WVU Extends SC Streak With 89 61 Citadel Win
West Virginia, ranked fourth, smothered The Citadel 89-61 for its fourth straight victory and 39th consecutive Southern Conference win. Bob Clausson scored 19, Art Musselman 19, and Ray Graves guarded Jerry West, holding him to 11. The Mountaineers host Duke and Virginia in upcoming non conference tests with 6,000 plus fans at Charleston Civic Center.
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Morris Harvey Cruises Past Beckley 87 67 In Charleston
Morris Harvey College shot 47.9 percent and controlled rebounds to beat Beckley College 87 to 67 at home. Beckley struggled from the field while Morris Harvey benefited from strong contributions from reserves and a 14 point halftime lead that grew. Wes Virginia coach Sloan commented on the Mountaineers’ strong game.
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Speaker Funeral Set Thursday
Led by fellow Hall of Fame centerfielder Tris Speaker, the baseball legend will be laid to rest at a hilltop cemetery near Hubbard Texas beside his parents. Speaker, 70, died Monday of a heart attack while fishing 30 miles west of Hubbard. Services are set for 11:30 a.m. EST tomorrow at Wolfe Funeral Chapel with tributes from across major league baseball.
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Five WVIAC Teams Hold Clean League Records
Five West Virginia Intercollegiate Conference teams maintain perfect league records as Bethany opens conference play. Davis and Elkins leads with 3 straight league wins. West Virginia Wesleyan hosts Central State while Glenville State visits Salem. Morris Harvey earns two straight conference wins, and Fairmont State drops from unbeaten status as West Liberty wins.
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Spider Webb offers Downes rematch in right money bout
Spider Webb, ranked third for Ray Robinson's middleweight title, stopped Terry Downes in eight brutal rounds in London. Webb said he is ready to fight any other middleweight and exclude the world champion from his plans, citing Robinson's alleged reluctance to meet him. Downes demanded a rematch, citing the savage action and cuts over both of his eyes as justification for another crack at Webb.
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Bass wins college football triple crown in 1958
New York AP reports Dick Bass of the College of the Pacific captured the 1958 college football triple crown. He led in scoring rushing and total yardage, finishing 1,361 rushing yards on 205 attempts at 6.62 yards per carry, with 1,440 yards of total offense and 116 points from 18 touchdowns and eight extra points across 10 games.
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