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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Nov 05, 1948

Page

4

Upset Alert Looms as Eagles Face Parkersburg Test

Raleigh Register sports digest notes Eagles aim for upset over Parkersburg with home-field edge and key players Hodson Davis Broyles Johnson on offense and defense. Analysts weigh Milton and Beckley standings, SAA and North-South ratings influence playoff stakes amid several Friday games across West Virginia.

Milton Greyhounds Barboursville A. L Shorty” Hardman Charleston Gazette Figeerin Filberts State Athletic Association Bill Fugitt Johnny Cox Beckley Triadelphia Clarksburg Roosevelt- Wilson Morgantown St. Albans Sherry Board of Appeals SAA Stilf Parkersburg Trinfen Hardman Nilton Sherty Huntington East Winntington Vinson Milton’s Stonewall Jackson Don Hodson Jack Davis Eagles Randy Broyles Bunky Johnson Lewisburg Alderson

West Virginia Tech Homecoming Sees Injury Plague

West Virginia Tech braces for homecoming after multiple injuries dampen practice. Key players including Turner and Hockenberry sidelined. Marchio with a broken leg from the West Liberty game. A giant Thule event and campus bands parade precede an alumni dance and fraternity house events. White Sox have a strong nine season mark against Hal Newhouser.

Montgomery West Virginia Tech Concord Marchio West Liberty Baist Balsilio Sterrett Marion Spelock Turner Don Hockenberry Associated Press Chicago White Sox Hal Newhouser Detroit Newhouser Oe Chisox

18 Games Booked for Area 11s Beckley in Worst Shape of Year

Beckley faces Parkersburg in a key Saturday clash at Woodrow Wilson Stadium amid a slew of injuries and a skid of eight straight defeats for the Eagles with the Big Reds at near full strength and aiming to snap Beckley’s 20 game run.

Beckley BOB Wills Register Truman Flying Eagles Parkersburg Big Reds AG Bane Siawu Tur & Wei Woodrow Wilson Eagles J. BR. van Meter Don Hedison Speed Merchant Mt. Hope Jack Davis Bucky Johnson van Meter Joe Johnson Maron Huntington Central Stonewall Jackson University High Morgantown Clarksburg Huntington Central Huntington East Stonewall Jackson West Fairmont Charleston Mariella Ohio Russ Pfatzgraf Johnson Big Red Graham Busch Leonard Gregg Jim Knox Van Hinton Tomorro Beckles

Bills face rivals as Miuttyn shines on kickoff returns

In the All-America Football Conference matchups, opposing teams seek to avoid kickoffs to Buffalo facing star halfback Chet Miuttyn. Miuttyn averaged 32.9 yards per kickoff return last season, highlighting his impact and Buffalo’s special teams.

Associated Press Buffalo Bills Chet Miuttyn

Claassen Picks Week 8 College Football Showdowns

Associated Press sports writer Harold Claassen surveys top games and picks winners. Oklahoma over Missouri reluctantly, Stanford vs Army, Penn State at Philadelphia, Navy at Michigan, Texas at Baylor, California vs UCLA, SMU at North Texas, Oregon at Washington, and Purdue at Minnesota are among the matchups noted with favored teams and implied outcomes.

Harold Claassen Associated Press New York Correc Pei Penn State Pennsylvania Nittany Lions Philadelphia Penn Army Missouri Oklahoma Stanford Amy Tennessee Georgia Tech J. B. Proctor Navy Michigan MiWiGan India George Tallewiston Inferro Sam Michael Bond Joe Louis Hosea Rodgers Jack Cloud Rodgers North Carolina Colgate Cornell Hillary Chollet UCLA California Jackie Jensen TEXAS Baylor Northwestern Wisconsin Wildcats Badger Harry A & MM Southern Methodist Aggies SMU Oregon Washington Purdue Minnesota Boilermakers

College football results from Friday night card

Georgetown defeated New York University. Miami beat Cincinnati. Dartmouth toppled Columbia. Holy Cross over Duquesne. Lafayette beat Rutgers. Princeton won against Harvard. West Virginia over Ohio University. Yale defeated Kingsyn Point. Delaware over Gettysburg. Muhlenberg over Lehigh. Clemson over Furman. George Washington over The Citadel. Georgia over Florida. Maryland over South Carolina. Mississippi over Chattanooga. North Carolina State over Virginia. Tulane over Virginia Military. Vanderbilt over Louisiana State. Wake Forest over Duke. Richmond over Davidson. Catawba over Louisville. Appalachian State over East Carolina State. Villanova over Kentucky. Ohio State over Pittsburgh. Baldwin Wallace over Case.

Notre Dame Minnesota Georgetown New York University, Miami Fla Cincinnati Dartmouth Columbia Holy Cross Duquesne Lafayette Rutgers Princeton Harvard West Virginia Ohio University Yale Kingsyn Point Delaware Gettysburg Muhlenberg Lehigh Clemson Furman George Washington Citadel Georgia Florida Maryland South Carolina Mississippi Chattanooga North Carolina State Virginia Tulane Virginia Military Vanderbilt Louisiana State Wake Forest Duke Richmond Davidson Catawbar Louisville Appalachian State Fast Carolina State Villanova Kentucky Ohio State Pittsburgh Baldwin-Wallace Case

Second Half Bulldog Rally Wins Over Garnet

Stratton’s once beaten Bulldogs rallied in the final five minutes to beat Garnet of Charleston 13-6 after Charleston led 6-0 on Leftridge to Petti pass. Lincoln rallied to defeat Mt Hope Juniors 7-6 on a Liberty play and Newcome return. Byrd Prillerman’s Panthers topped Genoa 25-0 with blocks leading to all TDs.

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