Five Tracks Withdraw From TRA Shake Horse Racing
New York AP report notes five major tracks left the Thoroughbred Racing Associations after a feud with TRA executive VP Spencer Drayton. The withdrawals reduce TRA membership to 43 tracks while John G. Cella defends the organization’s national program and Drayton’s leadership.
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Thoroughbred Racing Associations, Inc
Spencer J. Drayton
TRA
Garden State Park
New Jersey
Hialeah
Florida
Chicago
Arlington
Washington Parks
Balmoral
Washington Park
Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau
TRPB
Drayton
FBI
Ton
John G. Cella
Oaklawn Park
Hot Springs
Ark
Cella
The
Rod Thorn: WVU basketball prospect compared to West and Hundley
Morgantown AP reports Rodney King Thorn, 19, a 6 foot 4 sophomore at West Virginia University, drawing praise from Fred Schaus as a potential class with Rod Hundley and Jerry West. Thorn excels on the fast break, long-range shooting, and defense. He is the son of Princeton police chief Joe Thorn and his mother teaches at Thorn School.
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Morgantown
West Virginia Univer
Rod Hundley
Hot Rod
Los Angeles Lakers
Jerry West
U. S
Rodney King Thorn
Thorn
Rod Handley
Fred Schaus
WVU
Joe Thorn
Princeton
W. Va
Cardinal Chain
Thorn School
Thorn Street
Kemp Regains AFL Passing Lead
Dallas AP say Jack Kemp of the Los Angeles attack has regained the AFL passing lead after 12 weeks. He now holds 44 efficiency points, surpassing Frank Tripucka Denver and Butch Lone Boston. Kemp has completed 163 of 320 passes for 2,285 yards and 11 touchdowns.
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Dallas
Jack Kemp
Los Angeles
Kemp
AFL
Frank Tripucka
Denver
Butch Lone
Boston
Triplexemp
Taylor Named AFL Offensive Player of Week
Lionel Taylor of Denver, a wingman renowned for yardage from a receiver spot, caught nine passes for 199 yards and three touchdowns as the Broncos rallied from 31 points down to tie Buffalo 38 36. AFL writers named him Player of the Week for offense.
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Dallas
Lionel Taylor
Denver
Taylor
New Mexico Highlands
Buffalo
Scoring Night Highlights NBA East West Results
NBA Monday saw Los Angeles defeat Philadelphia 137 112 with next day schedules listing several matchups in New York Detroit Syracuse Boston. Boxing results include Archie Moore outpointing Buddy Turman in Texas and Johnny Jarrett stopping Alan Gibbards in Australia with a string of regional bouts.
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Los Angeles
Philadelphia
New York
Detroit
Syracuse
Cincinnati
St Louis
Boston
St. Louis
Steelers Relaxing Before Week Next Philly Game
The Pittsburgh Steelers rest for several days and will not practice until Thursday ahead of a game with Philadelphia at Forbes Field. Coach Buddy Parker and aides study college game film for the National League draft while halfback Buddy Dial recovers from a cracked bone in a finger suffered against the Washington Redskins.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Steelers
Philadephia
Forbes Field
Buddy Parker
Buddy Dial
Washington Redskins
Australian tennis semifinals set at Victorian championships
Barry MacKay of Dayton Ohio and Earl Buchholz with Chuck McKinley of St Louis reached the Victorian tennis championships semifinals in Melbourne. McKinley advanced after Nicola Pietrangeli left court following a spike dispute. MacKay defeated Christian Kuhnke. Buchholz beat Rod Laver. Buchholz meets McKinley, MacKay faces Sangster in the semis.
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Melbourne
Australia
Barry MacKay
Dayton
Ohio
Earl Buchholz
Chuck McKinley
St. Louis
Mike Sangster
McKinley
Nicola Pietrangeli
Italy
al Cornish
Don Spikes
MacKay
Christian Kuhnke
West Germany
Buchholz
Rod Laver
Sangster
Bob Howe
Hail To Reason Named Best 2-Year-Old Colt
Hail To Reason owned by Patrice Jacobs of New York was named best 2 year old colt of 1960 by the Thoroughbred Racing Associations board. The Turn To son out of No Third Chance by Blue Swords retired after a training injury at Aqueduct had won nine of 18 starts and earned 328,434 dollars while capturing major sprints and stakes including Youthful American Sanford Tremont Sapling Hopeful and World's Playground.
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New York
Patrice Jacobs
Thoroughbred Racing Associations’ Board of Selectors
Brown
Blue Swords
Aqueduct
Charles E. Haggard
Lexington
Bieber-Jacobs Stable
Hirsch Jacobs
Jacobs
Southern Conference hoops action opens with title race chatter
The Associated Press reports a nine-team race for the 1960-61 Southern Conference title begins Thursday. West Virginia, Virginia Tech, and George Washington vie for supremacy while George King begins his WVU tenure without Jerry West. Notable newcomers Mel Thompson and Lefty Driesell join the coaching ranks as Richmond, VMI, The Citadel, Furman, and William and Mary start conference play with key matchups.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Mountaineers
William and Mary
Indians
Jeff Cohen
King
Mel Thompson
Citadel
Lefty Driesell
Davidson
Virginia Tech
Richmond
George Washington
VMI
Kentucky
East Carolina
Furman
Belmont Abbey
Hampden-Sydney
W&m
Archie Moore Defeats Turman in Dallas Card
Archie Moore, on the NBA blacklist for delaying his light heavyweight title defense, decisioned Buddy Turman in Dallas. Donnie Fleeman then defeated Scrap-Iron Johnson by technical knockout to stake his claim as a potential challenger. Moore weighed 189 pounds, Turman 186.
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Fex
Archie Moore
San Diego
Calif
Buddy Turman
Tyler
Tex
Donnie Freeman
Midlothian
George Johnson
Oklahoma City
San Francisco
Luis Rodriguez
Cuba
Johnny Gonsalves
Oakland
NBA
Moore
Donnie Fleeman
Texas
Fleeman
George
Scrap- Iron) Johnson
Turman
Archie
Freeman
Jacky Woodruff
Bill Shaw
Lonnie Hodkins
Former Lafayette Coach McCaa Dies at 76
PITTSBURGH AP George S. McCaa, 76, former Lafayette College athlete and football coach, died at Allegheny General Hospital. He starred as fullback in 1908 09 and participated in track, baseball, and basketball. He coached football at New Hampshire and Muhlenberg and is survived by two sons, Donald of Allison Park and George of Glendale, W Va. Funeral services will be held in Pittsburgh Wednesday.
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George S. McCaa
LaFayette
Allegheny General Hospital
McCaa
New Hampshire
Muhlenberg
Donald
Allison Park
George
Glendale
W. Va
Bellino To Be Honored With Football Award
PHILADELPHIA AP Joe Bellino Navy All America halfback candidate and 110 point scorer and 834 rushing yards leading Navy to a 9 1 record and the Orange Bowl will receive the Maxwell Football Club Award as the nations outstanding college football player at a dinner here.
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Philadelphia
Joe Bellino
Navy
Maxwell Football Club
Ronald E. Kenney
Maxwell Club
Bellino
Robert
Tiny) Maxwell
Baylor Leads NBA Scoring Race This Week
New York AP Elgin Baylor of the Los Angeles Lakers led the NBA in scoring over the past week with 203 points in six games, totaling 716 for the season while Wilt Chamberlain rose to 37.2 points per game to reclaim the per game lead. Sam Jones tops field goal percentage at .482, with Hal Greer .481 and Chamberlain .472, Oscar Robertson .466, and Adolph Schayes 883 free throw percentage. Cliff Hagan leads free throws at .879, surpassing Clyde Lovellette .872.
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NEW York
Elgin Baylor
Los Angeles Lakers
National Basketball Association
Philadelphia
Wilt Chamberlain
Baylor
Chamberlain
Sam Jones
Boston Celtics
Hal Greer
Syracuse
Oscar Robertson
Cincinnati
Adolph Schayes
Cliff Hagan
St. Louis
Clyde Lovellette
West Virginia Announces 2025 Away Game Schedule
West Virginia reveals its 2025 football away slate facing Virginia Tech Illinois Pittsburgh Penn State and Oregon, detailing a travel heavy schedule with high profile tests across the season.
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West Virginia
Virginia Tech
Illinois
Pittsburgh
Penn State
Oregon
Bowling's Rapid Growing Pains Lead To A Nation-Wide Circuit
Kansas City AP report details a push to form a national professional bowling league with about a dozen teams in cities such as Los Angeles Dallas Kansas City Detroit and New York. Drafted top bowlers number around 300. Plans include stadiums with horseshoe seating and ticket prices of 2 to 3 dollars to watch top bowlers compete. Commissioner Dick Charles expects strong spectator interest in the growing sport.
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Leonard Homel
Culver City
Calif
J. Curtis Sanford
Dallas
Dick Charles
Los Angeles
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Kansas City
Omaha
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Chi
New York
Detroit
Bir
Miami
Charles
Michigan Men Punished For Killing Deer
In Manistique Michigan Richard Rochefort and Conrad Boynton were sentenced to 90 days in jail and fined 100 dollars plus costs for shooting a pet deer named Bucky at night. Their hunting privileges were revoked for three years and 25 townspeople attended the sentencing.
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Manistique, Mich
Bucky the Deer
Howard Magoon
Richard Rochefort
Conrad Boynton
Manistique
Bucky
William Jenerou
Rochefort
Boynton
Michigan
Palmer Biggest Money Winner In Golf History
Arnold Palmer, voted golfer of the year, becomes the sport’s top money earner for 1960 with $79,200 in PGA earnings. He added $2,000 for a first prize in Mobile Open final round, boosting his official PGA total to $73,716 and edging past Ted’s 1956 record by nearly $900.
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Dunedin
Fla
Arnold Palmer
Professional Golfers Association
Ligonier
PGA
Mobile
Ala
Palmer
Ted
Opening WV deer season yields lighter kill and fewer hunters
Early reports from major hunting areas indicate a lighter deer take and smaller hunter turnout on opening day, with Hampshire and Hardy counties near normal and Pendleton County slightly better. Becktley and Buckhannon districts report light activity. no accidents noted as tallying continues. In a separate note, Detroit Tigers outfielder Harvey Kuenn urges finishing education before pursuing the big leagues.
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West Virginia
Conservation Department
Hampshire
Hardy
Pendleton County
Beckley
Buckhannon
Detrot
Harvey Kuenn
Detroit Tigers
Bazzie and Condry Lead Bowling Four-Strike Night
In two leagues at Bowl-Wick and Beckley College, Bazzie and Condry each rolled four straight strikes. Carl Kansala added three, Shirley Thompson led women with three consecutive strikes, and Jean Ramey improved from beginner to the 150s. Standings shifted in the Bureau of Mines League as the Regulators and Flashes tied for first after a 3-0 sweep.
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George
C & P Telephone League
Bowl-Wick
Beckley College
Bureau of Mines
Don Bazzie
Bob Condry
Carl Kansala
Shirley Thompson
C & P Company
John Welch
J. Richmonds
Jean Ramey
R. Thomas
Richmond
Natcrals
Emmett Pugh
Bow-Wick
Regulators
Flashes
Green Hornets
Anderson Wilbur Hodge
Gladys Davis
Gladys
Doris Hock
Doris
Dennis Taylor
Guss Lilly
Dix Manning
Jack Klaus
Penn State Student Cited For Vandalism
Theodore R. Komorowski 18 of Hazelwood Pittsburgh, a Penn State student, was cited after police say he painted a Panther statue at Panther Hollow Bridge following a November 19 game against the University of Pittsburgh. He appeared before Magistrate E. N. Johnson on vandalism and malicious mischief charges. the magistrate offered to drop charges if he removes the paint.
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Theodore R. Komorowski
E. N. Johnson
Penn Avenue
Komorowski
Hazelwood
Penn State University
Penn State
University of Pittsburgh Panthers
Panther Hollow
Oakland
Johnson
Mullens High Band Hosts Bowling Party at Bowl-Wick
Mullens High School band members and guests visited Bowl-Wick on Friday for a postband party hosted by the Board of Directors. Band director Elbert Patton and Mullens principal Louis DAntonio led the group, with chaperones arriving by bus and car for an afternoon of fun and a buffet supper.
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Bobby Tibbs
Larry Choate
Princeton
Rind
Pal
Elbert Patton
Louis D‘antonio
Mullens High
Linda Williams
Mullens
Johnstown Road Recreation Center
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