Kanawha Cagers Set to Invade Manchester Ohio
Kanawha college basketball team led by Captain Erle Hays heads to Manchester Ohio to face Alfred Holbrook college in their first late season contest. The roster includes Bill Hager Harold Allen Franklin McPeak Tom Hawkins and Hays with Hays noted for a strong junior season start. Captain Hays, a former South Charleston standout, is aboard along with coach Charley Thom. The game tips at 8 30 this evening as the Kanawha cagers open the series.
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Kanawha College
Erle Hays
Manchester
Ohio
Alfred Holbrook College
Hays
Charley Thom
South Charleston High School
Aunk
Hineue
Kanawha
Bill Hager
Harold Allen
Franklin McPeak
Tom Hawkins
Hawkins
Nitro
Allen
Charleston High
Dizzy Dean Signs For More Than Twenty Thousand
Dizzy Dean, star pitcher of the St. Louis Cardinals, signed a contract for the 1933 season with a salary reported between $20,000 and $28,000. Brendon announced the deal from Bradenton, noting the agreement was signed and in the mail. Dean expressed happiness and predicted strong pitching, while negotiations and a potential Wentz deal were mentioned in surrounding reports.
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Dizzy Dean
Brendon
St, Louis
Dee
Dean
Sam Brendon
Cardinals
Dizzy
Bradenton
Fla
Lastayear
Dissy
Brendan
Dizey
Lew Wentz
Oklahoma
Wentz
Paul
Breadon
Florida
Mr. Wentz
Detroit Tigers
Readman
Fia
Jerome Herman Dean
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis
Reardan
Branch Tickey
Trusty Tallman Leads Mountaineers Past W and J
Mountaineers closed their season with a 14-12 win over Washington and Jefferson, giving them five wins against four losses. Trusty Tallman, former freshman coach, earned praise for his first year as a major college coach with West Virginia alum ni backing him. Critics like Judson Bailey shifted to support, predicting seven wins of nine next season. The piece also notes Pitt, Temple, and George Washington as potential opponents and mentions the West Virginia Sports Writers association ballot for state high school champion.
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Trusty Tollman
Mountaineers
Washington
Jefferson
Trusty Tallman
University
Earle
Greasy
Tallman
Trusty
Fordham
Temple
George Washington
Morgantown
Pitt
Jock
Pop Warner
Dave Smukler
Izzy Weinstock
Tuffy Leemons
Big Creek High
Aiice
West Virginia Sports Writers Association
Bill Hart
Morgantown Dominion News
Bill
Fryal
Huntington
Elks To Divide North South High School Game Profits
Nineteen West Virginia Elks lodges contributed over 22000 to child welfare via the shoe and stocking fund in 1933. They will share the profits from the North South high school football classic on New Year’s Day to continue the charity work. James J. Duggan leads invitations to 16 chapters plus the local lodge to promote the second annual all star event. The Charleston lodge acts as organizer while others may receive portions from the proceeds. Each lodge must provide 75 to help cover expenses for housing, feeding 44 players and coaches, and trophies. Net profits go to charity with possible aid to schools for shoes and stockings. Northern lodges outnumber southern ones, with 12 chapters in the north and Wheeling area. five southern chapters include Charleston and Beckley, among others.
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Elks
West Virginia
James J. Duggan
Charleston Elks
Caulest
Bas Viding
North
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Moundsville
Fairmont
Grafton
Sistersville
Mannington
Surge Kins Clarksburg
Martinsburg
Elkins
Wellsburg
Charleston
Bluefield
Huntington
Hinton
Williamson
Beckley
Princeton
Virginia Tech Announces 1947 Football Letters and Numerals
Virginia Tech athletic council awarded varsity and freshman football letters and numerals for the season just completed. Twenty players earned varsity monograms and 21 freshmen received class numerals, highlighting a strong first year squad that won five straight games.
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Blacksburg
Virginia Tech Athletic Council
Hinemen
Eldren
Tech
G. M. Smith
Petersburg
H. E. Dickerson
Greensboro
W. Dodge
Norfolk
L. L. Fittra
Parkersburg
W. Va
J. H. Copenhover
F. M. Banks
Beckiey
W. Vaz
Dave Jones
Cambring
J. N. Ochs
Pittsburgh
T. Thomas
Hyattagilte
W. 2
Halsclaw
Charleston
W. Vas
Botnick
Elmira
Culpepper
H.W. Howard
East Orange
B. D. Spengler
Lewistown
M. G. Stroud
Portsmouth
Reshman
Marvin Cregger
Wytheville
A. P. Robison
Gophers Stars Accept East West Shrine Game Invites
Three stars from Minnesota championship squad Pug Lund Franker son and Phil Bengston accepted invitations to play in the East-West Shrine football game in San Francisco on New Year's Day. The East team will be coached by Dick Hanley and Andy Kerr. Since 1024 the series has raised over $300000 for crippled children.
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Evanston
Minnesota
Pug Lund
Frankerson
Phil Bengston
San Francisco
Dick Hanley
Northwestern
Andy Kerr
Colgate
Yarosz to Meet Leonard in Chicago Bout
Teddy Yarosz the newly crowned middleweight champion was added to the Joe Louis Lee Ramage heavyweight card at Chicago Stadium on December 14. He was matched for a 10 round bout with Kid Leonard of Moline Belgium boxer.
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Chicago
Teddy Yarosz
Pittsburgh
Joe Louis-Lee Ramage
Chicago Stadium
Yarosz
Kid Leonard
Gian Boxer
Moline
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