Handley Makes Last Appearance At Fayette Court
Gauley Bridge and Mullens win 9 schoolboy games on the schedule. Beckley wrestlers edge Barbourville 105-pound and 133-pound bouts with falls and decisions. Shady Spring and Beckley post wrestling triumphs as part of a light tri county basketball card delayed by West Virginia weather and a U V Tech game.
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Handley
Fayette Court
Raleigh County
Bourgville
John Pyles
Beckley
Barboursville
Pirate
Gene Wiseman
Woodrow Wilson
Buzzy Rousy
Shady Spring
Tigers
Beaver School
Shady
West Virginia University-Virginia Tech
Fayetteville
C. J. Walker
Mark Twain
Pax
Baileysville
Rough’ Riders
West Virginia Virginia Tech clash in Fayetteville test
West Virginia varsity basketball faces Virginia Tech in Fayetteville in a Southern Conference game. The Mountaineers bring a high scoring attack led by Hot Rod Hundley, while Tech uses a slowdown strategy under coach Noe as both teams chase league wins.
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Virginia Tech
Fayetteville
Mountaineers
Techmen
Chuck Noa
Noe
Tech
Kentucky
Richmond
Hot
Rod Hundley
Fayette County
Hundley
Morgantown
Emporium
Hot Red
Ferry Penn
Mullens
Virginia
Tech Gobblers
VPI
Pulman
Gobblers
Dave’ Kuhn
Clayton Coates
Penn
Coates
Kuba
Victori Wen
Citadel
Dato
Furman
Willem& Mary
BAF
Res Letty
Fred? Smith
Bafersmen
David West
Bob Harris
Barnett
Vauley
Sirde Craneg
Gwinn
Ceria Ee i
West
Ae Harvey
Shinn
Barboursville
Elleville
Dicksome
Amsted
Paul Adkins
David “Boner
John Scaggs
Steubenlotte
N.C
Robert Fox
Jridge
Seville
Firman
Bill Barton
Meadow Bridge
Fairmont
MLS
Bluefield
State College
Huey’ Long
Rainelle
West Liberty
Purdue
Northwestern
Doug Dufour
Harold Ryder Pees Alderson
Ansted
Jaques
Morris
Harvey
Emory & Henry
Milligan
Salon
Kenneth Legg
John Hurt
Bethany
Haare Alee Hunter
Glenville
Wesleyan
Mor
Marra
Maertzinger c
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Nang
West vir-Pennington
Duches- Beee
Wells
Montcoal
Marsh Fork High
Adams
Blu
Tolley
Crotty
Brammer
Wyatt
Aye Yee
Lefbenville
Kelly
Yogan Sr
Simones
Colvard
Steubenville
Jon
McClain
Hardesty
Miller
Welch
Conn
Emory Elkins
Cohn
Stanford
Annapolis
Bob Reifell
Buddy
Virgin
Joe Gilkerson
Heagarly
Islands
Jim Spencer
Tyree
Navy
Ea Ae
Harmon
Price
Barnard
Hunter
Davies
Art Potter
Logan
Beckley
Guiton Resigns to Coach The Citadel Football and Wrestling
Rocky Mount High School coach John ny Guiton will leave Feb 1 to join The Citadel as an assistant to Eddie Teague. Guiton will coach wrestling while serving as football assistant before the end of his season in Rocky Mount.
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Rocky Mount
N.C. U
Johnny Guiton
Citadel
Eddie Teague
D. S. Johnson
Guiton
High School Standings and College Notes
Area high school scores mix with college line in a compact list. Ganley Bridge led with 74 while Mullens posted 77 and Welch 58. Beckley Jr trimmed Rainelle, Ansted fell to Mullens, and others posted varied results across counties. College notes mention Hunt East, Stonewall Jackson, Parkersburg Catholic, Ripley, Glenville, and Calhoun with scattered scores and placements.
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Shady
Gauley
Bob
Ayersman
Ord
Ansted’s High
Othter
Landers
Meadows Bridge
Vice
Rainlory
Faette
Oak
Eaglets
Travelers
Logan Junior High
Roger Har
Mullens
Scor|m
Logan
Colvard
the Wetch
Rebels
Sophia
Ganley Bridge
Ansted
Welch
Meadow Bridge
Rainelle
Beckley Jr
Logan’ Jr
Hunt
East
Stonewall Jackso
Little League Plans Lighting Upgrade and Committee Formation
Beckley Little League moves to upgrade EiXs Stadium lighting to meet Little League Baseball standards. Bill Harmon names field and umpiring committees, with Lawrence Pruett chairing the field panel and George Springer leading Parent Night arrangements. Plans include a revised 1957 schedule and a potential briefing season with practice games prior to cuts.
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Beckley
Little League
EiXs Stadium
Bill Harmon
Little League Baseball, Inc
Muffens
Lawrence Pruett
Eugene Foster
H. B. Thomas
Teague
Bill Miles
National League
Cat? Curtis
American
Beecher Cummings
Gene Larrick, Jr
George Springer
League
Ed Hedrick
Ways & Means
Elks Lodge
Rough Riders face Gilbert challenge on tough home court
Tonight's slate features the Rough Riders at Gilbert after a season to date 11-1 mark with a lone loss at Glen Rogers. Shady Spring visits Marsh Fork aiming to stay atop the Raleigh County League with a 7-0 record and a key test against a 3-2 Bulldog squad in pursuit of the league crown.
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Oceana
Shady Spring
Marth Fork
Buffalo
Stratton
Balleysable
Gilbert Conley
Elkhorn
Mark Twain
Pax
Rough Riders
Gilbert
Glen Rogers
Baiseysville
Raleigh
Marsh ‘ Fork
Bulldogs
Sophia
Tigers
Ains Man
Beckley Stratton
Accoyille
North Carolina Holds Lead As Kansas Drops In Hoop Poll
The AP weekly basketball poll shows North Carolina far ahead of Kansas after Kansas lost to Iowa State. Louisville moves to third after edging Dayton. Kentucky rises to fourth as Illinois climbs to seventh. Iowa State tumbles from third to eighth after a 69-66 defeat to Missouri.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Kansas
Iowa State
North“ Carolina
Missouri
Louisville
Cardinals
Dayton
J. Ie
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
Illinois
Notre Dame
Seattle
Southern Methodist
UCLA
Mustangs
Aoe Bradley
Ohio State
SMU
Llinois
Bradley
Ohio
State
Canisius
Wake, Forest
Tulare
California
Oklahoma City
Idaho State
West
Virginia
Duke
Oklahoma
Memorial Baptist-Split League Leads In Three Way Tie
Catholic beat Johnstown Baptist 31-22 to end Memorial Baptist’s 3-1 run with First Baptist, Calvary and Memorial tied for first. Calvary defeated Christian 22-17 as First Methodist edged Presbyterian in double overtime. Memorial Baptist faces Presbyterian while First Baptist meets Johnstown in tonight’s three way chase. Bill Farrar scored 14 for First Baptist in the Memorial upset.
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First’ Baptist
Memorial Baptist
Church Basketball League
Johnstown Baptist
First Baptist
Memorial ‘Baye Tist
Memorial’ Quint
Yel Z Tn
Calvary
Christian
Bob Cerrito
First Methodist
Nosed’ Presbyterian
Crab Orchard
Methodist Temple
Fle
Presbyterian
Johnstown
Bill Farrar
Bob Bivens
Bruno Della Mea
Jack Pedro
Methodist
S . Dix
Doug Lewis
George Wabaghs
Cernulowt
Greaves
Latewell
Pitts- Dix
Elburgh
Laylo
Champ
Wagner
Lulu
Robinson
Ates
É Presbyterian
First Bai Baptist
James F
Griffith
Leeber
Boston
Banust
Minneapolis
George
Miie Seaaone
Pullmer
Heydey
Dickerson
Wittsburgh
Celtics
Marshall
Qmandy
Elupger
Porte
É Gunsberg
Smith
Abe
Santi
Philadel
Bsue Pla
Bivens
Sheraran FA
Hulimarro
Eddie Boyle
NBA
J. Riffe
Roston
Grigg
Bailey
Boyle
Bob Cousy
Bill Shar
Carnaite
Red Auerbach
Delia Mea
Huliman
Lakers
Pane & G
Feazells
Telass
Seris Kanvera
Pedro
Oye
Cousy
Walker
Sharman
Mikan
Epie
Jim Pollard
Vern
Mikkelsen
Jonnstown
Demaret Wins Thunderbird Invite with Ninth Stroke Lead
Jimmy Demaret, 44, dominating the Thunderbird Invitational in Palm Springs, defeated Mike Souchak by eight strokes and Venturi by nine. Memorial Baptist and Calvary Baptist teams led by strong showings as Demaret praised his finest rounds.
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Palm
Springs
Calif
Arizona
Jimmy Demaret
Phoenix
Demaret
Jimmy
Kiamesha ‘ Lake
Mike Souichak
Grossinger
Ken’ Ventuel
Phyle
Ao Francisco
Demar
Pet
Jet
Mike
Memorial Baptist
Venturi
Baptist
Tebbetts Defends Players Against Hearsay Criticism
Milwaukee event notes Cincinnati’s Birdie Tebbetts denouncing critics who target baseball players families. Tebbetts, 1956 NL manager of the year, tells 300 at Diamond Dinner that hearsay remarks harm players and may hurt teams and fans. He cites Jackie Robinson’s comments about Braves’ pennant hopes and questions the reliability of unnamed sources.
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Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Birdie
Tebbetts
Redlegs
Jackie Robinson
Milwaukee Braves
Robinson
Fred Haney
Braves
Tebberts
Wertz Honored as Most Courageous Athlete of 1956
Vic Wertz, cleveland Indians first baseman, was named the most courageous athlete of 1956 by the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association. He spoke of his polio attack and thanked 1,200 diners with a standing ovation. The award also recognized Milt Campbell as outstanding athlete and Jerry Tubbs as team captain of Oklahoma Sooners. Wertz, a York Pennsylvania native, returned to form after a 1955 illness and a comeback season.
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Philadelphia i
Vic Wertz
Philadelphia Sports Ates Assn
Werlz
Milt Campbell
Jerry Tubbs
Oklahoma
iWerlz
York
Tlhe
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland _ chiblouse
Wertz
Cleveland
Fullmer Wins Unanimous Decision In Nontitle Bout
Salt Lake City reports Gene Fullmer won a 10 round nontitle bout by unanimous decision over Wilf Greaves. It was Fullmer’s first fight since becoming middleweight champion and Greaves proved tougher than Rahman in the earlier match.
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Salt ‘Lake City
Fullmer
Wilf Greaves
Sugar Ray Robinson
Greaves
Wise New Backfield Coach at Ga Tech
Georgia Tech athletic director Bobby Dodd announced Carl Wise, 41, as the new offensive backfield coach replacing Frank Broyles who moves to Missouri. Wise comes from Clemson where he coached backfields and previously served eight years at Washington & Lee.
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Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Carl Wise
Clemson
Colereme
Bobby Dodd
Tech
Wise
Frank Broyles
University of Missouri
Dodd
America
Washington & Lee
Noe
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Spears
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Madison
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