Colts Upset Imps 12-6 in Mount Hope Junior High Clash
Mount Hope Junior High School defeated Oak Hill Imps 12 to 6 on Wednesday night at Mount Hope. Oak Hill led with Gary Keffer passing and John Kincaid catching, but Colts answered with two fourth quarter touchdowns including a 1-yard plunge by Frank Souk after a pivotal fumble recovery.
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Mount Hope Junior High School
Oak Hill Imps
Mount Hope
Oak Hill
Colts
Charles Hooper
Frank Souk
Gary Keffer
Keffer
John Kincaid
King
T& Mount Hope
Kincaid
Rush
Hooper
Souk
Medics Hold Four-Way Tie For Second In Beckley Leagues
In Beckley Medical League action a four way tie for second forms with Eppys Drug leading at 15 6. Raleigh General Beckley Medical Arts Phillips Opticians and Colony Drug sit at 11 10. Thompson Drug atop third with 8 13. White Cross Pharmacy Rahalls tie for fourth. Frank West paced Rahalls with a 513 series and 204 game. Ladies rely on Chris Haynes 463 series and Janabee Carper 182 for high games. Means Lumber and Carl's Sunoco share first at 14 7 after two wins. Ted George posted 198 172 181 551 for Lumberjacks. Riffe led Cleaners with 475. Colony Drug won total pins by lone from Lillys Shop but dropped two of three. Grat Shumate led Lillys with 532 and Ivan Lowery had 566. Ken Wheeler rolled 505 for Average as Gray Lumber swept C R Music by forfeit.
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Beckley Medical League
Eppy’s Drug
Raleigh General
Beckley Medical Arts
Phillips Opticians
Colony Drug
Thompson Drug
White Cross Pharmacy
Rahalls
Means Lumber
Reliable Cleaners
Sky Lanes
Carl
Sunoco
Ted George
Chester Ferrell
Riffe
Lone
Lilly
Grat Shumate
Kegler
Lilly’s
Ivan Lowery
Gray Lumber
Ken Wheeler
Wheeler K
Gar
Riddle 515 pins highlight Lumbermen bowling notes
Don Francis reports from Alexandria Virginia that Jim Robinette a Beckley alumnus and 18 year old qualified for Virginia State Finals after a 24 game total of 4879 and a 2037 average at Annandale Ten Pin Plaza. Virginia finals are at Miracle Bowl Portsmouth October 28 29 with two men and one woman from each state advancing to the National BPAA All Star in Miami Beach January 3 13.
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Don Francis
Beckley
Alexandria
Jim Robinette
Virginia
Maryland
Robinette
Annandale
Plaza
Portsmouth
Miami
Beach
Wood and Connors Lead West Virginia Conference Rushing Offense
Willie Wood of Wesleyan and Bill Connors of Salem extended their leads in rushing and total offense in the West Virginia Conference last week. Connors piled up 733 yards, while Wood topped rushers with 625 net yards and 582 rushing yards, as Salem moved past Bethany in passing and total offense. Beasley out for the season with a broken leg. Yontz and Pugh boosted punting and returns for Concord and Potomac, respectively.
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Willie Wood
Wesleyan
Bill . Connors
Salem
West Virginia
Connors
Glenville
Wood
Claude Watts
Bluefield State
West Virginia State
Jim Hawkins
Woods
West Liberty
Don Yontz
Concord
Joe Pugh
Potomac
Gene Beasley
George Summel
Fairmont
Watts
Beasley
Bill Wiegand
Bethany
Davis & Elkins
Shepherd
D&e
Fair
Russell outpoints Jordan in Union City boxing bout
Dave Russell from Uniondale outpoints Sammy Jordan of Jersey City in Union City. In Cardiff Wales Harry Carroll defeats Paddy Read by points. Providence RI figures in the results with listed weights and locations.
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United Press International
Union City
Dave Russell
Uniondale
M.Y
Sammy Jordan
Jersey City
Cardiff
Wales
UPI
Harry Carroll
Paddy Read
Providence
Richmond SC Defense Leader in Southern Conference
Richmond leads the Southern Conference in defense as opponents average 74.5 rushing and pass yards per game for a total of 244.8 yards allowed. Furman remains the top offense in the league while Billy Canty and Tom Campbell pace Furman in total offense and rushing.
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Richmond
UPI
University of Richmond
Spiders
Furman
Billy Canty
Tom Campbell
Davidson
George Washington
Citadel
VPI
WVU
Lakers Beat Pistons 120 116 In Detroit Opener
Elgin Baylor 36 and Jerry West 33 powered the Los Angeles Lakers to a 120 116 win over the Detroit Pistons in Detroit Convention Arena. Baylor and West combined for 69 points as LA grabbed a 3 1 start in the NBA season while Detroit suffered its second straight loss.
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Detroit
UPI
Elgin Baylor
Jerry West
Los Angeles Lakers
Detroit Pistons
New’ Convention Arena
Baylor
West
Lakers
National Basketball Association
Pistons
Los Angeles
Bob Ferry
Dettroit
Baily Howell
Felix
Hawkins
Kindley
Jollifé
Krebs
la Russo
Selvy
Sims
Smith
Dukes
Ferry
Howell
Jones
Lee
McMillen
Noble
Ohl
Scott
Shue
Hornung May Face Military Rejection for Packers
Green Bay coach Vince Lombardi faces lineup uncertainty as star fullback Paul Hornung potentially loses eligibility to military service due to a neck pinched nerve. Hornung underwent a special Army physical amid reports from Milwaukee that surgeons will decide in 48 hours. Bird: Dowler and Nitschke also activated, leaving Packers short of starters from last season’s Western Division title team.
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Hornung
Ray Nitschke
XIV Army Corps
Boyd Dowler
Lombardi
Milwaukee County
Packers
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Journal
Army
Andrew R. Duvall Jr
5Th Army
Philadelphia Eagles
Football 3 Scores Narrative of Hockey and Basketball Results
AHL results show Hershey defeating Springfield 7 to 4 and Cleveland beating Pittsburgh 5 to 4 in overtime as the only games scheduled. NBA notes Los Angeles edged Detroit 120 to 116 in a single listed game.
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Hershey
Springfield
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
NBA
Los Angeles
Detroit
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Joe Cook
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Bill Craddock
Shenandoah College
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Richmond SC
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Wilt Chamberlain
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Paul Arizin
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Green Bay, Wis
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Mel Rideout
Rideout
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Jim del Vecchio
Narragansett Park
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