West Virginia Varsity Beats Syracuse 94 to 74
WVU improved to 9-2 with a 94-74 victory over Syracuse in Charleston. Rod Thorn scored 26, Lee Patrone 13, and Jim McCormick and Jim Ritchie 9 each for the Mountaineers who built a 47-29 halftime lead. Syracuse’s Pete Chady led all scorers with 27.
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Conley High Leads In Schoolboy Statistics
Conley High School Mullens leads Tri County schoolboy statistics with a 1-3 season mark yet the season’s scoring per game tops the area at 83 points. The Blue Devils boast an 18 point average margin while Marsh Fork and Gauley Bridge share unbeaten status and solid scoring. Woodrow Wilson and Mount Hope also post strong marks in points scored and defended.
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State Hopes To Break WWC Tie
Sophomore Clyde Crewey pushes Tech ahead late with a hook shot as Marietta struggles. Bob Watson scored 26 for Tech while Bob Wolfe led Marietta with 20. Vernon Hurt tallied 38 in Beckley’s win and Shenandoah’s Jim Sprinkle and Don Oates had 26 and 23. Morris Harvey dropped its fourth game in 11. Eagles’ Gene Miller and Dick O’Neal posted 20 each with Bruce Hewitt 19. Penguins’ Jim Fuqua and Howie McElroy had 17 apiece and Charley Day 16 for Potomac’s win over Hagerstown. O’Brien and Beers led losers with 16 and 14. Oak Hill Red Devils remain active but average 76 while opponents average 81. Oceana and Glen Rogers pace scoring margins. Shady Spring and Sophia battle for total points. Beaver trails Blue Hawks by three. Tables show Beaver, Shady, and Sophia scoring patterns. complete Montgomery schedule missing.
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Ladies to play men in long iron course event
In Palm Beach Florida UPI reports six top women pros and six top men will compete in a $10,000 54 hole event February 14 15 on a new long iron oceanfront course. Betsy Rawls Mickey Wright Louise Suggs Arnold Palmer Don Fischelwald and Sam Snead head a star field as the layout tests women against men across 27 acres with 212 yard holes and a rule set allowing beach play without penalty and lifting crab-hole drops.
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Campbell to captain Columbia Lions football team 1961
AP reports Bill Campbell a junior guard from Homestead Pennsylvania will lead the 1961 Columbia University football squad as captain. His younger brother Jim played end for the U S Naval Academy plebe team last season.
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1961 ABC bowling tour extended to May 17
The American Bowling Congress tourney in Detroit at Cobo Hall is extended four days from March 4 to May 17, allowing 320 more teams to participate.
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Buckeyes Earn First Perfect No 1 Rating In UPI History
Ohio State named top college basketball team by unanimous 35-coach board, earning a perfect rating for the first time since 1950. West Virginia slips to 20th as Louisville rises to fourth and Bradley stays second. Indiana leads the second ten with Utah and Southern California nearby.
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Stoco Kingston Junior Highs Tri-County wins
Stoco and Kingston Junior Highs crushed Pax and Mount Hope in two Tri-County Monday tilts. Kingston overcame a rough start to beat Pax 51 to 37, with Dwight Rhinehart scoring 17 and Charles Conley 16 for the victors. Stoco topped Mount Hope 41 to 35 as the Papoose defense held in the second period and Carl Murdock led scoring with 21 for Mount Hope.
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Oscar Wilt Tied For Top Oscar Wilt Tied For Top
New York based report notes Wilt Chamberlain of Philadelphia and rookie Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati sharing top honors at midseason. Chamberlain barrels toward a record pace with 1 481 points in 39 games and a 38.0 point average. Elgin Baylor trails with 1 444 points and a 34.4 average. Robertson leads in assists with 402 and a 9 3 per game pace.
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