Wildcats Look Forward To Best Football Year
Dallas Boothe reports Trap Hill High School football coach Don Manning predicts a strong season built on star quarterback James Lucas and a small core of returning regulars. Lucas’s participation is pivotal as the Wildcats rebuild with eight lettermen from 1958 and a mix of sophomores and juniors, with Manning confident in assembling an 11-player lineup for a potential winning year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trap Hill
James Lucas
Don Manning
Lucas
Joe Gall
Manning
Wildcats
Marty Allen
Don Brooks
Doug Clay
Mackie Lacie
Seibert Sloan
Thumman Woods
Jerry Walls
Jack Trump
Light squad built around Lucas as workhorse quarterback
The article profiles the Wildcats light roster led by Lucas, a hard working quarterback and key 165 pound playmaker, with 215 pound Jerry Booth as the only heavy in the unit. Sophomore Billy Cole at 130 pounds is a rising threat expected to carry the ball. Opening games: home vs Woodrow Wilson junior varsity, then a tough Byrd Prillerman visit on Sept. 18.
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Jerry Booth
Lucas
Manning
Bob Mickis
Shady Spring High
Billy Cole
Cole
Wildcats
Woodrow Wilson High School
Byrd- Prillerman
Trap Hill Schedule 1959 with 1958 scores in parentheses
The schedule lists Trap Hill games for 1959 with prior year scores in parentheses. Sept 10 Beckley JV home, Sept 18 Byrd Prillerman home, Sept 25 Hinton away, Oct 2 Mark Twain home, Oct 9 Shady Spring home, Oct 16 Sophia home, Oct 23 Stoco away, Oct W Marsh Fork away, Nov 6 Clear Fork away.
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Trap Hill
Beckley JV
Byrd Prillerman
Hinton
Mark Twain
Shady Spring
Sophia
Stoco
Marsh Fork
Clear Fork
Four boys like him boost Trap Hill team prospects
A coach notes that having four experienced players gives Man ning strong odds for a winning grid squad at Trap Hill. The comment emphasizes depth and readiness as key factors shaping the upcoming season.
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Manning
Trap Hill
U. S. Pan Am Victory Parade May Slack In Today's Round
The United States Pan American Games squad, with 26 of 30 golds, may see its victory parade slacken in the semi final round at Soldier Field. West Indies threat includes George Kerr, Mal Spence, and Basil Ince in the 400 meters. Norton and Brown added titles, Oerter highlights with a record toss, and the U S leads in medals as swimming, boxing, and basketball results roll in.
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Chicago
United States
West Indies
Soldier Field
George Kerr
University of Illinois
Mal Spence
Basil Ince
U. S
Ray Norton
Earline Brown
Los Angeles
Norton
al Oerter
Oerter
Fortune Gordien
Uncle Sam
Phillipses Capture Black Knight Club Tennis Title
Mr and Mrs John Phillips win the senior mixed doubles at the Black Knight Club defeating Bonnie Kushner and Ned Ragland Sr in straight sets 6 0 6 2 Finals in men and women singles set for this weekend at the country club courts Catherine Luchini Everett Wray win sub junior titles and combine for sub junior mixed doubles Luchini and Wray beat Lewis Cappellari in finals and Ragland Brown and Wein reach mens and womens semifinals in ongoing annual tourney
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Black Knight Country Club
John Phillips
Bonnie Kushner
Ned Ragland
Mrs. Phillips
Loretta Bays
Barbara Caperton
Izzy Wein
Bob Brown
Catherine Luchini
Gale Phillips
Everett Wray
Richard Cappellari
Catherine
Everett
D. Anita Cappellari
Dorenda Lilly
Susan Moran
Sandra Salango
D. Langhorn Lewis
Sandra Lilly
Nickie Joe Rahall
Joey Luchini
Danny Lilly
Jim Kna
Johnny Kushner
Phillip Luchini
Jim Knapp
Dorenda Lily
Bill DePaulo
Billy File
Tom Knapp
Anita Cappellari
Paul Ragland
Langhorn Lewis
Blossom Lynch
Mary Martha Merritt
Bonnie Kashner
Peggy Parker
Edward Phillips
Gwen Barbour
Edna Mae Phillips
Aers
Caperton
Wednesay
Saturay
D. John Phillips
Colleges Begin Football Drills Ahead of 1959 Season
Associated Press reports colleges nationwide open fall practice with candidates answering the Sept 1 call. LSU and Army drive early expectations after 1958 national title and Lambert Trophy win. New coaches at Army Navy Notre Dame Michigan Baylor Maryland Colorado Brown and more.
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Jack Clary
Associated Press
National Collegiate Athletic Assn
Ivy League
Louisiana State
Army
LSU
Bill Cannon
Jim Houston
Ohio State
Zeke Smith
Auburn
Southeastern
Southwestern
Navy
Notre Dame
Dale Hall
Red Blaik
West Point
Wayne Harden
Eddie Erdelatz
Joe Kuharich
Terry Brennan
Bump Elliot
Bennie Oosterbaan
Michigan
John Briders
Baylor
Sam Boyd
Tom Nugent
Maryland
Tommy Mont
Everett
Sonny) Grandejhus
Dallas Ward
Colorado
John McLaughery
Brown
Alva Kelley
Jim Hickey
North Carolina
Jim Tatum
Tatum
Bob Anderson
Oklahoma
Mountaineers Face Challenge From Conference Rivals
Seven of eight Southern Conference coaches began practice as they seek to derail West Virginia's 28 game league winning streak. Furman, Virginia Tech, VMI, William and Mary, The Citadel, George Washington, Davidson and others held sessions with 90 combined players and freshmen, with WVU targets and ineligible returnees noted.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
Mountaineers
Furman
Bob King
Morgantown
Frank Moseley
Blacksburg
Virginia Tech
Mountaineer Express
Tech
Lexington
Virginia Military Institute
VMI
John McKenna
Richmond
Ed Merrick
David Ames
Pat Lamberti
Milt Drewer
William and Mary
Citadel
Eddie Teague
Bulldogs
George Washington
Bo Sherman
Davidson
Bill Dole
Fuirman
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