Beaver's Joe Black Makes All State Grid Team
New York Giants face a critical off season as Joe Black earns a place on the all state grid squad. Giants struggle with attendance and star power while GM Horace Stoneham and manager Bill Terry seek bold signings to revive the franchise. Giants press for top talent but worry MacPhail in Brooklyn poses stiff competition and may pull bids away.
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Beaver
Joe Black
Gayle Talbott
New York
Giants
Polo Grounds
Horace Stoneham
Bill Terry
Larry MacPhail
Brooklyn
Joe Orengo
Bob Bowman
St. Louis Cardinals
Gaby Atnett
Seago Cubs
MacPhail
Kirby Higbe
Phillies
Stoneham
MacPhai
Leo Bondy
Harry Danning
Carl Ls
Mel Ott
Terry
Gath
John W
Polo
National League
Local Ace Named To Backfield Job By Official Board
Parkersburg stars headline the 1940 All West Virginia football selections as two Parkersburg players win spots on the official team joined by players from Shinnston Beckley Charleston Logan Wheeling Mullens South Charleston Bluefield and Huntington. Roy M Hawley chairs the selection board with Bill Bessofee Dick Cresap J R VanMeter Bud Tesch and C Lee Spillers among the delegates.
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Pritchard
Mullens
Davis
Beckley
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Roy M. Hawley
West Virginia University
Hawley
Morgantown
W. Va
Big Reds
Mountain Land
Shinnston
Charleston
Logan Wheeling
South Charleston
Bluefield
Huntington
Bill Bessofee
Dick Cresap
Clarksburg
J R. VanMeter
C. A
Bud) Tesch
C. Lee Spillers
Ficial
Rocco J. Gorman
Parkersburg Beaver High
Shinn Ston
Charles Town
Logan
Weirton
Pennsboro
Washington Irving
Clar Wheeling
Burnsville
Conn Signs for Crack at Heavy Crown Title
Billy Conn, Pittsburgh heavyweight champion, signs to challenge Joe Louis for the title. Agreement includes a five year defense clause and split of proceeds. Louis would get 40 percent, Conn 20, with a rematch and cut details under negotiation.
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Billy Conn
Heavy Crown
New York
Pittsburgh
Joe Louis
Conn
Ray
Iinges
Louis
Bowling Green Defeats State 33 to 3
Scores reveal a jumble of game results with Bowling Green, Western, Pittsburgh, Nebraska, Wittenberg, John’s, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Detroit, Washington, Duke, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Case, Otterbein, la, Mary’s, Texas A and M, California, Oklahoma, Normal, and ULCA in various matchups. The legible figures show wide score spreads and multiple college teams listed across the page.
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Texas
Clifornia
Oklahoma
Normal
ULCA
Reds Best Fielding Outfit In League
Cincinnati Reds headline a standout defensive season with four stars Ernie Lombardi Frank Buck McCormick Billy Werber and Harry Craft leading their positions. The team set a NL fielding record 981 and 117 errors the fewest in the league while winning the pennant and world title.
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Lombardi
Buck McCormick
Bill Werber
Harry Craft
Judson Bailey
New York
Cincinnati Reds
Ernie Lombardi
Frank
Buck) McCormick
Billy Werber
Reds
New York Giants
Cincinnati
Boston
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Craft
McCormick
Herman Schulte
Phillies
Eddie Miller
Boston Bees
Werber
Harry Danning
Ben Warren
Harry Gumbert
Giants
Story of the Week Baseballer Turned Rat Exterminator
The tale follows a broke baseball player who answers a factory rats exterminator ad using chemistry studies, requests bread cheese beer, then returns to declare ready to battle rats. A punchline about playing ball with a girl behind a plate closes the vignette.
Notable Paradoxes and Jokes on Marriage and Life
A collection of wry lines and quips on love money luck and social norms. The notes range from policy and protection in gender roles to marriage as a lottery and the charm of Santa Claus. Classic lines include a Sultan and his visitors and a remark on trust in relationships.
West Virginia Adds Army To Winter Basketball Schedule
West Virginia announces Army will join the 21 game winter hoops slate. The Cadets visit February 19 at West Point, with a potential VPI game at Cumberland Md. WVU has two wins and two losses this season, and resumes practice after Christmas ahead of Carnegie Tech and Kentucky home dates.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Roy M. Hawley
Army
West Virginia University
Mountaineer
West Virginia
West Point
Mountaineers
Cumberland
Ohio State
Kentucky
West Liberty Teachers College
Cadets
Moon
Carnegie Tech
Pitttsburg
Boxing entries for Mitt meet slow over holidays
Huntington Virginia reports a slow trickle of entries for Advertiser's Sixth annual Golden Gloves amateur tournament as officials expect momentum after Christmas. The event, set to begin January 27, faces competing sectional rounds in Charleston and Beckley and other locales before the final here.
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Huntington
Filme
Charleston
Beckley
Logan
Madison Square i
Tina
Gowan
Jones Locks Husker Drills In Arizona Practice
Nebraska coach Lawrence Jones barred reporters from a first real Rose Bowl drill set in Phoenix Arizona. He stated the team is here on business and refused odds on Stanford, emphasizing the Huskers are in tip top condition for the Rose Bowl buildup.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Lawrence ‘Biff
Jones
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Stanford
West Coast
Nebraskans
A. Jones
Beaver Students Organize Four Team Bowling League
Beaver high school students form a four team bowling league at Tavern Alleys with Tuesday and Thursday sessions under Bluefield Bowling Association USBC. Team rosters include Saunders Bratton Ev Saunders Wilson Black and others, with Clyde Sarver Jr elected president and Ed Saunders as vice president.
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Beaver
Beaver High School
Clyde Sarver, Jr
Beaver Bow
Ed Saunders
Saunders
Bratton
Wilson
Black
Tabor
Turley
Griffin
Fuddell
Bailey
Sutherland
Woolwine
Heldreth
Counts
Mattox
Johnston
Sands
Gills
Templeton
Huff
Bluefield Bowling Association
American Bowling Congress
1940 All State Honorable Mention Names List Shown
The document lists players receiving honorable mention across positions from multiple West Virginia towns including Parkersburg Martinsburg Shinnston Weston Huntington and Wheeling. Names span guards centers backs tackles ends and wards with many school affiliations noted such as Elkins Beckley Hurricane and Morgantown.
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Adair
Parkersburg
Rice
Elkins
Reed
Willis Logan
Prick
Martinsburg
Rim
Gary
Priolette
West Fairmont
Hudnall
East Bank
Richmond
Mullens
Tucci
Weston
Spadafore
Shinnston
Belcher
Princeton
Hughes
Washington Irving
Albertazzi
Morgantown
Coleman
Rainelle
Stafford
Big Creek
Huffman
Hurricane
Suptic
Beckley
Eggleston
Adams
Williamson
Vestri
Lantz
Morongah
Harmison
Romney
Earl
Charlies Town
Folk
Cowley
Duff
Dunbar
Mazza
Priestly
Huntington
Bumgardner
Victory
Julian
Roosevelt-Wilson
Legg
Oak Hill
Becker
Triadelphia
Metro
Moundsville
Pollack
Gauley
Garrett
Montgomery
Williams
Wheeling
Fiery
Coe
Warwood
Larry
Northfork
Peralde
Welch
Thorpe
Detruce
Harpers Ferry
Beer
Buckhannon
Randolph
Roosevelt- Wilson
Foose
C. Smith
Ravenewood
Stump
Elkview
Bryant
Gauley Bridge
Kangmerski Weirton
Reddick
Philippi
Beard
Charleston
Rennick
Caseell
Green Bank
Knoff
Ashworth
Buffalo
Rowles
Matewen
McLean
Fanacre Teme
Rahal
Deck- Fa
Kindler
West Virginia high school football all state selections balanced by polls
Senior heavy all state team features standout ends George Davis and Pritchard with backfield strength from Earley Preddie and Joseph Black. Beales, Mullens, Beckley, Huntington and Parkersburg dominate, while Beckley’s Davis praised as greatest lineman by coach Van Meter for four years.
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South Charleston
George Davis
Pritchard
Hanks
Parkersburg
Grover Wilds
Huntington
Bac
Earley
Earley Preddie Ley
Park
Joseph Black
Bluefield
Mallens
Davis
Beckley
Mullens
Van
van Meter
Huffman Marshall
Peelish
West Virginia
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Bowman
Orengo
Gabby
Danning
Viginia High School
Feane
Perrcharo
Mullenstackle
Champe
Pozega
Zubel Whee
Davis, Beerey
Tackle
Springston
Shinneston
Parkers
WILDS
Back
Morecraft
Johnny Worth
Cincinnati Stars
Stubby
Vandy van Dyke
Buff
Zadora
Cleopatra
Santa Claus
Quint
Herbert Spri
John Center
Ambrose
Howard Pritchard
Leston
Sopho
Ora Hanks
Untington
Flournoy
Ghasheten
Chariest
Golden
Lape
Eairn Booth
Hoover
Wentherne
Munday Te O Stakias
Bocca
Roosevelt-Wilson Whitemore
Cone ‘Town
Ack
Lindsay
Perros
Fast Bank
Freddie
Seth
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