St Augustine Cagers Open Season at Rowlesburg
The St Augustine Augies under Coach Ralph Bunver travel to Rowlesburg to face River Lions in the opening game of a 21 game schedule. The lineup blends three seniors two juniors three sophomores and three freshmen with height limited to Davis Hostler and Gene Roush at six feet. Veteran help comes from Tim Stillwell Don Liteinger and Bob Newson aided by sophomores Bob Gerkins Jeff Rogers and Paul Hostler plus newcomers Danny Shay Bob Sanders and Jim Woodyard. The squad shows grit in preparation and aims to build on a tough 66-57 campaign with eleven road games and ten home games. The full schedule lists Dec 4 Bowlesburg Dec 5 Fellowsville Dec 7 Newburg Dec 9 St Peters Dec 17 Tunnelton Jan 4 St Francis Jan 11 Industrial School Jan 16 Don Bosco Jan 28 Kasson Jan 29 Fellowsville Feb 2 St Patrick Feb 8 Flemington Feb 11 St Patrick Feb 13 Kasson Feb 18 St Francis Feb 19 Tunnelton Feb ? Flemington
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Gene Roush
Tim Stillwell
Don Liteinger
Bbb Newson
Bob Gerkins
Jeff Rogers
Paul Hbstler
Danny Shay
Bob Sanders
Jim Woodyard
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Tunnelton
St. Francis
Industrial School
Don Bosco
Kasson
St. Patrick
Flemington
Tunnditon
Flemington Opens Season Tuesday Hoop Return
Flemington High School basketball opens the season Tuesday evening on the home floor against Beverly’s quint. The fans hope for a repeat of last year’s success when the Little Ten champions posted 21 wins and 4 losses. Eleven lettermen return, with Charles Shreve and Jerry Woods among the veterans, and the team will wear new uniforms with gold trim.
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Plemington High School
Quinte
Charles
Shreve
Jerry Woods
Alge
Weekend Sports Wrap Hits Narrow Headlines
Weekend sports round up reports NYU coach Emil Von Elling will retire this year. Floyd Patterson manager Gus DAmato says potential matchup with Rocky Marciano if ex-champion comes out of retirement. Frank Robinson and Luis Aparicio are named outstanding rookies by Baseball Writers Association. Notre Dame coach Terry Brennan denies feud with Frank Leahy. Gardiner Dickson wins West Palm Beach Open with 67. William J Beal pioneers cross-fertilization of corn at MSU.
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Emil von Elling
NYU
Nas
Chicago
Gus D'Amato
Floyd Patterson
Rocky Marciano
Prank Robinson
Luis Aparicio
Baseball , Writers Association
Australians Beat U S in Olympic Swimming Meet
Australia’s 800 meter medley relay team defeated the United States by 26 yards to win the Olympic championships. John Henricks anchored the winning 109 meter freestyle leg in a world record 8 23.6, with Pat McCormick challenging for a rare gold double in springboard diving.
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U.S
Pat McCormick
Lakewood
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John Henricks
Ford Konno
Fenolulu
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Konno
Russia
Japan
Mrs. McCormick
McCormex
Irene McDonald
Canada
Barbara Sue Giléers
Lionde
Detroi
Tsat Ponts
John Devitt
Murray Rose
Trussia
West Virginia Tops VMI In Wide Basketball Card
A packed set of college basketball results shows West Virginia defeating VMI 71 to 47 while Niagara edged Colgate 75 to 73 and Canisius beat Syracuse 89 to 64. Other notable scores include Penn State 80 over Carnegie Tech 51 and Kentucky 94 over Washington and Lee 60.
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Colgate
Canisius
Syracuse
Penn State
Carnegie Tech
Bucknell
Cornell
Duquesne
Florida State
Temple
Gettysburg
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Seton Hall
Toronto
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Virginia
Kentucky
Washington & Lee
Richmond
Citadel
Tennessee
Furman
Carolina
Wofford
Miami
Florida Southern
College basketball scores and results round up
A collection of college basketball scores lists many pairings with final scores. Montana State Idaho Oregon State Wyoming Seattle Utah State Stanford St Marys Pacific Chico California Nevada Idaho and other matchups show varying outcomes across venues and dates.
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Montana
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Seattle
Utah State
Stanford
St. Mary's
jColl of
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Chico St
Iolago State
Denver
UCLA
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California
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Coll of
17 Perfects On Gridiron Seventeen Teams Finish Undefeated
NEW YORK Seventeen college football teams led by Oklahoma and Tennessee posted perfect regular seasons. Oklahoma and Tennessee prepared for postseason tests with wins, Vanderbilt defeated by Tennessee 27 7, while Florida A&M scored 367 points in eight games as the high scoring small school. Tennessee allowed only few points to opponents.
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Tennessee Art
Namesake spider named after Peterson in Mexican cave find
Sheboygan archaeologist Frederick A. Peterson described discovering a large ugly spider specter in a Mexican jungle Indian cave during a recent expedition. He asked a botanist to name it after him and the scientist agreed naming it Petersonia monolia.
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WVU Starts Cage Season In Victory
West Virginia opens the basketball season with a 71-47 win over VMI as Hot Rod Hundley scores 23 and Rod Smith shoots six of seven in the first half. Tech wins Warm-up Tournament with a 76-75 verdict over Quantico Marines. Weselyn and Glenville State show early strong play in state college conference action.
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Geneva
Hot Rod Hundley
Jed Wvu
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Rod Smith
Charleston
Clayce Kishbaugh
Clarksburg
Quantico Marines
Aldoson-Broadcus
West Virginia State
Joe Miller
Bill Leonard
Glenville
Gilmer County
Fairmont
Salem
WVU Frosh
West Virginia University
Frosh
Wheeling College
Joe Pasch
Riverside
N.J
Little Mountaineers
Three Bearcats Win All State Honor
Grafton High School football saw no first team selections but three Bearcats earned second team honors from the State Sports Writers Association. Tom Cuppett George Hershman and John Scragg made the second string with Scragg named captain. The piece notes Grafton’s success as a team effort rather than reliance on a single star amid the region’s football scene. Also listed are first and third team selections and regional results from recent games and a note on Army Reserve enlistment figures.
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Cats
Tom Cuppett
George Hershman
John Scragg
Scrage
Grafton
Rand McKinney
State Sportswriters Association
Weeklong Cage Schedule Sets Local Basketball Games
The West Virginia area hosts a full week of basketball games at Virdinix courts with Monday matchups Salem versus Botany and Morgan State facing West Virginia State. Tuesday features Florida State at WVU and multiple campus contests including Salem at West Liberty and Frostburg at Shepherd. Wednesday brings WVU State against Rio Grande and D&E against AB. Thursday marks Tech at Salént and Wesleyan versus Beckley at Shady Springs. Friday pits Concord at Morris Harvey and Tech versus Potomac with West Liberty hosting A B. Saturday includes WVII versus Wa&I at Fayetteville and Springhill versus Marshall with Beckey at Salem. The schedule lists many cross-division showdowns and venue changes across multiple campuses.
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District of Columbia Teachers
New York State Government Structure Expanded in 1944
New York established a 19 department administrative structure. The West Edition notes the State Commerce Department formed on April 1 1944 and cites population figures around 89 160 000 for the region, reflecting postwar growth and reorganization of state agencies.
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