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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1955
Page
8
Forty teams remain in pursuit of 12 Huntington tourney berths as Class A and B regional matchups are set. Regional draws outline pairings across eight areas with Wellsburg, Parkersburg, Belington, Beckley, Gauley Bridge, and Mullens among the named sites and teams racing toward finals.
Battle lines drawn in three regional shows across the tri county area as Mullens faces Princeton while Big Creek meets Northfork in Region 8, and Gauley Bridge with Beckley in Region 5. Stratton guards a tough path in the Eastern Negro Regional with Byrd Prillerman facing DuBois as Lincoln looms as main obstacle.
Fred Schaus former WVU basketball star and Mountaineers coach will speak at the Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce banquet for Woodrow Wilson High School basketball. The event is 6:30 p.m. March 28 at the Methodist Temple. Tickets are $3. Schaus led WVU to a Southern Conference title and NCAA playoffs, later starring for the Fort Wayne Pistons and New York Knicks. He was born June 30 1925 in Newark Ohio and is married to Barbara Scherr with one son John William.
The Church Basketball League wraps up the regular season with four games at the Recreation Building. Key matchup: First Methodist at 12-1 vs Catholic at 10-3. Presbyterian at 11-2 could share if upset. Opening 7 p.m. Johnstown Baptist vs Methodist Temple. others Memorial Baptist vs First Baptist, and Methodist Protestant vs Catholic in the night’s finale.
Sunday results show Sampson NY AFB 100 Siena 7 while Saturday’s slate lists N C State 87 Duke 77 in a championship game. West Virginia 58 George Washington 48 overtime in the Southern Conference final and Lincoln Memorial 96 Emory Henry 68 in the Smoky Mountain title. Oregon State 83 UCLA 64 as Oregon State clinches best of three 2-0. Other games include Princeton 65 Penn 47 and Columbia 75 Brown 68.
Canada completes an undefeated eight game run to capture the world title in Krefeld, blanking Russia 5 0 in the final. The victory also crowns Olympic champions with Cortina D Ampezzo next year. Six Penticton players are ineligible for Olympic play. United States finishes fourth, Don Rigazio of Cambridge Massachusetts named top goaltender on the all star squad.
The article outlines first round NCAA games at four sites New York Williams New England winner vs Canisius Duke ACC rep North Carolina State was ineligible Villanova and LaSalle vs West Virginia Syracuse winner. Lexington Ky Miami of Ohio vs Marquette Penn State vs Memphis State San Francisco Idaho State vs Seattle San Francisco vs West Texas Oklahoma City U vs Bradley Winners advance Friday to second round at four sites Philadelphia Evanston Manhattan Corvallis. NIT matches begin Saturday with Manhattan Louisville Lafayette Niagara Seton Hall St Francis of Loretto Pa Connecticut St Louis. Four seeded teams Holy Cross Duquesne Dayton and Cincinnati join Monday Tuesday against winners.
Roberto de Vicenzo won his third Mexican Open title at Mexico City with a 271 and earned 1360 dollars. He topped Tony Holguin by five strokes. Ernie Vossler placed third with 278 while pursuing pro status papers at Churubusco County Club.
At Fayetteville Thursday Beckley 19 3 faces Fayetteville 15 7 at 8 p m Friday Gauley Bridge 22 0 plays Richwood 16 6 at 8 p m Saturday the title game. Fasterns Beckley area opens Washington 6 7 against Lincoln 8 6 at 7 p m Stratton 10 2 versus Elliott 1 7 at 8 45 p m Bryd Prillerman 10 3 versus DuBois 5 11 at 7 p m Conley 6 4 versus Simmons 4 6 at 8 45 p m Wednesday winners meet Thursday winners meet at 7 p m 8 45 p m Saturday championship at 8. Trap Hill 22 2 versus Gassaway 21 0 date undecided Region 8 A at Bluefield Princeton 11 10 versus Mullens 20 2 7 p m Northfork versus Big Creek 21 1 8 45 p m Friday championship at 8.
In Boston the Massachusetts Boxing Commission to meet today over Sugar Ray Robinson's last minute withdrawal from a ten rounder with Georgie Small. Promoter Sam Silverman seeks suspension. Robinson's manager argues for rescheduling. Cancelled program cost about $3,000 in lost advances and $4,000 in advance sales.
In windy conditions at Hyde Park Jacksonville four players led by par 72 after 54 holes at the Jacksonville Women's Open. Fay Crocker Patty Berg and Mary Lena Faulk tied with Jackie Pung at 225 as standout rounds moved Patty Berg and Mary Lena Faulk to the top in the final round chase. Marlene Bauer stood fifth at 226 with a 75 yesterday.
Virginia Tech edged West Virginia 42-41 to win the Southern Conference wrestling title in Lexington Virginia. Jim Locke 230-pound lineman defeated West Virginia's Jim Kaminski to clinch the decisive heavyweight bout as Tech and WVU shared three champions each while VMI placed third and Washington and Lee and others trailed.
The first of Friday's two semifinal tilts pits Thursday victors against each other with the winners meeting in the nightcap to decide Saturday's championship. Both Friday semifinal winners advance to the state tournament at Institute next week, joining the overall winner, runner up, and two regional clubs from the southern northern and western regions as qualifiers.
The Cleveland Indians reached a contract with Early Wynn for about 40 000 ending his holdout. General Manager Hank Greenberg still faces two holdouts from Bobby Avila and Dave Philley while Cleveland builds a strong pitching lineup for 1955. Other spring notes include Mickey Vernon signing with the Senators and various intra-squad games across camps.
Three golfers battled a windy Baton Rouge Open to finish tied at 278 and set 18 holes today for $2,200 first money. Bo Wininger Jimmy Clark and Billy Maxwell led after a cold final round with Clark shooting 72 and the others 71s. If tied again, a sudden death playoff will decide. Maxwell missed a seven foot birdie putt on 18 that would have won. Marty Furgol was 279 after a 74, while Barber Hebert Doering and Middlecoff also finished 279.
Covey scored seven of his nine points in the final quarter as Trap Hill edged Pax 67 60 in Region 6 B action at Hinton. Wiley Trent led all scorers with 21 points for the Wildcats, while Don Miller assisted and Pax relied on Bobby Phillips in a tight finish. Trap Hill coach Frank Rodriguez said no plans yet for Area Three game with Gassaway ahead of state Class B tournament at Huntington next week.
The 17th NAIA Hoop Scramble begins at Municipal Auditorium Kansas City featuring Alderson Broaddus 29 5 and Minor Teachers 20 4. Beloit Whitworth Western Illinois Regis and Texas Southern Adrian are among opening day attractions.
West Virginia captured the Southern Conference championship while George Washington and Richmond filled most of the all tournament team slots. Corky Devlin and Joe Holup led GW with 28 and 23 votes respectively, Rod Hundley of WVU unanimous pick, and Walt Lysaght and Warren Mills of Richmond also honored. Holup and Devlin repeat from 1954, Hundley scored 30 in the final in Richmond. WVU earned a NCAA playoff bid at Madison Square Garden against LaSalle.
The Marshall College Athletic Board meets tomorrow to consider the vacant basketball coach position after Cam Henderson resigned last Saturday following incidents during a trip to Cleveland.候ingers mentioned as possible successors include Jule Rivlin, a 1930s Marshall star, and Buck Jamison of South Charleston High School.
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