Beckley Flying Eagles Face Parkersburg Challenge Tonight
Beckley hosts Parkersburg in a key eight game Friday slate as the Flying Eagles seek a third upset this season while Parkersburg pursues a 33.7 point per game offense and 11.25 points allowed per game.
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Beckley Flying Eagles
Logan Wildcats
John Pruitt
Tommy Lowe
Flying Eagles
Parkersburg
Reds
Big Reds
Huntington
Beckley
Triadelphia
Stonewall Jackson
Beckley Logan
TJ Russell Walls
John Heagarty
John Shumate
Joe Barkley
Sam Co
Area Schoolboy Grid Predictions
GEORGE MCLAUGHLIN predicts two weeks left in area grid play with Beckley as underdog. Parkersburg, Bluefield, Sophia, Marsh Fork, Mullens, Mount Hope, Trap Hill and other matches are forecast with upsets noted.
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Beckley
Oak Hill
Oceana
Madison
Mullens
Richwood
Alderson
Lookout
Shady Spring
Mount Hope
Welch
Sophia
Clear Fork
Attendance, wagering rise at Monmouth Park 1959 meet
Monmouth Park at Oceanport New Jersey recorded an eight percent rise in attendance over 1958 and a 2.7 percent increase in wagering during the 1959 meet ahead of the next season.
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Monmouth Park
Oceanport
N. J
Dejohn Posed To Face Powell In 10 Round Bout
In Syracuse unranked Mike Dejohn favored to defeat former pro Charlie Powell in a heavyweight ten round at War Memorial Auditorium. Powell, eighth ranked by the NBA, has not fought since June injury. Dejohn 37-7-1 with 26 KOs. Powell 15 KOs in 20 wins, four losses and two draws. NBC TV coverage at 10 p.m. EST.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Mike Dejohn
Charlie Powell
War Memorial Auditorium
San Francisco 49Ers
Dejohn
Powell
NBC
Parker Puts Steelers Through Heavy Drills
Pittsburgh coach Buddy Parker has the Steelers training intensely this week in preparation for Sunday's clash with the Detroit Lions in Pittsburgh.
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Parker
Steelers
Pittsburgh
Buddy Parker
Pittsburgh Steelers
Detroit Lions
Leftridge Leads Area Scoring as Leftridge and Warwick Climb
Beck ley area football scoring race sees Leftridge of Hinton 79 and Warwick of Mount Hope 70 as Carte, Bowman and others post notable totals. Don Thomas of Oak Hill edges into fifth with 56 while Stoco’s Phillips remains close.
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Dick Leftridge
Hinton
Beckley
Oak Hill
Leftridge
Sam Warwick
Mount Hope
Warwick
Carte
Mullens
Bowman
Sophia
OS Thomas
Phillips
Stoco
Wells
Meadow Bridge
Baker
Nicholas
Bentley
Stratton
Brown
National Hockey League Thursday Results
Montreal defeated New York 8 to 2 while Boston routed Detroit 8 to 3. Saturday games feature Chicago at Montreal and Detroit at Toronto.
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National Hockey League
Montreal
New York
Boston
Detroit
Chicago
Toronto
Grid Schedule for Visiting Teams and Local Rivals
A list of grid matchups shows visiting teams Parkersburg Bluefield Man Montgomery Princeton Summersville Hinton Rupert Marsh Fork Stoco Pineville Stratton Trap Hill with their records in parentheses. The schedule pairs each team with opponents and notes current season marks and standings.
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Beckley Flying Eagles
Parkersburg
Oak Hill Red Devils
Bluefield
Mullens Rebels
Princeton
Sophia
Stratton Bulldogs
Shady Spring Tigers
Marsh Fork
Beavers
Red Devils
Devils
Eagles
Man
Oceana
Indians
Bulldogs
Lst
Blue Hawks
Mount Hope Mustangs
Stoco Indians
Mustangs
Princeton Tigers
Mullens
Rebels
Mount Hope
Stoco
Trap Hill
Clear Fork
Wildcats
Hinton
Alderson
Madison
Montgomery
Summersville
Richwood
Gauley Bridge
Clay
Lookout
Rupert
Welch
Pineville
Cowen
Webster Springs
Rainelle
Stratton
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WWHS
Field Devils
Beaver
Duligoss
Coln
Harmon
Big Red
Ogee Beavers
Tommy Love
Robert Pruett
Back
Mackie Lacy
Dickie Palmer
Shady Spring Tackle
Jimmy Wills
Mount Hope End
Jim Porterfield
Hinton Back
George McLaughlin
Parkersbag
Hawks
Othes
Neville Street
Tullens
Butch Carte
Gary
Willie Miliam
Larry Bowman
Sophia High School
NEW River Valley Conference
Cook
Oceana Fish
Basham
Sophia O'Dell
Miriam
Lawrence
Pannell
Stratton Karbonit
Stratton Hairston
Kerzie
Mark Twain
A. C. Perkins
Dodson
Schol
Ansted
Baldwin
Spangler
Fayetteville
August
Collier
Learmonth
Henson
Smailes
Gwinn
Farley
Burnett
Keleman
Ross
Mark Twain Wills
Craft
Brewer
Guard
Shifflet
Harris
Lacey
O'Neal
Sloan
Eades
Bradley
Hamilton
Meadows
Lovely
Coleman
Elliott
Thompson
Miller
Byrd-Prillerman
Gauley
Ashworth & Sparks
Prince ST
Arrow Liqueurs Corp
Mich
Coalfield
Logan
Mt Hope
Fayette
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