Mountaineers Return To Conference Race In Area Action
Unbeatens in Area Six see Pineville and Ansted among the leaders as holiday play ends. Princeton, Summersville, Marlinton, Hillsboro remain atop various standings while others resume schedule with 25 games set Tuesday night and key matchups including Hillsboro at Green Bank and Mullens at Notre Dame High.
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Woodrow Wilson High
Beckley
Charleston High
Flying Eagles
Pineville High
Pineville
Baileysville
Ansted
Union
Marlinton
Hilsboro
Oceana
Princeton
Summersville
Kingston
Richwood
Green Bank
Montgomery and Mullens
Ansted High
Pax
Bluefield
Gauley
Gassaway
Mullens
Chapmanville
Lewisburg
Hillsboro
Circleville
Welch
Montgomery
Notre Dame High
Clarksburg
Parkersburg
Meadow Bridge
Hinton
Crichton
Aderson
South Greenbrier
Rainelle
Ronceverte
Raleigh
Sophia
Stratton
Ansted Union
Kingston Green
Coalfield
Logan
Man
Oak Hill
Mount Hope
Shady Spring
Stoco
Hinto
Raleigh County
Byrd-Prillerman
Mark Twain
Marsh Fork
Clear Fork
Trap Hill
WVU Aims for 55th Consecutive SC Win Over Furman
West Virginia University eyes its 55th straight Southern Conference victory as Furman visits Morgantown. After a December run of 10-1, WVU, 4-0 in league, meets a 3-1 Paladins squad. Coach Fred Schaus says fatigue and jetlag from Los Angeles and Kentucky tours affected the team but dismisses dissension rumors. Jerry West limited by exhaustion as Cal game loss noted. WVU previously beat Furman 96-63 earlier season.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
Mountaineers
Furman
West Virginia
Paladins
Schaus
Hoboken Tech
Los Angeles
California
WVU
Jerry West
Penn State
Darrall Imroff
Cal
Spivey sues NBA president over alleged anti Kentucky bias
Former Kentucky All America center Bill Spivey filed suit in Cincinnati seeking 820000 dollars in damages and a permanent injunction against NBA president Maurice Podoloff and the league. He alleges a conspiracy with franchise owners to bar him from pro basketball despite no NBA play to date.
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Baltimore
Bill Spivey
Maurice Podoloff
National Basketball Assn
NBA
University of Kentucky
Cincinnati
Spivey
Podoloff
New York
Vincent J. O’connor
U. K
Baltimore Bullets
Dedeaux Sees Key Baseball College Deal Near
Southern California coach Rod Dedeaux, longtime Casey Stengel associate, says progress toward a college baseball agreement with organized baseball is near. He notes minor leagues rejected a college-rule, but majors may take it up at summer sessions, with owners favoring an equitable arrangement.
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New York
California
Rod Dedeaux
Casey Stengel
Dedeaux
American Assn. of
College Baseball Coaches
Casey
St. Petersburg
Brooklyn
Dodgers
USC
Los Angeles Dodgers
Hoop State Ansted vs Pax and Other Weekday Games
Ansted, 5 0, travels to Pax, 0 6, as Meston Bridge 1 2 visits Hinton 2 1. Crichton 2 3 plays Alderson 2 1, while Morris Harvey 5 3 visits Tech 11 1 and Wesleyan 5 1 goes to Georgetown Ky.
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Ansted
Pax
Meston Bridge
Hinton
Crichton
Alderson
Morris Harvey
Tech
Wesleyan
Georgetown
W. Va
Shepherd
Davis & Elkins
Concord
W. Va. Tech
Fairmont
Salem
West Liberty
Marietta
Ohio
Glenville
W. Va. State
Potomac State
Frostburg
Wheeling
Waynesburg
Bethany
Allegheny
Beckley
Rainelle
New York Seeks Bednarik as Player Coach
The New York Titans offer Charles Bednarik a three year deal to serve as player coach for one year and assistant to Sammy Baugh the next two. Bednarik says he's retiring from football after 1959 and starting a cement sales job while keeping Eagles option open. Titans also target Zeke Smith and Jackie Burkett from Auburn as possible signings.
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Philadelphia
New York Titans
Charles Chuck Bednarik
Steve Sebo
Titan
Penn All-America
Sammy Baugh
Bednari
Philadelphia Eagles
Sebo
Eagles
Titans
Zeke Smith
Jackie Burkett
Auburn
Baltimore Colts
Smith
Burkett
Colts
West Virginia Coach Art Lew Is Likely To Stay
Morgantown AP reports a WVU Athletic Council recommendation to fire Art Lew is not binding and a good chance remains he will return as head football coach next fall. His contract status and future at West Virginia are under consideration by university officials.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
Art Lewis
WVU Athletic Council
WVU
Elvis J. Stahr Jr
Charleston
Stahr
Lewis
WVU Board of Governors
William G. Thompson
Montgomery
Athletic Council
Cammie
West Point
Assn
NCAA
New York
Dudley DeGroot
Bill Kern
Ray O. Duncan
Red Brown
Duncan
Brown
Beckley College to Face D&E in Rainelle Gym
Beckley College blue Hawks travel to Rainelle High School for a tough conference test against Davis & Elkins Senators. D&E, in third place with Paul Wilcox sidelined, will challenge Beckley as they regroup after a rough January schedule. The game follows a string of home and road tests ahead in the push toward the conference tournament.
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Blue Hawks
Beckley College
Rainelle
Davis & Elkins
Rainelle High School
D. & E. Senators
Paul Wilcox
Beckley Blue Hawks
Joe Cox
Hawks
Recreation Building
Concord
West Virginia State
Beckleyans
Glenville
Fairmont
Beckley
Civic Center
Charleston
Cox
West Virginia High School Basketball Results
Morgantown St. Francis 533, Fairmont St. Peter's 51. Bishop Donahue 72, Weston St. Patrick's 49. The Citadel 77, Furman 73. Springfield Invitational results show American Intl 51.
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W. Va
Associated Press
Morgantown
St. Francis
Fairmont St. Peter's
Bishop Donahue
Weston St. Patrick's
Springfield
Mass
Massachusetts
Coca Cola tops New River to take first in league
Coca Cola outgunned New River 71-63 at Beckley Recreation Building to seize first place in City Basketball League after a second quarter rally led by Babe Riffe and Bob Mickis. Riffe scored 25 as Skiles and Gilbert shone late for Raleigh County Motorcycle Club in a 65-54 loss to L and B Super Market.
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New River Supply
Coca Cola Five
Beckley Recreation
L & B Super Market
Raleigh County Motorcycle Club
Cokes
Babe Riffe
Bob Mickis
Battlers
Riffe
Supp
Earl Gilbert
Bill Skiles
NRL
Coca Cola
Skiles
Gilbert
Don Nuckols
Motorcycle
Willie Joe Chandler
George McLaughlin
MacKay
Trojans End 25-Game Win Streak With 65-57 Win Over Bears
California and Cincinnati share top national spots as Cincinnati remains undefeated at 10-0 after a 70-63 win. The Trojans snap their 25-game run by edging Cal 65-57 on their home court, while Cal and Southern California had met earlier in the Los Angeles Classic. Cincinnati, led by Oscar Robertson, eyes Missouri Valley play, and other top college teams face shifts in the early season standings.
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Cincinnati
California
Cal
Oscar Robertson & Friends
Bearcats
Big O
Wichita
Tulsa
Top 10 college basketball teams see mixed results this week
AP top 10 recap shows Cincinnati 10-0 beating St Josephs 86-77 and Iowa 96-83, California 9-1 defeating Illinois 62-48 and USC 65-61 in OT, Utah 10-1 dropping to Duke 63-52 while beating Minnesota and Holy Cross, Ohio State 7-2 losing to Kentucky, St Louis 8-2 down to Bradley, Indiana 8-2 beating Maryland and Louisville and losing to Purdue, Illinois 7-1 losing to California and beating Northwestern and Stanford, Bradley 8-1 beating Butler and St Louis, Georgia Tech 8-1 beating Kentucky.
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Georgia Tech
Kentucky
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Tulane
Georgia
Florida
Louisiana State
North Carolina
Notre Dame
Mississippi
Alabama
Auburn
Mississippi State
Miami
Fla
South Carolina
George Washington
Temple Virginia
Yale
Clemson
Davidson
St Francis
Marshall Pennington
Coca Cola Loyola
New Orleans
Brig
Warden
Ham Young
Midewst
Michigan State
Wisconsin
Depaul
Gilbert
Toledo
Ohio Univ
B. Skiles
Kent State
Akron
Lilly
Marquette
Chicago
Loyola
Lopez
Evansville
Depauw
Nuckols
Southwest Backus
Wichita
Houston
Arizona State Univ
Abilene
Coca Cola
Qortane
Regis
Darby
Pennington
St Mary’s Minn
Loras
Ward
Iowa
Radford
Villa Madonna
Steubenville
Freeman
Farraggio
McLaughlin
L& B
Motorcycle
Cincinnati
Texas A&m
Villanova
Lasalle
California
Louisville
Bradley
St. Louis
Purdue
Minnesota
Boilermakers
Indiana
Gophers
Wildcats
Associated Press
Cincinnatit
St. Joane Pa
Dayton
West Virginia
Stanford
UCLA
Ilinois
Southern California
Utah
Duke
Holy Cross
Ohio State
Maryland
Illinois
Northwestern
Butler
Tech Morris Harvey In WVIAC Tilt Tonight
Tech and Morris Harvey meet in Montgomery in the curtain raiser of the 1960 State Conference basketball cam paign. Tech leads in scoring among small colleges and faces Morris Harvey minus injured star Kermit Gentry, a key factor in staying in title contention.
Ortega and Harrington Set for TV Welterweight Showdowns
Harrington, 26, UWH fighter from Honolulu, meets Mexico's Gaspar Ortega, 26, No. 6 ranked at 147 pounds, on NBC Friday at Madison Square Garden. Hubbard, 23, undefeated from New York/Philadelphia, faces Rudell Stitch, 26, Louisville, the No.4 contender, at Chicago Stadium on ABC Wednesday. Harrington seeks a fourth round KO win after defeating Jerry Hunnicutt. Ortega carries a 51-17-2 record with 21 KO losses. Stitch improves to 23-6 with 11 KOs after wins over Dupas and Mims. Hubbard stands 18-0-2 with two draws with Willie Grey.
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Stan Harrington
Honolulu
Carl Hubbard
Philadelphia
Harrington
Gaspar Ortega
Mexico
New York
Madison Square Garden
Ortega
Hubbard
Rudell Stitch
Louisville
Chicago Stadium
ABC TV
Jerry Hunnicutt
Kayes
Oretga
Mexicali
Florentino Fernandez
Stitch
Ralph Dupas
Holly Mims
Willie Grey
Celtics suffer third straight defeat after winning streak
Boston Celtics slip to their third straight loss after a 17 game run, with close defeats to Cincinnati 118-117 Portland? No, Syracuse 114-113, and St. Louis and New York gains impact the Eastern lead. Wilt Chamberlain scored 47 as the Warriors edged Boston 118-117. Rookie Dick Barnett keyed Syracuse in the fourth quarter. St. Louis widened the Western lead by beating Detroit and New York. Celtics remain six games ahead of Philadelphia.
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Associated Press
Boston Celtics
National Basketball Assn
Cincinnati
Boston
Colts
Philadelphia
Warriors
Wilt Chamberlain
Syracuse Nationals
Dick Barnett
St. Louis Hawks
Detroit
New York
Pistons
St. Louis
Cincinnati Royals
Saturdey
Knicks
New York - St. Louis
Anderegg
Ferrari
Braun
Farmer
Gam
J. Green
Green
Guerin
Naulls
Lovellette
Palmer
Martin
Sears
McCarthy
Tyta
Pettit
GFG
Twyman
Po Howell
Piontek
Lloyd
Embry
Dukes
Wilfong
Noble
Bockhorn
Shue
Jordon
McMillon
Park
Dees
Rowling
McGuire
Reed
Syracuse
Conley
Barnett
Cousy
Bianchi
Heinsohn
Cable
K. C. Jones
Costello
S. Jones
Dierking
Ramsey
Greer
Richter
Hopkins
Russell
Kerr
West Keeps SC Scoring Lead With 284 Points
West Virginia star Jerry West extended his scoring lead in the Southern Conference with 284 points in 11 games despite an 8-point performance in the Los Angeles Classic final against California. Jeff Cohen of William and Mary trails with 223 points in 10 games, and Ray Graves of The Citadel is at 200 in 10 starts as the league shows several players over 17 points per game. Citadel edged Furman 77 72 to win the Poinsettia Invitational Tournament, marking the third holiday tourney title for league teams.
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California
Jerry West
Golden Bears
West Virginia Comet
West
West Virginia
Penn State
Jerry
VMI
William & Mary
Jeff Cohen
Ray Graves
Citadel
Norm Halberstadt
Bev Vaughan
Bucky Keller
Virginia Tech
Art Muselman
Joe Gedro
Chris Smith
Dick Markowitz
George Washington
Bob Ayersman
Graves
Dick Wherry
Musselman
Gary Daniels
Furman
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Palm. Springs
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Wmmy Brown
Cleveland
Baltimore Colth
Jennessee
Joe Bellino
Navy Palkor
ARMY
Washington
Erne Banks
Wellie Fox
White Sox
Hoop State
Chuck Bednarik
Harry
Manhattan
Manhattan Sport
Cheice
Ene
Neville ST
D&e
Rainelle Gym
the Citadel
Coca-Cola
New River
Penn
St Bonaventure
Valparaiso
St Joseph's
Duquesne
Bowling Green
Boston College
Dartmouth
Canisius
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Fordham
SOUTH
National Hockey League
Montreal
Toronto
Trojans Stomp Bears
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West Virginia Tech
Kermit Gentry
Gentry
Sonny Moran
Camp Lejeune
West Virginia Wesleyan
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