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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1959
Page
6
West Virginia football predictions by Springer on a pie case marked WVU 24 Pitt 16. He forecasts this week’s WVU Syracuse game and lists numerous Ohio Valley and nearby matchups with favored teams and expected winners.
In a high scoring exhibition, Syracuse edged St. Louis 137 to 136. The game featured a tight finish and notable scoring performances from both squads.
Jockey Karl Korte, born in 1933 in Pleasantville New Jersey, built a racing career noted in local sports histories.
Razorbacks junior halfback Jim Mooty, after initial exits from the team, rises as an All-Southwest Conference candidate. Coach Frank Broyles praises Mooty as a versatile, tough back key to Arkansas 4 1 record, with 297 rushing yards on 54 attempts this season and a 100 yard kickoff TD against Hardin Simmons. Calvin club in the Canadian League has drafted him.
Luis Rodriguez the Cuban welterweight, undefeated in his last two fights, is a 2-1 favorite against Isaac Logart in a 10 round bout at Miami Beach Auditorium tonight. Rodriguez, Cuban welterweight champ, fights from Havana. Logart is based in New York and has lost his last three. The ABC telecast begins at 9 p.m. local time.
Moe Nichols a 165 pound halfback from Knoxville Iowa shines for Iowa State posting 674 total offense yards and 347 rushing yards while helping the Cyclones reach their first winning season in ten years. He shares scoring with Tom Watkins as Iowa State upholds a 41 record in coach Clay Stapleton's single wing.
Duke and North Carolina State square off in Raleigh at Riddick Stadium in a must win clash for Duke as the Blue Devils chase their fifth loss in six games. The series note shows Duke leading the recent history with Bill Murray coaching seeking their first win over State.
The VMI Keydets, once dismissed, push to 3-1-1 at midseason with a balanced attack and improved passing. Sam Horner returns to boost the ground game alongside John Trynham and Stinson Jones while injuries loom for Furman and Richmond opponents.
Syracuse defeats West Virginia as part of a slate of picks across the nation. The column notes varied outcomes with Ohio State’s win over Purdue and Pittsburgh’s loss to WVU cited among forecasts.
West Virginia, riding a surge after their upset of Pitt, travels to Archbold Stadium to challenge an unbeaten Syracuse squad, with Mountaineer quarterback Danny Williams expected to testSU’s defense. Syracuse scouts praise WVU size and speed while preparing for Williams approach and the Orangemen’s top ten national ranking.
Lew Burdette of the Milwaukee Braves allowed 38 homers in 1959 the most by any major league pitcher. Jim Bunning of the Detroit Tigers led the American League with 37. Burdette’s top tormentors included the Chicago Cubs who hit 11 homers off him, with Ernie Banks and Orlando Cepeda each capping four. Burdette pitched 290 innings and went 21 and 15.
East Beckley Wildcats remain atop the Beckley Optimist Club Midget League with a 19-6 win over North Beckley Mountaineers. Scott Hindsley’s 50-yard interception return as well as three East Beckley scorers highlighted the victory as East Beckley notched six straight wins. In the night’s second game, South Beckley edged West Beckley 14-13 with Stewart Botman scoring twice and adding a 21-yard run to rally the Bushwackers. The Hornets tallied late but short of the comeback. The meet also notes the leading money winning trotter Lord Steward with $338,831 in earnings.
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