BeOkley Mullens backcourt clash possible in state tourney
Beckley and Mullens could meet again in the Class A State Tournament final next March 19 as regional pairings place Beckley in Region 5 and Mullens in Region 8. The draw shows potential early clashes with Region 7 teams in Huntington and the home-court advantage factor in Memorial Field House noted as a key hurdle.
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Beckley
Mullens
Bill Fugitt
W. Va
State High School Athletic Association
State Tee
Flying Eagles
Huntington
Logan
Rebels
Wheeling Area
Parkersburg
Clarksburg
Charleston
Elkins
Buckhannon
Fairmont
Morgantown
Trap Hill
Shady Spring
Wildcats
Marsh Fork
Mark Twain
Clear Fork
Ansted
Clay
Lookout
Montgomery
Gauley Bridge
Mt. Hope
Oak Hill
Fayetteville
Matoaka
Pineville
Oceana
Bramwill
Bluefield
Prince
West Virginia University
Memorial Field House
Jerome van Meter
WVU
AP All America football team picks wide diversified backfield
The 1954 AP All America squad features a balanced backfield led by Ralph Guglielmi Cassady Moe g le and Ameche with a strong line and standout ends Beagle Ellena and Boggan. Ohio State UCLA Oklahoma Notre Dame Mississippi Rice and Wisconsin supply most selections.
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New York
Big Ten Renews Stand on Regional Football TV
Detroit reports the Big Ten opens a four day meeting with a focus on regional football television for 1955. The conference plans to study NCAA telecasts, map plans for a regional approach, and consider petitioning the NCAA for an experimental regional program in 1955. Notre Dame backs a cautious step, while the Big Ten weighs defiance or negotiation with the NCAA.
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Detroit
K. L
Tug) Wilson
Big Ten TV Committee
NCAA
Big Ten
Polio Drive Names Bob Considine National Sports Chairman
Bob Considine, noted feature writer, named National Sports Chairman for the March of Dimes drive running January 3 to 31. He appeals to sports editors promoters and athletic directors for support and urges local campaign directors to coordinate with him during the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Considine
March of Dimes
Pacific Coast League proposes regional TV plan
Pacific Coast Conference officials advocated a regional television plan for 1955 football at a Pasadena meeting. They urged the NCAA to replace the national game of the week with region based scheduling, dividing the country into sections to program college gridiron attractions.
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Pasadena
Calif
Pacific Coast Conference
National Collegiate Athletic Assn
New York
All-America Football Team 1954 AP Selections
New York AP picks the 1954 All-America squad with first team ends Ron Beagle Navy and Frank McDonald Miami. tackles Jack Elina UCLA Rex Boggan Mississippi. guards Bud Brooks Arkansas Ralph Chesnauskas Army. center Kurt Burris Oklahoma. backs Ralph Guglielmi Notre Dame Howard Cassady Ohio State Dicky Moegle Rice Alan Ameche Wisconsin. Second and third teams list additional players across positions.
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Associated Press
Keith Harvey
Stamford
Harvey
Keith
WVU
Gene Lamone
Oklahoma
Kurt Burris
Max Boydston
California
Paul Larson
Baylor
James Ray Smith
Dean Dugger
Ohio State
Michigan
Jack Ellena
West Virginia
Bud Brooks
Arkansas
Bucks
Alan Ameche
Wisconsin
Howard Cassady
Ralph Guglielmi
Notre Dame
Ron Beagle
Navy
Frank McDonald
Miami
Fla
UCLA
Rex Boggan
Mississippi
Ralph Chesnauskas
Army
Mid-Atlantic States
Rice
Midwest
Dicky
New York
Jack Elina
Dicky Moegle
Honorable Mention List for 1954 All America Football Team
The Associated Press picks honoraries for 1954 All America with George Washington end Richie Gaskell Tom Petty Virginia Tech ends Bruce Bosley West Virginia George Preas Virginia Tech tackles Len Benzi Navy Bill Kerfoot Virginia Tech John Polter Virginia John Bowersox Maryland guards John Polter Virginia Navy Guards Bob Pelligrini Maryland Center John Irvine Maryland Chick Donaldson West Virginia backs George Welsh Navy Dick Bielski Maryland Ron Waller Maryland Fred Wyant West Virginia Joe Marconi West Virginia Dickie Beard Virginia Tech.
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Moegle
Rice
Ameche
Wisconsin
Beagle
Navy
Stanford
Freddy Wyant
West Virginia
Dickie Beard
Virginia Tech
Joe Gatuso
Dick Bielski
Maryland
Bill Walker
Gene Lamone
West Virginia Guard
New York General Office
Associated Press Managing Editors
New York
Associated Press
Richie Gaskell
George Washington
Tom Petty
Bruce Bosley
George Preas
Len Benzi
Bill Kerfoot
John Polter
Virginia
John Bowersox
Bob Pelligrini
John Irvine
Chick Donaldson
George Welsh
Ron Waller
Fred Wyant
Joe Marconi
Record Lions 49ers crowd at Briggs Stadium in 1954
A record home crowd of 58 431 watched the Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers at Briggs Stadium in 1954, surpassing the 1953 attendance by 352.
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Detroit Lions
San Francisco
Briggs Stadium
VERS ROUNDUP: Timeouts and boxing brokered by mentors
New York sports column notes how ref timeouts became cues for commercials, reflecting on 1955 season strategy. It recalls Harry Matthews retiring after a year of hard luck and Jack Hurley promoting smarter matchups leading to lucrative fights with Rocky Marciano and Don Cockell.
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New York
Siwash
Hucksters
Harry Matthews
Jack Hurley
Mathews
Hurley
Matthews
Rocky Marciano
Don Cockell
Aussie Cup Ace Out With Mumps
Rex Hartwig may miss the Davis Cup challenge round in Sydney December 27 to 29 after doctors diagnosed mumps. If sidelined, Hartwig cannot train, affecting the Australian team featuring Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall and Mervyn Rose. Officials consider relaxing strict training methods amid criticism following last year’s hero Hoad.
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Melbourne
Rex Hartwig
Hartwig
Lew Hoad
Ken Rosewall
Mervyn Rose
Sydney
Lawn Tennis Association of Australia
Hoad
Harry Hopman
Snead Favored In Miami Open
Sam Snead, longtime star from White Sulphur Springs, is the favorite to win a sixth Miami Open golf title. At Miami Springs, 195 hopefuls contest 80 qualifying spots while Snead competes in the La Gorce Pro-Member Guest. He shot 66 to take first prize of 500, four ahead of Bob Rossburg, with Ed Furgol and Leonard Ott tied for third at 75.
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Miami
Fla
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Miami Springs
Snead
Bob Rossburg
San Francisco
Ed Furgol
St. Louis
Leonard
Braddock Ryff Olson Honored by Boxing Writers
James J. Braddock known as Cinderella Man and Frankie Ryff of New York and Carl Olson are named recipients of three Boxing Writers Association awards. Braddock earns the James J. Walker Memorial Plaque for meritorious service, Ryff is Rookie of the Year, Olson is Fighter of the Year and Edward J. Neil Memorial Plaque. Trophies to be presented January 13 at the Hotel New Yorker.
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New York
James J. Braddock
Cinderella Man
Frankie Ryff
Carl
Bobo) Olson
Boxing Writers Association
Braddock
James J. Walker
Ruff
Olson
Edward J. Neil
Association
New Yorker
Basketball Scores From Scholastic and Collegiate Games
Wayne beat Huntington St Josephs 77 69 while Wahama topped Middleport 52 29 Rider scores include Cairo 56 Bristol 48 and Fairmont Dunbar 61 51 among many regional results. In college action Rhode Island 96 Boston College 63 Holy Cross 85 Massachusetts 64 St John s Brooklyn 83 and N C State 100 Wake Forest 81. Miami Florida boxed Harold Johnson 175 42 defeating Julio Mederos 189 42 in a boxing bout.
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Hamlin
Gay
Ravenswood
Gilmore
Wahama
Middleport
Ohio
West Milford
West Liberty
West Alexander
Bethany
Cameron
Benwood
Sherrard
Follawsbee
Warwood
Morgantown
St. Francis
Masontown
Aurora
Davis
Thomas
Rowlesburg
Fellowsville
Bruceton
Newburg
Tunnelton
Oakland
Terra Alta
Rhode Island
Boston
Holy Cross
Massachusetts
St. John’s
Bkn
Fairfield
Conn
N. C. State
Wake Forest
Shenandoah
Potomac St
Va. Military
Lynchb
Roanoke
Richmond
Georget'n
Amer
W. Va
Gallaudet
Clemson
Georgia
Morris Harvey
Davis Elkins
Emory and Henry
King College
Fighting Cadets Card 22 Games
Greenbrier Military School announces a 22 game basketball schedule for the season with nine home games in the new gym. The list includes West Va Tech Freshmen, V.M.I. Freshmen, Bluefield College, Richwood High, Augusta Military Academy, Massanutten Academy, Staunton Military Academy, and others with dates through February.
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Staunton
Massanutten
Woodstock
Augusta
Ft. Defiance
Wash.-Lee
Concord Training School
Athens
Bluefield College
Bluefield
Univ. of Va
Charlottesville
Fork Union
Lexington
Mountain State College
Parkersburg
Beckley High School
Beckey
M. A
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Guglielmi
Cassady, Moegle
Eagle Rebel
Bob Wills
Beckley and
Pax
Kingston
Brown
Bruins
Lamone
Donaldson
Wyatt
Howard Cassaday
Cassady
Dick Helinski
Ellena
Bob Davienport
Jim Salsbury
Burris
Terry Brennan
Frank Varrichione
Chesnauskas Army
Brooks
Mcdonald Miami
Boggan
The
Pacific Coast Loop
Ron Kramer
Jim Pyburn
Auburn
Dick Hilinski
Leon Cunningham
South Carolina
George Shaw
Oregon
Len Dawson
Purdue
Leonard Moore
Penn State
Bob Pas Jcal
Duke
Bank of Raleigh
Quality
Linb. Co
Beckley Insurance
Eagles Club
Moose Club
Cc & R Music
Kirby Lamb Co
Seven Up
Ind Si
Mullins
Shumate
Quality Lmb
CO Murphy
Richardson
Evans
Manning
Wiz
Blind
Cc. Collins
E Spencer
E Robinette
R Ferrell
G Lilly
Cc Ferrell
Marshall
T. Rorrer
Hawley
Stansbury
Waugh
Warden
J Gilmore
E. Berginnis
Cc. Calloway
T. Greco
Beckley “Insurance
FE. Hutchinson
J. Manning
Feivers
B. Epling
J Houck
Sir Mullens
Carpenter Blind
B Slater
Halash
By Gayle Talbot
Ott
Coral Gables
Doug Ford
Yonkers
N. Y
Dave Douglas
Grossingers
Pete Cooper
Jacksonville
Chick Harbert
Northville
Mich
Walter Burkemo
Franklin
Harold D. Paddock Jr
Chagrin Falls
Charles Harter
Logansport
Ind
Ryff
Scholastic
Wayne
St.Joseph’s
W.va
Institute Deaf and Blind
Harold Johnson
Philadelphia
Julio Mederos
Havana
Beam
Kentucky
Whee
James B. Beam
Kerst Bouse
Fighting Cadets
Christ
Mas
Shopper
Beckley Newspapers
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