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Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1956

Page

7

League leaders resign from Warren Wil-Name Junior league

Irv Goldstein and Jim Webb announced they will not be available for the 1955 season. Goldstein cited lack of time to work with the circuit next summer while Webb will oversee the transition at the Elks lodge dinner meeting. The pair have guided the Warren Wil-Name Junior league for boys 16 to 18.

Irv Goldstein Jim Webb Goldstein The Elks Lodge Gene Morehouse WWNR Sports Center Crab Orchard Harold Eye Holyfield Candy General Hannah Post 70 Tom Biggs Home Insurance Cotton White Post 22 Pres White McGinnis

Sophia High freshman team rallies for 86 victory amid chaos

Sophia High School freshmen beat Bobkittens with two Gordy Wolford blocked kicks and a late winning score by Don Bowman after a first period TD by Richmond. The game capped a 1-1 start for the Hawks amid a slate of regional football results and roster notes.

Gordy Wolford Sophia High School Hinton Herb Henderson Lenaders Sophia Charles Moody Gridiron Bobkitten Jim Kessinger Beckley Recreation Board Richmond Walford Warren Williams Wolanalford Don Basham Don Bowman Little Hawks Trap Hill

West Virginia and regional teams prep for week of college football

West Virginia and 15 other state colleges pace a full slate this week with many games topping local interest. WVU meets Pitt in Morgantown as a likely sellout crowd of over 60,000 anticipates a close opener. Other matchups include Marshall at Cincinnati, Morris Harvey versus Tampa, and Salem versus Concord. Junior highs and high schools fill Friday night with Charleston at Beckley and Bluefield at Hampton among key showdowns.

Wyoming County Pineville Minutemen Mullens Rebels Mullens Sante Boninsegna Goldstein Schedul 'Si Rebels Beckley Wallop Hintons Generis Oak Hill Princeton Tae Farley Sophia Red Devils Webb Buddy Cumby Joe Lyttle Butch Hensley Bob Short Frank Tolliver Melvin McNamara Dick Leonard Ted Press West Virginia Shinnston Fairmont West Huntington Logan Huntington East Wildcats Highlanders Charleston Dick McElwee Flying Eagles Bethany Morgantown West Virginia University Pitt WVU Mountaineers Panthers Mountaineers WVU Marshall College Xavier Cincinnati Big Green Musketeers Morris Harvey Florida University of Tampa Spartans Golden Eagles Middle Tennessee Salem Concord — Tigers Pacific Los Angeles Alex Olmedo Peru U. S Australia Lew Hoad G Foater University of Southern Calfornia Turley Hag Tilt de Greenbrier Jay Noth Emory and Henry Dyche Lewisburg Jayvees Howard Hurt Olmedo Hak Gms-E & H Sutton Rupert Stoco Gary Bluefield Lookout Richwood Summersville Hinton Fayetteville Gauley Bridge Ansted Rainelle Mark Twain Shady Spring Alderson Meadow Bridge Raleigh County Sloco Trap Hill Clear Fork GMS Clem Claver Shepherd College Glenville State Rams Fairmont State Bourke West Virginia Tech Potomac State Golden Bears Rudy Pelek Silvio Martell Davis and Elkins Senators North Carolina A & T West Virginia State Mark Card Bluefield State Hampton Institute Leander Howell Sparks Big Blue West Liberty State Waynesburg College Hilltoppers Yellowjackets West Virginia Wesleyan Marietta College Bobcats Reee Rupert High Ronceverte Crimson Tide Nicholas County High Summensville Blue Eaglets Mt Hope Oceana Stoco Junior High

Major College Grid Forecast Picks Week's Winners

Harold Claassen charts week end forecasts with Pitt favored over WVU and TCU vs Kansas. The piece lists poised upsets and matchups across East, Midwest, South and West with Notre Dame, UCLA, Texas Tech and many others projected to win in Friday and Saturday games.

Pitt Tech Harold Claassen New York Texas Christian Kansas Jim Swink TCU Ohio Isanes Baylor California Doyle Notre Dame Southern Traylor Methodist Solyear Terry Brennan Maryland Syracuse Mary Tommy Notre Mont Dame Jim Brown Paul Hornung

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