Bowl bids and key matchups loom in major conferences
Navy and Baylor push for bowls as ACC eyes a representative after Clemson meets Furman. Navy faces Army in Philadelphia for a potential Sugar or Cotton Bowl bid, with Texas A M ineligible. Several top teams like Tennessee, Georgia Tech, and Oklahoma vie for invitations as tomorrow’s slate unfolds across conferences.
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Two Warmup Tournaments Open West Virginia College Hoops
Warmup events begin the season with Glenville State hosting Salem versus West Virginia Wesleyan and Glenville State facing Fairmont State. West Virginia Tech opens at Montgomery against West Virginia State as Quantico Marines meet Alderson Broaddus. Davis faces Beckley College at Mullens. Tech had prior action routing Pikeville College 110 78.
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Beckley Football Team Honored At Civic Club Fete
The Beckley squad was feted at the Civic club banquet at the Methodist Temple with quotes from coaches, parents, and civic leaders praising the team and its seniors. Financials show 1956 football season receipts of 15,731.73 with a 4,295 stadium bill and 1,133.39 deficit from 1955 56 leaving an estimated year end shortfall of 724.88. basketball may help.
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Penn football coach hanged in effigy by students
University of Pennsylvania football coach Steve Sebo was simulatingly hanged in effigy by a small group of students on a campus tree limb. A dummy and a sign reading Heave Steve hung briefly before police arrived and dispersal followed.
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Crawford Gels Johnson Award at Fayetteville banquet
Tom Crawford received the Jack Johnson Award for 1956 at the Fayetteville High School football banquet. The honor honors teammates’ standards in memory of Jack Johnson. The event, at Memorial Auditorium dining room, was sponsored by the Fayetteville Lions Club with speaker Pat Tork of West Virginia University.
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Gross Basham And Beckingham Make 2nd Team
Editors note describes the first Class A All State football team selected by a board of sportswriters. Members included Bill Bibb Ed gar Burrell Cutt McWilliams Brad Kin caid Jin Van Zant Skip Johnson Stubby Currence George Springer Werald Mickey Furrari Rab Scrivener and others chaired by Bibb.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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Beckley Post
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Morgantown Dominion News
Rab Scrivener
Marinsburg Journal
All-State Class A Football Honors Named for West Virginia
West Virginia Class A All-State football selections praised for speed and grit feature top linemen like Ricky Tolley of Mullens and Dallas Burkhammer of Poca. Gary and Shinnston backs Jerry Kelican and John Marra lead a balanced backfield as Coach comments highlight Tolley as state’s best lineman and Keatley as a standout guard.
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Schoolboy roster lists Austin Basham Jim Freeman Douglas Bowers Mikel Griffith Jesse Ray Robert Martin Jack Waddell Jack McVey David Hilnte along with backfield squad Richard Wolfe Don Murdock Carolyn Smith Donal Farley Cecil Hughes Aaron Darnell James Cook and sophomores Jack Monk Billy Jones John Young Bernard Blackburn Oleg Mills Jimmy Hamon Tommy Proffitt Roy Penturff with AU Up from Jayvees Mike Cook Rebert Stewart Bob Harless Lloyd Cook William Chafin Gerald Bradford.
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