WVU Players and Coaches Face Early Season Ties in 1956
WVU anchors pre season All American chatter as Russell’s top picks list Oklahoma and Michigan State, while WVU is named Southern Conference favorite and opener foe Pitt looms. WVU stalwarts Lathey Kupinsky Walton cited. coaching notes trace Irving Goldstein’s pending resignation and Ruth era stats cited.
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West Virginia University
Fred Russell
Saturday Evening Post
Russell
Nashville Banner
Oklahoma
Michigan State
Georgia Tech
Maryland
Texas Christian
Michigan
Mississippi
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Texas
Ia & M
Army
Stanford
Pittsburgh
Tennessee
Clemson
Auburn
Duke
Washington
Vanderbilt
Yale
Mountaineers
Virginia Tech
George Washington
William and Mary
WVU
Joe Walton
Mounaineers
Kramer
Legett
Louisiana State
Sandusky
Marland
Parker
Slater
Army Center
Tubbs
Hornung
Swink
Majors
United Press Radio
West Virginia
Gene Lathey
Pitt
Walton
Jim Brown
Syracuse
Don Bosseler
Miami
Joe Kupinsky
Lester Jordan
Southern Methodist University
Paul Bischoff
Bruce Bosley
Fred Wyant
Wyant
Sam Hull
Oak Hill Among Top Class AA Title Threats
Oak Hill high school star backfield and eight returning lettermen bolster a predicted AA title push as West Virginia enters a colourful 1954 gridiron season with 70 plus teams and widespread coaching changes amid integration. Schedules show eight Thursday games, 53 Friday contests and eight Saturday matchups across Class AA, A, and B with St Albans defending three titles.
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Oak Hill
Dismissal of 3 Poses QB Problem for WVU
Abrupt dismissal of three WVU players for training rule violations leaves quarterback depth thin behind Mickey Trimarki. Chuck Simpson, Phil Messinger, and Join Plybon were sent home after curfew as Art Lewis tightens camp ahead of Sept. 22 Pitt opener.
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Jackson
Mel
W.va
West Virginia University
Art Lewis
Chuck Simpson
Charleston
Mountaineer
Mickey Trimarki
Phil Messinger
Clarksburg
Plybon
East Bank
WVU
Lewis
Mountaineers
Pitt
Bruce Bosley
Jackson's Mill
Morgan
Trimarki
Alex Szuch
Logan
Bob Connokly
Potomac State
Dick Longfellow
Spencer
Connolly
Szuch
Simpson
Stonewall Jackson High School
Furman
Homer Hobbs
Butch Miller
Jerry Penland
Pete Cox
Richard Shaw
West Virginia
Mickey Trimarid
John Plybon
Messinger
Davidson
Bill Dole
Charlie Smith
Brownie Thurmond
Wildcat
William & Mary
Smoky Sherman
Charley Sidwell
Virginia Tech
Frank Moseley
Jimny Lugar
Bob McCoy
Billy Holsclaw
Stanaford Tops Page In Exhibition Baseball Game
Stanaford of the Raleigh County League won 60 in an exhibition game yesterday at the Stanford diamond. Sam Shawver pitched five innings allowing one hit while John Tyler held the last four with no hits. Fred Hairston and Denny Skiles powered the offense with home runs and runs batted in, including Hairston’s fourth inning shot and Skiles’ three run blast in the fifth.
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Babe Ruth
Harry Hedlmann
Detroit
al Simmons
A’s
Lou Gehrigs
Yanks
Bob Fotherlee
Ty Cobb
Tigers
Ruth
Earl Combs
Mickey Mantle
Ted Williams
Boston
Sam Shawver
John Tyler
Fred Hairston
Denny Skiles
Stanaford
Raleigh
Page
Stanford Diamond
Shawver
Fayette County
Tyler
Hairston
Skiles
Gridiron Schedule: Thursday to Saturday Local Games
A sequence of high school football matches lists teams such as Beckley Jr at Mi Hope Jr Reaceverte at Rupert Mark Twain at Stoca Friday Mallens at Beckley Oak Hill at Fast Bank MI Hope at Princeton Marsh Fork at Seth Sophia at Hinton Trap Hill at Oceana War at Pineville Stattem at Gary Aasied at Montempery Fayetteville at Shady Spring Cedar Grove at Gauley Bridge Leekout at Clay Ghen Rogers at Clear Fork Meerefield at Green Bank Rullseero at Marlinton Lewteberg at Peterstown Union at Meadow Bridge White Sulphur at Rainelle Gassaway at Richwood Cowen at Larumerstilie Peege Brenewall Jackson at Lepaa Man at Willemsen Saturday deren at Crichton.
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Dick Leonard
Associated Press
West Virginia
St. Albans
Bridgeport
Monongah
Shinnston
Fairmont East
Sissonville
Executive Secy
W. R. Fugitt
West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission
Collins High School
Oak Hill
Bob Wills
Beckley Raleigh Register
Beckley
Mt. Hope
DuBois High School
Red Devils
Brad Kincaid
Parkersburg Sentinel
West Union
Clarksburg Victory
Farmington
Fairmont West
Wheeling Central
Triadelphia
Crum
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Middlebourne
Ronceverte
Ropert
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Terra Alta
Mark Twain
Stoco
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Charleston
Mullens
Huntington
Bluefield
DuPont
South Charleston
Follansbee
Welch
Northfork
Fayetteville
Beaver
Warwood
Wheeling
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Benwood Union
Chapmanville
Guyan Valley
Dunbar
Clendenin
Nitro
Elkview
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Gauley Bridge
Buffalo
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Walton
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Hurricane
Ripley
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Madison
Mannington
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Philippi
Kingwood
Mateswan
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Ansted
Imontgomery
Glenville
Burns‘Wille
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Putnam
Alderson
Crichton
Beckley Jr
Hope Jr
Rupert Mark Twain
Stoca
Friday Mallens
Beckley Oak Hill
Fast Bank
MI. Hope
Princeton
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Seth Sophia
Hinton Trap Hill
Oceana
War
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Stattem
Gary
Aasied
Montempery
Shady Spring
Leekout
Clay
Ghen Rogers
Clear Fork
Meerefield
Green Bank
Rullseero
Marlinton
Lewteberg
Peterstown
Union
Meadow
Longden Sets All Time Jockey Victory Record
Johnny Longden breaks Sir Gordon Richards’ long standing mark with win No. 4,871 at Del Mar in the Del Mar Handicap. The 46 year old jockey added track record time for the mile and an eighth, after a career 4,871 victories and extensive earnings.
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England
Sir Gordon Richards
Gordon
Langden
America
Sir John
del Mar
Sy Gorcon
Dennis
Swaps Wins at Chicago Track in Washington Park Handicap
Swaps, the California bred star, won the $2,700 Washington Park Handicap by two lengths over Summer Tan at Washington Park in Chicago. His 1:33 2 5 for the mile set a track record and moved him to fourth on the all time money list with $848,900 in earnings.
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Atlantic City
Washington Park
Hex C. Ellsworth
John W. Galbreath
Bernwood
Willie Shoexnaker
Swaps
Summer Tan
Tim
Nashua
Castian
Stymie
Mullens Plans Ticket Sales for Mullers Game
Mullens coach Van Meter of Woodrow Wilson announces tickets on sale at King Photo Colony Drug C and S Cut Rate Keatleys and Cavaliers. Prices are 150 125 and 100 cents. Tickets may be bought by calling the High School. Season tickets remain available.
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Woodrow ‘Wilson
Mullers
King Photo
Colony Drug
C& S Cut
Keatleys
Cavaliers
Spiders and W and L Lead SC Football Drills
Richmond and Washington and Lee led Southern Conference drills as pre season work began. Richmond planned a Sept. start with 52 players in first session while W and L expected about 45 as Scotties and Generals join the league’s three day start amid injury notes and early scrimmages.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Washington: & Lee
Ed Merrick
Washington & Lee
Bill Chipley
Poirier Considers Quitting Boxing After Loss to Giovanelli
Gene Poirier of Niagara Falls NY, a former welterweight prospect, weighed 150 pounds and lost his second straight in a 10 rounds bout at St Nicholas Arena to Danny Giovanelli. Poirier said he may quit boxing due to heat and lack of snap after a 8-2 unanimous decision.
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Gene Poirier
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Poirier
Brooklyn
Danny Giovanelli
St. Nicholas Arena
Giovanelli
Mare “Ging
Danjay
Gene
O’Brien Smashes Shot Put World Record in Eugene
Parry O’Brien surpassed his own world shot put mark by over a foot in a warmup meet for Olympic hopefuls before 12,000 fans, belting 62 feet 6 3/8 inches after three opening throws. He aims for 63 feet before the Games as the Olympic record stands at 57 feet 4 1/2 inches.
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Ore
Parry O'Brien
Southern California
Air Force
O'Brien
O’brien
Helsinki
Jim Lea
U. S
Tom Courtney
Army
al Oerter
Kansas
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