Beaver Graham clash headlines Bluefield basketball tonight
Beavers Graham and Beaver renew hostilities at Bluefield Auditorium in a top area game after a close earlier meeting. The 11-game slate features Princeton at Mullens, Oceana at Welch, Gary at Pocahontas, and multiple county showdowns across the region.
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Bluefield
Beaver Graham
Ron Richardson
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Oceana
Welch
John Suba
Maroon Wave
Oveana
Jimmy
Princeton
Pocahontas
Indians
Gary
Bramwell
Herndon
McComas
Spanishburg
Gilbert
Big Blues Dominate Howard U Cage Team
Bluefield State College's Big Blues routed Howard University 92 to 75 in Washington. Bluefield led 48-29 at halftime and improved to 11-5 overall with an 8-3 conference mark.
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Howard University
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Sydox
Harrison
Davis
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St'w'rt
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Baton
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Harris
A Howard
George Washington Tops Furman 126-109 for Southern Conf Lead
Center Joc amp scored 40 points as George Washington defeated Furman 126-109 in Greenville lifting GWU into a first place tie with West Virginia in the Southern Conference race.
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Joc Amp
George Washington
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West Virginia
Former Navy Assistants May Go To Virginia
Rumors say Len Eshmont and Dick Duden may follow Navy head coach Eddie Erdelatz to Virginia where Ben Martin is now head coach. Eshmont coached at Navy since 1950 and starred at Fordham in 1938. Duden, All-America end in 1945, led Navy Plebes before moving to the varsity ends.
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Annapolis
Len Eshmont
Ben Martin
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Eddie Erdelatz
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Navy Town
Dick Duden
Erdelatz
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Newark Giants
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Duden
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Gavilan Favored Over Waterman In 10 Round Fight
London February 6 Kid Gavilan a 3 to 2 favorite to beat Peter Waterman in a 10 round match at Harringay Stadium. Waterman, 21, is praised for speed and power by British writers while Gavilan, 30, brings 131 pro fights and a confident prediction.
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Havana
Britain
Peter Waterman
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Gavilan
England
Reed Gavil
Concord Meets Beckley Five Tonight At Home
Concord College hosts Beckley College in a WVIAC basketball clash set for 8 p.m. The Mountain Lions aim to avenge a 104 88 lake defeat while Beckley seeks another win after a 104 94 road victory over Fairmont College. The game is Concord’s last home contest barring a February 22 date with Emory and Henry.
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Concord College
Beckley College
Beckley
Mountain Lions
Mullens
Lions
Fairmont College
Emory and Henry
Salem beats Davis and Elkins 78 to 74 in come-from-behind win
Salem overcame a 46-32 halftime deficit to defeat Davis and Elkins 78-74 in Salem, with top scorers Dave Corsini and Byron Gibson totaling 28 and 20 points. D and E was hampered by unavailable regulars and two players fouling out.
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Davis and Elkins
Senators
Dick Niblett
Bruce Phares
Dave Corsini
Byron Gibson
Tigers
Dorsey Sherman
Dayton Accepts Invite To National Tourney
Dayton University announces acceptance of an invitation to play in the National Invitation Tournament at Madison Square Garden next month. The Flyers have a 16 1 record with one loss in 17 starts and have reached the NIT final round three times, losing to Brigham Young 1951 Lasalle 1952 and Duquesne last year.
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Dayton University
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Lasalle
Duquesne
New District May Be Formed
Bristol Virginia February report outlines formation of a Southwest District by elevating four District 7 Group II schools Richlands Tazewell Grundy and Virginia to Group I. They seek early football practice and travel relief plus potential expansion with other large Districts 6 and 8 schools and three additional District 7 programs.
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Tazewell
Charlottesville
Roanoke
Lynchburg
Danville
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Marion
Graham
Bluefield
Saltville
Franklin County
Martinsville
George Wythe
Wytheville
Pulaski
Radford
Wise
Clintwood
Marshall Star Loses Three Front Teeth In Game
Marshall College guard Panel Underwood suffers three broken front teeth after a collision with Morehead in last Thursday's game. He will have teeth extracted and will miss the West Virginia Wesleyan game, while Marshall holds a 13 3 record atop the Mid American Conference. Underwood averages 21.8 points per game.
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Underwood
South Charleston
Marshall
Morehead
Big Green
West Virginia Wesleyan
Jules Rio- Marshall
Charlie Slack
Cebe Price
Hal Greer
State High School Basketball Tournament radio plan announced
BECKLEY Feb 6. For the fifth straight year stations WWNR Beckley and WCAW Charleston will originate the State High School Basketball Tournament. Gene Morehouse of WWNR and Rex Barney of WCAW will provide play by play as a statewide radio network covers the Morgantown tournament at West Virginia University field house March 23-24.
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WWNR
WCAW
Charleston
W. R. Fugitt
Fugitt
State High School Activities Commission
Gene Morehouse
Rex Barney
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Tech Swimmers Trim Davidson Lads 53 31
Virginia Tech captured seven firsts to defeat Davidson 53 to 31 in Blacksburg. Charley Daughtrey set a new Tech record in the 200 yard backstroke with 2 32.6, while Bill Grossman won both sprints and Vi Colonna swept the 220 and 440, giving Tech four additional firsts. The meet was the Techmen’s final home meet of the season.
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Blacksburg
Virginia Tech
Davidson
Memphis State Rallies For 84 69 Victory Over WVU
Memphis State trailed by 10 at halftime but dominated the second half to defeat West Virginia 84-69 in Morgantown. Rod Hundley led WVU with 19 points while Forest Arnold added 13 for Memphis State as the Tigers outscored the Mountaineers after intermission.
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W. Va
Miam State College
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Mountaineers
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Forest Arnold
Win Wilfong
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Scott
Lo O.arm
Ide
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Wil'ng
Vincent
Berrios Wins By TKO Over Bobby Courchesne
Miguel Berrios stopped Bobby Courchesne at St. Nicholas Arena in New York with a fifth round TKO at 2:29 after dropping him twice. Courchesne weighed 131 pounds to Berrios 128½ pounds in Holyoke versus New York action.
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New York
Miguel Berrios
Holyoke
Mass
St. Nicholas Arena
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Berriors
Major League Baseball Opens One Day Earlier in 1956
The 1956 season opener between the Washington Senators and New York Yankees was moved up to Monday April 16 at 1 30 pm EST. The shift, aimed at highlighting Washingtons opening, affects surrounding games with the Yankees and Senators also adjusting a Tuesday April 17 game to night status and April 18 to day. Open date April 19 remains available for both clubs.
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Eisenhower
Washington Senators
New York Yankees
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Yankees
Duke Snider Signs 1956 Dodger Contract With Brooks
Brooklyn star Duke Snider signed his 1956 Dodgers contract today, with Red Patterson declining to disclose salary. Club officials would not reveal whether Snider earned more or less than Roy Campanella, who signed January 25 and was reported at about 42 500. Snider, 29, led Dodgers last season with 136 RBIs and 42 homers, batted 309, and hit four homers in the World Series against the Yankees. He also received the Sid Mercer Memorial Award as player of the year for 1955.
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Red Patterson
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Roy Campanella
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The
Baseball Writers Assn
Call Me Lucky Wins Race For 3-Year Olds
Call Me Lucky outran last year’s stars Nail and Needles in a seven furlong race at Hialeah Park. Nail faded to finish behind most of the field while Needles trailed until the stretch and finished second five lengths back. Skeptical Kid and Beau Ridge completed the order. Call Me Lucky clocked 1:22 4 5 earning 6500 dollars.
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Fla
Needles and Nail
Hialeah Park
Nail
Needies
Needles
Beau Fond
San Francisco and Dayton Vie for Cage Supremacy in Polls
San Francisco Dons hold top spot as Dayton stays second with a bid to the National Invitation Tournament. Temple falls from seventh to ninth after a loss, while Duke rises to eighth following a 64 59 win over North Carolina. Alabama edges St. Louis for 10th as Loyola of Los Angeles dominates in votes.
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St Ote
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Duke
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Muhlenberg
Kentucky
Alabama
St. Louis
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Dons
Vanderbilt
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Ilinois
Little St. Francis
Brooklyn
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Carolina State
Llinois
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Holy Cross
Oklahoma City
SMU
Srgene
UCLA
Geo Washington
Matoaka Club Tops Athens 68 65 on Comeback Night
Matoaka High School overcome a 20 point halftime deficit to beat Athens 68 65 on Matoaka floor. Be Bowling led with 25 points while Snider topped Athens with 19 as Matoaka finished strong in the final period.
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Matoaka
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Trojans
Joaka
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Sniders
Grahame
Rice
Hurst
Crotty and Skidmore
Little Mo Turns To Pro Tennis
CHICAGO February 6 Little Mo Connolly Maureen Connolly one of tennis greats turned professional joining a sporting goods company advisory staff. She aims to promote tennis among American youth and plans touring promoting the sport while helping combat juvenile delinquency. She is 21, married to Norman Brinker.
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Little Mo) Connolly
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Alderson-Broaddus Edges Morris Harvey In Close Conference Thriller
Alderson-Broaddus toppled Morris Harvey 75-73 in Philippi as Roy Bush hit a late field goal to force no overtime. Cap Smith and Jim Vandell tied for Morrs Harvey with 17 each while Joe Miller led AB with 33 points on 12 field goals and nine free throws.
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Golden Eagles
Cap Smith
Jim Vandell
Morrs Harvey
Joe Miller
AAU Invites Landy to Garden Track Event
Officials of the AAU invited John Landy of Australia, holder of the world mile record, to compete in the National Indoor Championships at Madison Square Garden on Feb 18 and in four other indoor meets. If he accepts, Landy would run in a special race at the IC 4A games on Feb 25 and the Knights of Columbus mile on March 3, with potential appearances at Milwaukee Journal Games March 10, Cleveland News Games March 16, and Chicago Daily News Meet March 14.
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AAU
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Knights of Columbus
Milwaukee Journal
Cleveland News
Chicago Daily News
Philadelphia Eagles Sign Boston U Star
The Philadelphia Eagles announced the signing of draft choice John Bredice end from Boston University. Last season Bredice ranked second in major college receivers with 35 catches for 468 yards and four touchdowns, and he starred in the East-West game in San Francisco with six completed passes.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Eagles
John Bredice
Boston University
Bredice
San Francisco
Pases
Wake Forest Beats Richmond 81-73 in First Portsmouth College Game
Wake Forest defeated Richmond 81-73 before 2,200 fans in Portsmouth marking the first college basketball game played there. Wake Forest used sharp foul shooting to stave off a late Spiders rally and secure the win.
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Wake Forest
Richmond
Spiders
Harrington Signs 1956 Contract with Athletics
Kansas City Athletics announce Bill Harrington, a right handed pitcher from Garner North Carolina, has signed as the 28th player for 1956. He finished last season with a 3 3 record and a 4.09 earned run average.
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Bill Harrington
Kansas City Athletics
Garner
N. C
Cage Results From Beckley and Surrounding Games
Cage results show Beckley 92 over Fayeternes Mount Hope 68 while Weston St Patrick's Linsly Military 94 over Wheeling McKintes Huntington St Joseph 62. Alderson Broaddus 75 over Morris ore Carolina A 80, West.
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Oak Hal A Belington
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Wheeling McKintes
Montgomery
Geddes Catholic
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