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BECKLEY POST-HERALD, BECKLEY, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 28, 1938 I DeJohn, Besmanoff Clash NEW YORK (AP) Tall Mike DeJohn, ninth ranking heavyweight contender from Syracuse, and stocky Willi Besmanoff of Germany clash Friday night in a television 10-round bout at Madison Square Garden. DeJohn. 6-3, 205-pounder, is a former Munich baker. This one could be a lively scrap Willie providing the spark. Big Mike likes an opponent to come to him and Besmanoff plans to do just that.

Of the two DeJohn has the greater potential. He has a perfect build for a heavyweight, hits hard and knows how to. box. He'd like' to be up there -with the 6op contenders fyat he doesn't like to train hard. Besmanoff is no Rocky Marciano.

either, when it comes to training but he works at it harder than DeJohn. The bustling German is 2-2 ELEVEN for the year. He upset Pat McMurtry, lost a close fight to Light Heavyweight Champion A i Moore, lost to Harold Carter and then knocked out Argentine Alex Miteff in one round in Seattle Sept. 23. This year DeJohn has a 1-2 record.

He dropped a split decision to Cuban Nino Valdes. outpointed Bob Baker, and then lost another split to Valdes--the last time on Aug. 15. DeJohn's record is 35-5-1 including 25 knockouts. Besmanoff record is 38-12-7.

He has stopped 15 opponents. Company Ready For The Arkansas Travelers Company of the W. Va. Na- Warmup Tourney Starts At Tech MONTGOMERY West Virginia Tech and Concord will try to uphold state basketball prestige in the Tech 'Invitational Warmup tournament which opens- on the Montgomery high school floor, here, Friday night. A tough challenge is expected from Kentucky, which will be represented in the two-day meet by Pikeville and Georgetown, powerhouses of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

"West Virginia Tech will meet the tournament favorite, Pikeville, in the opening game at 7:30 Concord clashes with George. vra in the second tilt. The winners fight for the title, Saturday night, preceded by the consolation game between the losers. The winner of four straight games including a 101-77 decision over Transylvania, Pikeville is labeled the team to beat. West Virginia Tech's cJhances will depend on improved shooting accuracy.

In losing 77-74 to Transylvania, Tuesday. night, the Golden Bears hit on only 36 per cent of their attempts from the floor. In averaging more than 100 points per game for four seasons, the Golden Bears' usual average is approximately 45 per cent. Charley Cobb, assistant football coach and instructor in physical education at Tech, is director of tional Guard will meet Hazel Walker and the Arkansas Travelers (an all girls team) in a basketball tilt set for the Beckley Recreation Building Sunday at 2. Dwayne Wingler has challenged Hazel Walker in a free throw exhibition during half time.

The ex- hibiton consists of shooting from standing, kneeling and sitting positions. Hazel Walker has been undefeated for the past 13 years at the free throw line. Members of the team include: Front Row, left to right, Manuel Lopez, Ban Vest, BUI Turner. Back Row, 1. to Manager Joseph C.

Dance, Roy Meadows, Mike Lacek, Johnny Tanner, Marvin Pennington, and Coach Cecil Shelor. Charles Tanner is a member of the team but was absent when the picture was taken. the tournament. Championship and runner-up trophies-are being donated 1 by the Electro.Metallurgical Company of Alloy. WVU Will Miss Speed, Sharrar's Rebound Work MORGANTOWN -Overall height, game experience, shooting power and depth especially at guards are rated the strong points of West Virginia's championship contending basketball team by its coach, Fred Schaus.

Major weaknesses are not as much speed as last year (the fastest team most observers had ever seen) and the absence of a big man to oppose the several good centers West Virginia is scheduled to meet this year. "I'm convinced our club can be a fine one if it'achieves the teamwork that contributed so much to last year's success," Schaus says. "Those boys really learned how to play together and this, along with their poise, meant more than the more tangibles they possessed such as playing ability or height." Three "cogs" in the 1958 team are missing from the scene --6-10 pivot man Lloyd Sharrar and. guards Don Vincent and Joedy Gardner. All America prospect Jerry West and his buddy Bob Smith stick out on any team and form the nucleus of.

the group that trot onto the boards next Monday at Greenville, S. to help dedicate the new Greenville Memorial Auditorium in a Southern Conference game with Furman. The first home game is slated a week from Saturday when the Penn State Nittany Lions roar into town. It's always a battle. Schaus, showing the resourcefulness that has meant much to his success as a coach, has experimented with many different combinations.

Even now he is sure of only three starters West, Smith and 6-6, pivot man Bob Clousson, who is living proof that basketball players are made, not born. Smith goes into the back court after starting every game of his varsity career at forward until the last two of 1958 after Vincent broke his leg. West was tred also at guard, but his talents around the bankboards are too great. Re- bounder, defensive man and scorer Basketball Clinic Set At Recreation Tonight Dallas Shirley, prominent Washington, D. C.

and Southern Conference official, will begin a tonree- day trek across the southern part of the state as he discusses the basketball rules, new and old. He'll be at the Beckley Recreation build- Ing tonight at 7:30. The clinic is being staged fcy the West Virginia Secondary School Actvities Commission. A 2 p. m.

meeting at Charleston High Saturday will be followed by a 7:30 session at Huntington's Marshall College while on Sunday Shirley will discuss hoop rules at Martins Ferry, O. Sunday also finds Dr. Philip Fox of Washington at Buckhannon all working officials in the West Virginia Intercollegiate-Athletic Conference have been invited to attend for the benefit of more 'in the WVIAC. Discussion and clarification of the charging and "blocking rule, which has been in the book seme time, will come up for the most talk tonight. One purpose in making the new interpretation was to assist officials.

Secondly, it was to make clearer the privileges the defense is entitled to under the rule. Assuming that A is a dribble, the questions simply are these: (1) Did get there Jarst (not how soon); 2, was facing tine dribbler? This year the interpretation, also permits to shift his position to stay in front of A should A change his course. It is noted that is now also permitted to crouch in order to protect himself in case A's forceful contact is imminent. However, may not move into the path of A so that A contacts him after A has taken off from the floor in a jump to shoot or Officials and coaches should make it a "must" to attend tonight's session. It's a good suggestion to bring your squad, if it is at all possible.

Fans are welcome, too, if they also'want a clear explanation of charging and blocking. Five Lteittermen Available For Talcotit Hoop Season JERRY WEST --West is too much ball player to waste away from the basket. The other forward position will fall to either Willie Akers or Jim Ritchie, a pair of 6-5 "tigers" who play the ball as if it was their last meal. There isn't much to choose from here except that Akers leads with his left hand, Ritchie with his right. When Cousson goes out of the game, the chances are the Akers will be his first substitute.

The guards offer even more pos- Bucholz Wins Semifinal Match SYDNEY ('AP) Earl (Butch) Buchholz, a big American youngster who is a bit bewildered by his success in the New Wales Tenns Championships, won his semifinal match Thursday from Australia's Roy Emerson. Then on the advice of U.S. Davis Cup Captain Perry Jones, he withdrew from the junior tournament to concentrate on Saturday's final against Ashley Cooper, the Australian, Wimbledon and United States champion. iBuchholz, unseeded in this tournament, gained a 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 victory over Emerson, who until Thursday had been considered a likely Australian singles player for the Davis Cup challenge round next month. It was the first time the lanky, 18-year-old St.

Louis youth ever had reached the singles final in such an important tournament and the first time an unseeded junior ever had made the final of the 67-year-old New South a men's championship. Buchholz's continued success was a big boost for American hopes in the Davis Cup and more than made for the defeat of the U.S'. pair of Hamilton Rich- Cooper and Rod Laver Thursday ran out the last set of their long" doubles semifinal against Riohard- son and Olmedo and won 3-6, 10-8, 14-16, It had been postponed in almost total darkness Wednesday with the Aussies leading 5-4 in the fifth set. In singles. Coocer beat Andres Gimeno of 6-0, 6-4.

But the Australian's form has been patchy bhrougih the entire tournament and many observers believe Buchholz could topple the champion. (Buchholz was a tired young man when he left the courts after a hard singles match and a losing effort in the junior doubles. He quickly agreed wihen Jones and Jack Kramer, coaah of the U.S. team, suggested he withdraw from his i singles semifinal against Martin Mulligan, Australian junior champion. "Mulligan is a sharp player," Kramer said.

"And what if Butch were beaten by him in reaction from today? How would he feel?" Australian officials, offered to postpone the junior singles and doubles finals until Sunday if Bnchholz should win. Bat the American and his Spanish partner. sibilities. Complementing Smith in the opening lineup, Schaus says, will be either Bucky Bolyard or Lee Patrone. Bolyard, a great competitive athlete, has the sight of only one eye.

Patrone is best known for his shooting but is working to round out his play. A number of guys are waiting for just one slip-up. Ronnie Retton, the co-captain along with Smith, is anxious to prove himself more than a good spot performer. Butch Goode has been around and does some things very well. Nick Visnic is a rising sophomore.

TALCOTT The Talcott Pirates, under Coach Calvin Wallace, have" five returning lettermen for the season opening next Tuesday at Union High. These veterans are Dickie HaJloran, Bobby Cales, Ronald Canterbury, Ellery Wykle and Rusty Lowry. Up from the Jayvee squad are James Reed, Jerry Jackson, Ezra Lilly, Larry Hicks, Dickie Abshire, Dan-ell Sears and Richard Talbott. Others on the squad include Calvin Cox, Daryl Butler and Doug Cook. The Pirates have a six game schedule before the Christmas holidays, then layoff and resume on Jan.

6 against an Aflunml quintet. First home game for the season will be against Greenville's Tigers on Dec. 5. All home contests will get under way at 8 with preliminary games starting at 6:30. Dec.

2: at Union Dec. 5: Greenville Dec. 9: Spanishburg Dec. 12: at Sandstone Dec. 16: at Gap Mills Dec.

18: Renick Jan. 6: Alumni Jan. 9: at Hinton Jan. 15: McComas Jan. 16: at Smoot Jan.

20: at Spanishburg Jan. 23: Union Jan. 26: at Hillsboro Jan. 28: Pax Jan. 30: Gap Mills Feb.

3: Hinton Feb. 5: at Renick Feb. 10: Smoot Feb. 12: Sandstone Feb. 17: Hillsboro Feb.

20: at Greenville There are 10 more basketball schedules that the Post-Herald staff would like to get in right away, so here's a list of those that are needed. Coaches, principals or student managers are asked to send them to the Post-Herald, Sports Department. Beckley, and, right' away. Please rush. CLASS AAA Man Montgomery Seth Summersville CLASS A Boiling Glen Green Bank Lewisburg Pax White Sulphur Folley's Eye Puffs After Blowing Nose LONDON (AP) American heavyweight contender Zora Folley Thursday left London by air for home with his right eye heavily bandaged.

The Chandler. boxer said: "My eye puffed up only a few minutes ago. The swelling came after I blew my nose. I don't know what's wrong." Folley defeated Joe Bygraves of i Jamaica in Leicester Tuesday night when the referee stopped Greenville Sets 21 Game Slate GREENVILLE Next Monday finds the basketball season opening for the Greenville High Tigers. The Alumni will provide the opposition in preliminary to Greenville's invasions of Talcott on Dec.

5 and Sandstone on Dec. 9. All home games will get under way at 8, with preliminary tussles at 6:30. No preliminary games are scheduled when Meadow Bridge, Smoot and Matoaka invade the local court. Dec.

1: Alumni Dec. 5: at Talcott Dec. 9: at Sandstone Dec. 11: Meadow Bridge Dec. 16: at Union Dec.

19: at Pcterstown Jan. 5: Smoot Jan. 7: Gap Mills Jan. 9: at Matoaka Jan. 14: Oakvale Jan.

16: Spanishburg Jan. 20: at Gap Mills Jan. 27: at Oakvale Jan. 30: Pcterstown Feb. 3: Matoaka Feb.

5: at Meadow Bridge Feb. 10: Union Feb. 13: at Spanishburg Feb. 17: Sandstone Feb. 20: Talcott Feb.

23: at Smoot One Regular Returns To Rainelle Net Team RAINELLE Coach Jim Hamrick of Rainelle has one returning regular from the team that won five games last year, but there are two lettermen available who saw some service. These are Jim Boley and Bill Connard. It's strictly a rebuilding job for the new young coach, who reports a strong battle going on for starting with Ray Este, Haven Wall, David Bowen and Floyd Flanagan ardson and Alex Oknedo in thei6s3 by Frank Gorman doubles semiSBais. and Ren Fletcher in doubles. Jose Arilla, were beaten 6-3, 3-6.

their scheduled 10-rouwder in the ninth round to save the Jamaican from further punishment. Crichton Hosts Smoot Dec. 5th QUINWOOD Crichton High's basketball team will start the ball rolling Dec. 5 when the Smoot High Smokies come here for the opener, the first of four tilts for the Wildcats before the holidays. Ansted and Marlinton are other teams to visit the local court before Christmas.

Ansted's defending state champions in the small school class will be here Dec. 11. 5: Smoot Dec. 9: at Marlinton Dec. 11: Ansted Dec.

16: Marlinton Jan. 2: Alderson Jan. 6: Rainelle Jan. 9: at Ronceverte Jan. 13: Meadow Bridge Jan.

15: at Rupert Jan. 20: Green Bant Jan. 22: at Ansted Jan. 26: Ronceverte Jan. 27: at Alderson Jan.

30: at Rainelle Feb. 3: at Meadow Bridge Feb. 6: I Feb. 12: at Smoot I Feb. 13: WilltamsbWg jFeb.

26: at Wiffiamsbwrg among the boys showing up well so far. The squad also includes Harold Viers, Mike Griffith, Philip Dews, Danny Dews, Carroll Vestal, Joe Loving, Zane Lefler, Doug Snyder, Douglas Pack, Cecil Grimmett, Mike McQuain, Roy Dixon, Har-. land Riffe. The season begins official against Lewisburg High in a home game on Dec. 12.

Three other tussles, including an Alumni tilt, are scheduled before the Christmas holidays. Dec. 12: Lewisburg Dec. 16: at Rupert Dec. 18: White Sulphur Dec.

22: Alumni Jan. 1: at Ansted Jan. 5: Ronceverte Jan. 6: at Crichton Jan. 9: Lookout Jan.

13: at White Sulphur Jan. 16: Rupert Jan. 19: at Alderson Jan. 26: Meadow Bridge Jan. 27: at Ronceverte Jan.

30: Cricbton Feb. 3: Alderson Feb. 6: at Lookout Feb. 9: at Meadow Bridge Feb. 13: Ansted Feb.

19: at Lewisburg Marshall May Lose Conner Until Jan. HUNTINGTON 'AP) Herm Conner, 6-5 guard, may be lost to the Marshall College basketball team until the first of January. Conner is scheduled to undergo an operation on his knee Saturday to correct a locked cartilage. The injury occurred in practice. Marshall a i St.

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