Select circle in area schoolboy hoops tightens
Beckley and Gauley Bridge remain top contenders with Mulens close behind as February stretch begins. Beckley extended to 12 straight with a tough win over Bluefield and Princeton, while Gauley Bridge swept Kingston Fayetteville and Mt Hope. A late quarter power stoppage kept scoring low as the Travelers battled for control.
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Beckley
Gauley Bridge
Mullens
Mercer County
Bluefield
Princeton
Kingston
Fayetteville
Hope
Travelers
Mt. the Mustangs
14 Fights Set Wednesday 16 Slated Friday
The 1955 Sectional Golden Gloves begins at the Recreation Building with 13 bouts in lightweight featherweight and welterweight novice divisions. Tonight features Timothy Sweatte of Pemberton versus Benjamin Adams of Harper Heights in a lightweight clash. Remaining bouts will trim the field to 16 by Thursday with champions crowned then.
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Recreation Building
Timothy Sweatte
Pemberton
Benjamin Adams
Harper Heights
Bob Wills
Raleigh County American Legion Post No. 32
Raleigh Register
Alex Combs
Earl Harbison
Cleve Murray
Noah Salango
Arthur Collins
William Mitchell
Legion-Register
Huntington
Waren of Dimes
City Recreation Commission
Carlton ‘Cotton’ White
Joe Coponiti
Dick Lewis
al Cohen
Dike Piegma
Ralph Green
Ralph Cole
R. C Mitchell
Lawatha Terry
East Park
Robert Lee Williams
Stamford
Levi Daniel
MecAlpin
Bill’ Smith
Kyle Mills
Beckley
Howard Blackburn
Sophia
John Novosky
Summerlee
Jack Sizemore
Ken Trotter
Leonard Nicholson
Oak Hill
Earl Murphy
Donald Hughes
Stanley Daniel
McAlpin
Nathaniel Shellow
Clyde R. Taylor
Donald King
Josephine
Frank Kidwell
James Flannery
Piney View
John Jones
Jules Jackson
East Beckley
Donald Newman
Affinity
Kelmar McMillan
Lester
Fullmer to Test French slugger in Brooklyn bout
Middleweight Gene Fullmer, unbeaten in Salt Lake City, meets French import Marcelo Assire at Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkway. Assire faces New York Commission scrutiny after a recent New York debut. Fullmer previously defeated Pete Mueller and holds 26-0 with 19 KOs. ABC-TV telecasts at 10 p.m. EST.
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Associated Press
Gene
Cyclone
Fullmer
Salt Lake City
Marcelo Assire
Brooklyn
Eastern Parkway
Assire
New York State Athletic Commission
Italy
Angelo Brisci
St. Nicholas Arena
Julius Helfand
New York
Brisci
Pete Adams
Pete Mueller
Abc-Tv
Noel Humphreys to challenge Jesse Underwood for state lightweight title
Huntington will host a 12 round state lightweight title bout at Radio Center Arena on February 24 with Noel Humphreys of Charleston facing Huntington’s Jesse Underwood. Humphreys sports a 17-2-0 record over 22 pro fights, while Underwood’s exact record isn’t listed but he has about 60 percent wins in roughly 140 bouts.
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Huntington
Noel Humphreys
Charleston
Jesse Underwood
Radio Center Arena
Underwood
Dick Deutsch
Humphreys
Deutsch
Ralph Dupas
New Orleans
Dupas
Wallace
Bud) Smith
Sandy Saddler
Jimmy Carter
Glen Flanagan
Eddie Chavez
Perez Shirai Rematch Set May 19 in Tokyo
Tokyo promoter Kenneth Shimbo announced a world title rematch between Argentine champion Pas cual Perez and Japanese flyweight Yoshio Shirai for May 19 in Tokyo. The bout time and venue match the contract signed last October after Perez upset Shirai on November 26.
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Perez-Shirai
Tokyo
Yoshio Shirai
Pascual Perez
Argentina
Shirai
Kenneth Shimbo
Perez
Kingston and Meadow Bridge Duel On Busy Friday Slate
Kingston plays Mark Twain while Meadow Bridge visits Rainelle in a Friday schedule featuring several junior and varsity matchups. Herndon meets Spanishburg as Mt Hope Jr faces Fayetteville Jr and Kingston Jr takes on Mark Twain Jr in a busy local hoops card.
Beckley Flying Eagles face tough road trip this week
The twice beaten class expands to five teams with Ansted Pax Trap Hill Stratton Byrd Prillerman in action. Kingston visits Mark Twain Meadow Bridge plays Rupert Herndon vs Spanishburg Sandstone at McComas plus two junior highs. Beckley aims to extend a win streak before a two game road stretch against Huntington Central and South Charleston, starting with Mt Hope at home. Travelers from Gaul ey Bridge host An sted Tuesday and Montgomery Friday as Mullens treks to Oceana Sophia and Oak Hill.
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Ansted
Pax
Trap Hill
Stratton
Byrd Prillerman
Athletic Union
Kingston
Mark Twain
Meadow Bridge
Rupert
Herndon
Spanishburg
Sandstone
McComas
Mt. Hope
Fayetteville
Beckley
Flying Eagles
Jerome van Meter
Huntington Central
South Charleston
Recreation Building
Jim Lilly
Gauley Bridge
Montgomery
Fayette Mountains
Mullens
Oceana
Sophia
Oak Hill
Rosewall Wins Aussie Singles Title at Adelaide
Ken Rosewall defeated Lew Hoad 9-7 6-4 6-4 in the Australian final to claim the men’s singles title for the second time in three years. He avenged seven losses to Hoad and beat Tony Trabert in the semi finals. An all-American junior final and doubles win were noted in the report.
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Adelaide
Australia
Ken Rosewall
Lew Hoad
Hoad
Rosewall
Mervyn Rose
America
Tony Trabert
Trabert
Vic Seixas
Jerry Moss
San Franciso
Mike Green
Miami Beach
Nette
Moss
Green
Hall of Fame ballot reform urged by Roundup critic
New York writer Gayle Talbot argues against lavish Hall of Fame inductions. He notes recent selections for Joe DiMaggio Ted Lyons Dazzy Vance and Gabby Hartnett were deserved but warns the ballot method risks diluting the honor. He proposes limiting yearly nominations to one and shortening the 10 vote ballot to preserve prestige.
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Joe DiMaggio
Ted Lyons
Dazzy Vance
Gabby Hartnett
Cooperstown, N.Y
Hall of Fame
Milan card features Famechon outpoints Milan in tough nine
In Milan on Saturday night Ray Famechon of France beat Sergio Milan of Italy by decision over 15 rounds while Havana Real Perez of Cuba defeated Hank Jones of Washington D C by points in an 10 round bout.
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Associated Press
Milan
Italy
Ray Famechon
France
Sergio Milan
Havana
Real Perez
Cuba
Hank Jones
Washington D. C
State College Basketball Roundup A B Ace Holds National Record
West Virginia University clings to a 6 0 Southern Conference lead as it hosts Richmond while an A B ace boosts his career against four year schools to 2538. WVU won 88 74 at Pittsburgh then faces Richmond in a pivotal league test with seeding implications for the Southern Conference tournament.
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Associated Press
West Virginia University
Mountaineers
Richmond Spiders
West Liberty
Johnny O'Brien
Seattle
National Collegiate Athletic Assn
Hartman
West Virginia Tech
Glenville
West Virginia Wesleyan
Morris Harvey
WVU
Richmond
Pittsburgh
Morgantown
Hot Rod Hundley
Les Hooker
West Virginia
Virginia Tech
Hundley
Marshall College
Kalamazoo
Mich
Western Michigan
Big Green
Thundering Herd
Miami
Oxford
Emory and Henry
Concord
Salem
Tech
D. and
Wesleyan
Potomac State
Frostburg
Shippensburg
Shepherd
Bluefield State
Shaw
Fairmont
Beckley
Thiel
Bethany
W. Va. State
North Carolina
Hartman Not First West Virginian to Hold Record
Carl Hartman of Alderson Broaddus set a national college scoring mark with 2,538 points, but he was not the first West Virginian to hold it. Kenny Griffith earned 1,941 points for A B before 1941, Abramovic of Salem College added to 2,161 in 1943, and George King of Morris Harvey finished his career in 1950 with 2,202 points.
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Charleston
Carl Hartman
Alderson-Broaddus
West
Kenny Griffith
Brooms
Abramovic
Salem College
Hart Sets Sights On Small College Scoring Record
Carl Hart of Alderson-Broaddus aimed for the national career scoring mark for small college performers as the busiest season reached its peak.
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Carl Hartman
Alderson-Broaddus
Pistons Edge Lakers to Seize Western lead in title chase
Fort Wayne coach Charley Eckman schemes to topple the Lakers asisted by 34 points from Larry Foust in a 99 92 win. The Pistons boost their margin to sixes in six of eight meetings while Syracuse and Boston stay tied in the East. Philadelphia nips the Nationals by a point and Milwaukee trips the Celtics.
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Associated Press
Fort Wayne Pistons
Minneapolis Lakers
NBA
Charley Eckman
Lakers
Pistons
Fort Wayne
Minneapolis
Larry Foust
Syracuse
Boston
Nationals
Philadelphia Warriors
Celtics
Milwaukee Hawks
New York
Philadelphia
Rochester
Milwaukee
Police Civil Service Exam Set For Beckley Patrolman
A written civil service examination for Beckley Police Patrolman applicants will be held at City Hall on South Kanawha Street on Wednesday February 9 1955 at 730 PM. Application forms available in Recorder's office with photos required and physicals by Dr Charles M Ward at 404 Third Avenue. Applications and physical reports due by February 8 to the Recorder. Fletcher W Mann Chairman.
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City of
Beckley
Kanawha Street
Recorder's Office
Charles M. Ward
Third Avenue
Weekend College Basketball Scores and Results
Weekend results include Dayton over Xavier 91 80 and Loyola New Orleans 69 over Georgetown 68 in overtime. Saturday saw LaSalle 82 over St Joseph's 36 and a six overtime game Minnesota 59 Wisconsin 56? No. Multiple games feature finals such as Cincinnati 101 Western Kentucky 92 and UCLA 384 Cal Poly 45.
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Xavier
Ohio
Loyola
New Orleans
Georgetown
D.C
LaSalle
St. Joseph's
Phila
Fordham
Seton Hall
Columbia
Army
Manhattan
Siena
Brown
Tufts
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Temple
Niagara
Scranton
Minnesota
Purdue
Ohio State
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Chicago
Cincinnati
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St. Louis
St. John's
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DePaul
Tulsa
Oklahoma
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Wichita
Louisville
Bradley
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana State
Mississippi State
Villanova
N.C. State
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Navy
Tennessee
Georgia Tech
Tulane
Mississippi
Wake Forest
Richmond
West Virginia
Pitt
Auburn
Florida
Furman
Clemson
Houston
Texas
Texas Christian
Abilene Christian
Arizona State
Tempe
Arizona
San Francisco
California
Oregon State
Washington
Washington State
Idaho
Oregon
Brigham Young
Stanford
Santa Clara
UCLA
Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo
Southern California
Hawaii
Expansion in American League Could Reach West Coast
Frank Lane of the Chicago White Sox committee said expansion is feasible but two or three years away. The American League has an open mind and will report to Will Harridge. Several cities, including San Francisco and Los Angeles, showed interest, with West Coast schedules adding significant travel and cost.
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New York
West Coast
Frank Lane
Chicago White Sox
Lane
Will Harridge
American League
Harridge
Haas Mayfield Souchak Duel Ends In Thunderbird Playoff
In Palm Springs three pros Freddie Haas Jr Mike Souchak and Shelley Mayfield tied after 72 holes at 270 strokes 18 under par set for an 18 hole playoff with sudden death. Haas led at the 18th before a two stroke miss left him short of par and a decisive finish remains to be played.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Freddie Haas Jr
Mike Souchak
Shelley Mayfield
Haas
New Orleans
Mayfield
Chicopee
Mass
Souchak
Duke
Fred
Minnesota Wins Overtime Battle in Big Ten Clash
Minnesota defeated Purdue 102-88 in a six overtime thriller in Minneapolis, lifting the Gophers to 5-2 in the Big Ten. Kentucky, after a 59-58 loss to Georgia Tech weeks earlier, has since won five straight to reach 12-1 and will face Tech tonight. Villanova toppled NC State 107-96 while San Francisco upset California 84-62 for its 12th straight win.
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Associated Press
Adolph Rupp
Wildcats
Kentucky
Georgia Tech
Minnesota
Purdue
Gophers
Lafayette
Ind
Boilermakers
Minneapolis
Big Ten
Vanderbilt
Tech
Villanova
North Carolina State
San Francisco
California
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Kenny Lane
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By Gayle Talbot
Baseball Hall of Fame
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Kentucky Bourbon
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