Beckley Upsets Logan in overtime to end WVU streak
Beckley Flying Eagles rallied to beat the Logan Wildcats 78-73 in overtime at Beckley Recreation Building. Key plays included Cimala stealing and passing to Phipps for a late tie and Weikle scoring 21 points with Sarrett 17 rebounds. Logan connected on 23 of 55 shots in the OT loss.
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Raleigh Register
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W. Va
Logan
WVU
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Rodney Wikle
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UPI
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Bob Dykes
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Ray Henderson
Weikle
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Clarence Smith
Aet
Sarrett
Hindsley
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Bluefield
Huntington East
Recreation Building
Runyon Smith
Gilmore
Brerden
Hainer
Perry
Harkins
Karbonit
Barksdale
Runyon
Smith
Brezden
Phi
Mountaineers rally past Penn State for 11th straight win
West Virginia with Cormick leading after halftime over Penn State 71 to 68. WVU erased a 33 32 intermission deficit, outscored the Lions 17 5 in six minutes, and grabbed a 52 31 rebounding edge. Ritchie Miller and McCormick led WVU with 16 13 points as John Mitchell kept Penn State neck and neck with 22 points.
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UPI
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Paul Miller
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Penn State
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New Martinsville
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Citadel
Duke
Villanova
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Kenny Ward
WVU
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Harris
Mitchell
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Trueblood
DuMars
Charnley and Clay Earn Boxing Victories Across Cities
United Press International reports two boxing wins by Dave Charnley in London and Cassius Clay in Miami Beach, with both challengers stopping opponents. The results list Fernand Nollet in Paris, Donnie Freeman in Dallas, and Lyle Mackin in Oakland as defeated fighters, including weights and bout locations.
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London
Eng
Dave Charnley
England
Fernand Nollet
France
Miami Beach
Fla
Cassius Clay
Louisville
Donnie Freeman
Dallas
Tex
Training Camp Talk: Pirates Face Skeptics in 1961 Race
Dodgers ace Don Drysdale predicts a 1961 pennant for Los Angeles and aims to reach 20 wins, while praising Pirates as possible champs. Giants and Yankees also enter spring with confident aims as camp opens in Phoenix and St Petersburg. Drysdale led NL strikeouts last year and posted a 15-14 with 2.84 ERA. Curt Simmons signs with Cardinals, Baumann stays with White Sox, and Orioles ink Fisher and Hoeft as camps begin.
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Fred Down
United Press International
Don Drysdale
Los Angeles Dodgers
Pirates
Dodger
New York Yankees
Bill Mazeroski
Bill Skowron
Yankees
Milwaukee Braves
San Francisco Giants
Drysdale
Dodgers
Willie McCovey
Giants
Phoenix, Ariz
McCovey
Mike McCormick
Bob Turley
Sidney Gaynor
Ralph Houk
St. Petersburg
Fla
Cletis Boyer
Houk
Deron Johnson
Johnson
Curt Simmons
St. Louis Cardinals
Larry Jackson
St. Louis
Frank Baumann
Chicago White Sox
Bulldogs Share Co-Favorites In Section 12 AA Tourney
Marsh Fork Bulldogs enter Section 12 AA Basketball Tournament as co favorites led by coach Dewey Romine. The team ranks 16-2 with star Scotty Murray at 16.2 points per game and Don Humphrey, Bill Kalinoski, and Stanley Cook contributing solid scoring. They face Trap Hill in opening action and may again meet Sophia for the title amid a six-team field.
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Bulldogs
Raleigh Register
Sophia
George McLaughlin
Marsh Fork Bulldogs
Trap Hill Wildcats
Marsh Fork
Dewey Romine
Marsh Fork High School
Dewey
Romine
Stoce and
Sherman
Scotty Murray
Don Humphrey
Bill Kalinoski
Kalinoski
Stanley Cook
Cook
Benny Milam
Milam
Tigers Shake Losing Streak With 70-41 Win
Shady Spring Tigers end an eight game drought by beating Trap Hill 70-41 at Beaver. Sophia Blue Hawks top Clear Fork 80-63 in Raleigh County. Oceana defeats Princeton 74-66. Mullens falls to Bluefield 70-68. Fayetteville beats Summersville 67-63 in Coalfield and New River action.
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Shady Spring Tigers
Beaver
Wildcats
Raleigh County
Sophia
Clear Fork
Oceana
Princeton
Mullens
Bluefield
Beavers
Coalfield
Fayette County
Fayetteville Pirates
Summersville
Pineville
Gary
Shady
BCS
Trap Hill
Glen O'Neal
Tigers
Robert Bailey
J. T. Pruett
Walter Tolley
Larry Grahovac
Bill Cole
Mount Hope
Clear Fork Panthers
Bob Douglas
Blue Hawks
Blue Hawk
Pete McKinney
Gary Ott
Jack Hampton
Jim Woodie
Carlton Cook
Dwight Dunbar
Richard Bryant
Stoco
Coal Livery
James Stewart
Stewart
Fairley Lusk
Richard Williams
Connie Dancy
Oceana Boys
Bobby Bowman
Bowman
Darrell McKinney
Jimmy Halsey
Charley Stump
Logan
Woodrow Wilson Flying Eagles
Fayetteville
Pirates of
Dave Arritt
Teddy Scott
Joe Bess
Pineville Minutemen
Minutemen
Rhine Aemons
Oceana Stewart
Christian
Maher
McCabe
Acord
Rich'rd
Lusk
Lively
Dancy
Farley
Wilkems
Brohard
L Dancy
Fasey
St. Clair
Denham
Tpson
Dodson
Robnette
Shady Spring
Cole
O'Neill
Grahovac
Pruett
Smith
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Cochran Tolley
Adkins Lester
Meadows Richa'd
Dodrill
Ashwell
Grose
Arritt
McIntire
Keith
Hylton
Fyock
Hess
Yen
Gary Pineville
Cure
Pink'rt
Presley
Parker Ler
Blasha Adams
Clark Gunter
Brooks Lambert
McCoy
Leckie
Lester
Manning
Marsh Fork Bulldogs Aim To Clinch Raleigh County Title
The league leading Marsh Fork Bulldogs host the Stoco Indians tonight at Coal City with a 16-2 mark while Stoco sits at 3-13. Marsh Fork previously crushed Stoco 88-41 and relies on Kalinoski Murray Humphrey and others as Wyce returns from injury. Glen Rogers meets Matoaka in the other area game, after Rogers won 99-52 behind Sizemore’s 28.
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Marsh Fork Bulldogs
Stoco Indians
Coal City
Bulldogs
Inians
Marsh Fork
Indians
Stoco
Clear Fork
Mark Twain
Trap Hill
Charles Wallace
James Walker
Stanley Wyce
Joe Grahonya
Jimmy Bowman
Albert Lilly
Vince Fares
Larry Stanley
Wyco
Hinton
Stanley Cook
Scotty Murray
Bill Kalinoski
Kalinoski
Murrray
Humphrey
Murray
Strathton
Van
Sophia
Wallace
Marsh
Glen Rogers
Matoaka
Arnold Sizemore
Veteran stock car driver killed in Daytona practice
Harold F Haberling, 33, of Phoenix, Arizona, died after his 1955 Chevrolet stock car rolled over at high speed on the east turn during Daytona International Speedway practice. Speedway president Bill France said Haberling appeared to lose control before the overturn, and he was pronounced dead at the track hospital during Speed Week.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
VPT
Daytona International Speedway
Harold F. Haberling
Phoenix
Ariz
Haberling
Speedway
Bill France
State Mat Tourney Pairings Announced
West Virginia high school wrestling semifinals set for Friday at Morgantown with finals Saturday. Opening matches list 103 pounds Crain Weirton versus Jack Davis South Charleston and others featuring Parkersburg, Shady Spring, Morgantown, Fairmont West, Be ckl ey, Weirton, and Keyser across weights from 103 to heavyweight.
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Morgantown
W. Va
UPI
West Virginia
Crain
Weirton
Jack Davis
South Charleston
Richmond
Shady Spring
Dawson
Keyser
Tennant
Parkersburg
Duane Wilcox
Jim Burdett
Fairmont West
Jim Davis
Tom Chorpenning
DeAntonis
Mancari
DuPont
Rakes
Shady
Balderson
Tom Burdett
Bill Wilcox
Reed
Barboursville
Handlan
Floyd
Beckley
Neff
Bird
Mills
Sophia
Radford
Mullens
Evans Keyser
Cottilli Weirton
Rogers
Baton Rouge Open golf event attracts 150 pros
The 10th annual Baton Rouge Open at Sherwood Forest CC drew about 150 professionals with four former champions and Sammy Snead returning. Prize money rose to 20000 dollars as rain flooded the course, delaying play and forcing amateurs to wait for one of 60 berths. Arnold Palmer Jackie Burke and Howie Johnson seek a second Baton Rouge title, while Snead aims for another victory. Palmer plans to fly in by private plane after a Miami layover caused by an air strike.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
Sammy Snead
Arnold Palmer
Jackie Burke
Howie Johnson
Sherwood Forest Country Club
Snead
Palmer
Miami
Fla
Dawn Fraser Retains National Swim Title
Dawn Fraser, 23, retained her Australian national 100-meter freestyle title in Brisbane with a 61 second clocking, just eight tenths of a second from her world record. Ilsa Konrads placed second in 65.2 and Helen Bartier third in 65.8.
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Brisbane
Australia
UPI
Dawn Fraser
Ilsa Konrads
Helen Bartier
Oakvale Herndon Tilt Cancelled
Oakvale and Herndon tilt is definitively cancelled per Coach John Wilcox of Hernn. The Indians will finish the regular season in a game with Conley tonight. The tilt was postponed earlier in the season.
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Oakvale
Herndon
John Wilcox
Hernn
Indians
Conley
West's Breakout Year Seen By Lakers Coach
Morgantown reports Fred Schaus values Jerry West's upside as an NBA rookie, noting his rapid adaptation and 17.5 points per game in a 126-121 loss to Syracuse. Schaus estimates West could fetch 80 to 100 thousand dollars on the market but says Los Angeles would err to trade him. West Virginia alum, Kanawha County native West is praised for defense and ball hawking.
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Morgantown
UPI
Fred Schaus
Jerry West
Schaus
West Virginia University
Los Angeles Lakers
Morgantown Dominion News
Mickey Furfari
Jerry
Lakers
Syracuse Nationals
West
Oorine Kanawha
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