Big 'O' To Attempt To Break Selvy's Record Tonight
Mullens, Shady contest tops 16 game schedule as area boys hoops draw a full slate. Mullens (7-3, 5-0 AA) aims for sixth straight conference win at Shady Spring. Princeton to Oak Hill. Mark Twain hosts Stoco. Montgomery seeks 12th straight win at Gauley Bridge. Ansted hosts Lookout for 50th straight regular season win. Beckley JH (7-0) to Mullens. Oceana (11-1) at Welch. Pineville (11-1) hosts Big Creek. Summersville vs Cowen. Baileyville vs Glen Rogers. Kingston vs Stratton. Park Central Bluefield. Bramwell at Herndon. Sandstone at Pax. Man at Point Pleasant. Clear Fork at Seth.
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Stoco
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Byrd Prillerman
Park Central
Bluefield
Thundering Herd
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Herndon
Sandstone
Pax
Wildcats
Point Pleasant
Man
Seth
Matewan
Byrd-Prillerman
Rainelle
Crichton
Gap Mills
Talcott
Greenville
Green Bank
Marlinton
Meadow Bridge
Eagle Matmen Defeat Logan in Big Beckley Meet
Beckley high school wrestling team defeated Logan 36 to 8. Weight class highlights include Racine Thompson pinning Randle Scott in 5 minutes and Blaine Kinzer pinning Dan Mullens in 3 42, with Beckley athletes gaining multiple decisive pins and a final Beckley victory over Logan.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Logan
Logan Wildcats
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Beckley
Randle Scott
John Bodnar
Andy Lucas
Blaine Kinzer
Dan Mullens
Earnest Cassee
Rex Perry
Roger Morris
Ken Burress
Tom Vidovich
Bob Lambert
Norman Shellmate
Alex Sayer
John Coler
David Hindsley
Russell Walls
Curtiss Gore
Ray Elmore
Ray Ellis
Alex Olmedo Wins Pro Debut in Bounce-Ball Match
Alex Olmedo defeated Tony Trabert 6-4 6-2 in his U S pro debut in San Francisco amid new bounce-ball rules that restrict early serving volleys. Pancho Gonzales and Ken Rosewall won the later singles 6-4 6-4, and Gonzales and Rosewall also won 6-4 6-1 in doubles over Trabert and Segura.
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Los Angeles
Jack Kramer
Alex Olmedo
U.S
San Francisco
Tony Trabert
Richard Pancho Gonzales
Ken Rosewall
Pancho
Gonzales
Rosewall
Trabert
Pancho Segura
Olmedo
Marshall Stuns Western Kentucky In OT Thriller
Marshall Big Green, led by John Milhoan with 35 points and Bob Burgess with 26, upset Western Kentucky 100 to 97 in overtime. Milhoan sealed the win with two late free throws as Marshall improves to 7-8, snapping a stretch of losses and near misses.
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Western Kentucky
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John Milhoan
Bob Burgess
Jim Gallion
Herm Conner
Gallion
Burgess
St. Bonaventure
Buffalo
N. Y
Hilltoppers
Big Green
Henry Todd
Milhoan
Charles Moore
Lou Mott
al Ellison
Morris Harvey To Engage Alderson Broaddus In State Meet
Morris Harvey leads the Eastern Division at 6-2 and hosts Alderson Broaddus in a key Eastern clash while Beckley battles Glenville State in a Western Division game. Fairmont State, 5-7, travels to Potomac as No.6 in the West, and West Liberty hosts Steubenville in a non conference test. Concord beat Emory and Henry 94-66 with Bob Childers scoring 21 and Jim Sayers 20.
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Hoop State Matchups Spark WV High School Rivalries
A slate of WV high school football games features East Montgomery at Gauley Bridge, Mullens at Shady Spring, Oceana at Welch, and more across towns like Beckley, Princeton, Huntington, and Park Central. Last night’s results are not included. results from St Louis and Boston bouts are listed with weights.
New League To Use 2 Point Conversion
Dallas AP reports the American Football League will adopt the college rule this fall allowing a two point score for a successful pass or run from the two yard line after a touchdown. The vote at the league meeting was 61 in favor.
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Dallas
American Football League
Robertson Seeks Three Year Scoring Record Tonight
Oscar Robertson returns for Cincinnati aiming to break the three year major college scoring mark held by Furman’s Frank Selvy with 33 points needed to tie or surpass. The Citadel provides the tonight opponent on home court as 82 points separate him from Dickie Hemric’s all time major college record. Other games saw Toledo, St Johns NY and Memphis State win important tilts.
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Associated Press
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Furman
Frank Selvy
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Selvy
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Milwaukee
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Tulsa
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Massachusetts
Beckley Jrs and Stoco Indians win daily basketball contests
Beckley Junior High under Coach Ross Irle’s Blue Eaglets beat Sophia 40 to 25 for their seventh straight win. Stoco Indians defeated Trap Hill 58 to 46 behind Ray Mullens and Tim Bowman with 14 each. Conley High crushed Aracama 97 to 76 as Howze led with 31. Mount Hope Juniors spoiled Kingston Juniors, led by Jackson’s 23. Sophia Juniors posted 24 points.
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Sophia Junior High
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Conley
Aracama
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Karbonit
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Tim Bowman
J. A. Lucas
Conley High School
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Se Ae Save Ae
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Joe Gall
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Farmer
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Bob Weston
Don Philips
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Murphy
Clark
Austin
Dickon Motley
Parker
Burris
Chisen
Conley Howze
Barber G. Johnson
Tugh McMillen
Crews L. Johnson
Mizell
Aracoma Ba
Ene’ T Ports
Lowe
Kingston J
Two Amateurs Eligible for 1960 National Open
Denver AP reports only two amateurs are exempt from preliminary rounds for the 1960 National Open at Cherry Hills. Jack Nicklaus of Columbus and Deane Beman of Silver Spring earned exemptions by winning the 1950 National Amateur and the British Amateur respectively.
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Cherry Hills
Jack Nicklaus
Columbus
Ohio
Deane Beman
Silver Spring
Nicklaus
Berman
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