Howard Fillmer remembered for church league leadership
Longtime community figure Howard B. Fillmer is lauded for building and sustaining the Church Basketball League in Charleston. He also served the City Recreation Board and the local softball program while advancing at C P Telephone and guiding civic efforts.
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Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Lodge
Elk
Howard B. Fillmer
Beckley
Charleston
H. B
Church Basketball League
Fillmer
E. B
Howard
C & P Telephone Company
Jocal Diamond
Bowie Track Debacle Delays Grand Opening in Maryland
Larry MacPhail risks a five million dollar wager as Bowie Race Course faces rain and unsafe turf. The Maryland Racing Commission may shift the opening schedule to Pimlico if the track remains unfit, delaying the first post and prompting inspection by MacPhail and steward Joseph Flanagan.
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Bowie
Jay
Larry
MacPhail
Snake Eyes
Maryland
Bal
Mel Bowie
Pimlico
Mac Phail
Joseph Flanagan
Togar
Banquet Slated For Tiger Eleven
The Shady 2¢ High School Tigers football team plans its annual banquet at the high school in Beaver at 6 30 p m on Wednesday. Guest speaker will be Coach J R Van Meier of Beckley with C D Munson as toastmaster. The Tigers went eight and two this season, losing to Mt Hose 24 6 and Sophia 11 12 while scoring 207 points to 63 against.
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Shady 2¢ High School
Beaver
J. R. van Meier
Beckley
C. D. Munson
Will Iam
Tigers
Mt. Hose
Sophia
Suspended For Unseemly Conduct At City College
Nat Holman former City College of New York basketball coach and two officials face suspension for unbecoming conduct amid the 1951 basketball scandal. The board cited payments and ticket handouts to recruit athletes and noted prior bribery attempts, contrasting CCSU actions with Maryland football case.
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New York
Nat Holman
City College of New York
City College
Pat
Buell Gallagher
Collge
City Board For Higher Education
Holman
Frank
Lloyd
Harry Sand
University of Kentucky
Kentucky
NCAA
Madison Square Garden
Lioyd
University of Maryland
Fumble Drill On Tap for Mountaineers
West Virginia coach Art Lewis drills the Mountaineers in a fumble cure ahead of the South Carolina finale. Be Dunkerles returns. Eddie Dugan is out with a knee injury. Gerry Fisher hospitalized for surgery. Dr. Sam Morris expects three days. Enright at South Carolina focuses on passing offense and defense amid 11 injured players.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
Art Lewis
South Carolina
Lewis
Mountaineers
Virginia Tech
Be. Dunkerles
Sam Morris
Fisher
Morris
Jeannette
Columbia
Rex Enright
Enright
Harper-Vejar Charity Bout Set for Dec 4 in Huntington
Welterweight contender Han Vejar, now in the Army, signs for a charity bout against Ron Harper of Pitt Memorial Field on December 4 in Huntington. Vejar has two pro losses to Chuck Davey and fights on furlough during military duty. The card includes four other bouts and is organized by the Athletic Commission.
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I. N. Alderman
Harper Heights
Harry Lewin
Harry S Men's Shop
Alderman
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
Bosox
Athletics
West Virginia
Fred Wyant
Freddie
Shelley Rolfe
Wyant
Richmond Times Dispatch
Rolfe
Virginia Tech
Morgantown
Huntington
Cinco
Vejar
Ron Harper
Pitt i Memorial Field
B. W. West Athletic Commissions
Oday
Chuck Davey
Harper
Noel Humphreys
Dr. West
Marshall College coach Pederson to resign after season
The Advertiser reports Marshall College head football coach Willard M. Pederson will resign after the current season. Pederson declined comment but indicated likely action after the season ends.
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Marshall College
Huntington
The
Advertiser
Willard M
Pete) Pederson
Pederson
Marshall
Ohio University
Athens
Marshail
Jack Bradley
WSAZ
John RB Brown
Pedersson
Cam Henderson
Western Colorado State College
Green Bay Packers
Oshkosh
Wisconsin
Mount Union College
Ohio
Frogmen
Mount Union
Oak Hill to Play Eight Home Games At Fayetteville
Oak Hill Collins High School schedules eight of ten home basketball games at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium in Fayetteville to aid spectators until a new gym is built. Readiness and venue changes affect multiple dates with Fayetteville and Stoco games shifted to Memorial Building as noted by Principal Joe Oliver and Coach Bill Moore.
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Oak Hill
Collins High School
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
Fayetteville
Joe Oliver
Oliver
Stoco
Hinton
Fayetteville High School
Memorial Building
Pirates
Lewisburg Senators Announce 20 Game Basketball Schedule
Lew isburg High School Coach Carl Gabbert releases a 20 game season plan for the Lew isburg Senators led by starters Dick Brown and Robert Lipps with eight lettermen returnees. The slate opens December 3 against alumni and includes games at Union Frankford Renick Marlinton Green Bank Hillsboro White Sulphur Marlinton Alderson Ronceverte Marlinton Alderson White Sulphur Green Bank Charleston Reds Frankford Hillsboro Ronceverte Union.
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Lewisburg
Carl Gabbert
Managers Feud Over Site Date for Title Rematch
In a tense bargaining session in New York, Weill and Bocchicchio clashed over the Rocky Marciano Jersey Joe Walcott rematch location and date. Promoter Jim Norris moderated as both sides refused to budge, stating they agreed on nothing while pressing for terms.
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New York
Weill- Bocchicchio
Joe Walcott
al Weill
Marciano
Felix Bocchicchio
Walratt
Jim Norris
Norris
Sportsmanship Awards Proposed For Schools in Four County Area
A special committee in Beckley proposes area wide sportsmanship awards for high schools in Raleigh Fayette Summers and Wyoming counties. A rating system judging players coaches students and spectators at scholastic contests will guide recipients with county and area champions planned. A second meeting is set for Nov 25 to finalize plans before presenting to coaches principals officials and boards in early December.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Raleigh
Fayette
Summers
Wyoming
Kanawha
Tthe Newspapers
Aj i
Gene Morehouse
Moose Lodge
Princeton
Mercer County
Morehouse
WWNR
Paul Vennari
Jack Duncan
Johnny Lybich
Ray Cook
3. C. Turner
Sam Bowers
Harold Beasley
Henry Danner
Don Gibson
Buster Smith
Bill Barrett
James McNeish
George Springer
Cecil Lacy
Revised hunting rules to be distributed soon
The Conservation Commission said revised hunting regulations will be ready for distribution to all county clerks. The update follows a suspension of hunting on October 23 due to a serious forest fire, with seasons resumed on Armistice Day as the hazard abated and several periods extended or rescheduled.
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Charleston
The
Conservation Commission
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