Mullens Hosts Princeton in coalfield district basketball clash
Mullens Rebels meet Princeton in the lone Coalfield tilt amid a full Tri County schedule. Princeton sits 5-3. Mullens owns 3-4 with two losses to Beckley. Probable Mullens starters: Darrell McKinney Butch Easterling Charley Stump Larry Lilly Jimmy Halsey. Other games feature Raleigh County’s Stratton at Mark Twain and Sophia Blue Hawks hosting Byrd Prillerman with 7-2 vs 1-6 records.
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Tri-County
Wyoming
Raleigh
Jane Fayette
Mullens
Princeton
Beckley
Flying Eagles
Bluefield
Rebels
Darrell McKinney
Butch Easterling
Charley Stump
Larry Lilly
Jimmy Halsey
Stratton
Mark Twain
Bulldogs
Sophia Blue Hawks
Bernard Evans
Byrd - Prillerman
Blue Hawks
Rudolph Heston
Robert Cooney
Eddie Lynch
Wyoming County
Glen Rogers
Herndon
NCAA weighs NC and Arizona case on recruiting rules
The 18 member NCAA council considers allegations of recruiting violations by North Carolina and Arizona, with UNC presenting its case after a two hour session following earlier talks. The convention also saw sanctions updates on Oklahoma, Southern Cal, and Tulsa, while amendments on financial aid and pre registration of athletes were debated for adoption.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
National Collegiate Athletic Association
North Carolina
Arizona
Tar Heels
William B. Aycock
Brooklyn St. John’s
Frank McGuire
St. John’s
NCAA
Oklahoma
Southern California
Tulsa
Oak Hill at Fayetteville gridiron clash tonight
Schedule lists Oak Hill visiting Fayetteville in a high school football matchup. Other games include Princeton at Mullens, Richwood at Mount Hope, Clear Fork at Seth Oceana, Pineville at Northfork, Byrd Prillerman at Sophia, Stratton at Mark Twain, Sandstone at Trap Hill, Gary District at Conley, and Glen Rogers at Herndon.
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Wyoming County
Herndon
Glen Rogers
Arnold Sizemore
Bob Trosky
Stanley ‘Cozort
Owls
Hernon
Bill Singleton
Basil McKinney
John Wilcox
Fayette County
Oak Hill
Fayetteville
Red Devils
Pirates
Larry Sumpter
Kenney Franklin
Kenney Treadway
Roger Blackwell
Joe Bess
Lee Bess
Oceana
Welch
Pineville
Northfork
Sandstone
Trap Hill
Richwood
Mount Hope
Clear Fork
Seth
Princeton
Mullens
Seth Oceana
Welch Pineville
Byrd-Prillerman
Sophia
Stratton
Mark Twain
Gary District
Conley
Durocher Returns to Dodgers as Coach
Leo Durocher rejoined the Los Angeles Dodgers, taking a coaching post after years of discord with owners. Durocher, wearing his familiar number two, announced with manager Walt Alston at a press conference that he sought work and had been out of baseball for 15 months, six years after his Giants managerial stint.
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LOS Angeles
UPI
Leo Durocher
Dodgers
Durocher
Los Angeles Dodgers
Walt Alston
New York Giants
E. J. (Buzzie) Bavasi
Beckley College Edges Shenandoah in Tight Virginia Battle
Beckley College Blue Hawks rallied from a late deficit to defeat Shenandoah College 79-76 in Virginia. Vernon Hurt scored 38 including two late free throws to seal the win as Shenandoah fell to 6-1 in a contest marked by Hurt’s scoring burst and strong rebounding from Bob Fox.
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Vernon Hurt
Beckley College
Blue Hawks
Shenandoah College
Virginia
Hurt
Mullens
Beckley
Spark
Morris Harvey
Shenandoah
Roy Meadows
Hart
Smark
Jim Sprinkle
Ron Stennett
Rod Albertson
Bob Fox
West Virginia
Morris
Charleston
Ford Frick Named Baseball Commissioner
The New York UPI reports Ford Frick becomes the third baseball commissioner, following Kenesaw Mountain Landis and Albert B. Chandler.
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NEW York
UPI
Ford Frick
Kenesaw M. Landis
Albert B. Chandler
Mullens City League Postpones Games
Mullens City League postpones Thursday night games due to a wrestling match between Mullens and Beckley. Games likely end of season. standings show McLain 6-1, Anderson 4-3, Chewing 3-4, Knuckles 1-6.
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Mullens City League
Mullens
Beckley
Lewis D'Antoni
Anderson
Knuckles
Chewing
McLain
Huntington Tops WV High School Basketball Poll
Huntington moved into first place in the United Press International West Virginia high school poll for games through Jan 6. The Pony Express rose to top with 143 points and five first place votes, followed by South Charleston and Charleston, while Parkersburg fell to 12th. Weirton and Elkins also earned top ten spots with unbeaten records and key victories shaping the rankings among 20 teams.
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UPI
Huntington
United Press International
West Virginia
Pony Express
Parkersburg
South Charleston
Black Eagles
Weirton
Elkins
Logan
Wheeling Central
Beckley
Huntington East
Mt. Hope
Wheeling
United Press International Board of Coaches
Crab Orchard Chalks Up 3rd Victory In CL
Beckley Church League results show Crab Orchard and First Methodist each winning to stay hot Monday at the Rec building. First Methodist edged Calvary 25 22 to stay undefeated while Crab Orchard fell to Johnstown Baptist 29 24 with Christian Memorial Baptist and First Baptist also winning.
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Crab Orchard
Rec
Beckley
Christian
Methodist Temple
First Baptist
Calvary
Johnstown Baptist
Memorial Baptist
Presbyterian
Catholic
Church League
Calvary Baptist
G FT F T
Hedrick
Wiseman
O Roebuck
Webb
Smith
First Methodist Gill
Alvarez
Bunch
Williams
Dix
Memorial Baptist G FT T
Molina
Bahr
Linkous
Mays
Walt Craddock Hints at Baseball Comeback After Arm Trouble
George Craddock notes Walt Craddock, former pro pitcher with Savannah, Shreveport, Buffalo, Havana, Kansas City Athletics and Nashville, may resume training in March with a possible return to major league baseball. Craddock, now in coal mining near Beckley, hopes his arm heals and considers coaching or semi pro play if the comeback fails. He is married to Arbutis Pettry and has ties to Syracuse education plans.
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Walt Craddock
Walt
Crandon Coal Company
Bradley
Savannah
Seattle
Nashville
Southern Association
Jim Turner
Craddock
Paul Miller
Jersey City
Syracuse
Shreveport
Buffalo
Havana
Kansas City Athletics
Arbutis Pettry
Montroal
Beckley College
Beckley
Pat Fragile
Beckley Holiday Tournament profits split among four schools
The Beckley Holiday Basketball Tournament reported a profit of 513.85 with net income 713.40 after vets tax. Each of Mullens Beckley Shady Spring and another school receive 128.46 while 3.85 remains to be split. Four schools face 10 fines from illegal journey. Expenditures totaled 199.55 including ticket staff police printing scorer officials tax director misc postal costs. Attendance reached 719 with 368 listed asists at the event. Tickets for WVU NC State game remain, only 900 left. Charleston Civic Center on Feb 4 at 2 p.m. Remaining games include Mountaineers vs VMI Jan 31 at Bluefield and Charleston.
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Beckley
Hubert Jackson
Mullens
Shady Spring
Shia
WVU
North Carolina
Charleston Civic Center
Mountaineers
Bluefield
VMI
Charleston
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