1958 High School Football Opens With Four Games
The season kickoff featured four games as Williams led Clear Fork to a 20-13 win over Ansted. James Lucas starred for the Wildcats in a 26-6 triumph over Beckley’s Jayvees, with Lucas passing and guiding the offense and Rudy Toney connecting on a 60 yard TD.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Clear Fork
Ansted
James Lucas
Trop Hill Star
Wildcats
Beckley
Jayvees
Allen
Lucas
Mackie Lacy
Rudy Toney
Toney
DuFour
Moore
Scholl
Pauley
Area high schools open season with decisive wins
Trap Hill Wildcats beat Beckley Jayvees 26-6 as James Lucas and Larry Allen starred. Clear Fork edged Ansted 20-13 with Olan Williams breaking through for key scores. Gauley Bridge toppled Webster Springs 16-6 with Paul Scarbro and Jim Vendl scoring. Man High School routed Buffalo 33-0 led by Johnny Mazon two TDs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McLaughlin
James Lucas
Larry Allen
Olan Williams
Johnny Mazon
Paul Scarbro
Trap Hill
Clear Fork
Man
Gauley Bridge
Wildcats
Beckley Jayvees
Ansted
Webster Spring
Man _ Hillbillies
Buffalo
Beckley
Trap
Clear Fork High
Highlanders
Panthers
Doug DuFour
Gary Pauley
Glan Williams
Rudy Toney
Williams
Man High School
Hillbillies
Webster Springs
Jim V
Travelers
Gauley
Beckley Jaygees
Cohen
Lucas
Shumate
Roger Pi
Durand
Calloway
Bair
Vermillion
Jops
Pruett
Tyree Zrap Hill
James Nunn
Larry Alter
Jerry Tilley
Charle ‘Antley
Joe Gall
Eddie Center
Joe Stafford
Herman
Denver Miser
Joe Sloan
Teckley Jayvees
Lacey
Miser
Aller
Ross Thompson
Seber Sloan
Mackey Lacey
Don Shaffer
Jerry Booth
Paul Kinder
Marty Aven
Douglas Clay
Jerry Wall
Lubich
Henderson
Caleb
Beckley vs Mullens kickoff in 1958 season opener
The 1958 high school football season opens with four games last night and a 14 game card tonight. Beckley faces Mullens at Woodrow Wilson High School Stadium in a Coalfield Conference showdown while Hinton defends its league title against Sophia Blue Hawks and Mount Hope meets Shady Spring in another Coalfield clash. New coaches lineups dot the slate as Raleigh County and coalfield teams stage openers with Lookout and Oceana also hosting and Beavers, Wildcats, and Pioneers among the featured matchups.
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Tri-County
Mullens Rebels
Nelson Bragg
Flying Eagles
Woodrow Wilson High School
Coalfield
Hinton
Bobcats
Avis
Bob Douglas
Sophia Blue Hawks
Mount Hope Wigi
Mustangs
Blaine Tanner
Shady Spring High
Jehnny Rogers
Mary Wetzel
Highlands University
Las Vegas
N. M
Bob Zopp
Mount Hope
Meadow Bridge
Glen Rogers
Owls
Pineville
Wyoming
Marsh Fork
Bulldogs
Byrd Prillerman
Sandstone
Coal City
Ken Wheeler
Stoco High Indians
Stratton
Gary
Oak Hill
Red Devils
Pioneers
East Bank
Lookout
Clay
Oceana
Indians
Bluefield
Beavers
Graham
Logan
Wildcats
Welch
Montgomery Greyhounds
Seth
Beckley
Raleigh
New River
Bill Flanagan
Walt Wikle
Frank Shrewsbury
Jerry Hunter
Johnny Welch
Lee Fuqua
Stuart Crafton
Linus Holloway
Bob Facello
Johnny Banco
Tyrone Epling
Russell King
Dick Hash
Allen Ross
Charles Walker
Rod Harmon
Jerry Turner
Barry Hull
Cooper Fraser In Semifinals At National Tennis Championship
Ashley Cooper, tall Australian, advances to the semifinals in Forest Hills, saying his main flaw is service. He expects a final with Mal Anderson, while Neale Fraser faces Neale Fraser, and Vic Seixas exits after injury and defeat. Althea Gibson and other women players contest quarterfinals as Hard and Art pull upsets.
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ED Corrigan
Associated Press
Forest Hills
N.Y
Ashley Cooper
Cooper
Vic Seixas
Mal Anderson
Neale Fraser
Alex Olmedo
Peru
Seixas
Anderson
Dick Savitt
Herbie Fiam
Ulf Schmidt
Althea Gibson
Britain
Christine Truman
Beverly Fleitz
Brazil
Maria Esther Beeno
Darlene Hard
Sally Moore
Jeanne Art
Dorothy Knode
Miss Gibson
College Football Roundup: Tatum and Jennings Pleased By Drills
Coaches enter the smile or frown stage of fall practice as Nebraska coach Bill Jennings and Minnesota’s Murray Wanmath assess progress. Tom Robbins, a Minnesota fullback prospect, visited North Dakota University to volunteer but appeared swayed by ND coach Mary Helling's urging. The first big scrimmage likely tomorrow and the first football Saturday not far away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Clary
Associated Press
Nebraska
Bill Jennings
Murray Wanmath
Minnesota
Tom Robbins
North Dakota University
Mary Helling
Coaches react to scrimmage woes and smiles at drills
Jim Tatum notes North Carolina players who want to play football as Virginia's Dick Voris agrees with the sentiment. Syracuse's Ben Schwaritzwalder highlights QB Chuck Zimmerman and HB Tom Stephans as top improvements. Town State's Clay Stapleton frowns after a sloppy practice halting star players. Notre Dame's Terry Brennan and the Citadel's Eddie Teague express concerns over injuries. Wisconsin's Milt Bruhn criticizes linemen after film review. Buff Denelli of Columbia and Woody Hayes of Ohio State stand out as bright spots with Denelli canceling a workout and Hayes reacting to Don Clark's weather related pain before resuming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Tatum
North Carolina
Virginia
Dick Voris
Syracuse
Ben Schwaritzwalder
Chuck Zimmerman
Tom Stephans
Town State
Clay Stapleton
Sting
Larry van der Heyden
Terry Brennan
Notre Dame
Bob Schultz
Bob Toll
Frank Reynolds
Citadel
Eddie Teague
Milt Bruhn
Wisconsin
Columbia
Buff Denelli
Ohio State
Woody Hayes
Denelli
Hayes
Don Clark
Clark
West Virginia Deep Waterfowl Season Shortened to 10 Days
West Virginia sets a 1958 59 waterfowl season of 6 days from November 12 to January 10, reduced 10 days from 1957 58 per Interior rules. Ducks limited to four daily and eight possession. Other migratory birds opening October 17. Mourning dove through December 20, or 65 days, noon to sunset. Specific limits on wood duck hooded merganser canvasbacks redheads mergansers and sora rails gallinules vary by species.
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Charleston
West Virginia
U. S. Department of the Interior
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Enkins
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McClellan
Ray Smith
Charlie Karbonit
Ray Caldwell
Mullens
Rebels
Sam O'Neal
David Humphrey
Albert Simpson
James Cook
Merlin Brown
Ronnie Ferrell
Bill Robertson
Caldwell
Flying Eagle
Jack Levert
Mike Murphy
Bernie Wyatt
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Navy
Intentionally
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Hope
Shady Spring Tigers
Mustang Stadium
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Sam Warwick
Joe Vallina
Bill Burrus
Jim Newsom
Charles Taylor
Jim Wills
Bill
Saks
Tatum
Jennings
P.m. Graham
Fayetteville
DNP
P.m. Sophia
Shady Spring
P.m. Gary
P.m. Mark Twain
Stoco
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Gary Dist
Montgomery
Alderson
Crichton
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Northfork
W. Va
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Charles Donaldson
Ed Russ Crane
Gene Gibson
Virginia University
Quentin Shockey
Frank Federovitch
Art Lewis
Gene Corum
Ing Staff
Raleigh Coca-Cola Bottling Works
Appalachian Tire Products
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