Workman Shatters Own West Virginia Scoring Record
Morgantown reports six foot nine Mark Workman of Charleston scored 44 points to top the Mountaineers single game record in a 95 66 win over George Washington. The performance marked his second school mark this month and boosted WVU to a sixth straight win and the top of the Southern Conference standings.
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Boxing promoter Griffin and the vanished glory days
By Alan. A reminiscence of promoter Griffin and his boxing circle. Recalled are Vin Caynon, Dandy Dick, Jack Kearns, and Maxim plans that collapsed when crowd and funds failed. Griffin, once rich, later blinded by 1935, gave away his fortune and remained the town's softest touch years after.
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Mountaineer many points pace to WVU season record
The player has 172 points this year averaging 48.7. If kept up, he could top the 442 points WVU season mark set by Freddy Schaus in 1949. WVU has 20 regular season games remaining. Freshmen beat WV Tech 77-65. Potomac edged Bluefield College 74-73 in overtime. State colleges pause for Christmas with no games tonight.
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Ray Milland Stars In Western Spectacle Cool Canyon
Ray Milland headlines the Dixie triple feature Western Cool Canyon opening Sunday. The film marks a new action role for Milland after his Oscar winning performance in The Lost Weekend, with praise from Les Bush of the Dixie. Milland, born in Neath Wales, served four years with the British Household Cavalry and is noted as a capable boxer, horseman and marksman.
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Fans Mourn Passing Of Griffin
Fort Worth Texas headlines recount the death of Dandy Dick Griffin attributed by coroner to heart failure though friends say a broken heart killed him. Once bantamweight champion, Griffin fought on despite blindness from resin in one eye and later promoted boxing around Texas. He helped revive legalized boxing and produced acclaimed shows before his death following a failed promotion with Joey Maxim.
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Rough Game Rougher Than Football for Lions Wingman
End Dick Rillenburg of the Detroit Lions doubts football is tougher than basketball after his first pro season with no injuries. In the offseason he tried basketball but was bowled in the eye by a stray elbow shortly after the opening jump and retired with the worst injury of the year.
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Unclear Produce List Mentioning Various Items
Fragmentary OCR text lists assorted fruits vegetables and dairy items with brand cues and locations but provides no coherent event or action to summarize. The readable items include cranberries celery lettuce apples oranges potatoes and cheese references without a narrative or dates.
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