Three Hometown Crowds Greet Flying Eagles Champions
West Virginia’s top basketball teams received huge crowds as Beckley’s Woodrow Wilson Flying Eagles won the state Class AAA title with a 71-69 victory over Weirton. Star players included Pack Hindsley and Bill Karbonit, while coach Lawrence Wiseman guided the comeback in the final minutes.
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Woodrow Wilson Flying Eagles
Raleigh County Armory
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Eagles
UPI
Lawrence Wiseman
Don Warden
Weir
p Bs Capture Early Lead In Mixed Loop
Bowl action at Sky Lanes shows p-B's taking first place in the Bowl Wick Wednesday Night Mixed League after two wins in three against the Happees. Ad Barker rolled 193 547 and Carl Perry added 536 while June Thompson led the Happees with 234 519. The M-T-B's and 1-2 Squares sit 4 2 for second after two wins each. Several high scores noted across Be c key leagues as Beckley teams dominate and state title celebrations unfold.
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Happees
Carl Perry
June Thompson
M-T-B
Kay Dees
Sam Thomson
Dave Anderson
Bill Klein
Beckley Art
Crown Cleaners
Gerry Kobelia
Ken Southern
Sherm Sowder
Harold Mann
Acme Super
John Smith
J. C. Grocery
Oleg Plumbley
Arnold Motors Mators
Larry Trump
Keyser-Bryant
Dick Guy
W. Va. Turnpike
Beckley Flying Eagles end 1962-63 season with 71-69 comeback win
Beckley trailed the Weirton Red Riders by 15 in the final quarter but surged back to win 71-69 in a historic comeback. Coach Jerome Van Meter praised his players for confidence and poise while Lawrence Wiseman guided the team to an undefeated season, hailed by Mayor Cecil Miller as Flying Eagles Day.
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Morgantown
Armory Field House
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Jack Nuckols
W. W. Barron
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Gray Eagle
Weirton
Red Riders
Cecil Miller
Armory
Rens Move Up A Notch In Eastern Division
Pittsburgh Rens climb to second in the American Basketball League Eastern Division with a 118 104 win over the New York Tapers in New Haven Conn Walt Mangham scores 33 Hal Curtis adds 30 for the Rens Dan Swartz leads Tapers with 24 points-
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Rens
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Hal Curtis
Dan Swartz
Tapers
Flying Eagles Schedule Honors Assembly at School
Today's schedule includes an assembly honoring the Flying Eagles in the school auditorium at 1 30 p m. Principal G C Peregoy said a planned downtown parade was halted due to forecast rain and cold. Senator George C Porter announced free admission to Beckley and Lyric theaters for Woodrow Wilson students today. Peregoy reported classes progressing normally at Woodrow Wilson.
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George C. Porter
Woodrow Wilson
Beckley
Lyric Theaters
Peregoy
Beckley Eagles Win Sixth State Basketball Title
Pack Hindsley led Beckley Eagles to an undefeated season and a seventh state crown, tying Wheeling for most titles. WWNR hosted a celebration as fans cheered the dramatic comeback against Weirton with the team vowing to battle to the end.
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Wheeling
Wiseman
Flying Eagles
Beckley
Morgan
Hindsley
Hinton dies one of WVU's first football players
Hinton, 82, an end on one of West Virginia University’s first football teams, died at his home in Hinton, West Virginia. He was listed as a letter winner in 1897 and helped WVU field its first intercollegiate team in 1891. He had been ill nine years, died of a heart attack, and will be buried here Tuesday. He was the grandson of John Hinton, the community’s namesake and Summers County’s first WV House of Delegates representative.
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Sandy) Hinton
West Virginia University
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Summers County
West Virginia
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City League Final Set For 8 30 Tonight
Coca Cola and Oakwood Auto clash to decide the City League Basketball Tournament crown at Shady Spring High School. The teams had met previously with a forfeit win by Coca Cola, and tonight’s 8 30 start follows changes from 7 p m to accommodate two elementary games and gym access.
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Shady Spring High School
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Engan Wins Holmenkollen Jumping Event in Norway
Toralf Engan of Norway captured the Holmenkollen special jumping title for his third major ski victory of the season. John Elliott of Steamboat Springs, Colorado finished 23rd and Steve Rieschl, also from Steamboat Springs, placed 55th.
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Toralf Engan
John Elliott
Steamboat Springs
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Steve Rieschl
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