High School Basketball Playoffs Begin Across Eight Regions
Regional tournament action quickens as 39 Class AAA and 73 Class AA teams start sectional play while 32 Class A survivors move to eight regional sites. Huntington hosts finals March 20 21 with defending A champs Ansted and AAA champs Parkersburg. Princeton Bluefield Welch Montgomery and others vie for regional spots toward state in Huntington.
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Huntington
Parkersburg
Princeton High
Gary
Bluefield
Welch
Fayetteville
Woodrow Wilson High
Man High
Hillbillies
Hurstington High
Logan
Wildcats
Pineville
Beckley Wins State Moose Bowling Title
Beckley Lodge 1606 topped 26 teams at Boulevards lanes in Charleston to win the West Virginia State Moose bowling championship. Beckley’s Dix Manning Nick Hajash Theman Rorrer John Houck and P C Johnson posted 2778 to Nitro 2724. Manning led all events with 1673 while Houck and Manning placed fifth in doubles.
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Beckley Lodge
West Virginia
Boulevard Lanes
Charleston
Beckley
Dix Manning
Nick Hajash
Theman Rorrer
John Houck
P. C. Johnson
Nitro
Hoins
Manning
Hajash
Rorrer
Houck
Johnson
Shady Spring High School
Lodge
Section 16 and 7 lead busy midweek tournament slate
High school tournament schedule: Barboursville, Huntington, Summersville, Montgomery, Oak Hill, Princeton, Bluefield, Welch, Madison, Beckley and more compete across Wednesday to Friday. Multiple Section and Region matchups set up Thursday and Friday finals with winners advancing to Saturday and Tuesday title games.
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Eagles
Montgomery
Seth Madison
Scott High Court
Cedar Grove
East Bank
Collins High
Oak Hill
DuPont of
Belle
Beckley
Princeton
Welch
Fayetteville
Barboursville
Huntington
Summersville
Buckhannon
Seca
Gary
Bluefield
Seth
Madison
Buckhannon Summersville
Elkins
Ted Williams eyes 18 homers and 300 average
Ted Williams, 40, vows to retire if he cannot reach 18 home runs and a .300 batting average this season. Speaking at Boston Red Sox spring training in Scottsdale, he said he wants to play as long as possible and would quit if the targets aren’t met.
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Scottsdale, Ariz
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Chicago Golden Gloves Tourney Opens Monday
Chicago opens the Bad Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions Monday night at the stadium with amateur scrappers from two states converging on the event.
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Chicago
Chicago Stadium
Junior Highs Play Semifinals Tonight
The Raleigh County Junior High Basketball Tournament schedules four semifinals at Beckley Recreation Building starting 5 p.m. Trap Hill faces Mt View, followed by Class A clashes Shady Spring vs Sophia and Beckley vs Stoco. Saturday high scorers include Quesenberry, Cole, Browning, Milam, Cantley, Mitchum, Jarrell, and Dunbar.
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Mt. View
Sophia Va
Shady Spring
Beckley
Stoco
Eccles
Mt, View
Feeles
Raleigh County
Beckley Recreation
Trap Hill
Beckley Junior High
Stoco High
Sophia
Wildkittens
Mark Twain
John Quesenberry
Bill Cole
Homer Browning
Benny Milam
Ernest Cantley
Roy Mitchum
Bob Jarrell
Dwight Dunbar
Clear Fork
Princeton Beckley
Logan
Oak Hill
Bluefield
Man
Mullens
Hinton
Mount Hope
Stoce
Byrd-Prillerman
Marsh Fork
New River Valley
Ansted
Richwood
Fayetteville
Webster Springs Lookout
Clay County
Gauley Bridge
Summersville
Cowen
Fayette County
Montgomery
Lookout
Oak Till
Kingston
Wyoming County
Oceana
Glen Rogers
Bailevaville
Pineville
Herndon
Conley
Panhandle Teams Capture Catholic Tourney Crowns
Wheeling Central repeated as Class AA champion of the West Virginia Catholic High School Basketball Tournament, defeating Clarksburg Notre Dame 63-61 after a late rally led by Len Pavlic and Pancho Flores. MccMechen Bishop Donahue won Class A 45-39 over Fallsview St Anthony's. tournament grants team and individual sportsmanship awards with Huntington St Joseph's named teamwork winner.
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Huntington
Wheeling Central
Maroons
Clarksburg
Notre Dame
Donahue
Follansbee St. Anthony's
Len Pavlie
Pancho Flores
Wheeling
Flores
Bernie Lehosii
Pavlic
Lehosii
Steelmen
St. Anthony's
MccMechen
Bill Ebbert
Tony Tarquino
Tom Caveney
Bob Beatty
McMechen
Steve Yambor
Fairmont
Bob Donohoe
Charleston
Ron Ramora
Weirton
Madonna
Huntington St. Joseph's
George Smith
Morgantown St. Francis
Hawks Tighten Runnerup Grip
The Chicago Black Hawks near clinching second in the NHL after weekend wins boost their lead over Boston and New York to seven points. They beat Detroit 3 1 Sunday night after a 5 2 win over Boston Saturday. The Rangers tied Toronto 1 1 to sit in a three way tie for third as Montreal crushed New York 6 1.
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Chicago Black Hawks
National Hockey League
Boston Bruins
New York Rangers
Chicago
Detroit Red Wings
Rangers
Bruins
Toronto Maple Leafs
Black Hawks
Boston
Detroit
Montreal
New York
Toronto
Delmer Gentry Clinches 1959 Regular Season Title
Delmer Gentry of Glen Rogers edged Bernard Blackburn of Sophia to win the 1959 regular season crown for tri-county high school basketball. Gentry finished with 411 points in 17 games and a 24.18 average while Blackburn faded after leading late. The Owls lost to Herndon in Section 24-A play at Mullens, ending Blackburns bid.
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Delmer Gentry
Glen Rogers
Bernard Blackburn
Sophia
Gentry
Owls
Herndon
Mullens
Blackburn
Stoco
Hawks
Carlos Hurst
Wayne Casey
Mark Twain
John Allen
Fayetteville
David Cottrell
Kingston
Homer Richmond
Shady Spring
Don Weir
Fox
Ansted van Tench
Bailey, Pax
Skelton
Lookout
Shop
Baileysville
Artin, Stratton
Ross
Byrd-Prillerman
ETA Montgomer
Birkhead
Buriane Kingston
James Pod Free
Arene
al McCune
Ramey
Glen Smith
Beckley
Don Basham
Hia
A Aliff
Marsh Ork
No Whip-Swinging Tyrant Kramer Discounts Feud With Pancho
AP report says tennis money leader Jack Kramer denies being a tyrant as Pancho Gonzales is said to claim. Kramer explains their on tour terms, outlines a round robin with a $1500 nightly pot, and notes Gonzales favors stable promotion yet remains aloof when winning.
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New York
Jack Kramer
Pancho Gonzales
Kramer
Montreal
Pancho
Gonzales
Lew Hoad
Mal Anderson
Ashley Cooper
Anderson
Cooper
Madison Square Garden
Former Eli Great Albie Booth Dies
Albert Albie Booth, a Yale football star and longtime sports official, died at 51 of a heart attack after attending a Broadway show with his wife. A Hamden resident, Booth held eight varsity letters across football, basketball, and baseball from 1929 to 1931 and led Yale athletics. He is survived by his wife Marion and two daughters.
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New York
Albert Albie Booth
Yale
Booth
Bruce Caldwell
New Haven
Marion
Hamden
Conn
Herd Sets Spring Drills
Huntington AP reports Marshall College football coach Charlie Snyder will begin spring practice next week to preview the 1959 team with drills starting Monday.
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Huntington
Charlie Snyder
Marshall
Snyder
Johnson Rallies To Grab Baton Rouge Open Crown
Husky Howie Johnson used a steady finish to win the Baton Rouge Open, edging Jay Hebert by one stroke for his second PGA victory in near three years. Rain delayed play, three inches soaked the course, and Johnson posted 70 70 to finish 283 ahead of Hebert 275?
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Baton Rouge
Husky Howie Johnson
Jay Hebert
Sanford
Fla
San Marcos
Calif
Johnson
Hebert
Baton Rouge Country Club
Tucson
University of Minnesota
John MccMullin
Fair Oaks Calif
Paul Harney
Worcester
Mass
Doug Ford
Paradise
Fila
Harney
Ford
Ken Venturi
Palo Alto
Oscar Robertson Extends Lead In Major College Scoring
Oscar Robertson of Cincinnati increased his scoring lead with 38 points, raising his season average to 33.6. Leo Byrd of Marshall remains second with a healthy margin over Jim Hagan of Tennessee Tech. Jerry West of West Virginia climbs to sixth with 27 points as the Mountaineers win the Southern Conference Tournament championship.
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Associated Press
Oscar Robertson
Cincinnati
Robertson
Leo Byrd
Marshall
Jim Hagan
Tennessee Tech
Jerry West
West Virginia
Mountaineers
Bro. Marshall
Hagan
Tenn. State
Howell
Miss. St
Aversman
Hennon
Pitts
Boozer Kan
Hawkins
Notre Dame
Windis
Wyom
Budweisers Bowl in ABC Tonight
Budweisers of St Louis lead ABC Bowling Tour tonight aiming to overtake Pfeiffer beer of Detroit in the national champion match game. Four other teams with averages above 1000 join on the lanes as Don Carter stars for Budweisers. Sunday action notes include doubles up to 1313 by David and Moran and Chicago pair Gersh hot on top.
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ST. Louis
Budweissers
American Bowling Congress
Pfeiffer Beer
Detroit
Budweisers
Don Carter
Shufflin
ABC
Toe David
Tim Moran
Glenn
Bob Gersh
Chicago
Auerbach Sees Goaltending, Protests Celtics Hawks Duel
Boston coach Red Auerbach blasted goaltending after a 104-102 loss to the St. Louis Hawks. He protested after Bill Russell was fouled and Celtics captain Bob Cousy missed a tying shot that hit the rim. Sunday’s results also included Syracuse’s 140-115 win over New York and Detroit’s 117-101 over Cincinnati.
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Red Auerbach
Boston Celtics
National Basketball Assa. Bugaboo
Auerbach
Boston
Bill Russell
Celtics
St. Louis Hawks
Bob Cousy
Hawks
Cousy
Syracuse
New York
Knicks
Detroit
Cincinnati
Minneapolis
Philadelphia
Lakers
Warriors
Royals
St. Louis
Terrang Wins Anita Handicap at Santa Anita
Terrang captured the 1959 Santa Anita Handicap, defeating Indianadred by a half length in a stretch drive. Hillsdale finished second, with Royal Living third as Terrang secured the featured win in a mile and a quarter classic at Arcadia. The horse, once a stablemate of Swaps, was bought for 75000 by Dallas financiers Laurence Pollock and Roland Bond.
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Arcadia
Calif
Syearolds
California
First Landing
Tomy Lee
Terrang
Indianadred
Hillsdale
Llangollen Farm
Royal Living
Rex C. Ellsworth
Laurence Pollock
Roland Bond
Dallas
Tex
Glick Wins South Atlantic Women’s Amateur Golf Crown
Mrs. Maurice Glick of Baltimore Md seized her first South Atlantic Women's Amateur title at Ormond Beach Fla defeating defending champion Judy Bell of Wichita 2 and 1 as her short iron play and steady putting improved through the match.
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Ss Pam
Raleigh Motor Sales, Inc
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Beckley, W. Va
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Stennarionar Raucns
Ted
Coalfield Conference
Fayetteville Federal Savings and Loan Association
Federal Home Loan Bank System
Panhandle
Eli
Albie Booth
WAY Ee
Crown
ABC Tonight
Glick
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