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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1930
Page
6
Stars from Colgate Northwestern Stanford and Nebraska refine plays ahead of the annual East West game. Kerr coaches wing backs quarterbacks and backs while Macaluso of Colgate is eyed as starting fullback Bruder of Northwestern backs and Western players train at Berkeley under Bible Locy lo cey and Olympic coaches, focusing on passing and signals.
Eight coaches from West Virginia Collegiate Conference named their all conference team with West Liberty State Normal and Broaddus College each placing three players on the first team. Other schools placed two or one players, with selections named for positions across ends guards tackles and centers. The article notes climate and training conditions affecting regional play and compares western and eastern divisions.
The University of Alabama football team is set to face Washington State in the Tournament of Roses at Pasadena. The article lists past East West matchups and scores, noting a history of competitive clashes with teams such as Oregon, California, and Ohio State in earlier years.
The text lists yearly college football results with Stanford and Pitt facing Georgia Tech California Southern California and others. It cites 1928 Stanford 7 Pitt 6 1929 Georgia Tech 8 California 7 1930 Southern California 4 Pitt 14. The fragment implies a series of scores across consecutive seasons.
Dec 28 New York lists year’s top victors in tennis across categories. Davis Cup France and Wightman Cup England cited. Doeg and Moody among national winners. Notables include Helen Moody, Betty Nuthall, and Cochet with doubles titles against Brugnon and Ryan among others.
Appeal in Grafton requests donations of one dollar per month to feed hungry children and needy adults through winter. Citizens are urged to mail or deliver funds to First National Bank or Salvation Army Captain W. H. Wold on East Main Street. Roughly 26 dollars feeds one child all season.
Paul Wright led the Baltimore and Ohio shop team with 186 as they rolled to a decisive 3 to 0 victory over the City Bowlers at Hudson Allies last night.
Palman Washington December 24 O H Babe Hollingbery coach of the Washington State college grid team argues no clear west versus east superiority. He cites Notre Dame’s 27 to 0 defeat of Southern California after the Villanova intersectional win. He says western teams lack the long season pressure and that eastern schedules offer stiffer competition.
In St. Clairsville Ohio, John Woods, 14, pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the case of William Meeker, a 60 year old produce dealer. He was sentenced to life imprisonment by the common pleas court last night.
Alabama star halfback John Henry Suther, nicknamed the Flying Dutchman, leads the undefeated Crimson Tide against Washington State in the Rose Bowl. A senior ball carrier and top defender, he once starred at Tuscaloosa High and could bolt for Pasadena January 1.
Presenting a holiday deal from Haymonds with a call to choose a Majestic today for Christmas. The promotion highlights a seasonal radio offer and urges quick selection before stock or pricing changes.
Grafton fans note rising interest as Potomac State College football draws attention at Keyser school with several local boys on the Catamount eleven. Jimmie Stafford captains Potomac from the center position and played every quarter of the 32 game schedule, with Ochs and Mille also totaling similar quarter counts as second year players. Rog Shriver follows with 28 quarters, leading the Grafton alumni and keeping pace with top scorers, while hometown updates on the two Grafton boys remain sparse.
Local readers recall Crown Totteri games including a hang-up match against Broaddus and a tie against Inter-tied, where the Rattlers were defeated. An expert who predicted last season’s winning teams believes the trend is improving, though official statistics remain sparse.
New York December reports show many college leaders and athletic directors consider Butler's proposal to endow intercollegiate athletics with alumni funds theoretical but not feasible at present. Opinions vary from support in principle to skepticism about funding and governance within existing conference structures.
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