Trades Wind Blows As Denver, Yanks Swirl In Talks
Major league managers plot player trades amid Western League realignment and Denver club dispute with the American Association. Rumors link Orioles and Yankees with pitchers Blyzka and Kretlow and infielder Kryhoski, while Phillies pursue hitters Robinson Furillo Gilliam. Arbitration panel to settle damages over Denver loss. Omaha and Columbus franchises loom in reshuffling.
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American Association
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Oriole
Lou Kretlow
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Jim Fridley
Derrell Johnson
Dick Kryhoski
Yankees
Bill Miller
Kal Seg
Dodgers
Curt Simmons
Phils
Smokey Burgess
Stan Lopata
Hamey
Chuck Dressen
Washington
Frank Lane
White Sox
Eddie Yost
Cardinals
Ray Jablonski
Sally Hemus
Simmons
Rip Repulski
A. A
George Trautman
Western League
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American League
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Omaha
Columbus
Beckley College Faces Bluefield in Opener Tomorrow Night
Beckley College prepares for a season opener against Bluefield College in Virginia at the Recreation Building. Coach Eddie McGinnis weighs a six-man starting group with Bowman, Cook, and Smith likely to start. Bluefield has begun its season and Beckley will also meet Morris Harvey in Charleston with former teammates Vandal and Richmond expecting to be regulars.
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Beckley College
Bluefield
Eddie McGinnis
Bill Bowman
Albert Cook
Bob Smith
Blue Hawks
Nat Lilly
Bill Turner
Charlie Beasley
McGinnis
Teddy Lusk
Baileysville
Jack Lilly
Shady
Gene Wilson
Crichton High
Willie Joe Chandler
Sophia
Greenbrier Military School
Stoco High
Larry Buchanan
Frank
Joe Wyce
Dale Simmons
Tom Bell
Chuck” Smith
Bill Fitzpatrick
Bowman
Talcott High
Carl Hartman
Beckley
Cook
Mullens High
Blue Hawk
Smith
Woodrow Wilson High
Westinghouse Apprentice
Charleston
Morris Harvey
Jim Vandall
Leland Richmond
Ross Irle
Danny Williams
Robert “Froggy” Young
Jack Pedro
Walter Rappold
Earl “Jitterbug
Gilbert
Flying Eagles
Oak Hill
Red Devils
Stoco
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Mutlens
Mt. Hope
West Fairmont
East Bank
Logan
Huntington
So. Charleston
Fayetteville
Mullens
Whipkey Named Best Gridder
Charleston high school star Noel Glen Whipkey wins the 1954 Harry H. Kennedy award as West Virginia’s outstanding scholastic football player He will attend the Heisman Trophy Dinner in New York on December 9 with donor Harry H Kennedy Whipkey scored 90 points this season and is described by coach Dick McElwee as one of the finest boys he has ever coached The winning process involved sports writers broadcasters and coaches and was announced by John T Gelder of Charleston
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Charleston
Charleston High School
Noel Glen Whipkey
Harry H. Kennedy
West Virginia
Whipkey
Dick McElwee
Harry H. Kennnedy
New York
New York City
Kennedy
West
McElwee
H. F. Whipkey
John T. Gelder
H. E. Clovis
Parkersburg
Jack Fleming
Morgantown
John B. Reynolds
Wheeling
A. L. Hardman
Sugar Ray Sharpens Comeback Punches in Exhibition Fight
HAMILTON Ontario Sugar Ray Robinson former World welterweight and middleweight champion tested his timing in a six round no decision exhibition with Eugene Burton of New York. He showed footwork and jabbing, avoided attempts to KO Burton and said the workout helped more than six months of training.
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Hamilton
Ontario
Sugar Ray Robinson
Robinson
Eugene Burton
New York
Burton
Sugar Ray
Joey Maxim
Heat
Yankee Stadium
All-Conference football team named by AP selectors
Atlantic Coast Conference talent distribution shows six of eight schools on the first team led by Maryland with three picks. Duke, South Carolina, and Wake Forest earn two berths each. UNC and Virginia get one apiece. Junior standouts Bob Bartholomew and Bob Pascal headline the first unit, with Ed Stowers named captain.
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Charlotte
N. C
Associated Press Board of Selectors
Maryland
Duke
South Carolina
Wake Forest
North Carolina
Virginia
Frank Mincevich
Leon Cunningham
Bob Bartholomew
Husky
Bob Pascal
Fleet
Mincevich
Bill Walker
Pascal
Jerry Barger
Dick Bielski
Ronnie Waller
Carl Brazell
Cunningham
John Irvine
Barger
Mackie Prickett
Roland Perdue
John Porter
Virginia Guard
Ed Stowers
Husky Wake Forest
Deacons
W. Forest
John Polzer
WVU Reported Ready to Decline Bid If Offered
Morgantown sources say West Virginia will not accept a Gator Bowl bid if offered. Athletic Director Bob Brown and Coach Art Lewis deferred comment while the team, 8-1 and No. 12 in the final AP poll, considers postseason activity only if players decide. Georgia Tech earned the Cotton Bowl spot. Gator selections were expected today.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
A. L. Hardman
Charleston Gazette
WVU
Robert N. Red Brown
Gazette
Art Lewis
Brown
Lewis
Mountaineer
Mountaineers
Associated Press
Arkansas
Dallas
Georgia Tech
Jacksonville
Fla
Auburn Favored For Gator Bowl
Jacksonville selection committee aims to pick Auburn's Dec 31 opponent. Auburn players voted to accept an invitation from a major conference team. Considered rivals include West Virginia Kentucky Georgia Baylor Texas Tech and Boston College.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Auburn
West Virginia
Kentucky
Georgia
Baylor
Texas Tech
Boston College
Rosewall, Seixas Aim High as U S Hopes Dim in Vic TC
Melbourne bulletin reports Ken Rosewall ousting Ham Richardson 6-1 3-6 7-5 6-4 to reach the Victorian Championships semifinals while Vic Seixas defeats Mervyn Rose 6-3 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-4. Tony Trabert falls to Rex Hartwig 6-3 6-3 8-6, dampening American Davis Cup prospects.
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Rex Hartwig
Vic Seixas
United States
Tony Trabert
Trabert
U. S
Hartwig
Seixas
America
Mervyn Rose
Australia
Ken Rosewall
Ham Richardson
Baton Rouge
Navy Star Voted Football Award
Navy halfback Ron Beagle from Covington Kentucky has been named the nation's outstanding football player by the Maxwell Memorial Football Club. The award will be presented at a January 11 1955 dinner at the Naval Academy Annapolis Maryland. Beagle hailed the honor saying it is wonderful. Coach Eddie Erdelatz praised him as well.
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Philadelphia
Ron Beagle
Navy
Maxwell Memorial Football Club
Covington
Beagle
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Army
Len Benzi
Pete Vann
Notre Dame
Associated Press
Antlers Tournament Scores From Elkins NCAA Style
In Elkins West Virginia the Antlers Basketball Tournament results show West Virginia Wesleyan defeating Davis and Elkins 112 to 87. Alderson Broaddus outscored Salem 106 to 60. Other games include Hofstra 95 over Roanoke 80 and Hampden Sydney 105 over Union Theological Seminary 46.
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Associated Press Antlers
Elkins
W. Va
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Davis & Elkins
Alderson Broaddus
Salem
Hofstra
Roanoke
Bethe
Freed-Hardeman
Hamppden-Sydney
Union Theo Seminary
Richmond, Va
Outdoors Can Be Fun Candles Help Lost Hunters
AP Newsfeatures advises hikers in unfamiliar terrain to prepare with matches in waterproof containers, a candle, knife, hatchet, compass, map, chocolate, and a plan. If lost, walk toward roads or downstream, follow ridges upward, build a windbreak, gather wood, and keep calm to avoid panicking in darkness.
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Yukon Territory
Timber Country
Eagle Gridders Honored At Club Banquet Tonight
The Lions Club hosts an honors banquet at Methodist Temple for Woodrow Wilson High School football players. Dr. Leonard Riggelman, Morris Harvey College president, will speak. Jerome Van Meter to introduce the 9 1 record squad. Basketball practice begins with notable seniors and juniors reporting as Beckley charts a busy schedule including doubleheaders and road games.
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Woodrow Wilson
Methodist Temple
John Fisher
The
Lions Club
Kiwanis
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Lions
Flying Eagle
Leonard Riggelman
Morris Harvey College
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Gene Morehouse
C. G. Peregoy
Jerome van Meter
Beaver High
Bluefield
Beavers
Beckley
van Meter
Dwayne Wingler
Tony Lusk
Kentucky
Morris Harvey
Paul Hutchinson
Capt
Julian Trail
Norman Southern
Sam Caudill
Rickey Thompson
Billy Hill
Clark Kesler
Colts to Stick Despite Setback
Baltimore Colts owner Carroll Rosenbloom defends faith in building a winner after a rough NFL season. He hosted his annual no-punches party, declining to quit and signaling Ewbank will return next year with needed players.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Colts
Carroll Rosenbloom
Rosenbloom
Colts
San Francisco
Dallas
Weeb Ewbank
Ewbank
Sooners and Tennessee State Top Unbeaten 1954 Team List
New York reports Oklahoma and Tennessee State finished the 1954 football season undefeated with 10 victories each. UCLA and Ohio State joined as major programs with perfect records, each securing nine wins.
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Oklahoma
Tennessee State
Sooners
UCLA
Ohio State
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