Billy Casper Wins Lafayette Open With Four-Stroke Margin
Billy Casper, 22, savors a 69 final round to win the Lafayette Open and a $2,000 first prize. His four round total of 69 64 71 69 273 tops George Bayer by four strokes. Casper, hot of late with three wins in four starts, earns $33,000 this year and heads to Mobile for the Sertoma Open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ED Tunstall
Lafayette
Billy Casper
Casper
George Bayer
Gleneagles
Til
Mobile
Ala
Jim Ferree
Crystal River
Fla
Billy Maxwell
Odessa
Tex
Gay Brewer Jr
Gay Brewer
Bill Johnston
Bob Goalby
Arnold Palmer
Frank Wharton
Doug Ford
Jon Gustin
Monte Bradley
John Barnum
Fred Hawkins
Jay Hebert
Gordon Jones
Dave Hill
Joe Moore
Joe Campbell
Jerry Pattman
Walker Inman Jr
Howard Miller
Jimmy Powell
British and Canadian Heavyweights Vie For Titles
British Empire and British heavyweight title match sees champion Henry Cooper defend against ex champ Joe Erskine in Toronto, while Canadian star George Chuvalo seeks the national crown after last year’s win. Durelle faces Parker in Canada, and a Phoenix TV boxing/dinner affair features Zora Folley vs Alonzo Johnson with pricey tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Cooper
Exchamp
Joe Erskine
Cooper
Patterson
Brian London
London
Gawie Deklerk
Erskine
Brian
Johansson
George Chuvalo
Toronto
Pat McCartry
New York
Chuvalo
James J. Parker
Yvon Durelle
Baie Ste. Anne
N. B
Maple Leaf Gardens
Durelle
Zora Folley
Chandler
Ariz
Alonzo Johnson
Pittsburgh
Phoenix
Virginia Tech or Keydets Will Be SC Champs
The Southern Conference crown will go to either Virginia Tech or VMI after a dramatic season. Tech defeated West Virginia to widen its lead while VMI surged to 7-1-1 with a six game win streak. The Roanoke showdown on Thanksgiving decides the title with backfield speed and key players Pugh Horner Traynham set to clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Tech
VMI
Tech
McKenna
Roanoke
West Virginia
Citadel
Alger Pugh
Keydet
Sam Horner
John Traynham
Paul Maguire
Dick Evans
Earl Stoudt
Richmond
Carroll Dale
West Virginia Gridders Wrap Up Conference Season
The West Virginia Intercollegiate Conference ends football activity this year except for an out-of-state game next Saturday. Fairmont State claimed the Western Division title and overall championship. West Virginia State failed in its bid to take the Eastern title, losing 18-7 to Shepherd. Bluefield State beat Kentucky State 21-46 in a non-conference game and travels to Central State College in Xenia, Ohio. Potomac State defeated Baltimore Junior College 32-6. Concord lost 55-19 to Erhory Henry, Va. Bethany fell 32-8 to Marietta College. West Liberty rose to second in the Eastern Division after beating West Virginia State on a muddy Wellsburg field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Intercollegiate Conference
Fairmont State
West Virginia State
Shepherd
West Liberty
Bluefield State
Kentucky State
Xenia
Ohio
Central State College
Potomac State
Baltimore Junior College
Concord
Erhory & Henry
Bethany
Marietta
Wellsburg
Hilltoppers
Playoff picture tightens as Ravenswood tops Winfield
Ravenswood defeated Winfield 15 13 at Point Pleasant in a Class A playoff, setting up for the target game between Bluefield and Parkersburg. Mount Hope’s 74 0 win over Oak Hill solidifies its path to a title game against Mullens, while Keyser faces a crucial clash with Charles Town as ratings shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ravenswood
Winfield
Point Pleasant
Bluefield
Parkersburg
Mullens
Keyser
Mount Hope
Oak Hill
Princeton
Beavers
Weirton
Reds
Stonewall
Charleston
Mountain Lions
Stonewall J
Generals
Billy Bryant
Red Devils
Danny Carpenter
Daryl Culp
Jim Norris
Bryant
Culp
John Handley
Carpenter
Kenny Bright
Big Creek
Charles Town
Potomac State College
Shady Spring
Fayetteville
Hinton
Stoco
Montgomery
Beckley
Mustangs
Ridgeley
Petersburg
Cumberland
LaSalle
Frostburg
Beall
Browns rally past Redskins as Mitchell shines in win
Cleveland Browns move into a tie for first in the Eastern Conference by throttling the Washington Redskins 31-17. Bobby Mitchell, matching play with 232 rushing yards, scored three touchdowns and helped Cleveland improve to 6-2 while Jimmy Brown was stymied. The Browns face the Steelers next in a pivotal showdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Rathet
Associated Press
Fleet Bobby Mitchell
Jimmy Brown
Cleveland
Browns
Mitchell
Washington Redskins
Brown
Pittsburgh Steelers
New York
Giants
Bobby Layne
Pro Football Standings and Week Results Summary
Pro Football standings show Baltimore 28 Green Bay 24 cure 31 Washington 17 Detroit 23 Los Angeles 17 Chicago Bears 14 San Francisco 3. Sunday games feature Chicago at Detroit Los Angeles at Philadelphia New York vs Chicago Cards at Minneapolis Pittsburgh at Cleveland San Francisco at Baltimore Washington at Green Bay. Cards beat Philadelphia 27 14 with Hall 31 pass from Hill Hammack 17 return of blocked kick and Conrad 2 long FG. Philadelphia's Retzlaff Barnes Peaks Walston Cothren produced scores. Los Angeles beat Detroit 17 3 with Matson Shofner Michaels field goals. Detroit touchdowns by Middleton Johnson Morall Perry added PATs. Bears and 49ers scoreless until late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco 49Ers
Chicago Bears
Baltimore Colts
Green Bay
Johnny Unitas
49Ers
Colts
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Chicago Cardinals
Detroit
Los Angeles
Mitchell
Lou Groza
Browns
Dick James
Johnny Olszewski
Washington
Layne
Tom Tracy
New York
Giant
Don Heinrich
Charlie Conerly
George Shaw
Pat Summerall
Bears
Rick Casares
Johnny Morris
Unitas
Jim Mitscheller
Packers
Ray Berry
Jim Taylor
Norm van Brocklin
Eagles
Clarence Peaks
van Brocklin
Pete Retzlaff
Billy Barnes
Cardinals
John Henry Johnson
Cure
San Francisco
Chicago Cards
Minneapolis
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Chicago
Hall
Hill
Hammack
Pat
Conrad
Retzlaff
Barnes
Peaks
Walston
Cothren
Matson
Shofner
Ryan
Michaels
Middleton
Morall
Johnson
Martin
Perry
Associated Press
Pet
Philly
Chi Cards
WLT
San Fran
Chi
Los Ang
Beckley College Blue Hawks Tip Off Nov 24 Season
Beckley College Blue Hawks open the 1959-60 basketball season November 24 at home in the Beckley Recreation Building against Bluefield Junior College under new coach Carlos Cook. The 15 game slate features 13 WV Intercollegiate Athletic Conference games and two tournaments, with Wes Virginia Wesleyan not visiting this year. The schedule includes games at Rainelle and Oak Hill and a Jaycee Invitational in New Martinsville, plus a season finale journey February 16–20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley College
Blue Hawks
Bluefield Junior College
Beckley
Carlos Cook
West Virginia
Wesleyan
Potomac
West Liberty
Wheeling
New Martinsville
Cook
Morris Harvey
WVIAC
Golden Eagles
Salem
Davis & Elkins
Concord
Glenville
Fairmont
West D. & E
New Rainelle High Gym
Collins High Court
Oak Hill
Bluefield
Open
Rainelle
W. Va
Bluefield Junior
National Basketball Association Saturday and Sunday Scores
The Associated Press reports Saturday results Boston edged St Louis 113 111 Philadelphia beat Minneapolis 104 98 Syracuse defeated New York 116 108 Detroit topped Cincinnati 111 103 and in Sunday games Boston won 134 128 Cincinnati fell to Boston 128 134 Detroit beat New York 103 101 Minneapolis lost to Philadelphia 106 100 A Tuesday schedule shows Boston at Detroit and Cincinnati at Syracuse at New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nat’l. Basketball Assn
Associated Press
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Minneapolis
Syracuse
New York
Detroit
Cincinnati
Hawks and Canadiens Spark NHL Action This Weekend
Chicago Black Hawks firmed up a playoff push as Ted Lindsay Ted Sloan and Ed Litzenberger led a 5-3 win over Detroit after a 3-3 draw with Toronto. Montreal Canadiens swept Boston 4-1 after Saturday 8-1 rout, Jean Beliveau and teammates extending unbeaten run to 18. Rangers tied Toronto 2-2 with midgame surge from George Armstrong and Andy Heberton scoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Black Hawks
National Hockey League
Ted Lindsay
Ted Sloan
Ed Litzenberger
Hawks
Sloan
Litzenberger
Toronto
Litz
Lindsay
Nets
Detroit
Celler
Rocket Richard
Claude Provost
Ralph Backstrom
Jean Beliveau
Boston
Johnny Bucyk
Rangers
Terry Sawchuck
Leafs
George Armstrong
Andy Heberton
Ranger
Grade School Invitational Basketball at Shady Spring
The annual elementary invitational tips off tonight at Shady Spring High School with 18 teams. At 7 p m Blue Jay faces Glade Creek while Cranberry meets Rhodell in the nightcap. The winners advance to face Mabscott and Prosperity on subsequent nights with semis set for a week later and the consolation and championship on November 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shady Spring High School
Blue Jay
Glade Creek
Cranberry
Rhodell
Blue Jay- Glade Creek
Mabscott
Cranberry- Rhodell
Prosperity
Hollywood
Action
WVU Seeks Turnaround After Lopsided Tech Loss
West Virginia University faces The Citadel in a Southern Conference game hoping to salvage a dismal season and start a conference win streak. Tech stopped WVU 12 to 0, ending WVU’s league string and leaving Art Lewis’s squad with a second straight losing season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Citadel
Mountaineers
Virginia Tech
Gobblers
Blacksburg
West Virginia
Tech
WVU
Virginians
Frank Moseley
Celtics Beat Royals For 11th Straight Victory
The Boston Celtics beat the Cincinnati Royals 134-128 in Cincinnati to extend their winning streak to 11. Jack Twyman was held to 10 points as Boston limited him after his recent high scoring run. Other NBA results included the Lakers 106 100 over the Warriors and the Pistons 103 94 over the Knicks, with Detroit's win keeping New York winless in the fourth quarter.
Nittany Lions Invited To Play In Liberty Bowl
Penn State has reportedly been invited to the Liberty Bowl in Philadelphia after dominating Holy Cross to reach seven wins this season. The invite came after the lone loss to Syracuse in a 20 18 thriller two weeks earlier, with a $150 000 appearance guarantee and a December 19 game date at Municipal Stadium. Athletic director Ernie McCoy says no decision will come until after the Pittsburgh game next Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Penn State
Associated Press
Nittany Lions
State
Holy Cross
Syracuse
Municipal Stadium
Ernie McCoy
Pittsburgh
Late Saturday Scores From Associated Press Display
Late Saturday football scores recap from the Associated Press lists results across regions. Teams include Louisiana State 27 over Mississippi State, McMurry 28 over Tampa, Florida A and M 52 over Allen, East Lock Haven 14 over Bloomsburg, Wichita 20 over Drake, Arizona State 27 over Brigham Young, New Mexico State 42 over Hardin Simmons, Trinity Tex 14 over West Texas, Howard Payne 6 over Southwest, Texas 0 over Abilene Christian, Call of Pacific 28 over Idaho, Diego State 14 over Pepperdine 14, Montana State College 47 over San Diego University 0. The brief tally covers miscellaneous college football and regional matchups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
Arizona St
Brigham Young
New Mexico
Hardin Simmons
Trinity Tex
West Texas
Howard Payne
Far West
Call of Pacific
Idaho
Diego St
Pepperdine
Montana St. Coll
San Diego
NHL Scores From Tonight Standouts
Montreal routed Boston 8 to 1 while Toronto and Chicago tied 3 to 3. Detroit defeated New York 4 to 0 and Montreal beat Boston 4 to 1. Chicago edged Detroit 5 to 3 as Toronto 2 New York 2 tied.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Apple Valley
Calif
Ingemar Johansson
Floyd Patterson
Europe
Britain
William & Mary
Florida State
Lehigh
Davidson
Navy
George Washington
Furman
U. S
Fayetteville Federal Savings and Loan Association
Federal Home Loan Bank System
Aln Maver
Joe Perry
THE
SAN Francisc Fiers
Perry I
Joe
Bai
Tait
Mt. Hope
Tae
Dennis W. Banks
Charles L. Banks
Berlin Command
Berlin Bears
Banks
Air Force
DuBois High School
Berlin
Cleveland Browns
Lions
Rams
Earl Morrall
Jim Martin
Orr
Tracy
Summerail
Moore
Berry
Mutscheller
Myhra
Taylor
Starr
Hornung
Renfro
Plum
Groza
James
Olszewski
Baker
Davis
Casares
J. Morris
Aveni
Browns Redskins
Quality Lumber and Supply Co
City Ave
Art Lewis
Pitt
Southern California
Virginia Military Institute
Lewis
Mountaineer
Pugh
Frank Eastman
Johnny Thackston
Thackston
Celts
Boston Celtics
Cincinnati Royals
National Basketball Assn
Celtics
Royals
Jack Twyman
Twyman
Minneapolis Lakers
Philadelphia Warriors
Detroit Pistons
New York Knickerbockers
Warriors
Lakers
Wilt
Chamberlain
Iivo
Paul Arizin
Pistons
Knicks
Gene Shue
Willie Naulls
Louisiana St
Miss St
O ‘McMurry
Tampa
Miss Southern
Chattanoog
Florida A&m
Allen
East Lock Haven
Bloomsburg
Midwest
Wichita
Drake
Montreal
West
Conf
All
VPI
Weé&M
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!