Boxer's Wednesday bout tops TV schedule in LA
No. 4 heavyweight Danny Bucceroni meets Freddie Beshore in a 10 rounder at the Olympic in Los Angeles as talk centers on a possible title shot for Rocky Marciano. CBS TV will carry the coast to coast telecast at 10 p.m. EST, while Madison Square Garden hosts Chico Vejar and Vince Martinez in a separate 10 rounder broadcast by ABC NBC.
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Kid) Matthews
CBS
Chico Vejar
Vince Martinez
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Vejar
NYM
Stamford
IL Defers Action On Richmond 9
MONTREAL The International Baseball League delayed decisions on new teams after a Sunday meeting. It postponed accepting Richmond and Havana into the circuit and set Atlanta for December 2 to continue talks. Richmond ownership and park costs hindered admission while Havana faced no noted obstacles and a high asking price limited progress.
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International Baseball League
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Richmond
Havana
Cuba
Frank Shaughnessy
International
Baltimore Orioles
Springfield
Mass
Eddie Mooers
Sens. to Train At Fort Lauderdale
Charleston Senator baseball club will hold spring training in Fort Lauderdale Florida marking a move from Avon Park. Pitchers and catchers report March 15 with the full squad arriving March 20 training through April 9. Infielder Bill Paolisso, a former Weirton High School athlete, is expected to join after signing from the St. Louis Cardinals farm system. He batted .296 at Winston-Salem in Class B Carolina league last season.
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Fort Lauderdale
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American Association
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Menendez
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Avon Park
Bill Paolisso
Weirton
St. Louis Cardinals
Winston-Salem
Six of Nine NBA Clubs Above .500
The NBA shows balance this season with six of nine clubs above .500. Over a busy weekend, teams split results as no club won two games. New York defeated Baltimore 91-79, Fort Wayne beat Rochester to move atop the Western division at 5-3, and Syracuse beat Milwaukee 69-61.
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Milwaukee
New York
Baltimore
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Boston
Syracuse
Knicks
Bullets
Fort Wayne
Rochester
Pistons
Benwood and Romney Playoff Pairings Set for Saturday
West Virginia high school football playoffs announce Class A and B matchups for Saturday with Benwood Union facing Barboursville and Romney meeting Sistersville. Parkersburg hosts Class A games and Fairmont East hosts Class B. Site selections and ticket plans released. ratings show Benwood Union 13.85 and Romney 11.71.
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Romney
Sistersville
Parkersburg
Fairmont
West Virginia High School Athletic Assn
W. R. Fugitt
Association
Stonewall Jackson
Charleston
Charleston High
Richlands
Big Creek of War
Richwood
Summersville
Benwood Unio
Moundsville
St. Albans
Clarksburg
Washington Irving
W. R. Melick
Www. C. Whaley
Fairmont East
Pineville Starts Cage Drills Today For 1953-54
Pineville coach C C Phillips Jr announces a lean lineup with only three lettermen returning Jerry Collina David Haga and Carl Ellison as seniors. The Minutemen release a 1953 54 schedule featuring home and away games from December to February with varsity games at 8 00 pm and junior varsity at 6 30 pm. Tickets for the WVU W & L game at Fayetteville are on sale by mail to Bob Kent.
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Sonny
Phillips Jr
Phillips
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David Haga
Carl Ellison
Iseger
Glen Rogers
Sophia
Northfork
Baileysville
Jaeger
Big Creek
Oceana
Fayetteville
Bob Kent
Mantle Leaves Hospital After Knee Operation
Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees, an outfielder known for his hard hitting, left a Springfield Missouri hospital after knee surgery. He plans to recuperate at home in Commerce, Oklahoma, as he recovers from the operation on his right knee, which had been twice injured in games.
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New York Yankees
Springfield
Commerce
Oklahoma
Unbeaten Untied Grid List Dwindles to 21
NEW YORK The list of unbeaten untied college football teams had dwindled to 21 today with 13 of them having completed their seasons. Maryland with nine victories ...
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Maryland
Final Raleigh church basketball league meeting scheduled
The Church Basketball League holds a final organizational meeting at 7 30 p m Wednesday at The Raleigh Register offices. League chairman Malcolm Pickus and Al Parent announced only five teams attended last week and all must be present to secure berths. Drawings for scheduling will be held at the meeting as play near November 30.
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Raleigh Register
Malcolm Pickus
al Parent
Pickus
College Quintet Changes Four Dates
Beckley College basketball coach Frank Bowman announced schedule changes due to the recreation building being unavailable. Opening Wednesday at Pax High against Westinghouse Apprentice school, the game moves from Beckley to Pax, with additional games shifted to Nov. 25 at Pax, Nov. 30 at Beckley, and Nov. 25 at Hinton for the Salem-Beckley WVIC contest. The team then travels to Lees McRae in North Carolina and Tusculum in Greenville, Tennessee.
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Pittsburgh
Pax High Court
Bluefield
Recreation Building
Tusculum College
Tennessee
Salem-Beckley
West Virginia
Hinton
Beckley
Pax
Westinghouse
Blue Hawks
Lees McRae
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Tusculum
Greenville
West Virginia Drops Out After South Carolina Loss
Notre Dame and seven other major teams remain on the list as West Virginia exits after a Saturday 20-14 defeat to South Carolina.
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West Virginia
Mountaineers
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Associated Press
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Southern California
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Maryland
Illinois
Jim Tatum
Terps
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Quakers
Asa Bushnell
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