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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1961
Page
7
Mount Hope Mustangs undefeated in 24 games host East Bank in a bruising Mount Hope 7:30 tilt. East Bank 5-1-0 with stout defense aims to derail Mount Hope and claim early momentum in AA race.
Miami quarterback George Mira listed probable starter as Hurricanes aim to stay in the hunt after a 7 point spread and a 2-3 mark. North Carolina 1 loss in four games, Generals host Boston University in other major action with five point spread. Unbeaten teams stretch continues with Michigan State, Ole Miss, Texas, Alabama and others favored in various matchups.
New York Giants plan a Sunday ceremony before the Dallas game to honor Kyle Rote. The piece recounts Rote’s long NFL tenure, his peak seasons, and notes his early high school and college prowess at SMU.
In New York UPI reports Frank Crosetti and about 100 veteran players push for inclusion in higher pension benefits from the Major League Players Association. Crosetti, longtime Yankee figure and World Series participant, now coaches at $175 monthly and has hired attorney J Norman Lewis to press for access to the boosts. Lewis accuses John Galbreath, Pirates president and pension committee chair, of freezing out older players from the enhanced benefits.
West Virginia waters show mixed fishing prospects this weekend says the Natural Resources Department. Some streams are in good condition while others are described as terrible with the Little Kanawha River noted as high and milky. Northwest streams are generally in good shape.
In Wyandotte Michigan 70 000 betting cards misprinted two top teams as slight favorites Army over West Virginia and Texas over Rice by narrow margins. Normally Cadets be two TDs clear and Texas by 14 over Rice. The error could affect bets nationwide as public and smart money adjust to the mistaken lines.
At Raleigh, UPI reports the female golfers from Virginia swept the 1961 Carolinas Virginias team matches 58-38, marking their third straight victory. The Carolinas won the final round 14-10 but could not overturn the match outcome. Notable results include Mary Pat Janssen and Fran King securing the No 1 foursome half, while Marge Burns and Helen from Carolinas won the other match. Jane Crum Covington posted the day’s best score under par 73 with Evelyn Dorn.
Manila officials estimate a record Philippines gate of 250000 dollars for Saturday night’s lightweight title bout at Araneta Coliseum featuring champion Joe Brown and challenger Bert Somodio before a 36000 seat crowd.
Phil Rodgers, 23, ex-Marine from La Jolla, Calif., captured the Sahara golf tournament in Las Vegas by two strokes with a nine under par 203 over 54 holes. He earned 1,500 dollars, finishing ahead of Tony Lema and Al Balding who tied for fourth at 206. Maxwell and McCallister tied for second at 205, with Rodriguez of Puerto Rico fourth at 209 after a 75 final round.
Marshall University coach Charley Snyder plans a youth movement to bolster depth for the Western Michigan game. He cites improvements by sophomores and names key players Ron Mareska Dennie Skeens Mike Hicks Ray Dennison John Griffin Bob Hamlin and notes Western Michigan quarterback Ed Chiebek. Marshall is 1-4-1 after wins over Kent State 14-8 and Morehead 0-0 draw. WMU owns losses to Detroit 21-14 and Bowling Green 21-0.
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