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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1961
Page
8
San Diego, riding an eighth straight win, crushed Denver 37 0 as the Chargers near the Western Division title with a three win or Dallas loss scenario. New York Titans beat Oakland 146 while Boston edged Dallas 18 17 to stay in the Eastern race. Houston topped Buffalo 28 16 keeping their playoff hopes alive amid a busy, windy day.
Teddy Brenner of Madison Square Garden looks for a November 25 match for Farid Stalin, Argentina’s middleweight champion, who impressed in his United States debut by outpointing Derh Teddy Wright at the Garden last Saturday night.
United Press International reports Sunday that coaches Nick Skorich of the Eagles George Halas of the Bears and Tom Landry of the Cowboys found Sunday’s squeaker wins rough on ulcers in the dog eat dog NFL. Only the steamrolling Packers escape the stress week after week.
National and American League standings show Philadelphia leading the Eastern Division at 6-1, with New York and Cleveland close behind. Highlights include Philadelphia beating Washington 27-24 on Sonny Jurgensen’s 41-yard last minute pass to Manny, Chicago’s 21-20 win over Baltimore, Dallas’ 17-16 victory over the Giants, and Pittsburgh’s 20-10 upset of San Francisco. Packers top the West at 6-1, with Detroit and Los Angeles also posting wins. In the AFL, San Diego extended its win streak to eight with 37-0 over Denver, and New York Titans beat Oakland 14-6. Attendance figures and detailed game-by-game scoring are provided.
West Virginia Conference teams tossed 17 touchdown passes in eight games over the weekend. Salem defeated Davis & Elkins 45-6 to hold the eastern division lead, Wesleyan beat Bridgewater 47-12, Glenville downed Fairmont State 20-7, and Bethany used a late 88 yard screen pass before adding a two point conversion. Other results included Randolph-Macon over Shepherd, and Potomac State over Wesleyan. Future games schedule Salem at West Virginia State and several others across the league.
PARKERSBURG West Virginia St Albans remains atop the Class AA rankings as Mount Hope holds an 8-0 record and leads the field, with Williamson New Martinsville Spencer Romney Beckley Stratton and others in pursuit. East Bank faces a tough test this weekend as the Red Dragons aim to clinch a Triple A playoff spot.
Bob Scheffing former Chicago Cubs manager who led the Detroit Tigers to a second place finish has been chosen as the American League Manager of the Year by the UPI Board of Baseball Experts. The 46 year old Scheffing captured 27 of 36 votes. Ralph Houk of the New York Yankees received six votes and Bill Rigney of the Los Angeles Angels three.
WVU coach George McLaughlin predicts a 5 5 finish based on a pattern from past games. The Mountaineers upset Pitt then lose to Boston U and Army, leaning on a strong ground attack led by Glenn Horton. MT Hope tops East Bank, Beckley College names five co captains, and coach Joe Cook’s crew faces a surprise birthday plan.
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