Beckley Flying Eagles Meet Charleston Tonight in Big Clash
Coach Bragg’s Flying Eagles travel to Woodrow Wilson Stadium to face Charleston with Beckley at 1-1 and Charleston seeking first win. Stars Bob Pruett and Dave Simmons highlight the backfield along with Bill Karbonit’s speed as Beckley aims to upset Charleston’s weight advantage and maintain momentum.
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Coach Bragg
Flying Eagles
Charleston
Beckley
Nelson Bragg
Woodrow Wilson Stadium
Charlesty
Security
Mullens
Huntington
Mountain Lions
South Neeson
Bob Pruett
Dave Simmons
Bill Karbonit
Karbonit
Pruett
John Brown
Simmons
Bragg
Kingpetch Shifts to Bantamweight After Perez Win
World flyweight champion Pone Kingpetch defeats Pascual Perez of Argentina in eight rounds and plans to campaign at bantamweight. Perez, older and shorter, says he considered retiring but will keep boxing. Callahan stopped the fight at 2:32 of the eighth. Kingpetch weighed 111 1/2 pounds. Spud Mills anchors Sophia center as Blue Hawks seek win number one against Stoco Indians at home. Joe Erskine stops Jose Gonzalez in Cardiff, Wales.
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Los Angeles
Pone Kingpetch
Pascual Perez
Argentina
Perez
Bangkok
Kingpetch
Callahan
Spud Mills
Sophia Center
Blue Hawks
Stoco Indians
Brown Captures 1st Round In Seniors Golf
In Oyster Harbor Osterville Massachusetts AP veteran J Walcott Brown 57 beat John Mac Guire 2 and 1 to reach the second round of the U S Seniors Golf Championship joining Stuart S Rockey and others as Thomas Robbins fell to David Rose 6 and 4 in Thursday action Brown formerly a finalist seeks the crown in the 55 plus event with Dr John Mercer awaiting him next
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Osterville
Mass
New Jersey
J. Walcott Brown
U.S
Brown
Oldsters
Oyster Harbor
John MacGuire
Indianapolis
John Mercer
Fitchburg
McGuire
Stuart S. Rockey
Los Angeles
Rockey
Calvin McCarthy
Peabody
David Rose
Cleveland
Rose
Thomas Robbins
Pinehurst
N.C
Denver Faces Titans Tonite
The Denver Broncos, once doormats in the pre season, take on the New York Titans as the Buffalo Bills meet the Boston Patriots in AFL games tonight. Denver rebounded from 0-5 exhibition woes, allowing 40 points per game while scoring 53, now at 2-0 in regular-season play. Coach Sammy Baugh notes extensive testing with up to 60 players during exhibitions.
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Associated Press
Denver
Broncos
Giants
New York Titans
Boston Patriots
Buffalo Bills
Broncs
Titan
Sammy Baugh
Houston
Baugh
Louisville Top Denver in A A final playoffs game
The Louisville Colonels beat Denver 5-2 aided by five double plays and Stan Lopata two run homer. It was Louisville’s first win after two straight losses in the American Association final playoffs. The game drew 487 fans amid rain and 45-degree weather. Tom Aaron doubled in both runs in the fourth inning. Aaron is Hank Aaron’s brother.
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Louisville Colonels
Stan Lopata
American Association
Louisville
Bob Botz
Colonels
Bob Smith
Lopata
Tom Aaron
Aaron
Milwaukee
Hank Aaron
Officials Set Part II Football Rules Exam Monday
John W. Saunders of the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission says Part II of the 1960 football rules exam will be Monday September 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Beckley Junior High Room 4. The test will be offered at 15 sites, with makeups October 3 at Beckley Jr High and Welch Elementary if officials are ill or out of town. Other test sites include Fayetteville High School Lewisburg High and Welch Elementary. all start 7:30 p.m. Officials unable to attend should contact Saunders to arrange Oct 3 testing.
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John W. Saunders
West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission
Beckley Junior High
Saunders
Beckley Jr. High
Welch Elementary
Solly Hemus Gets $10 000 Pay Raise
ST. LOUIS AP Solly Hemus now has a 40000 managerial contract with the St. Louis Cardinals after guiding the team from seventh to near second place in 1960 He credits patience with players and backed Ernie Broglio and Curt Simmons while benching Stan Musial during a slump before Musial sparked a strong late season resurgence
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ST. Louis, Mo
St. Louis Cardinals
Redbirds
Solly
Pittsburgh
Hemus
Ernie Broglio
Curt Simmons
Philadelphia
Simmons
Curt
Stan Musial
Sally
Stan
Musial
Bob Nieman
Big College Grid Show Opens Saturday
The 1960 college football season opens with Syracuse defending its crown against Mississippi and Washington atop the AP poll. Alabama Kansas UCLA and Oregon State loom as supporting players as major games unfold this weekend.
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Syracuse
Mississippi
Associated Press
Washington
Alabama
Kansas
UCLA
Oregon State
Iowa State
Detroit
Washington State
Denver
Hardin-Simmons
Mississippi Southern
Brigham Young
San Jose State
Missouri
Drake
Boston University
Penn State
Ben Schwartzalder
Orange
All America
Fred Mautino
Ernie Davis
Bruce Tarbox
Dave Sarette
Ole Miss
Jake Gibbs
Bob Franklin
Fishing Outlook Mixed Across Rivers This Weekend
The Conservation Department reports state lakes and trout waters should offer good fishing this weekend despite recent rain. Outlook is unpredictable with muddy Elk and Little Kanawha rivers and high rivers in Braxton and Clay counties. Eastern Panhandle streams run high and milky while Upper Ohio Valley waters stay clear.
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The
Conservation Department
Elk
West Virginia High School Football Scores
Clarksburg defeated Roosevelt-Wilson 18 to 6 while LuPont beat Bridgeport 32 to 0. Charleston Catholic routed Wayne 19 to 0, Rupert beat Douglass 20 to 6, Mount Morris Pennsylvania edged Crichton 13 to 6, Morgan Town University beat Wheeling Linsly 54 to 0, and Bishop Donahue defeated McMechan 0 to 0.
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W. Va
Associated Press
Clarksbur
Roosevelt-Wilson
Bridgeport
LuPont
Charleston Catholic
Wayne
Huntington Douglass
Rupert
Crichton
Mount Morris
Morgantown University
Wheeling Linsly
McMechan
Bishop
Corum Shifts Atkins To Guard, Moss Ready
WVU coach Gene Corum reshuffles the lineup for the Tobacco Festival football clash with Tech. Fred Adkins moves to guard while Dave Santrock and Keith Helenzier are out, Pete Tolley limited, and Shorty Moss cleared to provide running punch. WVU travels 44 players from Morgantown for the game.
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Atkins
Moss
Richmond
Virginia
Tec
Tech
WVU
Pete Tolley
North Carolina State
N. C. State
Dale Evans
Dick Struck
Ken Herock
Bob Timmerman
Herock
Timmerman
Fred Adkins
Bob Fuller
Tolley
Shorty Moss
Maryland
Mountaineers
Morgantown
Fights Last Night Feature Global Flyweights and Heavy Knockouts
In Los Angeles the world flyweight bout saw Kingpetch stop Pascual Perez in eight rounds. Tokyo saw Okawa outpoint Flash Panic over ten rounds. In Spartanburg Sonny Edwards stopped Joe Louis Adams after seven rounds in a separate card, with locations and times listed for the bouts.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Pone Kingpetch
Thailand
Pascual Perez
Argentina
Tokyo
Hiroshi Okawa
Japan
Spartanburg
S. C
Sonny Edwards
Newark
Joe Louis Adams
Rock Hill
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al Walker
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