WVU Baseball Eyes Top SOC Standings After GW Sweep
West Virginia improves to 17-1 overall and 9-1 in the Southern Conference with a doubleheader sweep of George Washington. Dale Ramsburg leads the offense with hits and homers, while Dave Wilson improves to 4-0 in the opener and Joe Jeran earns the second win. George Washington drops to 3-9 overall and 3-4 in conference.
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Panthers Blitz Sophia 24-0 in league clash
Clear Fork dominants Sophia with 16 hits while ace Elkins shuts out Blue Hawks. Johnny Parker takes the loss after an early exit as Panthers roll to a 24-0 Raleigh County League win.
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Sophia Grade Finals Tonight Lions seek Class A title
Sophia Grade School meets Stanaford in the Class A final of the Sophia Lions Basketball Tournament at the high school tonight. Sophia advanced by beating Hollywood 40 27, while Stanaford beat Lester 30 26. Class B finals at 7 p.m. feature Soak Creek versus RMI after Soak Creek beat Bacontown 30 20 and RMI topped Helen 35 29. Trophies to be presented after the final.
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Stratton Wins First Of Season
Stratton High School beat Stoco 7 3 at Coal City for their first baseball win of the season. Ed Hughes tossed five solid innings while Roger Sears took the loss. Stratton led 2 0 after two, stretched to 5 0 by the fourth, then added two runs in the seventh to seal the victory.
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New KO Rule In Boxing In Pennsylvania
UPI reports the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission adopted a rule to extend knockdown counts beyond the bell. If a boxer does not rise within ten seconds after the bell, he is ruled a knockout in the round just concluded. If a boxer rises at eight seconds but six seconds remain after the bell, the intermission does not extend.
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Air Thin Air Makes 30-Pound Load Hard at High Elevation
At 19 000 feet the light load feels heavy as 210 pounds at sea level a comment on altitude effects.
Managers Poll Pushes Balk Rule Change
The National League presidency seeks a balk rule amendment after a managers poll. Warren Giles sent telegrams to 10 managers seeking views on enforcement of the balk rule. Some managers urged change, including Fred Hutchinson Harry Casey Stengel and Johnny Keane, who argued for more liberal enforcement to avoid confusing umpiring across teams.
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Villanova Aims For Two Titles At 69th Penn Relays
Villanova arrives at Franklin Field bidding for two championships on opening day of the 69th Penn Relays. The Wildcats face Michigan Georgetown Manhattan Fordham Seton Hall as they pursue the mile and two additional relays while field events and other sprint hurdles heats fill the schedule. Notables include Noel Carroll Tom Sullivan Vic Zwolak Pat Traynor and Don Webster with competition from NYU Maryland Army and others in the crowded two day program.
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Shady Spring Faces Glen Leigh In District Tourney Opener
Shady Spring meets Glen Leigh at 7 p.m. in the Shady Spring district grade school basketball tournament at Beaver. Daniels plays Beaver in the nightcap while Ghent forfeited to Crow after a 58-35 loss to Glen Leigh and Daniels beat Crow 41-25 Thursday.
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Lineman Tech State Signs with Edmonton Eskimos
Lineman Tech State has signed a 19-3 contract with the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL. The 6-4, 240-pound former Ohio University tackle had been a draft choice of the Cleveland Browns and New York Jets in the NFL.
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