Blue Hawks Fight to Fifth Straight Victory Over Tusculum
Beckley College’s Blue Hawks edged Tusculum University 92 90 at the Recreation Building to claim their fifth straight win. Bowman and Collier starred, with Collier’s steals and a late layup sequence fueling the comeback as Stover led Tusculum with 22 points and Statzer added 28.
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Blue Hawks
Tusculum Univeristy
Greenville
Tenn
Recreation Building
Sterling
Bills
Beckley College
Bowman
Collier
Tennesseans
Tusculum
Woodrow Wilson High
Luther
Stover
Nets
Beckley
Hawks
Bob Statzer
Donald Green
Statzer
Howard Webb
Leland Richmond
Jim Vandall
Green
Flying Eagle
Bob Bedford
Webb
Richmond
Clyde Clay
Clay
Barrett Chosen West Virginia Heisman Hopeful
Bob Barrett, Barboursville High School fullback, was named West Virginia’s outstanding schoolboy athlete by the Kennedy Awards Committee. He will attend the Heisman Trophy Awards Dinner in New York on December 8, after winning by a comfortable margin over Dwayne Wingler of Beckley. Barrett also stars in basketball and track, and will receive a Kennedy Award trophy alongside committee members from Charleston and other cities.
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Charleston
Bob Barrett
Barboursville
West Virginia
Monday Barrett
New York
John B. Reynolds
Wheeling
Barrett
Margain
Dwayne Wingler
Beckley
Bill Holsclaw
Charleston High School
Donald Vincent
Shinnston
Ralph Anastasio
Follawsbee
Harry H. Kennedy
Downtown Athletic Club
Dick Ware
Ware
Reynolds
H. E. Clovis
Parkersburg
Jack Fleming
Morgantown
John T. Gelder
A. L. Hardman
West Virginia college basketball scores tight finish
Beckley defeated Tusculum 92 to 90 and Bluefield State beat Morristown Tennessee 91 to 59 in separate college games. The close Beckley Tusculum clash highlighted late scoring while Bluefield State secured a lopsided regional win.
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Beckley
Tusculum
Bluefield State
Morristown
Tenn
East West Shrine fame for West Virginia coach Art Lewis
Morgantown profile of WVU coach Art Lewis tracing his football journey from Middleport High School to Ohio University and the pros. It recalls his East West Shrine Game honors as a standout lineman, his coaching career, Navy service, and a 1950 WVU loss to Fordham that prompted a sharp rebuke from Ed Danowski.
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Bobcats
Ohio
Illinois
San Francisco
Pappy
Yessir
Middleport
West Virginia
Hard Knocks
Clifton
Mason County
Middleport High
Jackson
Art Lewis Named 8C Coach of The Year
Art Pappy Lewis, who steered West Virginia University to the conference title and the Mountaineer program’s best season, was named the Southern Conference Coach of the Year by the Southern Sports Writers Association on December 17 ballots. His 48 points topped William and Mary’s Jackie Freeman, with Furman’s Bill Young and others also earning votes. Lewis will be honored at the conference banquet on December 11 in Richmond, Virginia.
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Greensboro
N. C
Art (Pappy) Lewis
West Virginia University
Mountaineer
Monday
Southern Sports Writers Association
Lewis
Jackie Freeman
William and Mary
Bill Young
Furman
Ed Merrick
Richmond
Frank Moseley
Virginia Tech
John McKenna
Virginia Military
Southern Conference
Basketball Clinic Set for Stratton High Thursday Night
Coach Murray Jeffries announced a 7 30 p m basketball clinic at Stratton High to explain game rules for coaches principals and officials in the eastern section of the West Virginia High School Athletic Union. Local official Paul Vennari will lead the session and ladies are invited to learn technical aspects of the game.
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Stratton High
Paul Vennari
Murray Jeffries
West Virginia High School Athletic Union
Danno O Shocker to Face Ali Pasha in Fayetteville Feature
Danno O Shocker a new Fayetteville wrestler meets Ali Pasha in a main event at Memorial Auditorium. O Shocker a six foot two hundred thirty five pound competitor born in Wellington New Zealand now based in Hamilton Ontario has faced top mat men and is rated a top contender. Ali Pasha famed for the Cobra hold creates a battle of speed and leverage. The card also features a tag team match Roy Shire with Bobby Wallace vs Chris Belkas and Joe Scarpello.
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Danno O’shocker
Ali Pasha
Memorial Auditorium
Danno
Wellington
New Zealand
Hamilton
Ontario
Pasha
Turk
Prof
Roy Shire
Bobby Wallace
Chris Belkas
Joe Scarpello
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Bill Bowman
Luther Stovers
Jimmy Vandall
Bill Turner
Clyde Clays
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Albert Cooks
Bill Colliers
Nat Lilly
Carl Beasley
Byalan Marer
Ernie Beck
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King Features Syndicate
State of New Mexico
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Petroleum Lease Corporation
East 42Nd Street
New York 17
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Fortune
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Joe Stydahar
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Mississippi State
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Frankfort
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