Preseason AP Poll Ignores Mountaineers After Bowl Debacle
West Virginia dropped out of the AP preseason top twenty after a 42 19 loss to Georgia Tech in the Sugar Bowl. The piece recalls last season’s final rankings with Maryland Notre Dame Michigan State Oklahoma UCLA Rice Illinois Georgia Tech Iowa and WVU, noting WVU’s omission. Also notes Phil Milano’s auto accident death at Sophia and Red Underwood’s improving condition after a major operation at St John’s Hospital in Lexington. An aside mentions light attraction in the sea per National Geographic Society.
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West Virginia
Shell
Georgia Tech
Maryland
Notre Dame
Michigan State
Oklahoma
UCLA
Rice
Illinois
Iowa
Phil Milano
Sophia
Phil
Sophia and
Marshall College
Clarence
Red
Underwood
St. John's Hospital
Lexington
J. W. Berry
Williams Street
St. John’s
Kentucky University
Grandstand Umpires Call Controversial Plays
AP News features a playful contest inviting fans to judge three close plays from major league games. Readers are prompted to turn the page upside down for the answers, recalling the 19th century Cooperstown origin tale and Abner Doubleday.
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Abner Doubleday
Cooperstown
Ex Champs Meet In Women's Golf BIC Tourney Opens
The Beckley Tennis club opens its 1954 championship today on Ewart Avenue courts with first and second round matches planned and semifinals Saturday plus Sunday final at 2. Clarence Hancock is top seed and defending champion, facing Gregg Halloran. Bill Klein seed No. 2 meets Ned Ragland Jr. Also scheduled are Connie Higgins vs Bobby Klein Bill Binderman vs Alan Wein Sam Hochman vs Dr. Charles Merritt Ed Layman vs Gene Harvey Jr Roy Cunningham vs Izzy Wein and Dr. Jack Binderman vs Ned Ragland Sr. In Pittsburgh the U S Women's Amateur heats up as Mary Lena Faulk defends her title with a commanding 7 and 5 win. Lenczyk and Dennehy pull upsets as Dennehy eliminates Frances Stephens and McMillen defeats Grace DeMoss Smith.
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Beckley Tennis Club
Ewart Avenue
Clarence Hancock
Black Knight Country Club
Bill Klein
Hancock
Gregg Halloran
Klein
Ned Ragland Jr
Connie Higgins
Bobby Klein
Bill Binderman
Alan Wein
Sam Hochman
Charles Merritt
Ed Layman
Gene Harvey Jr
Roy Cunningham
Izzy Wein
Jack Binderman
Ned R. Ragland Sr
Pittsburgh
U. S
Mary Lena Faulk
Thomasville
Sam Damon
Honolulu
Miss Lenczyk
Betty Garber
Layhill
Illinois
Virginia Dennehy
Lake Forest
Magiorie Lindsay McMillen
Decature
Miss Dennehy
Northwestern University
Frances (Bunty) Stephens
WW League To Meet in October
Pres Irv Goldstein announced the Warren Williams Junior League will meet after the World Series ends in early October. He said baseball will be in the air and the league will stay active through winter for the 1955 season. He expects a stronger league with new sponsors and all current sponsors staying. Goldstein noted 40 boys will join from the Babe Ruth league and discussed keeping Warren Williams graduates together for possible Raleigh County league entry.
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Irv Goldstein
Warren Williams
Goldstein
President Eisenhower Goes On Rocky Mountain Fishing Trip
President Eisenhower departs for a five to six day vacation in Fraser Colorado to fish a Rocky Mountain trout stream. He will stay at Byers Peak Ranch with Aksel Nielsen, aiming for no official business during the trip after a prior shortened visit with former President Hoover.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Rocky Mountain
Continental Divide
Fraser
Colo
Aksel Nielsen
Byers Peak Ranch
Rockies
Hoover
James Hagerty
Lightweight Title Bout Set Nov 17 in San Francisco
San Francisco November 17 is the new date for the 15 round lightweight title bout between champion Paddy De Marco and Jimmy Carter. Their September 22 bout was canceled when De Marco developed arthritis. For next Wednesday Carter, former lightweight champ, meets Freddie Herman of Los Angeles in a 10 rounder.
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San Francisco
Paddy de Marco
Jimmy Carter
de Marco
Carter
Freddie
Babe) Herman
Los Angeles
Stagg Knocks On With Grid Drill After Knockout
In Stockton California Amos Alonzo Stagg the 92 year old dean of American football coaches was knocked unconscious for five minutes during a practice at Stockton College Monday He recovered quickly and insisted he was not hurt then resumed directing the squad for another ninety minutes while doctors tended him briefly at the field.
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Stockton
Calif
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Hardy
Stockton College
Stagg
14 Linksmen In BC Open Field As Play Starts
The seventh annual Raleigh County Open Golf Tournament began at Black Knight Country Club with 14 county golfers officially entered. Players may complete 18 holes today or Saturday, with a final 18 on Sunday, and entries remain open through Saturday. Notables listed include Joe Coponiti, W. F. Kaxinsky, Fred Burdiss, Bill Teubert, French Toney, Nash Campbell, Major William Cumbey, Jack Vennari, Jack Burger, Don Darlington, Tom Shrewsbury, Johnny Hutman, C. L. Randolph, and S. A. Payne.
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Black Knight Country Club
Joe Coponiti
W. F. Kaxinsky
Fred Burdiss
Bill Teubert
French Toney
Nash Campbell
William Cumbey
Jack Vennari
Jack Burger
Don Darlington
Tom Shrewsbury
Johnny Hutman
C. L. Randolph
S. A. Payne
WVU Football Enlists 11 Freshmen for Next Year
WVU coach Art Lewis added 11 freshmen to his squad bringing yearling numbers to 39 as the Mountaineers held drills for this year’s opener with South Carolina. The team focused on fundamentals with guards and tackles on blocking dummies, ends on defense, and backs on pass defense while freshmen will not play in intercollegiate games.
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Morgantown
Art Lewis
West Virginia University
South Carolina
WVU
Mountaineers
Vic Janowicz Leaves Baseball for Gridiron with Redskins
Vic Janowicz of Ohio State fame signed with the Washington Redskins signaling a switch from major league baseball after two seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He played third base and catcher and hit .151 this past season.
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Washington
Vic Janowicz
Ohio State
Washington Redskins
Janowicz
Pittsburgh Pirates
Six favorites fall in Pacific Southwest Tennis second round
In Los Angeles the 28th annual Pacific Southwest Championships saw underdogs advance as six top seeds lost in yesterday's second round. Fourth seed Art Larsen of San Leandro and former U S champion Ted Schroeder were among those defeated, while Ken Rosewall struggled to enter today's third round of men's singles.
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Los Angeles
Australia
Ken Rosewal
Art Larsen
San Leandro
Calif
U. S
Ted Schroeder
Golf War Flare Hits Los Angeles Open Clash
A PGA sponsorship clash unfolds as two Los Angeles tournaments vie for the same January dates. The PGA bans non sanctioned play within 100 miles of any sanctioned event. MacDonald funds a PGA sanctioned journey at Inglewood Jan 6 to 9 with profits to charity. Los Angeles Junior Chamber sanctions The Los Angeles Open at Rancho Park Jan 7 to 10 with a $20,000 purse but no PGA contract.
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Los Angeles
Assn
M. P. (Monk) Wilson
San Antonio
Tex
PGA
Ray O’brien
William B. Mac- Donald Jr
Miami
Fla
Mac- Donald
Inglewood Golf Club
MacDonald
Oak Hill Stoco clash looms in Coalfield Conference tussle
Oak Hill hosts Stoco Indians after a 33-0 win over Mark Twain as Stoco aims for a second straight victory following East Bank 21 0. Starting lineups feature James Mullins Kenny Campbell and James Cassidy for Stoco. Oak Hill relies on Charles Curry Robert Green and Billy Moore notes.
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Stoco
Oak Hill
Red Devils
Indians
Lou Gibson
Louie Gibson
Stoco Indians
East Bank
Bill Moore
Mark Twain
Pioneers
Gibson
Jerry Bowman
Tony Castanon
Ross Ritter
Charles Curry
Robert Green
PGA schedule demands guarantees over three year deal
The junior chamber and Wilson allege that PGA schedule coordinator Robert Leacock repudiated a three year agreement and is seeking higher fees and purses.
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Wilson
PGA
Robert Leacox
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Philip Painter
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Denny Crist
Allen Walker
Ed Bailey
John Finley
Gary Reid
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Bank of Raleigh
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Quality Lmr
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Eagles Club Blind
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Calloway
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Reco
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Alan Maver
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Terry Brennan
Leahy
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