Four Games Tonight In Pineville Tourney
Pineville hosts the Pineville Gold Medal Independent Basketball Tournament with four games starting at 6 30. Matoaka Moose meet Wyoming Independents opens a slate that includes Oceana versus Sun Hill Keatleys of Beckley versus Bluefield Supply and Beckley Keystone versus defending champion Mullens Moose Club. Last night Glen Rogers Walker s Esso Beckley Baptist and the Man VFW posted opening night wins with Glen Rogers beating Dias Floral 61 55 in overtime and Walker s Esso routing Otsego 69 29 as Baptist beat Princeton
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Coaches Meet to Plan Beckley Grade Hoop Tourney
Town District Grade School League coaches plan the annual Grade School Hoop Tournament at Beckley Junior High School at 6:30 PM. Team pairings will be decided at the meeting. Scores from recent games show Alan Manco 29 and Webb, Phillips, Greer with standout 20s.
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Beavers Seek Historic double hoop sweep in NCAA final
The City College of New York faces Bradley in the NCAA championship in New York. Coaches from Oklahoma A&M to Kansas State weigh a CCNY victory as the Beavers attempt to become the first team to win both national titles in a single season.
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Bradley Braves to NCAA Final at Madison Square Garden
Bradley, ranked No. 1, advanced to the NCAA finals by routing Ohio State and North Carolina State at the Garden after sweeping eastern playoffs. The game followed a Baylor NC State consolation tilt, with Madison Square Garden selling out for the national semifinal showdown.
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WVU All Stars to Exhibit at Beckley Moose Club April 11
Beckley Moose Club plans an exhibition game against the local State Moose team on April 11 at the Recreation Building. Leone's WVU All Stars head the lineup with Leland Byrd Eddie Beach and Clyde Green among stars. Freddie Schaus may join if NBA playoffs allow.
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Kentucky Names Co-Captain Gain for 1950 Football Team
Kentucky announces Bob Gain six foot three inch tackle from Weirton West Virginia and Virginia as elected co captain for the 1950 Kentucky Wildcats football squad.
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Softball Meetings Hit Stonecoal Oak Hill and Beckley
Stonecoal Oak Hill Beckley plan meetings to organize a Stonecoal Softball League with teams from Whitby Lynwyn Princewick Lego and Killarney expressing interest. District Softball Commissioner Bob Wills notes Beckley and Oak Hill city leagues have meetings scheduled with officer elections and planning set.
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Catholic Intercollegiate Tourney Opens With Five Teams
Open in Albany New York as St. Francis of Loretto Pa faces Loras Duque Duquque Iowa and Providence College meets Siena the third seed with the host team in the second game.
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La Motta Tries to Break Jinx in Cleveland Ten Rounder
Bronx middleweight champion Jake La Motta seeks a non title 10 round win over Chuck Hunter in Cleveland to end a winless stretch at the venue. His early career featured 15 straight victories before defeats by Jimmy Reeves in 1941 and later. he also suffered losses to Reeves again and Lloyd Marshall in 1944, though his overall record remains strong with few losses in a decade.
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Montgomery Comeback Ends in Loss to Eddie Giosa
Former lightweight champion Bob Montgomery saw his comeback end after a 10 round decision defeat to Eddie Giosa in Philadelphia. Montgomery had vowed to quit the comeback if he did not beat Giosa and was floored in the ninth round.
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Oak Hill Red Devils Track Team Faces Busy First Meet
Oak Hill High trains the Red Devils under Coach Johnny Duda as they prepare for a two week away start. Veterans led by Jimmy Canterbury join new talent including transfers from Charleston and junior high standouts Samuels Cody Dickinson Epperly Walker Blake Snow Stevens to fill gaps. The schedule lists Coalfield Conference at Beckley and Jaycee Relays Beckley Huntington Relays Charleston Gazette Relays Sectional Beckley State Meet Charleston through April and May.
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Morris Harvey to Play 14 Game Baseball Schedule
Morris Harvey unveils a 14 game spring schedule led by eight veteran lettermen including pitchers Bobby Dawson and Jim McIntyre and infielders Dewey Romine Ralph Holmes and Walt Kaczkowski The Golden Eagles open April 1 versus Ohio University and close May 17 at Glenville with a slate featuring several regional opponents.
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Duncan-Catron Dodgers win Owens-Illinois tourney final
Beckley girls basketball team defeated Tradewell of Huntington 45 44 in a tie championship game at Charleston to claim the Owens Illinois Invitational. Gloria Sweeney scored 29 as Beckley topped South Charleston 25 23 and Parkettes 47 44 in a semifinal. Three Beckley players made the all tournament squad.
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Browns Show Psych Analysis Pep In Camp Preview
The St Louis Browns appear healthier this spring than 1949 when they finished seventh. With players like Bob Dillinger and Gerry Priddy gone, the club relies on youth and coach Zack Taylor. Dr David Tracy praised the squad as capable of surprising AL rivals, while co-owner Charley DeWitt pledged the Browns will not roll over.
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