Beckley Blue Hawks Lose 103 77 To Sue Bennett JC
Sue Bennett Junior College defeated Beckley College 103 to 77 in a foul heavy road game in London Kentucky. Key Beckley players Tex Williams and Pete Culberto fouled out early and rest of team struggled as Bob Backus led with 19 points and Rock Allen and Don Manning added double figures amid a 61 foul total drawing postgame protests from Beckley coach Bill Bowman.
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Beckley College Blue Hawks
Kentucky
Bennett Junior College
Sue Bennett
Tex Williams
Blue Hawks
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Hawk
Williams
Pete
Culberto
Bob Backus
Hawks
Rock Allen
Don Manning
Sue Bennett Boys
Bill Bowman
Beckley
Cumberland Junior College
Williamsburg
Big Creek Back In Competition With Hoop Win
Big Creek High School of War returned to state competition with a 69 to 57 victory at Gary. Glen Pruitt led the Owls with 26 points after a suspension by the West Virginia SSAC kept Big Creek from athletic play following a dispute over the 1957 Class AA football playoff selection and related court actions.
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Big Creek High School of War
McDowell County
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Gonzales Sees Five More Years May Crown Olmedo Successor
In Melbourne AP reports Pancho Gonzales asserts five more peak years in pro tennis and names Alex Olmedo as his likely successor. He credits hunger for wins, despite slowing slightly, after defeating Lew Hoad 8-6 6-2 6-3 to enter the Victorian pro final against Sedgman.
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Pancho Gonzales
Alex Olmedo
Lew Hoad
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Olympic Velodrome
Hoad
Sere Frank Sedgman
Toad
Rome
Tony Trabert
NCAA proposes looser subs for gridiron players
Los Angeles report on the NCAA Football Rules Committee drafting a more liberal substitution rule aimed at aiding small colleges. The plan would allow a single additional man in a quarter without full two platoons, plus separate reports on goal posts and blocking use.
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Ncaa Football Rules Committee
H. O. (Fritz) Crisler
Michigan
Ellwood Geiges
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Crisler
Ruling May Divide But Not Kill IBC Gibson
Truman K Gibson president of the International Boxing Club says a Supreme Court ruling may separate the IBC operations in New York and Chicago rather than destroy them. He envisions two distinct IBCs competing for fights from separate offices with New York and Chicago promoters. Gibson, back from London, called the ruling shocking and disappointing.
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Henry Cooper
London
Arthur Wirtz
New
Hawks Offer McCauley Five Year Coaching Pact
St. Louis Hawks may keep coach Easy Ed McCauley for five years under a contract offering a total salary exceeding 100000 dollars. The team previously known for firing coaches quickly offered the job to McCauley after Ben Kerner proposed a long term arrangement.
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McCauley
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St. Louis Hawks
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Shady Trounces Mr Hope as Gens Top Travellers
Princeton and Oceana led a heavy boys basketball schedule, with Shady Spring thrashing Mount Hope 67 47 and Lookout edging Gauley Bridge 44 41. Notable performances included Donnie Weirtos 31 at Oceana, Jerry Hogg 21 for Lookout, and Montgomery’s 89 73 win over Cedar Grove as teams chase Coalfield and New River titles.
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Arthur Aliff
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Ronald Richards
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Crichton boys win tight game as Ellis seals late victory
Crichton edged Chapmanville 4 47 in a close contest as Buddy Ellis led Man’s Hillbillies with 16 points. Sweet and Millard Fleming each scored 17 for Crichton. The win evened the year at 3-3 with Ellis delivering a decisive late two-pointer in the final 10 seconds.
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Millard Fleming
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Man's Hillbillies
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Ellis
Louisville Upsets Bradley In College Basketball Thriller
Louisville, ranked ahead of Bradley, defeated the seventh-ranked Braves 79-66 as John Turner and Roger Tieman sparked a decisive second-half surge. The win came amid a season of steady if uneven progress for the Cardinals, with several other notable results across conferences.
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Bluth Campi And Welu 1 2 3 In Pin Tournament
Ray Bluth leads 94 bowlers into the All Star Bowling Championships semifinals after four days of qualifying in Buffalo New York. He posted a 214 average and 5148 total with a strong final six game block. Lou Campi and Billy Welu follow, with Ward in fourth. Ronnie Diamond won a roll-off to reach 94th. Women’s qualifiers were led by Gloor of Chicago with 802 in a four game block.
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Ronnie Diamond
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Don Carter
Buzz Fazio
St. Louis
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Chicago
Church Quintet Beats Tankmen at Oak Hill Showdown
The First Christian Church basketball team from Beckley defeated the National Guard Tank Company of Oak Hill 71 to 57 at the National Guard Armory. Woody Ducal scored 2 points while Fox led the Tank Company with 18.
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Tebbetts To Be Quinn Successor In Milwaukee Braves
Milwaukee Braves executive vice president Birdie Tebbetts appears set to take over duties of departing general manager John Quinn. Quinn joined the Philadelphia Phillies for a pay boost, while Milwaukee plans Tebbetts to hold Quinn’s duties temporarily, with a permanent assignment expected to follow.
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Bassey To Defend Title Against Moore
Liverpool world featherweight champion Hogan Bassey will defend his title against Davey Moore in Los Angeles on March 18. The bout was postponed from February 28 due to the illness of a Bassey manager.
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Hogan Bassey
Liverpool
Davey Moore
Los Angeles
George Parnassus
Casale Named Athletic Director at Temple University
Philadelphia AP report notes Ernest C Casale 39 year old assistant mathematics professor and veteran Temple baseball coach appointed athletic director succeeding Josh Cody who retires in June after six years in the post and over 30 years coaching college baseball basketball and football.
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Ernie) Casale
Temple University
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