Grafton Bearcats Open Home Big Ten Tilt With Weston
Grafton High Bearcats host Weston Minutemen in the season Big Ten opener at Riverside Drive gym after a late rally beat Philippi. Weston brings veteran experience and a recent 47 44 win over Fairmont East, while Grafton’s lineup features Shriver at center Posey Newhouse at forwards and Scruggs Burdett in the backcourt. The toss up matchup hinges on home floor advantage and emerging team cohesion.
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Phillippi
Grafton High
Bearcats
Riverside Drive Gym
Weston
Minutemen
Philippi
Barbour Countians
Grafton
Cats
Fairmont East
East
East Siders
Elkins
Terry Shriver
Posey
Newhouse
Scruggs
Cuppett
Hershman
Burdett
Bears
WVU and Tech Open Today In Classics
West Virginia and West Virginia Tech, both strong in hoops, begin tournament play in Raleigh North Carolina and Hempstead New York. WVU faces Duke in the Dixie Classic opener while Tech begins with Gettysburg as part of the Hofstra Invitational. Duke suffered a 83 82 defeat to WVU earlier this month.
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West Virginia Tech
North Carolina
New York
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Raleigh
Tech
Hempstead
N.Y
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WVU
Iowa
De‘Paul
Utah
Wake Forest
North Carolina State
Hofstra
Gettysburg
Upsala
Wagner
Bucknell
Springfield Cortland
Parris Island
New York All National Football League Team 1956
The 1956 United Press All National Football League selections feature first team picks with voting. Notable players include Gifford and Matson at running back, Layne at quarterback, Robustelli and Stanfel on the line, Bednarik and Lane among linebackers, and Christiansen and Dillon as defensive backs.
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United Press
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Bears
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Packers
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Lions
T Brown
Giants
G Jones
Stanfel
Redskins
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QB Layne
HB Gifford
Matson
Cards
Casares
E Robustelli
E Brito
T Grier
Eddie Machen Honored as Most Progressive Fighter of 1966
Eddie Machen of Redding California, a rugged heavyweight, was named the most progressive fighter of the year by Ring Magazine. He rode a 19‑fight winning streak with 14 knockouts, and rose to be the fourth ranked contender in his second pro year. Floyd Patterson was named fighter of the year by the Boxing Writers Association for his title victory over Archie Moore.
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Eddie Machen
Redding
Calif
Ring Magazine
Machen
Floyd Patterson
Boxing Writers’ Association
Yea
Archie Moore
North Takes iShrine Game in a 17 7 Victory
North defeats South 17 to 7 in the i Shrine college all star classic at the Grange Bowl before 181 fans. Tommy McDonald is named North MVP after guiding a late drive that set up a field goal. Bill Barnes earns Dixie honor as McDonald links pass plays and key runs to pace the North.
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Tommy McDonald
McDonald
Yankees
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Dixie
Wake Forest
Bill Barnes
Mike ‘Rotana
Michigan State
Dennis the Menace
Mendyk
Oklahoma
Jimmy Harris
Bob Fee
South
Tosrida
Jackie Simpson
Dayoon
Duke
Sonny Ensa
Mississippi
Ed Crawford
Paige Cothren
Loi Wins European Lightweight Title In Milan Bout
Duilio Loi of Italy at 135 pounds outpointed Jose Hernandez of Spain in Milan to retain the European lightweight title. In Miami Beach Willie Pastrano, from Miami Beach, outpointed Charley Norkus of Port Chester, N.Y. to score another victory.
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Jose Hernandez
Spain
Miami Beach
Fla
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Port Chester
N. C
Lay
Kansas Climbs With Clutch Elstun Heroics Versus Iowa State
Kansas stayed unbeaten as Gene Elstun sank a 12 foot jumper with six seconds left to beat Iowa State 58 57. Chamberlain was limited by double teams and Kansas moved toward the Big Seven tournament with key wins. Notre Dame edged New York University 72 71 to reach the Subway Alumni semifinals. UCLA beat St Louis 72 66 and Indiana State topped Georgetown 80 0.
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Ohio State
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Mississippi
Howard
Midwest Big 7 First Round Scores and Hawaii Health Note
Tennessee State beat Dillard 77 61 Xavier Louisiana topped Southern 86 67 Oklahoma defeated Kansas State 67 64 Kansas 58 Iowa State 57 Muskingum won 100 85 Indiana State over Georgetown Kentucky 89 80 Hawaii reports lower disease and mortality rates than the national U S average.
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Southern
Oklahoma
Kansas State
Kansas
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Lawrence Tech
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Georgetown
West Top Man in WVU Fresh Rating
Jerry West stars for West Virginia University freshmen, averaging 17.6 points through eight games as East Bank High School standout leads a balanced attack. Willie Akers adds 16.4, Butch Goode 13.1, with Akers strong from the field but free throw shooting uneven.
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WVU
Morgantown
W. Va
East Bank High School
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Little Mountaineers
Willie Akers
Gunner
Wee
Butch Goode
Akers
West
Toe Posch
Jim Ritchie
Pettit Leads Scoring Title Chase With 25.8 Avg
Sharp shooter Paul Pettit of the St Louis Hawks held a 26 point edge over Arizin in the chase for the scoring title as the league tallies show Pettit averaging 25.8 points per game after 26 games. Arizin stood at 24.8 with 646 points in 26 games.
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Arizin
New York
St. Loui Hawks
National Basketball
Paul Arizin
Thelergee
Sitton
Phasaepine Warnige
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