Mountaineers and Violets Share Favorite Tag in Garden Showdown
No. 5 West Virginia and NYU head Eastern Regional action at Madison Square Garden with Navy, Connecticut, and Duke awaiting. NYU rides an eight game win streak led by Ray Paprocky and Tom Sanders while West Virginia relies on Jerry West and scoring to challenge in the NCAA tournament opener. Duke faces Princeton as part of the tripleheader with St. Joseph’s awaiting the winners for the regional semifinals.
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Navy
NYU
Connecticut
Madison Square Garden
Westirginia Navy
Duke
Princeton
St. Joseph’s
Charlotte
N. C
California
Jerry West
Lou Rossini
Joe Lapchick
St. John's
Violets
Tom Sanders
Sanders
Soph Ray Paprocky
al Barden
Morgantown
Barden
Rossini
Jack Pipczynski
Jack Rose
West
Dick Brown
Jim Bower
Jay Metgler
Frank Delano
North Carolina
ACC
Wake Forest
Blue Devils
Doug Kisler
Carroll Youngkin
Howard Hurt
Pete Campbell
California Opens Bid For NCAA Title Run
California and its Bear-Hug defense begin a bid for another national basketball championship as the NCAA tournament opens with a six game program. The Bears, 24-1 and ranked No. 2, meet Idaho State in the West regional in San Francisco, while Ohio U faces Notre Dame and Duke meets Princeton in New York. Western Kentucky plays Miami of Florida at Lexington, and New York U takes on Connecticut with others to follow.
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Associated Press
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Santa
Big Daddy Lipscomb chapters into pro wrestling image
Chicago AP reports Baltimore Colt tackle Gene Lipscomb known as Big Daddy balances football and a budding pro wrestling career. He trains five times weekly, earns about 8 percent of gate, and could top $60,000 yearly as he debuts in Chicago facing Cowboy O Toole and Rocky Lee. Lipscomb insists he will quit if cast as a villain and plays straightforward in ringside attire.
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Gene
Big Daddy) Lipscomb
Baltimore Colts
John Swenski
Big Daddy
Chicago Stadium
Cowboy O'Toole
Rocky Lee
Big D
Don Joyce
Colt
Colts
West Virginia high school basketball scoreboard roundup
TheAssociated Press reports Class AAA through Class A regional and sectional results with Morgantown over Martinsburg 69 to 8, Huntington over Man 98 to 39, Wellsburg over Benwood Union 49 to 44, Kingwood over Philippi 64 to 61 in double overtime, and other sectionals including Bridgeport over Weston 44 to 42, Gassaway over Webster Springs 61 to 54, Peterstown over Matoaka 86 to 41, Hinton over Bluefield Park 72, Shady Spring over Stock 47, Mount Hope over Fayetteville 66 to 44, Gauley Bridge over Lookout 71 to 70, Chammanville over Williamson 63 to 45. Regionals list Paden City as champion, plus Barrackville 89 over Burnsville 67, Piedmont over Moorefield 56 to 46, Paw Paw over Page Jackson 51 to 47, Marlinton 78 over Sandstone 3, Rainelle 67 over White Sulphur Springs 66, Athens over Union 61 to 60, Ravenswood 72 over Trap Hill 70 in overtime, Unsted 80 over Buffalo of Putnam 69, Huntington Douglass 74 over Chatta ray 70, Sharples 79 over Buffalo of Wayne 71. College tournaments show Midwest-DePaul 69 over Air Force 63, Utah 80 over Southern Calif. 78, plus various NCAA and NBA/NHL results through a busy slate.
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Peterstown
Matoaka
Hinton
Bluefield Park
Shady Spring
Stock
Mount Hope
Fayetteville
Gauley Bridge
Lookout
Chammanville
Williamson
Paden City
Barrackville
Burnsville
Piedmont
Moorefield
Paw Paw
Page Jackson
Marlinton
Sandstone
Rainelle
White Sulphur Springs
Athens
Union
Ravenswood
Trap Hill
Buffalo
Putnam
Midwest-DePaul
Air Force
West Utah
Southern Calif
NASA
Kansas City
Villa Madonna
College of Idaho
Savannah
Willamette
Ore
New Mex. Highlands
Neb. Wesleyan
Whittier
Ferris Institute
Okla. Baptist
Southern St
Regional Tournament Schedules Include Multiple Matchups Across Divisions
Schedule lists Sec 9-AA at Hinton with Hinton and Peterstown, Sec 12-AA at Beckley pairing Shady Spring and Stratton and Marsh Fork and Sophia, Region 5-A at Raiielle Marlinton vs Raiielle, Region 7-A at Montgomery Ravenswood vs Ansted, Sec 9-AAA at Princeton Bluefield vs Welch, Sec 10-AAA at Princeton Princeton vs Big Creek of War, Wednesday draws for Reg 3-AAA at Fayetteville, Sec 13-AA Gauley Bridge championship, Reg 3-AA Princeton meeting at Beckley Newspapers, and AAA Regionals at Parkersburg Buckhannon and Huntington with listed teams and times.
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Hinton
Peterstown
Beckley
Shady Spring
Stratton
Marsh Fork
Sophia
Raiielle
Marlinton
Princeton
Bluefield
Welch
Big Creek
Gauley Bridge
Parkersburg
Wheeling
Moundsville
Buckhannon
Fairmont East
Clay
Elkins
Morgantown - Martinsburg
Huntington
St. Albans
South Charleston
Logan
Breach Widens Between Yankees and Mantle Over Salary Demands
Mantle holds firm in a holdout for 1959 pay close to 75 000 while the Yankees push for cuts up to 15 000. General Manager George Weiss says no more negotiations, as trade rumors surface involving Detroit and other clubs.
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Mike Rathet
Associated Press
New York Yankees
Mickey Mantle
Mantle
Joplin
Yankees
St. Petersburg
Fla
George Weiss
New York
Yanks
Chattanooga to operate independently in Southern Association
Chattanooga announced it will run as an independent team in the Southern Association this season after departing its former Washington farm system.
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Chattanooga
Washington
NCAA to send three teams to Olympic trials
Kansas City AP report says the NCAA will be represented by three teams at the Olympic basketball trials in Denver March 31 to April 21. The entry includes the NCAA champion and two college all-star squads chosen from both divisions after March tournaments. The all-star coaches and committee members are listed.
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Kansas City
National Collegiate Athletic Assn
Denver
Walt Byers
NCAA
Evansville
Ind
San Francisco
Byers
Arthur C
University of Kansas
Reaves Peters
Big Eight
Franklin C. Cappon
Princeton University
Lee Williams
Colby College
Douglas R. Mills
University of Ilinois
Robert N. Brown
West Virginia University
W. H. H. (Tippy) Dye
University of Wichita
Harvey C. Chrouser
Wheaton College
Boxing Results From Last Night In New York And Philadelphia
In New York Sid Lugo 136 defeated Pedro Bennelli 132 by outpoint. In Philadelphia Arthur Persley 138 outpointed Jerry Black 139 1 2. The events took place in Brooklyn and Philadelphia with close scores.
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Associated Press
New York
Sid Lugo
Brooklyn
N. Y
Pedro Bennelli
Argentina
Philadelphia
Arthur Persley
New Orleans
Jerry Black
Bearcats Named No 1 In Final AP Poll Of Season
Cincinnati Bearcats hold top position in The Associated Press final college basketball poll for 1959 60 finishing 25 1 and earning 92 first place votes. Oscar Robertson led Cincinnati with 12 straight wins and a 48 victory over Xavier. California and Ohio State follow in the top spots with notable teams like Brandeis Utah and Indiana also ranked.
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Bearcats
Murray Rose
Associated Press
Cincinnati
Oscar Robertson
Xavier
Ohio
Bradley
Robertson & Co
California
Ohio State
Braxdley
West Virginia
Utah
Indiana
Utah State
St. Bonaventure
Miami
Fla
Auburn
New York U
Georgia Tech
Providence
St. Louis
Holy Cross
Duke
Wake Forest
St. John’s
Mountaineers Win Southern Conference Wrestling Title
Mountaineers finish third in wrestling as Virginia Tech wins the Southern Conference team championship with 74 points. VMI takes second with two individual titles and 61 points, WVU third with 53, Davidson hosts 12, The Citadel 28. Individual champions include Brandon Glover 130 pounds, Robert Bowman 123, Joseph Miller 137, Bryan Kane 147, Bill Daniels 157, Paul Hoblitzell 167, Buddy Sanders 177, and Ray Bazzoli heavyweights.
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Davidson
N.C
VPI
VMI
West Virginia
Citadel
Brandon Glover
Vpi Matman
Techmen
Robert Bowman
Joseph Miller
Bryan Kane
Bill Daniels
Paul Hoblitzell
Buddy Sanders
Ray Bazzoli
Hull Leads NHL Scoring Title Contenders Rise
Hull of the Chicago Black Hawks surged to the league scoring lead with 37 goals and 40 assists for 77 points. Bronco Horvath of the Boston Bruins remains the only realistic challenger as the season nears its March 20 end.
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Montreal
Montreal Canadiens
Detroit Red Wings
National Hockey League
Bobby Hull
Chicago Black Hawks
Boston Bruins
Bronco Horvath
Hull
Horvath
Boston Center
Rozelle Proposes Draft Shield For New Dallas Team
NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle has evolved a plan to stock the league's new Dallas club with 36 experienced players. Each team would submit two protected players to the commissioner who could not be drafted, allowing inclusion of injured players from the end of the 1959 season.
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Roselle
LOS Angeles
Pete Rozelle
National Football League
Dallas
NFL
Ferrick Calls for Detroit Relief Pitchers
Tom Ferrick, new Tigers pitching coach in Lakeland, says Detroit needs a tougher bullpen. He cites 27 one run losses and 35 one run wins by Chicago to stress the importance of a spot starter, long reliever, and several short relievers to become a contender.
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Lakeland
Fla
Tom Ferrick
Chicago White Sox
Gerry Staley
Turk Lown
Detroit Tigers
Ferrick
Tigers
Detroit
Long Seeks World Mark For 63 Foot 7 Inch Shotput
Dallas Long of USC aims to set a new world record after throwing 63 feet 7 inches at the Southern Pacific AAU Relays in Los Angeles. The current record stand is Parry O Brien at 63 feet 2 inches.
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LOS Angeles
Dallas
University of Southern California
Parry O’brien
Nassau Breeze Born to Nashua's Warborn Stable
Nassau Breeze is identified as Nashua's first son within the Warborn Stable lineage.
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Nassau Breeze
Nashua
Warborn Stable
Wesleyan Seeks NAIA Title In Third Attempt
West Virginia Wesleyan, 22-5 from Buckhannon, is seeded 16th in the NAIA tournament. They meet Valley City State Teachers today as 8 games launch single elimination, with the final set for Saturday night. Jim McDonald and Ken Remley lead the Bobcats. Tennessee State holds top seed aiming for a fourth straight title.
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Bobcats
Jim McDonald
Ken Remley
Wesleyan
Tennessee State
Sugar Ray Robinson to Fight Baldoni in April Tuneup
Sugar Ray Robinson will return to the ring in Baltimore on April 2 in a 10 round tuneup bout against Tommy Baldoni. Promoter Al Flora announced that the former middleweight champion, 39, seeks a title comeback against Paul Pender.
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Baltimore
Sugar Ray Robinson
Paul Pender
al Flora
Robinson
Tomy Baldoni
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