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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1962
Page
8
Tri county basketball action resumes with eleven games led by four Coalfield Conference tilts and three Raleigh County League matchups. Sophia ranked in state top 20 visits Clear Fork in a key RCL showdown while Beckley’s Flying Eagles travel to Logan.
Cincinnati defeated Bradley 72-57 to share the Missouri Valley Conference lead. With two league games left, a playoff may be needed to determine the champion as Cincinnati hosts Wichita and Bradley plays St Louis. Chet Walker was held to 11 points by Cincinnati.
Paul Runyan shot 70 to finish 287 for his second straight PGA Seniors title tying the tournament record. He earns $2,000 and a trip to England to face the British Seniors champion, ahead of Harisson Brown and others. Demaret tied for third. Sander son and Menefee high on leaderboard as college basketball scores and pro news share the field.
Mooseheart and King Tut's sit tied for first at 10-8 as Wednesday night play features a key Women’s Major League match at Bowl Wick. Mooseheart’s Gloria Sweeney led with 212 545, while Jo Ann Tyree topped Quality Pastry with 209 548. Mary Hall Emma Brrch paced King Tut's in two wins over Beauty Bar.
Casey Stengel urges hustle with the Mets in their Florida workout promising raises from owners with funds. Hank Bauer pushes A's to a fighting, hustling ball club ahead of spring training in West Palm Beach. Stengel and Bauer stress no loafing as teams prepare for new seasons.
UPI reports Jose Gonzalez, 159, New York stopped Ernie Smith, 151, Vanport, Pa, while Pone Kingpetch of Thailand defeated Baby Demillones of the Philippines. Weights unavailable.
Unbeaten Beckley and Weirton battle for top in UPI coaches poll with Beckley at 191 points and 12 firsts while Weirton has 186 points and seven firsts. Elkins lone first-place vote. Next week's final poll will crown Mountain State regular-season champion. Beckley aims for 19-0 after wins over Mt Hope and Huntington. Weirton beat Triadelphia 70-53.
Golf pro Art Wall joins notable names Bob Rosburg and Fred Hawkins in the Azalea Open field from March to April in Wilmington North Carolina. Wall previously won the Azalea in 1959, finishing as tour money leader that year.
Connie Hawkins starred for Pittsburgh with 34 points 20 from the foul line and seven field goals as Pittsburgh beat Hawaii 109-97 to move back into first place in the Eastern Division. Dave Mills led Hawaii with 19 points in the league’s only game.
John's Amoco team remains in front by half a game after last meeting, powered by Sam Farris 409 and Jimmy Stover 408. Beckley Lumber top scorer Harold Williams 433 led a high scoring show. Greenbrier Dairy, Oakwood Auto, and other clubs posted strong scores as Beckley Mfg No. 1 edged No. 2 by one game with Mike Cuerino's 523 anchoring the win.
Ocean Juniors edged Mullens 53 43 as Cook 19 and Hannah 18 led the Papooses with 17 of 27 shooting, while Lucento 13 and Fulford 12 paced the Reds. Montgomery Junior High defeated Mount Hope 41 27, with Farley scoring 13 to lead the winners after a close early start.
Tonight's schedule features Beckley 18-0 visiting Logan 13-4 and sophia 16-1 facing Clear Fork 8-9, Mullens 10-7 at Bluefield 13-5, Ansted 14-3 at Mount Hope 11-6, Fayetteville 11-5 at Summersville 3-13, Pineville 11-6 at Gary Matoaka, Stoco 3-13 at Marsh Fork 11-7, Oak Hill 0-17 at Montgomery 5-11, Oceana 9-9 at Princeton 13-5, Shady Spring 8-9 at Trap Hill 1-17, plus West Virginia 19-5 hosting Collegen State. The text also notes magnesium makes about 2.1 percent of Earth’s crust as the third most abundant engineering metal.
Ohio State led the United Press International major college basketball ratings for the 12th straight week with a perfect 350-point score. Kentucky edged Kansas State by one point for third, while Cincinnati remained second at 301 and Mississippi State jumped to fifth after beating Kentucky.
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