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Charleston Gazette (Newspaper) - March 11, 1961, Charleston, West Virginia The Charleston Gazette saturday. March n. I Hardman on sports by a. L. Hardman Wavu coach King sees regional ton ornament South Charleston Huntington gain finals express survives Ricky Ray s loss today s son. By Bob Baker Sta f sports u River South Charleston piled up a big Early Lead to defeat Inbar. 70-57, and Huntington High survived the loss on personals of Star Ricky Ray to boat Logan in aaa Region four ass aaa Region four tournament Friday night. skip to Ira on of the spectators at the Cla. Tournament Friday night at Morris Harvey College was of Harleston s Victory was a fellow whose picture hangs in the hallway of Tony Maud of Ruffner Yum. Miller s Katies jumped off to his basketball Jersey. With the familiar numerals 23 on Uia Ter Scad. The front is displayed there with statistics which show that he scored 2.535 Points in his College career. All this happened a Long. Time is far As King is concerned although it was really Only 11 years that he was making basketball headlines for eagles. Situation throughout a in winning its third same this season Over Dunbar. David Booth ton s Victory was in Douai until the hit his Lett handed Jim shots for final minute with Kay sitting out Point. Ami Yuan Liin Hawkins Kami. Kay tallied 2u Points Bel Ore Charleston. The Golden Follin a full House of 3.1uo fans 11 Nav Sank three these 1 years have been pretty even if for the Charles the regional Battles at ton native who was just another High school basketball Morris Harvey College gym. Player at Stonewall Jackson High school and received no South Charleston the stale s More than a partial Grant for playing basketball at the local team in the polls and College. J he went on to pro bail helping the Syracuse nats win the j National basketball Assn. Championship in 1955, returned to i Morris Harvey As coach for one season 1957 and then played another year in the Aba with the Cincinnati royals. J Wavu coach Fred Schaus was looking for an assistant in 1958, and he settled on King. The association has been profitable one for King and the University. _ 71 s living Elliree late in the third i in Points behind Lead at the end of period came from to gain a 4. The Quarter. Then Kay who impressed the fans with his Speed and Ball steal ing ability picked up two Quick fouls Early in the fourth Quarter the Winner will gain one of the Ulm left the on personals four berths in the class aaa state Vilh left i Titington s Sec i tournament at Huntington memory Oill scorer this season Bill dial Field House next weekend. Folly ii out with j this is the third straight year left i that South Charleston and Idun a with blunting Tou s two Best tin ton have met in the Region toys of the cych Logan Al four finals. The s. C. Black most pulled the same out of the Huntin Tuii the second ranked team will Bailie for the regional title at tonight on the m. H. Floor. S. C. Has a 22-1 record and the Pony express is 20-2. Kin is currently engaged in the bread and butter s Black work of coaching the Post season recruiting of High 1-gs was fro. Sub Darolt Elan got 10 school athletes who have a special Talent of r t "-b8 m 1mo i springh18 hash the was absolutely Ioor to grab a rebound. Cold in its shooting in the Early there in t any reason to suspect that he won t get part of the game with South could coins the boys he is after. The University has t lost a state i Charleston. The bulldogs missed rav who seems to shoot off Prospect it really wanted in the last three years or since their first 17 shots before clicking balance made edit of 17 shots joined the staff. On their first Field goal of Points Center Jim rom George has Only three scholarships to give this year game Midway in the second Wirlo an s on scorer w the and As a result the mountaineers Are pretty Well set outer. A Points ended with who they want. They Aren t naming names but it s the Black eagles held a 26-5 t-5 record while Dunbar s loss secret that Huntington s Ricky Ray is on the list. Lead when Bob Bianchi hit the fast King is also after a Northern Panhandle Prospect. If i jumper with left in the second doas with Wheeling is still in the tourney running today he plans period for the bulldog s first to drive there for tonight s regional finals. If Wheeling results class aaa Region one Wheeling 62, Triadelphia 36. Parkersburg Clarksburg 3g Keg Tou two 54, Richwood 52 Westich fair moist East 57 a Egisti three a spout 63, Bluefield 56 Keckley s3. Big Creek us Mcgion four South c 70. Dunbar mics Logan a class i Gifu one new Maxim Seville 31, Fanni Sulou 4g 63, Lav Eswood 61 Keg iou two Webster Springs 71, Clarksburg a Vav ii7 Parsons i2, Petersburg go Region three of eau to. Bluefield Central 55 Gary District 73, Marsh Fork 56 Keg iou four Milton 61, Clemie Iii 60. Gauley Bridge u8, Williamson 63 Dunbar s Hamilton Lipscomb 22 comes crashing Down on the Back of South Charleston s David Booth in class aaa Region four tournament action at the Morris Harvey gym Fri Day night. Looking on Are s. A s Ron Nie Kidd and Dunbar s Arthur Lilier the Black eagles downed Dun bar 70-57. Staff photo by Frank is out he will remain Here for either the class aaa Fame at m. H. Or the class a finals at St. Albans. The Wavu coach will return to Morgantown Over the weekend to see a couple of boys in that area and then plans to take in the state tourney finals at Huntington. King feels that the addition to the Wavu staff of Bob Lochmueller Indiana Scholastic coach will open up a new recruiting Field to the mountaineers. Lochmueller was a teammate of King at Syracuse. Rod Thorn gains seven pounds Rod Thorn seven pounds heavier than when he to his Princeton Home four Days ago plans to Start a lifting program next week in Hopes of building himself up Walton Booth Kidd Hawkins Wohlford Miller 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 Londeree 0-0 0-0 Hutton Miller the West Virginia University Sophomore basketball Star who dropped out of school for remainder of the semester said he planned to participate in a weight class at Princeton High school. I m Gonna have to gain some Rod said in a Telephone conversation from his Princeton Home. I m just generally tired and run Rod had a Complete medical examination after he returned Home and the doctor gave him an Okay. There s nothing wrong with me that a Little rest won t the Young Ster added. Basket. Dunbar could t work the Ball in against the South Charleston zone defense and the bulldogs weren t connecting of their out Side shots Early in the game. Despite this bad Start Dunbar came Back in the fourth Quarter to make a game of it. Using a full court press the bulldogs Cut the s. C. Lead from 24 Points to nine Points Midway in the fourth lo9angc" Quarter. Little 5-8 Bob Bianchi is Redden 2-9 3-5 placed this great Dunbar surge. In to was Dunbar s Only 3-7 Gilmore 1-4 and scored 1-7 the game. To Frazier added 17 Points for bar. Mostly on fouls. I score by quarters was in com game left the a final 9-13 Mark. So. 70 i Dunbar 57 f g Ftp 1-2 7 Frazier 3-811-1317 5-5 1-b 0-1 1 3-3 9 i Lipscomb 0-3 1-2 1 7-7 1? Bianchi s-4 21 Kessinger 4-3 2-2 Loi Parcell Runyon 0-1 0-0 of postal Mand Ville 2-2 2-3 i Queen 0-1 Ocarter c-0 0 Coffman g 3-9 7-15 3-4 6-14 totals 2s-57 20-24 70 score by quarters South Charleston Dunbar Bowen 3-10 3-3 2-5 1-4 0-0 2-2 0-00-0 0-0 0-1 of of totals 17-5323-3257 15 3 23 is 17-70 to Huntington 48 6 f 2-4 4-3 2-a Clendenin edged 61-60 Gauley and Milton ease into finals by Bob Fretwell staff sports writer i Mcaa Small Colleen Northeast regional Williamson 74, Rochester 72 Bates 75. Springfield 43 Eastern regional or. St. Mary s Sive. Union to Albright a fair talk Conn i Mideast regional Wittenberg 43, Youngstown 28 Watash 94, South Carolina Start u Midwest regional Prairie i tvs Superior wit. U South Central regional Belmont Abbey 74, Kentucky Wesleyan i Aba 1 Detroit 120, Philadelphia 103 Midway tourney in second round first round in the mid Way Independent basketball tournament was completed Friday night at the Midway Junior High gym. First Baptist of Vandalia Defeated independents 60-48, Charleston rams whipped the Lions 65-56, Hobo s inn of Rand knocked off Coal Fork 60-50, and modern Woodmen won Over the Rand rams by forfeit. Second round play is slated to night an eight game card Coonskin is. Tincher garage at 2 p. A. Majesties is. Charles 8-174-8 20 a Jav 1" ton Myca at 3pm Rand rain pm Rod Lowe hit on an 18-foot jump shot at the final Buzzer to lift Milton past Clen Bow Market is. Carbide construct ill 61-60, and Gauley Bridge rolled Over Williamson 68-63, Friday night in at 4 p a care Lii Market 2 i Booth 0-0 0-0 0 to i iriv a Lii at n m to Nufi i-2 m ii a Region. I our action. Unit Aisaia Ai o p. A. Misti sir Cir of i 1 Gauley Bridge and Milton meet each and Smith and Webb Tal into a press that swept them int Hutc lackeys is. Peytona totals n-23 68 Al o clock Lonist in the lied 11 apiece. 44-36 Dye at the at g modern Wood is 7 11 on the St. Albans gymnasium with four times Williamson pulled Mark. Meil is Al Rel Bajt 5t of Huntington 14 10 21 Palmer holds stroke margin Pensacola Fla. Apar. Palmer Al time a berth in the slate tournament at within three Points in the late go stake. Ing. The last time with the score Gauley s travellers swept o a at 66-03. J 13-Point halftime advantage be Star Larry Stratton s departure Hind the scoring of their backcourt with five personals with left remaining to Send Cle Adeniji duo of Veru Scarbro and John Hurt the Wolf pack s chances. Strat into the Lead at 54-53. And withstood repeated ton scored -16 to Pace Williamson. Stabs by Williamson in the last to preserve the Victory. A g0.59 de Wilh ass h wish in jumper i Muon Ost men is. First Baptist of Van the cardinals then pulled the Al 7tp t Sci Arlelon same strategy to rally in the i final Quarter. Eddie Ross put in a Layup with the to Van 1 i thl were led by Lowes Jerk ones connected on who paced the two free the rms to give fourth Quarter surges along with " i jump shot ended in shot ended Scarbro s 20 Points but coach-1 Denin s Hopes of a return trip to Money Winner ice Kanja Wenj was. Style fun a. In q wit. Rod said he had been just loafing around the House since he left the University Cam pus Early this week. I be been getting to bed Nold Palmer forged into the Sec f a around or 10 every he round Lead of the main tags of his five starters. All hit in by a capacity House of out. Pensacola open Golf tournament took a double the figures. 400 Screan ung fans. Thorn also plans to play some Golf As soon saturday with a 7-Uncler-Par 65.3 Ai d fourth Hole. The husky Shol a Bridge s tall Forecourt the game was a Battle of As the weather permits. He took up the game the round coupled with his 1-maker also bodied the Short Sec-1 of Dousta Flor Snow court pressing. Do badly at 73 thursday gave the Hole when he three putted Hall with to go. He scored ,5 last summer and does t f already recording some scores in the High fending Champion 138 and a one from is feet. J stroke Lead Over Gary player the1 i transplanted South african and Hagan of Orlando. I la. Player who now plays out of Ilan Home. Pa., had the of ment s Best round so against a m in the Southern conftr7nce a now reads for the Pinster Waid 80 s and Low 90 s. His bad game is hard to forget Eod said he still has t gotten Over his ult Luis Rill la we a 3. Its hard to forget something like he insisted. Thorn was held scoreless in Wavu s 88-7g loss -1 Haas among the players the Wavu soph either guarded or was sub. Guarded by this season he tabbed Jerry Smith of Furman and Plaver. Equalling the. Lowest lobby a flu a t pern state us uie most impressive. Of competitive score he has Couise Art Heyman of Duke had a bad night in our game shot toured the course in he pointed out. Oil seven i Horn repeated that he plans to return to the University and n Alm a Sha Miner and catch up on his studies. He looks for the himself with a double Ivey Wavu basketball team to be one of the better teams in a Hascy to so with the school s history. Tom Lowry f freshman Center is birdies ofic Rod emphasized. Really be a help i for the Rod has had it As far As has netball is concerned. He said he has t seen any school games in the Princeton area and does t have any plans to1 at the moment. An i handier Harper Wal los Doug Rord Cupit Frank Bovnton Brown Tom n e3orte of Tyri Jack 71-70-1j1 73-43-141, 72-70-1- 2 72-70-142 grass and Sterling Smith worked j after Clendenin moved out to a Well under the boards. Taylor 27-22 intermission Lead. Coach Aud Snodgrass had 13 Points John alien sent his greyhounds Dupont Beckley in Region finals Lowe had 10, All in the last half. Eddie Paxton led Clendenin with 15. And Jones had 11. The championship game pits Gauley Bridge s tall Forecourt and speedy guards against the Small but equally fast Milton squad. J Clendenin j Milton 41 15 Clendenin g f i Paxton 4 3-3 1 is 3v? Este j 1-2 i _h21 3 3-4 shores 3 a a 3 2-3 l totals 22 h-28 40 Milton t 15 Hall 11 Seshens 9 Cox 9 Mccoy b shy Prisc Knox Dale Gwi Nii Bluefield. Which wound up with s 21 Points to Lead the us a a j record was paced by Dave panthers to a upset Baldwin with 17 Points and Bobby Victory Over the Bluefield beavers Burman with Lii i t 76-69--145 Hen i riday in jilt in i no set 72-73--ms .15 Keith ski More f 7 1-2 j 0-3 s 2 4-9 10 8 2-5 in 0 0-0 0 0 0-1 0 totals 2d 9-20 61 13 14 9 10 12 22 and Jordan Basilica Buffalo takes 22-2 record to fight tonight into area tournament play two. B Svrace so. . familiar faces in the t a Champ ious Carmen Basilio and finals tit Region 3. Class aaa. The panthers been one of the surprises of the aaa will meet the Beck Ley Fly him Kafirs at o clock Here Toni Uhl for the Duun Pizii a Gwit Volch Dupont s3 g f 8 t 5-6 j i Biji Viil to Bililly j-6 12 Budson 7-10 u 0-0 2 56 g f Charleston municipal auditorium if monday night March 13th heavyweight championship showdown Attu Toh see it on big screen tatar than with a ringside Seal direct circuit from Miami if prices All tax inc. If _ _ s500 tickets on Sale now Capitol St. If sport of Arris St. It Georgg capital St. Totals Dufont Beaver olticial1 s a dim against 1jon ionian tangle in Illk Buffalo area four Cia Putnam will take a 22-2 Yam Here Toni it hat Iroy. Of four a tonight. To. Up 1 Clylde Barrackville is. New Silio his Date with Paul to 1 cd Cumberland at Hundred Elk april 22 in Boston for the Garden 20-1- is. Newburg at weight Crown As recognized i of Coli y is in cd St Lili Tri Niph Over crack of in it lick Semi final Iii tilt. I i Ulcy into tin Rej Jim finals Ritli a i con tonight s Winner will Advance some what slowed the i the stale tournament sched icon Lar first Over Hui tin ton. Dunn no. Moved ahead to i o i i it. Icaiiu1 Hai Pei Iliili Hout in Der his a lt., Ware to 23-37 63 to Lills n u 10 19 ind i ligation no title shots Sam Silverman. Boston Basilio u anted a1 Chamberlain f Pento bljfi0 i Rew ivc Salt the panthers had three players Ball the Charleston Myca a compete in two phases of the Ohio West Virginia sports Festi Val this weekend. The program covers three weekends o deter in and White Sulphur 22-3 new and Massachusetts i is. Union u9-3 at Hinton. Chattaroy. Buffalo s opponent. Up has won 22 games and lost Only 1 Olu Lac to in mine sports champions in Luiei the boys on they team will take part in time trials o 2lld under first year features a defense and a Well condition cd team that generally wears out the West 81019 bow1 Ai the Miami livers try Pool at the opposition ing Tot ornament will swin i n t o Oxford. Ohio. Boys making the second weekend of action to crowd of is expected. I handlers of the 26-year-old Jor t Dan insist he has a gentleman s agreement for a rematch with Benny kid1 part. Who took Jor Dan s welterweight Crown a year is Kon Des than 3.000 Points in one Carl Cosby season hut his game to keep the Petroit from winning 120-103. Trip include Frank Harris Steve Thon and Branner Joe Prosser. Lav walk 1-rank a Tosca. Jimmy aver ,8 Joe Persinger. Steve h i d or. For Greg a Vars. and la Morgan. The Badminton team will at Matt old Ohio. The local Trio of Charles , Cir tvs Butler and Asa will i by to regain to championship cup ii petition hey Surron did lost year. Tokyo april Bobov a. At Pic Kanawha Bowling can Ter Tlle Tourne Vuil Contu Luc for la scorer. We or. John Murrey Tappy p e n t to Flot Dier eight weekends. Bowling today will be 26 teams of Charleston. In Hurington. South Charleston to Weirton. Park Shuri mid play hound Sot who cling. Squads will at Tokyo a Japan will play 4 . Fun . And i . J Iho Philippines in the wumi1 Tho Mcclure of round of Iho far Charleston is the Hamlet a Load in. Or after the first uce kind with pins. I sunday i pm see a truckload of Beautiful Rainbow Trout restocked in Indian fishing Lake 2 Milos a Oft big on Pinch fat fid in Stock now Mercedes a "190" four door Sedan "190 diesel four door Sedan "220" "220s" four door Stdon four door Sedan among the Fine cars of the world Parkins motors 521 Road St. Phone do 3-7505 rave Alcer totals Williamson get Urey b. Server. Straight wanted the first a atonal Basket association Plaver to score try Witucky gentle Ron. You la discover that America s wanted Bourbon has want. Quality taste and Price. The Ken j Ricky Bourbon Ever distilled Riga dust of fifth sol Yin if in Vaud la lit Bylon amour Winsky Hulorn 1ft hmm try Minim Lotut inf Cimmy . No inc

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