Grafton Bearcats Win First of Season at Riverside
Grafton Bearcats beat Bridgeport Hish 57 to 50 at Riverside gym. Grayton sparked a first quarter lead and Costolo led Grafton with 22 points as the team overcame Bridgeport’s height with defense and fast break scoring. Cuppett added 15, Blue eight, Murray four. Bridgeport’s Hitchinson and Hathaway led with 17 and 10 respectively. Grafton B team also won 43 to 0 in a precursor game.
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Top sports stories of the year and notable figures
A year end recap lists Lew Burdette and Dick Mayer among top sports figures. It highlights the Milwaukee Braves World Series win over the Yankees, Floyd Patterson's bout, the Kentucky Derby, Basilio Robinson, and notable events like Althea Gibson's tennis titles, Ted Williams' status, and deaths of Charley Caldwell Tad Jones Paul Helms Johnny Kilbane Ted Meredith.
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Yankees
Lew Burdette
Braves
Floyd Patterson
Pete Rademacher
Willie Shoemaker
Iron Siege
Basilio-Robinson
Basilio
Dodgers
Giants
Wear
Althea Gibson
Herb Score
Dick Mayer
Bob Gutowski
Don Bowden
Jackie Robinson
Harold Connolly
Art Aragon
Doug Ford
Browns
Lions
Willie Hartack
Woody Hayes
John Crow
Ted Williams
Miss Gibson
Charley Caldwell
Tad Jones
Paul Helms
Johnny Kilbane
Ted Meredith
Mountaineers Resume Drills After Week's Rest Next Week Games
West Virginia coach Fred Schaus led the Mountaineers through their first drill since winning the Kentucky Invitational, earning national prominence by defeating North Carolina. The team, ranked third by the UP Coaches poll, will host Canisius and Washington & Lee at Mountaineer Field House, with Canisius the last team to beat WVU this season. Lloyd Sharrar was named most valuable player in the Kentucky tournament after WVU downed North Carolina.
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Lloyd Sharrar
Marshall Plays Generals Tonight
Marshall College hosts Washington & Lee in Huntington as two top scorers Leo Byrd of Marshall and Dom Flora of W&L square off. Marshall seeks its second win after a 93-80 victory over Western Michigan. W&L has mixed results including losses to St Francis Xavier and Miami Ohio.
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Dom Flora
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Joa
Xavier
Cincinnati
St. Bonaventure
Miami
Ohio
WV Teams Scoreboard Narrowly Beats Transylvania and More
West Virginia colleges and high schools posted scoreboard updates across multiple games. Notable results include West Virginia Tech topping Pikeville Kentucky 102 to 71, Concord beating Wheeling 94 to 69, and Charleston prevailing 77 to 66. Other districts such as South Charleston 89 Clendenin 62 and Morgantown 66 Fairmont East 48 appear in the dense listing of scores and locations across the region.
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Jane Lew
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21 000 Watch Blue Gray Tilt In Rain
21 000 fans are expected to attend the 19th annual Blue Gray game in Montgomery Alabama. Wet weather threatens the turf and could slow the Dixie backs while West Virginia stars Nicely and Jisrutko are listed as starters for the Blue team in a tossup contest.
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Joey Giardello Ready For Basilio After Big Win
In Miami Beach Joey Giardello earned a unanimous decision over Ralph Tiger Jones in a 10 round bout. Giardello, ranked fourth, rocked Jones in the third round and dominated with precise counter punches to secure the win from two judges and referee Jimmy Peerless. Basilio then stood as the middleweight crown target.
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Tiger) Jones
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Jimmy Peerless
Sugar Bowl showdowns loom as Mississippi favored over Texas
Mississippi, aiming for its first Sugar Bowl triumph, relies on a deep backfield led by Ray Brown and Bill Hurst. Coach Johnny Vaught plans multiple lineups to counter Texas, leveraging a strong rushing attack that averaged 305.7 yards per game and several reliable runners to outpace Darrill Royal's Longhorns on New Year’s Day.
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Leroy Reed
Kent Lovelace
Cowboy Woodruff
James Hall
Hurst
Tar Heels and Dons Favored In Multiple Postseason Bouts
MILTON RICHMAN United Press Sports Writer notes North Carolina and LaPorslS co lead as strong favorites in two major tourney finals. North Carolina faces North Carolina State in the Dixie Classic final at Raleigh while Oklahoma City battles the Dons in the All-College final in Oklahoma City. Texas Christian meets Rice for the Southwest Conference title in Houston.
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Hardin-Simmons
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LaGalle
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Fresno
Murray
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Yardley Enjoys Banner Season in Pistons Run
UNITED PRESS reports guard George Yardley of the Detroit Pistons is having a banner season with 48 points against the St. Louis Hawks and 31 in a 125-120 loss to the New York Knickerbockers. Philadelphia Warriors rallied to beat the Boston Celtics 110-106, while Cliff Hagan sparked a St. Louis Hawks 97-96 win over the Cincinnati Royals amid a Royals skid. An unrelated baking tip notes stuffing to bread crumb yield.
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Cliff Hagan
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