Richmond or Washington & Lee Strive For Conference Rise
The Southern Conference opens tonight with Richmond and Washington & Lee facing strong opponents as both hunt a breakthrough. Richmond visits Furman led by All-America contender Darrell Floyd while Washington & Lee goes to West Virginia after a recent stretch of improved play. Other local teams in action include William & Mary at Vanderbilt and Davidson at Wofford in non league games.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Washington & Lee
Furman
Darrell Floyd
West Virginia
William & Mary
Vanderbilt
Davidson
Wofford
Paladins
Miami
Owensboro
Generals
Sportsmanship Code Guides High School Basketball Season
The article stresses sportsmanship during the season running through mid March. It defines the Sportsmanship Code requiring opponents to be treated as guests, officials respected, no taunting or abusive remarks, celebration of good plays, fair play by rules, and teamwork to win without boasting or excuses. It calls on players and fans to uphold the code in every game.
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Jose
SC Players Aim to Overhaul Darrell Floyd
The Associated Press reports top Southern Conference players chase Darrell Floyd in scoring as Furman clashes with Floyd out of the lineup. Ho lup Hundley Flora Cobb and Matthews lead the pack with high 27 point averages. six leaders contest this week amid five league games including Washington and Lee at West Virginia and Richmond.
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Associated Press University
Darrell Floyd
Furmanjing Floyd
George Washington
Joe Holup
West Virginia
Rod Hundley
Washington and Lee
Dom Flora
Davidson
Hobby Cobb
Virginia Tech
Bill Matthews
Holup
Floyd
Hundley
Flora
Cobb
Matthews
Richmond
Furman
Spiders
Wiliam and Mary
Citadel
Loop
Maryland
Miami
Oak Hill Game With Montgomery Postponed
Oak Hill Red Devils game at Montgomery postponed to Jan 1 due to Fayette County schools not opening after the holidays. Next game against Shady Spring at Beaver, then three in three nights including Mt Hope, Montgomery, and Fayetteville, with a full slate of county and regional matchups to follow.
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Oak Hill
Red Devils
Montgomery
Fayette County
Shady Spring
Beaver
Mt. Hope
Fayetteville
Local College Scores Spark Wyoming County Hoop Interest
Wyoming County fans follow the Indians at home as they beat Athens, Logan and Big Creek while losing to Mann 72 67. Glen Rogers Owls aim for six straight over Herndon, but Glen Rogers star has 95.0 scoring average. Other area games include Pineville vs Athens and multiple contests across Fayette and Northern Greenbrier circuits in the New River Valley Conference.
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Indians
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Logan
Big Creek
Man
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Herndon
George Greer
Owls
Glen Rogers
Pax
Clear Fork
Taeger
Pineville
Gilbert Herndon
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Trojans
Fayette County
Raleigh
Greenbrier
New River Valley
Fayette
Gauviey
Beckley and Princeton clash to boost 26 game hoop schedule
Beckley meets Princeton at the Recreation building at 8 p.m. hoping to extend a long winning streak as part of a 26 game area schedule. Stratton also hosts Lincoln High of Hinton as unbeaten teams draw attention early in the scholastic season.
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Stratten
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Mercer
Jans
Buster Brown
Tigers
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Stoco
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Summers County
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Glen Rogers
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Rebels
West Virginia Tech routs Beckley 139-96 in state clash
West Virginia Tech improved to 10-1 by blasting Beckley 139-96 in Mullens in a State Conference game. Salem and Fairmont also played two league contests as WVU planned a lineup change for a W and L road clash while junior guard Kishbaugh faced a multi week injury. Bobby Foster led the Bears with 26 points as Beckley trailed most of the night.
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Salem
Concord
Fairmont
Alderson-Broachus
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Montgomery
Foster
Eddie McGinnis
Blue Hawks
Beckley Collegians
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Tech
Dale Russell
Bears
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Glen Ramey
Joe Long
Chandler
Dick Cantech
Tey
Mths
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Alow
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Veen
Sun
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G. McCune
Bassi
Dick Brown
B. Harless
Gor
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Don McCune
Beck
Rob Foster
Willie Joe Chandler
Keith Marks
den Svet
Ken Hammond
Clark Kseler
Dawson
Hlafback
Jim Crawford
Chena Beckley
Aroning Sta
Gartre
W. Chandler
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L. Buchanan
Ovn Stapleton
Don Cantley
Ronnie Herr
Raleigh
Hugh Fewin
Coffman
Kaplan
Kuzmar
Russell
Marks
Beck- Golden Bears
Ham- Ramey
Killingsworth
Starmond
WVIAC
Wyoming Takes Sun Bowl Game
Wyoming surged from behind in the final quarter to whip Texas, overcoming a late deficit as a two touchdown underdog. The Cowboys dominated the line and finished strong to clinch the Sun Bowl victory in El Paso.
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EL Paso
Texas
Berrios Knocks Out Marcune in Eighth Round
Miguel Berrios of Puerto Rico stopped Pat Marcune of Brooklyn at 1 52 of the eighth round in a television 10 rounder at St Nichales Arena. A left hook and two rights to the head sent Marcune to a nine count before the referee halted the bout. Marcune faded as the action wore on, the two fighters weighing 190 pounds.
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St. Nichales Arena
Miguel Berrios
Puerto
Ric
Pat Marcune
Brooklyn
Marcune
Ray Miller
Berrios
Marcone
Youner
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Review of the Year in Boxing by Jack Hand 1955
In 1955 boxing saw Marciano defend and crown, Robinson return to middleweight glory with a second title, and Basilio rise to welterweight supremacy. Five champions endured amid investigations and restrictions, including Pennsylvania boxing gaps and New York banning the Boxing Club.
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Carmen Basilio
Sugar Ray Robinson
Bobo Olson
Moore
Robinson
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New York
Boxing Club of
International Boxing Club
Marciano
England
Don Cockell
San Francisco
Olson
Chicago
Bobo
Randy Turpin
Jimmy Carter
Wallace
Bud) Smith
Cincinnati
New York Faces Loss Of Weekly Fight Club
New York may lose its only regular weekly fight club as the State Athletic Commission battles the Boxing Guild of New York. Promoter Tex Sullivan of the London Sporting Club plans to shift Monday night TV fights from St Nicholas Arena to Stamford Conn or another nearby site. Sullivan cannot book bouts after January 16 due to a union deadline. Hel fand warned guild members to sever ties or lose licenses, labeling the guild detrimental to boxing.
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Tex Sullivan
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Managers Guild
Grade School League To Resume Hoop Activities
The Grade School League will resume play with games at the Recreation Building and Sophia gym, featuring Stanaford vs Central in Sixth Grade and Stanaford vs Junior High No 1 in Eighth. Schedule runs through February 29 with daily contests this week, including multiple matches across Fayette and Raleigh counties and a notable alumni clash at Stotesbury.
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jHere
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Orchard
Crab Otto Ansted
Teel
Cranberry
Christ
Ansted
Holly
Wood
Crichton
Fayette
Hollywood
Sophia
Blue Hawks
Marsh Fork
Trap Hill
Pax High
Wildcats
Mark Twain
Stotesbury
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