East Beckley Faces South Beckley In Midget Football Clash
East Beckley and South Beckley clash at Van Meter Stadium as Beckley’s Midget league leaders eye a sixth title. Bushwhackers seek a second win at 1-3-1, Bowling Addition tries for rhythm against North Beckley, while West Beckley rests. Key scoring leaders Ellis, Karbonit, and Sandy vie for top honors as the season rolls on.
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Yost Still Leads Statistics Race On WVU Squad
WVU quarterback running back Jerry Yost remains atop the team stats after the 7-0 win over Boston University. He has 134 rushing yards on 19 carries and 1 TD, plus 183 passing yards on 14 completions with 3 TDs. Holton trails in rushing with 113 yards. Moss sits with 85 yards per carry average.
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Skinner Ready For Pitt Game
Morgantown West Virginia captain John Skinner returns from an ankle injury and will be ready for the Pittsburgh clash this week. Coach Gene Corum directed a light practice focused on offense as game film showed solid tackling by Frank Sirianni Bernie Carney and others. Assistant Chick Donaldson noted Pitt’s 26-24 win over California and called the Panthers' offense overpowering.
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Beckley Little League set to elect officers and plan 1963 series
The Beckley Little League annual meeting will be held Thursday at 8:00 p.m. The session will elect new officers and map plans for the 1963 Senior Little League World Series, to be staged in Beckley alongside the Centennial. A Slab Fork District Babe Ruth League meeting is planned for Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Sophia City Hall, with James Polk inviting all managers and officers to attend.
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Kingpetch in line for third defense of crown
World flyweight champion Pone Kingpetch of Thailand defends his 112 pound title in a 15 round bout against Fighting Harada of Japan at the Kokugikan Sumo Arena in Tokyo. Pone, 26, earns 45000 dollars plus travel. Harada purse not announced. Harada backed by many fans for his punch and tigerish attack.
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Penn State Sweeps All Lambert Trophy First Place Votes
Penn State collected all eight first place votes in the second Lambert Trophy balloting. The Nittany Lions sit at 3-0 after an impressive win at Rice, with Pittsburgh a distant second in voting and Army, Boston College, and Princeton trailing as the top contenders in the eastern major college football race.
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Hamon leads WV scoring race as Bradfield and Johnson tie for second
West Virginia high school football roundup shows Sum mersville’s Joe Hamon at 116 points after six games, with Keyser’s Chuck Bradfield and Big Creek’s John Johnson each at 66 after five games. Bradford and Johnson contributed early scores in wins for their teams, while other players like Frankie Gongola and Bill Bowen also posted points in weekend action.
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Pitt Gelfing Ready For Unbeaten WVU Clash
Pitt Panthers coach John Michelosen trimmed drills to fault fine tuning after a 26-24 victory over California. Pitt faces unbeaten West Virginia at Pitt Stadium as WVU eyes a fourth straight win and plans to bring about 10,000 fans to the contest.
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Michigan State coach Forddy Anderson’s quick quote duel
At a banquet in East Lansing the MSU coach joked that he would take 11 minutes to explain what they both know about basketball. The quip followed the master of ceremonies introducing Anderson who said he’d need about 10 minutes to share his knowledge.
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Jay Randolph Named News Sports Director at WJPB TV
FAIRMONT West Virginia Jay Randolph son of Senator Jennings Randolph has been named news and sports director at WJPB TV He will lead expansion of state sports coverage for 1962 63 season WJPB TV will televise WVU basketball games and other Southern Conference events as announced by President J Patrick Beacom
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Hawkins Signs With Pittsburgh Rens in 1962-63 Deal
Connie Hawkins, 21, top scorer with 2145 points and 1059 rebounds in the previous season, signed with the Pittsburgh Rens for 1962-63. Owner Lenny Litman says Hawkins is the club’s only new signing. Rens open Nov 16 at home vs Chicago Majors, with training starting Oct 26.
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Lone Hole in One Prank Turns Odd in Lufkin
Roy Wise searched for a lost ball at the edge of the fairway when Dick Witherall teed off from 75 yards away. The ball deflected off a tree, Wise felt a sharp pain in the rear, and he pulled Witherall’s ball from his pocket.
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Texas Edges Alabama For No 1 In UPI Grid Ratings
Texas edged Alabama 296 to 291 in the close UPI major college football rating race. Ohio State dropped to 12th after a 97 upset by UCLA. Penn State rose to third with five first place votes while Southern California moved to fourth and Mississippi to fifth behind a crowded top ten.
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Jackie Collum Rejoins Twins In PCL Placement
The Minnesota Twins announced they repurchased southpaw Jackie Collum from the Cleveland Indians and assigned him to their Vancouver club in the Pacific Coast League. Collum had been with the Indians after a prior trade for Ruben Gomez, and the Twins completed the deal by selling pitcher Georges Maranda to Cleveland’s Jacksonville farm club in the International League.
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United Press college football ratings top 10
UPI reveals first place votes and win loss records for the top college teams led by Texas Alabama Penn State and Southern Cal all at 3-0 with points totals shown. Second ten include LSU Ohio State Wisconsin Miami Nebraska Georgia Tech Duke Minnesota Missouri Auburn Iowa and others with scattered votes and records.
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Hawkins Signs With Pittsburgh Rens For 1962 63 Season
Hawkins, the ABL scoring leader with 2145 points last season, signed with the Pittsburgh Rens for the 1962 63 campaign. Len Owen, 49, was killed in Melbourne when his speedboat fell apart during a world seven liter waterspeed record attempt. St Louis and Missouri will resume a basketball series last played in 1948 49 at Kiel Auditorium on December 21 1963. Willie Shoemaker led riders with four wins at Belmont Park in New York.
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