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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1957
Page
5
A fragmented OCR item offers limited readable words about timing and a British element, leaving readers uncertain about the event or subject. No clear names, dates, or places are identifiable in the legible portion.
The readable parts show a disrupted line about a county event with a noon time reference. Details on place names and participants are missing, leaving only hints of a local scheduling or voting matter and an unclear official action.
Tobin Rote led Detroit with four touchdown passes and a score, boosting the Lions to a 59-14 victory over Cleveland. Steve Junker added two scores and 109 receiving yards, while Joe Schmidt's defense forced five interceptions and two fumbles as Detroit capped a remarkable season turnaround.
West Virginia returns to action aiming to extend its Southern Conference lead after winning the Kentucky Invitational. Canisius and Washington & Lee visit Morgantown with WVU seeking two wins to stay in the top 10, while Canisius is the last opponent to defeat WVU.
Manlius New York mayor Herbert L Breckheimer vented anger at a flock of ducks that persisted after the village pond was drained for winter. He insulted the birds as dust freeloaders and said the village spends 75 dollars monthly to feed them, adding they should migrate south if they had any sense.
Juan Manuel Fangio, world driving champion, said Sunday he may retire after competing in three more races during the Argentine international season in Buenos Aires.
Sports notes survey rebounds dominance for West Virginia as Don Hennon of Pitt shines, Pat McMurty eyed for future bout with LaStarza looms, and other scattered items cover boxing, track, college hoops, and racing chatter from national outlets.
Kansas and Kansas State meet tonight in the final of the Big Fight carnival at Kansas City with Wilt Chamberlain and Bob Boozer key figures after semi final wins. Temple and California also vie for Holiday Festival crown as North Carolina and other power programs claim titles across major tournaments.
Wesleyan aims to rebound and tighten the West Virginia Conference race as it hosts Fairmont on Saturday in the teams' second meeting of the season. Morris Harvey at Charleston and Tech at Youngstown start a light week with four other conference games. Concord visits Pikeville as Morris Harvey travels to Steubenville, while Pikeville edged Transylvania 82 81 in a dramatic final.
COLLEGE STATION Texas. Texas A M officials pursue a new head coach and athletic director after losing Paul Bear Bryant and Frank Leahy in a single week. President Dr M T Harrington said no candidate is in mind as the nationwide search begins.
R Round Table remains the favorite in the Caliente future book after his Santa Anita stakes win. The odds were trimmed from 3 to 1 to 2 to 1, reflecting strong wagering on the possible Santa Anita Handicap winner.
Hank Foiles, Pittsburgh catcher who batted .270 last season, became the Pirates sixth player to agree to terms for the upcoming season.
Italian speedboat ace Ezio Selva perished in the International Grand Prix on Biscayne Bay when his Moschetierre nose-dived after a 100 mph spin. The 56-year-old, who had warned he would retire to his son Luciano, died instantly as the crowd of about 20 000 looked on.
Navy and Oklahoma faced injury concerns as bowls near. Navy may be without guard Tony Stremic after a shin injury, while Oklahoma added tackle Jerry Thompson to an ankle sprain list affecting Carl Dodd. Duke and Oregon fared best among eight top teams as underdogs rallied in Saturday games.
Bob Mitchell of Illinois returned a punt for yards to prevent a shutout at halftime. Ken Ford of Hardin-Simmons completed 12 of 23 passes for 185 yards to spark the Gray to its 13th victory in 19 meetings with the Blue.
Marshall College heads to Charleston to face Morris Harvey then to Kalamazoo to meet Western Michigan as it seeks to improve a 1-3 away record. Leo Byrd leads with 29.3 points per game and Hal Greer adds 22.6 as the Big Green eyes two road tests this week.
George McQuinn former first baseman for the St. Louis Browns Philadelphia Athletics and New York Yankees was named manager today of the Topeka club in the Class A Western League.
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