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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1956

Page

2

St Peters routs Augies 64 24 in decisive win

St Peters Maroons overwhelmed St Augustine with a 64 24 victory as Augies battled height and depth. Garcia led St Peters with 16 points while Hostler paced the Augies with 12. Grotzendick and Hammond contributed key scores as the visitors pulled away in the second quarter and never looked back.

Advant St. Augustine St. Peters Bunner Fairmont Five Joe Garcia Lonnie Grottendick Garcia Grottendick Davis Hostler Bob Gerkins Hammond Derby Garcia McAteers Charleston Kenny Grottendick West Virginia Tech Kullmang Pennsboro T. Meter Col Hudgins Bosley Unite At Kontek Orr Robinson Occa- Wagner Sions Romano Fuscaldo Stillwell Litzinger Hostler Gerkins Neason F Sanders Rogers Shay G Woodyard c Bob Sanders Maroons Fairmonters Paul Hostler

Bearcat Champs Share Awards Dinner Tonight

Nineteen of Grafton Highs state championship football team travel to Beckley for the annual victory awards dinner hosted by the State Sportswriters Association. Principal Roy W Walter and many sports figures attend as awards are handed to Burkett Glenn Pollack Tutwiler Hundley Bartell LeRose Frye and others.

Grafton High Rand McKinney Lawrence Spadafore Beckley State Sportswriters Association Roy W. Walter West Virginia Duffy Daugherty Michigan State Cecil H. Underwood Cincinnati Redlek Johny Temple Chicago Cub Sam Jones Boston Bob Porterfield Notre Dame Angelo Bertelli Ross Hodges Pollock Ed Tutwiler Rod Hundley Joel Bartell Sam LeRose West Liberty College St. Albans High School Kennedy Johny Frye East

Nobody Wants His Five Spot

CHICAGO The Federal bank paid one of its rks with brand new bank notes including a $5 bill so misshapen foods will accept it. Clerk Sam Amato said the bill had an irregular bulge in one corner. After trying to pass it in a restaurant, shoe store, and cloth shop, he decided to keep it as a collector's item. The almond is a native of the Mediterranean basin and southern Asia. It has been cultivated from remote ages.

Chicago Federal Bank Sam Amato Mediterranean Basin Asia

Cagers To Face Busy State Week

West Virginia's Mountaineers and Marshall start a heavy 33 game slate. Morehead's Eagles host a wary Marshall squad aiming to avenge last season losses. WVU plays Penn State in Morgantown and Birmingham Classic games loom, with notable scoring by Hundley and Smith.

Red Ferris United Press Morehead College Eagles Marshall Huntington West Virginia College West Virginia University Birmingham Ala WVU Washington & Lee Penn State Morgantown Mountaineers Mississippi Southern Duke Alabama Morehead St. Francis Western Michigan Bears West Virginia West Liberty Beckley Fairmont Falcons Liberty Tech Rod Hundley Bob Smith Washington & Joe Fayetteville Hundley

College Basketball Scores and Tight Finish Across Teams

A long list of college basketball results shows close games including Lehigh 63 Army 60, Villanova 79, Syracuse 70, and Kentucky 73 over Louisville 74. Notable mentions include WVU leading at halftime 41-38 with Handley scoring 22 first half points and Smith adding 16 second half points in a narrow finish.

Lehigh Army Navy Pennsylvania Niagara Seton Hall Villanova Delaware Columbia Syracuse Princeton Upsala Canisius Louisville Kentucky Temple Colgate Cornell Dartmouth Colby St. Francis NY Providence Yale Fordham Lafayette NYU St. John's Roanoke Midwest Michigan St Brigham Young Town Denver Kansas St Drake Kansas Marquette Ohio St St. Louis Indiana Southern Ilinois Akron Miami, Fla Cincinnati Depauw Bradley Florida St Pittsburgh Northwestern Notre Dame Wisconsin Nebraska Michigan Purdue Missouri Miami Ohio Bowling Green DePaul Dayton South Tennessee Virginia Military West Virginia Wash & Lee W&m George Washington Tulane Birmingham Subra Alabama Eastern Kentucky Wes South Carolina Georgia Mississpi Mississippi Col Vanderbilt North Carolina Penn St Citadel Davidson Clemson Southwest Utah Arizona Washington U., Mo Texas Western SMU Minnesota Texas Christian Tulsa U, of Washington Oklahot A&m Jillinois Oklahoma West Portland Oregon Colorado Mines Westminster San Francisco Seattle Idaho St Hawaii Idaho Montana Southern Cal Wyoming Colorado Colorado A&m Utah Washington UCLA Santa Clara UT Chico Southern Oregon Texas Los Angeles Mith WVU Handley Smith

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