Tough Watsons Face Philippi in New Year Showdown
Coach Rand McKinney’s Ihara Bearcats prepare for a tough test as they host the Philippi squad at Washington Street Gym tomorrow night. Grafton also meets their top scholastic foe in the evening, with McKinney stressing strong line play and aggressive drills as the Bearcats seek to start the year with a win.
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Warder
Rand McKinney
Ihara Fighting Bearcats
Philipp Guinet
Ashington Street
Grafton
Stitt
McKinney
Bearcat
Vening Hilippi
Philippi
Paul Watson
Vis
Unclear game preview with defensive lineup hints
A high school basketball preview notes OO Conner at pivot and mentions Kelly Flanagan and others developing into reliable defensive players. It states the opener featured berths and a tie offensive attack and that the game will be called in the high school gym at a specified time.
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Oo'conner
Edditts
Kelly
Flanagan
North and South clash in WV charity football game
The second annual charity game at Laidley Field is set for tomorrow afternoon with Washington-Irving High School’s 22 players from Clarksburg facing Huntington’s team. Kickoff at 1 30 p m. Pregame workouts, associations meet, and advance ticket sales are noted.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Laidley Field
Clay Hite
Washington-Irving High School
Clarksburg
Capital
Southerners
Eddie Buckle
Huntington High
Parkersburg
Huntington
West Virginia Football Officials Association
J. Patrick Beacom
Advance Sale Heavy
West Virginia Sports Writers’ Association
Bill Hart
Morgantown
James J. Duggan
Daily Cross Word Puzzio Across and Down Clues
Puzzle clues listed with numerous typos and misprints for across and down entries including human limb fling secretary letter Greek alphabet a number female sheep and more. mixed entries reference many misordered or garbled words across a cryptic style grid with clues for increasing difficulty.
Deaf School Five Coming Here Friday
Graf ton sport fans will be entertained Friday night at the YMCA with a rare battle between the State Industrial School for Boys and the State School for the Deaf from Romney. This marks the first hardwood meeting of the two schools and promises a strong contest. Romney's lineup is unknown but expected to be competitive, coming off a recent season where the Pruntytown five battled hard and lost to St Aug's Trish squad in a tough game. The Industrial squad, coached by Rev. Desist, has promoted clean play and sportsmanship. The game is set to start at 8 o'clock with Bill Manley refereeing and Fd Powell as whistle.
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al Cace
Industrial School For Boys
State School For the Deaf
Romney
Pruniytown
Grafton
Inds
Pruntytown Five
St. Augustint's High School
Trish
Desist
Rev
Bill Manley
Fd Powell
Flanagan Thought Choice as New Duquesne Mentor
Pittsburgh on December 31 reports that Duquesne University will choose a successor for its football program. The item notes possible candidates and signals a decision soon.
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Flanagan
Duquesne
Pittsburgh
Ciycles
Duquesne University
Baer Stops Levinsky In Short Bout In Chicago
Round 1 Round 2 Kingfish Levinsky pressed Baer but Baer regained temper and floored Levinsky for a ten count in Chicago. Action pictures credit Head Coach doe Bach before the week ends and Christy Flanagan will likely be the next athletic director. Bach resigned March 1 after signing to coach the Pirates. Flanagan, from Texas, is expected to become head coach.
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Max Baer
Chicago
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Max
Levinsky
Kingfish
Doe Bach
Christy Flanagan
Bach
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dukes
Flanagan
Texas
Ath-Reli
Diractor
Breaks favored in Rose Bowl clash between Alabama and Stanford
Alabama coach Frank Thomas and Stanford mentor Claude Thornhill stressed the importance of getting breaks in the Rose Bowl. Both squads head into the New Year classic at full strength, with minor injuries noted for Alabama’s Jim Angelich and Stanford stars Grayson Moscrip and Topping. Odds were 7 to 5 in favor of Alabama as the teams prepared for the capacity crowd of about 85,000.
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Associated Press
Pasadena
Cal
Alabama
Stanford
Frank Thomas
Crimson Tide
Claude
Tiny) Thornhill
Tiny
Thomas
Southern Eleven
Jim Angelich
Thornhill
Bobby Grayson
Monk _Moscrip
Keith Topping
Grayson
Unclear contract play leaves South squeezing for slam
In a bridge deal a South player opens with four spades and plans a grand attempt. The hand features a squeeze sequence across clubs diamonds and hearts, with dummy exposing key cards. The result hinges on precise discards and timing as West navigates trumps and forceful plays.
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Gust
South
Dynnamly
East Eleven Injury Hurts West Charity Football Squad
San Francisco reports show 22 college players from east and midwest limping into the 10th East West charity game. Detroit back Doug Nott sprained ankle remains stiff, joined by Minnesota’s Pug Lund on doubtful list. Purdue halfback Duane Purvis has a torn tendon expected to keep him out.
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San Francisco
Mississippi
Doug Nott
Detroit
Pug” Lund
Minnesota
Duane Purvis
Purdue
Tulane and Temple Polish Up for Sugar Bowl Clash
New Orleans December 31 Tulane and Temple completed final preparations for the Sugar Bowl kickoff tomorrow Ted Cox planned a light signal drill while Pop Warner gave last minute chalk talks Both teams expect to play the intersectional game without a regular guard and are in good shape for the New Year showdown
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New Orleans
Tulane
Temple
Ted Cox
Fox
Pop Warner
Owls
Eleanor Holm Jarrett Aims for More in Olympic Aquatic Meet
Eleanor Holm Jarrett, famed Miami swimmer, seeks another record at the third annual National Olympic Stars Aquatic Meet in the Miami Biltmore pool. With limited training since Jones Beach Derby in August, she faces strong rivals as she returns to competition.
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Miami
Fla
Eleanor Holm Jarrett
Miami Biltmore
Jarrett
Jones Beach
Miami University Meets Bucknell in Orange Bowl Prep
Miami University hosts Bucknell University for a warm weather practice ahead of the Orange Bowl clash. Coach Tom McCann leads the Hurricanes, with Babe Hunt and Joe Louis in the boxing spotlight on the same night.
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Miami
Fla
Bucknell University
University of Miami
Tom McCann
Hurricanes
Heavyweights Lead Week's Fight Card In New York
Heavyweights headlining this week include champion Max Baer in Detroit and lightweights in New York. Baer, fresh from a sensational two round knockout of King Levinsky, will box four times as the major attractions.
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New York
Max Baer
Detroit
Baer
King Levinsky
Inky
Ending nuisance tax on bank checks expires tonight
Washington reports that the nuisance tax of 2 cents on each bank check ends at midnight tonight after 30 months in effect. The levy has yielded about 101,000,000 to the treasury since inception, averaging slightly over 3,300,000 per month, with indications that Congress will not renew it.
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Washington
Treasury
Congress
Parsons High Panthers Open Season Strong in Local Wins
Parsons High school state basketball champions open with three wins led by Riley at forward. Coach Myrl Vemner guides the Panthers past Elkins YMCA 27 20 and last year’s champions 33 28 in a thriller. Alumni upset 28 27 as fans plan trip to Davis and Elkins game.
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Parsons Highschool
Myrl Vemner
Davis and Elkins College
Elkins-¥. M. C. A
Panthers
Champs
Trim
Parsons
Riley
Flansgart
van’ Parsons
Sam Hehe
Baker
Shrout
Elkins High School
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