Charleston Daily Mail back issues from October 2005:
Andrew's Angles on the Mountaineers: Mountaineers searching for go-to running back; WVU still hasn't had 100-yard rushing game from one of its tailbacks
Oct 01, 2005; ... MORGANTOWN Ever try to sleep at night after a mentally taxingday? Your mind races, your thoughts wander: Do I need to go to thestore this weeked? Wonder if that check will clear? Is thatconference call tomorrow, or next Monday? You can easily imagineCalvin Magee having that conundrum ...
Dave's dish on the Hokies: Virginia Tech was good in '03 too, but you couldn't tell against WVU
Oct 01, 2005; ... Virginia Tech leaders Rushing Player Att. Yds. Avg. TDMike Imoh 50 223 4.5 2 Cedric Humes 46 188 4.1 3Branden Ore 22 96 4.4 1 Marcus Vick 37 57 1.5 1George Bell 13 34 2.6 1 Jeremy Gilchrist 1 14 14.0 0Eddie Royal 2 14 7.0 0 ...
Jack in the (Press) Box: Let's hope Mountaineers, Hokies find room for each other in future
Oct 01, 2005; ... Future seasons ... for WVU Beginning in 2006, heres a look at WestVirginias football opponents (dates to be determined), as set to datefor 12-game schedules annually. The Mountaineers added home-and-homeseries with Auburn, Michigan State and Florida State. Big EastConference (every year, ...
The View from Elsewhere: This is a rivalry that packs plenty of football punch
Oct 01, 2005; ... A look at the West Virginia University opponents through coveragefrom local publications that cover those teams. Today: Roanoke (Va.)Times columnist Aaron McFarling remarks on Mountaineer Gamedaycolumnist Jack Bogaczyks thoughts on the WVU-Virginia Tech series. OH, Jack. Youve been away ...
Big East Banter: South Florida doesn't have much time to celebrate
Oct 01, 2005; ... Big East Leaders Rushing Player School Att. Yds. YPC TD YPG Damien Rhodes Syracuse 71 361 5.1 5 120.3 Andre Hall South Florida 83 468 5.6 6 117.0 Brian Leonard Rutgers 50 300 6.0 3 100.0 Michael Bush Louisville 56 266 4.86 88.7 Terry ...
Mitch's Matchups
Oct 01, 2005; ... A position-by-position analysis of the West Virginia-Virginia Techgame by Charleston Gazette Sports Editor Mitch Vingle Quarterbacks Virginia Tech quarterback Marcus Vick is the face ofthe 2005 Hokies ... and that face has a smile. The junior hascompleted 47-of-74 passes (63.5 ...
Gameday Primer
Oct 01, 2005 ... No. 3 Virginia Tech at WVU At Mountaineer Field (60,000)Morgantown Kickoff: Noon, today (sellout) TV: ESPN (Mark Jones, play-by-play; Chris Spielman, analyst; Rob Stone, reporter) Radio: 8:30a.m. pregame, on Mountaineer Sports Network stations (Tony Caridi,play-by-play; Dwight Wallace, ...
Up next for the Mountaineers
Oct 01, 2005 ... Rutgers Oct. 8, noon (TV: Big East TV) Rutgers Stadium,Piscataway, N.J. Coach: Greg Schiano (Bucknell 87) 5th season atRutgers, 14-35; same overall* Nickname: Scarlet Knights Record: 2-1overall, 0-0 Big East* Rutgers schedule: Sept. 3 at Illinois L,30-33, OTSept. 10 Villanova ...
Focus on the foes
Oct 01, 2005 ... Virginia Tech, Rutgers schedules on 9E SYRACUSE (1-2) Date Opponent Score Sept. 4 West Virginia 7-15 Sept. 10 Buffalo 31-0 Sept. 17 Virginia24-27 Today at Florida StateOct. 7 at Connecticut Oct. 15 Rutgers Oct. 22 at PittsburghOct. 29 Cincinnati ...
UConn receiver making most of return to lineup
Oct 01, 2005; ... Connecticut wide receiver Brandon Young has worked his way intothe Huskies starting lineup, but it was no easy journey. The redshirtjunior missed the 2004 season because of leg injuries suffered in apreseason car accident. Although hes lost some of his breakawayspeed, Young has gained a ...
Getting ready for Hokies not difficult for WVU
Oct 01, 2005 ... By MICKEY FURFARI MORGANTOWN West Virginia free safety Jahmile Addae thinks itwould be hard not to get fired up for todays football clash withvisiting Virginia Tech. I think the focus and preparation are thatmuch more important. And I think everybody puts that extra hour inthe ...
Orange making most of its trips to red zone
Oct 01, 2005; ... Syracuse has taken big strides in its red zone offense. Last year,the Orange finished last in the Big East in that category, scoring onjust 63.4 percent of possessions inside the opponents 20. So far thisyear, theyre perfect. Syracuse, which plays its first road game ofthe season today ...
2005 Virginia Tech numerical roster
Oct 01, 2005 ... No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Hometown1 VictorHarris CB 6-0 186 Fr. Highland Springs, Va.2 JimmyWilliams CB 6-3 216 Sr. Hampton, Va.3 Ike Whitaker QB 6-4 206 Fr. Germantown, Md.4 Eddie Royal FL 5-10 171 So. Herndon, ...
2005 West Virginia numerical roster
Oct 01, 2005 ... First number listed in primary player. Year refers to playingstatus as of Fall 2005 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Hometown 1 John Holmes LB 6-2 220 Fr. Rockledge, Fla. 2Darius Reynaud WR 5-10 200 So. Luling, La. 2 Nate SowersQB 6-2 200 Fr. ...
Big East standings
Oct 01, 2005 ... Conference Overall W L PF PA W L PF PA WestVirginia 1 0 15 7 4 0 101 48 South Florida 1 0 45 14 3 1 126 54 Connecticut 0 0 0 0 2 1 110 28 Rutgers 0 0 0 0 2 1 85 42 Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 2 2 75 ...
What's Cookin': September's the best month, and most interesting
Oct 01, 2005; ... Beano Cook, college footballs acerbic historian and longtimeanalyst, appears in Mountaineer Gameday as a regular contributor withhis Whats Cookin column. I hope youve enjoyed the best month of the year as much as I did.Hope springs eternal in September. Everybody starts out ...
Mickey's Memories: Hokies 'robbed' in 1958 loss to WVU; Hokies damaging two-point conversion came
Oct 01, 2005; ... MORGANTOWN The record book lists West Virginia as a 21-20football winner over Virginia Tech on Oct. 25, 1958 at Richmond. TheHokies then better known by their other nickname, the Gobblers rightfully should have cried, We wuz robbed! A Mountaineers two-point conversion, which made the ...
Gameday fact
Oct 01, 2005 ... Virginia Tech Coach Frank Beamer, with 181 victories in 24-plusseasons (at Tech and Murray State), ranks third among active DivisionI-A coaches in career wins, behind only Bobby ...
Former Weirton city manager named new DMV commissioner: Follansbee resident replaces Doug Stump,; who's held post since January 2004
Oct 03, 2005; ... DAILY MAIL CAPITOL REPORTER Gov. Joe Manchin today appointed a former Brooke County citymanager as the new commissioner of the state Division of MotorVehicles. Joseph J. Cicchirillo, 60, will take over as head of the divisionNov. 1, replacing commissioner Doug ...
Bush counsel tapped for court: White House lawyer Harriet Miers nominated to replace O'Connor
Oct 03, 2005; ... Harriet ellan Miers Age: 60, born in Dallas. Education: B.S., Southern MethodistUniversity, 1967; J.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law,1970. Experience: 2004-present, White House counsel; 2003-2004, WhiteHouse deputy chief of staff for policy; 2001-2003, White House ...
Jones, McCabe promote mergers: State senator, mayor will describe benefits of consolidation at UC forum on Tuesday
Oct 03, 2005; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Despite failure of a bill that would have facilitatedconsolidation of local governments, some political leaders arepushing ever harder for such mergers. Sen. Brooks McCabe, D-Kanawha, and Charleston Mayor Danny Jones, aRepublican, will kick off the ...
Overloaded Overcrowded Overbrook: Elementary school officials seek the
Oct 03, 2005; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Overbrook Elementary School principal Barbara Floren isfrustrated. The electrical outlets in her cramped office complex keepblowing fuses because they're overloaded. Two air conditioning units, a fax machine and a couple of otheroffice machines are plugged ...
Capito won't challenge Byrd: Congresswoman says she will seek re-election rather than take on state's senior senator
Oct 03, 2005; ... DAILY MAIL CAPITOL REPORTER Rep. Shelley Moore Capito said today she will not challenge Sen.Robert Byrd next year for a U.S. Senate seat, but instead will try tokeep her high-profile position in the House of Representatives. Capito, R-W.Va., made the long-awaited announcement ...
State dental board blasts 'inflammatory' audit: Findings were predetermined by auditor's agenda, president claims
Oct 03, 2005; ... Members of the state board that regulates dentists appeared beforelawmakers to blast a recent audit that faulted them for allegedlyendangering public safety. "In my opinion this document is inflammatory," Richard Duff Smith,president of the West Virginia Board of Dental Examiners, ...
Ireland seeks help on finance laws: Secretary of State must write rules for new campaign legislation signed by Manchin
Oct 03, 2005; ... Facing a major update to West Virginia's campaign finance laws,Secretary of State Betty Ireland is asking election players for help. As West Virginia's chief elections officer, Ireland must craft therules that flesh out a bill Gov. Joe Manchin signed on Friday. Among its ...
Runners diverted because of package under bridge
Oct 03, 2005; ... WASHINGTON - A 10-mile race that had attracted about 20,000runners grew by a mile Sunday when a suspicious package under abridge prompted organizers to change their route. The Army's annual "Ten-Miler" road race from Arlington, Va., toWashington and back became an unofficial "fun ...
Student who killed himself near stadium identified
Oct 03, 2005; ... NORMAN, Okla. - A University of Oklahoma student with "emotionaldifficulties" was identified as the person who apparently committedsuicide near a packed football stadium using an explosive attached tohis body. The remains were believed to be those of Joel Henry Hinrichs ...
Malaysian state seeks sopranos for lullaby contest
Oct 03, 2005; ... KOTA BAHRU, Malaysia - A Malaysian state is searching for the mostsoporific soprano. The Islamic government of the northeastern state of Kelantan willhold a lullaby contest for wives singing their husbands to sleep, thestate chief minister Nik Aziz Nik Mat announced ...
Weather almanac
Oct 03, 2005 ... Almanac Yesterday's high 84 Record high 91, 1919 Normal high 72 Yesterday's low 55 Record low 28, ...
Forecasts
Oct 03, 2005 ... Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Calm wind. Tuesday Mostly sunny, with a high around 87. Wind becoming south at 6 mph. Wednesday Partly cloudy, with a high ...
Regional weather
Oct 03, 2005 ... Hi Lo Otlk Akron 82 60 Clr Charlotte 81 62 Cldy Cincinnati 86 62 PCldy Cleveland 83 63 PCldy Columbus,Ohio 84 60 PCldy Dayton 84 62 PCldy Daytona Beach 83 78 Rain Greensboro,N.C. 79 59 ...
National weather
Oct 03, 2005 ... Hi Lo Otlk Anchorage m m mm Baltimore 82 56 PCldy Boston 76 59 PCldy Chicago 86 67 PCldy Dallas-Ft Worth 92 73 PCldy Denver 74 50 PCldy Detroit 84 67 Clr Honolulu 87 76 Clr Houston 89 71 PCldy Indianapolis 85 66 ...
Abandoned child wins New York hearts: Girl was put on TV to get tips in case; mother was killed by man child called father, police say
Oct 03, 2005; ... NEW YORK - A 4-year-old girl abandoned on a city street has beenasking for the mother she says looks "like a princess" as authoritiesconsider how best to break the news the woman is dead, allegedlyslain by a man the girl called her father, police said. Police searched Sunday for ...
Nation & world
Oct 03, 2005 ... Partial eclipse of sun visible in Spain, Portugal MADRID, Spain - Thousands of people across Portugal and Spaindonned protective eyeglasses today to watch a rare and spectaculartype of eclipse, which dimmed the Iberian peninsula beginning around10 a.m. In Madrid, ...
Photos of suicide bombers' heads circulated: Bali police seek help in identifying men
Oct 03, 2005; ... BALI, Indonesia - Investigators hunting for the masterminds ofthree suicide bombings on the popular resort island of Bali hoped toidentify the bombers today using photographs of their severed headscirculating in newspapers nationwide. Police also sought three accomplices believed ...
Your views: Bobby Wesley was always a class act, and his loss is a tragedy
Oct 03, 2005 ... Thanks for the recent article on Bobby Wesley. Indeed, Charlestonhas lost one of its treasures. How many lives he touched. What a tragedy, but what a wonderful life. Bobby was a tremendoushusband, father, brother and son - a great family man. Those of us who played basketball ...
Our views: Seniors, prepare to compare plans; Medicare's drug benefit is not free, but it will indeed help many people
Oct 03, 2005; ... ENROLLMENT for the Medicare program's new Part D drug benefitstarts Nov. 15. West Virginia seniors apparently will have more than60 plans to choose from. It will be confusing for people to sort through those plans andfind the one that's right for their circumstances. There's ...
Our views: West Virginians will do their part; Their response to the victims of Katrina was quite in character
Oct 03, 2005; ... WHEN much of New Orleans was flooded, West Virginia's Joe Manchinwas the first governor to offer the help of his state and his fellowcitizens. West Virginians have done themselves proud with their response tothe Louisianans who came their way. The open-hearted nature thatmarks ...
Do keep in mind: 'Aw, it's just politics': Being against and for is an art
Oct 03, 2005; ... DON'T you just love politics? I mean, if you think about politicslong enough you'll either go over the edge or become a politician. Idon't know which is worse. My favorite story about politics comes from 1989, and both of theplayers in the political melodrama told me it's true ....
Americans loved big, fast, sexy cars: Archaeologists won't understand
Oct 03, 2005; ... A thousand years from now, if anyone is still alive, they'll callthis the Gas Age. The Petroleum Period. The Oil Epoch. We'll be knownby what we burned. These humans of the future, gliding to work on solar-poweredplasma beams, won't care about our wars, and they'll have ...
Osteopath background checks needed, office says: Review shows board did nothing wrong when it licensed John King,; despite malpractice claims
Oct 03, 2005; ... West Virginia should begin conducting criminal background checksof osteopaths because it licensed one who racked up more than 100malpractice claims in seven months and another who had lost hislicense in Texas, lawmakers were told. But in recommending such reviews Sunday, the ...
Cause of boat accident unknown: Survivors say tour boat flipped over so fast they couldn't get life jackets; 21 people killed
Oct 03, 2005; ... LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. - A postcard perfect day of sailing along aplacid mountain lake suddenly turned horrific when a tour boat withmany senior citizens aboard flipped over so quickly that no one couldput on a life jacket. Twenty-one people were killed and dozens moreinjured. Police ...
Obituaries: Obit
Oct 03, 2005 ... Kathryn Yeager Bartlett Kathryn Yeager Bartlett, 88, of Beckley, W.Va., died Oct. 1, 2005.Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley, is in charge of arrangements. George A. Brown Jr. George A. Brown Jr., 90, of South Charleston passed away Saturday,October 1, 2005. He ...
Inspections of Northwest airlines raise questions
Oct 03, 2005; ... MINNEAPOLIS - Reports filed by federal aviation inspectors duringthe first month of a strike by Northwest Airlines Corp.'s mechanicschallenge assertions by executives that operations are runningsmoothly, according to a newspaper's review of the records. In a story for Sunday's ...
Two Australian scientists win Nobel Prize for work on ulcers
Oct 03, 2005; ... STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Australians Barry Marshall and Robin Warrenhave won the 2005 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for theirwork in how a bacterium plays a role in stomach inflammation andpeptic ulcers. The coveted award honoring achievements in medical research openedthis ...
Capito won't challenge Byrd: Congresswoman says she will seek re-election rather than take on state's senior senator
Oct 03, 2005; ... Rep. Shelley Moore Capito said this morning she will run for ...
Police report
Oct 03, 2005 ... Part of I-64 closed after minor wreck injures two Eastbound lanes of Interstate 64 in Barboursville were closedbriefly following an accident that injured two people. Two people were taken to St. Mary's Hospital in Huntington afterthe 3:20 p.m. Sunday accident near mile ...
Nitro police hope to identify dead woman soon
Oct 03, 2005 ... Nitro police are investigating the death of a woman whose body wasfound lying beside railroad tracks. A pedestrian found the body in the 500 block of 1st Avenue Southbehind the Crown Dodge dealership and called police at 8:40 a.m.Sunday, a police news release said. Police ...
Despite liberal reputation, Seattle may ban lap dances
Oct 03, 2005; ... SEATTLE - Strippers who venture too near the laps of their dollar-bill-waving patrons have exposed an unexpected prudish streak in thisWest Coast bastion of tolerance and liberalism. Fearing a spate of new cabarets after a federal judge struck downthe city's 17-year moratorium on ...
Ohio governor's approval at historic low
Oct 03, 2005; ... COLUMBUS, Ohio - In the wake of convictions for ethics violations,Ohio Gov. Bob Taft's approval rating has dipped to a dismal 15percent, making him one of the most unpopular politicians in thehistory of political polls. A poll conducted by The Columbus Dispatch found support for ...
Anesthesiologists serve as surgical DJs: Music piped into operating rooms makes surgery easier on patients
Oct 03, 2005; ... CHICAGO - General anesthesia or local? Hip-hop or Sinatra? Theseare among the decisions facing Dr. Frank Gentile in his double-dutyjob as anesthesiologist and self-styled DJ of the OR. He doesn't use a microphone or speak in a fake baritone. But theeclectic range of CDs he loads ...
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL: Rodriguez looking into Vick's behavior
Oct 03, 2005 ... West Virginia Coach Rich Rodriguez said he is studying film ofSaturday's loss to Virginia Tech to see if he can spot an allegedincident where Hokie QB Marcus Vick shoved a WVU coach in the back ofthe head with an elbow. Vick, forced out of bounds on a scramble, found himself in a ...
It's time for some postseason baseball
Oct 03, 2005; ... The ties are broken and the matchups all set. Get ready foranother postseason with the Yankees AND Red Sox. "There's a chance we'll meet again," New York Manager Joe Torresaid. "If it does happen, it'll be a shootout." Just when it looked as though the playoff picture might ...
Wake Forest doesn't hold pleasant memories for Bowden
Oct 01, 2005; ... Clemson Coach Tommy Bowden hasnt thought much about what happenedthe last time his team traveled to Wake Forests Groves Stadium orthe emotional swing it dealt he and his family. Bowden, a formerMorgantown High star, was in the midst of his fifth season atClemson. His future, already ...
STATE HIGH SCHOOL GOLF TOURNAMENT: Golf coach heads to state tourney with heavy heart; Clay County's Willis was dealing with dad's illness this time last year
Oct 03, 2005; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER The memories were painful to Clay County Coach Rick Willis. So, when the Panthers earned their first trip to the Class AAState Golf Tournament on Tuesday and Wednesday at Oglebay Park'sSpeidel Golf Course in Wheeling, tears were inevitable. And ...
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL: Mistakes started early; WVU can't overcome turnovers, penalties against Virginia Tech
Oct 03, 2005; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER MORGANTOWN - It was symbolism at its finest: a bright yellow flagstanding out in stark relief from the green AstroPlay surface atMountaineer Field. It came before West Virginia's first play of the game, a 34-17loss to No. 3 Virginia Tech to give the ...
Quarterback takes big step: Marshall's Bernie Morris shows signs of leader, playmaker in Herd victory
Oct 03, 2005; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER HUNTINGTON - Bernie Morris began growing up. That, more than any other aspect of this otherwise forgettablegame, is what will be remembered about Marshall University's 16-13overtime win over SMU here Saturday before a disappointing crowd of25,218 at ...
Resilience, focus needed at WVU
Oct 03, 2005; ... MORGANTOWN - You didn't need a Dr. Phil to analyze why WestVirginia's football season got its first blemish. Virginia Tech got the Black Diamond Trophy on Saturday; WVU gotthe black eye. Marshall (2-2) heads to Blacksburg, Va., on Saturday for theHokies' homecoming. Tech was ...
Top of the 2nd
Oct 03, 2005 ... Senior Amateur began today at Berry Hills The West Virginia Golf Association's Senior Amateur begins a five-day run Monday at Berry Hills Country Club in Charleston. Close to 100 players in several age divisions are expected tocompete in the stroke play and match play portions ...
National scoreboard
Oct 03, 2005 ... TODAY'S ODDS College football Today Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog at North Texas 31/2 21/2 Troy St. Wednesday at Northern Illinois 3 3 Miami (Ohio) Thursday at Georgia Tech 4 41/2 N.C. State at La.-Lafayette 6 61/2 Fla ....
NASCAR: Jarrett ends slump by winning at Talladega
Oct 03, 2005; ... TALLADEGA, Ala. - One of the knocks on NASCAR's championshipformat is that it relegates the 33 drivers not in the title hunt toalso-rans, their fate meaningless as 10 others race for the NextelCup title. Dale Jarrett changed that, stealing the spotlight from the Chasefor the ...
Local scoreboard
Oct 03, 2005 ... schedule High school The upcoming athletics schedule for high schools in Kanawha andPutnam counties. Football Friday - Cabell Midland at Spring Valley, Riverside at Capital,Parkersburg at Parkersburg South, South Charleston at GeorgeWashington, St. Albans at ...
American League
Oct 03, 2005 ... ORIOLES 6, DEVIL RAYS 2 BALTIMORE TAMPA BAY ab r h bi ab r h bi BCstro 2b 5 0 2 1 NGreen 2b 4 1 1 0 Surhoff dh 3 0 0 0 Hollins lf 5 1 1 1 JvLopz dh 1 0 0 0 TLee 1b 4 0 1 0 Mora 3b 5 1 1 1 Huff dh 3 0 2 0 Tejada ss 4 1 1 0 ASGzlz ss 4 0 2 ...
Baseball P.M.
Oct 03, 2005 ... AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Intr x-New York 95 67 .586 - z-6-4 L-1 53-28 42-39 11-7 y-Boston 95 67 .586 - z-7-3 W-1 54-27 41-40 12-6 Toronto 80 82 .494 15 5-5 W-1 43-38 37-44 8-10 Baltimore 74 88 .457 21 4-6 W-3 36-45 ...
National League
Oct 03, 2005 ... GIANTS 3, D'BACKS 1 ARIZONA SAN FRAN ab r h bi ab r h bi McCkn lf 4 0 2 0 Vizquel ss 3 0 0 0 AGreen 2b 4 0 0 0 Snow 1b 1 0 1 0 Tracy rf 4 1 1 0 Niekro 1b 3 1 1 0 Glaus 3b 4 0 1 1 Winn cf 4 0 2 1 ShGren cf 4 0 0 0 JRmrz cf 0 0 0 ...