Local teams suffer upset losses on black Saturday sports surge
Ansted Oceana and Montgomery fell in that order as Parkersburg upset the trio. Ansted missed key moments with four fouls by Stanley Fox and Bill Allport, Oceana battled Bill Maphis around the basket, and Montgomery faded to 38 points in the final after a strong Friday showing. Parkersburg proved the standout, prompting questions if they are the state’s best.
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Oceana
Ansted
Montgomery
Parkersburg
Greyhounds
Stanley Fox
Bill Allport
Highlanders
Bill Maphis
Weston
Maphis dazzles in first games with strong defense
Field House crowd watches Maphis as he relaxes and shows a steady attitude. He plays hard on defense, blocks key shots, and steals a pass to preserve a championship bid for the Pioneers. He scores 64 points, grabs 45 rebounds, and blocks at least 10 shots in two tournament games.
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Maphis
Mickey Fufari
Morgantown
West Virginia
Fufari
Art Lewis Seen at State Tournament in West Virginia
West Virginia football coach Art Lewis attended several functions at the State Tournament. He appeared subdued after a long winter, and spring practice at Evansdale has been delayed. The Mountaineers face a tough path to complete 20 practices in the 30 day period, with snow melt delaying sessions.
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West Virginia
Art Lewis
Art
Evansdale
Mountaineers
Perkins Still Grinned As Montgumery Greyhounds Fall Short
Parkersburg handed the Montgomery Greyhounds a tough defeat as coach Perkins smiled through a hard game. He relied on five seniors who played together three years but the team ran out of gas at a critical moment. Neil Baisi of West Virginia Tech plans to keep the five in one unit for four more years. Marshall also looks to recruit Charley Kelly for extended play.
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Perkins
Perk
Neil Baisi
West Virginia Tech
Montgomery
Marshall
Charley Kelly
All-Americans To Play In U S Olympic Trials
AP reports top collegiate stars named to compete in the U S Olympic basketball trials in Denver March 31 to April 2. Centerpiece players include Oscar Robertson, Jerry Lucas, Jerry West, Darrall Imhoff, and Tony Jackson with several second-team selections joining the roster for the eight-team tournament.
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GAN Francisco
Associated Press
Tom Stith
St. Bonaventure
Terry Dischinger
Purdue
Roger Kaiser
Georgia Tech
Chet Walker
Bradley
Denver
Ohio State
U. S
Rome
A. C. Lonborg
University of Kansas
Northern teams rule state in 47th high school basketball tournament
Parkersburg captured Class AAA with an 80 54 semifinal win over Elkins and a 56 38 final over Montgomery. Romney won Class AA and Paden City took Class A as northern schools dominated Morgantown. Parkersburg’s sixth state title, first since 1958, came under coach Sam Mandich.
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Parkersburg
Ale Want
Gaia
Romney
Paden City
Big Reds
Elkins
Maris to Play Left Field for Yankees in Sunlit Stadiu
Roger Maris, 25, slated for left field duties with the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium, where the sun and low walls test outfielders. He has already appeared in eight exhibition games, batting .375, but worries about a lingering shoulder issue and past injuries from hard walls.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Roger Maris
Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees
Maris
Yankees
Keokuk
Reading
Williamsport
Bradley Braves may skip NIT after strong season
Bradley, the four time NIT champion, likely will not return to defend next year as Oscar Robertson era ends at Cincinnati and Bradley must reload. Key players Walker Herndon Saunders return while sophomores Wodka Tieman Edwards pace the squad.
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St. Louis
Mo Valley
Oscar Robertson
Cincinnati
Oscar
Chet
Orange Juice
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Mack Herndon
al Saunders
Chuck Orsborn
Mike Owens
Dan Smith
Bradley
Providence
Herndon
Saunders
Ed Wodka
Mickey Tieman
Lee Edwards
Madison Square Garden
Orsborn
Big Night of Heavyweight Fights Across Texas
Houston hosts Sonny Liston versus Cleveland Williams in a 10 round headliner shown via closed circuit to San Antonio and Dallas. Joe Brown faces Al Daillas, Roy Harris meets Henry Hall, and Buddy Turman battles Sonny Moore in 10 round bouts. Houston predicts a gate near 50000 dollars.
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Texas
Sonny Liston
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Dallas
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Henry Hall
Milwaukee
Buddy Turman
Tyler
Sonny Moore
Boxing Title Bouts In Europe Reported By AP
Belfast Freddie Gilroy halted Billy Rafferty in a bantam title bout in Northern Ireland. Gustav Scholz outpointed Mike Holt in Berlin for the European British Empire bantam title.
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Associated Press
Belfast
Freddie Gilroy
Northern Ireland
Billy Rafferty
Scotland
Berlin
Gustav Bubi Scholz
Germany
Mike Holt
South Africa
Area Hoopsiers On All-Tourney
Three eight member all tournament teams were chosen by West Virginia high school basketball writers at Morgantown. Class AAA selections include Dick Smith Bob Owens and Bob Maxwell of Champion Parkersburg Charles Kelly and Pete Kelley of Montgomery Ricky Ray and Bob Barrett of Huntington and Jerry Armentrout of Elkins. Class AA picks are Bill Maphis Stan Shingleton of Champion Romney Kenny Stewart Farley Lusk and Kenny Dillo of Oceana Harry Statts and Ronnie Smith of Clendenin and John Reesman of Clay Battelle. Class A picks Ace Lyle Charles Lightner and Walter Smittle of champion Paden City Larry Miller and Mason Fox of Ansted John Barker and Ray Estep of Rattelle and Wayne Russell of Piedmont.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
Dick Smith
Bobby Owens
Bob Maxwell
Parkersburg
Charles Kelly
Pete Kelley
Montgomery
Ricky Ray
Bob Barrett
Huntington
Jerry Armentrout
Elkins
Bill Maphis
Stan Shingleton
Romney
Kenny Stewart
Farley Lusk
Kenny Dillo
Oceana
Harry Statts
Ronnie Smith
Clendenin
John Reesman
Clay Battelle
Ace Lyle
Charles Lightner
Walter Smittle
Paden City
Larry Miller
Mason Fox
Ansted
John Barker
Ray Estep
Rattelle
Wayne Russell
Piedmont
Jane Beckett
Brenda Kay Tennant
Jackie McGraw
Paden
Rainelle
Lions Hire Shula as Defensive Coach
Detroit head coach George Wilson names Don Shula to run the defense after Shula’s seven pro seasons with the Browns Colts and Redskins. He has been an assistant at Virginia and last year on Kentucky staff.
Huskies Win Rose Bowl Debut Strongly Against Wisconsin
Washington finally wins in the Rose Bowl by a decisive margin 448 over Wisconsin on New Year’s Day. The Huskies previous best was a 14 to 14 tie with Navy in 1924 and they had three losses in prior Rose Bowls. Wisconsin’s only other Rose Bowl appearance ended in a 7 to 0 defeat by Southern California in 1953.
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Washington
Huskies
Wisconsin
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Dodgers Plane Limps Back To Training Camp
Dodgers manager Walt Alston and 41 players returned to Vero Beach after their Convair lost a starboard engine on a 90 mile flight to Orlando. The plane landed safely after repairs and players joked about the scare. Don Drysdale quipped the delay would be brief, needing only a sparkplug and 42 sweatshirts.
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Fla
Walt Alston
Los Anges Dodgers
Orlando
Convair
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Don Zimmer
Dodgers
Don Drysdale
Lane's trading fire keeps Indians in hot water
Sam White retirement stirs a row over the deal sending White to Cleveland for Nixon and Marshall. Lane and Red Sox GM Bucky Harris dispute the move as Minoso shines for Chicago and the Indians suffer a 20 to 5 loss to the Giants amid a flurry of exhibition games across the league.
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Mike Rathet
Associated Press
Foxy Frank Lane
Sammy White
Lane
Cleveland
Cal McLish
Minnie Minoso
White
Marshall
Nixon
Minoso
Chicago
White Sox
Buckeyes Crown NCAA Champion In 1960 Final
Ohio State, led by Jenny Lucas and Mel Nowell, defeated California 75 55 in San Francisco to claim the NCAA basketball title. Joe Roberts opened scoring, with Ohio State building a 37 19 halftime lead and coasted to the victory over the Golden Bears. Lucas was named most valuable player. other Buckeyes and California stars earned all star honors.
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California
Fred Taylor
Robertson
Cincinnati
Imhoff
West
West Virginia
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St. Bonaventure
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Kaiser
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New York University
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Minnesota
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Indiana
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George Smith
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NYU
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Evansville
Ed So
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Gany Auten
Kenie Jones
American University
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D.C
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Wheaton
Wayne Hightower
Kansas
Charley Henke
Missouri
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Nebraska
Chet Walker
Bradley
Mike Graney
Notre Dame
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Michigan State
Gary Phillips
Houston
San Francisco
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Cal
Joe Roberts
Golden Bears
Ohio
Bears
Associated Press
Roberts
All America
Jenny Lucas
Mel Nowell
John Havlicek
Larry Siegfried
Lucas
Maphis Tops Scorers in 47th State Tourney
Romney senior Bill Maphis led scoring with a no game total of 64 points as he powered his team to a 56 55 win over Clendenin. He shot 10 of 22 and 6 of 7 from the line for 26 rebounds, then added 36 points in the Class 9 AA final against Oceana with 13 of 22 field goals and 12 of 12 free throws, plus 25 rebounds.
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Morgantown
Bill Maphis
Romney
Clendenin
Oceana
Maphis
Clyde
Hardtimes
Dick Smith
Parkersburg
Walt Smittle
Paden City
Anited
Bob Davis
Monganown
NHL Scoreboard and Playoff Status from Weekend
National Hockey League results show Montreal beating Boston 5 1 and Detroit winning 6 3 over New York with Montreal 3 1 New York on Sunday. Chicago and Boston tied 5 5 to end the regular season. NBA playoffs feature Boston 120 Philadelphia 90 St Louis 98 Minneapolis 8 and Boston 112 Philadelphia 104 with several series tied 22 12. Schedule lists no games today and Philadelphia at Boston Minneapolis at St Louis. Charley Conerly of the New York Giants threw 194 passes for 1706 yards in 1959 NFL games with 14 touchdowns and 4 interceptions.
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National Hockey League
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Associated Press
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Toronto
National Basketball Assn
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Charley Conerly
New York Giants
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