire for National League Debut
Philadelphia kicker Henry C. Crawford, a former sandlot umpire in the city, was purchased by the Nationals after a year in the American Association. The 35 year old father of four, who never played pro ball, had spent five years in the minors and was added to the NL staff after Len Warneke’s resignation.
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Henry C
Shay) Crawford
Nationals
American Assn
Crawford
Len Warneke
Colts End Grid Year as They Meet Imps at Mt Hope
Mt Hope Junior High Mustang Colts host Oak Hill Imps in the season ender at 7 30 p m at the high school stadium. Colts seek an unbeaten year with six straight victories including a 7 4 win over Beckley. Imps have one loss to Beckley 13 7 and were tied by Montgomery along the way.
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Mustang Colts
Oak Hill Imps
Mt.Hope
Beckley Junior High
Smirch
Beckley
Montgomery
Fayette County
Blaine Tanner
Williamson High School
Jimmy Scott
Huntington
Raymond Coleman
Bradshaw Junior High School
McDowell County
Whitesville
Boone County
Fugitt
Guy
World Series Hero Receives Draft Order
Brooklyn Dodgers lefthander Johnny Podres, key to two World Series wins, ordered by draft board to report for a physical examination in Albany on November 14. Podres had been rejected in 1952 due to a back injury.
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N. Y
Johnny Podres
Brooklyn Dodgers
Mary Podres
Johnny
Albany
DuBois to Host Park Central In Finale Nov. 10
DuBois High School hosts Park Central of Bluefield in the season finale at Mt. Hope Stadium on Thursday November 10 at 7 30 p m Senior Dad's Night features final games for a number of Blues players including Joe Rogers Charles Ross Layton Calloway Charles Green Howard Scott Thomas Christian Charles Mills Dennis Banks Russell Alston and Everett Tucker Park Central counters with Nevada Moore Larry Huff James O'Neal Arthur Mayhan Jeremiah George Roger Anthony Nathaniel Whittaker Denny Cobb Danny Fore Roy Davis and others ready to compete for the victory
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Charleston Garnet
Joe Rogers
Charles Ross
Layton Calloway
Charles Green
Howard Scott
Thomas Christian
Charles 2 Mills
Everett Tucker
William Jones
Sammy Williams
Dennis Banks
Russell Alston
Robert Lewis
Kenneth Ross
William Pankey
Luther Pryor
DuBois
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Nevada Moore
Larry Huff
James O'Neal
Arthur Mayhan
Frank Neal
Jeremiah George
Roger Anthony
Nathaniel Whittaker
Denny Cobb
SSAC Fines Ripley Spencer Halls Game Relations Till 1958
West Virginia secondary schools agency barred Ripley Spencer and Halls relations through September 1958 after a melee at Ripley game. Ripley fined 50 dollars Spencer 75 by Board of Athletic Appeals. game not completed but recorded as 187 Spencer victory.
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Ripley, Spencer, Halls
Ripley
Spencer
Secy. W. R. Fugitt
West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission
Board of Athletic Appeals
Fugitt
Board of Appeals
Charleston
Guyan Valley High School
Logan
Griffithsville
Wayne
Gerald
Terry Pritchard
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