Dayton Coach Meets Future Tennis Star Barry MacKay
Mack Hammon of Dayton Ohio, a school principal and former coach, mentors Barry MacKay then rises to tennis fame. Hammon praises MacKay's powerful serve and aces, recounting MacKay’s early potential and near Bluefield appearance, noting his Davis Cup trajectory and Australia showdown.
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Mack Hammon
Dayton
Ohio
Tanners
New York
Madison Square Garden
Mack
Barry MacKay
Hammon
Aday
Dayton Oakwood High
Barry
MacKay
Bro
Anderson
Dayton Lad
U. S
Australia
Bluefield
University of Michigan
Hal Burrows
Charlottesville
Hal
Grid power index predicts college bowl lineup and results
New York reports the grid power index selections for the college football bowls. Ohio State, Oklahoma, Rice, and Mississippi lead the rankings with several outcomes forecast for the Sugar Rose Orange and Cotton Bowls. The index cites a .705 accuracy rate across 647 games.
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North America
New York
New Orleans
Mississippi
Texas
Miami
Oklahoma
Duke
Dallas
Rice
Navy
el Paso
Tex
Louisville
Drake
Orlando
Fla
Mississippi Southern
East
Texas State
Ohio State
Oregon
Pasadena
Calif
NBC i
CBS
Giardello Knocks Out Tiger Jones In Ten Rounds
In Miami Beach, Joey Giardello earned a unanimous 10 round decision over Ralph Tiger Jones at the Auditorium before 3 681 fans. Giardello used a stabbing left hand and a stinging right in a bruising bout.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Joey Giardello
Ralph
Tiger) Jones
Excelsior Triumphs Over Alumni Club 71 to 42
Excelsior High School of War defeated an Alumni team 71 to 42 in a midweek gym game. Cloud led the winners with 27 points while Wesley added 2. Efferson scored 17 and Olen 15 for the losers.
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Excelsior High School
Excelsior
Cloud
Wesley
Efferson
Olen
Gator Game Favored As Five All-Americans Play
Five All-America football players highlight a three game program that heats up the bowl season. Texas A and M is favored over Tennessee in the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville with 42 000 in attendance. The East West Shrine and Blue Gray games also feature top names including Alex Karras Lou Michaels Jim Phillips and Jim Pace. NBC CBS and network radio plan coverage with multiple bowl games through January 12.
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John Crow
Texas A & M
Tennessee
Jacksonville
Fla
Alex Karras
Iowa
Lou Michaels
Kentucky
Jim Phillips
Auburn
Jim Pace
Michigan
San Francisco
Kezar Stadium
Andy Pilney
Tulane
Ken Ford
Hardin-Simmons
Big Ten
Montgomery
Ala
Texas Aggies
NBC
CBS
Cleveland Browns
Detroit Lions
Detroit
Cocoa
Ft. Dix
N.J
Ft. Carson
Colo
Texas A&m J
Aggies
Tennessee Volunteers
Paul
Bear) Bryant
A&m
Bowden Wyatt
Bryant
Princeton Tigers Rout Alumni 87-56
The Princeton Tigers defeated their alumni 87 to 56 last night at Princeton. Lightnin' Rod Thorn and Jim Sayers led scoring with 45 points combined as the younger players pulled away in the later stages.
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Princeton Tigers
Princeton
Lightnin
Rod Thorn
Jim Sayers
Fils
Ceach
J.w'dell
Sayers
Miller
Wall
Ayers
Steorts
Dalton and
White
Herndon High Beats Conley in Holiday Cage Tourney
In Pineville last night Herndon High defeated Conley High School 62 to 44 in a holiday cage tournament. Tomorrow Herndon faces Baileysville, the team that defeated Glen Rogers on Thursday.
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Pineville
Herndon
Conley High School
Baileysville
Glen Rogers
Gloomy Tennis Outlook For U S After Davis Cup Rout
Melbourne observers believe the United States will take years to challenge Australia in Davis Cup after Kooyong defeat. Australia clinched the challenge round 3 0 as Mal Anderson and Ashley Cooper routed Vic Seixas and Barry MacKay in the doubles and opened singles. United States hopes hinge on young MacKay who pushed Anderson to five sets while Seixas departs for Philadelphia and other stars retire from the trip.
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Melbourne
United States
Harry Hopman
Kooyong
Australia
Lew Hoad
Ken Rosewall
Mal Anderson
Mervyn Rose
Uncle Sam
Vic Seixas
Barry MacKay
Seixas
Anderson
MacKay
Ashley Cooper
Young MacKay
Cooper
Jack Kramer
Bill Talbert
U.S
America
Dayton
Ohio
Philadelphia
Herbie Flam
Ham Richardson
Dick Savitt
Budge Patty
Review of Bluefield Bow Hunters Shows Archery Boom
The Bluefield Bow Hunters promote archery as a year round sport for all ages. Bill Lewis says weekly contests can vary and the club, chartered last fall with 19 members, now exceeds 100 and aims to grow further this spring and summer.
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Bluefield Bow Hunters
U. S
West Virginia
Bill Lewis
Bluefield
Lewis
Dixie Classic and Richmond Invite College Basketball Summary
NAIA Tourney Tennil 99 West Virginia Wesleyan 84. Anderson 106 Detroit Tech 64. N C State Wake Forest 61. Seton Hall 44 North Carolina 76 Duke 62. St. Louis 77 Seton Hall 44. Richmond 72 Pennsylvania 65. NBA New York 125 Detroit 97. St. Louis 97 Cincinnati 96.
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Naia Tourney Tennil
W. Va
Wesleyan
Anderson
Ind
Detroit Tech
ADC College
NBA
New York
Detroit
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Pikeville and Transylvania win to set Tug Valley title game
Pikeville College defeated Concord 102 to 7 while Transylvania beat West Virginia Tech 75 to 70 in Williamson to advance to the Tug Valley Invitational final. John Lee Butcher led Pikeville with 35 points as Pikeville built a 49 to 31 halftime edge.
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Pikeville
Mountain Lions
John Lee Butcher
Butcher
Robert Hoskins
Sooner Quarter Twists Ankle In Orange Bowl Drill
Oklahoma quarterback Carl Dodd twisted his left ankle during a late practice in Miami and left the field. The senior from Norman and the only Oklahoma starter from that city is listed at 6 feet 187 pounds and may miss the Orange Bowl against Duke on January 1 if the ankle cannot hold.
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Miami
Fla
Oklahoma
Carl Dodd
Dodd
Norman
University of Oklahoma
Ken Rawlings
Duke
Weather forecast inches toward Blue-Gray game outcome
An impartial weatherman in Montgomery predicts rain tonight and tomorrow morning for the Blue-Gray game, creating a soggy field that could help the Yankee line and ground game. He says skies should clear by 2 p.m. bolstering the Southerners’ aerial hopes against a strong opponent.
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Montgomery
Ala
Yankee
Ski Prospects Poor On Cabin Mountain Slopes
In Davis West Virginia the Conservation Department reports weekend skiing prospects on Cabin Mountain and Weiss Knob are poor as temperatures and snowfall fail to cooperate. The note accompanies a slate of college basketball scores with Denver beating Kentucky 84 to 63 and Texas Christian defeating Texas Tech 71 to 69 among others.
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Davis
W. Va
the Conservation Department
Cabin Mountain
Weiss Knob
Leahy Plans Texas A&M Coaching Move After Health Tests
Chicago reports Frank Leahy aims to take part of his Notre Dame staff to Texas A&M as head coach and athletic director after medical exams at Passavant Hospital. He names Bob McBride as first assistant and envisions McBride succeeding him in the top job after three years. Leahy also considers Bill Earley Johnny Lujack and Johnny Druze for Irish staff roles.
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Chicago
Notre Dame
Texas A&m
Frank Leahy
Aggie
Passavant Hospital
Leahy
Clifford J. Barborka
Tom
Bob McBride
McBride
Strong Graduate Team Edges Beaver Alumni in Punt Trick
Beaver High School fell 72 51 to the Beaver Alumni in Beaver last night. star forward Ronnie Young left with a sprained ankle likely sidelined two to three weeks. Kinser led Beaver with 12 points while Young, Lynch, Jewell and Katz each had seven. Red Raines scored 21 for the Alumni with Davidson 13, Sowers 11 and Honaker 10.
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Bluefield
Beaver High School
Beaver
Bill Kinser
Young
Lynch
Jewell
Katz
Red Raines
Emory and Henry College
Quint
Davidson
Sowers
Honaker
Beaver Raines
Kinser
Uu Jewell
Marotti
Looney
Hl Choreh
Morris
Graham E
Fanning A
Skidmore
Hill Forrestal Duel Pinpointe in Cotton Row Clash
Rice star Hill and Navy quarterback Forrestal pace toward the Cotton Bowl showdown with 75,504 fans watching. Hill, Rice’s all American leader, tops yards and points while Forrestal drives Navy with 1,117 passing yards and 10 total touchdowns. Rice prepares in Abilene, Navy in Dallas.
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Harold V. Ratliff
Dallas
Cotton Row
King Hill
Rice
Navy
Tom Forrestal
Hill
Eddie Erdelatz
Forrestal
King
Abilene
Tex
Owls
Howley Named Top SC Blocker for Southern Conference
Star WVU guard Chuck Howley 220 pounds from Wheeling was chosen as the most outstanding blocker in the Southern Conference. He follows WVU alumnus Bruce Bosley and Gene Lamone as past Mountaineer honorees and will receive the Jacobs Blocking Trophy at a Columbia awards dinner next month.
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Clinton
S.C
Chuck Howley
West Virginia University
Howley
Wheeling
WVU
Bruce Bosley
San Francisco 49Ers
Gene
Beef) Lamone
Tommy Allman
Walt Brodie
William & Mary
Jacobs
Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
Carolina and State Reach Dixie Finals
North Carolina defeated Duke 76 62 and North Carolina State edged Wake Forest 63 61 to advance to the Dixie Basketball Classic championship game. Northwestern rallied to beat Duquesne 80 70 while St Louis crushed Seton Hall 77 44 in the consolation round.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Duke
North Carolina State
Wake Forest
Northwestern
Duquesne
St. Louis
Seton Hall
High school cage results from South Charleston and others
South Charleston 89 Clendenin 62. St. Albans 73 Charleston Catholic 55. Charleston 77 East Bank 66. Tygart Valley 64 Elkins 60. Weston 51 channon Upshur 46. Elkhorn 67 Beckley Stratton 65. Herndon 2 Mullens Conley 44. Wheeling 84 Warwood 59. Wheeling Central 67 Triadelphia 65. Martins Ferry Ohio 4. Wheeling Linsly Barrackville 73 Smitha Clay Battelle 53. Pairview 4a Morgantown 56 Fairmont East 47. Kasson 51 Belington 38. Grafton 57 Br Unidis 63 Jane Lew 55. Walkersville 51 Lost Creek 49 at West 57 Morgantown University.
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South Charleston
Clendenin
St. Albans
Charleston Catholic
Charleston
East Bank
Tygart Valley
Elkins
Weston
Channon Upshur
Elkhorn
Beckley Stratton
Herndon
Mullens Conley
Wheeling
Warwood
Wheeling Central
Triadelphia
Martins Ferry
Ohio
Wheeling Linsly
Barrackville
Smitha Clay Battelle
Pairview
Morgantown
Fairmont East
Kasson
Belington
Grafton
Br Unidis
Jane Lew
Walkersville
Lost Creek
West
Univers
Willis Leads Spiders 72-65 Win Over Penn
In Richmond, Theryl Willis scored 25 points to spark a second half rally as Richmond overcame Penn 72-65 in the opening game of the Richmond Invitational. Willis poured in 20 after halftime and 18 in the final 6:30, lifting the Spiders from a 61-55 deficit to lead the rest of the way.
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Willis
Spiders
Penn
Richmond
Theryl Willis
Quakers
Alex Delucia
Lary Rauppius
Butch Lambiotte
LaSalle
Virginie
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Rose Oregon
Texas A. & M
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Tiger Jones
Alumni Club
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Jack Hand
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Herndon High Licks
Conley Cage
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Briggs Stadium
Will Grimsley
Jim Dalton
N. C. State
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