West Virginia tops Mississippi Southern in Birmingham Classic opener
West Virginia University defeated Mississippi Southern 105 to 69 to set a Birmingham Classic tournament scoring record and advance to the final. Duke upset Alabama 89 to 78 in the night’s other Friday action as WVU eyes the title and a slate of conference games continues.
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A-B Players Lead Small College Scoring Race
NSW York report shows Fred Marberry of Tim es Normal and Joe Miller of Alderson-Broaddus leading the small college scoring race with averages above 30 points. Marberry tops at 41.3 after four games, Miller at 30.3 over four games, with Miller totaling 2,257 points over three seasons. West Virginia Tech pursues century scoring seasons, while Lech posts high averages in early games. Great Lakes export fishing industry totals over 26 million pounds annually.
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Two Magazines To Quit Soon
New York reports two of the nation’s oldest magazines Collier’s and Women’s Home Companion will go out of business after heavy financial losses. Collier’s, founded in 1882, will be suspended after January 4. Women’s Home Companion, launched in 1873, will cease publication.
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Woman's Home Companion
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Collier's
Womans Home Companion
State allocates rise in deer tally to 17810 this season
Charleston, the state Conservation Commission raised the deer killed in last week's season to 17810, with a full official recount due in ten days. Bowhunters accounted for 82 percent of Dec 3 to Dec 8 kills. Hardy County led with 3055, Hampshire 2287, as venison value estimated at 1,252,790 dollars based on average price.
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Hampshire County
Grafton Juniors Rout Buck-Ups In Local Games
Grafton Junior High basketball squads defeated Buckhannon Upshur Thursday. The 8th graders won 47 to 17 led by Ringley with 13 and Miller with 10. 7th graders piled up a wide margin as well.
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Grafton Junior High
Buckhannon-Upshur
Preston County High School Teams Win Big
Three Preston County teams fared well last night with Kingwood beating Valley High 91 to 63, Rowlesburg defeating Bruceton Mills 65 to 48, and Newburg edging Tunnelton 46 to 45. It marked the third win of the year for Kingwood and Rowlesburg.
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College basketball scores scattered across different leagues
A series of basketball results lists many college games with teams such as Navy Rutgers Yale Penn Duquesne Geneva Vermont New Hampshire Rensselaer Poly St Lawr Fordham Providence Bucknell Colgate Amherst Holy Cross Duke Alabama Furman Davidson Western Kentucky Mississippi Southern Stetson Western Carolina McNeese Southern State Tampa Georgia Memphis State Texas Western Morhead State Tennessee Tech Emory and Henry Concord Randolph Macon Gallaudet Maryland West Point Avon Ohio Wesleyan Heidelberg San Francisco Loyola Creighton Drake U S Olympic Santa Clara Phillips U Emory Southwest Oklahoma A&M Utah Oklahoma City Wyoming Town St Texas Tech Baylor West Montana Washington State Kansas UCLA Brigham Young Idaho State Kansas Pacific West Washington Washington State.
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Yale
Penn
Duquesne
Geneva
Vermont
New Hampshire
Rensselaer Poly
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Fordham
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Heidelber San Francisco
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Creighton
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McMurry
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Baylor
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Washington
Kansas
UCLA
Brigham Young
Idaho State
Pacific Kansas
West
Notre Dame's Hornung Wins Heisman Trophy Banner
All American quarterback Paul Hornung of Notre Dame is shown with the Heisman trophy after receiving the award as the outstanding college football player. The trophy presentation occurred at a banquet in New York.
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New York
West Virginia Freshmen Top Tech Frosh In Rough Card
West Virginia teams posted multiple scores including West Virginia 105 over Mississippi Southern 69 and Frosh wins over Tech 78 to 75. Floods forced postponements in Weston Clarksbury and RW-Post, with additional results across high schools and towns such as Morgantown Shinnston and Lenore Kentucky.
Subway Workers Sing For Riders
New York subway workers serenaded rush hour crowds with Christmas carols in Grand Central Station Wednesday. Most riders smiled at the performance, though one commented that the singing was not his preferred kind of baloney and that the carolers did a good job with the lights and clear training.
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Grand Central Station
Sam Huff Faces Homesickness and Fame in Pro Football
New York Giants rookie Sam Huff of West Virginia, once tempted to quit pro football for Farmington, West Virginia, stayed after coach Ed Kalman’s urging. He became a standout middle guard, earning team defensive honors as he adapted to the speed and skill of the NFL while his wife and son joined him in New York before returning home for Christmas.
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Cleveland Toy Shop Bout Ends in Unanimous Decisions
In Cleveland, Joey Yama and Bahama from the Bahama Islands both scored unanimous wins at Toy Shop rounds. Final four contenders faced off as crowds of 9,031 filled the arena. Charley King Cotton pressed plans but was defeated twice by Giardel lo, while Bahama hoped for a fight with Jimmy Martinez but missed that chance.
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Flemington appoints Kittle as coach and official
Robert Kittle of Flemington is named coach status and full-pledged basketball official after passing the Northern Boards test and state examinations for whistle testing. A five year service veteran for Flemington High School reserve games, he is a graduate of the same school and began as an Asia referee at Alderson-Broaddus College where he currently studies in the education department.
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Flemington
Flemington High School
Alderson-Broaddu's College
Department of Education
Fragmentary line hints at rivals and timing in sports tale
Partial OCR passage hints at rivals in a West Virginia setting and a delayed return from August instead of Christmas. Names Sam and San appear amid references to New York, 1639, and Posh. The text is garbled, but implies a narrative about travel or competition and postponed action.
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