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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1949

Page

2

Mountaineers Face North Carolina In Dixie Tourney Opener

West Virginia University basketball meets North Carolina in Raleigh in the Dixie tournament open. Marshall College stays undefeated with a 83-71 win over Evansville as Bob Koontz scores 24 and Evansville's Jor Hatele leads with 22 in a tight first half.

Charlestin West Virginia University Raleigh North Carolina Mountaineers Georgia Tech Wake Forrest Rhode Island State North Carolina State Duke Penn State Marshall College Evansville Indiana College Huntington Bob Koontz Marshall Jor Hatele Ue Koontz Marshal Bob Wright Jir Land

Dixie Classic Cage Tourney Opens in Raleigh With Eight Teams

The Dixie Classic basketball tournament opens in Raleigh with eight teams, hosted by North Carolina State Colleges Wolfpack. Each team will play one game daily over a three day stand beginning today.

Raleigh N.C North Carolina State Wolfpack

Oklahoma Team Reopens Sugar Bowl Preparations

Oklahoma coach Bud Wilkinson spoke of his players’ confidence as the No. 2 team resumed practice in Biloxi ahead of the Sugar Bowl clash with LSU in New Orleans. The Sooners, preparing four secret workouts, seek sharp conditioning after a week off as questions linger about motivation and focus for the January 2 game.

Biloxi Miss Bud Wilkinson Oklahoma Wilkinson Louisiana State University New Orleans L.S.U Gulf’Coast

1949 Rose Bowl Queen Reveals Einstein Theory T

A fragment notes a 1949 Rose Bowl queen and a sensational claim about Einstein theory being explained by the queen. The readable bits point to a bold headline style and a lurid treatment typical of era gossip columns.

Rose Bowl Enterprise Aims For Serious Yet Dignified Play

In Pasadena the Rose Bowl, the grandfather of bowls, blends gravity with humor. Offseason chatter hints at coach changes for Ohio State and California before the January 2 game, while past antics include players missing streetcars and Hollywood-tinged gossip surrounding Northwestern and other figures.

Marion Brown Pasadena Cal Dorothy Welsh Eddie Stewart Carolyn Collins Dorothy Scott Betty Brisher Barbara Jones Marion Ohio State California International Soundphoto Calif Tel Wes Fesler Buckeye Fesler Ray Eliot Tlinois Hollywood Report Art Murakowski Ciro’s Northwestern Bob Voigts

West Virginia Scholastic Basketball Scores and Notes

Alumni 59 Mt Hope 43 Vinton 37 Alumni 34 South Boston Va 54 Welch 51 Wheeling 73 Alumni 47 Moundsvills 69 Sherrard 31 Alumni 59 Belington 61 Oklahoma starting eleven in 1949 largely native. Arizona California North Dakota among 1949-50 Arizona squad. Dartmouth Ivy League title run 1938-1944.

The Associated Press Alumni Mt. Hope Vinton South Boston Welch Wheeling Moundsvills Sherrard Belington University of Arizona Arizona California North, Dakota

Yost Silence Bests Swope in Gangling Debate Feat

In a Grantland Rice gathering Michigan coach Harry Yost kept Erbert Bayard Swope silent for two hours and nineteen minutes, talking solely on football. Swope, irritated by the long discourse, had his fedora knocked into whipped cream as Yost recounted the longest kick Eckersall ever saw.

Erbert Bayard Swope New York World John ‘Wheeler Harry Yost Michigan Swope Grantland Rice Fifth Avenue Bennett Cerf King Features Syndice

Four married players on NC State 1949 50 basketball squad

From the 1949 50 NC State team notes four players are listed as married. The roster includes East St. John and other opponents such as Utah UCLA Syracuse Brown Duquesne Idaho Boston College Yale Dartmouth Rochester Evansville South Tampa and Murray among others. The article compiles game scores and team matchups across a wide schedule.

Associated East St. Johny Bkn Utah Covertime UCLA CCNY Syracuse Brown Duquesne Idaho Boston College Yale Dartmouth Rochester Marshell Evansville South Tampa Pennsylvania Murray New Orleans Loyola North Carolina State

New Licenses In Sale In State

Charleston officials remind hunters and fishermen to obtain new licenses required after January 1 with no duplicates. Licensees must wear a 4 by 3 3/8 inch tag on outer clothing, ensure tag and license numbers match, and sign in ink. Deer tag and report form accompany each hunting license. deer countersignature only if removed from the kill county. U.S. auto workers earn three to ten times European wages. 87% of farmers own cars and 36.5% own trucks.

Charleston Conservation Commisson Commission U.S Europe United States

Fullback Shines in Rose Bowl Amid Ciros Doorway Tale

The setting hints at a fine rhubarb with only trouble from gentlemen exiting opposite doors at Ciro's. If it was Murskowski, coaches should dispatch their players to Ciro's. The fullback had a standout day in the Rose Bowl.

Ciro's Murskowski

Cochran Delays Indonesia Transfer Ceremony Plans

A Crawfordsville native, 67, Cochran was due to represent the United States at ceremonies transferring sovereignty from the Netherlands but weather delayed his arrival. He had been named ambassador to Pakistan last March, yet Indonesian talks kept him in place. Indonesia's rich raw materials exports have risen recently but overall trade remains below prewar levels.

Star of the Republic Netherlands Cochran U.S United Nations Good Offices Commission Indonesia Natie Crawfordsville Ind Pakistan Netherlands East Indies

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