Nine Area Games Set for Friday Night Football
Nine area games headline Friday action led by Parkersburg Beckley at Van Meter Stadium as the Big Reds pursue a AAA title shot. Oak Hill visits East Bank in a top state contest while Sophia Blue Hawks chase a clean slate at Mullens. Pineville clashes with Hern don, Oceanana invades Gary Coal, Welch meets Logan, and Saturday features Princeton at Shady Spring with Stratton and Marsh Fork in an ACL tilt.
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Karl Lilly
Parkersburg
van Meter Stadium
Big Reds
Beckley
Russ Parsons
Flying Eagles
Mullens
Elkins
Oak Hill
East Bank
Stoco
Indians
Sophia Blue Hawks
The
Blue
Hawks
Clear Fork
Sophia
Baileysville Rough Riders
Baileysville
Panthers
Rough Riders
Darrell Perry
Allan Stiltner
Pineville
Herndon Indians
Minutemen
Marsh Fork
Wyoming County
Oceana
Gary Coaldiggers
Chapmanville
Gene Reid
Welch
West Virginia
Logan
Logan Wildcats
Princeton
Shady Spring
Stratton
Fayetteville
Cedar Grove
Raleigh Register
Eastern Teams Not As Strong at Center in 1964
Navy leads the East with Roger Staubach returning but Syracuse, Pitt, Penn State and Army race for top spots. Ivy title hopes rest with Princeton Yale Dartmouth and Brown while small colleges see Delaware and Massachusetts as leaders. Navy and Syracuse face questions on depth and defense. Pitt and Penn State rebuild with key returnees and missing top quarterbacks may stall scoring.
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Steve Snider
UPI
NEW York
Navy
Roger Staubach
Syracuse
Pittsburgh
Penn State
Army
Boston College
Holy Cross
Villanova
Princeton
Cosmo Iacavazzi
Yale
Dartmouth
Brown
Delaware
Massachusetts
Staubach
Pat Donnelly
Jim Freeman
Fred Marlin
Wayne Hardin
Ben Schwartzwalder
Wally Mahle
Rich King
Jim Nance
Billy Hunter
Mike Koski
Aoe
Pitt
Fred Mazurek
Bandits
Carl
Rollie) Stichweh
Top Quarterbacks Meet In Pitt UCLA Opener
Pitt and UCLA prepare for a nationally televised season opener at Pitt Stadium. Pitt's Fred Mazurek and UCLA's Larry Zeno headline the matchup after strong 1963 seasons. Mazurek, 1,595 total yards, 949 rushing, 646 passing, faces Zeno who had 1,036 passing yards and six TDs.
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Pitt
UCLA
Pittsburgh
UPI
America
Pitt Panthers
Pitt Stadium
Fred Mazurek
Panthers
Larry Zeno
Mazurek
John Michelosen
Michelosen
Bill Barnes
Zerno
Bruin
Eric Crabtree
Monessen
Bill Bodle
Deerfield
Crabtree
Bodle
Uclans
Joe Taylor Wins Golf Tourney At Greenbrier
Huntington resident Joe Taylor won the Miss United States Par Three Golf Tournament at Glenbrier Country Club, shooting 109 to lead the field. Placers included Billy Capps and Harry Hoffer with 113, Don Spears and Mel Carpenter 114, Sam Snead 115, Al Adkins 116, and Tom Nichols 116. Mike Good of Huntington top amateur with 114.
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Huntington
UFI
Charleston
Joe Taylor
Mike Good
Suns Take First Place In IL Race
United Press International reports the International League title race narrows as managers Sparky Anderson of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Darrell Johnson of the Rochester Red Wings face a decisive night. The IL season ends tonight with both teams still contending for top honors.
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Suns
United Press International
Sparky Anderson
Toronto Maple Leafs
Darrell Johnson
Rochester Red Wings
Leafs
Wings
Toronto
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
Maple Leafs
Bobby del Greco
Chiefs
Willie Horton
Red Wings
Darrold Knowles
Columbus Jets
Pancho Herrera
Jimmie Price
Richmond
Jacksonville
L. Pet
x-Jacksnville
Columbus
Atlanta
Sam Snead Poised To Win West Virginia State PGA Title
Huntington UPI Sam Snead a top pro golfer is favored to win the West Virginia Professional Golfers Association tournament at Spring Valley Country Club. About 25 to 30 players compete over four days and 72 holes with Snead aiming for his ninth WV PGA crown, riding a string of past titles since 1936.
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Huntington
UPI
Sam Snead
West Virginia
Mike Good
Joe Taylor
Charleston
Snead
George Hoffer
Hurricane
Taylor
Hoffer
Steelers and Rams face Sunday season opener in Pittsburgh
The Steelers host the Rams at Pitt Stadium with Roman Gabriel sidelined by a torn knee cartilage. Rams coach Harland Soarez will start rookie Bill Muncson at quarterback, while Pittsburgh works in 17 new players and builds around Bill Saul after acquiring him from the Colts. Myron Pottios is out for the season with a fractured arm, and Pittsburgh also adds Marv Woodson, Ray Mansfield, Jim Kelly, Paul Martha, and Mike Clark to bolster the lineup.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Pittsburgh Steelers
Los Angeles Rams
Pitt Stadium
Rams
Roman Gabriel
San Francisco Forty Niners
Harland Soarez
Bill Muncson
Steelers
Myron Pottios
Bill Saul
Baltimore Colts
Lou Michaels
Marv Woodson
Colts
Ray Mansfield
Philadelphia Eagles
Buddy Parker
Jim Kelly
Paul Martha
Mike Clark
Michaels
Dick Wood Leads Jets To AFL Promise in Exhibition
NEW YORK UPI The New York Jets Eye a surprise AFL Eastern Division bid after a 4-1 exhibition season. Dick Wood connecting with Don Maynard and Bake Turner powered a strong aerial attack while rookies and veterans strengthened the defense. Key additions include Gerry Philbin Bert Wilder Gordie Holz Wahoo McDaniel and Ralph Baker adding depth to the line and secondary as Matt Snell and an improving line anchor the offense.
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NEW York
UPI
New York Jets
Webb Ewbank
Jets
Dick Wood
Lightning
Don Maynard
Bake Turner
Bronco
Denver
Ralph Baker
Penn State
Larry Grantham
Ewbank
Billy Baird
Damien Paulson
Clyde Washington
Marshall Starkes
Matt Snell
Ohio State
Mike Hadock
Mullens Team Seeks Second Win Of The Season
Travel to Mullens tonight as the Sophia squad aims for their second victory. Team photo includes Larry Brown Wayne Willis Bobby Clay Bobby Eanes Jimmy Stone Ray Saunders Albner Wright Raymond Smith Tommy Poe Larry Ashby Charles Taylor and David Taylor.
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Sophia Blue Hawks
Mullens
Sophia
Larry Brown
Wayne Willis
Bobby Clay
Bobby Eanes
Jimmy Stone
Ray Saunders
Albner Wright
Raymond Smith
Tommy Poe
Larry Ashby
Charles Taylor
David Taylor
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Darrell Billings
Wayne Bowman
Walter Daniels
Jerry Allen
Richard Bryant
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Nathaniel Brown
Jimmy Meadows
Billy Whitaker
Terry Weaver
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Butch Weaver
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