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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1949

Page

2

Cats Test Power On Tuesday Night Basketball Card

Grafton High Bear cats host Alumni on Tuesday in the season opener while Welch comes Friday to Riverside Drive. Last year Grafton beat Welch 37 36 on their floor, and coach McKinney weighs lineup choices as Alumni names and local rivals loom. Games at 8 00 p m among St Augustine St Peters and Welch.

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WVU to Clash With Kansas State Tonight

West Virginia University hosts Kansas State in Morgantown to start a 32 game week of state college basketball. Eddie Beach returns from injury for the Mountaineers who also face New Mexico and Ohio Wesleyan this week.

Morgantown West Virginia University Eddie Beach Kansas State Mountaineers New Mexico Ohio Wesleyan Alderson- Broaddus Alliance Mount Union North Carolina A West Virginia State Beach Bethany Eddie Sterling Pitt Kansas Canisius Salem Bluefield State Davis and Elkins American University Washington, D. C

Saturday College Basketball Scores From Eastern Teams

The Associated Press lists multiple early season results. Cornell defeated Colgate 71 to 53. Holy Cross beat Fordham 75 to 48. St John’s defeated Rhode Island State 75 to 54. Boston College beat St Anselm 57 to 72. Lafayette toppled Princeton 48 to 35. Temple beat Muhlenberg 56 to 49. NYU edged Rutgers 73 to 72 in overtime. Niagara beat SMU 55 to 70. Harvard edged Williams 68 to 70. Westminister Pa defeated Alderson Broaddus 88 to 54. Pennsylvania beat Marshall 651 to 60. Syracuse beat Columbia 66 to 48. West Virginia Tech beat Shepherd 60 to 60. Wash-Jeff and Youngstown State played to 60 to 42.

Associated Press Cornell Colgate Holy Cross Ffordham St. Johns Ben Rhode Island State Boston College St. Anselms Lafayette Princeton Temple Muhlenberg New York Univ Rutgers Niagara Southern Methodist Streary Harvard Westminister Alderson- S Broaddus Pennsylvania Marshall Murray Columbia West Va Tech Shepherd W Va Youngstown

College Scores Sweep Across Regions in Openers

A roundup of early season college games shows SOUTH Davis-Elkins topping American University 62 to 56 and Duke beating Virginia 82 to 61 among other regional results. Louisville routed Morehead 82 to 48 while Oklahoma edged Illinois 55 to 47 in the Midwest. The Southwest and Far West regions reported Utah over Wyoming 63 to 55 and Texas defeating North Texas 64 to 47, with several close contests across the board.

South Davis-Elkins American Univ William Mary Quantico Marines Baltimore Loyola Morris Harvey Maryland Washington-Lee Baltimore Univ Washington (Md Duke Virginia Virginia State Kentucky State Louisville Morehead Kentucky Western Ontario Louisiana State Rice Georgia Tech Furman Arkansas Tulane Midwest Oklahoma Illinois Evansville Bowling Green Wisconsin Chicago Loyola Town State Drake Kansas Purdue Colorado Northwestern Ohio State Butler Indiana Michigan State Southwest Texas North Texas FAR West Utah Wyoming Idaho Seattle Univ Bringham Young Denver College Pacific San Francisco YMA Uela Pepperdine

Bowling City Bowling League End of First Half Standings

End of first half standings for the Bowling City Bowling League week ending December 8. Teams include Carr China 2 with 28 wins and 14 losses at 667 pins, Bow. with 23 wins 18 losses, STL King Pins 22 20.

City Bowling League Wol Pet. Carr China V. Bow

Legion Loses to Webster Five in Summer Fracture

Fragmentary OCR notes describe the Legion losing to Webster Five with a line about surface thawing over a deeper freeze. The brief mentions a summer context and a frozen depth beneath the visible surface, implying an internal struggle or an unresolved result.

Legion Webster

Former Coach Arch Peterson Spurs Brighton Team to Glory

Brighton High School in Brighton Michigan led by former Grafton High coach Arch Peterson won the League of the Lake Championship and the State title for the second straight year. His Brighton squads posted 21 straight wins with a single loss by one point. The piece notes Peterson’s coaching lineage and claims of strategic mastery.

Arch Peterson Brighton Michigan Peterson Grafton High School Brighton High School Brighton Argus Knute Rockne Notre Dame John Wilee Ohio State Forallon Kansas Meanweil Wisconsin Grafton West Virginia Lakewood Ohio Patersburg Lake Erie

Local Bowling League Standings and Schedule Report

A dense summary listing individual averages for players at Cue Club Elks Club and VFW along with an upcoming week schedule. It includes top players F Sandor R Carroll T Wolfe B Jones and Lisk Poling Bradford with scores from the Elks Cue Club and VFW leagues. Also shows Woman's League standings and notable averages for Pitman Behan Woodyard Collins Alestock.

Cue Club Ee Am. Legion Parkway Tavern Elks Club Zinn's F. Sandor Cue Club R. Carroll V.F. W T. Wolfe King B Jones V.F.W T. Lisk Elks J. Pitman Cue Clu R. Poling J. Poling D. Bradford R Anderson Carr China Zinn’s King Pins Am. Legion Rainbow Empire Market Skipper Thn Skipper Inn R. Pitman Behan Woodyard Collins Alestock

Grant Ward Named Director of Intramural Athletics Unclear

Grant P. Ward, director of the intramural athletic program, also serves as assistant director of athletics at Marshall University in West Virginia.

Jto Grant P. Ward Marshall West Virginia

Congressman Thomas Arrives to Begin Prison Term

Rep J Parnell Thomas of New Jersey arrives in Danbury Connecticut in the custody of a deputy marshal to serve a six to eighteen month sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution. He was fined ten thousand dollars after being convicted of taking kickbacks from employees and padding payrolls.

District Court Washington J. Parnell Thomas New Jersey Stiles Center Federal Danbury Conn International Rep. J. Parnell Thomas Federal Correctional Institution

Sparrow Introduced In 1850 To Fight Caterpillars

The English sparrow was introduced into the United States in 1850 to combat tree-destroying caterpillars, but it proved to eat little of the pests and altered local ecosystems instead.

United States

Peterson's T system fuels fast backs and clean play

Peterson highlights a modified T system that leverages fast breaking backs for quick openings. He stresses clean play and says dirty football disrupts precise execution. He cautions players not to let personal wishes distract from the game.

Peterson

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