Freshmen Eligible on WVU Teams Across Southern Conference
West Virginia University allows freshmen to play varsity in all sports except football and basketball, with ACC and SEC leading the trend. John Stewart will use the rule in soccer with Akron U, while Stan Romanoski’s cross country opens against Navy. Dickie Ward faces heart health decisions but pursues football. Merrick’s Richmond tenure ends amid AD reshuffle. Chuck Boone returns as director of promotions.
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Richmond
West Virginia
University
Akron
Stan Romanoski
Navy
Annapolis
Chuck Boone
Spiders
Siegfried
WVU
Ben Siegfried
South Carolina Opens with 34-3 Win Over Iowa State
Warren Muir powered the Gamecocks to a 34-3 victory over Iowa State in Columbia. Muir scored twice and set up another, spelling a strong start for coach Paul Dietzel’s squad after a 36 yard field goal by Vern Skripsky and a close first half. Attendance was 26,443.
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Columbia
S.C
UPI
Warren Muir
Paul Dietzel
Army
South Carolina
Gamecocks
Iowa State
Dietzel
Vern Skripsky
Carolina
Muir
West Point
Cuellar Twirls Astros Victory
Mike Cuellar pitched seven innings and retired 16 of the last 19 batters as the Houston Astros defeated the New York Mets on Saturday night. Rusty Staub drove in two runs for Houston in the win.
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UPI
Mike Cuellar
Rusty Staub
Houston Astros
New York Mets
Mountaineers Defeat Richmond In Sloppy 27-6 Victory
West Virginia edges Richmond 27-6 as Juskowich kicks two field goals and Mallory returns a punt for a TD. Bob Stafford blocks a punt for a score, Pobolish scores on a 20 yard screen, while WVU’s defense forces five fumbles and limits the Spiders to 21 rushing yards.
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Mickey
John Mallory
Bob Stafford
Ron Pobolish
Mountaineer
Tom Dizon
Juskowich
Mike Bixiones
Richmond
West Virginia
Buster O'Brien
Spiders
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Villanova
Thad Kucherawy
Verio
Dick Hardison
O’brien
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Rich DeVito
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Diga
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Schupbach
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Ford
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Ogon
Kucherowy
Ruthine An
Kellum Dusso
Crenshaw
Bixnes
O Bren
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Keluum Dussoult
Crenshow
Mountaineers Romp Past Spiders With Stifling Defense
West Virginia built a 27 6 lead behind three touchdowns and big plays. WVU blocked a punt for a TD and rode a 73 yard kickoff return to set up scoring, while Richmond failed to convert early drives and fumbled twice in key moments.
East Carolina Tops William and Mary 27-7 in Rain soaked clash
Butch Colson starred for East Carolina scoring twice including a 40 yard sprint as the Pirates broke away in the fourth quarter to defeat William and Mary 27-7 in heavy rain from Hurricane Doria. Neil Hughes added a 14 yard TD run while Joe Pilch set up WM's score with a 68 yard run.
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UPI
Butch Colson
East Carolina
William and Mary
Colson
Neil Hughes
East Caroline
Elizabeth City
N.C
Joe Pilch
Bob Mahnic
Pirate
Tom Grant
Bob Withrow
Don Tyson
Fayetteville
Pirates
Cubs rally to beat Braves 3 2 on Phillips ninth inning double
Adolfo Phillips delivered a two run two out double in the ninth to back Rich Nye who scattered six hits in a 3 2 Cubs victory over the Atlanta Braves. Nye and Ken Johnson dueled until the ninth with Santo Banks and Spangler setting the table before Phillips lined a score making drive. The Cubs had taken an earlier lead on Nye's fifth inning RBI single after Spangler stole second and advanced on a passed ball.
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UPI
Adolfo Phillips
Rich Nye
Chicago Cubs
Atlanta Braves
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Ken Johnson
Ron Santo
Ernie Banks
al Spangler
Randy Hundley
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Waynesburg Dominates Slippery Rock 61 7 In opener
Waynesburg fullback Rich Ripepi scored three touchdowns and quarterback John Luntey threw two TD passes as the Yellow Jackets routed Slippery Rock College 61-7 in the NAIA opener. Jim Macioci returned a punt 60 yards for a score and Don Paull added a 28 yard run. Dallas Crable and Rich Cehar added one yard plunges to seal the win. Ben Falcone added seven conversions. Slippery Rock scored late on Danny Hyland keeper and Tom Wilkinson extra point.
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UPI
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John Luntey
Waynesburg
Slippery Rock College
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Don Paull
Rich Cehar
Dallas Crable
Yellow Jackets
Ben Falcone
Danny Hyland
Tom Wilkinson
Woodall Leads Duke To 31-13 Conquest
Duke quarterback Al Woodall passing into 20 mph winds helped Duke defeat Wake Forest 31-13. Jay Calabrese scored his 21st career TD tying a Duke record. Summers of Wake Forest rushed for both scores as Duke built a late edge with a 40 yard field goal and key third quarter completions.
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Duke
Raleigh
N.C
UPI
al Wodall
Donia
Jay Calabrese
Wake Forest
Freddie Summers
Mcc
Teriiory
Calabrese
Ace Parker
Wray Carlton
70 Results State Scores Big Ebbs in 70 Scores
West Virginia 27 Richmond 6 Glenville 20 Wes Liberty 13 Concord 21 Bluefield 2 Bainbridge Naval 27 Potomac State 13 Fairmont 42 W Va Tech 7 Saint Albans 58 George Washington 0 McMechen Bishop Donahue 20 Cameron 0 Doddridge 40 South Harrison 7 Sissonville 7 DuPont 6 Crum 20 Burch 13 Hillsboro 13 Clear Fork 7 Frankford 21 Crichton 19 Winfield 25 Buffalo Putnam 0 Moundsville 25 Triadelphia 0 Bridgeport Ohio 12 Linsley Military 6 Wheeling Central 21 Pittsburgh South Hills Catholic 6 Mullens 26 Oceana 0 Toronto Ohio 14 Weirton Madonna 0 Shepherdstown 48 Hedgesville 0 Continental League Norfolk 20 Charleston 13.
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College football score roundup with varied results across teams
A mixed slate shows Colorado over Baylor 27 7 and Louisville defeating Drake 46 7 while North Park loses 17 0 to Lake Forest. Purdue others include Central Missouri over Ball State 41 7 and St Procopius 14 over Augustana 10.
VMI Routs Davidson 46-21 In season opener
Virginia Military Institute used a potent passing attack led by quarterback Tommy Bishop and a strong ground game to upset Davidson 46-21 in Lexington. Bob Habasevich gained 93 yards on 26 carries, including a nine yard touchdown run, as VMI built a 15-0 lead and pulled away in the second half.
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UPI
Virginia Military Institute
Davidson
Tommy Bishop
Bob Habasevich
Habasevich
Bishop
Mike Easterly
Keydets
VMI
Slam Home Run Wins For Phils
Rookie Rick Joseph hit a grand slam in the 11th inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to an 8 4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. He batted for winning pitcher Dick Farrell after the Dodgers walked Jim Schaffer and Tony Taylor following Cookie Rojas' double. Perranoski took the loss. Farrell earned his 10th win.
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UPI
Rick Joseph
Philadelphia Phillies
Los Angeles Dodgers
Joseph
San Diego
Dick Farrell
Dodgers
Jim Schaffer
Tony Taylor
Cookie Rojas
Ron Perranoski
Los Angeles
Farrell
Phillie
WVU Ends Potres Zambo In Hard Fought Showdown
WVU at Richmond battle ends in a 6 6 stalemate with multiple special teams plays. Juskowich connects on a field goal and kicks for extra points as WVU edges toward scoring chances with punts blocked and returns creating tense moments.
White Sox rally felled Twins to end pennant tie
Pete Ward delivered a bases loaded single with one out in the ninth as Chicago defeated Minnesota 5 4. The win moved the White Sox within a half game of Boston and Minnesota while Detroit led the league. Bob Laker earned the win after pitching the final inning as Dean Chance took his 12th loss.
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Twins
White Sox
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Minnesta
Themne
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Dean Chance
Sox
Tom McCraw
Ron Hansen
Rocky Colavito
Bob Laker
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