Mountaineer Prepare For Winter Sports In First Stride Soon
Mountaineer teams begin workouts for basketball wrestling and track as seeds of the indoor program take shape after the new year. Veterans like Capt Little Sleepy and Emory Lepera return, while new prospects under Coach Vacheresse and Art Smith ramp up. The wrestlers and boxers feature notable names and weight class shifts as the 1930 squad forms.
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Samche
Ier
Prancis Stadavold
Ily
Art Smith
le Truck Squad
Steve Har
Edel ‘Aicheresse
eiMly
H. A Signsbury
Jim Black
Ruyh Hagberg
Truci Mpaylor
Ign
Little Sleepy" Ee
Emory Lepera
George Ratcliffe
Law- Plaster
Edine Center
Eddie Ip
Aes
Toses
Leach Harvick
Biss
Willford
Adolph Coo
Jim Fox
Walter Swater
George
Ted
Capt. Gordon
Paul Meyers
Bill Harrick
Borerd Johnston
Clarence Higgins
Mountaineer
Krebbs
Harry Stankard
Latham Brothers
Bob
Nick
Vacheresse
Fred Riley
Mick J ‘Ey Brand
Ira Young
Bert Hardy
Harold Bling
Russell
Cyril Ruble MN Hughes
Eddie Nartrug
Dav Wacobs
Charles Hill
Oscar Goldstein
Wei i
Interior estimates vast U.S. coal resources
The United States Department of the Interior reports coal resources conservatively at about 150 billion tons with expectations that much larger supplies may be discovered. The assessment underscores substantial coal reserves and potential for future finds across the nation.
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Department of the Interior
Two Major Leagues Share Honors On 1929 All Star Team
The Sporting News 1929 all star selections name five players from each league with two pitchers. Mickey Cochrane of the Athletics is the unanimous catcher, and stars like Al Simmons, Hack Wilson, Babe Ruth, and Jimmy Foxx headline the lineup. The team posts a .327 batting average, rising to .340 excluding pitchers, with pitchers Lefty Grove and Raleigh Grimes totaling 27 wins to 1 loss.
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Sporting News
St. Louis
Bby
Metbereu
Baseball Writers
Mickey Cochrane
Philadelphia Athletics
al Simmons
Athletics
Hack Wilson
Chicago Cubs
Babe Ruth
New York Yankees
Jimmy Foxx
Foxx
Bill Terry
Giants
Grimes
George Earnshaw
Hack *Wilson
Hornsby
Boston Milers Set For Australasian Contingent
Bostoun Lermond of the Boston Athletic Association and Harold Osborne of the Illinois A C plus 1924 Olympic long jumper will travel to Australia on December 12 likely missing all American indoor meets.
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Associated Press
Bostoun
Leo Lermond
Boston Athletic Assocition
San Francisco
Australia
Harold Osborne
Trinois A. C
Wil
Night baseball seen as key to minor leagues success
Des Moines on December 4 reports Lee Kaiser, president of the Des Moines Western League club, arguing night baseball is the real solution to sustaining minor league baseball. He notes schools gained funds by night football and suggests night games will attract the working class, with plans to try the idea in Des Moines next spring.
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Des Moines
Lee Kaiser
Kaiser
Gene Tunney Home From Italy Quiet Life Planned
New York reports Gene Tunney and wife Polly Lauder returned from Italy after 15 months abroad. He denies plans to fight again, saying he has ended his public career and seeks a quiet life. Mrs. Tunney, recovered from an appendectomy, accompanies him in a stylish appearance.
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New York
Gene Tunney
Tunney
Polly Lauder
United States
Italy
Katherine King Fogarty
Sixteen Survivors Enter Second Round in Pro Golf Tourney
In Los Angeles on December 4, Horton Smith led a list of 16 survivors advancing to the second round of PGA championship match play. Craig Wood and Leo Diegel posted notable performances while Walter Hagen surged to a 9 and 8 finish over Bob Shave. Fred Morrison faced elimination ahead of a potential clash with Gene Sarazen, and other major league talks included potential trades involving Burleigh Grimes and Frank Nekolai amid cross-league discussions.
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Los Angeles
Horton Smith
Missouri Ozarks
Craig Wood
Long Island
N. Y
Leo Diegel
P.O. Hart
Wheeling
W. Va
Bob Shave
Aurora
Ohio
Hin Sedal
Vent “Haig
Fred Morrison
Joe Kirkwood
Philadelphia
Gene Saragen
Fresh Medow
N.C
Morrison
Hagen
BI Mehlhorn
New York
Henry Cuici
Mill River
Conn
Injto
Branch Rickey
St. Louis
Rochester
Sexton
Frank Nekolai
Holy Cross
New York Yankees
Pba
St. Paul
American Association
National Association
Joe McCarthy
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh
Burleigh Grimes
Farrells 28th Annual Report Highlights Baseball League Status
John H. Farrell presented the 28th annual report at the Chattanooga convention noting 27 leagues qualified last year, one did not start, two disbanded, and 24 completed the season. The session opened with discussion of suspensions and fines from the title world series, George Toporcer and William H. Southworth appealing for rehearings as the hearing continued.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
John H. Farrell
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
Farrell
Nine Juveniles Committed to State Reformatory Monday
In Clarksburg on December 3, nine boys aged 11 to 16, all charged with felonies for breaking and entering businesses, were sentenced by Judge John C. Southern and sent to the state reformatory at Pruntytown. Earlier thirteen youths had awaited trial, with two placed in custody of parents and two released for lack of evidence.
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Clarksburg
State Reformatory
Pruntytown
Simeon Bond
John C. Southern
Trap Shooting Match Greeted With Success
In Reidsville on December 4 the annual trap shooting event at Christophus farm drew several hundred attendees despite cold weather. Participants from Grafton Morgantown Independence Kingwood Wadesville Albright's and nearby communities competed from 10 AM to dark with a dinner break. Winners included J Sturm from Grafton for the free shoot and Mrs. George Webbe for the women's contest, each receiving prizes.
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Reidsville
Christophus
J F. Christopher
Grafton
Morgantown
Independente
Kingwood
Wadesville
Albright’s
Sturm
George Webbe
George Holmes
Mr. Bradley
Jane
Howard Bucklew
Clifford Carl
G. BE. Tansil
Josh Watson
George Watson
John Wyees
W. C. Dalton
J. T. Christopher
Clarksburg
Simpson Eleven Defeats Webster Gridders 38-0
Simpson and Webster met in a football game with Simpson winning 38 to 0. The piece notes holiday liquor scare context in Webster Wheeling and mentions prohibition efforts and inspectors touring the northern district of West Virginia.
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Hamilton
Colgate
San Francisco
Johnny Cox
Julew
Yablok
Tommy
Spook) Dowler
Simpson
Webster
Wheeling
W. Va
H. G. Reynolds
Fairmont
West Virginia
Webster Players Deliver Hard Fought Muddy Field Game
A number of good plays were made by the Webster players and a good game was played on a muddy field. The Iboya had no practices at all but showed shabby sportsmanship nevertheless.
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Webster
Iboya
Dan Daly Gets His Chance For Revenge
Dan Daly of Cleveland, seeking revenge for Lena Blackburne, will face Art Stires in the first ring bout Monday night. Stires, known as the White Sox bad boy who earned two black eyes last summer, is Daly’s opponent. Shanghai ranked first in 1928 among Chinese ports with 41 percent of total trade inbound and outbound.
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Chicago
Dan Daly
Cleveland
Lena” Blackburne
White Sox
Daly
Art Stires
Blackburne
Shanghai
The Big Auto and Show Shows News Notes
The item catalog highlights film and stage chatter from early cinema. Winnie Lightner leads a Dozen roles in remakes and new titles as Joan Bennett follows Richitt Bennett into Warners pictures. References span The Home Towners to Disraeli and Obey Your Husband with previews of The Big Butter and Egg Man and Gold Digger of Broadway.
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Joan Bennett
Richitt Bennett
the Home Towners
Warne Bros
George Arlix
Tal
Acquisition Authorized by Chesapeak and Ohio Rail stockholders
Richmond stockholders voted to acquire the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and the Hocking Valley Railway property assets and rights and to increase capital stock from 185 million to 300 million. They also authorized converting each 100 dollar share into four 25 dollar shares and approved a charter amendment. Washington reported the War Department approved Virginian Railway plans for a Kanawha River bridge near Deepwater West Virginia.
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Richmond
Chesapeal and Ohio Railway Company
Chapeake and Hocking Railway
Hocking Valley Railway
Washington
War Department
The
Virginian Railway Company
Kanawha River
Deepwater
W. Vax
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Big Six
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National Association of Pro
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Board of Arbitration
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Rock
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Knute Boskne
Bobby Dodd
Preacher Roberts
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Freddie Sington
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