Three New Foes on Boxing Card for Morgantown Meet
Morgantown West Virginia December 21 three new opponents Kentucky Duke and Miami universities are listed on West Virginia University boxing schedule announced by Director H A Stansbury Miami from Coral Gables will face West Virginia and Army at West Point Florida team previously impressed at Pitt and Army and will not meet Mountaineers due to date conflicts The schedule opens second semester with the Southern dual meet Duke appears in Durham North Carolina late February Five conference dual meets Bucknell Pitt Temple W and J and Carnegie Tech complete the slate with the Fifth Annual Inter Collegiate Conference tournament location to be announced
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Wildcats
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Portuguese Royal Hopes Revived by Restoration in Greece
London reports a revived monarchy prospect for Portugal as Duarte, Duke of Braganza, gains support among royalists. He met Greek and British royalty, visited Versailles, and maintains ties with Portuguese supporters led by Senor Coutinho. The historic royal feud between Saxe Coburg and Braganza is viewed as settled.
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Austria
Detroit Tigers Schedule 28 Exhibition Games Set
The world champion Detroit Tigers will play 28 exhibition games in spring training, two more than last year. Reporting to Ireland training site March 1, they face eight major league clubs plus Milwaukee. Opponents include 12 games with the Reds, four with the Dodgers, two each with the Braves Senators Cardinals Red Sox Browns, and a Cubs game.
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Detroit Tigers
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Ireland
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Boston Braves
Washington Senators
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Boston Red Box
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Chicago Cubs
Caras Ties Rudolph In Billiard Championship
Jimmy Caras of Wilmington Delaware defeated Erwin Rudolph of Cleveland 125 to 21 to tie Rudolph for first place in the world pocket billiards championship tour. The match ended in 13 innings leaving both with seven victories and two losses. a decisive playoff to follow.
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Jimmy Caras
Wilmington
Del
Erwin Rudolph
Cleveland
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Caras
Grn
Dick Powell Returns To Mat Wars On Christmas Night
Four top South wrestlers join Matchmaker Ralph Eer Mogul at Sportrena Bluefield for Christmas night. Henry Graber meets Dobie Osborn in the main event while Dick Powell from Davis Elkins faces Walter Underhill in the opener. Osborn beat Underhill previously, Graber boasted a purse to cover losses, and Chuck Grogan sits out as referee.
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Virginia
Henry Graber
Icicle
Dobie Osborn
West Virginia
Dick Powell
Davis Elkins
Walter Underhill
Acha
Weinberg
Osborn
Underhill
Graber
Jim
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Ranger
Sam the relief case and the digger of ditches tale
A comic piece recounts Sam, a large man on relief who plans to rest and then work only as needed. A government tester assigns him to dig ditches unless he answers a simple question about the meaning of extemporaneous. He answers badly and accepts ditch digging, highlighting satirical views of relief programs.
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West Virginia All-State Football Selections Highlight Shifts
The official all-state board headed by Harry A. Stansbury lists 1935 selections showing Charleston ahead with three honorees, while War Huntington Washington Irving Elkins Wheeling have varied counts. Nine first-teamers head to the North-South game, with Northern and Southern squads emphasizing new faces and system styles.
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W. Va
Harry A. Stansbury
War
Huntington
Washington Irving
Elkins
Wheeling
East Bank
Weirton
New Martinsville
Victory
Clarksburg
Morgantown
Gary
Parkersburg
Oak Hill
Three Teams Added To West Virginia Boxing Schedule
Morgantown December 21 West Virginia university announces Kentucky Duke and Miami universities are added to the 1936 boxing schedule. The slate includes Bucknell Pitt Miami Temple Kentucky Re Washington and Carnegie Tech with Eastern Intercollegiate Conference tournament set for late March.
Pacific coaches face 1935 with renewed contract questions
San Francisco December 21 Football coaches on the Pacific coast wrestle with contract renewals as 1935 nears. Thornhill Stanford holds a three year deal through 1939. Phelan Washington expects a two year renewal. Callison Oregon and Stiner Oregon State operate year to year. USC, Berkeley, and UCLA heads brace for future terms while Madigan at St Marys nears 17 total years with two more possible.
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Claude Earle
Thornhill
Stanford University
Cre Fe
Jimmy Phelan
University of Washington
Prince Callison
University of Oregon
Lon Stiner
Oregon State College
University of Southern California
Hawaii
Howard Jones
Slip” Madigan
St. Mary's College
North-South Tilt Training Underway With Seventeen Players
Sixteen players begin active training ahead of the North-South tilt. The roster lists centers from Olzer to Zon tini and backs including Adkins Cafes and Turner.
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North-South Tilt
Indiana Quintet Downs Vanderbilt Commodores
The Indiana basketball team defeated Vanderbilt 56 to 18 in Nashville. Hoosiers showed speed and accurate passing, leading 29 to 11 at halftime. Platt led Indiana with 17 points, while Dick Plasman scored five for Vanderbilt.
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University of Indiana
Vanderbilt Commodores
Bg Ten
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Vanderbilt
Platt
D'ck Plasman
Hie
Commodore
Huntington Golden Gloves Entries Open for Regional Tourney
Mailing of entry blanks and circulars for the regional Golden Gloves amateur boxing tournament in Huntington begins. The event, starting January 20, is open to amateurs over 16 from West Virginia eastern Kentucky southern Ohio and parts of Virginia. Winners advance to Chicago for a Tribune tournament with trip expenses paid and potential Olympic pathway. Entries close January 18.
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Kentucky Officer Fatally Shot in Franklin Gun Battle
State Patrolman J P Hayes died and fellow officer Robert Rowland was critically wounded during a gun fight in Franklin Kentucky while questioning two men about a claimed stolen automobile. Curly Hardcastle was wounded and captured while Henry Hardcastle fled toward the Tennessee line. Other patrolmen nearby exchanged fire but were not hurt.
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Robert Rowland
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Noel Jones
Frankfort
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Curly Hardcastle
Henry Hardcastle
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C. A. Ray
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Willie MacFarlane Leads Open Field At Nassau
Willie MacFarlane from Tuckahoe New York shot 67 to lead the $5,000 British Colonial Open at Nassau Bahamas with a 202 total. Leo Mallory and John Revolta followed, while past champion Bobby Cruickshank struggled in the chase at 214.
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Willie Macarlane
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N. Y
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Leo Mallory
Noroton
John Revolta
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Pitt Panthers Edge Xavier 23 21 In Close Clash
In Cincinnati the University of Pittsburgh Panthers beat Xavier University 23 to 21. Pitt led 14 6 at halftime as Xavier narrowed the gap in the second period with substitutes keeping the visitors from scoring.
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PITT
Xavier University
Cincinnti
University of Pittsburgh
Xavier
Officials Named for North South Scholastic Game
The North South scholastic football game committee announced four officials for the New Year’s Day game. They are Dr. Carl P. Schott of Morgantown Bill Strickling of Huntington James Kay Thomas of Charleston and J E Boddy of Wheeling. The officials will donate their services.
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Charleston
W. Va
Carl P. Schott
Morgantown
Bill Strickling
Huntington
James Kay Thomas
J. E. Boddy
Wheeling
Butler Downs Purdue to End Undefeated Run
Butler Bulldogs defeated Purdue 41 to 39 in Indianapolis, ending Purdue's unblemished record. Purdue led 39 32 early in the final period before Butler's rally, paced by Batts and Armstrong with 15 points each, while Kessler had eight field goals and four free throws for Purdue. Sines missed two late free throws after fouled by Betts.
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Sines
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Malaska
Chaset
Batts
Jones
Bulldogs
Armstrong
Giants and Bears Land Three on Pro Team
The New York Giants and Chicago Bears each place three players on the National Professional Football league all star team chosen by coaches and announced today. First team selections include Bill Morgan and Mel Hein of the Giants, Joe Kopcha and George Musso of the Bears, Dutch Clark of Detroit, Ed Danowski of the Giants and Mike Mikulak of the Cardinals among others. Second team features Don Hutson and Ted Goodwin along with George Christiansen and Phil Sarboe, with several stars from Green Bay Detroit and Chicago.
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New York
New York Giants
Chicago
Bill Morgan
Giants
Mel Hein
Joe Kopcha
Bears
Earl
Dutch) Clark
Detroit Lions
Bill Smith
Cardinals
Giante
Mike Michalska
Green Bay
George Musso
Bill Karr
Dutch Clark
Detroit
Ed Danowski
Ernie Caddel
Mike Mikulak
Don Hutton
Tony Bazine
Ox Emerson
Are Randolph
Lou Evans
George Christiansen
Ted Goodwin
Phil Sarboe
Cliff Battles
Boston
Arnold Herber
Gene Ronzani
Government to Fight Recurrence of Dust Storms
A Federal Resettlement Administration committee urges a 3.5 million dollar program to rehabilitate the Anst Bowl region across Colorado Texas Kansas Oklahoma and New Mexico. It warns that continued soil loss threatens national resources and could create a new American desert unless action is taken.
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Colo
Southwest
Federal Resettlement Administration
Colorado
Texas
Kansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
E. A. Starch
Arky Vaughan Tops National Shikgers and Records
Arky Vaughan tops national shikgers with times at bat tying major record of 1, Lloyd Waner of Pittsburgh. Hank Leiber of the Giants hits two home runs in one inning. Ernie Lombardi four doubles in a game. Terry Moore six hits in a contest. Braves set league loss record. Gus Suhr extends consecutive games streak to 628. Cubs end season 21 straight wins. Giants lead in homers and Pirates in triples. Reds in steals.
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Pittsburgh
Ree
Hank Leiber
Giants
Ernie Lombard
Cincinnati
Terry Moore
St. Louis
Braves
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Gus Suir
Pirates
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W. Brown
Brooklyn
Boston
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Chicago
Vaubhan
Medwick
Charles
Gabby) Hartnett
Ernest Lombardi
Cincinnti
Billy Herman
Bill Terry
New York
Frank Demaree
Forrest Jensen
Reds Schedule 12 Exhibition Games With Tigers and Senators
Cincinnati Reds announce a 12 game spring training slate headlined by 12 Detroit Tigers exhibitions and interspersed four games against the Washington Senators. The trip includes Tampa Lakeland Orlando Cordele Macon Rome Columbia Augusta Florence Charlotte Winston Salem Durham Charleston Portsmouth Cincinnati.
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Northwestern Defeats Michigan State 29 to 25 in Tight Battle
Evanston Illinois December 21 Northwestern edged Michigan State 29 25 in a hard fought game. The Spartans rallied for eight late points but the clock ran out. Fouls and wild passing marked the match with 26 penalties 14 on Northwestern 12 on MSU Maurice Buysse led MSU with eight points while Mike McMichaels scored seven for Northwestern.
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George Kelly Wins Third Place in World Pocket Billiards
George Kelly of Philadelphia defeated Willie Mosconi of Philadelphia 125 to 114 in a 22 inning playoff to take third in the world pocket billiards championship. Both players had five wins and four losses in the regular schedule. Chinese movie fans in the Far East nickname Harold Lloyd Luke.
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George Kelly
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Willie Mosconi
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Harold Lloyd “Luke
Kush Wins Post On West Virginia All State Team
Richardson of Charleston led a strong guard corps and Savilla of East Bank dominated at tackle. Key backs included Ellis of Morgantown and Cafego of Oak Hill, with Archer of Parkersburg and Condit of Charleston shaping the backfield. Victory and Weirton dominated the season with undefeated runs.
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Seth
Adkins
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Turner
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John Zontini
Seth Youngster
Huntington Youngster
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