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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1961
Page
8
CHICAGO OPEN SITE GOLF II UPI The 1963 Open championship will be played at the Beverly Country Club in Chicago announced today by the Western Golf Association. Exact dates of the tourney will be decided later.
Stratton High School hosts Excelsior in a 2:30 Saturday game as 11 area schools play Friday and Saturday. Mount Hope visits Beckley in a homecoming tilt with Mount Hope aiming to spoil. Oak Hill trips Gauley Bridge. Shady Spring hosts Richwood. Mullens welcomes Welch. Oceana hosts Jaeger. Peterstown visits Stoco. Gary hosts Pineville. Sophia travels to Trap Hill.
Mount Hope coach Jack Shockey promises a hard hitting, full strength showdown with Beckley Flying Eagles on their home field. Ronnie Taylor leads scoring at 54 points while Billy Karbonit and Cecil Givens Stratton Back chase. Mount Hope seeks 15 state rating points after a 13-0 win. Beckley won 22-0 over Mullens.
Gene Fullmer to face Benny Paret in a December middleweight title bout in Las Vegas. Negotiations are near completion with Fullmer defending NBAs title against Paret, welterweight champion, at the Las Vegas Convention Hall and to be nationally televised. Marv Jenson plans to finalize the contract this weekend after talks with Harvey Markson and Mel Grub.
Union Junior High football coach Edwin Sibold says the game moved from Thursday to Saturday at 7 30 PM at Union.
Rochester Americans rookie Kozak scored twice and Keenan added a goal as Rochester edged the Buffalo Bisons 3 2 in the American Hockey League. Both rookies came from amateur ranks and carried the club to a second straight 3 2 win, sealing a Western Division spot.
Rep Paul A Fine of New York drew a good sized crowd in the financial district rally for City Council president. The scene included an aide identified as Miss New York City Taxpayer Raine Miller wearing a tight sweater and short skirt as part of the distraction.
Derby UPI reports local workers intend a demonstration march through Lon with banners and posters reading We are happy in our work. The event reflects ongoing labor sentiment and will feature organized banners and slogans.
Beckley Junior High Blue Eaglets overpower Shady Spring neon High Kittens 39 to 0 as Bobby Short opens with a 53 yard run. Lewis adds 27 and 35 yard TDs, Stone and Bradley score, Lilly caps with 1 yard plunge. Eaglets remain undefeated and unscored on in five games.
Three West Virginia Conference teams carry three game win streaks into Saturday action. Salem meets Fairmont State in Fairmont with Salem leading the Eastern Division and Fairmont atop the Western Division. Buckhannon hosts West Virginia Wesleyan as Glenville State eyes a third straight win while Concord seeks to rebound against West Liberty.
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