Hilltoppers Spill Fairmont 89-82 In West Liberty Assist
West Liberty's help propels West Virginia Tech to a 89-82 victory over Fairmont State. Hilltoppers ride strong first half scoring to topple the Falcons. Joe Blaha 23, Carl Simmons 18 pace Tech scoring while Jim McIntyre plays hurt for Fairmont with four points.
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NC Coach Fears Next 3 Tussles
North Carolina coach Frank McGuire, 17 straight wins and No. 1 AP ranking, worries about three upcoming games around a bus trip. Duke at Chapel Hill follows a trip to Virginia and a home date with Wake Forest, with four ACC games after that.
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Skowron Aims for 197-Weight as Tigers Challenge Grow
New York Yankee slugger Bil Skowron weights 210 pounds but wants 197 for 1957. He trains at Austin High School gym in Minnesota and plans to attend Yankees camp in St. Petersburg on Feb 28. Skowron notes Detroit, Chicago and Cleveland as main challengers and is confident in a young yet experienced roster.
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NCAA Hoop Tourney Committees Set Up
Four regional committees were chosen to select 19 at large teams for the NCAA new college division basketball tournament. The 32 teams include 13 automatic qualifiers from conferences and four regions East Mideast Midwest Far West. First round games begin March 25 with champions of conferences automatic entrants. Evansville Indiana hosts the college division finals March 1-15.
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Managerial Viewpoint To Beat Us Out Alston
Walter Alston of the Brooklyn Dodgers argues in a Pennant race column that Brooklyn faces a tough NL field led by Cincinnati Milwaukee and St Louis With Campanellas return and new hitting options he predicts improved pitching and a strong bullpen The piece notes possible lineup changes and spring training competition plus a boxing brief from Miami Beach reports in the close of text
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Stengel says Yankees won’t trade now
Casey Stengel told reporters the New York Yankees will not make trades at the moment. He noted the team has a good core and some promising youngsters who could become first string elsewhere if moved. He suggested a pitcher might be considered but only for the right return, citing strong recent pitching in the World Series.
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IOC considers limit on Olympic participants and events
Berlin reports quote West German sources saying the IOC may reorganize the Summer Games by reducing participant numbers and scratching events. The office of Lausanne and Avery Brundage's American committee allegedly asked sports bodies to propose reforms to curb rising participant totals.
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Three-Way Tie for Third in SC Hoop Standings
Virginia Tech Furman and Richmond share third place in the Southern Conference with 64 records as Richmond, Furman and Tech each post a league victory. Tech downed George Washington 83-57 while Furman beat Newberry and Richmond defeated The Citadel.
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