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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1978

Page

2

Penalties Stymie Knights In Preseason Loss To Generals

In a Grid A Rama scrimmage at Mitchell Stadium Stonewall Jackson Generals held Mt. View Knights to 14-0. Penalties plagued Mt. View with 80 yards while Stonewall Jackson committed 40, as two late second quarter touchdowns produced the final score.

Sid Cure Mt. View High School Cure Stonewall Jackson Generals Generals Knights Mitchell Stadium Mt. View Golden Knight Kanawha Valley Stonewall Jackson Knight Polascik Jeffrey Joyce Elwin Thomas Kenneth Megginson Reggie Jones Mt. Views

Tigers Dominate Charleston In Tufted Grid Scrimmage

Princeton’s offense shows two bursts for a 14 to 0 scrimmage win over Charleston at Mitchell Stadium. Tailback Mike Shaw scores twice with support from Gene Duremdes and Maxie Hearld as quarterback Mike Hazelwood connects on a 22 yard TD pass. Clemson prospects and schedule notes follow with Princeton set to host Hinton on Friday night at Lee Patton Memorial Field.

Princeton Charleston Mitchell Stadium Jack Pack Tiger Pack Mercer County Tigers Mike Hazelwood Gene Duremdes Mike Shaw Mountain Lions Scott Burton Shaw Burton Bobcats Hinton Lee Patton Memorial Field

Bluefield Rolls To Victory Over Parkersburg South In Exhibition

Bluefield Beavers dominate Parkersburg South 21 to 4 in a preseason grid contest at home. Bluefield's defense causes turnovers and their offense mixes runs and passes with Charley Walker and Charley Hurst scoring while Parkersburg settles for a lone touchdown on a Stephens to Parsons pass. Coach Chmara praised effort and noted all 30 players saw action while acknowledging avoidable mistakes to fix.

Beavers Parkersburg Bluefield Beavers Patriots Charley Walker Charles Hurst Stephens Parsons

Pond Sets BIR Qualifying Pace for Volunteer 500

Lennie Pond of Chester Virginia posted a Bristol International Raceway qualifying speed of 110.958 mph to win the pole for Saturday night’s Volunteer 500 NASCAR race. Darrell Waltrip was second at 109.558 mph with Bennie Parsons and Cale Yarborough third and fourth. J D McDuffie, Bobby Allison, and Ronnie Thomas rounded out the top seven. Thunderstorms hit the area but spared the track. the final 20 starting spots to be decided in time trials today.

Bristol, Tenn Lennie Pond Chester Oldsmobile Pond Talladega Ala Bristol International Raceway Buddy Baker Ford Chevrolet Darrell Waltrip Franklin Tenn Bennie Parsons Ellerbe N. C Cale Yarborough Timmonsville S.C J.D. McDuffie Sanford Bobby Allison Hueytown Ronnie Thomas Christiansburg Bristol Richard Petty Randleman N.C Dick Brooks Porterville Calif Neil Bennett Petty

Spiders Coach Wary Of Tough Openers In 1978 Schedule

Richmond coach Jim Tait frets over three season openers starting Sept. 2 with Southern Mississippi. He notes 11 straight games may favor opponents and touts key defenders like Jeff Nixon and Ray Chase. Freshmen and sophomores compete for quarterback and backfield spots as Richmond eyes a demanding slate including West Virginia and Wisconsin.

Richmond Jim Tait Southern Mississippi West Virginia Wisconsin Tait Spiders Orlandus Branch Jeff Nixon Ray Chase Ray Kelly Jim Coppola Nixon Chase James Short Pete Smith Dave Taylor Reggie Evans Jesse Williams Buster Jackson Demitri Kornegay Jim McCoig Guy Green Barry Redden Appalachian State Cincinnati Villanova Virginia Military East Carolina Norfolk North Carolina Tennessee-Chattanooga William & Mary

Hurley and Jonesville Game Delayed by Lightning Storm

Friday night clash between Hurley and Jonesville was interrupted and delayed by a severe thunderstorm and ran late. Final results to be published in Sunday Daily Telegraph.

Grundy Hurley Jonesville Daily Telegraph

Home team Must Have 24 Footballs For Referee Testing

The home team in the National Football League must provide 24 footballs for testing by the referee one hour before game time. The rule ensures standardized equipment inspection prior to kickoff.

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