Beckley Hawks win 118 82 opener. prep for Cumberland and WV Wesleyan
Beckley Hawks roll to an 118 82 season opening victory over Bluefield Junior College as they prep for Cumberland Ky and West Virginia Wesleyan. Coach Bowman praised offense but stressed tighter defense ahead of Friday and Saturday tests.
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Quill Named Filly Champion of 2Year-Olds
Quill the Gardenia and Matron Stakes winner was chosen champion 2-year-old filly by the Thoroughbred Racing Associations racing secretaries. Bred and raced by Reginald N. Webster of Lincroft New Jersey, she won six of eight starts and earned 144682 dollars. Other TRA champions include First Landing and Neji.
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Quill
Garden State Park
Belmont
Thoroughbred Racing Assn
Reginald N. Webster
Lincroft
N. J
Gardenia
Princequillo
Quick Touch
TRA
Christopher T. Chenery
Ogden Phipps
Neji
Herb Royer to Speak at Fayetteville Pirates Banquet
Fayetteville Lions and Rotary Clubs host a banquet for the Fayetteville Pirates football team in Memorial Auditorium at 6 p.m. Guest speaker is Herb Royer former Marshall College football coach. A movie of the 1958 Oak Hill at Fayetteville game at Pirate Memorial Field is also on the program.
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Fayetteville
RNL
Shaky Mounties Nip Furman 76-67 In Hoop Opener
The Mountaineers of West Virginia open the 1958-59 season with a 76-67 win over Furman. Coach Fred Schaus faces Virginia Military Institute in Bluefield as WVU seeks a long conference winning streak to start the year.
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West Virginia University
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Virginia Military Institute
Fred Schaus
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700 Seats Still Open At WVU-VMI Contest
Officials of the Bluefield Athletic Boosters Club reported 700 tickets remain for the West Virginia VMI basketball game in Bluefield tonight. The Mountaineers have only one other southern game, a December 13 date with the University of Virginia in Charleston, already sold out.
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University of Virginia
Charleston
Royals Fire Wanzer as Royals Coach
Cincinnati AP report says Bobby Wanzer was fired after another loss season. Tom Marshall, a 27 year old Western Kentucky graduate, takes over as coach. Wanzer notes the team has won 3 of 18 and sits last in the Western Division.
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National Basketball Assn
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Seton Hall
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Rochester
N. Y
Grays Sign J. D. Smith and Gene Jones for Blue Gray
Grays coachs in Montgomery Alabama announced the signing of Rice tackle J D Smith and end Gene Jones for the annual Blue Gray game. The selections add strength to the Grays lineup ahead of the all star contest.
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Ala
Rice
J. D. Smith
Gene Jones
New Season Opened as City Churches Win Basketball Games
Calvary Baptist Johnstown leads early season as Calvary, Johnstown Baptist, Christian, Methodist Temple and Memorial Baptist post victories in church league play. Strong showings from Calvary Baptist and Johnstown Baptist set tone for local church basketball season.
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Hale O S
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Thompson
Crawford
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Parkersburg Site For 1959 Babe Ruth Tournament
Parkersburg will host the 1959 Babe Ruth Regional tournament in August with Clarksburg as the designated alternate site. Beckley area plans and the northern WV proposal to replace Pony League are discussed. 1960 site to be in the fourth district. State officers and district directors are re-elected. by laws drafted for review at the March 1959 meeting in Charleston.
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BNL
Bernard Green
Earl Howell
Big Coal River
Babe Ruth Baseball League
Beckley - Mullens
West Virginia
Marshall College
Huntington
Parkersburg
Clarksburg
Beckley
Charleston
Mullens High to Host Faculty vs Travelers Charity Night
Mullens High School faculty will face the Arkansas Travelers on Wednesday at 8 p.m. to raise about 500 dollars for the wrestling program. The event features local figures including Principal Lewis D Antoni, coaches Phillips and Caldwell, and several teachers, with a preliminary varsity doubleheader and a foul shooting contest led by Hazel Walker. Adults pay a dollar, children 50 cents, and proceeds support amateur wrestling efforts at Mullens.
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Arkansas Travelers
Travelers
National Guard Co. F
Beckley
Lewis D'Antoni
Lonnie Phillips
Ray Caldwell
Jan Caldwell
Phillips
Sophia
Hazel Walker
All-Star Classic Adds Replacements After Bowl Bids
Smith and Jones signed as first replacements to fill vacancies created when Hardin-Simmons accepted a Sun Bowl bid and Florida joined the Gator Bowl. The shifts leave the Rebels short four players and coach Sammy Baugh unavailable for the game.
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Hardin - Simmons
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Sammy Baugh
Bethany Names Swim Captains
Gordon Booth and Kirk Woolery were named Bethany College swim captains. Both seniors are sons of Bethany faculty members. Coach Robert A. Preston announced the choice as the team trains for a season that opens February 5 at Fairmont State and includes five more meets before March at Case in Cleveland against President's Athletic Conference rivals.
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Iman
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Neji Named Champion Steeplechase Horse 1958
Neji, an 8-year-old son of Hunter's Moon, was named champion steeplechase horse for 1958 by Thoroughbred Racing Association tracks. It is his third TRA board title after 1955 and 1957. In 1958 he raced five times, won two, placed second once, third twice, carrying 162 to 176 pounds and winning a third Grand National at Belmont Park under 173 pounds.
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Neji
Racing Secretaries of Thoroughbred Racing Associations
TRA
Hunter's Moon
Ogden Phipps
TRA Board of Selection
Belmont Park
Notre Dame Openers Steady Against Texas and SMU
Since 1896 Notre Dame has lost only two opening football games to Texas 7-6 in 1934 and to SMU 19-13 in 1956.
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Notre Dame
Texas
SMU
Familiar Names, Teams Capture Hoop Spotlight
The season opener featured top programs and star players Oscar Robertson and Don Hennon as familiar names shone. West Virginia beat Furman 76-67 to extend its current conference win streak, while Cincinnati’s Robertson led a 93-64 win over Indiana State and Kansas State’s Boozer set a school scoring record with 45 points in a 96-83 victory over Purdue. Kentucky, Indiana, North Carolina State, and Kansas opened with wins as the college squads began a new season.
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Ron Loneski
Wilt Chamberlain
Rice
Nebraska
Missouri State
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Indiana
Drake
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Penn State
West Virginia still top in tough Southern Conference race
West Virginia edged Furman 76 67 in Greenville to extend its conference winning streak to 37 and hold atop the SC standings. Jerry West led WVU with 29 points, while Furman’s Dick Wright and Byron Pinson each scored 20. The Citadel defeated Richmond 55 45 as conference play opened with other notable results.
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Byroh Pinson
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Associated Press
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Alan Cole
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Virginia Military Institute
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National Basketball Assn Monday Results
No games scheduled. Cincinnati and St Louis faced New York as did Boston at New York and Philadelphia at Detroit, with results not listed in the brief.
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