Scholastic Games Kick Off 1956 Basketball Season
The night features 10 high school games and a nine game college slate. West Virginia hosts Furman in its first Southern Conference game. Mark Twain's Authors chase a second straight win versus Clear Fork. Alumni showdowns include Lewishurg and Stoco against former students as teams phase into the 1956 season.
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West Virginia
Furman
Mark Twain
Clear Fork
Lewisburg
Stoco
Morris Harvey Quintet Loaded By Bob Wills
Beckley College Blue Hawks open 1955 56 in State Conference facing Morris Harvey Golden Eagles in Charleston at the fieldhouse. The Eagles boast 13 lettermen and four all conference players including Vandell Stover Smith and Garrett. WVU honors add Bosley Huff to multiple All America lists. Shrine and North South game selections noted. Tennis ticket info included.
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Eddie McGinnis
Beckley College
Blue Hawks
Golden Eagles
Morris Harvey
Charleston
Hawks
Gee-Eagles
Eddie King
Golden Eagle
George King
NIH
Jim Vandell
Meadow Bridge Center
Kanawha Valley
Luther Stover
Pax
BC Quint
Cap Smith
Denver Garrett
Garrett
Chapmanville
le Jan Richmond
Shady Springgrad
Dick Darby
Marsh Fork
Jerry Chandler
South Charleston
Mike Dayoub
Yorkville
Ohio
Paul
Pop” Green
West Virginia University
Clyde Green
Dave Hoffman
Dana Kirk
Birch
Jack Lawhorn
Frank Martin
Robert Paskel
Keyser
Glenville
Straystuff
Bosley
Wyent
San Francisco
Mobile
Ala
Jack Kramer
Tony Trabert
Rex Hartwig
Pancho Gonzales
Pancho Segura
Stoco 5 Opens Against Grads in Alumni Game
Stoco High School starts its 21 game basketball schedule with an alumni game against the grads at Coal City gym tonight at 8. The regular schedule begins Friday at home against Marsh Fork, followed by three more games before Christmas. The complete schedule is listed.
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Stoco High School
Coal City
Marsh Fork
Wake Forest Students Burn Tribble in Effigy Over Athletics
Wake Forest College President Harold Tribble faced a mob of 400 to 500 students who burned him in effigy and shouted down his house. They objected to alleged de-emphasis of athletics and referenced resignations of Athletic Director Paddison Preston and football coach Tom Rogers. Tribble spoke for about a half hour, denying any plan to de-emphasize athletics and expressing support for Rogers and the staff. Wake Forest, a Baptist college of about 1,600 students, competes as a powerhouse in the ACC across major sports.
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Wake Forest
N.C
Wake Forest College
Harold Tribble
Preston
Rogers
Tribble
Paddison
Pat) Preston
Tom Rogers
College Basketball Scoreboard Highlights and Upsets
Niagara tops Toledo 66 59 Duquesne beats Carnegie Tech 61 25 Hofstra over Roanoke 80 43 Bluefield State defeats Livingston 97 61 Tulane edges Louisiana College 94 61 LSU 72 beat Southwestern Memphis 59 Florida 85 over Wofford 66 Maryland 75 over Alumni 61 Washington College 88 over Lynchburg 74 Richmond Professional 60 Salem West Virginia 94 over West Liberty 82 Vanderbilt 76 over Ohio State 67 Kansas 91 over Northwestern 70 Wisconsin 70 Notre Dame 66 Oklahoma A and M 51 Texas Western 40 Oklahoma 65 Baylor 55 Oklahoma City 84 Texas Christian 56 Colorado 68 Oregon 49
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Niagara
Toledo
Duquesne
Carnegie Tech
Hofstra
Roanoke
Bluefield State
Wva
Livingston
Tulane
Louisiana College
Louisiana State
Southwestern
Memphis
Florida
Wofford
Maryland
Alumni
Washington College
Lynchburg
Richmond
Salem
West Liberty
Vanderbilt
Ohio State
Kansas
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Notre Dame
Oklahoma A & M
Texas Western
Oklahoma
Baylor
Oklahoma City
Texas
Christian
Colorado
Oregon
Schedule Card Matches Multiple WV Teams and Venues
The listing shows upcoming games across West Virginia venues including Spanishburg at Bramwell Clear Fork at Mark Twain Athens at Pocahontas Greenville at Gap Mills Pax at Marsh Fork Sandstone at Meadow Bridge Forest Hill at Peterstown Union at Talcott Alumni at Lewisburg Alumni at Stoco with results limited to a 1 0 mark for one matchup.
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Spanishburg
Bramwell
Clear Fork
Mark Twain
Athens
Pocahontas
Greenville
Gap Mills
Pax
Marsh Fork
Sandstone
Meadow Bridge
Forest Hill
Peterstown
Union
Talcott
Lewisburg
Stoco
Opening Raleigh County league game kicks off season
Raleigh County teams start the year tonight with limited prior action. Talcott Meadow Bridge l and Greenville play with experience vs graduates. Marsh Fork hosts Pax in Montreal school gym. Meadow Bridge faces Sandstone for Fayette county. Summers county sees Tal at Union Red Devils. Gap Mills hosts Greenville while Peters Town plays Forest Hill. Spanishburgh travels to Bramwell to meet the Millionaires and Athens (Raleigh) crosses into Pocahontas High.
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Talcott
Meadow Bridge l
Greenville
Raleigh
Marsh Fork
Pax
Montreal
Meadow Bridge
Fayette County
Summers County
Tal
Union Red Devils
Monroe County
Gap Mills
Peterstown
Forest Hill
Mercer County
Spanishburgh
Bramwell
Millionaires
Athens
Virginia
Pocahontas High
Union Grid Kings To Make Strong Hoop Title Bid
Byrd Prillerman High led by coach A B Evans returns starting five Jimmy Scott Robert Wright James Richardson Ken Lawson Philip Broadnax plus six key reserves. Panthers open with Simmons then a busy schedule including London and Montgomery road trips amid caution about over confidence and tough height rivals. They already claimed WVSSAC football title and eye basketball crown with a full slate listed through February.
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Athletic Union
Little
Byrd- Prillerman High
Amigo
Panthers
Garnet
Byrd-Prillerman
A. B. Evans
Jimmy Scott
Robert Wright
James Richardson
Ken Lawson
Philip Broadnax
William Scott
Nathaniel Hale
Fred Goldston
Milton Ross
Warren Richardson
Henry Carter
Evans
Simmons High
Montgomery
Washington High
London
Simmons
Byrd Prillerman
Raleigh
Stratton
West Virginia State College
West Virginia High School Athletic Union
Bluefield
Panther
Kimball
DuBois
Lincoln
Gary
Washington
Elkhorn
Conley
Wednesday Meeting Set For WW Junior League
Warren Williams Junior Baseball League will hold a meeting at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Beckley Newspapers Building library. President Irving Goldstein announced the chief business is a rules committee report. He urged managers sponsors and league personnel to attend.
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Warren Williams
Beckley Newspapers
Irving Goldstein
Committee On Rules
Goldstein
Dons Rated Tops In AP Hoop Poll Mounties 4th
San Francisco leads the Associated Press preseason basketball poll with 1 023 points and 68 first place votes as Kentucky trails with 847. North Carolina State sits third, Iowa fourth, and Utah Alabama Dayton Illinois Duquesne Brigham Young fill the top ten amidst a mix of holdovers and newcomers.
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San Francisco
Dons
Associated Press
Kentucky
North Carolina State
N. C. State
Iowa
Wolfpack
Utah
Alabama
Dayton
Illinois
Duquesne
Brigham Young
Illini
Butler
Carnegie Tech
LaSalle
Marquette
Oregon State
Cesses
Towa
Soveeens
Canes Scoveves
Caves Et Ee
Oo Bros Eccreses Wirrete Cme
Reer Rt
Fiply Crone Es Ccasaes
Oklahoma City
George Washington
Tevess
West Virginia
Ohio State
Riga “Sua Enbiwaeedas
Staramo
Ali Eedeeevisaesse
Stanford Wesandseeuecées
Minnesota
Cs Sees
Shady Spring to Host Annual Football Banquet
Shady Spring High School will hold its football banquet at 6 30 p m tomorrow in the Home Economics Building at the Beaver school. Guest speaker will be Charles D Munson Jr assistant superintendent of county schools. The schedule lists Feb 15 events at Washington and Simmons and dates at Elkhorn Kimball Conley Garnet Stratton through Feb 29 and March 2.
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Beaver School
Charles D. Munson Jr
Washington
Simmons
Elkhorn
Kimball
Conley
Garnet
Stratton
Immortal Honus Wagner Dies at 81 in Pittsburgh
Honus Wagner, renowned Pirates shortstop and one of baseballs greatest, died in his sleep at his Carnegie home aged 81. Surrounded by family, he had suffered years of poor health and a recent coma. His career included 2785 games, 3430 hits, 648 doubles, 250 triples, and a .329 lifetime batting average. His memory endures in Hall of Fame status and a bronze statue unveiling last spring near Forbes Field. His widow Bessie I Smith and two daughters survive.
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John (Honus) Wagner
Carnegie
Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates
Wagner
Schenley Park
Horus
Cooperstown
N.Y
al Wagner
Steubenville
Ohio
Paterson
N.J
Barney Dreyfuss
Louisville
Colonels
Dreyfuss
The
Pirates
Bessie I Smith
Governor and Tech Proxy Face Off Over Sugar Bowl Decision
Georgia Governor Griffin and Georgia Tech President Van Leer clash after the Board of Regents allows Tech to play Pittsburgh in the Sugar Bowl. Regents set racial policy for out of state games and Georgia contests, barring mixed teams in Georgia, and permitting racially mixed teams where state law allows. Villanova considers a 1958 Georgia game as two Negro players on freshmen risk protest, while Pennsylvania lawmakers react to Griffin’s racial stance in football.
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Georgia Tech
Board For Regents
Tech
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Pitt
Marvin Grifffin
Blake van Leer
Ben Wiggins
Griffin
van Leer
Board of Regents
Sugar Bowl
University System of Georgia
Charles J. Bloch
Macon
Hhead
Regents’ Education Committee
Louisiana
Regents
Villanova University
Bud Dudley
Villanova
University of Georgia
Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
Harrisburg
House
Wife Sues Trainer in Divorce Suit
Mrs. Virginia P. Longden sues horse trainer Vance J. Longden for divorce alleging cruelty. Longden is son of famous jockey Johnny Longden. A mining company sought four small islands in Lake Superior but found land held by the U.S. government, available only after Civil War soldier scrip payments. a nationwide search was needed to locate enough scrip.
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Virginia P. Longden
Vance J. Longden
Longden
Johnny Longden
Lake Superior
U.S
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