Mountaineers aim for 13th win in 14 as VMI visit
West Virginia, 14-3 overall and 8-1 in the Southern Conference, beat Furman 96-87 in Greenville to extend their league lead. Lee Patrone scored 22 and Jim McCormick 19 for WVU, while Furman top scorer Jerry Smith had 33. Rod Thorn added 15 as WVU dominated rebounding 62-40 led by Posch with 10 and Thorn 9. West Virginia travels to play Virginia Military Institute, 4-10 overall and 2-6 in the conference, in a game billed as a Conference tussle.
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UPI
West Virginia Mountaineers
Virginia Military
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Norm Halberstadt
Gene Lazaroff
Ford City
Brooklyn
N. Y
Weenie” Miller
Joe Gedro
Frank Oley
Lee Patrone
Jim McCormick
Jerry Smith
Rod Thorn
Jim Ritchie
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Shady Spring
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iStoco
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Nets
Joe Grahonga
Stoco
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Phillips
Jerry Cook
Stanley Cozort
Rorrer Lessick Set Records In Bureau Loop
Rorrer and Lessick set new Bureau Loop records in Elite action on Monday night. Ernest Slater still owns the high series with 620, while Szuch 557 and Lessick 544 follow. Women leaders include Beth Clay 540 and Frances Dixon 475 with Ruth Sanford 447. Green Hornets lead after three wins, Flashes 7 5, Jerks and Flashes tied for second. Slater tops Receivers with 579, Fifteen 400+ games noted.
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Frances Dixon
Ruth Sanford
Regulator
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Gladys Davis
Bert Cavendish
Cora Wotring
Wilbert Hodge
Ernie Slater
Jack Stuart
Green Hornets
Alley Cats
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Harold Hock
Kansala
Tony Puskas
Puskas
Hock
Slater
Thomas Allamon
Green
Hornets
Sy Gaspersich
Mug Wumps
Bob Cain
Nancy Bazo
Bob Brown
Wilburt Hodge
NHL Owners Open Midwinter Conference in Palm Beach
In Palm Beach Florida UPI reports six NHL club leaders met with league President Clarence Campbell for a two day midwinter conference. Campbell described it as a state of the union survey on hockey noting rising attendance for the seventh straight season and a six percent increase in gate receipts from the previous year. The group planned to discuss the business and potential improvements for the league.
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Palm Beach
Bradley Rises to Second in UPI College Basketball Ratings
Bradley overtakes St Bonaventure for No 2 in the UPI rankings as Ohio State holds the No 1 spot for the fourth straight week. Bradley defeated Marquette 84 68 and faces Cincinnati while St Bonaventure plays Marquette before a Thursday Madison Square Garden clash.
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Royals Stomp Celtics and Lakers Edge Pistons
The Cincinnati Royals crushed the Boston Celtics 116 88 at Cincinnati Gardens as Oscar Robertson returned for his first full game in nearly two weeks scoring 32 and Jack Twyman added 41. The Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit 117 116 at home to narrow the Western lead, Elgin Baylor with 28 and Bailey Howell 27 23.
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National Basketball Association
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Bailey Howell
Gene Shue
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Jerry West
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Angels Sign First Working Agreement With Rangers
The Los Angeles Angels agreed to a working arrangement with the Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers, a Triple-A club in the American Association. The deal followed talks between Angels GM Fred Haney and Rangers executive Ray Johnston, securing a formal farm link for prospective stars.
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UPI
Los Angeles Angels
Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers
Fred Haney
Ray Johnston
Texas
Wesleyan Eyes WVIA Lead in West Virginia Conference
Wesleyan can move into first place in the Western Division with a win over Alderson-Broaddus in Philippi after beating Salem 77-71 at Buckhannon. Bill Rine led Wesleyan with 22 points, while Salem’s Cecil Perkins 19 and Dave Christie 18 paced the losers.
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Bruce Hewitt
Gene Miller
Dick O'Neal
Mike Eberbaugh
Bob Lambert
Tim Carney
Bill Lefevre
Herb Thompson
Institute of West Virginia State
Norfolk State
Jim Brandon
Fairmont
California
Olden Times and Pappa's All Renew Rivalry at Santa Anita
Arcadia California UPI Papas All and Olden Times renew their rivalry in the San Vicente Handicap for 3 year olds at Santa Anita drawing a field that includes stakes winners Captain Fair Short Jacket Landark and Wire Us. Both colts showed top form last summer and appear nearing peak as 3 year olds in this seven furlong race worth twenty thousand dollars.
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Pappa
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Short Jacket
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Wire Us
Pappa’s
Hollywood Park
Rickey Jr Improving From Diabetes Hospital Stay
Branch Rickey Jr. director of Pittsburgh Pirate farm clubs showed slight improvement today after a six day hospitalization for diabetes. Dr. Joseph Finegold said he was encouraged by the progress as Rickey continues treatment at Presbyterian Hospital where he has endured the condition for several years.
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Branch Rickey Jr
Pittsburgh Pirate Farm Clubs
Joseph Finegold
Pirate Team
Rickey
Presbyterian Hospital
Boxing in decline as Garnt Carpentier notes France’s struggle
Georges Carpentier tracked in Paris decries boxing’s health in France saying only one good fighter remains in the country, possibly Hans Haas or Ben Amon, with Algerian roots. The piece winds through boxing and sports figures, recalling Nashua, Swaps, Nashua Swaps rivalries, and memories of Dempsey, Tunney, and Louis, alongside NBA stars and college athletes.
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Paris
France
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Ben Amon
Nashua
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Johnny Longden
Doc Kearns
Montana
Jack Dempsey
Tom Gibbons
Shelby
Gene Tunney
Jimmy Walker
Joe Louis
Abraham Lincoln
Big Dipper
Wilt Chamberlain
Kansas
Oceana and Princeton notch conference wins in Coalfield action
In Coalfield play Oceana stopped Shady Spring 51 to 50 as Princeton defeated Mullens 78 to 68. Glen Rogers beat Stoco 74 to 68 in a nonconference game. Richard Williams sparked the Indians late and James Stewart led Oceana with 16 points while Glen O Neal starred for Shady.
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Shady Spring Stoco
Glen Rogers Phillips
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McCabe
Rich'dson Stump
Dillon Halsey
Lively Clifford
Brohard
Wiley
Cooper Houck
Christian Spade
St Clair Roberte
Wylia
Lakers Tremble Past Pistons On Narrow 117 116 Win
Los Angeles edged Detroit 117 to 116 as Elgin Baylor led with 28 points. Jerry West added 18 points and Rod Hundley scored 15, with Lakers extending their streak in nine games against Detroit.
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Los Angeles Lakers
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West Virginia
Johansson Sit Outs Ring For Second Day
Ingemar Johansson plans no ring work for a second straight day in Palm Beach as his sparring partners recover. Tony Esperti and Joe Laquatra suffer facial injuries while Johansson trains with weights and bags and does shadow boxing amid rain.
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