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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1949

Page

6

Grafton Bearcats Dominate Philippi 51-41 On Local Court

Grafton edged Philippi 51 to 41 as Dick Poe led the Bearcats with 11 points and strong defense. DeBarr Foley and Willis contributed, while Martin and Dennison paced Philippi. Ranny McKinmy missed with a bad back as the pace opened slowly and quick baskets followed late.

Grafton Philippi Dick Poe DeBarr Foley Willis Martin Dennison Ranny McKinmy Poe Bennett Yoho Af ‘Thayer Isner Lambert Hoskinson Bumer Nutter Crouse Maria Boyles Seccurro Warash

West Virginia Falls to Georgia Tech 63-48 in Dixie tournament

West Virginia lost 63-48 to Georgia Tech in the Dixie Invitational consolation at Raleigh N C. Marshall and Beloit head into Huntington tonight for a two game series. Beloit had won 10 of 11. its only loss came to Eastern Kentucky in a prior meeting.

Charleston Marshall Beloit Huntington West Virginia Georgia Tech Releigh N.C Morris Harvey Dayton University Ohio City Marshall-Beloit

Beloit, Marshall win. WVU vs Tech tops note

Five defeated Brigham Young 63 to 61 on Thursday, with Beloit and Marshall posting multiple wins in the week. Beloit ran 98 points in three straight wins over Carleton, Lawrence and Coe while averaging above 400 from the floor in nine outings. Marshall edged Evansville 83-71 and has averaged 83 per appearance, also beating Concord, Murray, Morehead, Youngstown and Akron. District scores from West Virginia over Georgia Tech, Center Billy Cline’s backboard control helped Tech winless margin. Local game blurbs cover scores from Grafton, Philippi, Clarksburg, Bridgeport, Flemington, Alumni, and other West Virginia towns.

Brigham Young Wheaton Houston Carleton Lawrence Coe Murray Baldwin-Wallace Fresno State Beloit Marshall Evansville Ind Concord Morehead Youngstown Akron West Virginia Georgia Tech Billy Cline Tech Mark Workman Mountaineers

Battle Of Grid Bowls Is On Three On Card Today

New York report covers the end of a rough football season with 30 teams in bowls across the country. The East leads with top squads like Army and Notre Dame facing Texas Christian and College of the Pacific in major clashes. Crowd estimates reach about 650000 fans with large TV audiences. Bowls include East West Shrine, Blue Gray, Raisin Bowl, Rose, Cotton, Sugar and Orange. San Jose 8-4-0 meets Texas Tech 6-0-0 in the Raisin Bowl.

New York Far West Deep South Southwest San Francisco Montgomery Alabama Fresno California San Jose Calif Texas Tech Pasadena Dallas New Orleans Miami Florida Army Arnold Galiffa Notre Dame End J Extraordinary Leon Hart Lindy Berry Texas Christian Eddie Lebaron College of the Pacific

Scholastic Basketball Scores From Associated Press

Fairmont East defeated Clarksburg Vic 56 43 while Mannington 52 edged Hundred 21 Smithfield 41 Fairview 36 Barrackville 42 Rivesville 39 in high school basketball results.

The Associated Press Fairmont East Clarksburg Victory Mannington Hundred Smithfield Fairview Barrackvilly Rivesville

First Baby Contest Attracts Taylor County Residents

Grafton hosts a New Year contest to name Taylor County’s first baby born after midnight. Barton's Kiddie Shop offers a complete layette for the newborn, with twins eligible for two layettes. Parents must be Taylor County residents and the birth note due at Barton's by noon January 3. If no birth occurs, the contest continues.

Grafton Taylor County Barton's Barton’s

Meeting of scientific minds opens big year advancing science

Dominican columns note a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science promising new cooperation to tackle physical secrets in the year ahead. The gathering here capped by a sense of progress as the large conference proceeds.

Ben Franklin U.S Bennett American Association For the “Advancement of Science

Meeting in history shows nations wiping wrongs and rising

A reflective briefing notes the nation's struggle with social problems in a slow Democratic fashion and the world’s wounds from conflict. It cites the Economic Cooperation Administration praising Western Europe’s peak production and mentions agriculture insights and over 400 war crimes trials completed by U.S. military commissions in Yokohama and Manila.

Economic Cooperation’ Administration U.S Yokohama Manila

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