Caliber Of Players Better Every Year
Football is the only game in which the players come up bigger and better each year. The piece catalogs rising stars from Floyd Little to Dick Butkus, Roger Staubach, and Gayle Sayers, noting bigger physiques and stronger speed across colleges and service academies.
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Harry Grayson
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
New York
NEA
Dick Butkus
Illinois
The
Illini
Archie Sutton
Ralph Neely
Gomer Jones
Oklahoma
Steelers Trade Michaels For Saul To Bolster Linebackers
PITTSBURGH UP I reports Steelers trade star kicker Lou Michaels to the Baltimore Colts for linebacker Bill Saul. The move comes as Myron Pottios breaks his arm in an exhibition, undermining the linebacking corps. Saul, a Penn State alumnus from Butler, Pa., joins a reshaped defense alongside Carl Brettschneider amid Steelers season opener against the Los Angeles Rams.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Lou Michaels
Pittsburgh Steelers
Baltimore Colts
Bill Saul
Steelers
Myron Pottios
Colts
Canton
Ohio
Saul
Penn State
Butler
Buddy Parker
Michaels
University of Rhode Island
Jim Bradshaw
Mike Clark
Philadelphia Eagles
Los Angeles Rams
Frank Varrichione
University of Kentucky
Sweyersville
Steeler
Pottios
Detroit Lions
Potties
Bob Harrison
Carl Brettschneider
Rams
Roman Gabriel
Brettschneider
Baltimore
Philadelphia
WVU Players In Better Shape Than 63 Squad
West Virginia’s 1964 football camp shows veterans returning in peak form under Coach Gene Corum. Several players reported in strong, focused condition, with new weight gains and renewed discipline, suggesting potential improvements over last year’s overweight or unfocused squad. The Mountaineers face a tough schedule and early signs point to possible surprises.
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Jackson’s
West Virginia
Gene Corum
Corum
Fred Hauff
Alan Hoover
Joe Taffoni
Homer Criddle
Mountaineer
Milt Clegg
Tom Yeater
Pitt
Rich Juriga
Charley Bursich
Gene Ciccarelli
Pro Teams Open NFL AFL Seasons With Key Showdowns
Pro football begins its regular seasons after exhibition crowns. The NFL opens with St Louis at Dallas while Chicago visits New York and other matchups dot Sunday. AFL plays Saturday Denver at New York and Houston at San Diego with Kansas City at Buffalo Sunday.
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United Press International
National Football League
American Football League
Minnesota Vikings
NFL
San Diego Chargers
Kansas City Chiefs
New York Jets
AFL
St. Louis Cardinals
Dallas Cowboys
Chicago Bears
Green
New York Giants
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Minnesota
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Denver
New York
Houston
San Diego
Kansas City
Buffalo
Boston
Oakland
Fran Tarckenton
Bill Brown
Jim Brown
Green Bay
St. Louis
Bill Munson
Bears
Dallas
Dick Wood
State Archery Contest Held in Beckley Beckley club hosts state meet
Archers from Fairmont Morgantown and Parkersburg traveled to Beckley for the State Archery Tournament. 168 registered shooters and 100 visitors from 21 clubs. Beckley Club volunteers organized field prep with prizes donated by local merchants. The meet spanned two days with two rounds per division. winners include Wilson Beavers state champion in 400 freestyle and Larry King state champion in 400 instinctive. Etta Mae Johnson won women’s freestyle and Ruth Weatch state champion in women’s instinctive. Beckley Club claimed eight trophies. notable awards include Betty Cook champion in girls instinctive and Earl Rogers 14 in junior boys. The 1963 deer trophy went to Herman Sparks for a 200-pound animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Fairmont
Morgantown
Parkersburg
Wilson Beavers
Bill Jeffers
Charles Crouch
Larry King
New Haven
Bill Chambers
Ken Allison
Etta Mae Johnson
Ruth Weatch
Beckley Club
Betty Cook
Earl Rogers
Carl van Dyke
Herman Sparks
Andrew Eppling
John Cook
Howard Burge
Bob Bodnar
West Virginia
Rawls Wins Valhalla Open To Add $1500
Betsy Rawls, golf's all time money leader among women, won the Valhalla Open in Seattle adding $1500 to her earnings. She shot a 72-hole total after a 73 round, delivering her best putting display in five years to hold off Ruth Jessen of Seattle and Kathy Whitworth of Monahans, Texas. Jessen finished close behind as co runner up while three players tied for third at 302: Patty Berg, Shirley Englehorn, and Sandra Haynie.
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Seattle
UPI
Betsy Rawls
Rawls
Ruth Jessen
Kathy Whitworth
Monahans
Tex
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
Shirley Englehorn
Caldwell
Idaho
Sandra Haynie
Fort Worth
Buck Baker Wins Labor Day Southern 500 at Darlington
Buck Baker, 45, from Charlotte, led a Chrysler finish in the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway as Ford’s top contenders faltered after a mid race crash. Richard Petty led early but faded with repairs. Jim Paschal finished second and Petty third as Baker earned $21,650 for his third Labor Day win.
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Lewis Lord
Darlington, S.C
UPI
Darlington International Raceway
Ford
Buck Baker
Chrysler Products
Darlington
Triumph
Chrysler
Baker
Charlotte
N. C
Junior Johnson
Fred Lorenzen
Dodge
Plymouth
Richard Petty
David Pearson
Paul Goldsmith
Bobby Isaac
Petty
Isaac
Lorenzen
Johnson
Mercury
Darel Dieringer
Jim Pardue
Pardue
Pettyuickly
Randleman
Jim Paschal
Diator
Paschal
Ned Jarrett
High Point
Camden
S.C
North Wilkesboro
Billy Wade
Spartanburg
S. C
Larry Thomas
Thomasville
Cale Yarborough
Timmonsville
J. T. Putney
Arden
N.C
Chevrolet
Bob Cooper
Gastonia
Curtis Crider
Moncks Corner
Bobby Keck
Graham
Columbus
Catawba
Coody Wins Dallas Open In First PGA Triumph
Texas rookie Charles Coody defeated Billy Casper in a final round duel at Oak Cliff to capture the Dallas Open. Edwards and Haas tied for third at 273 as Casper’s nerves showed with a late bogey, while Coody sealed the title with a birdie at the 17th after a back nine scramble.
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Dallas
UPI
Charles Coody
PGA Tour
Billy Casper
Casper
Fred Haas
Cooper
Texas
Jerry Edwards
Coody
Oak Cliff Country Club
Edwards
Haas
Beckley Eaglets Rout Stoco 32 0 In season opener
Beckley Junior High opened the 1964 season with a 32 0 victory over Stoco at Van Meter Stadium. Ray Coleman 26 yard run gave Beckley the first score followed by a 20 yard pass Steve Lickliter from Albert Hughes. Tom Coleman added a 43 yard run and Bill Burgess 55 yard TD run to reach 26 0 at half. In the final period Charles Capellari caught a 7 yard pass from John Beard for the final score as Beckley totaled 225 rushing yards to 42 for Stoco.
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Beckley Junior High
Stoco
van Meter Stadium
Blue Eaglets
Will
Beckley
Ray Coleman
Steve
John Beard
Eaglets
Phil Luchini
Rush
Steve Lickliter
Albert Hughes
Tom Coleman
Bill Burgess
Derek Cimala
Charles Capellari
Bills relying on Kemp and Lamonica duel for QB duties
Buffalo Bills Coach Lou Saban pairs Daryle Lamonica and Jack Kemp as the team’s quarterbacks. Lamonica shows long passing promise while Kemp shines on short throws and leadership, with Saban planning a 10 of 14 win target to claim the division.
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Buffalo Bills
Martin Gleason
United Press International
Buffalo
N. Y
UPI
Jack Kemp
Notre Dame
Daryle Lamonica
Kemp
Lamonica
Fresno
Calif
Lou Saban
Saban
Daryle
Bills
Stew Barber
Dick Hudson
Billy Shaw
Dave Behrman
Michigan State
al Bemniller
George Flint
Ralston Seeks Fourth Round in Tennis Play
Forest Hills action sees Dennis Ralston, second seed, favored to reach the fourth round by beating Crawford Henry while Rafael Osuna and Roy Emerson also advance. McKinley shines with a late victory as Americans push toward Davis Cup play. women’s seeds also progress with Bueno, Moffitt, and Richey advancing.
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Forest Hills
N. Y
Dennis Ralston
America
Chuck McKiney
Ralston
Bakersfield
Calif
Crawford Henry
Atlanta
Rafael Osuna
Mexico
Australia
Owen Davison
McKinley
Ater
Cleveland
United States
Forest Hills Stadium
Chuck Pasarella
Puerto Rico
Roy Emerson
Arthur Ashe Jr
Richmond
Ron Holmberg
Highland Falls
N.Y
Emerson
James McManus
Berkeley
Marty Riseen
Evanston
Ill
Holmberg
Pierre Darmon
France
Maria Bueno
Brazil
Donna Fales
New York
Pioneers Clinch Eastern League Pennant in 7-2 Labor Day Win
Elmira Pioneers clinched the Eastern League title by two games over Reading Red Sox after routing York White Roses 7-2 on Labor Day. Reading solidified second with a 2-1 win over Springfield Giants in a swift nine inning game. John Boyle had six hits for Elmira, Dennis Sommers homered, Mike Ryan and Mike Andrews contributed key plays. Williamsport Mets also beat Charleston Indians 4-2 to move out of last place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Elmira Pioneers
Reading Red Sox
Pioneers
York White Roses
York
Cenar
Reading
Springfield Giants
Springfield
John Boyle
Dennis Sommers
Mike Ryan
Mike Andrews
Joe Foy
Williamsport Mets
Charleston Indians
Coach Praises Rockets Defense In UFL Victory
Charleston UPI Moss lauded the Rockets defense after a 20 9 win over Wheeling. He highlighted two goal line stands inside the one and four yard lines. Ron Miller threw two TDs to Sammy Weir, Dick Zigrina added two field goals and two PATs. Wheeling scored once each half. Bob Butts opened with a field goal. Dave Mathieson connected with Bob Hultz for a third period TD.
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Charleston
UPI
Perry Moss
Rockets
United Football League
Wheeling
Moss
UFL
Iionmen
Ron Miller
Sammy Weir
Dick Zigrina
Bob Butts
Dave Mathieson
Bob Hultz
Henning predicts U S swimmers and divers will take Olympics
UPI reports Dr. Harold Henning of Naperville Ill predicts the United States will dominate swimming and diving at the Olympics. He says the team, including both men and women, is the strongest ever fielded and will win more medals than the rest of the world combined. Bob Webster heads the men’s diving trials and Linda Cooper leads the women’s finals.
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New York
UPI
United States
Harold Henning
Naperville
Inl
U. S.S
Astoria Pool
Henning
Bob Webster
Santa Ana
Calif
Linda Cooper
San Bernardino
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Floyd Little
Syracuse
Ben Schwartzwalder
Ernie Davis
Bowling Green
Tony Lawrence
Roger Staubach
Navy
Jimmy Sidle
Auburn
Bear Bryant
Joe Namath
Fred Mazurek
Allen Brown
Mississippi
Baylor
Larry Elkins
Arkansas
Jerry Lamb
Neely
Memphis State
Harry Schuh
Sutton
Ohio State
Doug van Horn
Jim Freeman
Stan Hindman
Rick Redman
Fred Marlin
Butkus
Glen Ressler
Gayle Sayers
Kansas
Johnny Roland
Missouri
Iowa State
Tom Vaughn
Ernie Kay
Larry Dupree
Florida
Mike Garrett
Southern California
Jim Grisham
Junior Co
James Duke Emerson
Georgia Tech
Pop
Yellowjackets
Junior
WVU
Larry Vargo
Mike Bundra
Vikings
Pat Russ
Purdue
Jim Battle
Southern Illinois
Coody Cops
Walt Cudzik
Michigan
Joe O’donnell
Ron McDole
Tom Day
Jim Dunaway
Tom Sestak
Tom Keating
Harrison Rosdahl
Keating
Rosdahl
Booker Edgerson
Butch Byrd
Boston University
Byrd
George Saimes
Alabama
Ray Abruzzese
Hagood Clarke
Morgan State
Oliver Dobbins
Mike Stratton
Harry Jacobs
John Tracey
Paul MaGuire
MaGuire
Cookie Gilchrist
Duke
Wray Carlton
Elbert Dubenion
Billie Jean Moffitt
Long Beach
Nancy Richey
Leslie Turner
Miss Moffitt
Reiko Miyagi
Japan
Miss Richey
Monique Saffati
Carol Hanks
Miss Turner
U.S
Gowan
Edward
Verson
Amc
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