WVU Cagers Open Season vs Carnegie Tech Tartans
West Virginia University begins the 1955-56 season at home against Carnegie Tech with an 8 p.m. tip after a 6 p.m. freshmen showcase. Coach Fred Schaus notes Tech’s two-game start disadvantages and predicts a lineup featuring Hot Rod Hundley and sophomores like Kishbaugh and Vincent. The Mountaineers also look ahead to the Orange Bowl Tournament in Miami and a slate including Florida State and regional foes.
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Tartang
Carnegie Tech
Alderson Eycadduse
Fred Schaus
West Virginia
Akron Goodyear
Youngstown College
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Pet White
Frank Spadafore
Hot Rod Hundley
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Don Vincent
Joey Gardner
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Frank Mocker
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Dick Feller
Wayne Nathanson
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Miami
Fla
Floridia State
Marshall College
Morris Harvey
Marshall
Big Green
Spring Hill Ala
Huntington
Leland Bird
Wish
Cebe Price
Paul Underwood
Nations
Charlie Slack
Morris
Harvey
Smith
Jim Wandell
le Stier
Bluefield State
Winston- Salem
Davis & Elkins
Potomac State
Montgomery
Flemington Quintet Unveils 23-Game Basketball Schedule
Flemington high school announces a 23 game slate with 14 at home and three open dates. The schedule opens December Monday against Beverly, with games listed through February and into March. The St Augustine matchup appears twice with Feb 9 away and Feb 23 home.
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St. Augustine’s Catholic High School
Grafton
Edgers
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Dee
Wallace
Jane Lew
Lost Creek
Alumni
Unidis
Lumberport
Bristol
Salem
St Augustine
St. Augustine
Philippi
Detroit City Street Railway Record City Leads In Length
The Detroit, Michigan rail line expansion tops local transit efforts with the longest city backed street railway network in the region. Details indicate extensive track miles and ongoing maintenance plans to sustain the system. City officials cite improved mobility and economic benefits from the expanded network.
Patty Berg Celebrates 15th Campaign in 1955
Chicago report notes Patty Berg marked her fifteenth professional season by supporting women players in 1955 with earnings of 16492.34 dollars. She won the Vare Trophy for the season's lowest scoring average at 74.47.
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Chicago
Patty Berg
Bruins recall Du Bois and Nicholson from Hershey
The Boston Bruins bring back Lionel Heinrich and Allan Nicholson from Hershey and return Lorne Davis Orval Tessier and Eddie Ponagabko to the American Hockey League club.
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Boston Bruins
Lionel Heinrich J
Allan Nicholson
Hershey
Lorne Davis
Orval Tessier
Eddie Ponagabko
College Basketball Scores From Various Matches
A long list of recent college basketball results includes Amherst 62 over Wagner 55, Scranton 89 over Manhattan 54, Bridgeport 81 over New Hampshire 2, Bates 79 over Iowa 76, Toronto 58 over Rennsalaer 52, Albany State 51 over Villanove 81, Kings College 58 over Coast Guard 55, Norfolk rivals and many more with scores ranging from close finishes to decisive wins. Notable results include Wake Forest 101 over W. 86 and Duke 97 over Clemson 63, along with Maryland 67 defeating Virginia 55 and Gonzaga 72 over College of Idaho 66.
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Wagner
Scranton
Manhattan
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New Hampshire
Bates
Iowa
Toronto
Rennsalaer
Albany State
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Kings College
Coast Guard
Norwich
Denison
Union
N.Y
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Virginia Union
Clark
Bowdoin
Alliance
Thief
South
Catawba
Wofford
Presbyterian
Charleston
Maryland
Virginia
Newberry
North Georgia
Midwest
Parsons
St. Ambrose
Ripon
Oshitosh
Marquette
St. Norbert
Akron
Pepperdine
Washington
Dakota
Drake
N. Dakota
Brigham Young
UCLA
Col. A&m
Col. State
Montana State
Wyoming
Stanford
Nn. Mex. Mil. Inst
Adams St
Gonzaga
College of Idaho
San Francisco
Chico State
San Jose St
Seattle
Oregon
Oregon State
Iowa Defending Big Ten Debuts Against Pittsburgh
Iowa’s defending champions with four 1954-55 regulars open the season facing Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Officials planned a nationally televised game at 1 p.m. EST. Subplots mention an unrelated hunter incident and a 200-pound doe with full antlers observed along the Atlantic coastline.
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Iowa
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvani
Richard Baugame
Iowa City
Michigan
Bauman
Atlantic
Main
Florida
Berra Captures Top Honors In American Ball
Yogi Berra of the New York Yankees was named the American League Most Valuable Player for 1955. He joins a select group as the third player to win the award three times and in consecutive years, totaling 218 points from 24 writers. Kaline and Smith followed in voting, while Berra's 147 games yielded a .272 average with 27 home runs and 108 RBIs. His career batting average stands at .293 with 1,322 RBIs. Raw soybeans as livestock feed note appears as additional fragmented text.
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Yogi Berra
Tember City
Wague
Berra
Detroit
al Kaline
Cleveland
al Smith
Ted Williams
Boston
Mickey Mantle
Yankee
Kaline
Norfolk i
Bookies Odds For Bowls Page Preview
Early bowl odds released by United Press show Michigan State favored by seven points over UCLA in the Rose Bowl, Georgia Tech ahead by seven over Pittsburgh in the Sugar Bowl, and Oklahoma favored by 7 to 4 over Maryland in the Orange Bowl, with Auburn leading Vanderbilt in the Gator Bowl. A pheasant massacre near Allegan, Michigan, reports nearly 1,000 birds killed by a hailstorm. A late fall heat spell in York, Nebraska, caused a lilac bush to blossom again.
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Pasadena
Calif
Michigan State
UCLA
New Orleans
Georgia Tech
Pittsburgh
Dallas
Texas
Christian
Mississippi
Miami
Oklahoma
Maryland
Jacksonville
Fla
Auburn
Vanderbilt
Allegan
Mich
Here
Harry Platts
York
Neb
R. A. Freeman
Traberi To Meet Top Pro On Tennis Court
Tony Traberi of Cincinnati the leading amateur player of 1955 will meet Pancho Gonzales the top pro in New York when Jack Kramer opens his tour at Madison Square Garden on December 9. Trabert turned pro in October. Buffalo Bisons buy Harry Nicholas from Minneapolis and announce the conditional purchase of Clint Hartung from Havana. A Cleveland committee of business and civic leaders studies Pan American Games facilities for 1959.
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New York
Tony Traberi
Cincinnati
Ohio
Pancho Gonzales
Jack Kramer
Madison Square Garden
Trabert
Columbus
Buffalo Bisons
International League
Harry Nicholas
Minneapolis
Priday
Clint Hartung
New York Giant
Havana
Cleveland
Ordinance 217 Amends Hospital Board Creation in Grafton
The city council of Grafton adopts Ordinance 217 to amend and reenact Ordinance 160 creating a Hospital Board of six members plus the mayor as ex officio chair. It sets terms, appointing rules, board duties, and financial and operational controls for Gr afton City Hospital, with hearings scheduled for December 1955.
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Grafton
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City of Grafton
Charles A. Hinsch & Company, Incorporated
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Council
Stewart Claris
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