Fairmont Plays West Liberty in key WVIAC slate
Fairmont State seeks a seventh straight conference win as it visits West Liberty on Saturday while Salem travels to West Virginia State Friday. West Liberty faces Fairmont in the Western Division title race with a playoff likely, Salem leads the Eastern Division at 6-1, and Potomac State, Davis & Elkins also in league play alongside non conference games.
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Salem
West Virginia State
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Glenville
Falcons
Potomac State
Concord
Davis & Elkins
West Virginia Wesleyan
West Virginia Tech
Randeiph-Macon
Grove City
Bethany
Bridgewater, Va
Shepherd
Tech
Emory & Henry
Washington & Jefferson
Wesleyan
Bridgewater
Bluefield State
Fayette
N. C
Kentucky State
Wesley
Del
California
Eastern LT
W. Va. State
Blue State
Davis-Elkins
Western
Potomac
Concord Bethany
Marshall Can Spoil Ohio's MAC Chances
Marshall and Ohio meet at Fairfield Stadium as rivals since 1902. Ohio, 31 in the MAC and 51 overall, must win to stay in contention. Marshall is coming off a rough season. Bowling Green already handed Marshall a lopsided defeat, while Ohio has recent wins in the series and hopes to slow the green and white's drive.
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Fairfield Stadium
Ancho
Ohio
Marshall
Bobcats
Bowling Green
Charle Snyder
Athens
Big Green
NBA Sunday and Saturday results and schedules
The Associated Press reports NBA results with Boston defeating Cincinnati 124 109 and St Louis beating Minneapolis 138 101 on Sunday. Saturday scores include Boston 123 New York 109 and Philadelphia 120 Detroit 112. Also listed are upcoming Boston at St Louis and New York versus Minneapolis at St Louis. NHL results show Montreal 3 New York 1 Detroit 2 Chicago 1 Boston 6 Toronto 3 and a 4 3 Boston win at Toronto, with a Montreal 2 Detroit 2 tie and Boston at Chicago on the schedule.
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Boston
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Minneapolis
New York
Philadelphia
Detroit
Syracuse
Mamday
Montreal
Chicago
Toronto
Sword Dancer Heads for Two Month Vacation Title Bid
Sword Dancer, the Brookmeade Stable chestnut, wrapped up horse of the year talk by beating Round Table in the $110,600 Jockey Club Gold Cup at Aqueduct, earning $70,790 to lift his 1959 total to $597,004. He defeated Hillsdale and Round Table, led by jockey Eddie Arcaro, and will rest two months before training again for Florida races.
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New York
Sword Dancer
Sunglow
Isabel Dodge Sloane
Brookmeade Stable
Round Table
Aqueduct
Hillsdale
Woodward
Eddie Arcaro
Easy Spur
Tomy Lee
Bagdad
Royal Orbit
Arcaro
Nashua
Elliott Burch
Florida
Eaglets to End Season with Shady Spring Clash
Beckley junior high Blue Eaglets finish 1959 season Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. against Shady Spring in a postponed game aiming to push their record to 7 1. The season already looks strong and the matchup closes the slate.
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Beckley Junior High School
Blue Eaglets
Shady Spring
Southern California stars on Giants roster
Frank Gifford Lindon Crow and Al Barry represent Southern California on the New York Giants football team. Frank Ervin, 55, of Pekin Illinois won the Hambletonian on his 10th attempt triumphing with Diller Hanover in the 1959 trot.
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New York Giant
Frank Gifford
Lindon Crow
al Barry
Frank Ervin
Pekin, Ill
Hambletonian
Diller Hanover
WVU Faces No 1 USC Trojans In Los Angeles Coliseum
West Virginia travels to Los Angeles to meet undefeated Southern California in the Coliseum. WVU aims to rebound after a 28-10 loss to Penn State while USC rides a six game win streak, including a Pitt upset. Key WVU players Ben McComb Charley Lanasa return from injuries.
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West Virginia
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Syracuse
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Willie Wood
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Berkeley
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California
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Wood
Virginia Tech
Furman
Ben McComb
Charley Lanasa
Joe Wirth
Pugh Racks Up 3 TDs Regains C Scoring Lead
Halfback Alger Pugh of Virginia Tech surged to 54 points after a three touchdown game in a 51-29 win over Richmond at Blacksburg. He broke a tie with The Citadel's Paul Maguire, who added 12 points to reach 48, as conference race tightens with three games left.
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Associated Press
Alger Pugh
Virginia Tech
Tech
Richmond
Blacksburg
Pugh
Paul Maguire
Citadel
Frank Eastman
VMI
Johnny Mapp
Maguire
William & Marvy
Bulldogs
Jerry Nettles
Craig Wall
Davidson
Carroll Dale
West Virginia
California
West Texas State
Lehigh
Presbyterian
Furman
Wofford
William & Mary
George Washington
Canadiens Beat Rangers in Masked Goalie Return
New York AP report notes Jacques Plante wore a fiberglass mask after nose and lip injury from Andy Bathgate shot. Plante stopped 29 of 30 shots as Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Rangers 3-1 to maintain a four-point lead on Detroit. Boston defeated Toronto 6-3 with three goals by Guy.
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National Hockey League
Jacques Plante
Toe Blake
Lonce
Plante
Montreal Canadiens
Andy Bathgate
New York Rangers
Canadiens
Detroit
Red Wings
Chicago
Boston
Toronto
Guy
College Football Wash and the Dirty Thirty Era
The piece surveys colorful college football nicknames and key results. It highlights Iowa State’s “Dirty Thirty,” Harvard’s Chet Boulris the Jet, Notre Dame’s 25 22 win over Navy on Monty Stickles, Air Force daylight plays vs Army, Nebraska ending Oklahoma’s 74 game line, and notable performances by Dan Rackiewicz and Billy Cannon amid other league notes.
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Will Grimsley
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Iowa State
Iowa Staters
Delaware
Syracuse
Pittsburgh
Ivan
Tonic
West Point
Notre Dame
Monty Stickles
Academy
Stickles
Irish
Navy
Duke
Army
Air Force
Mike Quinlan
Falcons
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Good Housekeeping
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Prince St., Beckley
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