Flying Eagles eye a run at state title this season
Preseason outlook for Beckley High School basketball shows coach J B Van Meter rebuilding from last year’s champs with 30 players including captain Bill Collier and key seniors Culberto Davis Lilly Warden Lares. West Virginia stars Nicholson and Stone pace Mountaineers ground attack as WVU begins season. Red Brown weighs guard options for Waynesburg opener. Dodgers dominate UP All-Star lineup with six players on the 10 man team.
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Beckley
J. BR. van Meter
Flying Eagles
Eagles
van Meter
Bill Collier
Pete Culberto
Larry Davis
Nat Lilly
Don Warden
Johnny Lares
Church Leagter
Van
Willie Bergines
Park Avenue
Dwayne Wingler
Kerry Cook
Jack Groseclose
Larry Hawks
Tony Lusk
Jack Pack
Johnny Ralston
Norman Southern
Sam Caudill
Julian Trial
Dick Merrick
Billy Hill
Paul Hutchinson
Rickey Thompson
Ray Garnett
Tom Michaels
Charles Lucas
Bob Miller
Don Thompson
Bill Jackson
David Leeber
Denny Davis
Clark Kesler
Ed Canterbury
Collier
Wingler
Lares
Culberto
Glen White
Warden
Davis
Lilly
Nicholson
Stone Top
WVU
Jack Stone
Mt. Hope
Dick Nicholson
Richwood
West Virginia University
Stone
Mountaineers
VMI
Fred Wyant
Pappy
Lewis
Paul Bischoff
THISA
THATA
Robert
Red) Brown
Mark Workman
Waynesburg
Brown
Willie Berginis
George Davis
Fairmont
Johnny Coil
Paul Witting
New Jersey
Mack Isner
Isner
Frank Spadafore
Shinnston
United Press
Dodgers
Yanks
Joe Black
Rat Campanella
Pewee Reese
Billy Cox
Gil Hodges
Duke Snider
Ils
Red i
Hank Saver
Cubs
Southern Conference Roundup ee Rouncy
The Associated Press reports Duke and North Carolina will be hampered by injuries to key backs and linemen as they meet in Chapel Hill. Duke missing Guard Bobby Burrows and Halfbacks Bob White and Ken Keller, while North Carolina Jean various backfield shifts. Other contending teams like West Virginia and North Carolina State also face injuries. Virginia Tech and Virginia setup for key contests as the league race tightens.
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Associated Press
Duke
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
N. C
Tar Heels
Bobby Burrows
Burrows
Georgia Tech
Carl
West Virginia
Ben Durmerley
Charliston
S.C
Maryland
Terps
Missippi
Alabama
Clemson
Auburn
Washington
Lee
Virginia
Circuit Proposes Two Changes in RSAA By-Laws
The RSAA circuit announces two by law changes after fall meeting. It lists 1952 All-Coalfield Conference team selections from Beckley Mt Hope Hinton Oak Hill Mullens Princeton Shady Spring with two players per school from Beckley and Mt Hope and honors championship trophies in 1952 for Hinton Oak Hill Mullens Beckley.
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Circuit
RSAA
Beckley
Mt. Hope
E. W. Dunkley
State
High School Athletic Association
Oaks Hill
Hinton
Mullens
Fayetteville
Princeton
Steco
Shady Spring
Athletic Association
Oak Hill
Bob Bruce
Bill ‘Punk’ Collier
Bucks Walter Beene
Lyle Hinte
Bob Crawford
Lilly
King
Coast teams eye Rose Bowl hopes as Big 10 fears rise
USC and Northwestern loom as West Coast foes clash with Ohio State and California while the Rose Bowl debate grows. The piece notes Pacific Coast Conference strength and speculates on Big 10 dominance, plus Glenville State College schedules and a look at Michigan State eligibility amid shifting alignments.
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Gayle Talbot
USC
Northwestern
Cali
New York
Ohio State
California
Michigan
Pacific Illinois
Stanford
West Coast
Southern California
John Hannah
Ucla
State
Comakal
Midwest
Glenville
W.va
Glenville State College
Illinois
Marietta
Michael Josephs
Tech
Yan
W. Va
Wesleyan
West Liberty
Pioneer
Alderson-Broaddus
Dick Bar
Davis and Elkins
Concord
Jett
Jack Tennant
Bob Poole
Don
Beckley
Merriman
Carlton Sandee
Morris Harvey
Sandee
Fairmont
Alderson-Broad
Salem
Olson Kayos Sala Eyes Title Shot at Robinson
Olson knocked out Lee Sala in the second round to boost his claim as a top middleweight contender for Sugar Ray Robinson. Sala was knocked out in Winterland with both men weighing 163 pounds. Olson listed No 1 contender in New York, Sala No 2, for a possible title shot.
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Olson Kayos Sala
Robinson
Russ Newland
San Francisco
Carl
Bobo) Olson
Honolulule
Tost
Lee Sala
Donviva
Olson
Pennsylvania
Sala
Sugar Ray
Winterland
New York
Sela
Sugar Ray Robinson
Mullens Moose Open Hoop Tryouts Tonight
Mullens Moose Lodge calls for candidates for the town basketball team with first tryout at 7 30 p m tonight at Mullens High School Central. Casey Stengel will be honored in Kansas City on July 30 with mayoral proclamation. Local residents note Stengel’s ties as a famed hometowner and former manager of the Kansas City Blues and Central High School teams.
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Mullens
Mullens Moose Lodge
High Vahant
KK. C
Casey
Kansas City
Stengel
Wiliam E. Kemp
Charles Dillon Stengel
C. C
Sonny Phillips
Kansas City Blues
G. V. Duncan
American Association
First Methodist Readmitted to Church Hoop Loop
The Church Basketball League re admitted First Methodist to its 1952 53 season, replacing Episcopal after a 9 year stay and moving opening date to December 3 to avoid a Beckley College game. Other members include First Baptist Christian Presbyterian Methodist Temple Johnstown Baptist Beth El Temple and Catholic. Beaver Methodist applied for membership and eligibility lists with a $25 entry fee were due November 28.
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First Methodist
Church Hoop Loop
Church Basketball League
Beckley College
First Baptist
Christian
Presbyterian
Methodist Temple
Johnstown
Epis
Catholic
First
Baptist
Beth-El
Orner
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Glenville Books
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City Recreation Commission
Malcolm Pickus
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