Hospital Ops Lead In Men's Majors
Wyoming County bowlers swept Klaus Office Equipment 3 games in the Men's Major League at Bowl Wick led by Carl Callaway 589 and Jim Dale 558. Bank of Raleigh trailed, Feazell bowled 607 top game. Dennis Stone and others posted 538 555s. Beckley Tire & Rubber and Beckley Insurance each won two, with high scores from Thomas, Gorsica, and Gorsica's 588.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming County
Klaus
Bowl Wick
General Hospital
Carl Callaway
Jim Dale
Charles Karhonit
Eddie Berginnis
Ross Phipps
Bill Shumate
Bank of Raleigh
Wyoming Hospital
Coca Cola
Feazell
Dennis Stone
Bob French
Jim Warden
Clarence Tankersley
Jack Daniel
Gus Lilly
Tom Shrewsbury
Joe Waugh
Beckley Manufacturing
W. T. Grant Co
Sky Lanes
Beckley National Bank
Shirley Bailey
Keeler
Grant Co
Thelma Rollison
National Bank
Jimmie
H&f
Sue Fish
Macie Proffitt
Woodie
Gail Caponiti
Lowe Brothers Electric
Helen Johnson
James T. Wooten
Raleigh County Bank
Beckley
West Virginia
Roy A. Cunningham
Raleigh County
Cobras Top Misers Despite Strong 400s From Hale and Fazio
Betty Bazzarre led with 407 to pace the Cobras as Betsy White rolled 181 and 485 for high game and series. Blanche Howen added 454 and Lorraine Arnold 429 while the Misers relied on Betty Fazio 461 Sugar Beard 426 and Virginia Cooper 414 in the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Bazzarre
Mary Belle Hale
Betsy White
Cobras
Misers
Blanche Howen
Lorraine Arnold
Betty Fazio
Sugar Beard
Virginia Cooper
Monday Night Handicap Bowler Scores Hit 500s in Tight Meet
Martina Tile led with four bowlers over 500 as Basile Meadows Construction beat N W Railway two games. Dan Martina rolled 214 in game two and finished 562. Marco Cipolatos 566 topped the night’s series, Beasley 565, Moss 548. Wipperman Construction’s Don Murcock 550 and Earl Wipperman 522 followed, Powers 520. Chester Johnson 517 led Basile Meadows with two wins. C&O Railway swept Al's Linoleum with Bernie Childress 507, McIntyre 502, Lilly 490. Carman Duncan Catron took two from Mabscott Supply, Doug Hall 512 for Supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martina
Basile Meadows Construction
N&w Railway
Dan Martina
Marco Cipalot
Paul Beasley
George Moss
Wipperman Construction
Don Murcock
Earl Wipperman
Bozo Powers
Basile Meadows
Chester Johnson
C&o Railway
Al’s
Bernie Childress
Bill McIntyre
Abe Lilly
Carman
Duncan Catron
Mabscott Supply
Kerger
Doug Hall
Chaster Massinople
Don Phillips
Striking Ladies on Ball Speed and Lift in Bowling
The writer notes that many favor high ball speed to drive pin action but stresses lift and finger release. Cathy and Jimmy Carter are called out for rolling too hard as the author explains a thumb-first release with a counter-clockwise wrist turn to create spinning motion for higher scores.
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Cathy
Jimmy Carter
Palmer Enters Los Angeles Open on Jan 3
Arnold Palmer will compete in his eighth Los Angeles Open, with play starting January 3 at the Rancho Course and aiming for a final round finish around January 7. Event sponsor notes Palmer’s return as a top draw after a landmark 1962 season and a year of varied golf activity.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Arnold Palmer
Ed Davis
Jim Gaquin
Palmer
Rancho
Gary Player
Jack Nicklaus
West Virginia Top Sports of 1962 Beckley win over Weirton
West Virginia Universitys continued gridiron success and Beckleys last second victory over Weirton for the Triple A basketball crown head the states sports stories of 1962. The Mountaineers finished 8 2 after a 4 6 season in 1961, marking the best result since 1955 with stars Sam Huff Joe Marconi Bruce Boley and Fred Wyant. The team only lost to bowl bound Oregon State.
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Weirton
Mountaineers
Gene Corum
Sam Huff
Joe Marconi
Bruce Boley
Fred Wyant
West Virginia
Oregon State
Penn State
Pitt
Syracuse
Virginia Tech
Vanderbilt
William & Mary
Boston University
George Washington
Citadel
Jerry Yost
Yost
WVU
Beckley
Red Riders
Flying Eagles
Billy (the Kid
Mountain State
Art
Pappy) Lewis
Lewis
West Virginia University
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Steelers
Tunney Hunsaker
Joe Sheldon
Cleveland
Raleigh
Hunsaker
Bluefield
Dave Tork
Villanova
Morris Harvey
Golden Eagles
Kansas City
Prairie View
Tex
Lenore
Gary District
Williamstown
Chattaray
Wheeling Central
West Virginia Catholic
Clarksburg
Notre Dame
University
Dick Leftridge
Hinton
Roger Alford
Wintersville
Ohio
Billy Campbell
Ed Tutwiler
Sam Snead
Nancy Stumpp
Berri Long
Parkersburg
Keyser
Summersville
Rainelle
Sophia
Charleston Catholic
Charleston
Joe White
Kennedy
Wheeling Ironmen
United Football League
Jerry West
New York Knicks
North South Shrine game ends with 15 14 thriller
The South defeated the North 15 14 in the final minute at the Orange Bowl as Willie Richardson and Bob Paremore led the comeback. Richardson caught 6 passes for 219 yards and was named MVP while Paremore earned outstanding sportsmanship honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Richardson
Bob Paremore
Andy Gustafson
University of Miami
Dixie
Gustafson
South
Richardson
Jackson
Miss
Florida
Paremore
Kentucky
Jerry Woolum
Dave Gash
Randy Kerbow
Rice
Big Willie
Fleet
Savage
Baltimore Colts
National Football League
Shriners
WVU Coach Kerry King Calls Poor Shooting Downfall
West Virginia dropped 79-75 to Kentucky in the Kentucky Invitational title game as coach George King attributed the loss to 30 percent shooting. The Mountaineers led 23-13 before a scoring drought sank their chances, with Cotton Nash and Rod Thorn each scoring 30 for Kentucky and WVU, respectively. King noted the team's missed layups and one and one chances while preparing for the Holiday Festival Tournament in New York and a Boston College opener.
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Morgantown
W. Va
UPI
George King
West Virginia
Kentucky
Lexington
Mountaineers
Wildcats
King
New York
Boston College
Illinois
New York University
St. Bonaventure
Pennsylvania
Duquesne
Holy Cross
Madison Square Garden
Bob Camp
Gary McWilliams
Mountaineer
Bill Maphis
Mike Wolfe
Maphis
Oregon State
Cotton Nash
Nash
Rod Thorn
Thorn
Holiday tournaments wrap with wide college results
United Press International reports scores from multiple holiday tournaments. Notable results include California Western edging Hamilton AB for third, California Poly Pomona defeating Davis Branch, and Kentucky tied with West Virginia in a final. Michigan beat Texas A&M, Oregon State downed Iowa in consolation, and numerous other games across Houston, Lexington, Long Beach, Anaheim, and Billings. Key performers and specific team matchups are listed alongside consolation and final outcomes.
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United Press
California Western
Hamilton
California Poly
San Luis Ob
Philipac
Lexington
Oregon St
Iowa
Kentucky
W. Virginia
Houston
Tex
Michigan
Texas A&m
Louisiana State
Eastern Montana
Billings
Montana
Eastern Montana College
S. Francisco St
Gonzaga
Texas St
Annual Sportswriters Dinner Set Jan 21
The West Virginia Sportswriters Association announces its 18th Annual Victory Awards Dinner will be held in Huntington on January 21. Co chairmen named are Ernie Salvatore of the Huntington Advertiser and George Borrer of the Huntington Herald Dispatch. Nate Rohrbough and Hal Slut, both recently inducted into the State Sports Hall of Fame, will be honored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
UPI
West Virginia Sportswriters Association
Ernie Salvatore
The
Huntington Advertiser
George Borrer
Huntington Herald Dispatch
Glenville
Nate Rohrbough
Huntington High
Hal Slut
Patriots Sign Guard Dave Wilson of Georgia Tech
The Boston Patriots signed guard Dave Wilson from Georgia Tech as their third draftee in four days. Boston also inked centers Don McKinnon of Dartmouth and Bob Dente of the University of Miami earlier, adding strength after finishing second in the AFL Eastern Division. Wilson was the Pats' 9th round pick, first draft choice overall, previously selected by the Chicago Bears in the NFL draft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Register
Beckley
W. Va
Aoe
Patriots
Boston
UPI
Boston Patriots
Dave Wilson
Georgia Tech
Pats
Don McKinnon
Dartmouth
University of Miami
Bob Dentel
Wilson
Lth
Chicago Bears
National Football League
Eddie Machen’s boxing career ends amid downfall and peril
Eddie Machen, 30, rests in Napa State Hospital with a shattered mind after a career that peaked near the world heavyweight title. Once a top challenger, his finances collapsed, debts mounted, and a car pistol crisis led to police intervention before his future vanished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
UPI
Eddie Machen
California
Napa State Hospital
Alejandro Lavorante
Los Angeles
Eddie
Machen
Redding
Sid Flaherty
Two WVC Teams In Action Over Holiday Weekend
West Virginia Tech and Morris Harvey, sole West Virginia Conference clubs, head to tournaments. Tech is undefeated at 6-0 in conference play and rated 120. Morris Harvey goes to Alpine Festival for a two day stand starting Friday. West Virginia State remains 2-4 in the WVC with a 130 rating after road losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
West Virginia Tech
Morris Harvey
West Virginia
Tech
Rochester
N. Y
West Virginia State
State
Hitchler Cleared to Play in Shrine Game
Stanford California UPI confirms Missouri end Conrad Hitchler has been cleared to participate in next Saturday's East West Shrine Game after a broken nose suffered in Missouri's 14 10 Bluebonnet Bowl victory over Georgia Tech.
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Stanford
Calif
UPI
Conrad Hitchler
University of Missouri
Hitchler
Missouri
Georgia Tech
Christmas Eve Almanac 1962 Events and Births
The December 24 1962 Almanac notes Christmas Eve with celestial positions Venus Mars Jupiter and Saturn. Notable birthdays include Kit Carson born 1809. Key events: 1814 Ghent treaty ending War of 1812. 1871 Aida premier in Cairo. 1943 Eisenhower named commander in chief for Allied invasion plans. 1951 Libya proclaimed independent by the UN. A Isaiah verse offers a Christmas thought.
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United Press International
Venus
Mars
Christopher
Kit) Carson
United States
Great Britain
Ghent
Belgium
Cairo
Suez Canal
Roosevelt
Dwight Eisenhower
Europe
United Nations
Libya
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Beckley Tire & Rubber
Sparks T. V
Beckley Insurance
New River Supply
Tire & Rubber Boys
Bob Thomas
P. C. Johnson
Keglers
Joe Gorsica
Bob Frelin
John Gorsica
Nick Halash
al O’brien
Tewis McMannus
Dan *Tartina
Dix Manning
Les Femmes
Joyce Zambos
Dot Turbyfill
Sara Wolman
Betty Fourney
LA Verne
Carter
NEA
Murray Olderman
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Jim Thorpe
Green Bay Packers
Jim Taylor
New York Giants
Green Bay
Yankee Stadium
Pimlico
King of Swaps
Ronnie Ferraro
Nemrac
Big Hill Road
Dispatches
John T.rady
By Oscar Fraley
Miami
Richmond
Florida St
Va. Tech
Memphis St
Mississippi
Grambling
Texas Southern
Midwest
Butler
de Paul
Marquette
Tulsa
Phillips Oilers
Christian Brothers
Missouri Valley
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Ohio St
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Cincinnati
Davidson
Kansas
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Loyola
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Xavier
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Christian
Friends
Manhattan
Bradley
UCLA
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Oklahoma
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Kent St
Southern Illinois
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Ball St
Winston Salem Tehrs
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Tempe
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Dillard
Idaho St
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Brigham Young
Balor
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S.W. Missouri
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Texas Western
Los Angeles St
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St. Mary’s
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Mich. St
Santa Barbara
Redlands
Regis (Colo
Nevada
Wyoming
Texas
Lovia
Chico St
S. Oregon
Iowa St
San Diego St
Sportswriters
By Hal Wood
Gsports
Kaye
Zora Folley
Ingemar Johansson
Johansson
Folley
Sonny Liston
Harold Johnson
Mike DeJohn
Doug Jones
Flaherty
Liston
F Roberts
Adams
Beasler
Ishmael
Fmbro
Harper
Deeken
Catlett
Lowry
McCormick
Wolfe
Weir
Shuck
WVC
the Almanac
Isaiah
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Beckley District
Methodist Church
Frank L. Shaffer
Nunn Nunn
William Dyer
Rock Lick
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Chapel
Ward Ward
John D
Sprague
Sprague Freewill Baptist Church
C. M. Littlejohn
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Wurlitzer
Lowman Piano & Organ Co
Lowman’s
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