VMI Basketball Sees Slow Start Despite Records Set
VMI with a 3-9 record notes steady improvement across statistics after an exam break. The Keydets set two school marks in a Hampden-Sydney game, while out rebounding foes only four times. Next see West Virginia at Bluefield Auditorium on February 1 in a sold out contest.
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Bluefield Auditorium
Italian Duo Wins Fourth Straight World Bobsled Title
Eugenio Monti and Renzo Aivera of Italy clinched a fourth consecutive world two man bobsled championship in Cortina d Ampezzo. They led after Saturdays runs and finished 1.12 seconds ahead of Franz Sar and Otto Goebl with a combined 5 minutes 17.54 seconds for four heats down the 1700 meter track. The U S pair Stan Benham and Charles Pandolph finished fourth.
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Renzo Aivera
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Lake Placid
N.Y
Charles Pandolph
Saranac Lake
Monti
Duquesne Presses Cincinnati Before Narrow Loss
Duquesne played evenly with top ranked Cincinnati and led late in the game. Oscar Robertson was limited to 13 points as the Bearcats held on 61-58 at home. Carl Bouldin sealed the victory with a late foul shot after Duquesne had surged.
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Wesleyan Keeps Its Unbeaten Run Alive In Conference Play
Wes unbeatens Wesleyan led by George Brown 19 points held off Cincinnati with strong defense on Oscar Robertson as Duquesne and Cincinnati traded field goals. Ohio State Georgia Tech Villanova Utah State also won while West Virginia Wesleyan and others staged mid season results amid mid term exams.
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Area Cage ratings tight as Oceana Athens tie for second
The week saw Tazewell extend sole lead with three wins while Oceana Pineville and Athens each slipped, creating a three way tie for second. Oceana fell to Mullens dropping from first, and Gate City, Richlands, Princeton and others chased in a tight top ten.
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High School Basketball Standings and Schedule North of Present
Tazewell leads a crowded West Virginia style tally with an 12-0 mark followed by Athens ville ll at 11-1 and Princeton 11-1. The list shows teams like Oceana Mullens Richlands and Welch with varying records and upcoming games across Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Saturday.
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West Virginia Leads SC Scoring Race as West Advances
West Virginia star Jerry West holds a 26.9 point average atop the Southern Conference scoring list as Virginia Tech and The Citadel loom with key tests. Tech aims to tie Furman. The Citadel faces Cincinnati while WVU seeks win at Pitt and Norfolk against William and Mary.
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College Basketball Saturday Scores Across Regions
St Bonaventure edged Canisius 67 57 while Iona fell 57 67 to an opponent. Fordham beat Penn State 75 52 and Memphis State topped Pitt 5 4. Mississippi State won 76 3 over Mississippi State. Loyola New Orleans defeated Arizona 61 77. Utah State beat New Mex 74 83. Seattle 102 56 at Montana State 93. San Jose State 58 78. California 4 over San Jose State 58. Boston beat Philadelphia 104 110 in the NBA. Cincinnati 95 St Louis 155 New York 129.
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New York
Venturi Wins Crosby Championship Amid Rainy Pebble Beach
Ken Venturi captured the $4,000 top prize with a 72-hole 286 at Pebble Beach in Bing Crosby’s golf event. Weather woe and gusty winds hindered many rivals as Julius Boros and Tommy Jacobs tied for second at 289 while several others faded behind Venturi.
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ABC
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Mid - Pines
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Tommy Jacobs
Arcadia
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Jacobs
Long Season Ahead For Marshall In MAC Struggles
Marshall college basketball faces a tough stretch as coach Jule Rivlin tries to reverse a four game slide. The Big Green, once strong in the MAC, has slipped to 3 3 in conference play after losses to Western Michigan and Ohio University and Toledo, with a Jan 9 91 74 win earlier this season.
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Philippines China Win Asian Court Tilts
Manila AP report says Philippines beat South Korea 96 82 in a tough second round opening game while China routed Japan 69 4 6. Philippines shows a 7 0 record and China 6 1 with both teams advancing in the Asian basketball conference tournament.
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Mt Vernon’s Lentz eyes state Group I scoring lead
Richlands star Bill Harris sits sixth in Group I scoring after Marty Lentz of Mt. Vernon totaled 65 points in two games to push his season total to 325 points in 11 games. Bill Burton remains runnerup with 1,011 career points. Walter Carter rises to third with 206 points. Examinations limit schedule as district games loom with key matchups this week.
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Norview
Welters Active Next Few Days In Pro Boxing Schedule
Middleweight Herry Hanks of Detroit and welterweight Benny Paret, both coming off upsets, square off on key TV cards this week. Hanks meets light heavyweight Bowdry in Chicago on ABC at 10 p.m. EST Wednesday, while Paret faces Charley Scott in New York on NBC at 10 p.m. EST Friday. Bowdry recently lost to Hanks by technical knockout in New Orleans last December 7.
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Kid) Paret
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Minneapolis trades Garmaker to Knicks for cash and pick
The Minneapolis Lakers trade Dick Garmaker a four time NBA All Star to the New York Knickerbockers for Ray Felix and an undisclosed cash amount. The Lakers’ No. 2 pick in the 1960 draft moves to New York for a Knick draft choice. Garmaker 27 played college ball at Minnesota and is 6 feet 3 inches and 200 pounds.
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Teens Named To Ski Team
Teeners Gene Kotlarek and Bob Wedin top the eight man U S Olympic ski jumping team announced after a two day meet in Ishpeming Michigan. Kotlarek at 19 forged a 248 foot jump for 74.5 points while Wedin also 19 gained 664.9 points to earn spots along with Jon St Anne Art Tokle Rudy Maki Dick Rehd Willit Erickson and Auston Samuelstuen. Coach Lloyd Severud said the squad is the youngest ever and predicts a strong chance for a gold medal with four from the team to be chosen the night before the Games begin.
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America
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Squaw Valley
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Kingsford
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Rockaway
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British AAA Bans Segal From U S Competition
The British Amateur Athletic Association bars sprint star Dave Segal from competing in the United States while at Furman University. Segal, en route to New York, holds a four year scholarship in business management and welcomed the board’s reconsideration of an earlier ruling, calling himself one of Britain's brightest Olympic hopes.
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German bobsleder dies from injuries
ST. MORITZ AP German bobsledder Peter Scheuplein age 20 died Sunday from injuries suffered in a crash on the Olympic track. He died of a blood clot while being treated for a double leg fracture and six broken ribs after the sled left the track at the horseshoe bend during the European junior championships. Horst Wagner, the pilot, was only slightly hurt.
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Mountaineers Start Last Third Of Schedule At Pitt
West Virginia eyes the final third of its basketball schedule with games at Pitt and William & Mary. Fred Schaus cautions against underestimating both opponents despite WVU’s 15-1 record and Pitt’s recent struggles. Willie Akers’ ankle may limit action against Pitt.
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