Charleston Eyes Move Of State Tourney To Civic Center
Charleston officials push to relocate the West Virginia Conference basketball tournament from Wesleyan to the 6,400 seat Civic Center in Charleston. Bill Bolden to meet with coaches after Hank Ellis urged a guaranteed net of $10,000 to offset moving costs.
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Portland bouts headline boxing results by AP
Denny Moyer of Portland outpointed Vince Martinez of Paterson in a 10 round welterweight match while Tony Dominguez of Richmond outpointed Joe Neal of Stockton in an eight round light heavyweight bout Karl Heinz Guder of Long Beach defeated Sonny Hett in a 10 round middleweight contest.
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Yale squash lightest man tops 130 pounds
Ashton Eldridge, 21, of Syosset, New York, is the lightest member of Yale's varsity squash squad. The senior stands 5 feet 10 inches and weighs 130 pounds fact after going 13-1 in the previous season.
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Viewers May See Heavy Title Bout on Home TV
New York AP Floyd Patterson versus Ingemar Johansson may air on home television. promoter Bill Rosensohn weighs network offers and site choices to avoid a metropolitan blackout. city options include New York Chicago Los Angeles and Minneapolis with a late June date likely. Cas D Amato supports home TV for wider exposure. offers of about 500000 were reported.
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Liston 8-5 Pick In Video Scrap
Miami Beach AP Sonny Liston 8-5 favorite faces Mike DeJohn in a televised heavyweight bout at Exhibition Hall. Liston, 27, from Philadelphia, has 13 knockouts in 22 fights and one loss. DeJohn, 28, from Syracuse, has 25 knockouts in 42 fights and six losses. Promoter Chris Dundee aims for 6,000 to 6,500 fans as ABC televises the 10 p.m. EST clash.
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NCAA Hoop Finals Already Sold Out
The NCAA Service Bureau announced March 2021 semifinals and finals at Louisville Freedom Hall will be at full capacity with only student allocation seats remaining for the four schools reaching the semifinals. Last year’s final drew 18,808 fans, a new record for the venue.
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Hoad Upsets Gonzales in Honolulu Tennis Match
Lew Hoad defeated Pancho Gonzales 6-4 6-1 to open Jack Kramer’s pro tour in Honolulu. Mal Anderson beat Ashley Cooper 5-6 6-5 6-3 in the second singles. The troupe leaves today for San Francisco for Friday matches.
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Veeck Exercises Option To Buy Chisox Control
CHICAGO AP Bill Veeck vows he will not transfer the Chicago White Sox and aims to keep the Comiskey name. He exercised an option to buy 54 percent of Sox stock from Dorothy Comiskey Rigney for 2.7 million dollars with closing set for March 31. He hopes to win a pennant and work amicably with Chuck Comiskey while avoiding controversy, insisting he currently owns no stock.
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Opening Contests Reach Narrow Margin Upsets in NCB TA
Wesleyan and Glenville pull off surprises as top seeds stumble in round one of the State Collegiate Conference Tournament. Glenville’s 72-70 upset over Alderson-Broaddus brightens the early action while West Virginia Tech just edges Wheeling College 70-68. Wesleyan, 20-1 in league play, battles Concord in the upper bracket as Wilcox targets scoring and rebounding marks.
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Ritchie to Start as WVU Invades Pitt Tonight
West Virginia seeks its 21st win as it invades Memorial Field House to face Pitt in a boundary game. Sophomore Jim Ritchie will start alongside Jerry West after a 17 point effort against VMI. Pitt's Don Hennon eyes a strong home showing with 13 points in Morgantown, while Pitt aims to snap a rough 8-12 season. WVU leads 21 of last 28 meetings and 8 of 9 Schaus-era clashes.
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Senators Open Training Camp in Orlando Florida
The Washington Senators begin their 1959 spring training in Orlando Florida with only battery men present. By month end all 16 major league clubs will start their camp schedules, as teams plan two months of work in under six weeks. Phillies run an instructional school at Clearwater and report later.
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NCAA Plans Pay TV Experiments For Football
The NCAA approved a plan to control 1959 college football telecasting with 10 national and 3 regional dates and added a pay as you see option. It will be mailed to about 500 colleges for vote. A firm named Skiatron announced readiness to test pay as you see football in San Francisco and Los Angeles this fall.
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Hilltoppers Top Scorers Led by Clyde Eads
Remiley tallied 18, Hess 17, Bill Smith 14, while Sam Caudill and Clyde Eads led with 24 points for the Hilltoppers in a high scoring outing.
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Cubs Could Be Among First Four In 1959 Says Scheffing
Chicago managerials view in Scottsdale outlines Cubs chances for 1959. Scheffing cites promising pitching including Drabowsky Hobbie and Drott, plus young players Anderson Hillman and Dark at third with Banks and Adams key infielders. relief duo Henry Elston strong.
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Kirkland Hits First 1959 Practice Pitch Over Fence
Giants rookie Willie Kirkland impressed by sending the first pitch of the spring over the right field fence in Phoenix. Once a top rook, he batted .288 with 4 homers last season and faced weight issues after Army service. He recalled a $250 Frick fine for leaving the Santurce club and noted his 195 pound weight drop to about 195.
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