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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1953
Page
6
New York reports a college basketball season opening where many teams cleared 100 points, with six top programs triumphant amid a slate of upsets. Notable results include NC State beating Furman 100-74, Oklahoma A&M crushing Hardin-Simmons 85-40, Illinois 85-54 over Ohio, and Wake Forest 82-55 over Virginia Tech.
West Virginia University freshman and varsity squads begin play in Morgantown with WVU meeting Carnegie Tech while Davis and Elkins and Salem College win big on home floors. Mountaineers rely on Eddie Becker and Red Holmes for scoring, with Morris at guard and Morris replacing taller forwards. Salem tops Mountain State as Bill Hawkins leads with 25.
Bob Cousy led Boston Celtics to an 89-86 overtime win over the Philadelphia Warriors with 24 points. George King scored 20 as the Syracuse Nationals beat the Milwaukee Hawks 76-69 in overtime. Bobby Wanzer added 24 for Rochester in a 92-69 win over Fort Wayne, as the Royals stayed tied for second in the Western Division.
Morgantown sports editor Mickey Furfari suggests WVU and Oklahoma hold joint post season scrimmages on the Mississippi Gulf Coast before their New Year bowls. He notes benefits and cites potential injuries, while WVU plans camp near Biloxi with decisions after talks with officials. West Virginia set for Sugar Bowl and Oklahoma to face Maryland in the Orange Bowl.
The New York Giants drew 811,519 fans at home in 1953, the lowest total since 1944, reflecting weakened home support. This figure marks a spillover from a decade of declining crowds, signaling diminished local interest despite the team’s performance.
West Virginia University expects to begin filling Sugar Bowl ticket orders by week end for the Georgia Tech game on New Year’s Day in New Orleans. WVU has 13,000 tickets, price $6 with 50 cents per mail order for handling and return mail. Mail orders accepted through December 14 at the university ticket office. over the counter sales to start once tickets arrive.
Herndon High School coach Paul Greer announced an 18 game schedule led by six returning lettermen from last year’s quintet. The opener is Friday at Mark Twain, with lineup decisions to be made among Raines Cook Murphey White Belcher Arrington and others as they prepare for Stotesbury and a busy spread of home and away games through February.
West Virginia University begins its 51st basketball season tonight at 8 p.m. in the Field House against Carnegie Tech with Dubby Morris starting at guard beside captain Red Holmes. The Mountaineers 1953 54 debut also features West Virginia Tech freshmen at 6 p.m. in a preliminary. Becker leads scoring, while the lineup emphasizes speed over height as the team adapts to early-season rotation changes.
West Virginia deer season added another casualty on day two as Warren Higgins of Elkins shot his cousin Wade Higgins of Mill Creek by misidentifying movement in Shaver's Run Randolph County. Wade Higgins in satisfactory condition after hospital treatment. Statewide casualties on opening day included two fatally shot hunters and three who died of heart attacks in the field.
West Virginia coach Art Lewis builds on homespun style and local scouting to recruit top West Virginia high school talent for the Sugar Bowl clash with Georgia Tech. He emphasizes academics, two-way players, and patient outreach through mountain communities, aiming to keep state stars at WVU.
Spanishburg High School opened the basketball season by defeating its Alumni 70 51. Earl Thornton scored 21 for Spanishburg and controlled the boards while Elton Brown added 16. For the Alumni James Bryant led with 14 points, with Howard Barr and Buddy Nester each scoring 13 and Toy Lusk adding 10.
Yale defeated Springfield 81 to 64 while Fordham beat Adelphi 105 to 56. Connecticut topped Rhode Island 90 to 81 and Providence won 75 to 6 over Brown. St Johns Brooklyn 70 Roanoke 56. Davis-Elkins 92 Shenandoah 52. Salem 111 Mt State West Virginia 62. Alderson Broaddus 87 Potomac State 64. North Carolina State 100 Furman 74. Tennessee 107 Wofford 63. Presbyterian 92 Clemson 61. Wake Forest 82 Virginia Tech 55. Vanderbilt 76 Sewanee 59. Auburn 81 Birmingham-Southern 50. Mid Tennessee 60 Eastern Kentucky 59. Murray Kentucky 94 Evansville 88. Georgetown Kentucky 96 Cincinnati Bible 54. Camp Gordon Georgia 100 Erskine 98. Virginia Medical 56. Tusculum 83 Bluefield 71. Southwest Texas Christian 73 Austin 39. Baylor 70 North Texas 54. Southern Methodist 90 Northwestern Louisiana 71. Far West San Francisco 51 California 33. Oregon 79 Portland 72. Washington State 44 Eastern Washington 43. Southern California 83 San Diego State 66. Service Fort Belvoir Virginia 68 Fort Eustis Virginia 57. Andrews Air Force Base 64 Bolling Field 62. Midwest Illinois 85 Ohio University 54. Wisconsin 70 Butler 54. Oklahoma A&M 85 Hardin-Simmons. Detroit 98 Kalamazoo 58. Cincinnati 98 Union Kentucky 59. Bradley 91 Illinois State Normal 75. DePaul 73 Illinois Wesleyan 63. Central State Ohio 77 Anderson 62. Miami Ohio 89 Earlham 588
Baltimore Bullets drop former West Virginia All-America Workman from their NBA roster. He averaged 4.1 points in 12 games since joining from the Philadelphia Warriors just before this season.
Beckley Junior High Blue Eaglets host an Alumni quintet at the Rec Center in the season opener under Coach Ross Irle. The alumni roster includes sophomores from Woodrow Wilson like Bob Young Danny Williams and Jack Pedro with former juniors Hurt Mollohan Vermillion Alexander Ramsey and Williams. Starting five named by Irle are Earl Gilbert Danny Williams Jack Pedro Bob Young and John Kent with others including Crouch Farrar Rappold West and Mahoney slated for action. Game time is 7 30 p m.
Soldier Norman Hayes of Boston meets Utah’s Garth Panter in a 10 round middleweight TV clash at Olympia Stadium. Hayes, 22, hasn’t fought since May and is stationed at Ft. Belvoir Virginia. Panter, 23, from Salt Lake City, has fought 65 pro rounds and aims for a win to continue his rapid schedule. The bout airs coast to coast at 10 p.m. EST following Panter’s notable win at Madison Square Garden last October.
Grecian Queen, a dark bay owned by Mrs. Ben F. Whitaker of Dallas, was named champion 3 year old filly for 1953 by the Thoroughbred Racing Association board. She won seven of 12 races this year including the $10,000 New Castle Handicap at Delaware Park and earned $229,375 in 1953 with five stakes victories. In 27 starts over two years she has 12 wins with four seconds and five thirds, earning $31,225.
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