Ohio State Named 1954 National Champion in AP Poll
Hit football summit tale from New York states Ohio State named national collegiate champion and O Donnell trophy winner after a record AP vote. UCLA runner up and Oklahoma third followed by Notre Dame Navy Mississippi Army Maryland Wisconsin Arkansas in the final ranking.
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Toski Tops 1954 Golf Derby Earnings Record
AP News reports Bob Toski, Livingston New Jersey, earned $766.17 per round in 1954 PGA events totaling $65,891.24 over 86 rounds with 6,100 strokes and an 18 hole average of 70.93. He won the world title at Tom O Shanter earning $50,000 plus a $50,000 contract while Jack Burke trailed Toski with $20,213 in PGA money.
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Gil Turner Earns Bout In Brooklyn Arena
Gil Turner born Philadelphia welterweight now at middleweight earned a ninth round TKO over Ray Drake at the Brooklyn Eastern Park Arena. Matchmaker Teddy Brenner plans Turner against Ted Olla or Walter Cartier in a main event December 20. Drake weighed 158 and Turner 154 with Drake showing late stamina before fading.”
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Far Rockaway
N.Y
Ray Miller
Antlers Invitational Sparks High Scoring Opener
Alderson Broaddus and West Virginia Wesleyan collide for the Antlers Tournament final after both surpassed 100 in first round wins. Hartman led A-B with 43 points as Wesleyan topped Davis and Elkins 112 87 and Salem 60 106. Wilcox scored 37 for D E and O Toole 22 for Wesleyan.
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Bobcats
Paul Wilcox
Mike O'Toole
West Virginia
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Pax Will Play Grads Thursday
Pax High starts basketball with an Alumni team Thursday in the opener for the defending State Class B champions under new coach Ernest Fazio. Returning seniors and juniors compete for regular roles as Pacs schedule lists home and away games through February against Marsh Fork Glen Rogers Talcott Meadow Bridge Sophia Kingston Herndon and others.
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Oak Hill
Morris Harvey College
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Keith Williams
Harden Lafferty
Kenneth Thompson
Max Tyree
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Glen Rogers
Talcott
Meadow Bridge
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Herndon
Kingston
Mark Twain
Clear Fork
Grade Teams Play Games Wednesday
The Town District Grade School Basketball league resumes with four games Wednesday at the Recreation building starting at 4. The eighth graders join the schedule against Junior High No. 1 Raleigh Stamford Sylvia Teel and Crab Orchard. Full schedule lists many matches through March with multiple grade levels and venues.
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Raleigh
Stamford
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Crab Orchard
Cranberry
Institute
Cirtsville
Stanaford
Junior High
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West Virginia deer season opens with fatalities and low kill
Opening day of West Virginia’s three day deer season saw one hunter die of a heart attack at Sandy Ridge near Wardensville, 55 year old Arthur Myers of Martinsburg. The state reported about 3100 deer killed yesterday, far below last year’s 8915, with figures based on a few checking stations. A lost 16 year old Newbury youth, Ronald Huffman, returned to camp after wandering Tucker County in search of deer signs. County tallies included Randolph and Hardy around 400 each, Mineral 300, Grant 250, Tucker 231, Hampshire 200, with many other counties reporting lower counts.
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Conservation Department
Carl J. Johnson
Newbury
Tucker County
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Ronald Huffman
Huffman
Hamrick
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Hardy
Mineral
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Tucker
Hampshire
East basketball teams loom as top contenders this season
The East is expected to be tougher with powerhouses La Salle Holy Cross Duquesne Niagara and Fordham leading a crowded field. Tom Gola and Tom Heinsohn pace star power while Penn State St Francis of Pa Niagara and others eye upsets as Cornell and Connecticut aim for conference strength.
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Ed Conklin
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Ed Petrie
Ben Nathanie
Arnie Ring
Richie Longback
St. John’s
Mike Parenti
Marty Satalino
Ed Cunningham
Dick Grogan
Chuck Rolles
Penn
Princeton
Columbia
New England
Mullens Jewelry leads in men’s league with high scores
Mullens Jewelry posted the top team series 2684 and the high team game 935 while J Campbell surged with the highest individual series 628 and the top game 276 in the league match.
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