G-Men lead after tough week in area basketball standings
The Graham G-Men held first place in the area standings despite a loss to an out of area foe. Mullens and Pineville rose in the rankings with key wins, while Princeton dropped to fourth and Beaver upset Beckley, tightening the chase for the top spots.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
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Graham
Bristol
Virginia- Tennessee
Mullens Rebels
Oceana
Beaver
Huntington
Rebels
Mullens
Tigers
Princeton Tigers
Gary
Richwood
Pineville Minutement
Welch
Big Creek
Pineville
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Minutemen
Glen Rogers
Baileysville
Virginia Coaches Favor Statewide Association
Forty western Virginia high school coaches met in Blacksburg to support forming a statewide coaches association. Plans to unite Groups one two and three under a single organization mirror the current Group One setup with meetings in Eastern Central and Northern Districts before a Richmond decision next month. Rudy Rohrdanz Jefferson coach and chair stressed the potential benefits of a statewide body aiding sports programs and collaboration with principals.
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Blacksburg
Western Virginia
Statewide Coaches Association
Richmond
C. R
Rudy) Rohrdanz
Jefferson
Rohrdanz
Holmes Hits .302 as Beavers Manager Portland
Tommy Holmes, new manager of the Portland Beavers, posted a .302 lifetime batting average over 10 NL seasons. He starred nine years for the Braves as a batter and right fielder and played 1952 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, amassing 1,507 hits in 4,992 plate appearances over 1,320 league games.
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Holmes
Portland
Ore
Tommy Holmes
Portland Beavers
Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
Olympics Close Amid Trumpet Fanfare and Russia Tops Gold
The 7th Winter Games closed in Cortina d Ampezzo with Soviet Russia leading gold medals at six and placing high in unofficial team standings. Finland, Austria, Sweden and the United States followed, with Jenkins and Albright winning U S figure skating golds as spectators packed the Be ski arena.
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Cortina D’ampezzo
Italy
Soviet Russia
Finland
Antti Hyvarinen
J Wah
Austria
Tiny
Sweden
Switzerland
United States
Hayes Jenkins
Colorado Springs
Colo
Tenley Albright
Newton Center
Mass
Wa’ Arinen
Aulis Kallakorpi
Harry Glass
Max Balkart
Germany
Sven Petterson
Andreas Daechser
Dick Rahoi
Ace
Iron Mountain
Mich
U. S
Royals And Lakers In Record Breaking Game
In Minneapolis on February 5, Maurice Stokes and Jack Twyman both scored 28 points as the Rochester Royals beat the Minneapolis Lakers 121 to 109 before 5 804 fans. The teams combined for a Minneapolis Auditorium scoring record of 230 points, surpassing the previous nine year record of 227. The Royals moved into second place in the Western Division after a 34 point fourth quarter burst, erasing a narrow 87 86 edge at the start of the final period.
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Rochester Royals
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WVU and Marshall Ready for Busy Week in Basketball
WVU holds 7-2 standing and faces three games this week including Memphis State at home and Virginia Tech away. Marshall, 7-1 in the MAC and 13-8 overall, also plays three games, at Wesleyan home then Bowling Green and Toledo away. State standings shift little as Morris Harvey leads in the state scramble with 10-1.
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Marshall
Morehead
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Penn State
Virginia Tech
Wesleyan
Bowling Green
Toledo
Morris Harvey
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Alderson - Broaddus
Davis and Elkins
Potomac State
West Virginia Tech
Potomac
US Winter Team to Return Home Tuesday
The United States winter Olympic team of 45 players will depart Treviso Tuesday at 1 p.m. EST aboard a chartered TWA plane and reach New York by 8 a.m. EST Wednesday. Most skaters stay in Europe for upcoming world and other meets while others head to Germany and Oslo for championships.
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Treviso
New York
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Germany
Oslo
Europe
Three-Way Scramble For Virginia Scoring Lead
In Richmond Virginia Tech and Bridgewater posted key wins as Dom Flora Bob McCarty and Dorsey Clayton vie for the state scoring lead. Flora holds 22.1 per game with McCarty 21.9 and Clayton 21.3 as Roanoke and W and M also feature in Virginia college action.
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Dom Flora
Virginia
Bob McCarty
Bridgewater
Dorsey Clayton
Flora
McCarty
Clayton
Roanoke
Dave Foltz
Foltz
Virginia Tech
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Clayton Coates
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Coates
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Penn
Pas News
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Loyola
Hampden - Sydney
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Baltimore University
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Gallaudet
W&m
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Gomez Reaches 1956 Pact With New York Giants
Ruben Gomez, a core Giants pitcher for three seasons, agreed to a 1956 salary after talks from Puerto Rico. He reports to training camp in Phoenix, Arizona on February 26 in good health after a prior illness limited him to nine wins and ten losses last season.
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Ruben Gomez
Giants
Tony
Puerto Rico
Gomez
Phoenix
Ariz
College Leaders Retain Hot Pace
Dayton's Flyers, No. 2 in the AP poll, beat Loyola of the South 82-62 to improve to 16-1. Vanderbilt and NC State won, while Kentucky, Duke, and Ohio State posted victories. notable incidents included a brawl flare after Kentucky's win over Auburn.
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Tommy Blackburn
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Spiders Only Club Defeats Two Top Conference Giants
Richmond's Spiders toppled West Virginia 84-78 and defeated George Washington to disrupt the Southern Conference title race. Kenny Daniel led with 27 points as Ed Harrison and Handley added 25 each, lifting Richmond to third. Furman and Davidson posted wins while non conference results saw Virginia Tech beat Virginia and The Citadel fall to South Carolina.
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Associated Press
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Spiders
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Washington Team Wins International Four Ball
The Washington State pair Ann Quast and Ruth Jessen of Seattle defeated Evelyn Glick of Baltimore and Mary Patton Janssen of Charlottesville Va 4 and 3 to win the women’s international four ball title at Hollywood France February 59 The Northwest team led from the first hole and ended the scheduled 36 hole final at the 33rd hole with no chance for a comeback.
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Marysville
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Seattle
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Charlottesville
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Celtics Defeat Knicks In High Scoring Showdown
The Boston Celtics beat the New York Knickerbockers 114 to 104 before 10 084 at Boston Garden. Five Celtics scored in double figures led by Ed McCauley with 21 points. Jim Baechtold topped New York with 22 and Gene Shue added 20.
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National Basketball Assn
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Ed McCauley
New York
Jim Baechtold
Gene Shue
Fate of Appalachian League Hinges on Feb 19 Meet
In Wytheville Va the fate of the Class D Appalachian League remains undecided with six of eight teams present. Marion and Johnson City seek more community support while Pulaski and Bristol have dropped out due to major league pullout. Only Salem Wytheville Bluefield and Kingsport stay active with Wytheville counting on Marion for rivalries. A decisive meeting is scheduled for Feb 19 in Wytheville.
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Chauncey DeVault
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Bristol
Salem
Virginia
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Frank Callihan
D. B. Query
Kansas
Carl Jones
Busy Week Looms For Fighters and Bud In
Lightweight champion Bud Smith returns to action in a non title bout at Boston Tuesday with replacement Larry Boardman facing him. Friday features two welterweights in a Madison Square Garden main event, plus several undercard fights including Murphy vs O'Brien and Fuentes in a rising welter matchup.
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Bud) Smith
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Boston Welter
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Jack O’brien
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Logart
Gil Turner
Viet Ft.kins
Tes
Joe Miceli
Ralph
Tiger) Jones
Johnny Saxton
San Francisco
Tony Baldoni
Wilkes-Barre
Satee Bele
Wail
Ray Drake Robinson
Sime Proves Fast On Indoor Track Night
Dave Sime of Duke, a baseball feeder and track man, followed a world indoor 100 yard mark with a 6.2 second dash in the Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden. He said he was surprised by his quick start and hinted at Olympic potential despite his baseball interests.
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Dave Sime
Duke
Washington
Sime
Pe Gee
Madison Square Garden
Hawks Beat Warriors In Eighth Straight Win
St. Louis Hawks beat the Warriors 86 to 76 as Bob Pettit scored 30 points and hit 20 in the second half before 6,507 fans. Paul Arizin topped with 22 for the Warriors in a tight scoring duel.
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St. Louis Hawks
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Paul Arizin
Arizin
Syracuse Holds Jinx On Pistons 90 85
Syracuse beat the Detroit Pistons 90 85 at home to snap a run of 24 straight losses in Syracuse. Dolph Schayes scored 18 of his 25 points in the second half as the Nationals surged in a big third period with a 32 point stanza.
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Pistons
N.Y
Wayne Pistons
Nats
Dolph Schayes
Middlecoff Wins Phoenix Open After Amateurs Challenge
Cary Middlecoff won the Phoenix Open with a 276 total, edging Mike Souchak and amateur Jim Blair who tied with Jimmy Demaret at 283. Blair’s late water gamble on the 15th failed, while Middlecoff secured victory with a steady 68 on the final round at Phoenix Country Club.
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Ariz
Cary Middlecoff
Middlecoff
Jim Tom Blair
Missouri State Am
Mike Souchak
Blair
Jimmy Demaret
Phoenix Country Club
Dallas
Souchak
Gene Littler
Ken Venturi
San Francisco
Jay Hebert
Tazewell Warhawks To Meet Hornets Tonight
Tazewell County Warhawks host Bluestone Hornets on the Tazewell floor at 8 p.m. The Warhawks arrive off a win over Scott Memorial.
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Hornets
Tazewell County Warhawks
Bluestone Hornets
Tazewell
Warhawks
Scott Memorial
NBA Scores From Sunday Games
Boston defeated New York 114 to 104 while Syracuse beat Fort Wayne 90 to 85. St. Louis topped Philadelphia 105 to 93 and Rochester won over Minneapolis 121 to 109.
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Fort Wayne
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