Marsh Fork Hopes To Keep Record Clean In Raleigh County Clash
Marsh Fork Bulldogs host Sophia Blue Hawks as a key Raleigh County game. Marsh Fork sits 10-0 after a 68-59 win over Shady Spring, while Sophia stands 11-2 with losses to Shady Spring and Woodrow Wilson. Sophias Jack Hampton, a 6-0 senior newly eligible, strengthens their frontline alongside McKinney and Woodie.
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St Johns Aims To End One-Game Jinx On Road
United Press International reports fifth ranked St Johns seeks to snap a seven game jinx at St Louis on the Billiken home court. St Louis, hit by losses and injury to center Bob Nordmann, carries a 10-5 mark against St Johns, who hold a 10 of 12 start run. Other top games and Thursday results noted. Burgess nets 52 as Gonzaga thumps Cal Aggies while Chilton leads national scoring.
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Bevo) Nordmann
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Northwestern Announces 1961 62 Football Schedules
Northwestern University has set games with Boston College and the University of South Carolina for the 1961 and 1962 seasons. Boston College will visit Evanston on September 30, 1961, and South Carolina will come to Evanston on September 22, 1962. The matchups are firsts in Northwestern football and fill gaps after Denver University dropped football.
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Olympic Group Seeks Torch Relay Route Change
Tokyo reports the 1964 Olympic participants propose moving the sacred fire from Greece to Japan via the Silk Road traced by Marco Polo. The plan envisions the torch passing through Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, India, Thailand, Burma, Vietnam, China, and the Korean peninsulas before reaching Japan.
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Stoco Indians Beat Trap Hill Wildcats 54 43
The Stoco Indians defeated the Trap Hill Wildcats 54 to 43 at Surveyor Thursday night to notch their second win of the season. Joe Grahonya led Stoco with 19 points while Billy Cole paced Trap Hill with 16. Phillips and Fares added 10 for Stoco, and Larry Grahovac with Sauls contributing nine and 10 respectively.
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Bruins May Escape NHL cellar on late win over Leafs
The Boston Bruins trimmed the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 to move within four points of the idle fifth place New York Rangers. Andre Pronovost scored the decisive goal at 12:05 of the third period after Leo Boivin and Billy Harris had tied it earlier. Jerry Toppazzini scored twice for Boston as Frank Mahovlich notched his 40th goal for Toronto, keeping him 10 from Maurice Richard's single season mark. A third period brawl led to six minor penalties.
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Lester Juniors Triumph Over Trap Hill 32 30
Lester Junior High edged Trap Hill 32 to 30 as Perimelia scored 12 for Lester while Ratliff led Trap Hill with 14 and Stump added 11 for the losers. Lester led 8-7 after one and 18-14 at halftime, then held on despite a 9-6 third period by Trap Hill.
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Beckley College Calls Off Tilt
A heavy snowstorm disrupted the West Virginia Conference basketball schedule. Salem beat Fairmont 85-84 at Fairmont in the lone completed game. Glenville-A-B and Bluefield-Shaw were postponed with the Glenville-A-B match moved to Saturday. Salem led 73-59 late before fending off a rally. Dave Christie scored 30 for Salem and Ron Everbart had 23 for Fairmont.
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Evashevski Receives TD Club Honor in New York
Forest Evashevski, longtime Iowa football coach and retiring athletics director, was honored by the Touchdown Club of New York at a Hotel Astor dinner. The award, the club's top honor, cited his superb coaching through the 1960 season when he molded a championship team from sophomores and juniors.
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Kentucky hires Charles Knox as offensive line coach
Assistant Wake Forest coach Charles Knox is named Kentucky offensive line coach replacing Bob Cummings who resigned to join Vanderbilt. Knox, a Sewickley native and Juniata College graduate, comes from Huntington, Pennsylvania.
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Lucky International Golf Test for U S Pros
UPI reports the second round of the rain soaked Lucky International sees American pros facing a tough field of international challengers. George Bayer and Charley Sifford share the lead at six under par 65, with Stan Leonard Arnold Palmer and others close behind.
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Mounties Open 3-Game Road Trip
West Virginia basketball plans a charter flight to Norfolk for a Saturday contest with William and Mary, creating a three game road swing that also includes Furman in Greenville and VMI later. Coach George King weighs WVUs matchup with the Tribe and fears the tough road ahead.
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Beckley Postpones Tilt With Huntington
The Woodrow Wilson Huntington East game at the Recreation Building has been moved to February 25 in Beckley. Beckley prepares to travel to Logan Saturday night to face the Logan Wildcats.
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Richmond Meets Va Tech Tonite in Southern Conf Tilt
Richmond travels to Richmond to meet Virginia Tech as the eighth place Spiders seek a league win in a crowded Southern Conference race. Richmond sits 2-5 in league play 6-5 overall after a snowy drive from the city. West Virginia visits William and Mary in a key Saturday matchup while VMI hosts Wake Forest and Virginia meets Bucknell in non conference action.
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First Methodist and Crab Orchard Lead Church League
First Methodist beat Presbyterian 40-11 and Crab Orchard defeated First Baptist 37-25, tying for the league lead. Bunch led First Methodist with 18 points, Moore scored 15 for Crab Orchard, while Reitz had 9 for Presbyterian and Pennington 5 for the Presbyterians. Other wins include Johnstown Baptist 40 Memorial Baptist 24, Methodist Temple 28 Calvary 25, and Christian 37 Catholic 28.
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