East Beckley Poised to Clinch Midget Title Tonight
East Beckley enters with a perfect 6-0 mark while West Beckley stands 2-3-1. Bowling Addition host South Beckley in the opener as East Beckley can seal the league title with a win, potential spoiler North Beckley looming if an upset occurs.
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Five Canadiens Head Score List In Hockey Loop
The NHL scoring leaders show Maurice Richard sharing top honors with Bernie Geoffrion and Henri Richard at 11 points. Jean Beliveau and Dickie Moore follow with 10 and nine points respectively as Montreal’s stars pace a busy week of games.
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Danes Lead Bike Race In Cleveland
In Cleveland Denmark's team moved to the front during the nine day bike race, taking a lap lead early Monday night as Germany briefly led before Denmark regained the advantage. The Internationals, who had led Monday, could not sustain the push amid a furious pace.
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College Football By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS on 21
McNeese State of Louisiana opened the season with a 0 score against an unnamed opponent in a college football game reported by the Associated Press on the date referenced.
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Concord Is Key In West Virginia Conference Race
In the WVIAC contest, Concord Mountain Lions under Coach Joe Friedl may decide the title as Shepherd, Glenville State, and Fairmont State clash. Concord travels to Shepherdstown to face Shepherd State while Glenville hosts Fairmont, with points and potential upsets shaping the championship.
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Olivet College Extends Losing Streak to 28 Games
New York AP reports Olivet College of Michigan has dropped 28 straight football games, nearing the record 41 straight by St Paul Poly of Lawrenceville Virginia from 1940 to 1953. The Virginia school endured 41 straight losses.
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Packers Blow 21-Point Lead In Surprising Fall
Green Bay the Packers held a 38 14 lead but collapsed in the fourth quarter losing 38 35 to the Philadelphia Eagles. Eagles quarterback Norm Van Brocklin rallied his team with three late touchdowns as Packers offense stalled failing to gain a first down after the third period. Coach Scooter McLean defended it as not panic but missed effort and said he would keep the same backfield for the Baltimore game with Babe Parilli at QB and Howie Ferguson sidelined.
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Mims Cards TKO In Fairmont Bout
FAIRMONT AP Fourth ranked middleweight Holly Mims of Washington pounded the nose of Johnny Cunningham in the seventh round of a scheduled 10 round feature. A ringside doctor ruled the cut too severe to continue. Cunningham was floored for the mandatory eight count in the seventh. Preliminary results: Dick White over Charley Driver in 3rd. Lou Shores stopped Jim Harris in 2 55. Mitch Morley won by unanimous decision over Bill Hickman. Willie Gray TKO over Tommy Fullwood. Willie Cooper won a split decision over Ray Coplan.
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Wild-Swinging Youngster Knocks Out Ezzard Charles
Donnie Fleeman, 26, outweighed and outlasted former heavyweight champ Ezzard Charles 202 pounds to 182 in Dallas. A hurt left ankle and speed gaps helped Fleeman win by knockout at 2 13 of the sixth, leaving Charles 1 3 on his comeback.
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Boxing results from multiple cities report by city bouts
In Dallas Freeman knocked out Charles after six rounds in Waxahachie. New York cards saw Young draw Woodard and Schmidt outpoint Gorman. Holly Mims stopped Cunningham in Fairmont. Sawyer and Dillon drew in Chicago. De Nucci knocked out Miller in Boston. Greene stopped Gomez in Providence while Vasquez outpointed Connors in New Bedford. Brenpan outpointed Sheppard in Tampa.
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Unbeaten Top 10 Teams Face Upheaval Next Week
LSU stands No. 1 after beating Army and hosts Mississippi while No. 9 Colorado faces Oklahoma in a perilous clash. Iowa climbs to No. 2 after defeating Northwestern, and Ohio State drops to No. 5 following a tie with Wisconsin. Newcomers Wisconsin, Colorado and Purdue crack the top 10.
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Eisenhower to Receive Gold Medal Tonight
President Eisenhower, ex Army fullback, will receive the first Gold Medal Award of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame at a dinner in the Hotel Astor New York. Nine new inductees including Barrett, Campbell, Jones, Goldberg, Kipke, Lund, Schwab, Stuhldreher, Kil lenger Young join the hall. Proceeds fund a Hall of Fame building at Rutgers University in New Brunswick.
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Cardinals Beat Japan All Stars 9-1 in Japan Tour
The St. Louis Cardinals pounded four Japanese pitchers for 10 hits led by Joe Cunningham with a three run homer, in a 9-1 victory over the Japan All-Stars. Bob Blaylock pitched seven strong allowing two hits and Wilmer Mizell finished the game. The National Leaguers avenged Monday's loss as they continue their four game tour in Japan.
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New Conversion Rule Has Surprising Football Impact
Assocated Press Sports Writer Jack Clary notes the college football rule allowing two points after a touchdown has stirred debate but largely kept kicking plays central. Coaches favored the two point try early, yet by midseason the traditional kick regained prominence in ties and scoring.
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Field Goals Stir Downfield: PATs and Kicks Rise in College Games
National figures show PAT conversions 65 percent on 484 of 744 touch downs with 152 successful passes after 303 TDs and 172 rushing with 401 TDs. Army’s Harry Walters booted two conversions in a 14 14 tie with Pitt as LSU won 10 7 with a late field goal. Ohio State, Minnesota, Rutgers, Syracuse, Army, Northwestern, Colorado and Oklahoma feature in a week of tight finishes and shifting scoring averages. Don Luciano returns for Syracuse after illness as Northwestern eyes Ohio State and OU battles for the Big 8 title with Dave Rolle sidelined.
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Sooners Fly To Colorado For Big Eight Showdown
Oklahoma's 4 1 team flies into Denver three days before a pivotal clash with Colorado 5 0 for the Big Eight lead. Bud Wilkinson calls Colorado the best yet while Dal Ward notes Colorado’s depth. Cook and Dowler spark the Buffaloes. the game is sold out over 47 500 tickets and will be shown on closed circuit TV.
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Whitehurst backs Johansson to dethrone Patterson in heavyweight clash
Bert Whitehurst who trained with both fighters says Sweden's Ingemar Johansson would beat Floyd Patterson if they meet. Johansson, 26, 6 feet, 198 pounds, has 21 pro wins with 13 KOs after stopping Eddie Machen in Goteborg. Whitehurst notes Liston setback, praises Philadelphian Sonny Liston rival.
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Laurel Fall Season Opens With International at Laurel
Major horse racing starts a fall stand in Maryland at Laurel. The highlight is the $100,000 International on Nov. 1. Horses stay at Laurel until Nov. 12 then move to Pimlico through Dec. 17.
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