Mountaineers near Southern Conference title yet not official
West Virginia finished first in the regular season but the Southern Conference champion will be decided at the Richmond postseason tournament March 3-5. An upset of George Washington 83-74 boosted WVU's standing while highlighting coach Fred Schaus's first year. The article outlines the tournament pairings and WVU's potentially easier path if GWU falters, plus fan letters praising Rod Hundley.
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Mountaineers
George Washington
Richmond
West Virginia
Fred Schaus
VMI
Furman
Darre!n Floyd
William and Mary
Davidson
WVU
Washington and Lee
Generals
Rutgers
Marshall
Western Michigan
Miami
Ohio
Dayton
Grenville
Cincinnati
Buckhannon
Alderson-Broaddus
A-B
West Virginia Tech
Golden Bears
Montgomery
Fairmont State
Bethany
Potomac State
West Virginia Wesleyan
Shepard
Battlers
Philippi
Glenville
Applecart
Owls Close Regular Cage Campaign Versus Oceana
Glen Rogers will close its regular basketball season Monday at 7 30 PM hosting rival Oceana for Homecoming ceremonies Miss Glen Rogers will be crowned at halftime The band conducted by Louis Kamon will perform A junior varsity game precedes the varsity at 6 PM Glen Rogers opens sectional play Friday at Pineville against Herndon High Indians with the winner meeting Baileysville Saturday Games start at 8 PM
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Glen Rogers
Glen Rogers High School
Oceana
Owls
Louis Kamon
Pineville
Herndon High Indians
Baileysville
Beckley Blue Hawks Eye WV Tournament Surprise
Beckley Colleges Eddie McGinnis guides the Hawks into the 18th WV Intercollegiate Conference tourney in Buckhannon opening against Glenville State. He believes with focus and four quarters, Beckley could upset favored Tech or A B and reach the later rounds.
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Beckley College
Beckley
Blue Hawks
West Virginia
Buckhannon
Glenville State College
McGinnis
Tech
A-B
Glenville
Davis & Elkins
Salem
Wesleyan
Hawks
Schedule Highlights From Tonight's Class B Showdowns
Surveyor suffers third loss while two others stay unbeaten as state champions Beckley's Flying Eagles Pax and Stratton face tough 1955 campaigns. Byrd Prillerman of Amigo also posts delicate balance with 11 wins. Class B season wraps with Mark Twain visiting Talcott Baileysville at Burch Oak Hill at Fayetteville.
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Mark Twain
Talcott
Baileysville
Burch Oak Hill
Fayetteville
Oceana
Glen Rogers
Hinton Jr
Stoco Jr
Surveyor
Beckley
Flying Eagles
Pax
Stratton
Byrd Prillerman
Amigo
Athletic Union
Swede Is New Skating Champ
Swede Sigge Ericsson won the world speed skating title at Moscow Dynamo Stadium before 60,000 fans. He scored 194.996 points across a two day meet, defeating Russians Oleg Goncharenko and Boris Shilkov. Americans Ken Henry John Werker and Don McDermott failed to advance in the 1,500 meters and were barred from the 10,000 meters. Ericsson also won the 10,000 meters in 17 minutes 9.8 seconds.
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Moscow
Lanky
Sigge Ericsson
Dynamo Stadium
Russia
Oleg Goncharenko
Boris Shilkov
Ken Henry
Chicago
John Werker
Minneapolis
Don McDermott
Englewood Cliffs
N. J
Ericsson
Goncharenko
Top Tri-County Teams Unbeaten
Mullens wD E A Gauley Bridge lead Tri County standings 18 0 record with 1 loss across a sequence of Class A results. Beckley Pax and other teams hold 15 3 and 17 3 marks while overall totals are listed as unavailable.
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Gauley Bridge
Fayetteville to host Collins High in Memorial building game
Travel plans cover Fayetteville hosting Collins High of Oak Hill in a Memorial building clash between two A schools. Hinton's and Stoco's junior highs also scheduled for this afternoon with a slate of Class B sectionals beginning Tuesday at Rupert featuring Smoot and Crichton.
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Trap Hill
Mark Twain
Clear Fork
Marsh Fork
Woodrow Wilson Auditorium
Burch
Glen Rogers
Oceana
Memorial Building
Fayetteville
Collins High
Oak Hill
Hinton's
Stoco
Rupert
Smoot
Crichton
Woodrow Wilson High
Bluefield
Greenbrier Military School
Stratton High
Lincoln of Hinton
Bulldogs
Simmons High
South American Golfer Wins Serbia Tournament
Fay Crocker of South America captured the Serbia Invitational Golf Tournament at Bayshore Golf Club Miami Beach beating Chicago’s Patty Berg by one stroke. Crocker shot 296, first major US victory, as Louise Suggs and Betty Jameson tied for third and Babe Zaharias finished ninth with 310.
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Serbia
Chicago
Patty Berg
United States
Miss Crocker
Bayshore Golf Club
Miss Berg
Louise Suggs
Betty Jameson
San Antonio
Tex
Babe Zaharias
Souchak Opens Texas Open With Record 257
Mike Souchak won the Texas Open at San Antonio with a 257 total for 72 holes, a record. He tied nine hole, 18 hole marks and finished 7 strokes ahead, earning 2,200 dollars as he moves to the Houston Open. Freddie Haas finished second at 264 with Mayfield Littler Rosburg tied for third at 269. Littler leads year money with 9,405.66.
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Tex
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Durham
D. C
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Toby Lyons
Tommy Bolt
al Borsch
Bi! Nary
Ted Kroll
Bolt
Byron Nelson
Seattle
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Chandler Harper
Golf Tour
Houston
Memorial Park
Freddie Haas
New Orleans
Claremont
Calf
Shelley Mayfield
Chicopee
Mass
Gene Littler
Palm Springs
Calif
Bob Rosburg
San Francisco
Haas
Mayfield
Littler
Rosburg
Basketball Scores From Sunday And Saturday
The Associated Press lists college and university men’s basketball results. Notable Sunday finishes include Dayton over Xavier 71 to 60 and Seattle defeating Portland 86 to 62, with many other close scores across the nation.
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Xavier
Ohio
Seattle
Portland
Minnesota
Michigan
Illinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Michigan State
Purdue
Ohio State
Northwestern
Indiana
Penn
Cornell
Columbia
Harvard
Princeton
Yale
Brown
Dartmouth
Colorado
Kansas State
Missouri
Iowa State
Nebraska
Kansas
St. Louis
Detroit
Oklahoma A&m
Houston
Texas Christian
Rice
Baylor
Texas A&m
Arkansas
Texas
Arizona State
Tempe
Texas Tech
Hardin-Simmons
New Mexico
A&m
Texas Western
West Texas
Schmidt Is Top Tennis Prospect
New York The 20 year old Swede Ulf Schmidt dominates the indoor court in the National Indoor Championships semi finals era, after a 17-15 6-4 win over Eddie Moylan. He faces Hamilton Richardson as Tony Trabert and Art Larsen contest the other semi.
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Europe
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Young Ulf
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Eddie Moylan
Seventh Regiment Armory
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Tony Trabert
Art Larsen
Moylan
Trenton
Richardson
Ricardo Balbieri
Trabert
Bill Cranston
Yale
Los Angeles
Larsen
San Leaandro
Calif
Gil Shea
VMI Sweeps Southern Conference Indoor Track Title
Virginia Military Institute Keydets win eight of twelve events to top the Southern Conference indoor meet with 56 points. Virginia Tech finishes second with 27 points, while Davidson, Richmond, William and Mary, and Washington and Lee also tally. Roanoke dominates Mason-Dixon meet with 53 1 6 points. Lynchburg College runners-up with 24 4 6 points. VMI doubles with Dale Vaughn and Carter Valentine wins plus Ben Angle, Pete Ashcraft also post top finishes.
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Lexington
Virginia Military Institute
Kings of Southern
Virginia Tech
Davidson
Richmond
William & Mary
Washington & Lee
Roanoke
Maroons
Mason- Dixon
Lynchburg College
Catholic University
Bridgewater
Randolph- Macon
Hampden-Sydney
Towson State Teachers
Mason-Dixon
VMI
Dale Vaughn
Carter Valentine
Ben Angle
Pete Ashcraft
Mountaineers keep title dream amid close conference races
West Virginia University’s Mountaineers clinched a 83-74 comeback win over George Washington to secure a 9-1 Southern Conference record and top seed for the conference tournament in Richmond. Marshall beat Bowling Green 91-69 to stay tied for second in the Mid-American race behind Miami of Ohio, with two weeks left.
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Wyoming
Denver
Marshall
Bowling Green
Manhattan
Army
LaSalle
Muhlenberg
Syracuse
Penn State
Holy Cross
Temple
Duquense
Villanova
Niagara
Siena
Lafayette
NYU
Tulsa
Notre Dame
Wichita
Oklahoma City
Kentucky
DePaul
Louisville
Bradley
Richmond
Virginia
Georgia Tech
South Carolina
Navy
Georgetown
Seattle
Portland
West Virginia University
Mountaineers
Marshall College
Alderson - Broaddus
Buchannon
Morgantown
WVU
George Washington
Huntington
Big Green
Western Michigan
Davis and Elkins
Glenville
West Virginia Tech
Virginia Military
Potomac State
Wesleyan
Fairmont State
Salem
Concord
West Liberty
Steubenville
Ohio
West Virginia
Colonials
Hot Rod Hundley
Milan Fight: Loi Defeats Famechon In Close Bout
In Milan Italy Duilio Loi 135 outpointed Ray Famechon 130 France by ten points. In Hollywood Lou Filippo 135 Rio Calif outpointed Art Ramiponi 135 Oakland by ten points.
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Italy
Duilio Loi
Ray Famechon
France
Hollywood
Lou Filippo
Rio
Calif
Art Ramiponi
Oakland
Saddler to defend feather title at Madison Square Garden
Sand y Saddler, longest reigning boxing champion, returns to featherweight action to defend vs Teddy Davis at Madison Square Garden. He last fought at 126 pounds in 1951 and has fought 10 over‑the‑weight bouts since, most recently stopping Lulu Perez in Boston on January 17. DuMont and ABC TV to telecast.
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Lulu Perez
Boston
Nafs Pistons Pace NBA Leaders After Weekend Sweeps
Syracuse extended its Eastern Division lead by sweeping the Knicks 80-78 and 104-84 over the weekend. Boston beat Philadelphia 114-99 to strengthen third place as Fort Wayne maintained a 32 game Western Division lead by routing Milwaukee 96-87. Minnesota beat Rochester 105-92.
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National Basketball Assn
New York
Knickerbockers
Boston Celtics
Philadelphia Warriors
Fort Wayne
Minneapolis Lakers
Milwaukee Hawks
Lakers
Rochester Royals
Minneapolis
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Boston
Philadelphia
Rochester
Milwaukee
Floyd Fattens SC Scoring Average Advances Handley Fourth
Darrell Floyd of Furman returned after flu and boosted his Southern Conference scoring to 39.1 points per game. He scored 44 against Davidson to reach 274 in seven conference games, with West Virginia’s Rod Hundley also rising to fourth at 21.8. The Mountaineers led by 9-1 in league play and earned the top seed for Richmond.
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Furman University
Floyd
Davidson
William & Mary
Johnny Mahoney
Walt Devlin
George Washington
Rod Hundley
West Virginia
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Mountaineers
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Buzz Wilkinson
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Furman
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Citadel
Wofford
Virginia Tech
Catawba
Jim Bo Minnow Invention Promises Lifelike Swim
Advertising copy touts Jim Bo as the sensational artificial minnow that swims without fuel or springs. It claims depth control by balance and gravity, targeting any fish that bites a minnow. Sold by mail for $1 with postage paid, from J&R Tackle Co Florida.
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Jimbo
J&r Tackle CO PO
Largo
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