City Champs Beaten Church Tri County Loops Play Tonight
Four-game sessions headline the Church and Tri-County Basketball Leagues action tonight following yesterday's upset of defending City League champions Keatley’s quintet. Readouts list many games across West Virginia venues at Recreation Building and multiple high schools with prospects of amateur honors and a potential southern West Virginia league discussion at 7:30 p.m.
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Mark Work
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Cardinals and Bills win divisional pro titles in playoffs
The Cardinals clinched the Western Division crown with a 24 21 win over the Bears as Buffalo edged Baltimore 23 13 for the Eastern title. Eagles and Browns also clinched strong playoff positions in the national leagues.
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Charlie Conerly
Los Angeles Rams
Pittsburgh
Kenny Washington
Jim Hardy
Bob Waterfield
Upset-riddled 1948-49 college hoops season noted
The 1948-49 college basketball year shows heavy upsets as five of last season’s ten champions drop at least once. Baylor and North Carolina State suffer defeats while Kentucky remains atop, routing multiple opponents including Tulsa and De Paul.
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Arkansas
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Philadelphia
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Kansas State
Brigham Young
Califfonia
Pacific Coast
Kentucky
Wildcats
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de Paul
Tulsa
Stranahan Tops in Miami Open
Amateur Frank Stranahan of Toledo Ohio won the $10 000 Miami Open with a 270 10 under par finishing four strokes ahead of Melvin Chick Harbert Detroit pro Harbert set a Miami Springs course record of 62 eight under par for the 6735 yard layout on Saturday but could not overtake Stranahan The 26 year old millionaire s son was two holes behind early and only needed par to win He was the first amateur ever to win the Miami Open in its 25 year history and also the first amateur to win a major PGA tournament this year Harbert earned $2000 second and third place money was shared by Tony Penna and Steve Warga Jr They split $2400 Others included Sammy Snead Claude Harmon Herman Keiser and Johnny Palmer in the money in a results packed note
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Chick) Harbert
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Chicago
West Virginia Faces Busy Week In State Hoop Tilt Schedule
West Virginia University hosts Wake Forest and Bucknell this week as part of a 20 game schedule. Marshall travels west after a 90 to 47 win, with games against Beloit Louisville Indiana State and a Los Angeles Invitational run. Glenville and Salem debut in conference play while Marshall and Bethany appear in multiple road games.
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Belloise to Meet Villemain in Jan 7 Madison Square Garden Card
New York middleweight Steve Belloise agreed to fight Paris rival Robert Villemain in a 10 round main event at Madison Square Garden on January 7. Belloise to replace Jake Ia Motta who was injured in training last week.
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New York
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Robert Villemain
Paris
Madison Square Garden
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Jake Ia Motta
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Louis says Charles earns shot at title after Baksi KO
Joe Louis declared Ezzard Charles earned a shot at his heavyweight crown after a decisive 11 round knockout of Baksi in Madison Square Garden. Louis, training for a six round exhibition with Arturo Godoy in Philadelphia, said Charles proved himself a leading contender and could rank without question if he defeats Savard and Conn.
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the Garden
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Lee Savold
Billy Conn
Joe Walcott
Inter-Racial Hoop Tilt Set Tonight
Huntington St. Joseph's faces Douglass High in West Virginia's only white versus Negro school basketball rivalry at Radio Center arena. The series began last year with St. Joseph's coach Father Sylvester Stand guiding a pair of narrow victories. A second game is slated for February 21.
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