Parkersburg Leaders in Class AAA Rating Shuffle
Point Pleasant takes early lead in Class AA ratings as Parkersburg faces Stonewall Jackson in a tough test. Bluefield and Tazewell briefly stake claims in the top Class AAA standings while several weekend games are postponed due to wet weather.
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Orange Soph Called 'First Down Davis'
Syracuse sophomore Ernie Davis rushed for 141 yards on nine carries in a 455 rushing yards performance as Syracuse crushed West Virginia, earning the nickname First Down Davis. The piece notes coast-to-coast action with Duke, North Carolina State, Wake Forest, and Oklahoma in close contests and highlights others like Yale 1913, Cal 1943 parallels, and Penn State’s Richie Lucas.
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Clark Holden
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Davidson
Richie Lucas
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Richie
Illinois
Illini
Twyman Leads Royals Past Lakers In Tight 103 102 Win
Cincinnati Royals beat the Lakers 103 102 as Jack Twyman scored 37 points to edge Minneapolis. Twyman’s late steal sealed the win while Elgin Baylor scored 30 for the Lakers in a weekend where Wilt Chamberlain and Chamberlain’s 43 led Philadelphia’s routs and Detroit fell to the Royals the night before.
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Twyman
Minneapolis
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New York
Boston
Syracuse
Fairmont Faces Glenville Two Wins From Conference Title
Fairmont State Falcons sit at a perfect 7-0 in conference play, two wins from clinching the State Conference regular season championship. They host Glenville Friday then close at West Liberty on Nov 7. Recent 19-12 win over West Virginia Tech and 13-6 win over Salem boosted their standing as others in the league also shuffled results.
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Canadiens Lead NHL with Two Surprising Streaks Ended
The Montreal Canadiens moved to a first place tie with Detroit after a 5-1 win over Boston, then beat Detroit 2-1 to end the Red Wings’ six-game unbeaten run. The New York Rangers snapped a seven-game home-ice skid with a 3-1 win over the Chicago Black Hawks while the Hawks continued a winless stretch. Boom Boom Geoffrion’s 60-foot shot with 78 seconds left broke the 1-1 tie for Montreal, with Don Marshall and Jim Morrison scoring earlier.
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Red Sullivan
Eddie Shack
Gump Worsley
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Boom Boom Geoffrion
Don Marshall
Jim Morrison
NAIA announces 1960 golf and tennis dates
The NAIA schedules its 1960 golf championship for Bemidji Minnesota from June 7 to 9 and its tennis tournament returning to Eastern Illinois University Charleston from June 8 to 11.
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National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
Bemidji
Minn
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston
Princeton to host seven home games at Palmer Stadium
Princeton University will play seven of its nine football games in Palmer Stadium in Princeton New Jersey this fall setting a home schedule emphasis.
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Palmer Stadium
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LSU Hosts Mississippi for gridiron national title clash
LSU defends its 17 game win streak as No. 1 meets No. 4 Ole Miss in Baton Rouge with the Sugar Bowl host spot and SEC crown on the line. SMU, Texas, Northwestern and Clemson also in title contention across the major conferences.
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Principals Meet to Decide Raleigh County League Title
Raleigh County high school principals and coaches plan a 7 30 p m meeting after the 6 30 p m county principals session at El Chico to discuss how the Raleigh County League football championship should be settled this fall. John Saunders of Shady Spring serves as executive secretary of the league as Stoco High closes its season with a 4 1 record.
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Stoco High
John Saunders
Shady Spring
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