Johnstown Wins Sth In Church Loop Play
Johnstown Baptist extended its perfect streak to eight straight in the City Church League with a Monday win at Beckley Recreation Building. First Methodist edged Methodist Temple 24 20 as Bunch led scorers with 18 and Huffman topped Temple with nine. Presy?
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Johnstown Baptist
Beckley
First Methodist
Methodist Temple
Presbyterian
First Baptist
Catholic
Bunch
Huffman
Temple
Presley
Memorial Baptist
Pineville Drops Mullens Juniors in 38 28 Junior High Clash
Pineville built a 19 5 halftime lead and withstood Mullens Junior High’s third period rally to win 38 28. Mullens was led by Bob Fulford with 13 points. Pineville’s balanced attack saw Ronnie Ellis and Charles Day score eight each.
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Pineville Junior High School
Mullens Junior High
Mullens
Bob Fulford
Pineville
Ronnie Ellis
Charles Day
Crab Orchard
George Stafford
Catholic
Charles Neely
Darrell Wyatt
Dallas Blankenship
Bob Browning
Massinople
Catholic Mullens Jr
Horton
Sem ‘Methodist Temple
Bunch
Phillips
Swann
Coleman
Presbyterian
John Hedrick Walker
Avis
Reed
Whitt
Christian McClure
Dacal
Clover
Wray
Murdock
Tigers Travel To Oceana In Two Raleigh County Games
In a slate of eleven boys games, unbeaten Beckley and Sophia loom as favorites as Sophia hosts Trap Hill in Raleigh County League play while Shady Spring visits Oceana. Other matchups include Mullens hosting Princeton, Mount Hope at Oak Hill, and Stratton at Mark Twain, with Stoco at Coal City and Clear Fork meeting at Coal City as Leonard Mullins leads Stoco’s offense.
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Tigers
Oceana
Stoco
Sophia
Trap Hill Wildcats
Blue Hawks
Wildcats
Doug Basham
Jim Woodie
Doug Ford
Ronald Basham
Bill Pennington
Bill Cole
Trap Hill
Princeton
Mullens
Princeton Tigers
Rebels
Jim Halsey
Butch Easterling
Bill Robinette
Easterling
Halsey
Robinette
Shady Spring
Wyoming County
Indians
Beaver
Shady
Jerry Taylor
Tom McLaughlin
Bill Cochran
Frank Richmond
Wayne Anderson
Dancy Twins
Connie
Lonnie
Raleigh
Stotesbury
Stratton
Mark Twain
Byrd-Prillerman High School
Harold Wiley
Wiley
Evan Maynard
Godfrey Pryor
Bulldogs
Pryor
Clear Fork
Coal City
Leonard Mullins
Women's Major League In 2-Way Tie For First
In the fourth week of Women's Major League play at Bowl Wick King Tut's and Beauty Bar shared first place after wins over Duncan Catron and Lewis Chevrolet respectively. Mary Hall led King Tut's with 209-559, Emma Birch 202-500, Virginia Cooper 500, while Catron’s Mary Cook had 510.
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Bowl Wick
King Tut’s
Beauty Bar
Duncan Catron
Beauty Bar Keglers
Lewis Chevrolet
Mary Hall
Emma Birch
Virginia Cooper
Catron
Mary Cook
Cleo Crewey
Chris Haynes
Chevrolet
Ruby Jo Gordon
Laura Torrico
Greenbrier Dairy
Yvonne Stone
Betty Tredway
Mooseheart
Elizabeth Clay
Quality Pastry
King Photo
Keglers
Jo Ann Tyree
Alicia Mohler
Jo Biggs
Marshall Seeks and MAC Victory
Marshall University aims for its second Mid American Conference win tonight at Toledo as the Thundering Herd rely on Phil Carter who earned a starting role after a 14 point 11 rebound performance against Kent State. Coach Jule Rivlin ends Charley Moore’s ineligibility with Carter likely to start again.
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Toledo
Ohio
UPI
Marshall University
Marshall
Kent State
Jule Rivlin
Phil Carter
Carter
Clarksburg
Charley Moore
Desert Golf Classic Opens Play Wednesday
Desert golfers wait for lightning as the Desert Classic opens Wednesday in Palm Springs California with a $50,000 purse. The 90 hole event spans five courses and features top money winners from 1961 and four 1962 champions seeking a second title led by Sam Snead Arnold Palmer and Gary Player with Billy Maxwell the defending champion.
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Palm Springs
Calif
UPI
Joe Campbell
Don January
Lloyds of London
Phil Rodgers
Tommy Jacobs
San Diego
Doug Ford
Bing Crosby
Gene Littler
San Francisco
Sam Snead
Arnold Palmer
Gary Player
Billy Maxwell
Tonight's Week Football Card From West Virginia Circuits
Today Hoop State Beckley faces Fayetteville while Baileysville visits Glen Rogers. Clear Fork plays Stoco and Gary District hosts Conley. Man travels to Pineville as Stratton meets Mark Twain. Marsh Fork goes to Van Mount Hope at Oak Hill. Princeton visits Mullens, Shady Spring at Oceana, Trap Hill at Sophia. D&E visits Shepherd and Fairmont at Glenville. Monday night game omitted.
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Beckley
Sophia
Flying Eagles
Fayette County
Fayetteville
Trap Hill
Clear Fork
Stoco
Coal City
Stratton
Mark Twain
Shady Spring
Oceana
Mullens
Princeton
Mount Hope
Oak Hill
Marsh Fork
Van
Conley
Gary
Baileysville
Glen Rogers
Man
Pineville
Collllege D&e
Shepherd
Fairmont
Glenville
Hawkins Scores 30 To Lead Rens Over Tapers
Connie Hawkins scored 30 points as the Pittsburgh Rens defeated the New York Tapers 124-107 in Pittsburgh. Phil Rollins added 23 points as the Rens won their fourth straight, extending their lead to 24 games over the Chicago Majors. The Tapers dropped to 6 losses in eight games.
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United Press International
Pittsburgh Rens
New York Tapers
Connie Hawkins
Rens
Tapers
Pittsburgh
Phil Rollins
Chicago
New York
West Virginia Conference basketball tourney officials named
Cliff Van Roby of Cumberland Paul Vennari of Beckley John Tiano and Hank Mazza of Clarksburg were chosen to officiate the 25th annual West Virginia College Conference tournament in Charleston February 21 to 24 Conference secretary George Springer said four additional referees will be hired for the first day seven first round games Earl Klevins Wheeling Bill Pugh Parkersburg Paul Romano Clarksburg and Lou Romano Charleston
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Beckley
W. Va
UPI
Cliff van Roby
Cumberland
Paul Vennari
John
Sheriff) Tiano
Hank Mazza
Clarksburg
West Virginia
Santo Contract Talks Stall Cubs Face Signing Hurdle
Ron Santo remains unsigned as the Chicago Cubs push to sign all 37 players for 1962. Santo praised for 23 homers and 83 RBIs last season, but his demand for more complicates the club’s bid to extend its streak of signing every player. Other teams report signings as Yankees, Pirates, Dodgers, and Giants ink fresh rookies and veterans.
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Chicago Cubs
Ron Santo
Phil Wrigley
Cubs
Santo
John Holland
Barney Schultz
Dave Gerard
Nelson Mathews
Cleveland Indians
Harry Chiti
Los Angeles Dodgers
Jim Gilliam
Yanks
New York Yankees
Jake Gibbs
Howie Kitt
George Haney
Gibbs
Richmond
Pittsburgh Pirates
Howie Goss
Ron Woods
Chicago White Sox
Mike Hershberger
Gary Peters
Dick Kenworthy
Jim Duffalo
Gaylord Perry
San Francisco Giants
Two Games On Tap For City League Tonight
Two City Basketball League games are set for Beckley Recreation Building with Bill Ward's Construction facing Combined Insurance in the opener and Columbia Grill meeting the Vikings in the nightcap. Oakwood Auto and Coca Cola sit idle. Ward's drops to second after losing to Oakwood. First game starts at 7:00 p.m. with the second to follow.
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City Basketball League
Beckley Recreation
Bill Ward
Combined Insurance
Columbia Grill
Vikings
Oakwood Auto
Coca Cola
Wards
Combined
Japanese boxer Kosaka defeats Katsumata in Tokyo
Tokyo reports Teruo Kosaka beats Yukio Katsumata on points in a Japan bout. New York lists Bill Daniels of Ozone Park outpointing Claude Chapman in New York. Providence notes Paddy Read of Providence stops Charlie Driver in Washington. San Francisco mentions Hilario Morales of Mexico outpointing James Patrick of Oakland, California.
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Tokyo
UPI
Teruo Kosaka
Japan
Yukio Katsumata
New York
Bill Daniels
Ozone Park
N.Y
Claude Chapman
Providence
Paddy Read
R.J
Charlie Driver
Washington, D.C
San Francisco
Hilario Morales
Mexico
James Patrick
Oakland
Calif
Dennis Taylor Leads Sky Lanes in Local Bowling Night
Dennis Taylor rolled a 522 series to lead William Penn over Broughton Dairy in the Thursday Night Business League at Sky Lanes. Charles Swift top scored for the Dairymen with 190 in game and 480 in the set. Perdue Transfer fell to Eastern Gas and Fuel after their 3-0 loss. Pete Thornley led the Gas with 213 and 495, Grat Shumate added 515 in series, Jeff Britton 469 for Perdue, and Williams Funeral Home, powered by Clyde Campbell 494, swept two from Wilcox Mfg Co as Nelson Cole hit 484 for the losers.
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Dennis Taylor
Sky Lanes
William Penn
Broughton Dairy
Charles Swift
Dairymen
Perdue
Eastern
Co Winners of Most Courageous Award Named
Stokes former Cincinnati Royals star and teammate Jack Twyman were named co winners of the 1961 Most Courageous Athlete Award by Philadelphia sportswriters. Whitey Ford was honored as outstanding athlete after 25 win season and breaking Babe Ruth’s World Series scoreless innings record. Joe Romig of Colorado named outstanding college lineman 1961. Twyman cited for Good Samaritan acts and guardian duties for Stokes who collapsed in 1958 and remains paralyzed. Ford pitched 32 scoreless innings in World Series.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Maurice Stokes
Cincinnati Royals
Jack Twyman
Philadelphia Sports Writers Association
Whitey Ford
New York Yankees
Babe Ruth
Joe Romig
Colorado
Twyman
Stokes
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al Walker
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Gary Tabor
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Town and Country
Beckley Lumber
John Caponiti
Beckley Mfg
Amoco
Sam Ferrie
Amocoans
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Sunoco
Eddie Dinkler
Harry
Cecil Johnston
Howard Brown
Lucas General Tire
Chuck Shoemaker
Tireboys
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Beaver Service Station
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Thelma Thompson
Thelma
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Janice Johnson
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Connie Calfee
Elosie
John W. Eye
Girls of the Glass House
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Virginia Johnson
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Montgomery Ward
Lowe Brothers Electric
Eleanor i Shrewsbury
Eleanor
Raleigh County Armory — Field
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Philadelphia Bulletin
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