Bridgeport Indians Invade Local Fieldhouse Tonight
Bridgeport high school Indians visit Grafton High Bearcats at Riversie Drive field house for an early season hoop clash. McKinney's squad aims to show early-season progress as Hawkins Mehinge Pepper Gough and Waggoner start with Hunt likely to see action.
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Grafton High
Riversie Drive
Bridgeport High School Indians
McKinneymen
Pat Hull
Bridgeport
St. Augustine's Irishmen
G.H.S
Indians
Bearcats
McKinney
Hawkins
Mehinge
Pepper
Gough
Waggoner
Hunt
League winds up season with two games at gym
The league closed the first half with two entertaining games. American Legion defeated Carr China 49 to 27 after leading 16 to 11 at halftime. St Augustine's Alumni upset VFW tormentors 67 to 49, with Burton shining while on furlough from Army duty.
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American Legion
Carr China
St. Augustine's
V.F.W
Burton
Am. Legion
Heinzman
Loar DeBarr
Ridenau
Gaco Spen
Jone
Stalvenfel
Ally Bloom
China
I Fortoe
Hebb
My Totenick
Ce Hobbs
Ee App
McCoy
Lucky Strike
The
Legion
Dunham
B. Waters
I Crane
D. Waters
Crane
P. Rowe
Ja. Pitman
Eee Clinger
Jones Legion
Ae American
Isner
Collins
Francis
Carroll
Lowman
Sports Roundup From New York Highlighting College and Pro Angles
By Hugh Fullerton Jr in New York December 2010 report covers Syracuse U and Michigan State Big Ten bid drama with coach moves. Also notes Ox Da Grosa from Holy Cross to Colgate and Johnny Nelson incident. One-Minute Sports Page recalls Billy Smith-Nat Fleischer historic bout and Ray Robinson vs Tommy Bell. Ace Parker eyes baseball shot. Boo Morcum to New Hampshire. Lucky Strikers beat African Legion. V.P.W. lead shift and Tishmen surge in ceramic club match.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Figong
Syracuse U
Biggie Munn
Michigan State
Munn
Spartans
Pitt
Wes Fester
Biggie
Syracuse
Boston
Ribs Bay‘inger
Ox da Grosa
Holy Cross
Colgate
Nat Fleischer
Billy Smith
Danny Needham
Ray Robinson
Tommy Bell
Ace Parker
Cubs
Ace
Boo Morcum
New Hampshire U
Pennsylvania Hunters Pay Hefty Fines in West Virginia Deer Slayings
Seventeen hunters including thirteen from West Virginia were arrested and fined a total of 7295 for a deer massacre near Wells in Tioga county. Seth Gordon, executive secretary of the State Game Commission, said the incident stemmed from a camp where West Virginia and Pennsylvania hunters mingled. Fines ranged from 100 to 300 dollars for listed individuals from Clarksburg Lost Creek and Weston, West Virginia.
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Harrisburg
West Virginia
State Game Commission
Seth Gordon
Wellsnin Tioga County
Pennsylvania
Jack Drummond
Merle Fueene
Twite
Albert J Nelson
Lennar
Starkey
Clarksburg
W. Va
Henry Poiret Stark
Bal Franklin Day
Bethany Falls Hard at Washington and Jefferson 85-44
In Washington pa Washington and Jefferson routed Bethany 85 to 44 as H Knocke led the winners with 18 points and Tom Osso added 16 Sealing Bethany s fate in the fourth straight win for W and J West Virginia Wesleyan topped Morris Harvey 64 60 in Buckhannon and Glenville defeated Shepherd 49 47 with Whiting scoring 19 for the pioneers.
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Associated Press
West Virginia Wesleyan
Glenville
Bethany
Washington and Jefferson
Buckhannon
West Virginn
Wesleyan
Morris Harvey
John Southern
Harvey Brown
Chet Marshall
King
Southern
Shepherdstown
Whiting
Pioneers
Oo City College of New York
King Green
Ohio
Juniata
Harvard
Boston U
Pennsylvania
William and Mary
W. Va
Harvey
Washington-Jefferson
W.va
Detroit
Lock Haggn
Tehrs
Shepherd
Northwestern
North Carolina
Toledo
Xavier
Muskingum
Wilmington
Cedarville
Anderson
Ind
Capital
Ashland
Butler
Cincinnati
Georgia Tech
Davidson
Washington & Lee
Camp ‘Lee
Wittenberg
Washington Ma
Johns Hopkins
Gellaudet
Florida
Banana River
Fla. Nas
Illinois Sends 44 to Rose Bowl for UCLA Meeting
Illinois will take a 44-man football squad to Pasadena for the Rose Bowl against UCLA on January 1. Coach Ray Eliot selected the traveling group and held drills in frigid 20-degree weather, including practice of new plays. The page also lists scattered college basketball scores from last night.
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Champaign
Illinois
Pasadena
Calif
UCLA
Ray Eliot
Stewart appoints five member probe committee at West Virginia U
President Irvin Stewart names a five member panel to study all phases of intercollegiate athletics. The group includes two alumni, two faculty, and a student. They may recommend staff actions if evidence supports it. The president asked for closed sessions until the board considers the report.
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Stewart
Board of Governors
Morgantown
Irvin Stewart
West Virginia University
Alumni Association
Robert H. C. Kay
Charleston
James M. Gusher
Clarksburg
G. Ott Romney
Physical Education School
J. O. Knapp
Joseph P. Condry
Douglas Bowers
Beckley
William G.thompson
Montgomery
Blue Grey Game Players Arriving At Montgomery
More than four full teams of football players began arriving in Montgomery for the annual Blue-Gray game on December 28. The North and South squads each bring 24 players plus coaches for check in and a double workout schedule starting Saturday.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bluefield Promotes New All Star Attraction
Bluefield plans an all star game between West Virginia and Virginia teams to be held probably late next August dependent on stadium rebuild. Bill Leskovar, 1946 outstanding amateur athlete from West Fairmont, has accepted the invitation to play in the tilt.
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William Leskovar
West Fairmont High School
West Virginia
Wil Saniaitig
Jimmy Walthall
Univer
Leskoval
Duveut Walt
Associated Press
Princeton
Ce Army
Bluefield
Stibby Currence
Bluefield Amateur Athletic Association
Grafton Juniors Triumph Over Philippi Bull Pups 31-13
Grafton Juniors opened their season with a 31-13 victory over the Philippi Bull Pups on the Grafton Junior High floor. Whitey Willis led Grafton with 14 points, while Findley scored six for Philippi. Finals of the grade and junior high boxing tournament are underway this weekend with results to be announced.
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Grafton
Valley
Philippi
Whitey
Willis
Findley
Small Fry
Stanley
Tuffy” Baker
Baltimore poised to host Sea hawks 1947 franchise
In a race to host the postwar All-America Conference team, Baltimore appears set to obtain the Miami Sea hawks for 1947. Commissioner Crowley indicated the franchise fate would be decided Friday as Baltimore’s Robert Rodenberg secured a 1947 football lease on Municipal Stadium. Poole could be replaced if the deal goes through, with other cities named in the loop: New York, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Cleveland, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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Harold Claassen
Cleveland
Baltimore
Miami Seahawks
Cleveland Browns
New York Yankees
James Crowley
Hampton Poole
Florida Seahawks
Wold
Crowley
Seahawk
Robert Rodenberg
Washington
Municipal
Maryland
Rodenberg
Poole
New York
Brooklyn
Buffalo
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Dallas Poston
Philadelphia
Miami Backers Push to Retain Franchise in Baltimore Visit
Interest centers on keeping the franchise with Miami backers. Baltimore representatives flew in overnight to present their case and show support for the venture.
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Miami
Balti
Just Go s To Show You Never Can Tell
Charleston dispatch reports rural mail carrier Hubert Gour bagged an 11 point 180 pound buck during a Route 1 outing from Philippi Casto stood in for Gour while he hunted returning with no game and the incident led to questions about substitution and duties
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Johnny Nelson
Ludlow
Johnny
Charleston
R. Casto
Hubert Gour
Philippi
Gour
Casto
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V.P.W
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Henderson C. Proudfoot
Butcher
Washington, Pa
Mendelson Junk Company
Mendelson Junkee
General Welding Shop
Standard Welding Service
Boyd St
Bear Lawsons
Pcan
Expct
Towdd
Clarksburg Finance CO
Carl B. White
Mgr
Grafton Banking 4 Trust
Grafton, W. Va
Maryland City
Irich P
Bok
Kingwood W.va
General Delivery & Transfer
Hugh Greene, MD
East Main
Yates Avenue
FILA
Woodford
Addn
Bath
Peice CO
West
Washington ST
Bothy
East Long ST
Watson Corn
Unsiup
St—& Rooms
Francia St
Roth
East Main and Bridge
Parrish Agency Inc
V. H. A, Loan's
C. B. Fawley Music Co
Setitiner Chest
Crosley Consol
Celine
John Miranda
Blue Creek
Jack Skaggs
Bartlett Brothers
Harry
White
Blueville
Norway
Philipp
Better Pt Coal
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W. Boyd
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