St Augustine Cagers Fall 95 78 in Opener
Preston County Fellowsville with a sharp attack led 18- point after the first period and held on to beat St Augustine 95 78. Les Belyard scored 30 for Fellowsville while Elwood Bolyard added 20 and Bishop led St Augustine with 42 points aided by Jim Kelley 50 points total.
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AB Basketballers To Defend Title Bosley Escapade In Warm-Up Tourney
The second college basketball tournament of the season highlights WVU action with West Virginia State, Alderson Broadus, and Emory & Henry in early rounds. West Virginia State beat Wilberforce 95 76 led by Thomas Young with 19 points and Carter Howell 17 as Ned Washington topped the losers with 24. West Liberty, Westminster, Bethany and others posted results as WVU star Bruce Bosley overcame preseason jitters to anchor the Mountaineers in a season opener versus South Carolina and later proved pivotal against Penn State season’s start.
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Fight Results From Multiple Cities Stir Boxing News
Reports from New York Highland Park Los Angeles and Spokane detail boxing results with several knockouts and a draw. Wayne Bethea 196 from New York stopped Mick ey Carter 230 percent in New York. Elizabeth and Joe Shaw 16513 drew in Highland Park. Jack Johnson 292 from Los Angeles stopped Zora Ney 189 in Chandler. Vince Martinez 14914 from Paterson knocked out Ernie Greer 146 in Spokane.
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Pirie Forfeits Sao Paulo New Year Race
Gordon Pirie Britain’s versatile runner cannot run the New Year’s Eve race in Sao Paulo due to an injured Achilles tendon. Carl Scheib, former Philadelphia Athletics hurler, has been sold by the Portland Beavers to San Antonio Teague in Texas. Brazil is larger than the continental United States.
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Record streak in 1955 World Series games ending
Frank Watson reports a query about who held the World Series games record in 1955 and which star surpassed or tied it. The column references Babe Ruth’s 59 home runs and notes a notable prep school pitching prodigy who declined a large bonus to join the Tigers as a rising talent.
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All-State B Gridiron Team Selection Made
1955 official All-State High School Class B football squad lists Ends Kenneth Cheuvrong Elizabeth I and Gary Powell Paden City Tackles John Bosley Green Bank and John Koval Monongah Guards Don Trimboli Huntington Vin son and Bert Pauley Winfield Center Dick Daniel Elizabeth Backs Carrol Bumgarner Elizabeth Dave Carlet Mononyah Fred Huffman White Sulphur and Don Van Reens Marlinton Also note claim about U S timber use relative to world total.
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Kenneth Cheuvrong
Elizabeth I
Gary Powell
Paden City
John Bosley
Green Bank
John Koval
Monongah
Don Trimboli
Huntington Vinson
Bert Pauley
Winfield
Dick Daniel
Elizabeth
Carrol Bumgarner
Dave Carlet
Mononyah
Fred Huffman
White Sulphur
Don van Reens
Marlinton
Wak High School Tale Sparks Rumor in Southern State
A fragment from a Southern state newspaper recalls a Wak High School incident last year. A 6-foot-2, 235-pound man left work to help at home as his wife prepared to give birth, prompting curiosity about the reason for his sudden departure.
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Phillies Buy Pieretti From Senators
Marino Pieretti, drafted by the Washington Senators in 1945, was purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies. The 34-year-old right hander posted a 19-15 record with Sacramento in the Pacific Coast League last season and briefly appeared with the Cleveland Indians in 1950.
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Sacramento
Clevelond Indians
Boy Hunter Dies By Chum's Shot Near Pt Pleasant
PT. PLEASANT West Columbia high school student Harry Van Meter 16 died after a shotgun discharged. Jerry Ferguson 14 also of West Columbia was handling the gun when it slipped and fired. The incident happened during the six day state deer season opening near here. Farmers in the United States use more than 60 percent of the world's tractors.
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West Virginia Deer Season Nears End With 90,000 Hunters
About 80,000 deer hunters are in West Virginia for the final two days of the six day season amid warm weather that may draw more to the woods. The state reports one death and notes deer with three inch antlers are legal in 33 counties while Bucks only rules apply elsewhere.
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Pimlico Pays Record Double at $5 Payoff
Pimlico Thursday saw a record double payoff as Bernie Sorenson booted home a run and diverted the money flow. Holders of 14 tickets cashed in for a large payout, marking a historic moment in the track’s betting history.
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