Expansion plan eyed for 10 team American League
The American League considers adding Minneapolis and New York as expansion franchises possibly next year. New York would join the NL in an interleague exchange for Pittsburgh or Philadelphia. Four AL clubs favor the idea, with six votes needed to approve any change. The plan faces NL resistance and questions on player stock.
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Blue Eaglets Drill Mullens Juniors 33-0 on Monday
Beckley Junior High improved to 5 1 with a 304 rout of Mullens Junior High. Billy Karbonit opened with a 3 yard TD and an 80 yard run, Steve Wood added a 14 0 lead, Eric Lilly scored twice with 60 and 40 yard runs, and Floyd Vecillo finished with a 3 yard TD and a completed PAT to seal the win.
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Beckley
Mullens Junior High
Blue Eglets
Bill Karbonit
Floyd Vecillo
Karbonit
Steve Wood
Mullens
Eric Lilly
Blue Eaglets
Paydirt
Billy Karbonit
Authors Play Meadow Bridge Tigers Seek 1st Season Victory
Three Friday night games include Shady Spring hosting Gauley Bridge in homecoming action and Mark Twain at Meadow Bridge. Sophia Junior High hosts Stoco in the Jack Haga Benefit game with proceeds aiding rival Paralysis victim Jack Haga.
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Stoco Junior High Papooses
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Sophia High School
James Hornbecksand
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Alfred Harper
Wayne Casey
Dale Wells
Sophia Jr
Stratton
Hinton Jr
Richwood
Beckley
Montgomery
Hinton
Mount Hope
Summersville
Cedar Grove
Mullens
Madison
Pineville
Raleigh County adopts unified rating to decide championships
The Raleigh County league approves a single nine point win system with four and a half for a tie and bonus points for beating stronger classes. The change, pushed by Shady Spring’s Babe Riffe, aims to compare all nine schools on equal footing while allowing a bonus for Class A teams when facing stronger opponents.
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Babe” Riffe
Shady Spring High School
Riffe
High School Activities Commission
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Stoco
Stratton High
John Saunders
West Virginia High School Activities Commission
D. W. Bryson
Bryson
Raleigh
Jim Hornbeck
Glen Daniel
Mark Twain
Marsh Fork
Shady Spring
Sophia
Stratton
Byrd-Prillerman
Clear Fork
Trap Hill
Eric Lilly Leads Four-Run Rally In Football Action
Lilly hits a four run display for the Bears as Vecillo contributes a twenty run plunge for the Patriots in a clash marked by scoring bursts and PAT exchanges.
Williams Town over Middlebourne in postponed clash
Williamstown defeated Middlebourne 20 to 13 in a postponed high school football game. Wheeling 27, Follawsbee 12 and Moundsville 26, Wheeling Central also reported by the Associated Press.
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Associated Press
Williamstown
Middlebourne
Wheeling
Follawsbee
Moundsville
Wheeling Central
Nat's Basketball Assn Monday Results Report
The Nat's Basketball Assn notes Monday results with no Tuesday games and a Wednesday schedule. Syracuse faces Detroit in a featured contest.
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Nat's. Basketball Assn
Syracuse
Detroit
LSU Holds On To First Penn In AP Poll
LSU remains No 1 in the AP football poll as Mississippi rises to third and Northwestern takes second. Syracuse and Penn State climb a notch after strong wins, with Texas dropping to fourth and a top ten that includes Southern California and Penn State.
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Associated Press
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Ole Miss
Texas
Rice
Syracuse
Penn State
Louisiana State
Southern California
Auburn
Georgia Tech
Wisconsin
Purdue
Clemson
Yale
Georgia
Gauley Bridge Travellers blank Montgomery Greyhounds 12
Gauley Bridge Travellers defeat Montgomery Greyhounds 12 to 0 in a game decided by second and third quarter scoring. Danny Wyant opened scoring on a 66 yard drive and Paul Scarbro sealed it with a 3 yard run after a 70 yard march. Greyhounds threatened early but failed to score.
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Montgomery
Travellers
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Greyhounds
Paul Scarbro
Gauley
Gauley Bridge Eleven
Paul Scarbrow
Pat
Air Force Faces Army in Yankee Stadium Test
Air Force coach Ben Martin says the once beaten Falcons arrive at Yankee Stadium to meet Army with realistic confidence. He notes Army’s strength, Air Force’s improving play, and the goal to match Army’s 100 percent effort in a sold out 71,000 seat game after wins over UCLA.
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Tory
UCLA
Air Force
Rich Mayo
Uclans
Mayo
Los Angeles
Joe Caldwell
Spartans Top $1,000,000 College Football Budget Boom
Michigan State's athletic budget for 1959 60 tops $1 0725 million marking a football driven rise in college athletics MSU football income exceeds three quarters of a million dollars with ticket sales and bowl shares shaping the projected budget Football salaries travel costs and staff pay comprise the major expenses while anticipated revenues from Notre Dame and Ohio State games plus Big Ten television boost the fund balance Headline notes the university expects football income to surpass early estimates and points to a broader shift toward bigger sports revenues.
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East Lansing
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Michigan State
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Big Ten
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Texas A. & M
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Purdue
Northwestern
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Iowa
Ohio State
Miami
Clarence
Biggie) Munn
Pasadena
Calif
Biggie Munn
Herd Will Give Louisville Good Scrap Saturday
Marshall underdog status shapes up as they travel to Louisville for a non conference clash after a 66-0 loss to the Cardinals in 1932 with Marshall holding a 7-3 edge in 10 meetings.
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Marshall
Big Green
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Blue Hens
Jim Maddox
Mashall
Grid Schedule Gauley Bridge Opponents Reported
Schedule lists Gauley Bridge and a slate of teams including Mark Twain Park Central Beckley Fayetteville Logan East Bank Oak Hill Princeton Ansted Lookout Gary Oceana Stoce Clear Fork and Trap Hill with varied win loss records noted for each matchup. The fragment confirms a grid style listing of teams and records without a clear single event outcome.
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