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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1950

Page

2

West Virginia colleges schedule two tonight

Bethany meets Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh seeking a season first while Bluefield State travels to Durham to face North Carolina college. Last night West Virginia Tech beat Beckley 86 75 to stay atop the league as Wesleyan edged Morris Harvey 53 52 and Salem beat Shepherd 53 59.

Charleston West Virginia Bethany Carnegie Tech Bluefield State North Carolina College Durham North Carolina West Virginia Tech Beckley Virginia Wesleyan Morris Harvey Jem Shepherd Pete Bezzini Tech George Swers Eddie Solorson Wesleyan Sry Tory Loben Brake Salem Saim Berry

Mark Now One and Two While Shepherds 0 and 1

The record notes the current tallies for Mark and Shepherds with Mark at one win and two losses and Shepherds at zero wins and one loss, reflecting a recent result or standings update.

Mark Shepherd

St Augustine Beats Newburg 63 38 In Lopsided Win

St Augustine outscored Newburg 63 to 38 as they controlled the game from the start. Charles Turner and Gene Paul Behan led St Augustine with 23 points each while Newburg’s Rogers topped the visitors with 15. The Irish rely on a grinding offense over a mostly ineffective fast break and plan upcoming games at Bayard Weston and a big December 29 showdown with Huntington St Joseph High.

Rogers Newbury St. Augustine Bayard Vigil Weston St. Patricks Huntington St. Joseph High StHool

Grafton and St Augustine Clash In High School Thriller

Local fans anticipate a decisive Grafton High home game following a dramatic St Augustine 61 60 comeback win at Rowlesburg. A January 15 rematch is set on the Grafton floor as Rowlesburg previously upset Grafton here years ago. The box scores note St Augustine top Newburg in a rough slate and a conference rivalry with Virginia Tech highlighted by the Mountaineers.

Grafton St. Augustine Gratton Rowjesburg Grafton High Bearcats Sty Augustine FT Tucker A O'Connor Turner C Not Behan Colon Pure Sandor Newburg

WVU Soon To Test Strength In Southern Conference Start

West Virginia prepares for three straight conference tests starting Saturday against South Carolina Wake Forest and George Washington all at home. Jim Slaughter leads SC with Don Cox on guard, while Mark Workman tops WVU in scoring after a 39 point opener. GW in third last season figures strong in this slate.

Morgantown West Virginia Mountaineers South Carolina Wake Forest George Washington West Virginia Mountaineer Jim Slaughter Center North Carolina State Slaughter Invaders Loop Don Cox Mountaineers Mark Workman Workman W. Va. Wesleyan Colonials N.C. State Robert Red) Brown Aleat

King Highly Honored by State Sports Writers

George King, who set a national college scoring mark last year, was elected amateur athlete of the year by the State Sports Writers Association. He plays with Phillips Oilers of Bartlesville and will be honored at the Victory Awards dinner in Charleston on December 28. King won 23 of 31 votes, the second straight year he has received the honor.

Charleston George King Morris Harvey Sports Ciiers Phillips Oilers Bartlesville Oxla State Sports Writers’ Association King Delos (Deacon) Parsons Huntington Jimmy Walthall

King Tops Nation in Scoring At Princeton and WVU

King led college scoring for two consecutive years beginning at Princeton and continuing as a West Virginia freshman. He averaged 31.19 points per game across 31 games in 1930, totaling a national single season record of 907 points.

Princeton High School West Virginia University King

Snowbound rail and Malaya gunfights in harsh news

Reports describe heavy snow blocking coal and steel regions along the B and O lines, while Malaya sees daily gun battles between British Army units, security forces, and Communist terrorists with occasional casualties. Also notes on sprightly birds migrations and baseball records from 1948-50 with Boston Red Sox ties.

Kuala Lumpur Malaya Federation of Malaya

Baltimore and Ohio weekly carloadings rise sharply

Revenue freight carloadings on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad for the week ended December rose to 63 443 surpassing both the prior week and the same week a year earlier. In 1949 the week showed 4 322 reflecting a three day mining week. Carloadings for the week ended December 2 this year were ad.

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Wee Elso

Early Air Forces Formed From Army Signal Corps

The Amy Air Forces began Aug 1 1907 as the Aeronautical Division of the Army Signal Corps, starting with one officer and two enlisted men. Antony J Mullane, pitching for Baltimore in 1894, drove in 16 runs in the first inning of a game.

Amy Air Forces Army Signal Corps Antony J. Mullane Baltimore

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