State High School Hoop Tourney Set For Morgantown
West Virginia to host state basketball championships March 18 19 at Morgantown with Class AAAAA A AA and AAA finals. McComas High School suspended coach Chick Webb after exiting the floor during a December game. tournament pairings and regional sites listed with Parkersburg Buckhannon Fayetteville Huntington Moundsville Weston Princeton and St Albans among venues.
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Morgantown
LSU
McComas Cage
Parkersburg
West Virginia
State Board of Appeals
McComas
Chick Webb
Herndon
Gordon Eisman
Mercer County
Webb
Eisman
Huntington
Buckhannon
Fayetteville
Moundsville
Weston
Princeton
St. Albans
Sword Dancer Dominates 1959 Racing Season
Thoroughbred Sword Dancer, a Brookmeade Stable colt, was named American champion and top 3-year-old in 1959 after victories from Belmont Stakes to Woodward Stakes. He defeated older horses in key races, earned $537,004, and helped Willie Shoemaker lead the jockeys in wins for the year.
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John Chandler
Associated Press
Sword Dancer
Brookmeade
Isabel Dodge Sloane
Tomy Lee
Royal Orbit
Tiger
Bagdad
Black Hills
Eddie Arcaro
Saratoga
New Aqueduct
Hillsdale
Round Table
Arcaro
Eddie
TRA
Kerr Stable
Aqueduct
Warfare
My Dear Girl
Silver Spoon
Tempted
Ancestor
Willie Shoemaker
Jamin
Westbury
N. Y
California
Diller Hanover
DuQuoin
Ill
Byrd
Adios Butler
Ring Magazine Names Ingemar Fighter Of Year
Ingemar Johansson world heavyweight champion named fighter of the year by Ring Magazine for a second time. His third round knockout of Floyd Patterson on June 26 at Yankee Stadium cited as basis. Gene Fullmer tops NBA middleweight ranking with Sugar Ray Robinson third. class of three leaders includes Davey Moore Joe Becerra and Pascual Perez as standout champs. Patterson listed as Johansson’s leading heavyweight challenger, followed by Foley Liston Machen and Cooper.
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New York
Ingemar Johansson
Ring Magazine
Johansson
Floyd Patterson
Yankee Stadium
Gene Fullmer
National Boxing Assn
Boxing
Sugar Ray Robinson
NBA
Fullmer
Sugar Ray
Nat Fleisher
Spider Webb
Davey Moore
Joe Becerra
Pascual Perez
Zora Foley
Sonny Liston
Eddie Machen
Henry Cooper
Boxing results from McKeesport and other cities
Associated Press report lists bouts with Johnny Morris winning on points over Bobby Stininato in McKeesport. Kenny Lane stops Ray Lancaster in Minneapolis. Bobby Gray and Army Wonder Boy drew in Manila.
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Associated Press
McKeesport
Johnny Morris
Pittsburgh
Bobby Stininato
Cleveland
Minneapolis
Kenny Lane
Muskegon
Mich
Ray Lancaster
Spartanburg
S. C
Manila
Bobby Gray
Stockton
Calif
Army
Shrine Battle West to Use Passing Attack
SMU coach Bill Meek leads the West for the Shrine East West game at Kezar Stadium on January 2. Don Meredith of SMU starts at quarterback withWyoming's Jim Walden and Rice's Bill Bucek in the backfield and Houston’s Notre Dame standouts on defense. East coach Duffy Daugherty weighs Dean Look or George Izo as starters with a deep lineup including Look Izo Toncie Jauch Jeter Burton Jarus and White.
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San Francisco
Bill Meek
Southern Methodist University
Kezar Stadium
Big Ten
Notre Dame
Meek
NBC
Don Meredith
SMU
Wyoming
Jim Walden
Bill Bucek
Rice
Meredith
Duffy Daugherty
East
Dean Look
Michigan State
George Izo
Duffy
West
Ican Muster
Look
Izo
Pittsburgh
Ivan Toncie
Ray Jauch
Bob Jeter
Iowa
Ron Burton
Northwestern
Bob Jarus
Purdue
Bob White
Ohio State
Top Offensive Teams To Tangle In Sun Bowl
Two elite offenses meet in El Paso in the 25th Sun Bowl as New Mexico State and North Texas State clash. New Mexico State features the leading rusher Pervis Atkins with 971 yards and 17 touchdowns, while North Texas counters with Abner Haynes who helped push the team to a 9-1 season and a Missouri Valley co championship.
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New Orleans
Louisiana State
Mississippi
LSU
Ole Miss
Billl Cannon
EL Paso
Tex
New Mexico State
North Texas State
North Texas
Pervis Atkins
Atkins
Eagles
Abner Haynes
Oceana Stings Pirates Then Tops Alumni in Area Play
Hinton led 22-12 after the first period as Oceana rolled past the Pirates 81-48. Oceana then defeated its Alumni 79-44 with four Indians in double figures led by Kenny Stewart with 15. Logan edged by its Alumni 71-68 as Walt Walowac scored 37 for the Alumni.
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Hinton
Peterstown
Oceana
Logan
Pirates
Bobcats
Robbie Rodes
Darrell Mann
Oceana Indians
Indians
Nets
Kenny Stewart
Gail Pennington
Jim Cook
Walt Walowac
Logan Wildcats
Walowac
Jack Chapman
Ewbank Happy Over Colts Title Defense
Baltimore coach Weeb Ewbank lauded a second straight NFL championship as the Colts defeated the New York Giants 31-16 in the playoff game. The victory solidified a five year plan for a Baltimore title and underscored the team’s dominance after last year’s overtime win.
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Baltimore
Weeb Ewbank
Baltimore Colts
Ewbank
Colt
New York Giants
Colts
Giants
Baltimore Colts General Manager Collapses From Exhaustion
Don Kellett, 50, general manager and vice president of the Baltimore Colts, is reported in satisfactory condition at Union Memorial Hospital. He collapsed in a taxicab while en route to a luncheon after the Colts defeated the New York Giants 31 16 to win the NFL championship, doctors saying the cause was sheer exhaustion.
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Baltimore
Don Keller
Baltimore Colts
Union Memorial Hospital
Colt
Erwin Mayer
Mayer
Kellett
New York Giants
Cohn Sets Sights On Site For Johansson Patterson Title Bout
Roy Cohn plans to pick a definite site for the Johansson Patterson heavyweight title fight and seek a promoter license. He favors the Polo Grounds over Yankee Stadium for viewing, aims to present plans by mid June, and expects Johansson back around January 10 or 11 to finalize arrangements.
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New York
Roy Cohn
Ingemar Johansson
Floyd Patterson
New York State Athletic Commission
Polo Grounds
Johansson
Yankee Stadium
State Athletic Commission
Boxing Commission
Ingemar
Colt Owner Plans Postseason Pay For Colts Players
Baltimore owner Carroll Rosenbloom said the Colts will continue post-season salary adjustments beyond bonuses. He noted he discussed this year's adjustments with players, hinted at an anonymous donor, and cited last season shares of 4674.44 each after beating the Giants 31-16 for the league title.
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Baatimore
Carroll Rosenbloom
Baltimore Colts
National Football League
Colt
Rosenbloom
Colts
New York Giants
Colavito Hits Four Home Runs in Baltimore
Rocky Colavito tied a single series record by homering four times in four at bats in Baltimore. Official AL records show the 1958 Yankees hit seven homers in Baltimore, Kansas City six, Boston Cleveland five, and Detroit five. Washington and Chicago tallied four each in 11 games at the Baltimore park.
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Boston
Cleveland
Rocky Colavito
Baltimore
New York Yankees
Kansas City
Colavito
Detroit
Washington
Chicago
Baltimore Park
Calvary and Methodist Temple lead Beckley City Church League action
In Beckley at the Recreation Building Calvary Baptist and Methodist Temple won, with John McBride scoring 12 for Methodist Temple in a 26-20 win over Presbyterian. Calvary Baptist beat First Christian 39-20 behind Pettit and Harless. Crab Orchard Baptist crushed Catholic 37-14 as Helmendollar tallied 16. Memorial Baptist defeated First Baptist 25-19, while Johnstown Baptist edged First Methodist 27-25 led by Smith and Bunch.
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Methodist Temple
Calvary Baptist
Crab Orchard Baptist
Memorial Baptist
Johnstown Baptist
Beckley
John McBride
Nets
Presbyterian
Methodist Temple Hoonsters
Temple Five
Halloran
Holt Harless
Jim Petiit
First Christian Church
Calvary
Christian
Helmendollar
Crab Orchard
Smith
First Baptist
Chapman
Bowyer
Don Bunch
First Methodist
Johnstown
Methodist Temple Hambrai
Balsh
McBride
Flemming
Bair
Presbyterian Ryan
Pennington
Kirk
Richmond
Petiit Calvary
Cerrito
Harless
Pack
Webb
Christian Ducal
B. Lyons
Ij. Lyons
Murdock
Shannon
McClure
Shumate
Catholic Tipane
Gall
Peelish
T. Tipane
Faucus
Massinople
Payne
Totals
Crab Orchard Parsons
Farley
Thompson
Hale
Callops
Cox
Hellmandollor
Hungate
Dix
Lewis
Gill
Bunch
Phillips
Walker
Fifty Thoroughbreds Nominated For Widner Handicap
Fifty nominees including Sword Dancer lead entries for the $100,000 added Widner Handicap at Hialeah on February 20. The field includes 23 foreign breds from England, Ireland, France, Argentina, Venezuela, New Zealand, and Australia. The mile and a quarter race features Brookmeade Stable’s Sword Dancer, champion 3-year-old of 1959, along with Bald Eagle Easy Spur Terra Firma Talent Show Dance On-and-On Air Pilot Open View and Royal Orbit among Americans awaiting the event.
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Miami
F’a
Sword Dancer
Hialeah
England
Ireland
France
Argentina
Venezuela
New Zealand
Australia
Isabel Dodge Sloane
Brookmeade
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Ris
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Janet Munrd
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American Sons
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GA Cooper
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Mary Deare
Sre
Michael Redgrave
Voi
Virginia McKenna
Aras
Emlyn Williams
Eric
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Ted Daniels
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Bob Morgan
Doug Bailey
James Stewart
Kenny Dillo
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Lowe
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Stan Walowac
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