Beaver High Faces Northfork in Key Afternoon Showdown
Beaver High meets Northfork High at 2 30 this afternoon in a pivotal game that could define the Maroon and White season. Coach Nebinger drills the squad to avoid overconfidence after the Williamson win as Captain Harry Cash leads the regulars in a high stakes test against Northfork’s strong attack. A parade and band procession precede the game, with Bluefield seeking another win to maintain its scholastic ranking.
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Beaver High
Northfork High
Waterloo
Bluefield
Northfork
Nebinger
Williamson
Beaver
D. H. Goodykoonts
West Virginia
Princeton
Welch
Beavers
Dick Nebinger
Harry Cash
Bluefield College
Princeton High
Mingo
Fair Grounds
Kermit Smith Joins Bluefield College Football Roster
Kermit Smith, an eighteen year old backfield recruit from Alexandria Virginia, joins Bluefield College after starring in football baseball and track in high school. At 162 pounds he shines in punting with shoes finally ready delivering fifty five to sixty five yard kicks. He also plays end and halfback and holds high jump and broad jump marks while pursuing A B course. He is well regarded in academics and campus life.
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Kermit Smith
Bluefield College
Alexandria
Virginia
Kermit
Oval
Deacons
Remsweller
Smith
Bluefield Colored Institute Dominates Christiansburg 31 0
Bluefield Colored Institute football crushed Christiansburg Industrial Institute 31 to 0 at Christiansburg. Injured starters P Holley Buford Carey and Abbott reduced Bluefield’s lineup but Hayden Dempsey Mitchell Valentine and Martin led a commanding attack for the decisive four touchdowns in the first half and a final score that marked the strongest performance in the series in four years.
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Bluefield Colored Institute
Christiansburg Industrial Institute
Christiansburg
Bluefield
P. Holley
Buford
Carey
Abbott
Jeffries
Hayden
Dempsey
Mitchel
Valentine
Martin
Christiansgure
Bluefield Boys
Mitchell
Bluefield football wins first game in tough conditions
Bluefield soaked field forced a ground game with a single pass dropped by Valentine. Every Bluefield backfield member scored a touchdown as the line and defense under Coach Jefferson shone. The team hosts Morristown College at home next, promising a real treat for fans.
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Bluefield
Valentine
Institute
Jefferson
Morristown College
Bluefield Gun Club To Host Annual Tourney
Considerable interest has developed in the Bluefield Gun Club annual tournament to be held Thursday. Twenty members qualified and handicaps announced Sunday equalize contestants for a hotly contested event. Each shooter fires 100 shots with a $5 entrance fee to cover targets and shells. shells are discounted 25 cents per box.
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Bluefield Gun Club
Bluefield
McDonough Wins 250-Mile Baltimore Laurel Speedway Race
Bob McDonough, protege of Tommy Milton, won a 250 mile motor race at the Baltimore Laurel track despite a limping engine in the final stretch. He finished in 1 hour 59 minutes 2.71 seconds, averaging 126.30 mph, ahead of De Paolo who was denied victory by a pit tire change. The field had 16 starters with Milton finishing third and several others failing to finish. Prize money totaled $9,000 for McDonough with De Paolo earning $5,500 and others collecting smaller shares.
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Bob McDonough
Tommy Milton
Laurel Speedway
Laurel
Baltimore
McDonough
de Paolo
Sue
Culver City
MccDonough
Milton
Helburn
Cooper
Shafer
Four undefeated college teams yet to score against
Eastern football sees Cornell Syracuse NYU and Bucknell untouched by opponents as college teams prepare for upcoming games. Cornell leads scoring with 195 points in four games while Syracuse has 153 in five. Drexel remains scoreless against Georgetown Lehigh Susquehanna Johns Hopkins.
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Associated Press
New York
Cornell
Syracuse
New York University
Bucknell
Georgetown
Columbia
Polo Grounds
Penn State
Holy Cross
Fordham
Indiana
Corvell
Dartmouth
Harvard
Bates
Drexel
Lehigh
Susquehanna
Johns Hopkins
Local Gun Club Trophy Awarded by President Weller
Harry Weller, president, awards the trophy as preparations are made to begin shooting promptly at 1 o'clock. After the tournament, traps will be opened to all members for a final local season shoot.
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Gun Club
Harry ©. Weller
Masters of Roaring Boards Vie for Supremacy at Charlotte Speedway
Eighteen world famous auto racing drivers gather at Charlotte Speedway on November 11 for a 260 mile event under the national championship for a $25,000 purse. The lineup features Peter DePaolo, Hodgs Donagh, Harry Hartz, Leon Duray, Fred Comer, Tommy Milton, Peter Kreis, Jerry Wonderlich, Earl Cooper, Henry Hill, Dr. William Shattuc, Phil Shafer, Frank Eliott and others. The event marks a high speed spectacle at a famed test track with a long and perilous oval.
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Charlotte
N. C
Charlottee Speedway
Oval
Peter DePaolo
DePaolo
Fresno
Cal
Ralph le Palma
HodgcDonagh
Altoona
Tommy Milton
Harry Hartz
Leon Duray
Fred Comer
Monza
Italy
Peter Kreis
America
Jerry Wonderlich
Earl Cooper
Henry Hill
William Shattuc
Phil Shafer
Texas Terror
Frank Eliott
Chicago University
St. Paul Promoter Awards Lone for Boxing Service
Jock Malone of St. Paul received a $1000 check from promoter Billy Fawcett in addition to his purse after refusing to quit in a bout with Tiger Flowers last Friday. Malone was fouled twice in the fight and was cited for his “real service to the sport of boxing.”
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St. Paul
Minn
Tiger Flowers
Atlanta
Jock Malone
Billy” Fawcett
Twin Cities
Malone
Two Big Ten Contenders Face Eastern Shadows Next Weekend
Chicago and Illinois prepare for crucial games as Michigan meets Navy in the West and Illinois travels East to face undefeated Penn State. Grange and Zuppke spark hopes for Big Ten prestige against tough schedules while 75,000 Illinois supporters look to Philadelphia.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Mid-West
Navy
Michigan
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Middle West
Ohio
Columbia
Wolverines
Wheconsin
Indiana
Mhdnots
Tilmore
Grange
Zuppke
Red Head
Ulinots School
Philadelphia
Northwestern
Notre Dame
St. Louis
Tulane
Fifty Years Later A Cottonwood Tree Grows in Hutchinson
Fifty years after Judge W. R. Brown joked about pleating a tree, a cottonwood planted in front of Amos Plank’s Hutchinson jewelry shop has grown into one of the area’s largest cottonwoods.
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Hutchinson
Kas
W. R. Brown
Amos Plank
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Yale
Charlotte Speedway
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Sidney Gmit
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