Southern Teams Assemble for North South Charity Game
West Virginia high school players from 30 cities gather at Charleston sites Laidley Field and Kanawha Park to train for the North South charity game on New Year’s Day. The South’s Garrity leads a strong roster with Morgantown and Huntington standouts, while North coach Clyde blends Morgantown talent with others as fans vote in the all state selections. Tickets are $1 and all seats are reserved for the annual grid contest.
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Capital
Elks’ Lodges
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Laidley Field
Kanawha Park
Tvuvy
Harry A. Starebury
West Virginia University
Othr
Gonzzlio
Clarksburg Victory
Elis
Morgontown
Eiter
Sou Ch
Arthur Claude
North
Pol
Holp
Eli-Stere
Clyde
M. M
Tubby) McIntire
Magnolia Hich
New Martinsville
M. T. (Hick) Hambrick
Calhoun Couny High School
Grantsville
Chiat
Southern Forest
Edward (Irish) Garrity
Hinton High
Es Bobcats
Garrity
Russ Parsone
Oak Hill
Bill Calvert
East Bank
Notre Dame
Hinton
Morgantown High School
Morgantown
Fulback
Shenk
Holley Holl
Atlantic Greyhound
W. F. Frizzell
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All-State Football Honors Go to Mountain Lions and Others
The 1935 all-West Virginia high school football team, chosen by the state board, awards major honors to Charleston Mountain Lions with three on the first team. Huntington and Charleston each place multiple players, while Victory Clarksburg and Morgantown earn selections on various elevens. The board, chaired by W V U official H A Stansbury, released its sixth annual report detailing first through third teams and honorable mentions.
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H. A. Stansbury
West Virginia University
Mountain Lions
Charleston High School
West Virginia
Charleston
Huntington
Victory High
Clarksburg
Morgantown
Parkersburg
New Martinsville
Hinton
Point Pleasant
Dunbar
Bluefiel
Barboursville
Rocco J. Gowan
Harry A. Stansbury
Wade Pepper
Clarksburg Exponent
Stubby Currence
Biofield Telegraph
Shonk
Gonzales
Lazares
Stansbury
Butler
Jett
Cunningham
Elkins
Baker
Poreons
Perdue
Welch
Smith
Montgomery
Sarrett
Seth
Beelmes
Tod
Notre Dame Coach Elmer Layden to Visit Fairmont
Elmer Layden head coach of Notre Dame football is expected in Fairmont West Virginia for a brief holiday stay visiting alumnus J Burkhard. He will attend a Christmas banquet in Moundsville honoring Wally Fromhart and von Lauter of the 1935 Fighting Irish squad.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Elmer Layden
Notre Dame
J. Burkhard
Layden
Moundsvils
Wally Fromharteni von Lauter
Fighting Irish
Christmas lore and a town tale of Santa mischief
A Christmas tale montage from a local paper recalls Santa encounters in stores and homes, including a boy who proudly reports Santa spoke to him, a frustrated child who asks for Santa after all, and a poor family’s belief in Kris Kringle. It ends with Salvation Army notes on cold horns and a lighthearted Merry Christmas.
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Santa Claus
Birefield
Sante Claus
Santa
Papa
Princeton Avenue
Jimmy
Tank Hill
Kris Kringle
Honey Boy
Rama
Hal Hughes
Salvation Army
Hal
Goldie Perry
Jack Dishman
Goldie
Frank Shields Tops Eastern Tennis Rankings for 1936
New York December 21 Frank Shields is ranked No 1 in the Eastern Lawn Tennis Association for 1936 after a four set quarter final against Fred Perry at Forest Hills He also progressed to the eastern grass court championship final rounds and the Newport Casino tournament Sidney Wood drops to No 2 after losing to Wilmer Allison in the nationals Gregory S Mangin rises to No 3 followed by J Gilbert Hall Berkeley Bell Leon ard Haitian and others The list notes Bell’s turn to professional status and mentions last year’s top ten members dropped from the rankings
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New York
Fred Perry
Big Frank Shields
Eastern Lawn
Gregory S. Mangin
J. Gilbert Hall
Berkeley Bell
Leonard Haitian
Rank J. Bowden
Er. W. Feibleman
William Lucie
Herbert Lowan
Bell
Big Bill ‘Wilden
Lsworth Vines
Clifford Sutter
Eugene McCauliff
May J. Lamme
Dorothy Andrug
Dorothy Andrug ,Mrs. Maude Levi Blumenthal
Norman ‘Tauble
Helen Pederson
Florence Leboutillier
Ana Brunie
Penelope Anderson McBride
Lillian Hester
Grace Surber
Campbell Named Manager of VPI Football Team
Cresghton Campbell son of Mr and Mrs C C Campbell of this day was announced as manager of the 1936 football team at Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacksburg Va He is a Beaver high school graduate class of 1933 now a VP I junior majoring in mechanical engineering He starred for Beaver three years and played for VP I two years despite a previously broken ankle
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Cresghton Campbell
C. C. Campbell
Viginia Playtechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Young Campbell
Beaver High School
Beaver
All West Virginia 1935 High School Football Team
The list names Shank Savilla DeFranco Hawkin andson as star players with first team selections at End Lazares Morgantown Tackle Boyd Hinton Guard Rice Huntington Center Hawk Parkersburg and others. Honorable mention spans multiple towns including Montgomery Elkins Parkersburg and Morgantown with numerous guards tackles ends and centers named.
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Shonk
Charleston
Stannsbury
Beckley
Smith
Montgomery
Allen
Barboursville
Boyd
Hinton
Melton
Dunbar
Lazares
Morgantown
Rice
Huntington
Hawk
Parkersburg
Lambrow
Victory
Bass
Elkins
Stansbury
Polock
Dunnlam
Columbo
Roosevelt-Wison
Baker
Parsons
Swezey
Eeling
Welk
Logan
Perdue
Welch
Dillon
Oak Hill
Day
East Bank
Lynch
Grantsvile
Sarrett
Seth
Miller
Martinsburg
Wacowski
Washington-Irving
Romanoski
Triadelphia
Speen
Tatta
Fairmont
Borek
Weir
Myers
Truitt
West Union
Stewart
St. Mary's
Fritz
Harpers Ferry
Brzozowski
War
Melenich
Shinnston
Frayne
Woods
Moundsville
Mullins
Riebel
East Side
Davis
Mullens
Oney
Williamson
Huduilk
Benwood
Centers
Olzer
Hurt
Fayetteville
Campbell
Lookout
Hammer
Wast Bank
O'Leary
Hillsboro
Erts
Hamlin
Christener
Gillooley
Price
Charles Town
Humphreys Mullens
Noble
Elizabeth
Brown
Baci
S. Johnson
St. Alban
Renda
Past Bank
Rhiner
Leslio
Weirton
Thomas
Grabi
Hedgesville
Douglas
Pinion
Wheeling
Riedell
Detwiler
Torma
Will'amson
Burton
Noeschel
Fast Side
D'Antoni
Barnett
Grafton
Moore
Harrisville
Bozan
Farmington
Humphreys
Seders
Elton
Arky Vaughan Wins National League Batting Crown
Arky Vaughan crowned NL batting champion for 1935 with a .285 average in 137 games, 192 hits, 203 total bases, 100 runs, 34 doubles, 10 triples, and 19 home runs. Medwick led in total bases, while Wagner and Waner previously held the crown. Vaughan's 499 plate appearances marked the season’s high.
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New York
Medwick
Chicago
Billy Herman
Augie Galan
Herman Mde
Galan
Forrest
Woody) Jensen
Pittsburgh
Wal Goodman
Cincinnati
Wally Berger
Boston
Me Ott
Joe Moore
Pat Abbott Leads Southern California Open Field
Pat Abbott a young actor and 2 handicap amateur led the first round at the Southern California Open in Glendale California with 68 at par 70. Fay Coleman and Ray Man tied for near par while over 200 players including Lawson Little Walter Hagen and Olin Dutra competed under tough Oakmont course conditions.
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Glendale
Calif
Pat Abbott
Aladena
Lawson Little
Walter Hagen
Olin Dutra
Paul Jones
la Habra
Mike de Massey
Modesto
Ralph Guidahl
Dallas
Texas
Oakmont Club
Boxing Revival Tops AP Sports Poll Of Year 1935
New York December 21 The Associated Press poll ranks the major sports trends of 1935 with boxing revival led by the Louis Baer heavyweight bout at Yankee Stadium earning the top vote. Other noted shifts include open college subsidies, night baseball, increased attendance, and rising prominence of Negro athletes in track and football.
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New York
Associated Press
Tex Rickard
Joe Louis
Max Baer
Yankee Stadium
Fictiona
Lou
Freer
Mid-West
Southwest
College Scores and Upsets Across Men's Basketball Action
Purdue falls to Butler 39 to 41 while Northwestern State beats Butler State 25 to 86. Dartmouth defeats Columbia 85 to 24 and Williams loses 24 to 85. Michigan 28 over Western Reserve 23 and Southern California 42 defends 16 versus Missouri. Pittsburgh 23 edges Xavier 21. Hanover 23, Indiana University Evansville 66 beats Vanderbilt 18.
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City College
Darthmouth
Columbia
Williams
Michican
Western Reserve
Southern Cal
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