Moss WVU's Ground Kickoff Return Leader Moves Mountaineers Forward
West Virginia shows improved balance with 179 rushing and receiving yards by Jim Moss through five games. Colvard leads passing with 248 yards on 17 of 39. Moss headlines kickoff returns at 117 yards. The team has eight interceptions, matching last season, as Coach Gene Corum warns against Boston University.
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Daugherty Named Coach Of The Week For Spartans
East Lansing MI United Press International selects Duffy Daugherty of Michigan State as college football coach of the week for guiding the Spartans to a 28 0 victory over Michigan and a climb to No 2 in the nation. He emphasizes hard work and expects continued focus toward Notre Dame.
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Ladies First Tops Mullens League Lead In Mixed Bowling
Mullens bowling report details TV Cable and Bee Dees two wins each, Rosalie Conner 411 and Judy Lambert 419 highs, Stump Drug led by Edith Hall 419, and Ruth Anderson 413 for Thomas Grocery. Men’s Major saw Wikes Jewelry, Fred Niswander 655, and R Franklin 528. Sportsman beat Welch Recreation as Harold Crawford 543 and 216 led. Mullens Moose swept Bankers of Peoples Bank with Glenn Ferrell 548. Poca Fuel tied Mullens Handicap leaders Island Creek after beating Helen. Oglesbay Norton moved to third. Helen, A P Co, Guyandotte Archery tied for fourth at 7-11. Johnny Campbell 214-544 paced Poca. Archers led by Lewis Worley 505 and Carlisle Chewning 505. Oglebay’s Ray Armentrout 491 with Vernon Lambert 156 triplicate noted. Bowler of the Week: Lewis Worley. Industrial League: N W Helen swept Tralee Engineers. Graham 225 games, 567 series. Hensley clutched 531. Tralee Shops split with Tomekins Furniture. Armon Carmon 141 198 205 for Tralee. Hope dropped two to Wyoming General Hospital but clung to first by one game. Ray Butler 487 and Chet Britton 199 high for Hope. N W Helen posted 2934 three-game series, high for the league.
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Wildcats Clinch Fourth Straight Midget League Title
East Beckley Wildcats defeated Bowling Addition Blue Devils 14 0 to win their fourth consecutive Midget Football League crown. Led by coach Frank Rodriguez, East Beckley capitalized on two Bowling fumbles, with Denny Fritz returning a fumble 60 yards for a score and Mark Warhop recovering a loose ball setting up Jerry Richmonds one yard TD. The win came in a 14 0 victory that extended East Beckleys unbeaten run since 1958 as the league ponders an all star post season game. West Beckley beat North in the opening game of the doubleheader 13 0 with Clinton Whitt scoring both touchdowns on 50 yard and 3 yard runs. First downs North 2 West 5 Rushing North 187 West 50 Passing North 2 6 16 yds West 3 7 24 yds.
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Yankees to Share 1961 World Series Payouts
Thirty-three Yankees listed full shares of 7389.12 each from the 1961 World Series as announced by Commissioner Ford Frick. Twenty players were automatic due to June 1 timing, with 13 others receiving full shares and five partials to part timers, plus 4050 in crew bonuses. Reds distributed 5356.37 per full share with 30 shares total.
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World record set at Woodbine race in Toronto
Fair Juror broke the world mark for six and one half furlongs by clocking 1 14 3 5 in the fourth race at Woodbine on Tuesday. The victory added another highlight to the meet and showcased the horse’s speed under UPI coverage from Toronto.
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Holdinsky SC Player Of Week Upset Over Pittsburgh
West Virginia halfback Roger Holdinsky came off the bench to spark a 20-6 upset of Pittsburgh and earned Southern Conference player of the week. He scored on a 30-yard pass and a 31-yard run, totaling 40 rushing yards and 55 receiving yards. Citadel’s Bill Gilgo, with a 27-yard field goal for a 10-8 win over William and Mary, was runner up in voting.
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Hornet Player May Face Old Teammates Tonight
Pittsburgh left wing Jack McIntyre may face his old teammates when the Hornets meet the Hershey Bears at the Civic Auditorium. McIntyre was purchased Tuesday from Hershey after the Bears exited the Calder Cup playoffs last year to Springfield. He previously played for Boston Chicago and Detroit in the NHL before joining Hershey two years ago.
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Black Hawks Beat Bruins For First Win Of Season
The Chicago Black Hawks defeated the Boston Bruins 5-3 to end a winless start and extend Boston’s losing streak on Chicago ice to ten games dating to February 27, 1960. Tonight the New York Rangers host the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL.
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Group To Meet For 1961 All-State Grid Nomination
A committee of coaches and sports writers will meet at Beckley Elks Lodge on Saturday November 4 at 12 noon to nominate Region 5 players for the 1961 All-State grid team. Members include Avis Partain Oak Hill Ray Caldwell Mullens Jess Lacy Sophia Dewey Romine Charlie Keenan Gauley Bridge Bob Patterson Ronceverte Paris Hume Crichton Dave Ballard Sandstone.
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Marsh Fork coach Romine to resign Nov 15
Dewey Romine, Marsh Fork High School multi sport coach since 1955, will resign November 15 to join Oglebay Norton Coal Co in Montreal in the Industrial Engineering Department. He cites greater security, advancement, and pay as motives, leaving a record of Raleigh County titles in basketball baseball football and track.
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Houston Colts Seek Sally League Farm Club in Charleston
Houston Colts representatives visited Charleston to explore a Class A Sally League farm club option. GM H C Richardson and GM Gene Russell said Houston could field a team next year to complete an eight club loop, while evaluating other cities. They met Mayor Shanklin and toured Watt Powell Park as Marlins relocate from Charleston to Atlanta or Montreal.
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Machen Seeks Elimination Bout After Stoppage of London
Eddie Machen of Portland TKO'd Brian London in five rounds at Wembley Pool Arena before 12,000 fans in a $70,000 gate. Machen, weighing 200 pounds to London’s 209, is ranked third by the NBAA behind Henry Cooper and Ingemar Johansson and called for a heavyweight challengers’ elimination fight with Cooper as a reward for London’s retirement.
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Venezuelan champ Hernandez to fight Carson in Philly
Carlos Hernandez the Venezuelan light welterweight champion now based in Philadelphia will meet Jethro Carson of Philadelphia in a 10 round bout October 31, promoter Al Lewis announced.
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Barons edge Aces to claim first win of season
Cal Stearns of the Cleveland Barons scored the late, decisive goal to lift his team 3-2 over the Quebec Aces in the only AHL game of the night. Stearns has played in 10 playoffs with Cleveland and aims to extend that streak. Hershey at Pittsburgh is tonight’s other teams slipping into action.
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Northen Michigan leads UPI small college football poll
Northern Michigan takes the top spot in the UPI small college football ratings with 200 points from 35 coaches, despite losing some first place votes. Mississippi Southern sits second with 191, Louisiana Tech third, Texas A&I fourth, and Fresno State up to fifth.
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McNeeley Faces Patterson In Dream Forge Heavyweight Bid
Irish American hopeful Tom McNeeley, 24, of Boston battles Floyd Patterson for the heavyweight title in Toronto in December. The 6'2" 200-pound contender carries 18 knockouts in 23 pro wins and cites superstition and psychiatry in his rise. He prays for opponents, visits the zoo, follows a fixed prefight routine, and believes fate favors his dream of victory despite being a 9-1 underdog.
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Grid Schedule Friday Sophia Grid Schedule Friday
Sophia enters Friday with a 0 7 0 record as grid games list shows tentative matches and times. Locals note a busy schedule with teams awaiting results and standings updates.
Meredith the Mustangs Passer Becomes Lead Receiver
SMU coach Bill Meek recalls 1956 season star Don Meredith who set a college record by completing 69.6 percent of passes. In a 1957 game against Ohio State in Columbus, Meredith dazzled as a passer but a Buckeye forward knocked a pass into the air and Meredith ended with a nine yard loss credited as a reception. Meredith, the team's leading passer, finished with negative receiving yardage.
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