Tourney-Wise Eagles To Play Unbeaten Montgomery Chapot To Ride For U.S. Team
Frank Chapot aims for the 1960 Olympics final in Rome as part of the United States prize of nations equestrian team. The 27 year old from Wallpack New Jersey leads the effort with Bill Steinkraus Hugh Wiley and George Morris to join him on the U S squad chasing Olympic glory. The group seeks another strong finish after Stockholm 1956.
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Wallpack
N. J
Frank Chapot
Chapot
Rome
United States
Chapet
Wharton School of Business
University of Pennsylvania
Air Force
Tryon
Stockholm
Bill Steinkraus, H
Westport
Conn
Hugh Wiley
Towson, Md
George Morris
New Canaan
Tournaments Struggle With Weather and TV Dashes Attendance
The area basketball tournaments face poor crowds due to blizzard conditions and West Virginia televised games. Fans from Marsh Fork Oceana and Northfork show mixed turnout while Beckley could rise if its team wins a state title. The piece laments changing entertainment habits and calls for support of high school athletics.
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West Virginia
Beckley
Beckley Faces undefeated Montgomery in regional showdown
Beckley aims to derail the 22-0 Montgomery Greyhounds as Coach Wiseman prepares the Eagles for a high stakes regional tilt. Montgomery leads break play and rebounding with guard Larry Ballard, while Beckley relies on its starting five and a strong fastbreak to counter.
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Negion
Montgomery Greyhounds
Everrett Perkins
Beckley
Lawrence Wiseman
Greyhounds
Eagles
Montgomery
Wiseman
John Quintier
Bane Sarrett
Sam Cohn
Scotty Price
Bill Barnard
Charlie Kelly
Larry Ballard
Princeton
Bluefield
Beavers
Tigers
Bulldogs Face Hinton In Region 3AA Opener At Princeton
Four top southern teams travel through snow to Princeton for the Region 3AA basketball tournament opener. Oceana Indians enter as favorites at 21-1 but must confront Hinton in a key Friday night tilt. Marsh Fork and Northfork-Elkhorn also seek upsets as Northfork defends its regional title with tall players led by George Trent and Ernie Harmon.
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Princeton
Oceana High
Indians
Hinton High
Summers County
Marsh Fork
Northfork
McDowell County
Oceana
Hinton
Princeton High
Northfork-Elkhorn
Gary District
Laeger
Best Scores Packaged In Golf Tournament
Fay Crocker of Montevideo led the opening round of the Women's Titleholders Tournament at Augusta Country Club with a 75, one stroke ahead of playing partner Anne Quast. Louise Suggs posted 80 and Patty Berg 83 as the pairings produced the day's top scores.
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Augusta
Fay Crocker
Montevideo
Uruguay
Augusta Country Club
Anne Quast
Marysville
Wash
Louise Suggs
Atlanta
Patty Berg
St. Andrews
Ill
Regional Tournament Schedules Across WV High School Class A to AAA
The region tournament slate shows matchups across multiple sites including Fayetteville Parkersburg Buckhannon Huntington and Princeton with 7 p.m. starts for most games and 8 p.m. championship heats in Fay etteville Parkersburg Buckhannon Huntington Princeton St Albans and Princeton St Albans. Notable pairs include Bluefield vs Princeton Montgomery vs Beckley and St Albans vs South Charleston with several 8 p.m. title games on Saturday.
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Fayetteville
Bluefield
Princeton
Beckley
Montgomery
Parkersburg
Wheeling
Moundsville
Victory
Buckhannon
East Fairmont
Clay
Elkins
Morgantown
Huntington
St. Albans
South Charleston
Logan
Point Pleasant
Clay- Battelle
New Martinsville
Wellsburg
Weston
Romney
Gassaway
Kingwood
Bridgeport
Oceana
Hinton
Northfork Elkhorn
Marsh Fork
Clendenin
Vinson
P.m
Chapmanville
Mount Hope
Cuban Curve Ball Ace Wins 34 for Year
Cuban right hander Camilo Pascual of the Washington Senators led majors with six shutouts and 17 complete games while going 17 10 in the AL. He pitched 31 consecutive months with no real layoff and credits improved control of his curveball and a calmer approach after guidance from Walter Beck.
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Associated Press
Orlando
Fla
Camilo Pascual
Washington Senators
Senators
Pascual
Walter Beck
Washington
Beckley Eagles Meet 22–0 Greyhounds In Tonight’s Showdown
Beckley faces Montgomery in a high stakes game as Montgomery’s fast break offense and strong rebounding challenge Beckley’s late season surge. The Eagles must control the boards and play hustling defense to upset the undefeated Greyhounds like they did against Huntington and South Charleston.
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Beckley
Montgomery
Greyhounds
Eagles
Huntington
South Charleston
Marsh Fork Bulldogs Sweep Sectional Tourney Run
Marsh Fork Bulldogs, led by guard Jimmy Farley, swept the sectional tournament despite a below par performance. Coach Dewey Romine noted their worst game of the year in the Sophia contest, yet they beat Shady Spring in the final. Farley controlled play and hit 5-5 from the foul line as the team eyes the region with Oceana and Hinton looming.
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Butch
Shelton
Northfork
Marsh Fork
Beckley
Sophia
Shady Spring
Larry Chapman
Art Aliff
Don Humphrey
Jimmy Farley
Bill Kalinoski
Dewey Romine
Oceana High
Mullens
Coalfield
Rebels
Hinton
Oceana
Kenny Stewart
Ken Dillo
Mount Hope
Bill Garten
Bobcats
Dick Leftridge
Bobby Rodes
Jimmy Porterfield
Indians
Wyoming
Stewart
Dillo
Rodes
Butch Miller
Marsh Fork Bulldogs
Bulldogs
Shady
Farley
Bowman Wins Section 12-AA Foul-Shot Award
Tim Bowman of Stoco won the Section 12-AA foul-shooting award on a percentage basis after making 64 free throws in his team’s loss to Shady Saring. He finished the year at 70 percent from the line.
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Tim Bowman
Stoco
Bowman
Shady Saring
Cepeda Signs With Giants After Camping Arrival
Orlindo Cepeda, last holdout for the San Francisco Giants, arrived at Phoenix training camp and announced he would sign his contract today. Reports say Cepeda will receive about $27 500 after flying in from Puerto Rico.
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Cepeda
Puerto Rico
Mount Hope Mustangs Main Gauley win to earn Region 4-AA bid
Mount Hope High School Mustangs defeated Gauley Bridge 69 to 54 to clinch a Section 13-AA tournament berth and a spot in Region 4-AA at St Albans. Sam Warwick led with 21 points, Bob Bokin added 21, and Howard Griffith 14. Gauley Bridge’s Vern Scarbro and John Webb scored 14 and 12 respectively.
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Mustangs
Mount Hope High School
Gauley Bridge
Mount Hope
Sam Warwick
Bob Bokin
Howard Griffith
Jerry Collier
Sterling Smith
Vern Scarbro
John Webb
Travellers
St. Albans
Vinson
Clendenin
Chapmanville
Chapmansville
Bill Selfa
Ey Vern Scarbro
Bill Sults
Roger Huddleston
Nutter, Kruk
Bob Bolin
Teddy Soadaro
Jim Wells
Doug Taylor
Reds Show Faith In Cliff Cook As Prospect
Cincinnati Reds favorable on Cliff Cook after nine spring games he hit .381 with five RBIs since being promoted from Savannah. Cook, 23, set SAL single season marks with 32 homers and 100 RBIs. plays third base and has power and an arm.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Florida
Arizona
Cincinnati Reds
Cliff Cook
Savannah
Cook
Jim Proctor
Knoxville
Detroit
Howie Koplitz
Ralph Lumenti
Milford
Mass
Washington
Charlotte
John DeMerit
Milwaukee
Bart Dupon
Asheville
Philadelphia
Jake Wood
Denver
Hank Aaron
Ernie Banks
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Bruce Fleishman
Princeton High School
Ronald Cook
Claude Worley
Marsh Fork High
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By John Flynn
Register Sports Editor
WVU
John Flynn
Beckley Flying Eagles
Erle
N.Y.U
Radio 62
Bank of
Raleigh
Willys Motors
Buick, Inc
Jeep
Second St. Beckley
Kaiser Industries
Modern Auto Sales & Service, Inc
Main Street
Oak Hill, West Virginia
Maverick
Elkhorn
Oceana Indians
Hundred
Paden City
Barrackville
Petersburg
Piedmont
Aurora
Athens
Rainelle
Ansted
Douglass
By Jack Hand
Peoples Credit
Neville St
Eppy
LAMOI
Rairosco
North Garden,va
Gauley
Warren O'Dell
Johnny Pesky
AP News
3Rd Ave
Oak Hill
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