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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1938
Page
10
Utah University coach Ike Armstrong leads a 30 man squad arriving early for the Sun Bowl. The 43 member University of New Mexico team boards a train toward Albuquerque for tomorrow’s game, as tourism photo bans in Shepeemneene coun China extend to visitors.
Arcade Fruit Mar ket basketball team will meet Clendenin Esses tonight at 8 o'clock on the Clendenin floor.
Huntington boxing fans await a Y M C A event featuring Rex Wells against Kenneth Moore for the middleweight title in Charleston. Local favorites Mason and Banfield clash in a lightweight bout as part of an eight bout card with 50 cent admission.
River Oaks hosts the $3,000 Houston Open with Sam Snead and McSpaden co favorites. Snead and Mel Spaden head a strong contingent including Metz, Nelson, Hogan, Schumacher, Burke, and Demaret as about 100 players prepare for the open and pre amateurs. The 54 hole event starts Friday with a cut to 64 after Saturday’s play.
The Herman Perry basketball team, made up of former high school players, seeks opponents in and around Charleston. For information call Walker at 31 821.
City basketball league managers drafted by laws and set first round games for Monday on the new WCHL auditorium court. Early games at 7:30 Carbide vs Pure OM, 8:30 Arcade Fruit Market vs Daily Mall, 6:30 DuPont vs Busy Bee. Owens-Illinois and School of Commerce had byes. Babe Corey announced 25 cent admission to all games. Schedule to be announced Sunday.
Intercollegiate football coaches meet and endorse stabilization with minor changes. Proposals include 15 yard penalties for ineligible receivers on forward passes and rules to allow more shovel passes, plus penalties for line violations and equipment safety studies after injuries from brittle shoe cleats.
Huntington middleweight boxer Elmer Ridenour received a 69 day suspension from the West Virginia Athletic Commission effective December 19 Under the alias Elmo Marty he weighed in for an amateur bout with Rex Wells at Charleston on December 13 Referee Jake Steiner disqualified the contest after recognizing him.
South Charleston high school coach Eddie Baker shapes the Black Eagles for their season opener next Tuesday night against an Alumni squad featuring last season’s state tournament players. Notable alumni include Harry Clingenpeel Willard Taylor Big Joe Morecraft Atton Jackson William Meadows Ralph Casto Charles George and others.
Track expert consensus predicts Archie San Romani the Kansan star will have his best season yet. He has regained health and confidence through daily workouts at New York University under coach Emil Vor Elling. He cites a difficult 1938 year filled with injuries and illnesses as the reason for his past failures and stresses earned success ahead.
New England ships delivered a wartime cargo to Barbados where traders exchanged fish for casks of molasses. In Bestar distillers turned molasses into a prized liquid gold which Colonists bartered for worldwide goods, fueling the New England rum trade.
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