Rod Handley poised to break WVU scoring record
Hot Rod Handley needs 12 points to surpass Mountaineer single season mark of 705 set by Mark Workman. With the NCAA Tournament opening against LaSalle in Madison Square Garden, Handley aims to reach the milestone after a 25 point Rutgers game and 84 in three Southern Conference contests. Gola of LaSalle emerges as a major challenge, while WVU coach Fred Schaus earns praise for his wit and leadership.
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Hot Rod Handley
Mountaineer
Hundley
Rutgers
Mountaineers
Mark Workman
Richmond
Hot Rod
Workman
LaSalle
Duke
Reynolds Coliseum
Spiders
Madison Square Garden
Handley
Winninger Wins At Baton Rouge Open Golf Tourney
Winninger of Oklahoma City clinched his first PGA victory by winning the Baton Rouge Open in a one hole playoff. He shot 66 to top Jimmy Clark and Billy Maxwell, who finished second and third respectively. The trio finished tied at 278 after 72 holes.
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Baton Rouge
Chunky
Bo Wininger
Oklahoma City
St. Petersburg
Fla
Jimmy Clark
Laguna Beach
Calif
Billy Maxwell
Odessa
Tex
Wininger
Clark
Maxwell
Fights Last Night by the Associated Press
Ronnie Delaney outpointed Sugar Al Wilson in New York while Gil Turner stopped Joe Miceli in Brooklyn. Delaney won by points in a 10 round bout. Turner defeated Miceli by stoppage in eight rounds.
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Associated Press
New York
Ronnie Delaney
Akron
Ohio
al Wilson
Schaus Named SC Coach of Year After Mountaineers Crown
Fred Schaus, in his first season at West Virginia, was chosen Southern Conference Coach of the Year after guiding the Mountaineers to the regular season title and the conference crown in the tournament. He led WVU to a 16-10 regular season and 3 playoff wins, with a 9-1 conference mark, and the team faced La Salle in the NCAA first round. Schaus previously starred at WVU, then played for the Fort Wayne Pistons and New York Knickerbockers, scoring over 1,000 career points in the NBA era.
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Fred Schaus
WVU
VMI
Mountaineers
Schaus
Jaycees
Beckley
LaSalle
Reed
Philadelphia
Illinois
Richmond
West Virginia
Schau
Newark
Ohio
Lyles Alley
Furman
Robert N
Red) Brown
Mountaineer
New York
Fort Wayne Pistons
New York Knickerbockers
Pistons
Marshall College Opens Spring Football Drills
Marshall College began spring football practice in Huntington with drills spanning 20 days within 30 days. Coach Herb Royer welcomed about 60 prospects, including many freshmen, and urged immediate effort. Star recruit Henry Hawkins of South Charleston was reported missing.
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Huntington
Marshall College
Herb Royer
Henry
Skip) Hawkins
South Charleston
Softball Loop Meeting Scheduled March 21
League President George W. Ballard announced a March 21 meeting at 7 p.m. at Pinecrest Sanitarium to decide if the Intercity Softball League will continue this year and to determine whether clubs will field teams and the league makeup.
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George W. Ballard
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Ballard
Hill Gassaway Clash Looms In Montgomery Area Playoffs
Area 3-B playoff at Montgomery High School features Trap Hill and Gassaway with Region 6 champ Surveyor aiming to avenge earlier losses. Gassaway 21-0 seeks state return. Montgomery hosts final four bid with Rodriquez Wildcats facing unbeaten foe. State semis set for Huntington March 17-19.
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Montgomery High School
Montgomery
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Ronceverte
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Petersburg
Chapmansville
Huntington Vinson
Chattaray
Harold Ellis
Cliff West
Wayne
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Moundsville
Paden City
Fairmont
Trap Hill
Chattaroy
Catholic Upsets First Methodist In Church League Tie
Catholic defeats First Methodist 35 24 to force a playoff for the 1955 Church Basketball League regular season title. Presbyterian and First Methodist finish 12 2 after Presbyterian beat Christian 50 41. Memorial Baptist tops First Baptist 41 31. Johnstown forfeits to Methodist Temple. Playoff set for next Monday at 8 p m. Frank Rodriguez leads Catholic with 15 points. Joe Kosco and Mike Lacek add scoring support. Bob Cer nuto y strong for Methodists.
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Johnstown Baptist
Methodist Temple
Johnstown
Kyle Cook
Cochairman
Frank Rodriguez
St. Francis de Sales
Joe Kosco
Rodriguez
Mike Lacek
Bob Cernutoy
Wicklines
Marshall i
D. Swann
J. Swann
Meadows S
Bonds
First Baptist Chapman F
Armstrong F
Fisher c
Reitz G
Stewart Ga
Flynns
Memoria! Baptist
Lopez
Gallagherec
Colliery
Taborg
Robinson Gets Lifetime Ban in Massachusetts
Boston boxing reports Sugar Ray Robinson faced a lifetime ban in Massachusetts after pulling out of a Saturday bout with Georgie Small of Brooklyn. The commission did not ban him nationally after he agreed to cover $3,500 in losses by promoter Sam Silverman. Robinson cited illness symptoms, but a medical exam found no sickness warranting a postponement.
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Sugar Ray Robinson
Massachusetts
Georgie Small
Brooklyn
King
Robinson
Sam Silverman
Massachusetts Boxing Commission
National Boxing Assn
Edwin Hommel
The
Boxing Commission
Presbyterian tops Christian as Turner leads with 19
Turner scores 19, Tanner 13, and Smith 10 to lift Presbyterian past Christian. Tanner adds 11 in the second half to erase a 23-20 halftime deficit. Christian’s Billy Shannon ties Turner for high with 19, Russell Shannon has 12, and Memorial Baptist moves into a fifth place tie with Christian behind Marshall 16 and Swann 10.
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Punk
Collier
Bill Turner
Johnny Tanner
Jack Smith
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Christian
Turner
Tanner
Smith
Billy Shannon
Russell Shannon
Memorial Baptist
Marshall
Danny Swann
Reitz
First Baptist
B. Tanner
Rhodes Ec
Bryant G
J. Tanners
Cooks
Farmer, S
Christian Ad B. Shannon
McClure F
R. Shannon Ce
Agee
East seeks first NAIA title as St Francis meets Quincy
The East hopes to crown its first NAIA champion after 16 tournaments as St Francis of Brooklyn opens against Quincy Illinois. The Terriers have defeated City College of New York Seton Hall and Siena in regular season play while Southwestern of Winfield Ran upset Loyola of Los Angeles 83 79 in yesterday's opening eight games. Alderson Broaddus Philippi West Virginia led by Carl Hartman 33 points defeated Minot Teachers 100 72 Beloit College seeded No 2 beat Whitworth 88 75 after a rough first half.
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St. Francis of Brooklyn
St. Francis Terriers
City College of New York
Seton Hall
Siena
Quincy
Ill
Southwestern
Winfield
Loyola of
Los Angeles
Loyola
Santa Clara
Southern California
Alderson Broaddus
Philippi
W. Va
Carl Hartman
Minot
North Dakota
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Beloit
Wis
Twin Hoop Bill Slated at Stoco
Stoco High School hosts a Wednesday doubleheader in the school gym with two women versus women contests and a men’s game. At 7 p.m. the female Stoco faculty team faces the Stonecoal Hot Shots, followed by a male teachers and locals team meeting the Stonecoal Sharpshooters, a group of alumni and fans.
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Stoco High School
Sherman Trail
Stoco High
Stonecoal Hot Shots
Stonecoal Sharpshooters
Stoco
Coal City Colts Set Thursday Meeting on 1955 Plans
Coal City Colts manager Darrell Bubbles Thompson called a 7:30 p.m. meeting for Thursday at the Coal City Club to decide if the Raleigh County League baseball entry can operate in 1955. He urged all interested parties to attend.
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Darrell ‘Bubbles’ Thompson
Coal City Colts
Coal City
Thompson
Frick Calls For Legalizing Spitball Pitching
Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick urged legalizing the spitball to help pitchers amid the stop watch rule debate. He visited Phillies camp in Clearwater and predicted a prosperous season with 7-8 million in attendance and closer races, especially in the National League.
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Clearwater
Fla
Ford Frick
Philadelphia Phillies
Frick
Prince Army Quintet Set To Battle Ft Belvoir Champions
Twelve players from Camp Prince depart for a 300 mile trek to face the 79th Engineer Group Construction team at Fort Belvoir Virginia. The Prince squad carries a 12-2 record and features four ex college players and eight former high school stars led by coach and forward Cpl Orville J Dunkin.
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Camp Prince
79Th Engineer Group
Ft. Belvoir
Prince
Midwest
Cpl
Orville J. Dunkin
Central
Delaney and Turner Score Boxing Wins in New York and Brooklyn
Ronnie Delaney, a 25 year old lefthanded middleweight from Akron, earned a unanimous 10 round decision over Sugar Ali in St. Nicholas Arena as he pursues bigger purses. Philadelphia’s Gil Turner stopped Joe Miceli in 44 seconds of the eighth at Eastern Parkway, signaling a possible April 4 bout with Gene Fullmer and a focus on the middleweight division.
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Ronnie Delane
Delaney
Akron
Sugar Alew
St. Nicholas Arena
Jony Saxton
Todd
Martin
Arti
Schwartz
Ton Rossi
Wilson
Eastern Parkway Arena
Brooklyn
Gil Turner
Joe Miceli
Turner
Philadelphia
Gene Fullmer
Salt Lake City
the Parkway
George Katz
Petey Scalzo
Miceli
Twin City boys register for Little and Babe Ruth leagues
Over 100 boys from Mt. Hope and Bradley registered for summer baseball despite rain and high water. 82 signed at Mt. Hope City Hall and about 40 at Bradley grade school with Lions Club members. President Ben Lewis plans school visits to register remaining youths and hopes to form two four team leagues, with fields lined up in Mt. Hope and another in prospect. The Board of Advisors meets Thursday to finalize league plans.
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MT. Hope
Bradley
Mt. Hope City Hall
Ben Lewis
Bradley Lions Club
E. W. Dunkley
Mt. Hope High
Lewis
Twin City League
Eight state players form balanced unit for Ft Belvoir clash
A group of standout players from eight states has gelled into a balanced unit. With continued spirit and drive, this aggregation is expected to come through in fine style against the Ft Belvoir opponents.
La Starza fading as Mederos upsets former champ
Gayle Talbot notes Roland La Starza, once a top heavyweight title challenger, was stopped in five rounds by Julio Mederos. She argues Rocky Marciano’s opponents often failed to thrive afterward, citing Don Cockell and Joe Louis as contrasts to two enduring greats.
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New York
Roland LaStarza
Julio Mederos
LaStarza
Charlie Norkus
Don Cockell
Cove
Rocky Marciano
Bronx
Marciano
Rocky
Cockell
Joe Walcott
Ezzard Charles
Rex Layne
Lee Savold
Harry Matthews
Carmen Wingo
Wingo
Joe Louis
Louis
Joe
Fundraising games to build spring baseball team
Trail says the events aim to raise funds to field a baseball team this spring. Admission is 25 and 50 cents.
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Trail
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