Wackiest 1959 Hoops Season Seen in Tournament Field
The 1959 schoolboy and college basketball season is marked by surprising upsets and odd rosters. WVU star Jerry West earns another All American nod as Louisville eyes NCAA glory, with Cincinnati and Kansas State also cited among top contenders and a string of unanticipated bracket shocks across high school and NCAA play.
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West Virginia’s Jerry West named unanimous MVP in Charlotte
Jerry West of West Virginia was the unanimous most valuable player at the two day Eastern Regional tournament in Charlotte. He scored 69 points over two games as WVU defeated St Joseph’s 95 42 and Boston University 64 2 to earn a spot in the NCAA finals at Louisville. West led comebacks and shot 52.3 percent, sharing all tournament honors with Navy’s Jay Metzler.
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Harney Captures Pensacola Open Golf Title
Slender Paul Harney of Worcester won the Pensacola Open with a 19 under par 269, a tournament record, earning 2000 and securing Masters and Tournament of Champions invitations. Jay Hebert finished second with 272, while Chandler Harper and Bob Rospure tied for third after a rain-shortened event.
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Mass
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Las Vegas
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Pocono Manor
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Fla
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Portsmouth
Bob Rospure
Palo Alto
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Boxing Notes Olympian Dewey Moore Targets World Title Fight
Dewey Moore of Springfield Ohio seeks a second Olympic team member to win a World pro championship by facing Hogan Bassey of Nigeria for the featherweight title at Los Angeles Olympic Auditorium. The 10 p.m. EST bout will be telecast coast to coast on ABC. Also slated are Tony Anthony vs Sonny Ray at Madison Square Garden and Isaac Lagarto facing Charley Scott at St Nicholas Arena with multiple ten rounders listed. Boston hosts three ten rounders at the Garden including Ralph Jones vs Paul Pender and bouts for Lee Williams Bob Woodall Tommy Garrow and Pat Mallane at various weights.
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Kid) Bassey
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New York
Sonny Ray
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Tiger) Jones
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N.Y
Paul Pender
Brookline
Mass
Lee Williams
Bob Woodall
Tommy Garrow
Claremont
N.H
Pat Mallane
Waterbury
Conn
Schoolboy Track Coach Hit By Shot Put Dies
In San Bernardino California AP a high school track coach died after being struck in the head by a 12 pound shot during a warmup at Pacific High School. Louis Finn 40 a father of four had been in a coma since Friday. An 18 year old senior threw the iron ball and called out a warning but Finn did not hear it.
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Calif
Louis Finn
Pacific High School
Finn
Record skier injures ankle during alpine meet in Vermont
In Stowe Vermont AP reports that over ten ski competitors vied for three days in the Vermont Alpine Ski Championships without incident. Bill Beck, tipped to coach the next US alpine Olympic team, joined a pleasure run Sunday and broke his ankle.
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Stowe, VI
Vermont
Bill Beck
College Tourney Roundup MVC bids for sweep of NIT and NCAA
The Missouri Valley Conference eyes a double bid as Cincinnati, Bradley, St Louis contend in NCAA and NIT semifinals. Cincinnati faces California while Louisville battles West Virginia in the NCAA. Bradley and St Louis advance in the NIT with upsets and quarterfinals shaping a possible final. Countrywide results include Tennessee A&I and Evansville claiming titles. Bradleys, St Louis, and St Johns push toward semifinals.
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St.Louis
Nats Eliminate Knicks Lakers And Pistons Split Playoff Tilts
Syracuse advances past New York 131-115 to end the Knicks playoff bid as Detroit beats Minneapolis 117-103 to steady its Western تحead in the semifinals. Johnny Kerr nets 34 for Syracuse while Shue scores 32 as Detroit forces a decisive rubber at Minneapolis.
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New York
Detroit
Gene Shue
Minneapolis
Johnny Kerr
George Yardley
Dolph Schayes
Nationals
Boston Celtics
Boston
Shue
St. Louis
Church League To Set Tourney Draw Tonight
League President Kyle Cooke announced a managers meeting at 8 50 p m at the Recreation Building to draw for the annual tournament which begins Wednesday night two games reduce the field to eight Tonight’s regular season slate features Methodist Temple against Memorial Baptist Presbyterian versus First Methodist St Francis against Crab Orchard Calvary Baptist versus First Baptist and Johnston Baptist versus First Christian starting at 7 p m
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Church Basketball League
Cooke
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Crab Orchard
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Johnstown Baptist
First Christian
Pettit Named MVP In NBA
Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks was voted the NBA MVP by the US Basketball Writers Association, winning 273 of 288 points with 21 first place votes and three seconds across eight cities. Elgin Baylor of the Minneapolis Lakers finished distant second, followed by Bob Cousy and Bill Russell. Pettit set season records for points 2105 and for free throws attempted 879 and made 657, plus three 50 point games.
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Bob Pettit
St. Louis Hawks
National Basketball Assn
Pettit
Louisiana State
US. Basketball Writers Assn
NBA
Elgin Baylor
Minneapolis Lakers
Bob Cousy
Boston Celtics
Bill Russell
Celts
Pitt Loses Four Pitt Gridders
PITTSBURGH AP Four Pitt varsity football players have left school two involuntarily for undisclosed reasons. Fullback Marty Baracca Blairsville and center Mike Lucci Ambridge were dismissed. Quarterback Ed Sharockman St Clair and fullback Pat Marsillo Ambridge withdrew voluntarily. All sophomores. Sharockman was the only letter winner last season. Geise refused to discuss reasons. The four were reported to have left by auto for Florida.
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Pitt
John Geise
Marty Baracca
Blairsville
Mike Lucci
Ambridge
Ed Sharockman
St. Clair
Pat Marsillo
Ambrid
Geise
Sharockman
Auto
Florida
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