Football Practice Begins At Grafton High Monday
Grafton High opens football practice Monday at 8 30 am with over 45 candidates at the Athletic Field. Coach Ron McKinney says two daily drills are planned before school starts, then one session per day after September 4. Thirty one players reported for equipment with possibly 15 to 20 more to join.
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Ingles and Today Fall Football Opener Shuffle
The report notes ongoing conflicts over scheduling as high school plans fall football practice this afternoon while the Twilight League aims for a near identical start time. Betting odds favor Beaumont, with West End reluctant after a quiet period. A Sunday doubleheader at the Athletic Field features Maple Avenue versus Carl China in the opener and a late series contest.
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Daily Cross-Word Puzzle Item
A straight motion clue from the daily puzzle features the device CHATBeo rotary, noted among the puzzle’s themed terms. The entry suggests a device or mechanism with rotating components as part of a wordplay answer.
Early season clashes loom as Maple Avenue meets Carr China
Local sports notes discuss heated rivalries this season between Maple Avenue and Carr China and note a corrected article about Bethany College. The piece describes a rule change on offense with incomplete passes returning to the last down and two failed pass attempts costing possession. A Carr China vs Clarksburg Pottery game was canceled, with Clarksburg expected to visit Fettermans diamond Tuesday if feasible.
Philippi Bulldogs Schedule Preview for Football Season
Philippi coach Paul Watson calls players to high school gym on Monday August 27 at 1 30 PM for a squad survey before opening practice. The season slate includes September 21 at Grafton September 29 at Weston October 5 at Lumberport October 12 at Belington October 19 open October 26 at Buckhannon and November 3 at Webster Springs.
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Buckhannon
Webster Springs
Away
Unnamed two-year-old filly to run in Tri-State meet
A nameless two year old filly at State Fair Park awaits the Tri-State Jockey Club meeting starting September 1. Owned by the Ferry stable the Wise Counselor out of Rags filly has McGee as grandsire. She will be named before racing begins and will be schooled prior to post.
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Tri-State Jockey Club
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McGee
Twilight League opener postponed by bad weather
Wet grounds and uncertain forecasts forced a delay of the Twilight League best two out of three title series opener. The Fetterman and Beaumont champions will instead play a twin bill tomorrow starting at 1 pm with Maple Avenue facing Carr China, followed by the Fetterman-Beaumont title bout around 3 pm. Garrell eyes Maple Avenue win. Carr China pending starter chosen. Warne likely for First Ward. Paul Wright favored to win Game 1 for Beaumont.
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Trainers Prepare Fractious Runners Ahead of Meeting
Owners, trainers, and stables at the park finalize lists this weekend as horses, young and old, are schooled each morning. The focus is on getting thoroughbreds ready to leave the post from stalls at the head of the stretch and from the eight pole.
Flying Professor to Set Out for Greenland
Dr. Richard Upjohn Light of Yale University and Robert French Wilson of New Rochelle surprised friends with an unexpected flight to Cartwright from Nova Scotia and announced they would depart for Greenland today.
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Yale University
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Nova Scotia
Greenland
National League standings and results update
Yesterday Brooklyn defeated Chicago 6 to 4 while Boston struggled 2 10 Cincinnati 1 8 St Louis led New York 5 0 Pittsburgh Philadelphia rain schedule shows Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Boston at Cincinnati Brooklyn at Chicago New York at St Louis St Louis 2 Philadelphia 1 Detroit 12 Washington 6 other games rained out St Louis at Philadelphia Detroit at Washington Chicago at Boston
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Davis and Elkins Announce Year Football Schedule
Davis and Elkins college released its coming year football slate with nine games at home and on the road. The opener is September 28 vs Bucknell in Lewisburg and the season ends November 29 at St Thomas College Greensburg Pa. Notable away games include West Virginia Wesleyan October 6 and Findlay November 3 at Elkins. A late-September rainout forced postponement of Bucknell at Carr China and MecNich due to field conditions.
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Call Off Baseball Game Delayed by Heavy Downpour
Manager Cunningham announced the game would be moved to Tuesday next week if Grafton High football training permits. The contest would be played on the Peterman diamond pending approval from Fetterman manager for field use.
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Tigers Trim Yankees toExtend Lead in Capital
Detroit slugged Washington 12 to 6 in the capital, breaking a 3-3 tie in the fifth with seven runs. Auker won his 12th, allowing 15 hits as Washington’s Stewart and McColl led 17 hits for the Senators. Jojo White scored, while every Tigers batter had a hit. In another AL game, St. Louis Browns edged Philadelphia 2-1 after Sam West’s eighth inning homer. Dizzy Dean starred for the Cardinals, blanking the Giants 5-0 to move St Louis into second place behind the Giants.
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Garrison Names Teachers for Colored School
Beatrice Scipio of Parkersburg and Georgiana Hill of Marlinton have been employed as grade school teachers at the Garrison colored school in South Grafton. Assistant Superintendent E G Kuhn announced the hires, with strong recommendations noted. C T Napper remains principal of the school.
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Parkersburg
Georgiana Hill
Marlinton
Garrison Colored School
South Grafton
E.G. Kuhn
Grafton
Kuhn
C. T. Napper
Governors Invited to Moose Rally at Old Sweet Springs
Two state leaders from Virginia and West Virginia were invited to attend a Moose picnic at Old Sweet Springs in Monroe county to hear Senator James J. Davis of Pennsylvania, national director, and Senator M. M. Neely has accepted. The event aims to showcase the site for a potential national home, originally planned for last month but postponed due to Davis's unavailability.
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