Blue Hawks Fall Behind as Morris Harvey Drills Beckley 120-92
Morris Harvey Blue Hawks dominated the Memorial Auditorium game with a razzle dazzle offense. Dick O Neal and Carlos Hurts scored 20 each to lead the Golden Eagles while Tom Brown and Jerry Moore added 19 and 18. Beckley College struggled with six first half miscues and later could not close the gap, leaving Morris Harvey 6-2 on the season and Beckley at 4-3.
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Morris Harvey
Beckley College
Memorial Auditorium
Golden Eagles
Beckley
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Bob le Master
Larry Sumpter
Morris Harvey Cager
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Dick O’neal
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Third Straight AFL All Star Eleven Honorees Named
Abner Haynes of the Dallas Texans and Bud McFadin of the Denver Broncos repeat on the AFL All Star Team chosen by UPI. Haynes and Gilchrist lead with 20 votes, McFadin 18, Houston placing seven players, Dallas six, and two each for Boston San Diego Oakland with one for Buffalo Denver New York.
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Cookie) Gilchrist
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Curtis McClinton
Fred Arbanas
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Giants To Play For East In Pro Bowl
An eight man New York Giants contingent will join the Eastern Conference All Stars to face the Western Division in the NFL Pro Bowl on January 13 in Los Angeles. The Eastern squad features Y A Tittle at quarterback with Del Shofner as his primary target and includes Roosevelt Brown, Ray Wietecha, Darrell Dess on offense and Jim Katcavage, Erich Barnes, Jim Patton on defense. The team draws heavily from the Browns and Cardinals, with Eddie LeBaron added for relief duties after Norm Snead’s shoulder injury, and marks multiple players making their Pro Bowl debuts. The roster lists 32 players from six teams in an East roster selected by seven Eastern Conference head coaches.
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UPI
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Glenn Davis
Dave Brandman
Cleveland Browns
St. Louis
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Jim Ray Smith
John Nisby
Redskins
Darrell Dess
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Ray Wietecha
Buzz Nutter
Steelers
Y.A. Tittle
Eddie LeBaron
Cowboys
John David Crow
Cards
Don Perkins
Bobby Mitchell
Tommy McDonald
Eagles
Jim Brown
John Henry Johnson
All West Virginia Intercollegiate Team Selects Grid Leaders
Concord backs Don Yontz and Wayne Hicks named to both offense and defense on the All-WVIAC football team. Captain Tom Munsey of Concord leads the offensive unit as absent captain of the mythical squad. Thirty players chosen due to ties. offensive and defensive rosters include players from West Liberty Shepherd Salem Wesleyan Fairmont Glenville Tech and others.
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Wayne Hicks
Concord
Tom Munsey
Ray Prantil
West Liberty
Wayman Everly
Shepherd
Tom Cuppett
Salem
George Lohman
Wesleyan
Kent Carpenter
Gary Moyer
Fairmont
Dick Edge
Hank Clearly
Billy Connors
Tom Gunnoe
Glenville
Ken Hamilton
Bill Wood
John Beane
Tech
Paul Billiard
Keith Smith
Darrell Tenney
Three Teams Remain Unblemished In City Church League
The City Church basketball league features three unblemished teams after Johnstown beat First Baptist 51 38 to stretch its streak to four and Calvary defeated Presbyterian 59 44 for its fourth straight win Maxwell Hill did not play. First Methodist edged Christian 41 39. John Church and Sidney Allen combined for 38 in Johnstowns win while Steve Wood led with 17. Cecil Stewart added 10 for the losers.
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Johnstown
First Baptist
Calvary
Presbyterian
Maxwell Hill
First Methodist
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John Church
Sidney Allen
Johnstown Boys
Steve Wood
Cecil Stewart
Church Scoring Becomes Key As Mel Cerrito Leads Rally
In a back and forth game, Presbyterian trailed 22-18 at halftime before Church Scoring surged in the second half. Mel Cerrito led both clubs with 22 points, while Billy Webb and Joe Hedrick added 15 and 14. John Hedrick led Presbyterian with 16, followed by John Phillips 12 and Mead Parsons 10. In the nightcap First Methodist rallied from a 16-13 deficit as Froggy Young scored 11 of his 16 in the second half. Bob Lyons 18 and Woody Ducal 10 supported Christian. The league schedule resumes before holidays with Maxwell Hill 2-0 vs St. Francis, Crab Orchard vs Memorial Baptist, and Methodist Temple vs Central Baptist.
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Billy Webb
Joe Hedrick
Webb
Hedrick
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Mead Parsons
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Methodist Temple
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Johnstown
Rodney Mays
John Crouch
Robert Acord
Sidney Allen
Jake Lilly Otals
First Baptist
Cecil Stewart
Steve Wood
Rick Wyant
Rick Bland
George Stallings
Calvary G
John Hanson
Joe Roebuck
Hugh Avis
Tom Slango
Christian G
Woody Ducal
Bob Lyons
Bill File
Littlejohn Freeland
Don Murdock
Methodist
Froggy Young
Steve Foster
Joe Alvarez
Dave Dix
Carrington Lewis
John West
Striking Ladies by Laverne Carter
Children are impatient when they start to bowl and roll a ball slowly. The writer advises young bowlers to avoid rushing and explains that speed isn’t key. For older bowlers seeking more speed, raise the backswing but keep it below shoulder height.
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Laverne Carter
NEA
Jimmy Carter
Boxing Writers Dinner Postponed Over Newspaper Strike
The Boxing Writers Association awards dinner is postponed from January 13 to a date in late March due to the ongoing newspaper strike in New York.
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New York
UPI
Boxing Writers’ Association
Virginia Tech Pulls Off Upset To Boost National Title Hopes
Virginia Tech, once unranked, toppled fifth-ranked Mississippi State 82-65 to snap a 19-game MSU streak and push the Hokies toward national prominence. Tech overcame a halftime deficit, extended home wins to 39, with four players in double figures and praise from rival coach Babe McCarthy. Furman edged William and Mary 56-55 in conference play, while Tennessee defeated The Citadel 73-56 for its fifth consecutive win.
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Kentucky
Babe McCarthy
Bill Mathews
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Furman
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Associated Press
United Press International
Mountaineers
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UPI
Fayetteville crowd backs Morris Harvey in 120 92 win
Morris Harvey routed Beckley College 120 92 at the War Memorial in Fayetteville as the Golden Eagles drew about 350 fans. The Beckley contingent was slim with few boosters or cheerleaders present, while Morris Harvey enjoyed a strong student section. The story also notes WVU and VPI rankings, the Class A all state football selection, and other national college basketball and football items from the era.
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Fayette County
Beckley
War Memorial
Fayetteville
Blue Hawks
Golden Eagles
Morris Harvey
WVC
Beckley College
Boosters Club
West Virginia Tech
Montgomery
Chevrolet Girls Gain Ground In Women's Majors
Lewis Chevrolet leads the Women's Major League at Bowl Wick as the Dairy fell to second place after Greenbrier and Mooseheart split, with high scores from Ruby Jo Bordon and June Clay. Mary Cook rolled a 197 game and Kathy Kambouris earned an all-spare 180 while Catron and Mooseheart chased up the standings.
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Meadows Oil Co
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Ruby Jo Bordon
June Clay
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Eunice Long
Elizabeth Clay
Betty Martin
Clay
Martin
Mary Hall
Mary Cook
Kathy Kambouris
WIBC
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Catron
Ann Karbonit
Boots Wyant
Mary Calliahan
Marie McRoberts
Connie Caffee
Bowling League Scores and Standings from Bow Wick Night
Don land Norm Stenges added 515 in the Drive-Inn win. Ted George led with 203 in the last game and 541 total. Reliable Cleaners nearly swept Kirby Lumber Co. five, finishing two games. Savino and Mullens led with 570 series each, Savino 212 game. Lumbermen’s Dick Klaus top scored at 211-582, followed by Kirby’s 207-559 and Shrewsbury 212-548. Kay Dees rise in Bow Wick league by beating Happees. Searle 511 and Thompson 509 lead women. Pinheads beat MTRs two of three. Edith Gorsien 500, Ragland 476 top losers. 5-Spares beat Strikers. Konsala 480 for winners. PB’s top Perry 200-573. Barker 201-557. Wizards’ Murphy 222-552, Klein 567 for losers.
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Norm Stenges
Drive-Inn
Ted George
Reliable Cleaners
Kirby Lumber Co
Dominee Savino
Percy Mullens
Savino
Mullens
Tony Savino
Dick Klaus
Lumbermen
Big Jack
O. B. Kirby
Tom Shrewsbury
Kay Dees
Bow Wick
Happees
Pat Searle
June Thompson
Searle
Thompson
Manning
High Kegler
Edith Gorsien
Ned Ragland
Wizards
Mario Konsala
Perry
Ad Barker
Pat Murphy
Bill Klein
Murphy
Klein
Don Phillips
Sky Lanes Classic Leaders Extend Lead in Classic League
Hopkins Sky Lanes build a three and a half game margin atop the standings by sweeping Furnituremen from Hall's store as Omar Kidd posts a 608 high series and 216 game. Olin Marshall adds 534, Bob Johns ton 492 for Furniture. Clarence Tankersbey leads Sportsman with 596, Harold Mann 539 and 193 two games. Bill Shumate 214 562 and Charles McDaniel 202 521 pace Musicmen, while Pete & Bob's Drive-In drop to third after a rough split with Lilly Men’s Shop. John Bott 225 540 and Ivan Lowery 196 536 highlight Shop/Lowery efforts.
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Sortsman Grill
Omar Kidd
Furnituremen
Hall
Olin Marshall
Bob Johnston
Clarence Tankersbey
Sportsman
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Harold Mann
Bill Shumate
Charles McDaniel
Shumate
McDaniel
Pete & Bob
Lilly Men’s Shop
John Bott
Ivan Lowery
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