Locals show fine form to cop contest
Grafton Bearcats opened their 1940-41 basketball season by defeating Fort Hill High of Cumberland Maryland 35 to 30 at Riverside drive. Skaggs led with 12 points and Slack added 11 as Grafton led from the start, holding a 21 to 10 halftime edge. Fort Hill features Dean and Captain Cook with seven each for their side.
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Grafton High School
Bearcats
Riverside Drive
Fort Hill High
Cumberland
McKinneymen
G. H
Maryland
Fort Hill
Grafton
Cats
McKinney
Skaggs
Slack
Ati
Dean
Capt. Cook
Both Squads In Shape For Cotton Bowl Game
Fordham and Texas A&M prepared for the Cotton Bowl with starting lineups intact after two-a-day workouts. Coach Sleepy Jim Crowley and Homer Norton reported no major injuries, with quarterbacks Jim Noble and Marion Pugh ready to start. The Aggies planned to stay in College Station until Monday as a flu outbreak subsided.
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Dallas
Tex
Fordham
Texas Aggies
Local High School Scores Report
Parsons 41 over R W 35. Elkins 46 over East Fairmont 20. Shinnston 37 over Alumni 39. Grafton 35 over FY Hill Cumberland 30. Game results dated from district play with multiple teams listed.
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Parsons
R.W
Elkins
East Fairmont
Shinnston
Alumni
Grafton
FY. Hill
Cumberland
All Stars To Battle Today In North South Game
Two star studded squads, the pick of the nation's non bowl collegians, meet in Montgomery as the North South series enters its third annual game. Key backs include Jim Lalanne, Harry Hays, Dick McGowen, and Jap Davis. Ends are Paul Severin and Jim Darnell. Yankee lineup features Nick Basca, Joe Hoague, Bill Murphy, with ends Walt Matuszeak and Ed Rucinski. Expect about 17 000 in attendance for the rubber match as the North seeks a second straight win.
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Romney Wheeler
Montgomery
Ala
North Carolina
Tulane
Duke
Auburn
Ray Wolf
Yankees
Lalanne
Jim Lalanne
Harry Hays
Dick McGowen
Jap Davis
Paul Severin
Jim Darnell
Lynn ‘Waldorf
Northwestern
Carl Snavely
Cornell
Yankee
Nick Basca
Villayisiva
Joe Hoague
Colgate
Bill Murphy
Walt Matuszeak
al Kelley
Ed Rucinski
Indiana
Inaugural 7-0 Clash Draws 17000 Fans In 1938
The piece notes the first meeting ending 7-0 in 1938 while comparing to 23-20 a year earlier as about 17,000 customers were expected for today's football classic with a 1:30 PM CST kickoff.
Old tourney begun again at White Sulphur Springs
The Christmas week golf event revived from 1884 opens on Christmas Day at Old White course. Twenty two amateurs compete for two 18 hole rounds with W. B. Pipp of Detroit leading at 164 gross and 138 net, five strokes ahead of Dr. Gary Hogg of Lewisburg. the winner earns a silver Oakhurst medal.
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White Sulphur
Springs
White
Oakhurst Golf Club
White Sulphur Springs
U.S
W. B. Pipp
Detroit
Mich
Gary Hogg
Lewisburg
Pay Increase Sought for West Virginia Board Members
Lincoln county board of education adopted a resolution requesting a raise from 45 to 100 dollars monthly for board members. Copies were sent to state and educational association officials.
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Hamlin
Lincoln County Board of Education
West Virginia
State and Educational Association
Von Cramm on Good Will Spanish trip report
Tennis star Baron Von Cramm is out of Hitler's doghouse and touring Spain on a good will trip. Other items note German player Heinrich Henkel in Japan, Lew Jenkins moving from Mike Jacobs' Miami house, Ernie and Hal leading in baseball and pitching, plus bowl predictions and local sports chatter including Charley Fleming opening a trotting stable in Syracuse.
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Eddie Briet
New York
Baron von Cramm
Hitler
Spain
Heinrich Henkel
Japan
Lew Jenkins
Mike Jacobs
Miami
Éritzie Zivic
George
Franck
Minnesota
Maurice O' Stevlin
St. Louis
Globe - Democrat
Francis Schmidt
Ohiowate
Ernie
American Association
Hal
Carl Snavely
Pittsburgh
Red
Friesell
Charley O’ Rourke
Bay St. Louis
Miss
Boston College
Nebraska
Stanford
Tennessee
Texas Aggies
Fordham
Rams
Syracuse
Nomechek
Milwaukee
Chariey Sorse Stable
National collegiate athletic association annual meet opens
New York dispatch says three floors of a major hotel are prepared for the NCAA annual meeting and allied bodies starting tomorrow. Coaches, teachers, and university presidents arrive to discuss war effects on amateur athletics, Pan American games, and Olympic substitutes while football coaches rules committee plans a cautious agenda. Several schools seek new football coaches, with Ohio State’s L W St John in demand as potential recruiter.
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New York
National Collegiate Athletic Association
N.C.A.A
Football Coaches Association
L. W. St John
Ohio State
Dartmouth
Colorado
Tulsa
Maine
Massachusetts State
Springfield
Marquette
Blaik Leaves Dartmouth to Coach Army at West Point
Earl Red Blaik, Dartmouth head football coach, accepts a five year contract to lead Army at West Point New York. Blaik had previously coached at West Point as an assistant before moving to Dartmouth seven years ago.
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Dartmouth
Earl
Red) Blaik
United States ‘Military Academy
West Point
N.Y
Blaik
Star Eagle End Likely Will Get In Bowl Tilt
Boston College hopes star end Gene Goodreault will start against Tennessee in the Sugar Bowl New Year day after a half hour scrimmage with the first unit. The Eagles trained at Bay St. Louis while Tennessee prepared on the Gulf Coast under Coach Bob Neyland stressing team play. Goodreault, crippled in the Georgetown game, showed progress with blocking, receiving two passes, and hard defense.
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New Orleans
Boston College
Gene Goudreault
Tennessee
Bay St. Louis
Miss
Gulf Coast
Bob Neyland
Goodreault
Fran Leahy
Georgetown
Georgia Tech Uses Razzle Dazzle In California Bow
Georgia Tech relies on razzle dazzle to salvage a disappointing season as Johnny Bosch and Bob Ison spearhead a bid to even the series against California in the sixth intercollegiate clash. California counters with Charlie Donohoe and Jim Jurkovich. Kickoff at 2 p.m. CST.
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Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Yellow Jackets
Golden Bears
University of California
Techs
Johnny Bosch
Bob Ison
California
Tech
Charlie Donohoe
Jim Jurkovich
Davis Elkins Cage Team Starts Holiday Journey
Davis Elkins college basketball opens its Christmas recess with a 69 49 loss to St Francis. The Mountaineers, nine players, travel in two cars driven by Jesse Kailey and Bob Hudson. They will play eight games in nine days, ending with Millersville Teachers. Today they face undefeated Seton Hall College of New Jersey.
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New York
Davis-Elkins College
Elkins
W. Va
St. Francis College
Mountaineers
Millersville
Teachers College
Jesse Kailey
Bob Hudson
Seton Hall College of New Jersey
St. Francis
St Augustine High School tops Alumni 63 to 43 in season opener
St Augustine High School defeated Alumni 63 to 43 to begin the 1940-41 season. Rauscher led with 21 points, Haislip added 14, while J Barlow paced the Alumni with 19. The Irish build a 34-12 first half lead, then held a closer pace in the final two periods.
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St. Augustine High School
Rauscher
St. Augustine
Haislip
J. Barlow
Foley
Gerkins
Kirkpatrick
Felton
Husston
Alumni
Morasco
Ja. Barlow
Neason
Jo. Barlow
Stephens
Santa Anita Opens Seventh Season With Big California Stakes
Santa Anita begins its seventh season as the Wests premier track. A $10,000 added California Breeders Stakes at one mile headlines opening day before about 40,000 fans. Fifteen California bred two year olds headlined by Yankee Dandy and entries Tin Pan Alley and Alessandro, with film celebrities expected despite possible rain.
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Los Angeles
Santa Anita
West
C. S. Howard
Hollywood
Western Reserve Eleven Off For Sun Bowl Game
Western Reserve university's football squad leaves Cleveland at 4 p m for the Sun Bowl in El Paso Texas to meet Arizona State Teachers College. Coach Bill Edwards focuses on altitude and climate effects while Ernie Eros returns with the 25 man traveling group.
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Cleveland
Western Reserve University
Arizona State
Teachers’ College
el Paso
Tex
Bill Edwards
Ernie Eros
Wheeling
W. Va
Inauguration Day Arrives With Governor Holt Lead
An all state police post honor guard will accompany the program for the day. Neely will be presented by retiring Governor Homer A Holt at noon before the capitol main entrance. Supreme Court Judge Jo Kenna will administer the oath. A reception follows at the capitol between 8 and 10 pm with officials and spouses in the receiving line, then the inaugural ball.
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American Legion
Neely
Homer A. Holt
Capitol
Supreme Court
Jo Kenna
So Capitol
Wil Tollow
City to Welcome New Mayor as Funds Stand Firm
Retiring Mayor George Freemond reported that upon Claude V Swann taking office January 1 he will have about 100000 dollars in cash. The six month period starting January has been among the best financially in years according to Seamonds.
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Huntington
George FR. Seamonds
Claude V. Swann
Seamonds
Jaya
Fatal rabbit hunt accident claim ends life of Milton Walker
State Trooper James Ellis reports Milton Walker aged 54 a retired potter died from shotgun wounds suffered while rabbit hunting. Walker told friends before losing consciousness that he slipped over a small cliff and accidentally discharged the gun.
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Huntington
James Ellis
Milton Walker
Potter
Walker
Sentinel want ad offers quick results
A brief notice promotes a sentinel want ad service promising fast results. It highlights the efficiency of placing classified ads to reach local readers and secure faster responses for sales, services, or employment inquiries. The copy emphasizes convenience and local reach.
Kay Kyser Stars in Youll Finch Out at Strand Theatre
Strand Theatre presents Kay Kyser the Ol Professor in a musical mystery melodrama with Peter Lorre Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi as bogeymen while Ginny Simms Harry Babbitt Ish Kabibble and Sally Mason provide musical support A spooky mansion setting features romance danger and a scheming trio Saliano Judge Mainwaring and Professor Fenninger with a dramatic escape thwarted by a ruined exit and a lightning strike
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Kay Kyser
Finch
Peter Lorre
Boris Karloff
Bela Lugos
Helen Parrish
Dennis O'Keefe
Alma Kruger
Kyser
Ginny Simms
Harry Babbitt
Ish Kabibble
Sally Mason
College of Musical Knowledge
Gaiely
Saliano
Judge Mainwaring
Professor Fenninger
Fenninger
Wayne Feature in Opera House Film at Local Venue
John Wayne, rising film star opposite Marlene Dietrich in Universal's Seven Sinners, appears Sunday at the Opera House. He recalls a past as a reformed stowaway during his football career at the University of Southern California after a broken ankle halted his path and left him penniless in Honolulu. He once hidden aboard a liner from San Francisco to Hawaii, later confessing to the purser.
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San Francisco
Wayne
Bay City
Hawaii
Los Angeles
Raoul Walsh
Walsh
Hollywood
John Wayne
Husky
Marlene Dietrich
Universal
Opera House
University of Southern California
Honolulu
Escape To Glory at Dixie Theatre Sunday
Columbia action drama Escape To Glory stars Pat O Brien and Constance Bennett with a supporting cast including John Halliday Melville Cooper Alan Baxter and Marjorie Gateson. The film portrays adventure love cowardice glory disaster and escape in a taut suspenseful plot set for opening day.
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New Columbia
Pat O'Brien
Constance Bennett
Dixie Theatre
Constance Bennnett
Columbia
John Halliday
Melville Cooper
Alan Baxter
Marjorie Gateson
Miss Bennett
Body found near cabins on Tennis Creek
The body of W. A. Harrison, about 45, was found in a cabin area on a fork of Tennis Creek. Dr. A. C. Wilkinson reported the discovery.
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Wayne
W. A. Harrison
Tennis Creek
A. C. Wilkinson
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