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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1947
Page
2
Grafton High launched its 38th basketball season with an alumni game at the Fieldhouse on Riverside Drive. The main contest starts at 8:00 p.m. as new players are tested after losing three key seniors last year.
Sports Roundup notes Red Rolfe reflects on managing farm systems as the Tigers rebuild after Landis rule changes and wartime shifts. Also covers college sports officials raising gate demands, Syracuse and West Coast league trips, Joe Louis delaying golf, Texas U kicking returning kicks, and Ken Loeffler praising Red Rocha’s speed and Allie Clark’s arm in the Newark Bears context.
Ant colonies face wipeout risks from a single 10 percent DDT powder treatment. The article lists football players including Jim Danter and Tillman Galluccio as guards, Bob Newborough at center, with backs Pat Shires George Bruber and Ed Norman noted as unanimous choices by opponents. China tea exports are mainly controlled by four to five firms, with North Africa consuming more than any other region.
Notice of dissolution states that on December 5 1947 stockholders representing over 60 percent voted to discontinue the business and surrender the charter to West Virginia. The board will settle debts liabilities and dispose of remaining assets to benefit stockholders.
Charleston reports the state scholastic football champion will be announced by 11 p.m. Saturday after a committee adjourned without naming the winner or method of selection. Contenders include Charleston Stonewall Jackson and Beckley, both undefeated. The West Virginia Sports Writers Association invites the winning team to its December 29 dinner with guest speaker A B Chandler.
The All-America Football Conference drew 2,028,487 fans across the season. 61,879 attended the Browns-Yankees playoff at Yankee Stadium, Browns winning 14-3. Regular season crowds totaled 1,828,480 with 138,128 at six exhibitions. Attendance rose 451,482 from 1946. 60,103 playoff tickets were paid.
The Cleveland Browns clinched their second straight NFL Eastern Conference title by defeating the New York Yankees 14 to 3 at Yankee Stadium before 61,879 fans, led by Otto Graham’s quarterback sneak and a set up pass. Chicago’s Cardinals captured the Western division with a 30-21 win over the Bears, while the Philadelphia Eagles tied the Steelers for the Eastern lead with a 28-14 win over the Packers. A potential playoff between the Eagles and Steelers is set for Pittsburgh, then a trip to Chicago for the championship game on December 28. The Cardinals and Bears drew 48,632 in Chicago, where Steve Van Buren scored three touchdowns for the Eagles in Philadelphia’s 26,716 turnout.
Beckley December 15 with four nominations for a players all state football team chosen by 125 West Virginia high school teams. George Springer of the Berkeley Post Herald said top picks include Satay Harrison Huntington Central and John Cokeley Morgantown at ends with Lloyd Shuto Beckley and Niles Samples Charleston Leston Jackson among others.
Steve Van Buren of the Philadelphia Eagles set two ground-gaining records, rushing 1,008 yards on 217 attempts as the Eagles beat Green Bay 28 to 14. They tied Pittsburgh for the Eastern division crown and face the Steelers next, with the winner meeting the Chicago Cardinals for the NFL title. Feathers of Chicago previously held the yardage mark with 1,113 yards on 117 carries.
Brig. Gen. Charles T. Myers of Huntington West Virginia has assumed command of the First Air Division, a Far East Air Forces sub command based in Okinawa, after leading a bombardment wing of the division since last August.
Officials of the Ohio Valley Industrial Corporation and Louis Marx and Company plan talks on Tuesday to discuss acquiring land for expanding Glendale plant. An extension of 100000 square feet of floor space is under way and should finish soon after year start.
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