Beckley Mourns High School Showdowns In Local Night Basketball
Beckley and Gauley Bridge host key games as Pineville visits another select six member while Mullens men clash with Oceana in Wyoming County. The round includes Mt. Hope, Ansted, Clear Fork, Shady Spring, and Oak Hill matchups with shifting fortunes and a crowded district slate.
1955 Sectional Golden Gloves Opens With 15 Bouts In Rec Building
The 1955 Sectional Golden Gloves opened slow but heated, with 15 bouts on night one at the Recreation Building. New man Donald Newman of Affinity scored a 31 second kayo, Johnny Novosky of Summerlee won by second round TKO, and James Flannery of Piney View halted Frank Kidwell in the second. Nathaniel Sellow beat Donald Hughes in two bouts, while Hughes earlier defeated Earl Murphy in fast action. Open class debuts are announced for Wednesday, featuring Collins, Larkin, Salango, and others from Beckley, Mabscott, Lillybrook, and Piney View as 21 semifinals approach and a Coalfield showdown looms tonight. The night also included a lively two-man bout where Jackson and Jarvis drew differing judges’ votes and a playful Cotton White ballotetta.
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Jack Sizemore
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Daniel
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Bob Lowery
Billy Howerton
Arthur Collins
Paul Larkin
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Noah Salango
Army Engineers
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Lawatha Terry
Benny Perkins
Tommy Jackson
Frank Ransom
Harold Wade
William Mitchell
Mabscott
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Jarvis
Cotton White
Cecil Bays
Salango
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Keith Swenson
French Champion Kayos De Marco
Paris French Lightweight Champion Seraphin Ferrer defeats Paddy De Marco in the Palais Des Sports stopping the American in the fifth round. Ferrer, undefeated in 16 pro fights, aims for more European experience and the 135 pound title before challenging the United States. De Marco hopes Ferrer travels to France soon and even offers Ferrer airfare.
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Boxing card results from New York to England
A series of bouts shows New York’s Danny Jo Perez drawing 140 with Cuba’s Orlando Zulueta 137 while Brooklyn’s Gene Fullmer outpoints Marcel Assire of France 160 to 156. Paris fighter Seraphin Ferrer stops Paddy De Marco 137 to 1414 in Nottingham. Yolande Pompey of Trinidad stops Bobby Dawson Rectified score 1632 in Moultrie Georgia.
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Orlando Zulueta
Cuba
Brooklyn
Richmond Routs WVU and Hawks on Road
Richmond crushed West Virginia 106 to 67 to reclaim the Southern Conference lead. Paul Witting led WVU with 22 points as Richmond extended its win streak to seven of eight. Marshall faces Western Michigan after a prior 79-50 win. Glenville and Emory and Henry posted notable scores in other games.
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Mayfield Wins 3-Way Playoff at Thunderbird Invitational
Shelley Mayfield of Chico Mass beaten Mike Souchak and Freddie Haas in a dramatic 20 hole playoff to win the $15,000 Thunderbird Invitational in Palm Springs Calif Mayfield earned 2000 the runner up 1000 and Haas 750 with Mayfield clinching a 4 foot putt on the 20th hole while Souchak slipped a 5 foot bid and Haas exited on the 18th. The trio heads to the Phoenix Open in Arizona next.
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Tonight's high school hoops schedule features Mt Hope at Beckley
Mt Hope, 5-6, faces 12-0 Beckley while Mullens travels to Oceana. Oak Hill visits Montgomery. Shady Spring at Marsh Fork. Baileysville at Gilbert Clear Fork. Trap Hill hosts Clear Fork. Gary visits Conley. Ansted at Gauley Bridge. Fayetteville at Summersville. Pineville at War. DuBois at Byrd Prillerman.
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Bob Brumfield
Larry Scarbrough
Spanishburg
Charles Cook
Sidney White
Buddy Raines
Rainelle
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Byrd-Prillerman
WVU Faces Indiana State Teachers In Third Mat Meet
West Virginia University's wrestling squad meets Indiana State Teachers College in Morgantown for the Mountaineers third meet of the season. Indiana State Teachers, based in Indiana, Pa., brings a roster of grapplers to challenge WVU on its home mat.
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Boxing card results feature multiple bouts and winners
Monday results list numerous light heavy and heavyweight bouts with fighters from Beckley Lillybrook Affinity and nearby towns. Notable outcomes include decisions for Benjamin Adams Timothy Sweatte Wild Bill Smith and John Novosky plus TKOs and knockouts for several others.
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Beaver
Alex Combs
East Beckley
Benjamin Adams
Harper Heights
Timothy Sweatte
Pemberton
Bill’ Smith
Warper Heights
Levi Daniels
McAlpin
Howard Blackburn
Sophia
Kyle Mills
Beckley
Richmond Dominates WVU in Southern Conference Showdown
A standing room crowd of 6,000 watched Richmond surge to first in the Southern Conference by blistering West Virginia 52-23 at halftime and 98-81 final. Walt Lysaght scored 25, with 15 before the break as WVU struggled to 18 percent first-half shooting. Rod Hundley wrestled by tight defense and sat after start of second half.
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Van Meter named On All-State Cage Board
West Virginia 1954-55 all state basketball selections will be chosen by a new official board under the West Virginia Sports Writers Assn. Virgil L. Currence chairs the panel with coaches Jerome Van Meter Fred Schaus Cam Henderson Dana Lough Mickey McDade and Lew Clawison. The board meets during the state high school tournament in Huntington March 17 19 with William D. Evans as ex officio member.
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Stubby) Currence
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WV high school hoops scores across towns and matchups
West Virginia high school games across multiple towns yield varied results with Land Fork 107 over Widen 33 and Huntington Marshall 66 over Milton Wahama 78. College action features Duquesne 65 over Niagara 48 and Georgia Tech 65 over Kentucky 59 among other notable matchups.
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Collins Grads Defeat Stoco Alumni in MOD Benefit
Collins High grads defeated Stoco Alumni 42 to 30 in a charity MOD game last night raising 35.56 dollars for the March of Dimes. The event showcased local talent and raised funds for a national health cause.
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Richmond ascends as SC lead changes first since December
Richmond's Spiders defeated West Virginia 106-67 to surge to 7-1 in the Southern Conference, leapfrogging WVU which fell to 6-1. GW's 92-73 win at Arlington, and Furman 86-72 over South Carolina, shape a tight race with Feb 11 GW at Richmond and Feb 19 GW at WVU as pivotal dates.
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Bell to Talk Peace With Canada Today
Representatives of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Rugby Union were to meet today with Commissioner Bert Bell of the National Football League in Philadelphia to discuss football relations.
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