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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1956
Page
3
The Church Basketball League at the Recreation Building hosts three teams in a three way tie for first after last night’s action. Johnstown Baptist Catholic and Memorial Baptist share the lead with 3 records as Shady plays Richwood and Mollens invades Pineville in tonight’s slate.
First Baptist edged Methodist Temple 31 32 as Harold Welch scored 17 and Leslie Cox 16, carrying most of the scoring against part of Temple. Memorial Baptist opened with a win as the standings tighten in local interchurch play.
Hayes Alan Jenkins of Colorado Springs eyes his fourth straight World Championship as he competes in Garmisch Partenkirchen. The American logged a strong showing in compulsory figures and leads the field, with notable rivals and a packed schedule shaping the title run.
Gauley Bridge claimed its 17th straight win by routing Kingston 88-55 to clinch a second straight Fayette County League title. Shady Spring beat Athens 80-72. Beckley Eaglets crushed Mullens 80-35. Stoco, Eccles, and Oak Hill also won as part of six area games.
The Beckley Babe Ruth league becomes fully franchised as Silver Brand Clothes confirms continued league involvement for the 13 to 1s year with Black Knight Industries. Managerial staff needed as Jim Hughes is unavailable. George Springer solicits candidates. Black Knight also returns, keeping the loop intact with members like King Photos and Hotel Garage. A separate note records England writer Leonard Crawley golfing with Bill Campbell, turning in 143 for 36 holes at Guyan Country Club.
Hurryin Hugh McElhenny, famed UW and 49ers running back, says he and his wife earned a combined $800 a month on the Seattle campus. He says the income was fully disclosed to PCC commissioner Victor Schmidt and federal tax authorities, with Schmidt verifying both jobs and pay. McElhenny notes other earnings from a university campus job, county medical service, and Rainier Matting & Brewing Co. training and public relations work.
The NCAA reveals the 1968 football television plan with eight national Game of the Week telecasts and five regional showings. Walt Byers outlines NCAA Television Committee plans, mirroring last year. Four national dates are fixed September 23 October 6 December 1 and Thanksgiving Day November 2.
Bowling teams may have games telecast back to their home TV area. Sellout games can be shown in the home and visiting teams’ TV zones if played off campus. A team may appear twice in telecasts not released in its home NCAA district and these telecasts are not counted as appearances. Small colleges are exempt from all appearance restrictions.
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