Beating streaks in CC tilts and league play
Be sure to note Mount Hope, Beckley, Sophia and Mark Twain remain strong in Raleigh and Coalfield Conference action. Upsets at Mullens and Stratton highlight tight races as Bealy, Elena and other teams chase top spots with undefeated sides Beckley and Sophia extending wins.
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Woodrow Wilson
Sophia
Rebels
Tigers
Mark Twain
Stratton
Beckley
Bane Sarrett
Fayetteville
Raleigh
Trap Hill
Tri-County
Stratton High
Mullens
Princeton
Oceana
Shady Spring
Mt. Hope
Oak Hill
Clear Fork
Stoco
Man
Pineville
Gary
Conley
Glen Rogers Registers
Baileysville
Greenbrier Military School
Bluefield Junior College
14 Year Old Football Star Prefers Baseball
Gerald Grayson, 13 turning 14 in March, is a standout at McKeesport Little Tigers. He prefers baseball after scoring 60 football touchdowns, hitting .400 with 12 homers in 18 games as a youth pitcher and shortstop. Dick Stuart praised his swing as he trains at the local National Baseball School unit.
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Rudy Cernkovic
Pittsburgh
UPI
Dick Stuart
Stuart
Gerald (Puddin’) Grayson
Pittsburgh Pirates
National Baseball School
Grayson
McKeesport
Little Tigers
St. Anthony's
Pharr
Tex
Puddin
West View Park
Harold Cohen
Fight Results From Three Cities
In Liverpool Dave Charnley outpointed Jose Stable in a decision. In Philadelphia Joey Giardello out pointed Henry Hank in a decision. In Fresno Ben Medina scored a 10th round TKO over Ray Riojas.
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Liverpool
England
Dave Charnley
Jose Stable
Cuba
Philadelphia
Joey Giardello
Henry Hank
Detroit
Fresno
Calif
Ben Medina
Ray Riojas
Los Angeles
Glenville Nets 110 in rout of Fairmont
Glenville College exploded for 110 points to Rout Fairmont 110-70 as four Glenville players hit double figures led by Bob Lambert with 27 points and Tom Carney 20. The win factions Glenville into third in the Western Division while Fairmont slipped to fourth as the league top teams solidified.
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Railroaders
C & O RR
Jim Keeney
Bernie Childress
Basile N. Meadows
Bernie
Walt Cooper
Stanley
Mabscott Supply
Elbert Vance
Wipperman Construction
Bozo Powers
Stanley’s
Bob Lechowski
Martina Tire
Duncan- Catron
Leno Martin
Paul Beasley
Dan Martina
Martina
Don Murdock
Duncan Boys
Charles Lane
Earl Wipperman
Catron
Teddy Scott
Pirates
Raymond Hilton
Lee Bess
David Arritt
Hilton
Arritt
Eagles
Beckley
Flying Eagles
Karbonit
David Barksdale
David Huffman
Lawrence Wiseran
Roger Burns
Sophia
Trap Hill
Billy Cole
Wildcats
Doug Basham
Jimmy Woodie
Douglas
Blue Hawk Scrubs
Cole
Bill Fennington
Doug Ford
Pennington
Sophians
Raleigh
Stratton
Mark Twain
Bulldogs
Rebels
Princeton
Mullens High
Mullens
Bill Robinette
Jerry Wiley
Princeton Tigers
Princeton High Tigers
Tigers
Robinette
Tom Whitehead
Joe Besneyer
Dan Farley
Wiley
Jim Halsey
Mullens Jayvees
Oceana
Shady Oceana High
Shady Spring
Babe Riffe
Connie Dancy
Bill Cochran
Jerry Taylor
Cochran
Dancy
Taylor
Mustangs
Oak Hill
Devils
Mount Hope
Stanton
Spadaro
Roger Blackwell
Red Devils
Montgomry
Conley
Conley High
Gary District
Blue Devils
Herbert Carpenter
McDowell
Carpenter
Doug Hamilton
Ed Hamilton
Ted Floyd
William Crews
Richardson
Robert Barbour
Sharpes High
Viars
Minutemen
Pineville
Man
Bevens
Fuller
West Virginia Tech
Glenville College
Golden Bears
West Virginia
Pioneers
Fairmont
Glenville
Falcons
Concord
West Liberty
West Virgin
Ia Tech
Tech
Morris Harvey
Shepherd
Davis & Elkins
Shepherdstown
Rams
Wesleyan
Salem
D&e
Potomac
Bob Lambert
Tom Carney
Brooks Nuzum
Dwight Conaway
West Virginia Catholic tourney pairings announced
The West Virginia Catholic High School Basketball Tournament opens February 23 with four Class AA games and three Class A matchups. Defending Class AA champ Saint Joseph’s Huntington and two time Class A winner follawsbee St Anthony’s headline the field. Class AA semis set for Feb 24 and finals Feb 25 with changes including Martinsburg Saint Joseph replacing absent Grafton Saint Augustine.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
UPI
UCL
Huntington St. Joseph's
Follawsbee St. Anthony's
Grafton St. Augustine
Martinsburg St. Joseph’'s
Lale
McMechen
Bishop Donaue
Clarksburg
Notre Dame
Charleston Catholic
Morgantown
St. Francis
Wheeling Central
Weirton Madonna
Follawsbee St. Anthony
Martinsburg
St. Josephs
Fairmont St. Peter's
Weston St. Patrick’s
Dick Tiger Named Fighter of the Month
Nigerian Dick Tiger, British and Empire middleweight champion, was chosen Fighter of the Month by Ring magazine for his technical knockout of Cuban slugger Florentino Fernandez in Miami Beach on January 20. The award places him just below co champions Terry Downes and Gene Fullmer.
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New York
UPI
Dick Tiger
The
Ring Magazine
Terry Downes
Gene Fullmer
Tiger
Slugger
Florentino Fernandez
Cuba
Miami Beach
College Basketball Results for Multiple Conferences
A compact nightly summary lists numerous results across conferences. Notable upsets include Princeton beating Beckley Stratton and Parkersburg topping Spencer while West and East teams post midseason scores. NBA scores show New York over Philadelphia and Cincinnati over St. Louis.
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Sandstone
Williamsburg
Ansted
Gauley Bridge
Athens
Northfork
Glen Rogers
Baileysville
Gap Mills
Forest Hill
Smoot
Frankfort
Green Bank
Franklin
Cowen
Lookout
Man
Pineville
East Holy Cross
Dartmouth
South Davidson
Georgia Southern
Duke
South Carolina
North Carolina St
Virginia
Midwest
Toledo
Marshall
Cincinnati
Drake
Southwest
Texas Christian
Baylor
Texas A
Trinity
Houston
Texas A&m
Arkansas
Rice
West Regis
DePauw
Eastern Mont
Idaho
Loyola
San Diego
Pasadena Naz
Whitworth
Stanford
Santa Clara
Portland
Seattle
Eastern
Whitman
Fresno St
San Fernando Val
Sacramento St
San Fran
NBA
New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Chicago
Toledo Edges Marshall In Last Seconds
Toledo defeated Marshall 60-58 as Larry Monnier hit a 16 foot jumper with three seconds left. Monnier’s clincher boosted Toledo into a third place tie with Western Michigan in the Mid-American Conference. Ray Wolford led Toledo with 20 and Larry Jones added 18 while Mickey Sydenstricker led Marshall with 22 points.
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Huntington
UPI
Toledo
Larry Monnier
Marshall University
Monnier
Big Green
Western Michigan
Marshall
Phil Carter
Bob Burgess
Ray Wolford
Larry Jones Lhad
Poly Tech Fund Receives $170000 Gift in Mercy Bowl Proceeds
In Los Angeles an estimated 170000 will be added Friday to the Poly Tech Memorial Fund for Cal Poly football crash survivors and next of kin. Mercy Bowl profits from Fresno State vs Bowling Green at Thanksgiving boosted the fund, which stood near 75000 before the game toward a 250000 goal.
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Los Angeles
UPI
California Polytechnic College
San Luis Obispo
Fresno State College
Bowling Green University
Ferron C. Losee
Los Angeles State College
Clyde Fisher
Cal Poly
Toledo
Ohio
Bowling Green
Fast Bank All-Stater Signs WVU Grant-In-Aid
Tack le Tommy Tucker a first team Class AAA all stater from Fast Bank has signed a grant in aid with West Virginia University Gene Corum announced Tucker is the sixth outstanding West Virginia high school football player to announce his intentions of attending WVU
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Morgantown
UPI
Tommy Tucker
Fast Bank
West Virginia University
Yeeck
Gene Corum
Toay
Tucker
West Virginia
WVU
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Donald Meadows
Texaco
Martina Tile Keglers
Bowl Wick
N & W RR
Wipperman
N&w
Post Office
William Coughlin
Jess Prunesti
Chester Seaman
Slab Fork
Clarence Tankersley
Alfred Burns
Alfred
Ernest Spencer
John W. Eye
Pete Saunders
Denver Griffith
H. S. Fisher
Ivan Low
Ery
Ernest Slater
Midway Amoco
John Simms
Beckley Wrecking
Olin Marshall
Chester Ferrell
Famas
Leeds
George Wise
Jack Rollison
Montgomery Ward
Ernie Haddad
Nick Hajash
Ernie
Nick
al O’brien
Ward
Keatley
Johnny Gorsica
Chemcity
Adam Halley
Fama
S. Earehart Rambler
Jack Daniel
Max Martin
Lewis Turbyfill
Bonds Esso
Paul Bond
George Steffy
Lawrence Wiseman
Big Bane Sarrett
Ronnie Cimala
Hawks
Stratton Bulldogs
Evan Maynard
Harold Wiley
Eddie Lynch
Godfrey Pryor
Melvin Whitehead
Ind
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Midway ‘Station
Indians
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Will Stover
Jimmy Walker
Joe Ziegler
Leonard Mullens
Greenbrier
J. T.pruett
Charlie Irle
Ron Rusch
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GMS
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aChaos
Michael Craig van Greenwoc
Michael Callan
Gary Memill
Kirk Douglas
Laurence Olivier
Jean Simmons
Charles Laughton
Peter Ustinov
John Gavin
Amgias
Tony Curtis
Panavision
Antoninus
Troy Donahus
Connie Stevens
Dorothy McGuire
Lloyd Nolan
DR From
Warner
FMI
Raleigh County
Beckley Trap Hill
Pack Hindsley
Dave Sellards
John Johnson
Gary Griffith
Bill Karbonit
Walter Tolley
Robert Burns
Mike Jackson
Sophia Robert Woods
Pat Fragile
Bill Pennington
Buddy Gravely
Ronnie Basham
Ronald Hicks
Curtis Hunt
Dave Arritt
Doug Maynor
Bess
Mickey Stone
Stanley Fritz
Dom Plumley
Mickey Lawrence
Ken Smithers
Doug Cook
Jimmy Brooks
Paul Newman
Larry Proffitt
Paul Lewis
James Dews
Edgar Ricardson
Wiliam Crews
Lloyd Crews
Ronald Booker
T. Merrieweather
Vaughan
Robert Dunbar
Jackson
Doyle Stover
Cowan
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Stoco Paice
Buddy Thomas
Butch White
Don Tyler
James Walker
Vials
Fountain Christian
Pinkerton
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Joe Zeigler
McCoy
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Gunter
Manning
Simmons
Totals Man
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Hatfield
Clea Wig
Bluefield Jr. College
Cameron
Harry Aldan
Neil Morton
Stone
Dave Baldwin
Shields
George Davis
Hatfield Ine
Bill Gibson Cook
Andy Hayes
John Conner
Sam Hardy
Eric Quesenberry
Ae Durh
Brooks
G. M. Day
Mike Chambers Day
Paul Gwinn
Perry
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J. T. Pruett
Bob Albright
Neegietin
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Lin
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Jaeger
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Ppd
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Spencer
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Ripley
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Richwood
Summersville
Wheeling
Moundsville
Mullens Conley
Lewisburg
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Barry St. Clair
Russell Wiley
June Farley
Steve Farley
Besenger Mullens
Gary Houck
Butch Easterling
Tom McLa
Dayton Meadows
Wayne Anderson
Union Underwood
Frank Richmond
James Perry
Bill Perry
Eugene Cher
Larry Cook
Jim Perry
Seer Spring
Eana
Mount Hope George
Robert Stanton
Ronnie Taylor
Otha Payne
Robert Christian
Butch Weikle
Rick Pannell
Blackwell
Higginbotham
Dan
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