Virginia Tech Shoots Into Tie For Southern Conference Lead
Virginia Tech moves into a tie with The Citadel atop the Southern Conference after a pair of league wins. George Washington sits 1-0, with VMI William and Mary and West Virginia at 1-1. Duke, Wake Forest, and other foes also recent results as the season narrows.
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William and Mary
West Virginia
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Charlotte
Rod Thorn
Jeff Cohen
Scrappy
Raleigh
N.C. State
Gary Daniels
Liston to Face Quizzers as Senate Hears Boxing Menace
Sonnty Liston and a masked ex-champion move into the Senate prizefight hearings as investigators probe gangster links in boxing. A St Louis officer named Barone Carbo Palermo and Vitale face testimony while Kefauver vows tougher penalties for underworld influence in the sport.
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Whitney Shoemaker
Associated Press
Washington
Sonny Liston
Senate
Liston
Gery
St. Louis
Joseph
Pep) Barone
Allentown
Frankie Carbo
Frank
Blinky
Palermo
John J. Vitale
Floyd Patterson
John G. Bonomi
Subcommittee
Bonomi
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Kefauver
Italians End U S Net Skein in Davis Cup Final
Italy the veteran duo Nicola Pietrangeli and Orlando Sirola toppled the United States to reach the Davis Cup challenge round. Pietrangeli defeated Earl Buchholz and Sirola beat Barry MacKay in straight sets as Italy leveled the series and then won the decisive doubles. The Italians earned the right to face Australia in Sydney December 26 to 28.
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Will Grimsley
Associated Press
Perth
Australia
Italy
Nicola Pietrangeli
Orlando Sirola
United States
Pietrangeli
Earl
Butch) Buchholz
St. Louis
Sirola
Barry MacKay
Dayton
Ohio
U.S
Sydney
Buchholz
MacKay
Chuck McKinley
North Carolina High School Baseball Drops Playoffs
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association moves to end state playoffs for baseball starting next spring to yield more games. Teams may play up to 20 games with conference finals. The board also set sites for 4-A and 2-A basketball tournaments in Greensboro Winston-Salem and Enka with dates March 8-11 and Durham March 15-18.
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N. C
Board of Control
North Carolina High School Athletic Association
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
West
Enka
Durham
Benny Paret Eyes Middleweight Clash After Welter Defense
Benny Paret, 23, defended his welter title with a unanimous decision over Federico Thompson at Madison Square Garden. Manager Manuel Alfaro says Paret plans non title bouts before perhaps challenging Gene Fullmer for the middleweight crown, with offers from London, Spain, Japan, and Italy on the table.
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Murray Ros
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
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Kid) Paret
Manuel Alfaro
Argentina
Federico Thompson
Madison Square Garden
Alfaro
Gene Fullmer
Teddy Brenner
Luis Rodriguez
Emile Griffith
Rodriguez
Griffith
London
Spain
Japan
Italy
Broadway
Paret
Thompson
Mahovlich Targets NHL Goal Record in Leafs 6-1 Win
Frank Mahovlich scored four as Toronto thrashed Chicago 6-1 to push toward Maurice Richard's 50 goal mark with six games left in the 70 game schedule. Bert Olmstead added two. Glenn Hall allowed six. Montreal beat Detroit 5-1 to stay seven points ahead of Toronto. Boston tied New York 2-2.
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Toronto Maple Leafs
Chicago Black Hawks
National Hockey League
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Hawks
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Detroit
Boston Bruins
New York Rangers
Mahovlich
Maurice
Rocket) Richard
Montreal
Black Hawk
Glenn Hall
Bert Olmstead
Toronto
Bobby Hall
Harry Howell
Johnny Wilson
Rangers
Dean Prentice
Chicago
New York
Boston
Pilot High Cagers Face Year With Mixed Emotion
Pilot High opens a basketball season amid mixed feelings as the girls seek top spot in the Central Carolina Conference while the boys face a rebuilding year. Coach Gooch praises Sharon Hege and the Raiderettes while Jake Byerly rebuilds the Red Raiders with limited depth and tall challenges ahead.
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Central Carolina
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Siberia
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Sharon Hege
Randleman
West Davidson
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Judith Evans
Raiderette
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Sharon
Barbara Sizemore
Barbara Swicegood
Sizemore
Swicegood
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Darr
Kaye
Faye
Hedrick
Central
Fair Grove
Denton
Trinity
Weekend Football Bowl Results Across Four Games
NAIA Holiday Bowl in St. Petersburg saw Lenoir Rhyne beat Humboldt 15 to 14. Orange Blossom Classic in Miami Florida A&M defeated Langston 40 to 26. Junior Rose Bowl in Pasadena Long Beach 38 beat Tyler 16. Shrine Junior College in Albuquerque West 25 East 16. Leatherneck Bowl in San Diego Quantico Marines 36 over San Diego Marine Corps Depot 6.
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Miami
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A&m
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Pasadena
Calif
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Tyler
Tex
Shrine Junior College
Albuquerque
N.M
West
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NHL Sunday Results Highlight Canadiens Sweep Detroit
Montreal defeated Detroit 5 to 1 while Toronto rolled over Chicago 6 to 1 and New York edged Boston 2 to 2 in a tie. No games scheduled for Monday.
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National Hockey League
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Associated Press
Montreal
Detroit
Toronto
Chicago
New York
Boston
Rigney Poised to Manage Los Angeles Angels in 1961
The Los Angeles Angels plan to name a new field manager at a 11 a.m. news conference at Wrigley Field. Bill Rigney, ex Giants skipper, appears to have the inside track, with Bob Elliott and others as contenders.
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Bob Elliott
Kansas City
Casey Stengel
Leo Durocher
Billy Jurgess
Sarboe is Victim Coach of Year Jinx Holds Up Again
In St Petersburg AP reports Lenoir Rhyne defeats Humboldt State 20 7 in the Holiday Bowl clinching the NAIA title. Lee Farmer earns MVP and Marion Kirby kicks a 23 yard game winner for Lenoir Rhyne to cap an 11 1 season ending Humboldt State’s 20 game win streak.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
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Lenoir Rhyne
Humboldt State of Califor
Phil Sarboe
Clarence Stasavich
Humboldt State
Holnoir Rhyne
NAIA
Frank Waters
Hillsdale
Mich
Lee Farmer
Lenoir
Marion Kirby
Rhyne
Hickory
N.C
Humboldt
Cage Scores From Associated Press Recap of College Games
A collage of college basketball results lists scores for St. Bonaventure vs Eastern Kentucky Harvard vs MIT Colgate vs Lehigh Columbia vs Hofstra Loyola (MD) vs Hofstra Holy Cross vs Yale Boston University vs American International Cornell vs Syracuse Boston College vs Dartmouth Fordham vs Rhode Island South NC State vs The Citadel Wake Forest vs Penn State Georgetown vs American U. William & Mary vs VMI Richmond vs Virginia Auburn vs Florida State Duke vs West Virginia Louisville vs Xavier (Ohio) Mississippi State vs Louisiana College MIDWEST Drake vs Michigan Wichita vs Iowa State St. Louis vs Iowa Detroit vs Indiana Maryland vs Minnesota Missouri vs Northwestern Ohio State vs Army Bradley vs Butler Wisconsin vs Marquette Notre Dame vs Bowling Green Purdue vs Ball State Toledo vs Villanova Loyola (Chicago) vs North Dakota SOUTHWEST Vanderbilt vs SMU Tulane vs Texas Florida vs Texas Tech Arkansas A M vs Arkansas College Arkansas vs Mississippi Tulsa vs Oklahoma State Rice vs LSU Texas Western vs New Mexico FAR WEST California vs St. Marys Nevada vs Santa Clara Air Force vs Denver Washington State vs Idaho UCLA vs NYU Utah vs TCU Washington vs Oregon State Brigham Young vs Miami Florida Wyoming vs Baylor Colorado vs Oregon Montana vs Montana State Kansas State vs Southern California Furman vs Wofford Memphis State vs North Texas Erskine vs Piedmont Pembroke State vs Catawba Belmont Abbey vs Elon Newberry vs Georgia State Benedict vs Lane College
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Columbia
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Southern California
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Memphis State
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I St
Erskine
Piedmont
Pembroke State
Catawba
Belmont Abbey
Elon
Newberry
Georgia State
Benedict
Lane College
Tenn
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