Flying Eagles Open Hoop Season At Shady Spring
Beckley Flying Eagles travel to Beaver for season opener against Shady Spring Tigers who sit at 1-2. Wiseman’s five mix height and speed led by Bane Sarrett aim to start fast. Shady’s trio of veterans look to pull upset and snap Beckley’s 21-game winless streak versus Tigers.
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Flying Eagles
Shady
Beckley Flying Eagles
Beaver
Spring Tigers
Tigers
Beckley Boys
Lawrence Wiseman
Flying Eagle
Bane Sarrett
Bill Karbonit
Pack Hindsley
Ronnie Cimala
David Barksdale
Wiseman
Jon
Bett
Sarrett
Beckley
Shady Spring
Pat
Fragile
Roger Burns
Shady Spring High School
Haig & Haig Mixed Foursome In 2nd Round
The $25,000 Haig & Haig scotch mixed foursome golf tournament moved to the second round in Sebring Florida with teams tied at 69. Mason Rudolph with Kathy Whitworth and Johnny Pott with Marilynn Smith led the opening round on three under par 69.
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Sebring
Fla
UPI
Avon Park
Mason Rudolph
Clarksville
Tenn
Kathy Whitworth
Jal
N.M
Johnny Pott
Eunice
Marilynn Smith
Jupiter
Ernie Vessler
Fort Worth
Tex
Rawls
Spartanburg
S.C
Sam Snead
Boca Raton
Patty Berg
Fort Myers
Joe Carr
Worcester
Mass
Barbara Wolf
Naples
Fila
Don Finsterwald
Marlene Hagge
Delray Beach
Dave Ragan
Orlando
Mickey Wright
Dallas
Gardner Dickinson Jr
West Palm Beach
Marle Mackenzie Lindstrom
Pinellas Park
Morris Harvey Hosts Concord In Top WVC Tilt
Morris Harvey unbeaten in its last three starts hosts Western Division leader Concord in a top West Virginia Conference game. The Golden Eagles improved to 3-2 overall and 3-1 in conference play behind Bruce Hewitt's 129 points in five games while Concord sits 5-1 overall and 3-0 in league action led by Ken Stewart with 124 points in six games and Bernie Hamrick with 122.
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Morris Harvey
Concord Tonight
West Virginia
West Liberty
Wheeling
Golden Eagles
Bruce Hewitt
Concord
Ken Stewart
Bernie Hamrick
West Virginia Tech
Potomac
St. Mary’s City
Bluefield
Beckley
Wayne State
Bethany
Wellsburg
Alderson-Broaddus
Fairmont
West Virginia State
Institute
Art Shelton
Tech
Bill Turner
Pete Kelley
Ken Dillo
Lawrence Bailey
Bill Lefevre
John Fahey
Charles (Md
Johansson Must Pay 1,009,801 In Back Taxes
UPI reports U.S. District Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr. ordered former boxing champion Ingemar Johansson to pay 1,009,801 in back U.S. income taxes. Proceeds from his title fights with Floyd Patterson and held purses totaling about 260,000 were directed to the government. The court deemed Johansson not a Switzerland resident and denounced Scanart S.A. as a sham to evade taxes.
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UPI
U.S
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Frank M. Johnson Jr
Montgomery
Ala
Johansson
Floyd Patterson
Johnson
Feature Sports, Inc
Switzerland
Gotenburg
Sweden
Geneva
Johansson's Corporation
Scanart
S.A
Fayetteville Junior High Tops Montgomery in 31 20 victory
Fayetteville Junior High School jumped to an early five point lead and held on to defeat Montgomery juniors 31 to 20. Don ald Treadway led Fayetteville with 12 points while Farley of Montgomery tallied 14 high points, hitting six of eight from the line. Montgomery's other scorers included Hall Estep and Morris, totaling 18, as Fayetteville's only loss came to Kingston.
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Montgomery
Donald Treadway
Farley
Fouline
Kingston
Montgomery Jr. Farley
Hall
O ' Estep
Morris Neer
Fayetteville Jr
Browns vow all-out bid to sign Heisman Ernie Davis
Cleveland Browns promise an aggressive push to sign Heisman winner Ernie Davis after acquiring NFL rights in a bid to create a dynamic backfield with Jim Brown and to secure a prestige NFL victory over the AFL. The team also announced the signing of Maryland end Gary Collins as it builds for a championship run.
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Ted Virostro
United Press International
Cleveland
UPI
Cleveland Browns
Ernie Davis
Davis
Browns
Arthur Modell
NFL
Bobby Mitchell
Leroy Jackson
Western Illinois
Washington Redskins
Modell
Syra
Maryland
Gary Collins
Jimmy Brown
Brown
AFL
Buffalo Bills
Miami
City Loop season opener ends in narrow wins for Oakwood Auto and Columbia Grill
Oakwood Auto edged Bill Ward's Construction 56 to 55 at Beckley Recreation Building as Babe Riffe led with 25 points, supported by Tony Lusk 13 and Blake 10. Ward's rallied late, Willie Joe Chandler scoring 19. In the nightcap, Columbia Grill tallied a victory to begin the league slate.
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Columbia Grill
Beckley Recreation
Oakwood
Bill Ward
Babe Riffe
Ward
Willie Joe Chandler
Bob Cerrito
Ala Ae Cerrito
Chandler
Radford
Hill Cooper
Withrow
Oakwood Autolus
Warden
Riffe
Blake
D. Warden
Steers Clinch Ninth Straight ABL Win Over Pipers
Kansas City Steers sprinted to a 17-2 start and rolled to a 112-104 victory over the Cleveland Pipers, led by Larry Comley with 30 points. Cleveland’s Jack Adams had 26 as Kansas City widened its Western Division lead to 542 games. Pittsburgh moved within a game and a half of the Pipers after defeating Chicago 119-106, with Connie Hawkins scoring 31 points and Alan Seiden 24.
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United Press International
Kansas City
Steers
Cleveland Pipers
Larry Comley
Jack Adams
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Pipers
Chicago Majors
Rens
Connie Hawkins
Alan Seiden
Ron Zagar
Chicago
Robinson NL's Top Slugger for Second Straight Year
Frank Robinson of the Cincinnati Reds, named the National League's most valuable player, also certified as the league's top slugger for the second straight year with a slugging percentage of .611. Orlando Cepeda of San Francisco fit closely at .609 as the runner up.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Frank Robinson
Cincinnati Reds
Robinson
San Francisco
Orlando Cepeda
Coaches Vote to Give Boxscores to Raleigh Register
At a City Basketball League meeting before the scheduled games at Beckley Recreation Building Thursday night the coaches unanimously voted to give their boxscores exclusively to the Raleigh Register.
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City Basketball League
Beckley Recreation Building
Raleigh Register
Grillers Overcome Insurance 61 56 In Second Half Rally
The Grillers beat Combined Insurance 61 56 after trailing 25 18 at halftime. Morris led winners with 16 points while Earl Gilbert scored 34 for Insurance. Earl Arbaugh and John Heagarty added double figures for the Grillers. Bill Turner added 10 for Insurance.
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Columbia Grill
Stratton ‘Tanner
Morris
McManus
Swann
Arbaugh
Collier
Heagarty
Combined Insurance CO
Gilbert
Cuervo
DeValliere
Turner
Halstead
Combined _Insurance Co
Combined Insurance
Grillers
Insurance
Earl Gilbert
Bob Morris
Earl Arbaugh
John Heagarty
Bill Turner
North and South All-Star rosters set for Christmas night
UPI reports North additions include Lee Hall Michigan Dan Greco Wyoming and Nolan Jones Arizona State. South selections add Cody Binkley Vanderbilt and Earl Stoudt Richmond.
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UPI
Lee Hall
Michigan
Dan Greco
Wyoming
Nolan Jones
Arizona State
Cody [Binkley
Vanderbilt
Earl Stoudt
Richmond
Giants Need Win Or Tie To Clinch Title Sunday
Giants must win or tie at Yankee Stadium to clinch the Eastern Division title against the Cleveland Browns with Sunday’s NFL schedule offering other key matchups. If Philadelphia loses to Detroit the Giants still clinch. otherwise Eagles or Lions could shift the outcome.
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Norman Miller
United Press International
Jimmy Brown
Paul Brown
Cleveland Browns
New York Giants
Browns
New York
Cleveland
Philadelphia Eagles
Lions
Detroit
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Columbia Broadcasting System
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Houston Oilers
Oakland Raiders
Oilers
Chargers
Boston Patriots
Houston
Dallas Texans
New York Titans
Yanks Sign Pitcher as Maris Seeks Big Deal
New York Yankees acquire left handed reliever Marshall Bridges from Cincinnati for catcher Jesse Gonder after Roger Maris does not sign his 1962 contract. Bridges had a 6-8 IL record last season and 0-1 with the Reds. Gonder hit .226 with nine homers at Richmond before demotion. Maris, 26, plans to sign next month likely between $60,000 and $70,000 after discussions with Roy Hamey.
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NEW York
UPI
Roger Maris
New York Yankees
Cincinnati Reds
Maris
Roy Hamey
Yankees
Marshall Bridges
Cincinnati
Jesse Gonder
Bridges
Jersey City
Reds
Gonder
Richmond
Raytown
Hamey
Mets sign Evans Killeen. joins Syracuse IL stint
New York Mets sign 26 year old Evans Killeen a right handed pitcher from Elmont N Y to a contract with Syracuse in the International League after inviting him to spring training. Lou Kirouac replaces injured Jack Elwell on the East squad for the East West Shrine Classic on Dec 30.
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UPI
New York Mets
Evans Killeen
Syracuse
Killeen
Elmont
N.Y
Mets
SAN Francisco
Lou Kirouac
Boston College
Jack Elwell
Purdue
Kirouac
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