Georgia Tech Beats Kentucky in 729-Game Streak Buster
Georgia Tech overwhelmed Kentucky 33 free throws to 18 as the Engineers routed the Wildcats 74-? in Atlanta. Tech held Kentucky to 16.3 percent shooting, with Kaiser scoring 24 and Denton 18 for Tech, who extended their SEC win streak to six. Kentucky fell to 4-2 in the league behind Tulane and idle teams.
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Dave Denton
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Jim Riley
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Campy’s Son Arrested Again in Larceny Case
NEW YORK AP Roy Campanella's 16 year old stepson David was arrested on petty larceny and parole violation. It marked his third arrest in under a year. Police seized four youths as they eyed items from a large box including lobster and cigarettes. David denied involvement. others implicated include Isidore Fisher and Ronald Garnet. The boy has previous juvenile delinquency records and two recent rock records.
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Roy Campanella
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Ruthe Campanella
Big area high school hoops stack up tonight in region
Mullens invades Sophia in a key area game as Mullens seeks win at Sophia following a 70 61 first meeting. Montgomery hosts Madison as the Greyhounds ride a 9 game streak while Ansted and Beckley Junior High also aim to extend long win runs on home floors. Other area games feature Logan at Chapmanville Summersville Fayetteville Baileysville at Birch Clay at Gauley Bridge Pineville at Man Conley at Beckley Stratton Beckley Byrd Prillerman Kimball at Byrd Prillerman and Clear Fork at Trap Hill with uneven records on both sides.
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Wilt Chamberlain Tops NBA Scoring Leaderboard
Philadelphia star Wilt Chamberlain widened his scoring lead over Cincinnati’s Jack Twyman in the NBA standings. In 45 games, Chamberlain has 1,681 points for a 37.2 average, while Twyman, with seven more games, has 1,605 points for a 30.9 average, marking Chamberlain’s second straight week leading in total and per game scoring.
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Beckley Business Development Corp Seeks Local Investors
Beckley business leaders push 50 to 100 volunteers to solicit subscriptions for 100000 common shares at $10 each to fund a new corporation. The aim is to create jobs by lending to new and expanding industries with SBA backing and local bank deposits. Investors are told profits come as dividends with potential indirect benefits to the Beckley economy.
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Bearcats Lead AP Top 10 in Latest College Poll
The Associated Press ranking unchanged with Cincinnati again No 1 and Bradley close second. Georgia Tech remains fourth, Utah slips, Villanova rises, and a two-game winner soars to eighth while Washington State and others follow. The top ten reflects games through Saturday Jan 26 with point totals and first place votes noted.
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California Bears Defense Stuns West Virginia in LA Tourney
The Cal Bears shut down Washington early and limited the Huskies to four first nine minutes shots, echoing a strong defense seen in the Los Angeles Tournament against West Virginia. West Virginia's West and Mountaineers faced fatigue after two tough opponents, while Coach Fred Schaus notes rebound effort. Jack Twyman and Jerry West are cited as overburdened by the three-night grind, and CAL’s defense is credited for a difficult contest. The piece also comments on the Dixie Classic and coaching talents like Lawrence Wiseman, Jerome Van Meter, and Adolph Rupp’s changing dominance as high school and college basketball rise in competition.
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Charleston
Chris Smith
Dean Blake
Wiseman
Jerome van Meter
Duke Snider Takes $3,000 Salary Cut
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Duke Snider took a $3,000 salary cut leaving Gil Hodges as the club’s highest paid player for 1959 Hodges earned $38,000 last year while Snider made $40,000 Snider batted .308 in 126 games and led the team with 88 runs while ranking second with 23 homers despite knee problems.
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Snider
Unitas Predicts AFL Success Ahead of Award
Philadelphia AP says Johnny Unitas, two time NFL champion quarterback with the Baltimore Colts, believes the American Football League will be a success. He states the AFL will give more teams a chance and that competition will benefit the NFL. Unitas was in Philadelphia to accept the Philadelphia sports writers' award as America's outstanding athlete.
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