Medwick Urged for Hall of Fame Enshrinement
Arthur Daley argues Joe Medwick deserves instant Hall of Fame election by Baseball Writers Association voters. He points to Medwick's batting titles and triple crown, recalls Gas House Gang era feats, and urges early votes before eligibility window closes.
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Baseball Writers Association
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Cooperstown
St. Louis Cardinals
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Jack Lang
The
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Gas House
Mickey Mantle
Stan Musial
Dodgers
Frank Frisch
Rip Collins
Tex Carleton
Dizzy Dean
Ted Williams
St. Louis
Yogi Berra
Yogi
Joseph Michael Medwick
Cincinnati Presses Past Louisville for MVC Lead
Cincinnati beat Louisville 82 72 after a full court press forced 20 floor errors. Reserve Dean Foster scored 15 with nine assists, Raleigh Wynn added 16, and Westly Unseld led Louisville with 26 as Cincinnati moved to 4-1 in the Missouri Valley Conference while Louisville dropped to 4-2.
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UPI
Louisville
Cardinals
Bearcats
Dean Foster
Raleigh Wynn
Foster
Wynn
Jerry King
King
Westley Unseld
John Howard
Record Broken By Auto Racer In Permatex 100
Jerry Titus of Sherman Oaks California won the second annual Permatex 100 mile race in Christchurch Nova Scotia driving a 1960 Ford, averaging 96.977 mph and topping the previous 78.077 mph mark set by Oren Prosser. Titus finished 19 seconds ahead of George Follmer who drove a 1957 Chevrolet.
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N.S
UPI
Jerry Titus
Sherman Oaks
Calif
Titus
Motor Trend
Oren Prosser
Reseda
George Follmer
Arcadia
Filmer
Local high school hoops resume after weather delays
Preston County teams and other area squads return to action Tuesday night after snow and wind caused cancellations. Rowlesburg visits Fellowsville while Morgantown hosts Grafton. St Francis goes to Bruceton. University High faces Preston foes and Kingwood meets Masontown Valley. Friday features St Francis at home against St Johns Uniontown and Morgantown at Elkins.
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Preston County
West Virginia
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Fellowsville
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Morgantown
Clarksburg
Roosevelt
Trojans
University High
Kingwood
Stags
Clay Battelle
Mason - Dixon
Cee - Bees
Farmington
Arthur H. Clyde
Mason-Dixon
Spartans Rally Past Northwestern To Top Big Ten Leaders
Michigan State, 2-2 in the conference, erased a nine point deficit and with four players in double figures beat Northwestern 75-62 in East Lansing. Lee Lafayette and Dale Kelley led with 17 and 17 points respectively while Jim Gibbons sparked a second half comeback with nine points. The Spartans out rebounded the Wildcats 48-36 and held Northwestern to 30 percent shooting.
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Mich
UPI
Michigan State
Big Ten
Northwestern
Spartans
Lee Lafayette
Wildcats
Dale Kelley
Heywood Edwards
John Bailey
Steve Rymal
Jim Gibbons
Allen Captures Bowling Prize At San Jose Open
Allen of Orlando Florida won the $7 000 first prize at the San Jose Open defeating Sam Baca 239 228 in the finals after qualifying fifth. He beat Johnny Guenther Billy Hardwick and Mike Limonegello to reach the title match.
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San Jose
Calif
UPI
Bill Allen
Orlando
Fla
Allen
Johnny Guenther
Seattle
Wash
Billy Hardwick
San Mateo
Mike Limonegello
Babylon
N.Y
Sam Baca
Hayward
Morgantown High gains height with new soph Rick Morris
Morgantown High Coach Bonfili welcomes 6-3 sophomore Rick Morris to the varsity after strong junior varsity work. Morris replaces Bob White in a bid to bolster a shorter Mohigans lineup as two other tall jayvees await mid semester moves. University High also features Dave Lofstead, a 6-4 potential guard, praised for his ball handling and leaping ability.
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Vic Bonfils
Bob White
Rick Morris
Bonfili
Morris
Philip Barbour
Bonfils
Jayvees
Rick Fortuna
Harold Shaver
Morgantown High
UHS
Bill Hawley
Toppers
Fairview
Hawley
Dave
Hilltoppers
Schedule list of high school football pairings and venues
The schedule shows Monday Bowlesburg at Fellows, Tuesday Grafton at Morgantown, St Francis at Bruceton, University at Kingwood, Masontown Valley at Rowlesburg, Newburg at Tunnelton, Terra Alto at Aurora, Hundred at Clay-Bottelle, Fairmont West at Buckhannon, Lewis County at Elkins, Parsons at Philip Barbour, Monongah at Fairview, Farmington at Rivesville, Lumberport at Barrackville, Notre Dame at Victory, Bridgeport at Shinnston, Pann of Univers ingtonniversi, Kingwood at Masshown Valley, Salem at South Harrison, Friday Uniontown St Johns at St Francis, Morgantown at Elkins, Fairview at Clay-Borttelle, Aurora at Bruceton, Bowlesburg at Newburg, Tunnelton at Terra Alta, Fellowsville at Coalton, Mannington at Hundred.
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Elkins
Clay Battelle
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Bruceton
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Tunnelton
Terra Alta
Fellowsville
Coalton
Monongalia County
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University
Bridgeport
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Lewis County
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German Township
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Waynesburg
Greene Jefferson
Uniontown
St. Johns
St. Francis
Morgantown
Clay-Borttelle
Bowlesburg
Mannington
Hundred
Riverside Tops Cheat Lake in County Junior High Game
Riverside led the last quarter to defeat Cheat Lake 49 to 40 in a county junior high basketball game. Riverside also won the junior varsity contest 22 to 21.
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Green
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Rakosi
Goodwin
Sidwell
Bennetto
Gionole
Kisner
Cross
Justus O
Johnson
Dgroves
Ralston
Nenning Tops Ski Rivals in Austrian Downhill
Austria's Gerhard Nenning, 28, a plumber with Olympic gold aims, defeated a strong French and Swiss challenge in Kitzbuehel to win the Lotzbuehel downhill. It followed his Lauberhorn victory in Switzerland the previous Saturday, marking his second major downhill win in a week.
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Austria
UPI
Gerhard Nenning
Lotzbuehel
Switzerland
West Picks In Pro Bowl Feature Show of Stars
The 18th annual Pro Bowl at Memorial Coliseum pits the West led by Johnny Unitas against the East with Don Meredith and Fran Tarkenton. Top Rams, Packers, and Colts star power, breakaway threats from Gayle Sayers and Leroy Kelly, marquee receivers Bob Hayes Charley Taylor, and a $81 600 pool with 1500 to the winner and 900 to the loser.
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Green Bay Packers
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Dallas Cowboys
Fran Tarkenton
New York Giants
NFL
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Gayle Sayers
Don Smith
Baltimore
Otto Graham
Washington Redskins
Cleveland
Leroy Kelly
Bob Hayes
Cowboys
Charley Taylor
Redskins
Boyd Dowler
Green Bay
John Mackey
Willie Richardson
Rams
Packers
Columbia Crushes Cornell For 11th Win Of Season
Columbia Lions soar past Cornell 93-51 as Roger Walaszek Jim McMillian and Dave Newmark combine for 65 points. Walaszek 23 Newmark 22 McMillian 20 spark a 39 23 first half advantage to seal the Ivy League victory.
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UPI
Columbia
Roger Walaszek
Jim McMillian
Dave Newmark
Lions
Cornell
Walaszek
Greg Otto
League Scores Mixed Football Results
League results list multiple matchups with scores including Wolverines 29 Marauders 25 Badgers 26 Snakes 17 Munger Men 32 Bobtrotters 63 Big Dan 7 Greer 34 Key Realty 28 Red Barons 47 Ronchie Five 7
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Ronchie
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