Beckley Faces Black Eagles In State Tourney Tonight
Beckley Flying Eagles, undefeated and 23 straight wins, face South Charleston in the Class AAA state tournament opener at Mountaineer Field House tonight. Weirton meets Elkins in the nightcap as defending state powerhouses seek a seventh title. South Charleston aims to upset Beckley, leveraging height and rebounding.
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Woodrow Wilson
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Ronnie Cimala
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Miller
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Jim Carey
Fairmont East
Fairmont West
Carey
Gary District
Dave Hamilton
Hamilton
Follansbee
Prep basketball slate for Lenore and nearby towns
Friday schedule features Class AA Lenore 59 Roosevelt-Wilson 51 and Class A Follw asbee 56, with Ronceverte facing Chattaroy and Runnelton meeting Williamstown. Class AAA presents Beckley vs South Charleston and Weirton versus Elkins. Saturday finals for Class AA at 1 p m and Class A at 3 p m with Class AAA finals at 7 30 p m.
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Lenore Zone Stifles Roosevelt-Wilson. Bulldogs Hold Off Late Surge
Lenore used its stingy zone to hold Roosevelt-Wilson to 51 as the Rangers led early, then surged to a 56-44 margin. Earl Evans scored 18 and grabbed 13 rebounds for Lenore, with Rufus Canterbury adding 15. Bob Johnson topped Roosevelt-Wilson with 24. In the late game, the Blue Wave scored nine while the Bulldogs added 29 in the final 10 minutes. Hamilton had 19, Herb Carpenter 20, Bill Baird 17, and Roger Simpson 12.
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Herb Carpenter
Bill Baird
Roger Simpson
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Roosevelt-Wilson
Rangers
Earl Evans
Rufus Canterbury
Mingo County
Bob Johnson
Gary
Gary District
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Preece
Adkins
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Muncy
Canterbury
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Am Bowlers Take Spotlight At ABC Tournament
In Des Moines amateur bowlers outshined pros at the American Bowling Congress meet. Munsingwear Club of Minneapolis rolled 3 019 pins for 10th while Fazio Bowling Shoppe of Detroit tallied 3 012 for 11th. Vernors Detroit and Hamas Chicago started with 2 910 and 2 858. Einar Wick, 60, 31st ABC, led Munsingwears with 637, Bud Stroster had 649 for Fazios, Therman Gibson led Vernor's with 628.
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West Predicts Lakers Face Royals in Playoff Showdown
Jerry West expects the Lakers to reach the NBA finals against Cincinnati, with Elgin Baylor available after a hospital visit for his father. West plans playoff drills in Seattle to allow Baylor’s return from Fort Lewis. Cincinnati meets Detroit in a best of five to determine the Lakers’ opponent. West, in good shape at 175 pounds, also hints Rod Hundley may stay with L A if the postseason goes well.
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Fort Lewis
Wash
Detroit
West Virginia University
Savings and Loan
California
Les Richter
Los Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Dodger
Don Drysdale
West Virginia
Rod Hundley
Track Records In Danger Tonight
Cleveland reports track records in the mile run high jump and pole vault are at risk during the 22nd Knights of Columbus meet closing the indoor season. Given entrants include Tom OHara 19 Loyola of Chicago and Tom Sullivan 18 Villanova aiming to beat the 4 04.6 mile mark set by Wes Santee in 1955, with Pete Close and Thomas To Try 7 Foot Mark among others. Defending champ Nate Adams may be sidelined by a sprained ankle.
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Pete Close
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John Thomas
Boston University
Ken Weisner
Navy
Bob Gardner
U. S. Marines
Alonzo Littlejohn
Western Michigan
Henry Wadsworth
Don Bragg
Wadsworth
John Uelses
Uelses
Rolando Cruz
Mel Swartz
Marines
Frank Budd
Paul Drayton
Joel Johnson
Bob Shanfelt
Pittsburgh
Nate Adams
Beckley Cagers Tourney Sidelights in Morgantown trip
Beckley high school basketball players arrived Thursday at Morgantown High School for a light workout before heading to Mont Chateau for two days. Coach Wiseman praised the session and the team prepared mentally, while sponsors Dave Shuck and Rod Thorn arranged visits and proper facilities. West Virginia star Ned Ragland offered encouragement as Wiseman stressed playing their best regardless of outcome.
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Beckley
Morgantown High School
Wiseman
Morgantown
Dave Shuck
Rod Thorn
Mountaineer
Ned Ragland
Woodrow Wilson
West Virginia University
Morgantown High
Recreation room entertainment after dinner
Various forms of entertainment were enjoyed in the recreation room after dinner. Billy Karbonit and Jerry Gallaher played table tennis, while Ron Cimala, Rudy Coleman and another participant joined in the activity.
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Billy Karbonit
Jerry Gallaher
Ron Cimala
Rudy Coleman
Mount St. Marys eliminates Wittenberg in NCAA small college tourney
Mount St. Marys of Maryland upset defending champion Wittenberg of Ohio 43 to 39 to advance to the NCAA small college basketball semi finals in Evansville. Nebraska Wesleyan, who defeated last year's runner up, also moved into the semifinals as the tourney progressed.
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Ind
UPI
Mount St. Marys
Nebraska Wesleyan
Wittenberg
Ohio
Right handedness rises among children in the U S
In the United States a ratio shows that 18 to 24 children become right handed for every one who persists in left handed tendencies, indicating a strong shift toward right handedness during childhood development.
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U. S
Rain Delays St. Pete Open
The 156 man field at the $20,000 St. Petersburg Open golf tournament was to tee off for the first round after a rainout on Thursday. Severe thunderstorms washed out play, erasing a 66 by Frank Boynton of Corpus Christi. Forecasts expect showers to end today with options to double up rounds or extend the final round to Monday.
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Fla
UPI
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Track manager quits Yonkers NY harness racing GM
Lewis Burton, longtime New York Journal American boxing writer, resigned Thursday as general manager of Yonkers Raceway. Burton had led Yonkers Raceway since 1950 when it was converted from flat to harness racing.
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UPI
Lewis Burton
New York Journal-American
Yonkers Raceway
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