Shady Spring and Sophia battle for Victory Trophy
Shady Spring and Sophia clash for the Coalfield Conference and Raleigh County League win and the Beaver Sophia Lions Victory Trophy. The matchup notes a toss up in front of a sell out crowd with Shady Spring holding a 1-0-1 record and Sophia 1-0.
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Donald Meadows
Beaver
Shady Spring
Sophia
Beaver-Sophia Lions
al Harper
Blue Hawks
Jess Lacy
Tigers
Bill Cochran
Cochran
Princeton
Mullens
Tom McLaughlin
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Mickey Stone
Paul Crutchfield
Dave Pomeroy
Larry Ward
Madison Lowry
Ralph Vass
Frank Cook
Frank Richmond
David Lucas
Larry Lilly
Bill Fritz
Ted Lilly
Max Kunkel
John
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Doug Basham
Basham
Eli Nixon
Carrington Lewis
Peterstown
Beckley May Host World Series for Senior Little League
Beckley may host the Senior Little League World Series next August in tandem with the Centennial celebration. District 4 official Ray Hawley announced at the Raleigh County Courthouse that Beckley would also pursue the Southern Regional Tournament in 1963, with four divisional winners meeting in the World Series in Pennsylvania. Canadian entry is a possibility, boosting national exposure and centennial publicity. Hawley was named permanent chairman of the Centennial Athletic Committee, with James Kessinger as co-chairman.
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Beckley
Ray Hawley
Raleigh
Hawley
Pennsylvania
Little League
Chambers
Centennial Athletic Committee
Recreation Board
James Kessinger
Whitesville Pineville Win Eaglets Papooses Capture Victories
Beckley Blue Eaglets down Oak Hill Imps 18 0 at Van Meter Stadium scoring in every quarter except the third Elbert Smith with two first half touchdowns J W McNeish on a big night adding another Beckley tops Oak Hill 117 114 in yardage Edd ie Pritchard leads Stoco Junior High to 21 6 win over Mullens Papooses Russell Wall adds TD Whitesville hands Seth Junior High 20 0 Pineville defeats Oceana Papooses 27 0 Plumley Stiltner key for Pineville with 24 points
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van Meter Stadium
Oak Hill Imps
Beckley
Oak Hill
Elbert Smith
J. W. McNeish
McNeish
Eddie Pritchard
Stoco
Mullens
Coal City
Pritchard
Papooses
Russell Wall
Whitesville
Seth Junior High
Flying Eagles
Brown
Love
Holstein
Pineville
Oceana Papooses
Plumley
Stiltner
Four Tied In IL Playoffs By United Press International
The Rochester Red Wings and the Atlanta Crackers staged comebacks in the International League semifinals. Rochester beat Jacksonville 5-4 on a ninth inning rally led by Fred Valentine and Pete Ward, while Atlanta edged Toronto 64 to tie their series at 2-2 with Neil Chrisley hitting a three run homer for Toronto. Ed Bauta and five Toronto pitchers were part of the pitching action.
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United Press International
Rochester Red Wings
Atlanta Crackers
Red Wings
Jacksonville Suns
Rochester
Crackers
Toronto Maple Leafs
Atlanta
Fred Valentine
Mike de la Haz
Jacksonville
Pete Ward
Ed Bauta
Toronto
Neil Chrisley
Maple Leafs
Elmira Pioneers Edge Williamsport In Playoff Thriller
Righthander John Miller fanned 12 as Elmira beat Williamsport 3-2 to seize a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five Eastern League series. Elmira had seven hits and two errors, scoring in the first, third and final frames to counter a Grays rally.
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John Miller
Elmira Pioneers
Williamsport
Pioneers
Grays
Elmira
Mays Released From Hospital Today
Willie Mays to be released from Christ Hospital in Cincinnati today and is expected to rejoin the San Francisco Giants within 24 hours. The center fielder collapsed in the Giants dugout Wednesday night and is described as mentally and physically fatigued by trainer Frank Bowman who said he is feeling chipper and eager to return.
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UPI
Willie Mays
Christ Hospital
San Francisco Giants
Mays
Giants
Frank Bowman
Willie
Griffith Fullmer In Non-Title Bout At Garden
Emile Griffith will fight Don Fullmer in a 10-round non-title bout at Madison Square Garden on Oct 6. The overweight match is set at 160 pounds. Griffith previously defeated Benny Paret to regain the welterweight crown. Paret died from injuries days after the bout.
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New York
UPI
Emile Griffith
Madison Square Garden
Benny
Kid) Paret
Don Fullmer
Griffith
Paret
New Conference Opens In Southwest Football Preview
In Salt Lake City six teams from Skyline and Border form the Western Athletic Conference for 1962. Wyoming leads the race with Arizona Utah and New Mexico also in contention as independents Utah State competes against WAC teams. Mike Walker anchors Wyoming backfield while Lloyd Eaton at Wyoming and Mike Lude at Colorado State unveil new offenses.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
Rocky Mountain-Southwest
Western Athletic Conference
Skyline
Border
Utah State
Mike Lude
Colorado State
Lloyd Eaton
Wyoming
Arizona
Utah
New Mexico
Aggies
Skywriters
Cowboys
Mike Walker
Perkins predicts KO in title rematch with Loi
Eddie Perkins of Chicago forecasts a seventh round knockout of Italian boxer Duilio Loi in their 15 round return for the world junior welterweight title in Milan. He claims a change of tactics after a disputed first bout last October and says Loi will be stopped tonight.
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Milan
Italy
UPI
Eddie Perkins
Chicago
Duilio Loi
Loi
Perkins
Opening NFL games set to draw massive crowds Sunday
Norman Miller reports over 325000 fans expected for opening NFL tilts. Green Bay Packers host Minnesota Vikings in Green Bay with 38669 announced sellout, while Cleveland Browns meet New York Giants in Cleveland with about 60000 fans predicted. Other openers include 49ers over Bears, Colts over Rams, Eagles over Cardinals, Lions over Steelers, and Redskins against Cowboys in Dallas. Lombardi notes Packers include holdovers and face elevated expectations.
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Los Angeles Rams
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Washington Redskins
Dallas Cowboys
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Packers
WVU Freshmen To Feature Two Strong Football Units
Morgantown routing gives Ed Shockey two solid freshmen squads for the Fairmont game with potential fullback sharing by Leftridge and Duck and Vail at end. Quarterback tossup between McCune and Barley. several listed as varsity prospects for next year with multiple named players across positions. The article notes future games against Pitt, Virginia Tech, and Ohio University, ending with an odd Genesis verse mention.
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UPI
Ed Shockey
West Virginia University
Fairmont
Dick Leftridge
Hinton
Larry Duck
Martins
Dick Radar
Ripley
Roger Blackwell
Jim Fagan
Windber
Stan Lysick
McKees Rocks
Ken Woodeshick
Wilkes - Barre
Gene Ciccarelli
Follawsbee
Roger Alford
Wintersville
Ohio
Steve Rush
Louis Ribel
Bob Freeman
Pittsburgh
Gary Barnette
Dunbar
Jim Karwoski
Freedom
Pitt
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg
Ohio University
Athens
Streams In Good Shape For Fishing This Weekend
West Virginia streams broadly reported in good condition for fishing this weekend by the State Natural Resources Department. Beckley Bluefield area Blue Stone Reservoir normal and clear while Greenbrier and New Rivers, and Gauley Bridge area streams run low and clear.
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W. Va
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State Natural Resources Department
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Bluestone Reservoir
Greenbrier
New Rivers
Gauley Bridge
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