Beckley Blue Hawks face tough draw in WV Conference tourney
Beckley College draws Morris Harvey or West Virginia Tech in the West Virginia Conference Tournament. Coach Joe Cook notes Tech and Morris Harvey are top contenders and expects Beckley to need strong play to advance. The piece also covers Tech’s win over Concord, commentary on tournament structure, and regional viewership for WVU games.
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Beckley Collage
West Virginia
Blue Hawks
Morris Harvey
West Virginia Tech
Wesleyan
Tech
Joe Cook
Eagles
Hawks
Cook
Beckley
Olympics Open With Taiwan and India Absent
The eighth Winter Games begin with 31 nations and 850 athletes as Taiwan’s Chen Hung Loo and Jerzy Bujakowski face IOC rejection. India and China are absent, hockey adjusts to a 10 day schedule amid arena concerns and soft opening crowd projections.
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Squaw Valley
Calif
China
India
International Ski’ Federation
International Olympic Committee
Taiwan
Chen Hung Loo
Jerzy Bujakowski
International Hockey Federation
New York
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Canada
Georgia Tech Beaten Don't Count Out Perennials Yet
The piece notes Georgia Tech’s 57-56 upset at Tennessee and a three way SEC battle involving Kentucky and Auburn. Connecticut remains in Yankee contention after beating Massachusetts 71-49, while Texas A&M, SMU, and Texas share a Southwest Conference leash as Eastern Kentucky drops in the Ohio Valley. St. Mary’s leads WCAC with 6-1, Holy Cross joins the NIT field, and several top teams pursue NCAA bids amid shifting conference standings.
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Kentucky
Auburn
Tennessee
Knoxville
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SMU
Texas
Rice
Eastern Kentucky
Tennessee Tech
Western Kentucky
Western
Eastern
Paul McBrayer
Ralph Richardson
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Pepperdine
Holy Cross
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Detroit
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Dave Debusschere
Baldwin-Wallace
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Rhode Island
Jimmy Hadnot
Memphis State
Loyola
New Orleans
Glen Campbell
Vanderbilt
Adolph Rupp
Auburnn
Vermont
Notre Dame
Butler
Virginia Tech
William & Mary
Ready for Best By Alan Maver L Hitou of the Us Squad
A cryptic OCR style item notes a US squad member named Alan Maver L Hitou rated among the best in American skiing and beauz medals, with a reference to distribution by King Features Syndicate.
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Alan Maver
L Hitou
SKING
BEAUZ
King Features “Syndicate
Mountaineers Close Regular Season With GW Test For Top Seed
West Virginia aims to secure a top seed by beating George Washington in their final conference game. Virginia Tech holds a potential share of first, while Richmond, Davidson, William and Mary, Furman, VMI and The Citadel chase spots in the eight-team tournament in Richmond February 25 to 27.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Mountaineers
George Washington
Virginia Tech
Gobblers
Tech
Richmond
Spiders
Virginia Military Institute
Furman
Davidson
William and Mary’s
Indians
Wildcats
Vira
William and Mary
Citadel
Bulldogs
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Boxing Results From Various Cities
Fight results list several newspaper boxing bouts with detailed weights and outcomes. Roque Marbella outpointed Cal Brad in Fresno while Boots Monroe defeated Hector Agundez in Los Angeles. Frankie Valdez lost to Gil Cadilli in San Antonio. Danny Livingston beat Eddie Antonetti in Trenton. Irish Jackie Donnelly outpointed Orlando Zulueta in Buffalo.
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Associated Press
Fresno
Calif
Roque Maravilla
Boise
Idaho
Cal Brad
Los Angeles
Boots Monroe
Hector Agundez
Mexicali
San Antonio
Tex
Gil Cadilli
San Francisco
Frankie Valdez
Trenton
N. J
Danny Livingston
Eddie Antonetti
New York
Buffalo
N. Y
Jackie Donnelly
Orlando Zulueta
Havana
Sharman Says Baskets Cheap in NBA Games
Bill Sharman of the Boston Celtics argues baskets are too easy and fans have little to cheer about as the Celtics beat Minneapolis 130 to 122 in New York to move toward the Eastern Division title. The Knicks defeated Syracuse 125 to 116 in the nightcap.
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National Basketball Assn
Bill Sharman
Boston Celtics
Sharman
Boston
Celts
Minneapolis
New York
Syracuse
Mountaineers Set To Clinch Fourth Straight Win
WVU aims for a fourth consecutive victory as the Mountaineers travel to George Washington in a key clash. Led by All American Jerry West, WVU averages 88 points per game and seeks to extend its 56 game conference win streak against the Colonials who boosted 13 wins this season.
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George Washington
Morgantown
West Virginia
Norfolk
William & Mary
VMI
Richmond
West
Mountaineers
Lee Patrone
Jim Warren
Warren
Dick Markowitz
Jon Feldman
WVU
Colonials
Feldman
Sparkplug
Howie Bush
Ralph
Bugs) Kunze
Pitt
Pittsburgh
Little Mountaineers
Warriors top Cincinnati as Chamberlain nets 44
Wilt Chamberlain scores 44 as the Philadelphia Warriors defeat the Cincinnati Royals 117 to 112. Elsewhere St. Louis beats Detroit 111 to 104 in NBA action.
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Philadelphia Warriors
Wilt Chamberlain
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Detroit
Ivy League single-game scoring record tied
Ernie Beck of Penn set the Ivy League single game scoring record with 4 points in 1952 and Chet Forte of Columbia matched the mark in 1957.
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Penn
Ernie Beck
Columbia
Chet Forte
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