Beckley triumph sparks praise from So Says Karl column
In a post state title column, So Says Karl congratulates Beckley for a gritty win over Williamson and salutes Oceana and Gary District as class acts. He notes Beckley coaches Wiseman and Culberto and players Lewis Lilly McNeish Hutchens Dillion Kyle, plus Oceana coach Greer and the record crowds of over 26,000 at the state tournaments. Oceana earns its fifth of six finals trips and Beckley solidifies its legacy with a historic victory and strong defense.
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Fair City
Woodrow Wilson
Williamson
Oceana
Gary
Davidson
Lawrence Wiseman
Pete Culberto
Fred Lewis
Ron Lilly
Jim McNeish
Buddy Hutchens
Terry Dillion
Ron Kyle
Beckley
Wolfpack
Civic Center
Gary District
Indians
Greer
Wiseman
E. R. Lilly
Hargrove Street
Ron
Wheeling
Hundred
Ansted
Romney
Barrackville
Hawks Ready for NBA Playoff Showdown With Bullets
St Louis Hawks and Baltimore Bullets prepared for the Western Division semifinal in a best of five series. All Hawks players are in competition shape except rookie Gary Brads on the injured list. The series starts in St Louis and moves to Baltimore with potential fourth and fifth games in the two cities. The winner advances to face Los Angeles for the Western crown.
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ST. Louis
UPI
St. Louis Hawks
Baltimore
Hawks
Richie Guerin
Bob Pettit
Mike Farmer
John Barnhill
Guerin
Bullets
Buddy Jeannette
Gary Brads
Jeannette
Los Angeles
Willis Reed Named NBA Rookie of the Year
New York Knick Willis Reed was chosen rookie of the year by writers and sportscasters covering National Basketball Association games.
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NEW York
UPI
Willis Reed
New York Knickerbockers
National Basketball Association
City Church League Round Two Opens Tonight
The City Church League basketball tourney resumes with Catholic, Calvary, Assembly of God and Crab Orchard winning Monday. Catholic edged Central Rapos 34-33. Calvary beat First Baptist 52-47. Assembly of God defeated Memorial Baptist 51-43. Crab Orchard beat Presbyterian 35-25. Tonight Catholic vs Maxwell Hill at 6:30, Calvary vs First Methodist 7:30, Crab Orchard vs Methodist Temple 8:30, Assembly of God vs Christian 9:30. Semifinals Thursday, finals Friday. Maxwell Hill unbeaten and favored.
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Catholic
Calvary
Assembly of God
Crab Orchard
Beckley Recreation
Central Rapos
Karbonit
Central
Smith
Hedrick
First Baptist
Moore
Memorial Baptist
B. Sharrett
Pack
Assembly
Covey
Peters
Moye
Presbyterian
Lilly and
Lodge
Maxwell Hill
First Methodist
Crab Orchard Meeting Methodist Temple
Christian
Girl Cagers To Play Thursday In WV State Tourney
Elite Cleaners of St Albans meets Dawes Mercantile to start the West Virginia girls state basketball tournament at Horace Mann Junior High School. First game at 6 p.m. followed by Marshall University versus Huntington Pepsi Cola and West Virginia Tech versus Beckley Wrecking Co. Friday night features W V State College versus Richwood Black Widows, Charleston Park Pontiac and the St Albans-Dawes winner, plus Beckley Tech against Williamson. Semifinals Saturday afternoon, championship at 8 p.m. tied to Charleston YWCA sponsor.
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Charleston
UPI
Elite Cleaners of
St. Albans
Dawes Mercantile
West Virginia
Horace Mann
Marshall University
Huntington Pepsi - Cola
West Virginia Tech
Beckley Wrecking Co
W. Va. State College
Richwood Black Widows
Charleston Park Pontiac
St. Albans - Dawes
Beckley Tech
Williamson
Irish Napoleon Favored In Cavalier Pace at Yonkers
In Yonkers New York eight pacers race at Yonkers Raceway for a $10 000 Cavalier Pace first invitational handicap of the spring meeting with Irish Napoleon expected to be the favorite in the event.
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Yonkers, N.Y
UPI
Napoleon
Yonkers Raceway
Royals Open NBA playoff bid with 76ers in Cincinnati
Cincinnati set for a best of five eastern semifinal as Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson seek to spark the Royals past Philadelphia. Red Auerbach predicts a Royals upset and a finals clash with the Celtics. Chamberlain nurses pancreatic discomfort, Robertson toes a strained tendon but expects to play.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
UPI
Boston Celtics
Red Auerbach
Cincinnati Royals
National Basketball Association
NBA
Philadelphia 76Ers
Auerbach
Celtics
Royals
Boston
Seris
Philadelphia
Philly
Royals-76ers Series Features A Duel Between Wilt Chamberlain
Oscar Robertson
Chamberlain
Big Dipper
Cincinnati Gardens
Robertson
Stable Sure Of Beating Champ In Mtg With Griffith
United Press International reports Jose Stable trains in Monticello New York ahead of a March 30 title bout with welterweight champion Emile Griffith. Fritzie Zivic praises Stable condition after a handshake test, while Griffith’s manager Gil Clancy touts Griffith’s endurance. Pastrano vs Torres also on Madison Square Garden twin bill.
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United Press International
Fritzie Zivie
Jose
Emile Griffith
Zivic
Monticello
N.Y
Zivie
Griffith
Gil Clancy
Clancy
Kiamesha Lake
Emile
Madison Square Garden
Willie Pastrano
Jose Torres
Pastrano
Jim Brown Set to Speak at Rocket's Spring Meet
The Charleston Rockets Quarterback Club spring meeting on April 9 will feature Cleveland Browns fullback Jim Brown. Brown, also a public relations man for a soft drinks firm, will show a sound film highlighting the Browns 1964 NFL championship season.
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Charleston
UPI
Charleston Rockets
Cleveland Browns
Jim Brown
Brown
Browns
McLain tosses no hitter in first pro game for Harlan
Detroit pitcher Denny McLain, a young right hander, pitched a no hitter in his first professional game for Harlan, Kentucky, according to UPI.
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United Press International Detroit
UPI
Denny McLain
Detroit Tiger
Harlan
Tiger Named Top Boxer Of Month
NEW YORK UPI Former world middleweight champ Dick Tiger was named boxer of the month by Ring Magazine for his sixth round knockout of Argentine Rocky Rivero. Tiger’s win boosts his bid to regain the title, while Giardello remains ranked No 1 contender by The Ring.
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New York
UPI
Dick Tiger
Ring Magazine
Joey Giardello
Atlantic City
N.J
Rocky Rivero
Tiger
Joe Archer
Giardello
Rivero
Cleveland Williams
Houston
Tex
Doug Jones
Thad Spencer
Tacoma
Wash
Billy Daniels
Amos Johnson
Medina
Ohio
Eddie Machen
Berkeley
Calif
Cassius Clay
Sonny Liston
Floyd Patterson
Ernie Terrell
George Chuvalo
Wilastrano
Ilie P
Newman Emerges as Rival to Chance for Angels Pitching
Los Angeles Angels pitcher Fred Newman, a 6 foot 3 inch righthander from Framingham Mass., is emerging as a serious rival to Dean Chance for the Angels rotation. Newman, coming off a 13-10 season with a 2.75 ERA, has allowed one earned run in 15 spring innings and could reach 20 wins. Chance, the 1964 Cy Young winner, remains an ace yet Newman’s spring showing places him as top competition in the Angels camp.
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Fred Down
UPI
Dean Chance
Los Angeles Angels
Chance
Cy Young
Angel
Fred Newman
Framingham Mass
Boston Red Sox
Palm Springs
Calif
Newman
Bill Rigney
Rudy May
Angels
Los Angeles
Jim Fregosi
Lou Clinton
Milwaukee Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Joe Torre
Mack Jones
Braves
Bob Bailey
Jim Paliaroni
Pirates
Jesus
Matty Alou
San Francisco Giants
Chicago Cubs
Billy Moran
Cleveland Indians
Bobby Locke
Bill Skowron
Chicago White Sox
Minnesota Twins
Kansas City Athlet
Women Skiers Set For Harriman Cup Final
In Sun Valley Idaho UP I reports the 22nd Harriman Cup near its end with French skier Marielle Goitschel favored to win the final women's event on a tricky slalom course. Goitschel aims to claim the combined women’s award, while teammate Goitschel plus Arpin and Killy dominate the men's results. Bill Marolt leads U S skiers with a fourth in the combined standings.
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Sun Valley
Idaho
UPI
Marielle Goitschel
Jiss Goitschel
Camoure
Michel Arpin
Jean Clyde Killy
Karl Schranz
Austria
United States
Bill Marolt
University of Colorado
Art Stratton Leads AHL Scoring Race With Four Games Left
Art Stratton of Buffalo tops the American Hockey League scoring chart with 98 points and 74 assists, four points ahead of Bronco Horvath of Rochester who has four home games left. Dick Gamble leads goals with 46, while Gerry Cheevers of Rochester holds top goaltending with a 2.63 goals against average.
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Rochester
N.Y
UPI
Buffalo
Art Stratton
Stratton
Bronco Horvath
Horvath
Len Lunde
Dick Gamble
Gamble
Lunde
Gerry Cheevers
Interview With Top Prep Star At Power Memorial High
New York based profile of Lew Alcindor a 16-year-old seven foot prep basketball standout at Power Memorial High school. The feature notes his quiet demeanor independent reach with reporters and his focus on grades journalism and college plans while detailing his height dating habits and social shyness amid strong school atmosphere and coach Jack Donohue guiding his public exposure.
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Tom Tiede
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
New York
Big Kid
Power Memorial High School
Lew Alcindor
Lew
Manhattan
West Side
Lewie
Wilt Chamberlain
Wilt
Lewis Alcindor Jr
Jack Donohue
Alcindor
Big Lew
Donohue
Donahue
Harlem
Flintlock Rifle Display To Highlight Mount Hope League Event
Mount Hope Federated League to host a Flintlock rifle display at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs March 25 to 27. The exhibit, part of an Art and Crafts program, features a Flintlock rifle with carved powder horn and other items owned by Bill Ramey, presented by Polly Ramey. The Mountaineer Flintlock Rifle Club, chartered 1963, has about 20 members meeting April to November. The article covers Flintlock firing mechanisms, Bill Boyd’s craftsmanship, and club members Bill Boyd and Bill Ramey. Members and guests are invited to the April 10 meeting at Plum Orchard Lake Road shooting range.
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Mount Hope
RNS
Mount Hope Federated League
Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs
West Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs
Bill Boyd
Kilsyth
Bill Ramey
Polly Ramey
Mountain
Boyd
Beckley
Wayside
Monroe County
Ramey
Richwood
Mountainair Flintlock Rifle Club
William B. Ramey
Clara Chandler Ramey
Polly Coy
Scarbro
Bruce
Plum Orchard Lake Road
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