Mountaineers Eye NCAA Final Four Run In Louisville
Mountaineers with a 28 4 record head to Freedom Hall Louisville to face Louisville Friday at 8 30 p m EST in the NCAA finals. West Virginia relies on Jerry West 60 points and 32 rebounds as they rally from big deficits. WVU clings to hopeful title chances after a late season surge and strong bench hustle under coach Schaus.
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Bench
Hustle
Jerry West
Louisville
Kentucky
Freedom Hall
University of Louisville
Cincinnati
California
Silky Sullivan
St. Joseph's
West
Charlotte
Boston U
Charlotteans
Ofaimes
Big Apple
Pers
Petrie Petwee
Lind
Rob Smith
Polyard
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Patrone
Posehn
Jay Jacobs
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VMI
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Clousson
Duke
Virginia
Richmond
Oklahoma State
Smith
Northwestern
Bolyard
Tennessee
Yale
William and Mary
the Citadel
Dartmouth
Wes
Boston U West
Calvary to Meet Johnstown in Ist of Three Games
The Church Basketball League opens its annual tournament at the Recreation Building with league leader Calvary Baptist Mabscott facing Johnstown Baptist at 7 p.m. Pairings were set at a managers meeting after the regular five game round. The event runs four nights over two weeks.
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Recreation Building
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Johnstown Baptist
Christian
Methodist Temple
Presbyterian
Memorial Baptist
Fifth or Sixth Dan, SAC Has It
Mel Bruno leads Strategic Air Command training in advanced combat measures blending judo and karate. Bruno is a fifth dan judo expert, with sixth dan as a potential upgrade. Gen Thomas Power promotes judo among SAC personnel and Bruno’s team recently trained in Japan on a tenth tour, tracing back to his youth in the sport.
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Omaha (i
Mel Bruno
America
Bruno
Strategic Air Command
United States
Thomas S&s. Power
Japan
Moore Seeks Second Straight NHL Scoring Title
Montreal's Dickie Moore moves toward a second consecutive scoring crown with 92 points after nine goals and 22 assists since Feb 17. Jean Beliveau boosts the Canadiens as New York's Andy Bathgate slips to third with 85 points. Each team has three games left. Montreal faces the Rangers in New York on Sunday to close the regular season.
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Montreal
Dickie Moore
Jean Beliveau
Montreal Canadiens
Maurice Rocket Richard
Bernie Geoffrion
Moore
Detroit
Gordie Howe
Beliveau
Marcel Bonin
New York
Andy Bathgate
Ono
Canadiens
First Landing Stars In 1950 Racing Spotlight
Frank Eck AP News features First Landing, a 3-year-old bay colt trained by Casey Hayes and ridden by Eddie Arcaro. The horse, named after Jamestown, va, has won 10 of 11 starts and earned 396460 as a juvenile, with potential to win Flamingo and other major races for a prize pool near half a million. Arcaro could collect substantial earnings between February and June if success continues at Flamingo Gulfstream Derby Preakness and Belmont.
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First Landing
Christopher T. Chenery
Eddie Arcaro
Santa Anita
Arcaro
Hialeah
Gulfstream
Louisville
Baltimore
Belmont
Long Island
Gallant Man
Bold Ruler
Nashua
Tom Fool
Man O' War
Hayes
Harry Guggenheim
WVU basketball tourney fares spark travel split
A Chesapeake and Ohio Railway news release in Huntington promotes special low round trip coach fares for fans traveling to Louisville for the NCAA Tournament windup to support West Virginia University. Fares from White Sulphur Springs Prince Montgomery Charleston Huntington Ashland are listed with a 10 percent tax, while ticket scarcity and scalping concerns prompt comments from Charleston Mayor Jehn T. Copenhaver and Beckley’s George B. Chambers about obtaining seats and potential quick responses.
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Willis W. Cook
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Huntington
West Virginia University
Louisville
Cook
White Sulphur Springs
Prince
Montgomery
Charleston
Ashland
Freedom Hall
Jehm T. Copenhaver
George B. Chambers
Beckley
Ashland Refining Co
Jains Copenhaver
Chambers
Chaeambers
Kentucky
WVU
George
Lousville
Underwood
Semifinals Set for March 25 in Standings Battle
The league announces semifinals on March 25 and a March 39 title game after the first round concludes next Monday. Calvary leads at 12-2, Christian 10-4, with Christian and Calvary each winning last night as First Baptist upset Calvary 26-22.
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Hooked
Calvary-Johnstown
Christian-Temple
Crab Orchard
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First Methodist
Calvary
Christian
Johnstown Baptist
Phicams
Ducal
Methodist Temple
Memorial Baptist
Presbyterian
Temple
Pet
Calvary Christian
Johnstown
Catholic
Pennington
Rae
Witt
Mitchell
Scherer
Whitlock
Halloran
Wooten
Elkin
Gallagher
Cueto
Lively
Gill
Punch
Dixon
Tipane Massinople
Peelish
Grvvagiel
Pack
H. McMillan
Phipps
T. McMillan
Williams
Bales Oo
Christian M. Shumate
H. Shumate
J. Lyons
Dacal
Murdock
Wickiline
Walker Mullens
Meade
National AAU basketball results and playoff schedule
The Associated Press reports Navy All Stars beat Long Beach 71 70 in Denver in the first round with teams from Louisville Pocatello Chicago Lincoln and Syracuse noted. NHL results show no Sunday action with Detroit Chicago and Detroit in the schedule for upcoming games. Eastern Division finals start with Syracuse at Boston and Western Division semifinals feature Detroit at Minneapolis in a best of seven and best of three format.
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Navy All Stars
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Louisville
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Idaho
Chicago
Lincoln
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Syracuse
Boston
Detroit
Minneapolis
Boxing results from Fights Last Night roundup
New York Charley Scott defeated Isaac Logart in a ten round decision at 147 pounds. Montreal saw Jesse Watson stop Armand Savole in eight rounds at 141 pounds. Philadelphia’s Don Warner stopped Ernie Knox in six. Gene Gray knocked out Marv Thigpen in Arkansas. Paddy Read outpointed Dick DeVila in Providence. Antonio Macilla scored a stoppage win over Wilbur Robinson in Chicago. George Berry halted Russell Sands in Sydney. Lahouari Godih, from Oran, Algeria, is mentioned as a lightweight boxer.
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Associated Press
New York
Charley Scott
Philadelphia
Isaac Logart
Cuba
Montreal
Jesse Watson
Brooklyn
Armand Sa‘vole
Don Warner
Ernie Knox
Baltimore
Little Rock
Ark
Gene Gray
North Little Rock
Marv Thigpen
Memphis
Tenn
Providence
R. I
Paddy Read
Dick Devila
Boston
Chicago
Antonio Macilla
Buenos Aires
Wilbur Robinson
Sydney
Australia
George ‘Berry
Los Angeles
Beckley II's To Meet Wednesday
Beckley Little League holds its monthly meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. at the Beckley Elks Lodge. Officers and managers for the three new circuits are announced, with Beckley Central LL led by Bill Miles and Charles McDaniel as vice president, Beecher Cummings heading the Western circuit, Arnold Wyant and Bob Fleming leading the Eastern, and George Davis as Minor League president with two vice presidents. Two LL teams will operate at Elks Stadium this summer, culminating in a divisional tournament with state champions from Maryland Delaware Virginia West Virginia and Kentucky. Presidents are urged to bring franchise application blanks to the meeting.
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Bill Harmon
Beckley Little League
Beckley Elks Lodge
Beckley Central Little League
Bill Miles
Charles McDaniel
Beecher Cummings
Delbert Thurman
Arnold Wyant
Bob Fleming
George Davis
Gary Dent
Bill File
Davis
Elks Stadium
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Murphy Clan Tops Notre Dame Roll
South Bend AP reports Notre Dame hosts a large Irish ancestry presence. About 1300 students do not play football. roughly 20 percent trace to Ireland. The Murphy surname dominates campus with 42 students and four faculty members plus the public information director. O names include 125 undergraduates with O prefixes, such as 20 O Connors and 19 O Briens. Surnames Sullivan, Ryan, Kelly, and Burke appear in large numbers, suggesting a campus like a Dublin tax roll.
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South Bend
Ind
St. Patrick
Notre Dame
Emerald Isle
Murphy
O'Connors
O'Briens
Dublin
Sullivans
Ryans
Kellys
Burkes
Unbeaten Eaglets To Be Guests At Jaycee Banquet
Beckley Flying Eagles coach Ross Irle and his unbeaten Beckley Junior High Eaglets will attend the March 31 Jaycees banquet. Eaglets ran 19 straight, finishing an undefeated year for Irle after his fall football season. Emcee Gargent will introduce Harold Bradley and speakers include Jerome Van Meter and Irle. Tickets $3, smorgasbord dinner at Elks Lodge, 6:30 PM.
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Bill Sutphin
Jaycees
Beckley
Flying Eagles
Ross Irle
Beckley Junior High Eaglets
Blue Eaglets
Irle
Gargent
Harold Bradley
Duke University
Jerome van Meter
Junior High
Sutphin
Elks Lodge
Keglers Shine In ABC Tourney Open Team Field
Three Bowling Hall of Fame members Hank Marino Harry Steers and Herb Lange star for White Tower Watertown Wis in the 56th ABC Tournament open team division Pfeiffer of Detroit leads the open team standings since Feb 2 Gene Vetrone Newark tops nine game all events with 1961 Ed Lubanski Pfeiffer captain leads all events and singles with 764 Jack Reuther Wheeling Wheeling West Virginia rolls a 727 series in singles as standings hold firm through the day
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ST. Louis
Bowling’s Hall of Fame
Hank Marino
Harry Steers
Herb Lange
White Tower
Watertown
Wis
Fred Thoma
Eli Maricich
ABC
Marino
Bowling Writers Assn
Mando
Pfeiffer
Jack Reuther
Wheeling
W. Va
Rower
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Swann
Peterson
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Ivodka
Clear Spring Distilling CO
James B. Beam Distilling CO
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National Hockey League
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Larry) Godih
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