Area Combines Action Tonight With Conference Battles
Night features two conference games and five other area contests as Mullens hosts AAA Princeton and Oceana welcomes Spring. Pineville faces Man while Baileysville meets Wyoming County foe Glen Rogers. Mt. Hope travels to Stratton to play Elkhorn and Herndon tangles with Montcalm.
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Mullens
Oceana
Princeton
Pineville
Baileysville
Wyoming
Glen Rogers
Mt. Hope
Stratton
Elkhorn
Herndon
Montcalm
Sophia Seeks RCL Win Over Trap Hill Wildcats
Sophia Blue Hawks, leading Raleigh County League at 4-2, host Trap Hill Wildcats aiming for another win at home. Earlier this season Sophia beat Trap Hill 61-54 at Tra Hill gym. tonight Mills Dudley Lovell and veteran lineup face Danny Knight and Dallas Copeland as Trap Hill pursues improvement and a possible upset in a close league race.
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Sophia Blue Hawks
Wildcats
Trap Hill
Sophia
RCL
Shady
Stoco
Marsh Fork
Stratton
Tra Hill
Hawks
Clear Fork
Mills
Dudley Lovell
Danny Knight
Ed Birchfield
Dallas
Herb Copeland
Millard Barron
Rebels Hill East CC Battle Sparks 30 by McKinney
Mullens in CC action beat Pineville 66 47 and Trap Hill 30 66 47 as Danny Graves and McKinney pace the Rebels. Melvin Reed and Dee Beckley add juice while Princeton tests Mullens in a key late season push. Oceana eyes eighth straight, Shady faces tough task. Mt Hope, Oak Hill, and Welch also featured in Coalfield standings.
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Dee Beckley
Tigers
Princeton
Rebels
Oss
Red Devils
Mullens
Howard Hill
Bulldogs Host Elkhorn in Revenge Shot at Home
The Bulldogs welcome Elkhorn to the Bulldog gym tonight seeking revenge after a 75 to 53 season opening loss. Harry Mayo, their top scorer and rebounder, was hurt in that game and is listed as a game-time factor. Teammates Tommy Moore, Irvin Wright, Mike Craighead, and Robert Rhinehart are set to fill the gap as Stratton rides a 7-3 record into the matchup.
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Elkhorn
Bulldog Gym
Bulldogs
Harry Mayo
Stratton
Mayo
Tommy Moore
Irvin Wright
Mike Craighead
Robert Rhinehart
Mayo _ Pipe
Jack
Sophia
RCL
Marsh Fork
Stoco
Shady Spring
Clear Fork
Tri-County Scoring Race Led by Mayo and Ramsey
In the tri County area scoring averages fell as winter cooled. Stratton's Harry Mayo held a slim edge over Roger Wood of Beckley while Richard Ramsey of Fayetteville surged with 20.33 per game, boosting his total to 122 points in seven games. Donnie Brown of Marsh Fork and Jerry Davis of Mount Hope rose into top ten as bouts with Park Central, Huntington, and others reshaped the standings.
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Robert Monarchy
Tricounty
Stratton
Harry Mayo
Roger Wood
Beckley
and Bekton
Park Central
Pace
Huntington
Huntington East
Danny Knight
Wildcat
Knight
Vaca Kingayetteville
Richard Ramsey
Ramsey
D Graves
Mullens
Graves
Welch
Pineville
Oceana
Rebels
Trap Hill Po
Baileysville
Larry Blankenship
Blankenship
Donnie Brown
Marsh Fork
Tri-County
Ae Ave
Harry Mayocite
Roger Wood Beckley
Fayetteville
Danny Knight Trap
Challengers
Ed Dales Hinton
Jack Richmond
Kenny Sepko
Shady Spring
Tommy Peck
Glen Rogers
Jim Stone Sophia
Tommy Moore Stratton
Ernest Dunford Stoco
Methodist Assembly Upset In Church League Night
Beckley Recreation hosted a tripleheader with two upsets as Assembly beat Methodist 56-39 and Catholic edged Methodist 49-47 in overtime. Temple routed First Baptist 34-15. Central’s M Smith and R Dyer led with 18 and 17 as Temple showed balanced scoring. Vecellio scored all four Catholic overtime points to seal the upset over First Methodist.
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Assembly
Catholic
Methodist
Temple
First Baptist
M. Smith
R. Dyer
Central
Smith
Dyer
Bob Sharrett
Temples
T. Hansberry
M. Moore
First Methodist
Floyd Vecellio
Bernie Paiz
Joe Fama
Vecellio
Bruce Benedict
Harold Welch
Calvary Meeting Memorial
Presbyterian
Christian
Salvation Army
T. Knapp S. Shrewsbury
Baptist Martin
Shirey
Moore
Ill Patton
Patton
Bland
Wallen
Walker
E. Melton
1St Baptist
D. Danco
F. Vecellio
Ama
E. Smith
B. Paiz
J. Rivituso
Methodist T. Blankenship
R. West
B. Benedict
H. McMillion
H. Welch
B. Parsons
Ist Methodist
Boe
Bowling League Scores and Outstanding Bowlers Announced
The weekly league results name top teams Meadows Lumber Co and The Bearcats with high team series 3064 and 2630 respectively. Notable individuals include Bozo Powers Omar Kidd Marco Cipolat Percy Mullins Walton Cook John Richmond Hen Pittman and Willard Jabeien with multiple high games and series across divisions.
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Rose
Ceaccaberes Tak ‘High Ind
Larry da
Bill Cou
Stev! Lewis
Dick Sepkowski
Russell Shumate
Dominic Savino
Don Boyd
Hy Eas
June Davis
Charles Io
Wl-Wick
T Martina Tile Co
Dot’s Packette
C & O Railroad
Ee Meadows Lumber Co
Beaver Service
Coal City
Basile Meadows
Omar Kidd
Marco Cipolat
Bob Shelton
Percy Mullins
C & P Telephone
Mixers
Green Hornets
C. O. No
Bearcats
John Ichmond
Henrietta Pittman
Y-Nots
Johnichmond
Willard Jabeien
Les Welch
Ralph O’dell
John Richmond
Stan Hudnall
Bob Field
Showdown Time Royals Battle Celtics For NBA Lead
United Press International reports a big Tuesday night showdown in Cincinnati as the Royals seek to topple the Celtics who have owned the division title for nine straight years and seven consecutive league crowns. Kansas City star Oscar Robertson led a 135-112 win over the Warriors in Indiana with 29 points while Adrian Smith and Jerry Lucas also hit double figures. In Memphis the 76ers beat the Hawks 110-107 in a tense finish sparked by a scuffle at the scorer’s table and a late Richie Guerin palming call from Earl Strom guiding Bill Cunningham to a game winning layup.
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United Press International
National Basketball Association
Cincinnati Royals
Boston Celtics
Celtics
Cincinnati
Royals
San Francisco Warriors
Muncie
Ind
Oscar Robertson
Adrian Smith
Jerry Lucas
Tom
76Ers
St. Louis Hawks
Memphis
Tenn
Earl Strom
Strom
Richie Guerin
Bill Cunningham
Fight Results Highlight Diverse Stops Across Cities
In London Chic Calderwood halted Derek Richards in Wales, while in Las Vegas Gene Henderson outpointed Charley Austin. A Phoenix event notes 157 percent performance marks across the card.
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London
UPI
Chic Calderwood
Scotland
Derek Richards
Wales
Las Vegas
Nev
Gene
Henderson
Charley Austin
Phoenix
Ariz
Harness tracks to host new series for three year filly trotters and pacers
Three long running harness venues Historic Park Goshen Roosevelt Raceway will stage new three year filly trotters and pacers series this year. Each track will host a third of the two series and prize pool exceeds 150000 dollars. The event includes notable figures like Ed Sharrett David Lyons Bob Payne Rem Vanover Bob Sharrett and Rev T M Wald.
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New York
UPI
Historic Park
Goshen
N.Y
Roosevelt Raceway
You Two
Assembly OF God
Sam
Ed Sharrett
David Lyons
Bob Payne
Rem Vanover
Bob Sharrett
T. M. Waldrea
Local Basketball Schedule Notes Hits and Gaps
A fragment lists towns including Herbert Hoover Logan Mt. Hope Richmond Beckley Huntington Oak Hill Mullens Ansted Sandstone Stratton Seth Athens Clear Fork Beckley Jr with days Friday Saturday and reference to midweek Wednesday. The text appears as OCR noise. no game results or teams are specified.
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Oak Hill
Mullens
Ansted Sandstone
Stratton Seth Athens
Clear Fork Beckley Jr
Draws For Sectional Tournament Pairings Released
Bonge Marsh Fork High School director Claude Worley has chosen the pairings for the Region III Section 4 AA tournament at the Raleigh County Armory on March 25. First round features Steco facing Trap Hill and Sophia Bulldogs. Championship round is set for Saturday March 5.
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Claude Worley
Bonge Marsh Fork High School
Raleigh County Armory
Steco
Trap Hill
Sophia Bulldogs
Mantle Faces Surgery Today
Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees will undergo surgery on his injured right shoulder to remove a bone chip. Mayo Clinic surgeons planned the procedure at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. He is expected to stay 10 to 14 days in hospital and several weeks in Rochester for treatment.
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Rochester, Minn
UPI
Mickey Mantle
New York Yankees
Mayo Clinic
Mantle
St. Mary’s Hospital
Rochester
Yankees
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