West Virginia basketball faces pivot shortage as practice opens
WVU coach Fred Schaus prepares for the 1959 60 season with Jerry West as a standout but lacking a true center. He eyes Chris Smith of Virginia Tech as a potential rebounding solution while evaluating a young 18 man squad and weighing guard options and freshman prospects. The schedule includes the Kentucky Invitational and a Los Angeles tournament with strong opponents.
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NYSAC Finds Fight Return in Limbo For Johansson Patterson
The New York State Athletic Commission detailed findings after 800 pages of testimony on last June 26’s promotion. It directed licenses revoked for Rosensohn Enterprises and others, barred Black, and urged licensing reforms for fight rights. The return bout may shift to a city outside New York as Velella plans to relaunch under Feature Sports, Inc.
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WVU Football Scrimmage Shows Rapid Progress In Practice
West Virginia varsity units combine for six touchdowns in a 30 minute scrimmage. Coach Art Lewis slots Williams at quarterback with Peterson, Marra and Benke in key backfield roles. Injuries thin the squad but several sophomores gain playing time as Pomponio connects on a pass to Struck and Harmon scores from three yards.
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Ex Tech Star to be Guest at Homecoming
Col Norman Edwards, a 1929 32 Tech football star and former Glasgow resident now with Ft Benning, Ga, will attend Techs homecoming as honorary guest and be inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame. Other inductees include Russ Parsons, Dr Raymond Updike, and Hubert Hinchman.
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Edwards
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Parkersburg
Raymond Updike
Hubert Hinchman
Anderson
Ind
NFL Faces Big Task Replacing Beloved Commissioner Bell
Philadelphia reports outline the NFL's plan after Bert Bell's death at 65. Owners mourn, form a screening committee, and target a candidate from within the league or an outsider such as a judge or governor. Names mentioned include Ed win J Anderson Paul Brown Wellington Mara and Don Kellett. Austin Gunsel temporarily leads the league.
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College Defense Is Catching Up With Offense
New York AP reports college football defense is narrowing the gap with offense. NC AA Service Bureau shows offensive leaders scoring less and gaining fewer points than in two decades. North Texas State leads in yardage. College of Pacific tops passing. Rutgers drop in scoring. only SMU among top passers has a winning record.
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Arizona State
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Grid Schedule Visiting Team Shady Spring
The visiting Shady Spring meets Stoco Jr. in a junior grid contest. Shady Spring holds a 2-2-1 record heading into the matchup.
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Hornets Edge Blue Devils In Heavy Rain
West Beckley Hornets win 60 to 6 over Bowling Adition Blue Devils in a rain soaked Midget Football League game. Gary Allison 54 yard run late leads the Hornets while mud slows both teams. North Beckley Mountaineers and South Beckley Bushwackers cancel due to field conditions.
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Beckley Junior High Shady game rescheduled to November 3
The Beckley Junior High Blue Eaglets versus Shady Spring Junior High football game was postponed from Thursday 3:30 p.m. due to rain and muddy Woodrow Wilson High School field. Remaining schedule includes Oct 22 Bluefield home 7 p.m. Oct 26 Mullens home 7 p.m. Oct 29 Hinton away 7 p.m.
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Boxing results from last night report
The Associated Press notes two welterweight bouts. Jimmy Carter of New York KO'd Jimmy Smith of Oakland in the 3rd round. Irish Pat McMurtry of Tacoma stopped Bob Albright of Hollywood in the 5th round.
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Tacoma
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Hollywood
Fullmer To Defend NBA Middleweight Title Dec 4
Gene Fullmer will defend his NBA middleweight championship against Spider Webb December 4 in Logan Utah at the 7000 seat Utah State University fieldhouse. The bout will be televised nationally on NBC with a 40 20 split of a $100000 television purse and a 40 percent Fullmer gate share.
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Guglielmi Tops NFL Passers with LeBaron Close Behind
Ralph Guglielmi of the Washington Redskins leads NFL passers by average gain per throw with 13.4 yards on 32 attempts and 19 completions. Eddie LeBaron sits second, averaging 8.46 yards on 28 throws with 16 completions, while Johnny Unitas trails with 7.61. Both Redskins quarterbacks have thrown sparingly but produced key touchdowns.
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Redskins
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NFL
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Round Table Bows Out of Hawthorne Gold Cup
The Hawthorne Gold Cup for 100000 added will be run without Round Table this year. Round Table has won the Mile and a Quarter event the last two years, owned by Travis M. Kerr. Seven handicap runners line up, including three Eastern invaders likely to start Saturday.
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Maxie Baughan Captures AP Lineman of the Week
Georgia Tech center Maxie Baughan, a 212 pound senior from Bessemer Alabama, earned the first AP lineman of the week honor after a standout tackle edition helped Tech beat Tennessee 14 to 7. Coach Bobby Dodd praised his defense as "better tackling." Tennessee coach Bowdan Wyatt also commended Baughan's performance.
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Associated Press
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Ticket Sale Announced For Friday Grid Game
Tickets for Friday's football game between the Beckley Flying Eagles and the Mount Hope Mustangs go on sale at Keatley's Cavalier Drug and Colony Drug. In Mount Hope, tickets are available at the high school.
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