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Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1959

Page

7

California Bears defeat West Virginia 65-45 in LA Classic final

California, No. 3, toppled West Virginia 65-45 in the Los Angeles Classic final, holding West to eight points and one field goal in 10 minutes. Imhoff led with 28 points, McClintock 18 rebounds, while West Virginia's Wes West scored 8. Southern California beat UCLA 72-42 in another showing.

Raleigh Register Beckleeckley W. Va California Bears Los Angeles West West Virginia Berkeley Jerry West Mountaineers Cal Darrall Imhoff Bill McClintock McClintock Tandy Gillis Southern California UCLA Illinois Stanford Northwestern Michigan Fred Schaus Imhoff Gillis Willie Akers Pete Newell Kentucky Newell John Werhas Mannie Jackson Willie Jones Earl Shultz Lee Patrone Terry Miller Ter

Robertson Scores 50 Points in Bearcats ECAC Title Win

Oscar Robertson starred with 50 points as Cincinnati Bearcats beat Iowa 96-83 to win the ECAC Holiday Basketball Festival title at Madison Square Garden. Robertson’s 50 set a single game record after a 33-point first half, with Don Nelson leading Iowa at 25 points. St Joseph's beat NYU for third, St Bonaventure topped St John’s 95-78 in the opener.

New York Oscar Robertson Cincinnati Bearcats Iowa Madison Square Garden St. Joseph’s NYU St. Bonaventure Tom Stith St. John’s N. Y Robertson Stith la Salle Tom Gola Oscar Don Nelson Hawkeyes Cincinnati Nelson California Golden Bears West Virginia Bears Jerry West Wimning Mountaineers Bearcats Associated Press West Darrell Imhoff Bill McClintock Rocbertson Dave Nelson Seph Bonnies Wake Forest North Carolina Tar Heels Billy Parker Iown State Vinnie Brew

Princeton Beats Oak Hill In Coalfield Conference Clash

Mercer County Tigers roll to a 74-68 win over Oak Hill in Princeton School gym with Neal 17 points and Walls 12. Meadow Bridge falls 76-68 to Alumni. Jed Harrison 14 field goals and White 22 for Alumni. Herndon High School loses 77-71 to Alumni with Kemp 17, Lawson 16, Singleton 14.

Princeton Tigers Mercer County Neal Walls Fields Herring Sproles Red Devils Thomas Treadway Carter Potter Meadow Bridge Wildcats Allen McCune Jim Vandall Jed Harrison Bernard White Herndon High School Harrison Nets White Herndon Jack Kemp Morris Lawson Bill Singleton Robert Shelton Oak Hill Carter Bragg . We Akers OS Princeton Christian Wilhelm Dillon Farley Lively Richardson Oak Hill Stover and Nutter Joe Gilkeson Jim Spencer George McCune Mike Arritt Ted Thomas Wendell Backus Robert Morris Jim Hamrick Eddie Armstrong Tom Barnette Richard Day Meadow Bridge H. Hinegardner Dale Wells Toby Harris Roger Barnett Roger Berry Rodney Gwinn Edyard Jerry Ellis Carlis Hurst F. Harrison Wayne Reid Larry Shumate David Cook Don Singleton Richard Dunn Tom Lusk Jack Kemp Basil McKinney Dwayne Cook

Davidson Hosts Erskine In Lone Conference Game

Davidson, coming off a 35 season win total before Christmas, hosts Erskine in the only conference game on tap. It is the first non tournament clash for a league team in nearly two weeks with no other league games until Saturday night.

Associated Press Davidson Wildcats Erskine Virginia Tech Centenary Richmond East Carolina George Washington Temple Citadel Furman Greenville S. C Bucknell Harvard West Virginia Mountaineers California

Sophia Holiday Tournament Opens With Four-Team Bracket

Oak Hill and Shady Spring meet in the opening Sophia Holiday Basketball Tournament at Blue Hawks with Sophia facing Mark Twain at 7 p.m. Stratton Bulldogs and Byrd Prillerman join the four team field, two day event. Mark Twain back at 3-1 after a 59-39 win earlier this season over Byrd Prillerman. Tournament officials include Arnold Crotty and J R Brammer. Oak Hill travels to Beaver to face Shady Spring in a Coalfield Conference clash. Alumni visit Talcott for another matchup.

Sophia Blue Hawks Mark Twain Sophia Blue Hawks Briglerman Stratton Bulldogs Beckley Byrd Prillerman Stratton Pax Clear Fork Arnold Crotty J. R. Brammer Oak Hill Red Devils Beaver Shady Spring Tigers Princeton Tigers Beckley Flying Eagles Tigers

Iowa State Stops Kansas Wake Forest Nips Tar Heels 53-50 To Win Dixie Classic

Iowa State edged Kansas 69 64 to net the Dixie Classic title as Vinnie Bruwers led with 21 points and Kansas high scorer Wayne Hightower had 24. Wake Forest upset North Carolina to close the set of college hoops action in the tournament.

Wake Forest Tar Heels Ers Kansas Jayhawks Wayne Hightower Soph Carroll Broussard Texas A & M Max Perry Utah State Oklahoma City Western Kentucky Ed Diddle

Marines Stop LeJeune In Camp LeJeune Christmas Tourney

West Virginia Tech suffered its first loss of the season 111 to 108 to the host Marines who improved to 9-2. Art Andreolia scored 29 points including the clinching baskets in the final moments. Len Sizemore led Tech with 23 points as the team lost the championship. Atlantic Christian edged Baltimore University 55-53 in OT for third, East Carolina defeated Elon 63-58 for fourth, and Western Carolina beat Huntingdon 76-? for seventh.

Camp Lejeune N.C West Virginia Tech Marines Tech Art Andreolia LeJeune Len Sizemore Atlantic Christian College Baltimore University East Carolina Elon Western Carolina Huntingdon College of Montgomery Ala

Holiday Tournament Nightcard at Sophia and Stratton

Today's Hoop State Holiday Tournament features Sophia versus Mark at 7 p.m. and Stratton against Byrd Priller man at 9 p.m. Also on schedule Oak Hill travels to Shady Spring while Alumni visit Rainelle Talcott and Williamsburg with Twain noted among games.

Sophia Sophia Mark Stratton Byrd Prillerman Oak Hill Shady Spring Rainelle Talcott Williamsburg

LSU Sugar Bowl Preview Aims for Fit Rosters

LSU will be without field goal specialist Wendell Harris due to a broken arm, while Johnny Robinson wears a foam cast on his left hand after a scrimmage fall. Ole Miss coach Johnny Vaught and his Rebels arrive favored after a 7-3 season-ending win over LSU.

New Orleans Mississippi Louisiana State LSU Johnny Robinson Tiger Wendell Harris Johnny Vaught Rebels Paul Dietzel

WV high school scores and college tournament results flash

W Virginia high school players Princeton 74 Oak Hill 68 Charleston 106 Charleston Cath ole 69 Elkins 43 Belington 7 Tygart Valley 52 Parsons 45 Troy 60 Weston St Patrick 45 Walkersville 64 Tanner 37 Cairo 42 Elizabeth 3 Sherrard 56 Cameron 49 Bethany 58 Follawsbee St Anthony 35 Killbuck Ohio 64 Newell 62 Hundred 43 Smithfield 40 Reeder 44 Pine Grove 43 college tournament results include Los Angeles Classic with California 65 over West Virginia 45 and third place Southern Calif 72 over UCLA 62. Sugar Bowl Virginia Tech 82 over Miss State 61. Gator Bowl Georgia 69 over Florida State 66. Texas A&M 58 over Southern Methodist 55. Arkansas 68 over Texas 58.

W. Va THE Associated Press Princeton Oak Hill Charleston Cathole Elkins Belington Tygart Valley Parsons Troy Weston St. Patrick’s Walkersville Tanner Cairo Elizabeth Sherrard Cameron Bethany Follawsbee St. Anthony Killbuck Ohio Newell Hundred Smithfield Reeder Pine Grove California West Virginia

ECAC Festival Scores Upsets and Wins

At Cincinnati Ohio the ECAC Festival saw Cincinnati defeat Iowa 96 83 and St Josephs Pa beat NYU 78 65. Bonaventure won 95 to 78 against St Johns NY.

Cincinnati Iowa St. Josephs NYU Lit. Bonaventure St. Johns

College basketball results roundup

Wake Forest defeats North Carolina SC 53 71 Dayton 71. Duke 63 from three points Utah 92 Holy Cross 84 North Carolina State 57 Minnesota 48 Iowa State 83 Kansas 70 Colorado 61 Oklahoma 57 Kansas State 52 Oklahoma State 49 Nebraska 78 Missouri 67 All College Championship Wichita 84 Bowling Green 82 Tulsa 75 Niagara 68 Clemson 59 Cornell 58.

Dayton Duke Utah Holy Cross N. C. State Minnesota Iowa State Kansas Colorado Oklahoma Kansas State Okla State Nebraska Missouri Wichita Bowling Green Tulsa Niagara Clemson Cornell

Various College Basketball Scores Reported

Bradley defeats Butler 86 66 Tennessee tops Yale 81 74 DePaul loses to Baldwin Wallace 77 43 Drake edges Kansas City University 74 36.

Bradley Butler Tennessee Yale DePaul Baldwin Wallace Drake Kansas City Univ

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