East Beckley Tops Bowing Addition in MFL Clash
East Beckley Wildcats beat Bowling Addition 21 to 7 to stay undefeated in the Midget Football League. South Beckley edged North Beckley 19 to 7 as Bushwhackers capitalized on fumbles, with Delmar Lawson and Jack Richmond starring for East while Mike Garten and Rusty Davis scored for South in a brisk Tuesday night slate at Woodrow Wilson Stadium.
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Woodrow Wilson Stadium
East Beckley Wildcats
Frank Rodriguez
Bill Scruggs
Rodriguez
Blue Devils
South
North
Delmar Lawson
East Wildcats
Jack Richmond
Scott Hindsley
Mike Slade
East
Mike Garten
Kennean
Charles Davis
Elbert Smith
Mountaineers
Rusty Id
Garten
Davis
Smith
Mountaineer
George Sparks
Jimmy Adkins
Bill Hancock
East Beckley
E. Adamas
Ward T. Rakes
Davis G. Robinson
Worley
Jerry Richmond
Slade
Lawson
Hindsley
Benedict
T. Blankenship
T. Grubb
Hawks
Prince
Delp
Earehart
Skaggs
Dixon
Mullins
Tubert
Beckley
Richmond
Rush
Mond
Leonard Picks: Mr. Hope To Win Over Summersville
Sports columnist Dick Leonard previews the week as Leonard switches to a harsher forecast. He cites an 813 season pace and lists numerous college and high school games with predictions including Penn State over West Virginia and Glenville State over Fairmont State.
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Mr. Hope
Summersville
Dick Leonard
Crystal
Ball
Witches
Brew
Penn State
West Virginia
Mountaineers
Louisville
Marshall
Soch
John Giles
Logan
Beckley
Eagles
Mount Hope
Mustangs
East Bank
Montgomery— Pioneers
Morgantown
Grafton
Mihigans
Barboursville
Nitro
Wildcats
Parkersburg
Stonewall Jackson
Russ Parsons
Old School
Weirton
Clarksburg
Vic
NBA removes Archie Moore as light heavyweight champion
The NBA stripped Archie Moore of the 175 pound crown after he failed to meet a Sept. 6 deadline to arrange a title defense against Eric Schoeppner. Moore, age listed as 43 by himself and 47 by his mother, prepares for a non title bout in Rome against Giulio Rinaldi. Elimination matches will determine a new titleholder with Schoepper behind Johnson and Calderwood on the contenders list.
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Cleveland
National Boxing Association
Atlantic
Archie Moore
Moore
NBA
Eric Schoeppner
Germany
David Ott
Sai Moore
Rome
Giulio Rinaldi
Italy
Archie
Yvon Durelle
Canada
Schoeppner
Harold Johnson
Philadelphia
Chick Calderwood
Scotland
Toronto
Moore Stunned By Loss Of Title
In Rome AP reports Archie Moore was stunned by the NBA’s decision to drop him as champion. A spokesman said Moore believes he had until November 29 to arrange a title defense against Eric Schoeppner of Germany.
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Rome
Ffor
Archie Moore
NBA
Tri County Scoring Race Sees Alvis Narrow Payne Lead
Alvis of Montgomery High School closed the gap on leader William Payne of Mount Hope Mustangs with two touchdowns in an 18 13 win over Gauley Bridge. Payne holds 61 points. Alvis 49. Kellman 46. Thompson out for the year after 46 points in five games. Next week Dunbar may climb as Clear Fork hosts Popual.
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Ernie Alvis
Montgomery High School
William Payne
Mount Hope Mustangs
Gauley Bridge
Payne
Man High
Alvis
Bob Kellman
Marsh Fork Bulldogs
Thompson
Clear Fork Panthers
Dwight Dunbar
Dunbar
Kellman
Marsh Fork
Sophia Blue Hawks
David Thompson
Mullens
Scho
Mount Hope
Bob Kellman Montgomery
Dwight Thompson
Clear Fork
Bob Pruett
Woodrow Wilson
Bill Cole
Trap Hill
Joseph Neal
Stratton
John Hooper
Jimmy Bowman
Stoco
Jerry Edmonds
Larry DeWeese
Billy Karboni
Johnny Underwood
Shady Spring
Denny Criss
Roger Blake Montgomery
Bill Shumate
la Otha Payne
Jim Nixon
Ronnie Taylor
Milburn
Rhinehart
Roger Blackwell
Oak Hill
John Trap Hill
Bill Katinoski
Bernon Scarbro
Ronnie Basham
Sophia J. T. Pruett
Bill Burgess
Sophia Don Phillips
Larry Graveline
Thurman Wood Trap Hill
Bill James
Kyle Phipps
Leander Cuortington
D Hairston
McGill
Butch Shannon Mullens
Gary Durrett
Fayetteville
Fuzzy Neal
Harold B Marsh Fork
David Sellars
Reginald Coleman Stratton
T- Trap
Charley Jarrell
Lakers beat Knicks 120 118 in rare home win debut
Los Angeles Lakers upset New York 120 118 as Jerry West scored 18 and Hot Rod Hundley 11. Bob Leonard sparked the comeback with 16 points, while Elgin Baylor paced the expected scoring as LA claimed their first win of the NBA season amid sparse 3 375 fans.
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LOS Angeles
Los Angeles Lakers
New York Knickerbockers
Jerry West
West Virginia
Hot Rod Hundley
WVU
Lakers
New York
Knicks
Bob Leonard
Elgin Baylor
Willie Naulls
UCLA
Richie Guerin
Grita
Naulls
McNeill Guerin
Tyra
Bell
Green Imhoff
Palmer
LOS Angeles F P
Felix
Hawkins
Leonard
Sa Baylor
Handley
West
Serity West
Jolliff
Alcorn
Loc Angeles
American League poised to claim Los Angeles in 1962 expansion
The American League planned a meeting in Los Angeles to decide expansion to 10 clubs for 1962. LA faced competition from Dallas-Fort Worth and Minneapolis-St. Paul among several applicants, amid internal realignment talks and bid debates led by Bill Veeck and Dan Topping. The group sought two new cities, with Toronto, Buffalo, Denver, Oakland, San Diego and Seattle among other contenders unlikely to win bids.
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American Baseball League
Los Angeles
Dallas-Fort Worth
Minneapolis- St. Paul
National League
Houston
Joe Cronin
Bill Veeck
Chicago White Sox
Dan Topping
New York Yankees
Kansas City
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Dallas- Fort Worth
Hank Steamer
White Sox
Calvin Griffith
Washington Senators
Greenberg
Washington
Toronto
Buffalo
Denver
Oakland
San Diego
Seattle
Broglio Renamed NL Sophomore Of 1960 Aces Rookie Turnaround
Ernie Broglio, 25, was named the National League Sophomore of the Year after a 21-win season with the St. Louis Cardinals. He led NL pitchers in decisions after a rough rookie year, finishing 1960 with a 2.75 ERA in 52 games, 24 starts, and 9 complete games including 3 shutouts. Maury Wills of the Dodgers finished second in AP voting with 20 votes.
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NEW York
Ernie Broglio
St. Louis Cardinals
Associated Press
Baseball Writers
Maury Wills
Los Angeles
George Altman
Chicago
Jim O'Toole
Jay Hook
Cincinnati
Larry Sherry
Broglio
Ernie
San Francisco
Lanasa and Pomponio Named WVU Co-Captains
West Virginia University selects Charles Lanasa and Carmen Pomponio as co-captains for the remainder of the season. Lanasa has 36 tackles and 26 assists, Pomponio 34 tackles and 26 assists. Coach Gene Corum discusses lineup changes and preparations for Penn State.
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Morgantown
Charles Lanasa
Etna
Carmen Pomponio
Youngstown
Ohio
West Virginia University
Gene Corum
Mountaineers
Lanasa
Pomponio
Corum
Penn State
Syracuse
Orangemen
Bob Fuller
Charles Bonar
Frank Sneider
Gene Heeter
Ken Herock
Bellino Named Back Of Week After Navy Victory
Navy halfback Joe Bellino, who tied a modern scoring mark with two touchdowns against Pennsylvania, was chosen AP back of the week, edging New Mexico State’s Bob Gaiters. Gaiters leads major college scorers with 92 points on 15 touchdowns and two conversions as Bellino steered Navy to a 27 0 win over Penn.
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Joe Bellino
Navy
Pennsylvania
New Mexico State
Bob Gaiters
Associated Press
Gaiters
Bellino
New Mexico Star
Penn
Halimi Seeks Undisputed World Bantam Title Fight
Alphonse Halimi the newly crowned bantamweight champion says he will pursue the undisputed world title by facing the winner of the November 17 Los Angeles bout. He captured the European version with a controversial 15 to 16 decision over Freddie Gilroy Tuesday night in London.
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London
Alphonse Halimi
Los Angeles
Halimi
Freddie Gilroy
North South Women's Senior Golf Opens Play Today
The third annual North and South Women's Senior Golf Tournament opens at Pinehurst with 220 players. Defending champion Mrs Charles Bartholomew of Brookline faces former winners Mrs Harrison Flippin Ardmore Pa and Mrs Estelle Law son Page Chapel Hill NC along with Maureen Orcutt Englewood NJ as top challengers in the two day 36 hole stroke play event.
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N.C
Charles Bartholomew
Brookline
Mass
Harrison Flippin
Ardmore
Estelle Lawson Page
Chapel Hill
Maureen Orcutt
Englewood, N.J
Tech football seeks strong finish vs Emory and Henry
Tech coach Charley Cobb said Fuqua and Robinson should return to the lineup after injuries as Tech hopes for a strong showing against Emory and Henry. He praised seniors Goosman, Moore, Young, Grygiel, and Phillips for standout play at Fairmont despite a second half drought and missed extra points. Holliday was minorly hurt but expected to be ready.
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Huntington
Louisville
Cardinals
Marshall
Big Green
Charlie Snyder
Snyder
Kentucky
Tech
Charley Cobb
Fairmont
Cobb
Golden Bears
Charles Goosman
Harold Moore
Frog Young
Paul Grygiel
Larry Phillips
Emory and Henry
Virginia College
Georgetown
Morehead
Lee Fuqua
Denny Robinson
Emory and
Henry
Fuqua
Robinson
Ron Holliday
Youngest grid casualty in Illinois linked to football
AP reports 18 month old Mich R. Head of Illinois likely the nation's youngest football casualty after fracturing his right leg Tuesday when he kicked a football and fell.
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Mich R. Head
Giants Rally Past Japanese All Stars in Sapporo
In Sapporo Japan the San Francisco Giants scored three runs in the seventh inning two on a Willie McCovey homer to beat the Japanese All-Stars 5 3.
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Sapporo
Japan
Willie McCovey
San Francisco Giants
East Beckley Wildcats claim 24th straight win in MFL
The East Beckley Wildcats clinched their 24th consecutive victory in Midget Football this Tuesday night. The team photo lists players Randy Run Bobby Noel Jeff Robinson Jack Richmond Andy Lawson Delmar Lawson with assistants managers and coaches including Scruggs John Hindsley Johnny Kushner Denny Almond George Rakes Mike Slade Eddie Lilly Harold Ward Earl Davis Paul Adamos Frank Rodriguez and James Robinson.
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Bobby Noel
Jeff Robinson
Jack Richmond
Andy Lawson
Delmar Lawson
Scruggs
John Hindsley
Johnny Kushner
Denny Almond
George Rakes
Mike Slade
Eddie Lilly
Harold Ward
Earl Davis
Paul Adamos
Frank Rodriguez
James Robinson
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