NC State Edges Kentucky For AP College Hoops Top Spot
North Carolina State narrowly tops Kentucky in the AP Poll as voters place NC State first on 48 ballots to Kentucky’s 35. Carolina rises to third, Kansas State slips, and WVU enters the top ten after a week highlighted by Dixie Classic wins and key conference results.
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West Virginia and College Basketball Scores Roundup
The slate reports high school results from St Albans Glen Rogers Rupert and others with multiple city matchups. College games include Morris Harvey at William and Mary Virginia Tech over Marshall and West Virginia Wesleyan defeating Fairmont State along with several otherimpressive outcomes.
Skiles Scores 22 to Pace Eagles in WVIC Night
Eight games on tap after a night of basketball totals. Morris Harvey led by Dennis Skiles with 22 points as the Golden Eagles beat William and Mary 75 to 7. Virginia Tech routed Marshall 93 to 40. Wesleyan rolled Fairmont State 81 to 68 as 6 10 center Ken Ramsey grabbed 25 rebounds. Tech improved to 15 1 in starts and 8 0 in conference. West Liberty edged Potomac State 54 to 52. Beckley fell to Cumberland 99 to 76. William and Mary dropped four starters to fouls in Charleston.
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Olmedo Exercises Hard as Adelaide Prep Looms
Alex Olmedo, No. 1 foreign seed, completed his first tennis workout in five days in Melbourne and said he felt little pain from a strained stomach muscle. He hopes to be ready to play in Adelaide if no new trouble arises as the American Davis Cup team nears the Australian championships.
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Orr Named Rookie Of Year In Pro Football
New York AP reports Jim Orr of the Pittsburgh Steelers won the 1958 NFL rookie of the year with 16 of 41 votes. Bobby Mitchell of the Cleveland Browns had nine, nine freshmen were nominated, and Orr totaled 33 receptions for 910 yards and seven touchdowns.
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Howes and Litzenberger move on Geoffrion in scoring chase
Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings and Eddie Litzenberger of the Chicago Black Hawks rise in the NHL scoring derby, pushing Bernie Geoffrion and Andy Bathgate as Montreal's Boom Boom clings to the lead despite a goal drought. Bathgate sits second with 43, Litzenberger fourth with 42.
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Schaus Wary As WVU Faces Tribe Tonight
West Virginia hosts William and Mary as the 41 game Southern Conference win streak looms. William and Mary, averaging 6-5 per man, boasts a 9-4 season with 5-1 in conference, after a 76-67 loss to Morris Harvey College. WVU sits 12-3 with five straight conference wins and will return to finals after tonight’s game.
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North Texas State 5 Loses To Cincinnati In OT
North Texas State 5, an unpublicized Denton college, almost upset Cincinnati before falling 64-56 in overtime. Rod Byrd’s late shot rimmed out in regulation with the game tied, while Oscar Robertson scored 28 after overtime. Cincinnati led a crowded top 10 slate with a late win over Bradley in OT.
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Schoendienst Signs 1959 Braves Pact
Red Schoendienst, Milwaukee Braves second baseman, signed a 1959 contract from his Mount St Rose Hospital bed amid illness. The 35 year old said he took a pay cut and predicted he might play this season despite two months in bed with tuberculosis. General Manager John Quinn and Birdie Tebbetts witnessed the signing.
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Vossler Breaks Record To Win Tijuana Open
Ernie Vossler of Midland Texas set a 72 hole tournament record 273 to win the Tijuana Open at Tijuana Country Club. He held off John McMullin Jack Fleck and others to collect 9000 in prize money and claim his second major tour triumph.
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Australia Enters 1959 Davis Cup American Zone
Melbourne AP The Lawn Tennis Association of Australia decided by telephone vote to compete in the American Zone 1959 Davis Cup Challenge Round. The move will be confirmed at the association council meeting January 19.
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