10 Feb 1957
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1957
Page
1
Princeton drops a close game to Williamson in a sudden death overtime featuring late scoring and standout plays. The recap highlights a Phillies pitching remake involving Granny Hamner, with references to his transition from infield to pitcher and comments from Stan Lopata on Hamner's prospects.
West Liberty defeated Shepherd 91 71 to seize a State Conference victory. Bob Man and Joe Blaha led with outside shooting while Blaha finished with 22 points on 10 of 24. The Hilltoppers pulled ahead from a 28-28 tie to lead 38-28 and 44-35 at halftime as Jimmy Cage and Bill Grant paced Shepherd with 15 and 14 points.
Billy Casper of Bonita California fired rounds of 66 65 66 to reach 197 and lead the Tucson Open by four as Don Finsterwald of Tequesta Florida and Bob Harris of Winnetka Illinois shared second with 201 after 54 holes.
Ken Rosewall, returning star of Davis Cup fame, dominates Pancho Gonzales 6-1 6-4 6-2 to finish third in the current pro tennis tourney. Gonzales cites fatigue after five-set losses, while Frank Sedgman and Pancho Segura vie for No 1 next, ahead of Rosewall’s New York debut at Madison Square Garden.
Boston February 9 Tough Tony De Marco fought a one sided ten round decision over Gaspar Ortega at the Boston Garden. De Marco weighed 147 1 4 pounds to Ortega 148 pounds in a furious slugfest that left Ortega hanging on as De Marco controlled the action with body punches and sharp combinations.
Davidson, N C February 9 66 VMI 54 in a Southern Conference game avenging an earlier loss. Davidson led 36 22 at halftime behind Hollingsworth Mintz Weeks and Milner with Milner 14 Weeks 12 Mintz 12. VMI top scorer Cotton 20. Davidson 5 15 overall VMI 4 17 and 1 9 in league play.
West Virginia Tech crushed Davis & Elkins 121 to 61 as Kenny Hammond scored 49 points to pace the Golden Bears. Ed Moran and Dick Moench added 18 each, Tech led 59 36 at halftime and needs one more win to clinch the conference tie with Morris Ped.
Summer Tan drove to the front in a blazing stretch and beat Bardstown by three and a half lengths in the $60,900 McLennan Handicap at Hialeah Park. Switch On finished third, three and a half lengths back.
Joe Brown, 30, from New Orleans, seeks to defend his world lightweight title against Wallace Smith in a 15 round rematch at the Miami Beach Auditorium. Brown, an 18-5 favorite, has healed from a broken right hand and will face Smith, a 27 year old veteran with a 32-15-6 record, in a bout broadcast by ABC with 10 point scoring.
Three front line pitchers Curt Simmons of the Phillies Dick Donovan of the White Sox and Mike Garcia of the Indians agreed to terms with their clubs in a continuing round of contract signings Also joining the list were Red Schoendienst Bill Mazeroski Vic Power Dick Williams Billy Goodman Pete Daley and coaches Bill Dickey Frank Crosetti and Jim Turner The Detroit Tigers sold utility infielder Jim Brideweser to the Baltimore Orioles in a waiver sale Brideweser batted .216 last season.
Carnegie Tech senior Arnold E. Olds helped four stranded boys on an Oakland lake in Pittsburgh. He stripped to remove his watch and wallet to rescue them, leaving his belongings on the bank. later he found his wallet missing and his watch gone. The rescued boys offered only a joking promise to repay him later.
Julie Harris Boris Karloff Eli Wallach Basil Rathbone and Denholm Elliott star in The Lark colorcast on NBC TV Hal Mark Hall of Fame tonight at 9 on Channel 6 WHIS TV. James Costigan wrote the teleplay based on Anouilh's hit adapted for Broadway last season by Lillian Hellman. Harris will play Joan of Arc.
Rev. Frank N Gardner, a Drake University professor and former football star, was chosen as the NCAA's 13th president at the St. Louis convention. A veteran of NCAA affairs, he led the enforcement program and chaired the infractions group, while stressing the health and increasing membership of the association. Gardner, born in Prescott Iowa, is 50, an ordained Disciples of Christ minister, and serves as interim pastor at Bondurant Christian Church. He and his wife have four children, including a paralyzed daughter.
Baseball players fret over batting and fielding averages as the Elias Bureau’s official statistics face challenges and disagreements. Players, managers, and scorers question how credits are assigned and how records are kept across leagues and seasons.
A recruitment appeal seeks individuals aged 45 to 65 for short auto trips and fieldwork with rural and industrial property owners. It invites immediate responses with confidentiality, signed by P. O. Swallow, President, Southwestern Petroleum Co, Fort Worth Texas.
Calumet Farm's Barbizon leads 11 stakes winners among 60 nominees for Keeneland's Blue Grass Stakes on April 25. The 2yearold champion of 1956 won five of six starts including Garden State Stakes. Other nominees include Am behaving Beauguerre Clem Cohoes Gallant Man Melson Missile Found Table Swirling Abbey Red God.
Mrs Roger Bannister, wife of the first man to break four minutes in the mile, gave birth to a 7 pound 11 ounce daughter last night. Bannister, retired from running and practicing medicine, said mother and baby were doing fine.
Williamson Wolf Pack beat Princeton Tigers 109 to 107 in two overtimes as guard Jones was fouled on the opening tip of the second extra period and made both free throws. Thorn led Princeton with 39 points while all five Williamson starters scored in a tight, back and forth contest.
A compilation of scattered college basketball and track results listing numerous universities and scores. Teams named include Syracuse Duke Maryland North Carolina Ohio State Indiana Michigan State Penn Princeton Johns Hopkins Parkersburg and others with varied point totals and occasional overtime notes.
Ace and Billy the Fox win after a brutal free for all that spills into ringside chaos. Jan Madrid and Don Martin dominate early, authorities restore order as fans flee the danger zone. Buck Lipscomb defeats Johnny Ace in a separate bout while Sailor Moran misses the main event.
Michigan State star Earl Morrall, an All-America quarterback in 1955, established a national collegiate record by averaging 13.8 yards on his forward passes.
President Eisenhower and Secretary Humphrey hunted quail for about two and a half hours at Humphrey’s Pantation in Thomasville Georgia. Heat kept hunting conditions difficult as they limited early results. The President, accompanied by Mrs Eisenhower and friends, was on a repeated February visit with no news of UN talks.
North Carolina tops Duke 75-73 as six-foot guard Tommy Kearns sinks two free throws with 16 seconds left to preserve the unbeatens and keep the nation’s top-ranked Tar Heels near perfection.
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