Rematch Set For Bluefield Wrestling Bonded Women Bout
National Wrestling Alliance orders a rematch of a blue field girl tag team brawl at Bluefield Auditorium. Lady Angel and Amazon Alma Mills face Golden Venus and Betty Burke for the Southeastern women's tag title after a prior disqualification and postmatch incident involving referee Dr. Larry Corvette.
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National Wrestling Alliance
Bluefield
Virginias
Toots Mondt
Bluefield Auditorium
Lady Angel
Amazon Alma Mills
Golden Venus
Betty Burke
Florida Lovely
Larry Corvette
Florida
Angel
Amazon
Toots
Westinghouse Talks Move to Washington Amid Strike
Negotiators from Westinghouse Electric and the IUE agreed to shift discussions from Pittsburgh to Washington at the government's request. The 108 day strike involves about 55,000 union members across 30 plants and centers on wage gains and job protections amid copy efficiency study concerns.
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
Pittsburgh
Joseph F. Finnegan
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Finnegan
James B. Carey
International Union of Electrical Workers
Robert B. Blasier
Westinghouse
Carey
Blasier
IUE
Westing
Ashburn Signs 1956 Phillies Contract
Richie Ashburn, NL batting champion, signed his 1956 contract with the Philadelphia Phillies for about 25 000 dollars. The 28 year old outfielder played 140 games, collected hits with 32 doubles and 32 triples, driving in 42 runs and earning a reputation as a top defensive outfielder.
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Philadelphia
Richie Ashburn
Philadelphia Phillies
Ashburn
Roy Hamey
Park Central Defeats Excelsior 56 to 39 at War
Park Central High School traveled to War and defeated Excelsior 56 39. Napoleon Fitzsimmons led Park Central with high game points while Evans scored 15 for Excelsior tying for top honors. Referees Druggish and Marrow.
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Excelsior High
Napeleon Fitzsimmons
Evans
Fitzsimmons
Park Central
Excelsior
Huff
Wesley
Oden
Whittaker
Park Central Ie
Druggish & Marrow
Bears upset Graham as Bristol routs G-Men
Bristol Bearcats upset Graham G-Men 76 to 66 after a fast start and steady second half. Jim Breeding led Bristol with 24 points, Hinsley added 20, while Graham’s Ron Quesenberry and Jack Thompson were limited to five and eight points respectively. Graham drops to 13-1 on the season.
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Bristol Bearcats
Graham
Bearcats
Bristol
Jim Breeding
Hinsley
Curtis Lee
Buford Devor
Lee
Devor
Ron Quesenberry
Jack Thompson
Quesenberry
Thompson
Lee G
Neel
Clark
Grahan
Bristol i
Matoaka High Tops Rocky Gap 80 51 in Key Victory
Matoaka High defeated Rocky Gap High 80 to 51 to improve to 9 3 on the season. Bernard Bowling led Matoaka with 30 points while Ronnie Mills paced Rocky Gap with 14. Early dominance by Matoaka set the tone as they surged ahead in the first quarter and rolled to the win.
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Rocky Gap
Matoaka
Matoaks
BO Rocky Gap
Kelly and
Hedrick
Duke Drops N. C. State To Play Notre Dame
North Carolina State will not be on Duke football’s 1957 schedule as Duke seeks intersectional games. The ACC rule requiring six conference games next year complicates the Wolfpack’s slate, with State to return in 1958 and 59. Duke intended to juggle schedules to include Notre Dame.
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N. C
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North Carolina State
Blue Devil
N. C. State
Roy Clogston
Wolfpack
Clogston
ACC
Greensboro
State
Notre
Gary Coaldiggers Edge Princeton In Overtime
Gary Coaldiggers upset Princeton 72 64 in overtime on Lonnie Boyer’s 26 points including a decisive jump shot in the extra period. Rod Thorn led Princeton with 24 as Gary climbed from a tight 17 14 first period to force a 64 64 tie after regulation.
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Princeton Tigers
Diggers
Lonnie Boyer
Gary
Princeton
Tigers
Rod Thorn
Gary Ft Thorn
Bartas
Boyer
Ieee
Fame
Wandelt
College basketball scores from an unclear list of games
A long, dense page of scores lists numerous college and local teams with final results such as North Carolina State 99 over Virginia 64, Kansas 56 over Oklahoma A&M 65, and many others including regional colleges, institutes, and towns with varied outcomes and occasional overtime. The array includes schools like Morris Harvey, West Liberty, Fairmont, Glenville, Huntington, Charleston, Roanoke, and more, often with mismatched punctuation and stray names.
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Virginia
Kansas
Oklahoma A&m
Morris Harvey
West Liberty
W. Va
Soviet Internal Affairs Chief Ousted by Regime
Moscow radio announced S N Kruglov, minister of internal affairs since July 1953, was released from duties. N P Dudorov was named to replace him, with Kruglov having earlier ceded control of the secret police to A I Serov in a cabinet shakeup.
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Moscow Radio
S. N. Kruglov
N. P. Dudorov
Kruglov
Internal Affairs
L. P. Beria
Soviet Union
Russia
A. I. Serov
Serov
Moscow
Supreme Soviet
U.S.S.R
Us.s.r
Wytheville High Quint Edges Narrows 53 52
The Wytheville High School basketball team edged Narrows 53 to 52 after a 27 23 second half. Narrows defense kept the game tight but Wytheville pulled ahead in the final minutes for the win.
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Wytheville High Quint Nips Narrows
Wytheville
Narrows
Giles Countians
Narrows Co
Wythe
Mullens Rebels Triumph Over Oceana In 93-79 Victory
The Mullens Rebels upset Oceana Indians 93 to 79 at Mullens. Willie Akers and Ronnie Cook each scored 28 to share top honors, while Jack Burkett added 22 for Oceana. Mullens improves to 9-2 on the season after avenging an earlier loss to Beckley.
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Mullens
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Rebels
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Ronnie Cook
Jack Burkett
Beckley
Oceana Mullens
Taynes
Byiv'sh
Brigue
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Stew'r
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Livelyg
Miller
Ps Goins
Tolley
1 & Oo
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Aaa Iil
Russia Holds Big Lead in Winter Olympics Standings
At Cortina d Ampezzo on January 31 the Soviets preserved a clear edge in the unofficial team standings of the seventh Winter Games. Russia earned four points after a third in the 10 000 meter speed skating to reach 89 points, while Austria 46 Norway 41 Sweden 39 and Finland 28 trailed. The United States placed ninth with 14 14 points after a fourth in the slalom.
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Italy
Austria
Norway
Sweden
Russia
Finland
United States
Duke Gridders Plan Spring Practice Drills
Duke University will start spring football drills February 4 and end March 10 with an intra squad game. Coach Bill Murray says ACC rules cap drills at 20 sessions and the early start helps players do other spring sports. The 1955 squad suffered heavy graduation losses and a major reorganization faces Murray and his staff.
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N. C
Duke University
Bill Murray
Murray
Snyder Named West Virginia Assistant Coach After NFL Career
Bob Snyder former Rams coach is appointed assistant football coach at West Virginia University by President Irvin Stewart. A Chicago Bears 1938 All NFL quarterback, Snyder has held multiple head and assistant roles including Toledo, Calga Stampeders, and the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played eight pro seasons and began coaching at Notre Dame in 1942. The Northfork Elkhorn Blue Demons defeated Big Creek 71 54 with Carl Pennington scoring 28 to lead the winners.
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Bob Snyder
Los Angeles Rams
West Virginia University
Irvin Stewart
Snyder
Art Lewis
Ohio University
Rams
Seco
University of Toledo
Calga Stampeders
Pittsburgh Steelers
Chicago Bears
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Bears
Notre Dame
Frank 7
Snyder Alo
Green Bay Packers
Omont
Ohio
Edo
Toledo
Waite High School
Northfork - Elkhorn Blue Demons
Big Creek
Demons
Northfork-Elkhorn Center
Carl Pennington
Jim Haluski
Cecil Hampton
Dave Rider
Teddy Red Top Davis To Fight Jorgensen
Teddy Red Top Davis of Hartford Connecticut, featherweight, will fight Paul Jorgensen of Port Arthur Texas in Houston next Tuesday in his first bout under manager Bobby Gleason.
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Teddy Red Top
Davis
Jorgensen
New York
Teddy
Red Top
Tumbling coach suffers broken collarbone during demonstration
Newaygo Michigan coach Frank Parker from Newaygo High School broke his collarbone while demonstrating tumbling technique in a class. He is listed in stable condition and receiving treatment.
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Mich
Frank Parker
Mewaygo
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