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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1958
Page
7
Larry Jasper received the 1958 Jack Johnson Memorial Award at Fayetteville High School during the annual banquet. The prize honors the outstanding football player of the year at the school.
Three Raleigh County League games and one Coalfield Conference tilt highlight tonight’s action. Sophia Spring hosts Shady Spring at the Tigers gym as opening Coalfield play starts while Mark Twain travels to Marsh Fork in the Bulldogs opener. Ansted and Fayetteville also start their seasons in county league action with Baileysville visiting Glen Rogers.
Norman Okla AP Oklahoma will face Syracuse in the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Day without first string quarterback David Baker who was dropped from the team for poor attendance and a weak scholastic record. Line Coach Gomer Jones announced the move on the eve of practice for the Miami game. Bud Wilkinson will reassign signals to Bob Cornell, Bobby Boyd, Bob Page, and Benton O’Neal.
British middleweight champion Terry Downes meets Spider Webb of Chicago in a 10 round title hopeful at Wembley Stadium. Webb is 2-1 favorite, eyeing a chance to face Sugar Ray Robinson, while Downes seeks a win to spur a London title bid and a Robinson bout promoter Jack Solomons hopes to arrange.
Johnny Halifihi defeat Yolande Pompey in Birmingham by points as Pompey is disqualified for a low blow in light heavyweight action. Jerry Luedee and Mike Holt battled to a split draw in Johannesburg. Paolo Rosi outpointed Bobby Scanlon in San Francisco. Charley Joseph outpointed Willie Vaughn in New Orleans while Willie Greene stopped Charlie Wash in Providence.
Hubbard, Texas AP Tris Speaker famed Gray Eagle of baseball died Monday from coronary occlusion after a Lake Whitney fishing trip. A Hall of Fame left fielder, he starred for Red Sox Indians Senators Athletics, hit .344 lifetime, 1925 peak .389, played 22 seasons and managed Cleveland 1919-26. He died at 70, survived by his widow and two sisters Alma Lindsey and Pearl Scott.
West Virginia the Southern Conference champion led in total offense with 332.8 yards per game and topped the passing crown, switching to the air this season. VMI rivaled in rushing, while VMI and George Washington anchored the top defense, as SC released final stats showing WVU, VMI, and Citadel fixtures among leaders.
Greenbrier Military School narrowly held off a late rally by the University of Virginia Freshmen to win 74 to 72 in its season debut. A 22-9 third quarter gave Greenbrier a 53-43 lead, but UVA closed the gap in the final period. Carlos Morrison led the winners with clutch scoring while Jerry Roy and Buddy Bales steadied the backcourt.
Bob Kennel who hit .270 for Knoxville in the Sally League will skip baseball next year to pursue a PhD at an Australian university. He is back at North Carolina State working on his masters in nuclear engineering.
Beckley College, missing top scorer Tex Williams with a two week arm injury, travels to Charleston for an 8 p.m. game against Morris Harvey, a top WVIAC foe. Morris Harvey features former Beckley players Jimmy Stafford and Dennis Skiles plus Don Stover and Bobby Sholes among a strong lineup. Coach Bill Bowman says Beckley relishes underdog status and aims to upset the conference leader.
Five Syracuse football players are in the NFL this season. Jim Brown plays for Cleveland. Jim Ridlon is with San Francisco. Jim Ringo suits up for Green Bay. Carl Karilivacz is with the New York Giants. Dick Lasse plays for Pittsburgh.
Cincinnati leads the first AP poll of the season with Kentucky second and West Virginia fourth. The top 10 includes Kansas State, NC State, Tennessee, Kansas, Mississippi State, St. Louis and Northwestern, all unbeaten through Dec 6. voting totaled 834 points for Cincinnati and 695 for Kentucky.
The Friday mix league standings show current leaders and team records after week seven play. Key teams and points totals are listed with victories and losses, reflecting shifting positions in the table.
Woodrow Wilson High School football players will hear Frank Moseley, Virginia Tech coach, address the Civic Clubs banquet at 6:30 pm at the Methodist Temple. Athletic Director Jerome Van Meter, Principal C. G. Peregoy, and Coach Nelson Bragg will speak. D. W. Bryson will toast. Glenn Sallack's orchestra will provide music. tickets are selling well.
Rain halted the Victorian Championships quarterfinals at Kooyong Courts. Alex Olmedo led Mal Anderson 6-4 before weather stopped play, with Andres Gimeno up 6-3 6-4 6-6 against MacKay, and Ashley Cooper defending against Bob Mark 6-3 6-3 6-8 12-10 as Neale Fraser trailed Rod Laver 6-3 5-3 in an all Australian clash.
Browns star Jim Brown rushed for 138 yards in a 21 14 victory over the Eagles but failed to reach two touchdowns to tie Steve Van Buren’s 18 TD season mark. Van Buren praised Brown’s effort and predicted Philadelphia would score four times.
CHICAGO AP Ed Lubanski of Detroit and defending champion Marion Ladewig of Grand Rapids Mich led 32 finalists into the second annual World’s Invitational Bowling Tournament in the Chicago Coliseum. The field of 16 men and 16 women begin head to head matches under the Petersen system, four matches per day through Friday. Lubanski's 36-game total of 7,778 led the men, with Dennis Chapis 66 pins behind at 7,712 and Don Carter third at 7,687. Ladewig topped the women with 5,111 pins for 24 games, 173 clear of runner-up Jere Price. Sylvia Wene was third with 4,816.
Sixty Missouri Valley College students plan a torchlit 1200 mile marathon to the Tangerine Bowl in Orlando Florida where the Valley Vikings meet East Texas State on December 27. The run aims to cover seven states in about seven days as the team celebrates a long 11 game winning streak.
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