Eight Schoolboy Tilts Open 62 Football Season
The 1962 season opener features Coalfield Conference clash Woodrow Wilson vs Mullens at Van Meter Stadium. Raleigh County games pair Marsh Fork with Trap Hill and Clear Fork at Sophia. other matchups include Pineville at Welch, Clay at Fayetteville, Chapmanville at Oceana, Stratton at Gary, and Peterstown hosting Shady Spring. Oak Hill vs Stoco is a Coalfield tussle on Saturday.
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Woodrow Wilson
Mullens
van Meter Stadium
Marsh Fork
Trap Hill
Clear Fork
Sophia
Pineville
Welch
Clay
Fayetteville
Chapmanville
Oceana
Stratton
Gary
Peterstown
Shady Spring
Oak
Red Devils
Stoco Indians
Eagles
Flying Eagles
Surveyor
Bulldogs
Panthers
Blue Hawks
Raleigh
Murray Jeffries
Jeffries
Tigers
Stoco’s
Oak Hill
Stoco
Denny Moyer Ranked Second
Denny Moyer of Portland rose from fourth to second among World Boxing Association middleweights after his non title loss to Emile Griffith in Tacoma. He sits just behind Dick Tiger, with Giardello dropped from the top ten amid a suspension by the Jacksonville Boxing Commission related to a disputed match.
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Providence, R. T
UPI
Denny Moyer
Portland
Ore
World Boxing Association
Emile Griffith
Tacoma
Wash
Denny
Dick Tiger
Nigeria
Gene Fullmer
Gene
San Francisco
Moyer
Joey Giardello
Philadelphia
Paul Pender
Brookline
Mass
WBA
Giardello
Jacksonville
Fla
Boxing Commission
Joey
Marsh Fork Faces ACL Tilt With Inexperienced Backfield
Marsh Fork seeks improvement as coach Romine rebuilds with limited experience after losing key backs and linemen. Jim Clay anchors a light but agile lineup. David August adds speed. Seven of ten games this season are Raleigh County contests, starting with a home clash against Starton for revenge after last year’s defeat.
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Romine
Bobby Keleman
Harold Brinegar
Glen Jarrell
Ben Henry
Jim Clay
Robert
Bulldogs
Marsh Fork
Stratton
Strattonians
David B. August
Jarrell
James Cox
Buddy Sauls
Sherman Clark
Earnie Thompson
Trap Hill
WWHS Opens Football Campaign vs Mullens at Home
Woodrow Wilson High School launches its football season with a 6:30 p.m. dedication ceremony for Jerome Van Meter Stadium and an 8 p.m. kickoff against Mullens. The Flying Eagles, led by Beckley transfer Ken Wheeler, face a beefed up Mullens line as Beckley holds a 28-5-1 series edge and seeks early strength from a large junior and sophomore roster.
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Woodrow Wilson
Flying Eagles
Mullens
Jerome van Meter
Bill Sigmund
Hall of Fame
van Meter
Ken Wheeler
Stoco
Beckley Chargers
Wheeler
Flying Eagle
Beckley
Shady Spring II Brings Brains To 1962 Football Plans
Shady Spring II eyes a smarter gridiron season under Coach Al Harper. With two key losses, Bill Cochran and Dayton Meadows, the Tigers rebuild around junior Tom McLaughlin and faster backs Carrington Lewis Eli Nixon while relying on veterans David Lucas Frank Richmond. The squad, small and young, travels to Peters Town tonight for its first test and faces a keen county schedule with Sophia Marsh Fork Stoco Stratton.
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Shady
Larry Lilly
Frank Richmond
Howard Wilburn
Eli Nixon
Carrington Lewis
Dean
Shady Spring
Tigers
al Harper
Harper
Bill Cochran
Raleigh ‘County
Dayton Meadows
Cochran
Tom McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Meadows
David Lucas
Fred Chapman
Eddie Jenkins
Lilly
Sophia
Stratton
Marsh Fork Schedule Shows Nine September to November Games
The Marsh Fork schedule lists games from Sept 1 against Trap Hill away to Nov 9 against Sherman away. Home games include Sept 14 Stratton, Sept 22 Van, Oct 13 Charleston Catholic, Oct 24 Trap Hill, and Nov 9 Sherman at 8:00 p.m. All matches start at 8 p.m.
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Marsh Fork
Trap Hill
Stratton
Van
Clear Forkee
Stoco
Charleston
Fireball Roberts Wins Pole For Southern 500
Darlington South Carolina United Press International says Fireball Roberts set a one lap record of 130.503 mph and a four lap mark of 130.246 mph to capture the pole for the Southern 500 marking his fourth straight pole. Junior Johnson qualified second in a Pontiac at 129.049 mph while Nelson Stacy failed to crack the top eight and Fred Lorenzen was third with 127.898 mph.
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Darlington
S. C
UPI
Glenn
Fireball
Nelson Stacy
Ford
Fred Lorenzen
Elmhurst
Holman-Moody
Marsh Fork Bulldogs Team Photo Caption
The Marsh Fork Bulldogs are shown in three rows with players and staff listed in order. Notable names include Keith Hall Terry Hannah John Mooney Randall Webb Bobby Holstin Dean Pettry Richard Henderson Jerry Canterbury Paul Morris Reddy Williamson Dale Tabor Bob Jarrett and coach Dewey Romine plus Carl Baugus. David Webb is not pictured.
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Pos
Danny Pritchard
David August
David Weeb
Donnie Turner
Jack Honaker
Robert Pottery
Raymond Webber
Brooks Simmons
Loren Daniel G
John Daniel
Randall Webb
Richard Henderson
Bill Matthews
Bill Cook
Jim Clay
Sherman Clark
Johnie Cox c
Mickey Combs
Kermit Pettry
Robert Holstin
Dean Pettry
Darrell Parsons
John Mooney
James Moorehead
William Weaver
Teddy Williamson
Terry Harinab
David Meadows
Roger Landy
James Meadows
Dail Tabor
Bobby Massey
Donnie Brown E
Damon Honaker E
Jerry Canterbury
Paul Morris
Marsh Fork Bulldogs
Keith Hall
Terry Hannah
Bobby Holstin
Jerry Can
Pritchard
Loren Daniels
Books Simmons
Carl Baugus
David Webb
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Oak Hill Square
Charles Ellis
Jon Kemper
Doug Basham
Sophia Back
Danny Hairston Stratton Back
Robert Dunbar
Marsh
Rick Wyant
Buz Kessel
Chick Munson
Steve Wood
Mike Jackson
Eric Lilly
Bill Karbonit
Robert Criss
Steve Hopkins
Jack Keith
Lawrence Wiseman
Robert Young
Mike Morgan
Sam Severino
Najeeb Am
Bob Douglas
Jack O'Neil
Johnny Cox
Dale Fitzpatrick
Franklin Clark
Eddie Milam
Danny Sterling
David Bailey
Edmond Sweeney
John Matherly
George Davis
Ken Phillips
Bill Brown
Frank Pennington
By Donald Meadows
Dewey Romine
Montreal
Ron
WWHS
Junnes
Karbonit
Tyronne White
Rudy Coleman
Wood
Big Bane Sarrett
Pack Hindsley
Bruisers
Will
Tainly
Keith
Criss
Hopkins
Bus Kessel
Jim Lamb
Bobby Short
Beckley Junior High School
Woodrow Wilson High School
Mt. Hope
Huntington
East Bank
Bluefield
Logan
Parkersburg
Hinton
Khn
Junior Wall
Joe Drabowski
Donnie Epperly
Denny Elliott
Danny Calvart
Allen Skelton
Walter Wills
Willie Joe Chandler
Ricky Wyant
Tyrone White
Tom Phillips
David Cook
Palmer Farley
Mike Sumner
Wyatt Gouldin
Howard Lambert IL
Tom Hansberry
George Shriver
Najeeb Ammar
Lloyd Lyons
Fred Lewis
Bill Stone
Everette Holtzopter
James Wooten
John Adkins
Robert Douglas
Paul Botman
Stephen Foster
Richard Goodwin
Jim St. Clair
Om Blankenship
Fireball Roberts
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