Indiana Falls as Kentucky Clinches Tournament Victory
Indiana’s No 1 ranked Hoosiers suffered a 67 51 defeat to Northwestern after edging Oregon State 76 72 in overtime earlier in the week. Kentucky captured its tournament with a 73 60 win over La Salle as Cliff Hagan poured in 28 points. UCLA, NC State, Wake Forest, NYU, Saint Clair etc. Also noted were UCLA beat Duke 72 67, Bevo Francis scoring 34 for Rio Grande, and BYU, Michigan State, Ohio State top teams winning.
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Oregon State
Indiana
Hoosiers
Northwestern
Kentucky
Wildcats
LaSalle
Philadelphia
la Salle
Wade
Sweden
Halbrook
Beavers
Don Schlundt
Lou Tsioropoulos
la Salle All America
Tom Gola
Cliff
Hagan
UCLA
Duke
North Carolina State
Little Rio Grande
Bevo Francis
Wake Forest
Peoria Caterpillars
New York
Madison Square Garden
New York University
Utah State
Boris Nachamkin
Jim Young
Santa Clara
St. John’s
Brooklyn
Oklahoma City
Southern Methodist
Arnold Short
Brigham Young
San Francisco
Michigan State
Pittsburgh
Sawtowa State
Drake
Richmond
West Virginia
Arkansas
Washington
St. Louis
Gilliam Named National League Rookie of the Year
James Gilliam of the Brooklyn Dodgers won the National League Rookie of the Year award with 11 votes from the Baseball Writers Association of America. The Nashville native batted .278 in 151 games with 63 RBIs, 6 homers, 7 triples, and 31 doubles, becoming the second infielder to win the honor since 1948. Harvey Haddix of the Cardinals was runner up with 4 votes.
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New York
James
Gilliam
Brooklyn Dodgers
Baseball Writers Assn. of America
Nashville
Tenn
Harvey Haddix
St. Louis Cardinals
Haddix
Montreal
Dodgers
Alvin Dark
New York Giants
Don Newcombe
Dodger
Sam Jethroe
Boston Braves
Willie Mays
Giants
Joe Black
Brooklyn
Cardinals
Ray Jablonski
Bill Bruton
Milwaukee Braves
Rip Repulski
Cardinal
Cincinnati
Fred Baczewski
Jim Greengrass
Big Green Take 3 Day Holiday Before Iona Battle
Huntington notes Marshall basketball takes a three day break before the January 2 showdown with Iona College at Madison Square Garden. Walt Walowac leads the Hawks with a 24.5 point average this season and Dave Robinson adds 20 points per game. Coach Cam Henderson must fill Carl York’s absence as Marshall’s guards shift duties during the stretch.
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Huntington
Big Green
Iona College
Madison Square Garden
Marshall
Gaels
Helms Foundation
Walt Walowac
Georgetown College
Walowac
Dave Robinson
Charlie Slack
Slack
Georgetown
Howard Alexander
Pomeroy
Ohio
Cam Henderson
Carl York
York
Henderson
Herbie Morris
Hawks to Play Alumni Dec 31 in Beckley College game
Beckley College Blue Hawks to host an Alumni quintet on New Year’s Eve at the local recreation building. Alumni, including Jimmy Farmer and others, will challenge the current 7-2 Blue Hawk squad after a brief Christmas break. Current players mentioned include Luther Stover, Jimmy Vandall, Bill Bowman, Bill Collier, Bill Turner, and Leland Richmond.
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Beckley College
Blue Hawks
Blue Hawk
Frank Bowman
Bowman
Hawks
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Hawk
Jimmy Farmer
Dick Smith
Junior Bowman
Johnny Rogers
Bunk” Keatley
Bob Mikis
Bob Brinkley
Pete Bezzini
Bob Manning
Tom Knight
Blue Hawk Quint
Luther Stover
Pax
Jimmy Vandall
Meadow Bridge
Bill Bowman
Talcott High
Bill Collier
Woodrow Wilson
Eagles
Bill Turner
Eagle
Leland Richmond
Shady Spring
WVU Football Top Sports Story of 1953 Leads West Virginia
West Virginia University’s 8 1 season and Sugar Bowl bid topped the state’s 1953 sports stories as selected by 27 of 29 experts. Beckley High’s third straight state basketball title ranked second, with Rod Hundley’s scoring record for Charleston High and WVU freshman team third, followed by golf and Barboursville football.
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West Virginia
West Virginia University
Mountaineers
Barboursville High School
Beckley High School
WVU
Beckley
Charleston High
Rod Hundley
West
Virginia University
Huntington
Billy Campbell
Sam Snead
Barboursville
Frank Carpenter
Clarksburg Telegram
Hundley
The
Logan Banner
Earl Kirker
Tony Constantine
Morgantown Post
Constantine
Bob Wills
Raleigh Register
Ernie Salvatore
Huntington Advertiser
New Orleans
Emlyn Thomas
Fairmont West Virginian
Jim Stewart
Wheeling News- Register
South Carolina
Beckley High
Handley
Campbell
Marshall College
Moreris Harvey
Footeball
Stonewall Jackson High School
Ed Tutwiler
Kennedy
Bob Barrett
Berri Long
Atlantic Coast Conference
Scores From AP Basketball Tonight
A montage of high school and college results includes Charleston over Huntington East 79 71, St Albans 58 Madison 51, Poca 54 Nitro 40, South Charleston 76 Clendenin 56, DuPont 62 Sissonville 57, Summersville 79 Sutton 60, and more. College action features Kentucky 73 La Salle 60 in the championship round, UCLA 72 Duke 67 in the consolation, plus Santa Clara 62 St Johns Brooklyn 60 and Ohio U 62 Buffalo U 58 among others.
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Madison
Poca
Nitro
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Clendenin
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Sissonville
Summersville
Sutton
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Tunnelton
Terra Alta
Bruceton
Kingwood
Arthurdale
Masontown
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Newburg
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Tyler
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Baileysville
Pax
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Washington Irving
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Clarksburg Victory
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Gassaway
Davis
Elk Garden
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Glenville
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Grafton
Fairport
Seth
Beckley Stratton
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Charleston Reds
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Fairmont West
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Reader
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Tanner
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Hundred
Mannington
Kentucky
la Salle
UCLA
Duke
Santa Clara
St. John’s
Sal Hepatica Promises Quick Relief Before Breakfast
An old advertisement urges readers to take Sal Hepatica before breakfast or before supper to relieve constipation within about an hour or by bedtime. It claims this laxative soothes the stomach and invites keeping it handy in every medicine chest.
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