Billy Fox to mix with rugged Harry Lewis at Bluefield
Promoter Toots Mondt announces a Saturday wrestling card at Bluefield Auditorium headlined by Billy Fox the American junior heavyweight champion facing Harry Lewis from New York. Also on the bill Jan Madrid meets Billy Sharbert with Sharbert praised for his airplane spin finisher.
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Toots Mondt
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Buddy Lee
Billy Fox
Gypsy Joe
Rugged Harry Lewis
Billy
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Lewis
Jan Madrid
Billy Sharbert
Bluefield
Scholastic Cage Results From Marsh Fork and Other Games
SCHOLASTIC cage results list Marsh Fork 68 Gap Hills 64 and several other scores including Talcott JV 45 Kingston 58 and Morgantown University 77 while Alderson Broaddus 84 West Virginia State 64 is noted in college play. Bill Kerr announces the 1957 CPGA championship will be held July 16 at Peterborough Golf and Country Club.
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Marsh Fork
Gap Hills
Talcott JV
Kingston
Pax
Clarksburg Victory
Shinnston
Bristol
Reader
Fairmont St. Peter's
Rivesville
Alderson
Smoot
Morgantown University
Clarksburg
Notre Dame
Charleston
Barboursville
Duvaldi
Buffalo of
Wayne
Alderson Broaddus
WVA State
Temple
Delaware
Wake Forest
Virginia
Rio Grande
Marietta
Cincinnati
Toledo
Youngstown
Westminster
Tennessee Wesleyan
King College
Peterborough
Montreal
Bill Kerr
Canadian Professional Golfers Assn
Peterborough Golf and Comney Club
Treasurer Quits Washington Club
Washington January 31 Treasurer and board member Gabriel Murphy resigned from the Washington Senators citing a loose and incompetent administration. Murphy, owner of 40 percent of shares, left amid conflict with Calvin Griffith and other officers after accusing the club leadership of hitting a low water mark under Griffith. Relations with Griffith have been frosty for six months.
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Washington
Gabriel Murphy
Washington Senators
Murphy
Club
Griffith
Calvin Griffith
Wootton E. Young
John E. Powell
Senators
Clark Griffith
Cummings Named Coach of Georgia Tech B Team
Atlanta January 31 Georgia Tech announced Bob Cummings, Vanderbilt line coach, will succeed Bob Bossons as coach of the Tech B team and head of the Engineers' scouting forces. Bossons resigned to become line coach at Duke. Cummings is a Portland Tennessee native.
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Atlanta
Georgia Tech Today
Bob Cummings
Vanderbilt
Bob Bossons
Tech
Bossons
Duke
Cummings
Portland
Tenn
Sayers Shines as Tigers Rout Gary Coaldiggers
Jim Sayers led Princeton with 34 points on over 70 percent shooting to lift the Tigers to an 86 68 win over Gary Coaldiggers. Thorn assisted with slick passes while Willie Spechik top scored for Gary with 19 markers as Princeton pulled away early and held a 46 26 halftime edge.
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Jim Sayers
Thorn
Princeton
Tigers
Gary Coaldiggers
Tiger's
Sayers
Gary
Spechik
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Miller
Zick
D'mby
Mit
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Strobel
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d/Gipson
I Hkman
Aljatis
Lester
Tabor
Fancy
Gary Llth
Cunningham and Nutter A da
Former U S Amateur Champs Rule Roost In Phoenix Tourney
In the Phoenix Open first round at Phoenix Country Club Billy Maxwell and Arnold Palmer shot 66s to lead at 4 under par. Lloyd Mangrum and Gene Bone tied for second at 67 while Cary Middlecoff and Gene Littler posted 69, with a group at 68 including Hebert Casper and Leonard.
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U. S
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Ariz
U.S
Billy Maxwell
Arnold Palmer
Palmer
Latrobe
Arizona
Maxwell
Odessa
Tex
Lloyd Ener
Apple Valley
Calif
Gene Bone
Louisville, Y
Mangrum
Bone
Jay Hebert
Sanford
Fla
Stan Leonard
Vancouver
B.C
Doug Higgins
Midland
Billy Casper Jr
Bonita
Cary Middlecoff
Dallas
Gene Littler
San Diego
Northfork-Elkhorn wins 65-58 over Oceana in fast clash
Northfork-Elkhorn staged a late rally to defeat visiting Oceana 65-58 as both squads hit 25 field goals. Northfork’s record rises to 8-5 while they head to Big Creek tonight. Referees Lotito and Arrington officiated.
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Northfork
Elkhorn
Oceana
Northfork-Elkhorn
Wyoming
Big Creek
Northfork Top Fx Ft Weir,f 2 Mt Izing 9 68 | J.cook
Goins
McOok
Brown
L.cook
Youngs
Oceans If
Lotito and
Arrington
Pickings And Pickets Mark NFL Meeting In Philly
NFL clubs opened the 1957 annual meeting amid pickings for players and pickets protesting alleged discrimination against Negro players by the Washington Redskins. Teams announced draft selections in rounds, with notable picks like Jimmy Harris and Milt Campbell, while Bert Bell defended league non-discrimination policy amid attendance records.
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Philadelphia
National Football League
Washington Redskins
NFL
Bellevue Stratford
George Preston
Marshall
Redskins
Bert Bell
Fritz Pollard
Brown University
Bell
George Halas
Chicago Bears
Ford Frick
Halas
Frick
Ted Williams to wed New York model Nelva
The stepmother Mrs Fran More announced Nelva, 24, is engaged to Boston Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams, 38, and the couple may wed soon in New York with a ceremony planned for tomorrow or the next day.
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Ted
Pretty Model
New York
Boston Red Sox
Ted Williams
Fran More
Nelva
Big Stone Soph Blazes Buckets
A Big Stone Gap sophomore, Phil Gilliam, emerges as a rising star in Group IT basketball after scoring 65 points across two games. He leads District 8 in scoring and ranks among state leaders with a 24.7 point average for 10 games, chasing top scorers such as Harold Clark and Eddie Grim.
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Richmond
Big Stone Gap
Phil Gilliam
Harold Clark
William Campbell
Narunas
Eddie Grim
Handley
Winchester
Gilliam
Bob Sander
Churchlaind
Joe Hardin Bryant
Independence
Fred Spicer
Varina
Howard Claybough
Farmville
Leon Hartless
Lexington
R. C. Younce
Haysi
Bill Lee
Warrenton
Bryant
Sutphin
Hilsville
Fetter
Blacksburg
Martin
Pearisburg
Barbour
Drewry
Alderson
Pound
Still
Norton
Davis
Gate City
Owens
Ervington
Fairview Junior High Beats Wade Outfit 48 33 on Beaver Court
Fairview Junior High defeated Wade Outfit on the Beaver Court 48 to 33. Buddy Euck led Fairview with 16 points, while Wade’s offense struggled and Gibson and Crowe contributed limited scoring. Referees were Fanning and Sarver. GAME POSTPONED: Tazewell County High and Scott High Wytheville postpone indefinitely.
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Beaver Hard Court
Buddy Euck
Fairview
Wade Fairview
Pruett F
Aem
Gibson
Fr'nch's
Tome
Bourney
Crowe
Farley
Rid
Fanning and
Sarver
Tazewell County High School
Scott High of
Wytheville
WVU Coach Suspends Guard Kishbaugh Indefinitely
West Virginia coach Fred Schaus suspended guard Clayce Kishbaugh indefinitely for disciplinary reasons. Kishbaugh, a Clarksburg senior and co captain with Rod Hundley, had 237 points in 17 games this season and was a regular guard alongside Joedy Gardner and Don Vincent. The coach plans to start Vincent and Gardner at guards during Kishbaugh’s absence with Ronnie Retion as top reserve.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
Fred Schaug
Clayce Kisbaugh
Varosity
WVU
Kishbaugh
Clarksburg
Rod Hundley
Mountaineer Quint
Concord Cagers Edge Emory and Henry in Narrow Win
Concord Mountain Lions defeated Emory and Henry 84 to 74 at Athens. Calvin Belcher Bob Musser and Jim Smith led Concord with 18 20 and 19 points respectively while Bill Bennett topped Emory and Henry with 23. Rounds tied 23 23 at midgame before Concord pulled away in the second half.
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Emory and Henry
Athens
Concord Mountain Lions
Wasps
Concord
Mountain Lions
Virginia
Emory
Henry
Tok i
Calvin Belcher
Bob Musser
Jim Smith
Musser
Smith
Belcher
Bill Bennett
Jim Raiines
Concorde
Fght
Biicherf
J'ffri's
Corron
L'imb
Rice
Moore
Warieng
Crotty
Walker
Three More A's Sign 1957 Contracts in KC
Kansas City Athletics announced three players agreed to 1957 terms. Outfielders Gus Zernial and Leroy Schmidt signed, and catcher Tim Thompson accepted by letter, bringing total to 31 A's under contract.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Athletics
Gus Zernial
Leroy Schmidt
Tim Thompson
Moreland Returns to NC State as Registration Permit Issued
Jackie Moreland the high school basketball whiz barred from playing at North Carolina State was allowed back to register for the next semester. The NCAA placed State on four years probation for alleged recruiting violations and the ACC fines the school $5,000 while Moreland remains ineligible.
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N.C
Jackie Moreland
North Carolina State
Moreland
Minden
National Collegiate Athletic Assn
State
Wake Forest Deacons Defeat Virginia 73-58 in ACC Clash
Wake Forest College won its sixth straight and 13 of 14 as the Deacons outpaced Virginia 73-58 in Winston-Salem. The Deacons built a 38-28 halftime lead and pulled away in the final minutes of the first half to seal the Atlantic Coast Conference win.
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N. C
Wake Forest College
Virginia
Deacons
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