Grafton Routs Victory High In Close Basket Fight
In a hard fought game at Grafton High School the home five defeated Victory High from Clarksburg 28 to 12. McClung led Victory with a long start, while Hickman and McDade aided Grafton with strong inside play as Poling directed the Smithmen to a solid victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Grafton High School
Clarksburg
McClung
Peck Ridenour
Smith
Poling
Rim
Hickman
Grafton
McDade
Setler
Smithmen Peer
Victory
Elkins High
Shinnston
Morgantown
Morgentown
Mannington
Herday
Iineup
Grattan High
Knottsville seeks new county road route plan
Minutes from a semi monthly county court show L D Boylen petitioned for a public highway from Knottsville via Curve Bridge along the Three Fork Creek parallel to the Baltimore and Ohio line toward Arm strong land and Shaffer man land. A committee including John Thayer, John Ward, and Angus Ferguson to survey, map, and report on grades, curves, damages, and land crossings at the next meeting. Also a new bill payment rule: bills paid on the first Monday of each month when funds exist, with two days prior submission to the clerk. Seven damage claims were presented, some settled others pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Boylen
Knottsville
Three Fork Creek
Baltimore and Ohio
Grafton
Armstrong Land
Shafferman
John Kt. Thayer
John Ward
Angus Ferguson
Charles C. King
Grafton Leads Valley Teams In Storied West Virginia Rivalry
Philippi February reports detail Tygarts Valley section basketball strength with Grafton boosting its record by defeating Morgantown and Fairmont rivals, while Buckhannon, Elkins, Richwood and Burnsville loom as top contenders. The Broaddus tournament brackets grow as teams vie for early pace, scene set for Philippi March showdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art L. Brandon
Broaddus College
Philippi
W. Va
West Virginia
Tygarts
Tygarts’ Valley
State Board of Appeals
Burnsville
Richwood
Elkins
Buckhannon
Grafton
Weston
Mill Creek
Quint
Grafton High School
Morgantown
University City
Lumberport
East Side
Fairmont
Washington-Irvins
Victory
Shinnston
Monongahela Valley
Monon Valley
Bridgeport
Rai
Tunnelton
Newbury
Newburg
Kingwood
Jane Lew
Paul Sh@ts
Cne
Philipp
Rivesville
Petersburg
Marlinton
Walkersville
Broaddus
Stckhannon
Debe Ross
Buckhannon High School
Tygarts Valley
Mast
Elkins Hos
Victory J
Sandy Fork
John Newcomb
Gassaway
Sutton
Wes Virginia
Cowan
West Virginia to curb unlicensed medical practice
West Virginia lawmakers open the regular session March 11 with bills to place all healing practitioners under the state medical examining board and require licenses before opening offices. The move follows the Wheeling death of Mrs Susanna Holderman after treatment by a self styled doctor Alexander Ross and seeks public protection through licensed practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
Wheeling
House
Senate
Susanna Holderman
West Virginia State Medical Association
Alexander Ross
South Wheeling
State Medical Association
Detroit Emerges From Rude Days As Baseball City
Detroit, Feb 6. Unlucky in politics, Frank J. Navin rose from failed civic runs to shape Detroit into a baseball capital. Navin, head of the Detroit American League club, moved from clerk ambitions to becoming a member of baseballs Advisory Council, replacing Ban Johnson as AL representative, a sign of his influence in the sport. He arrived in Detroit from Adrian, Mich., in 1871, pursued law then pivoted to baseball, rising from a club employee to a magnate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Frank J. Navin
Detroit American League Baseball Club
Navin
Counell
Ban Johnson
Nagin
Adrian
Mich
S. F. Angus
Angus
Ty Cobb
Augusta
New York
Detroit Baseball Club
Navin Era Shaped Detroit Tigers Rise and Ty Cobb Deal
Ban Johnson targets Detroit to oust Navin the “modelnidas” who gambled on a bold plan. William Yawkey provided funds enabling Navin to hire Hughie Jennings and acquire Ty Cobb, setting the stage for three pennant-winning Detroit teams. The story tracks Navin’s long struggle and ultimate financial diamond success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ban Johnson
American League
Detroit
Mr. Navin
Modelnidas
William Yawkey
Yawkey
Navin
Detroit Baseball Club
Frank Navin
Navin Field
Hughie Jennings
Jennings
Ty Cobb
Baltimore
Tiger
Razzing Referee In Monong Valley Draws Ire Of Officials
In Fairmont West Virginia on February 5 the Northern West Virginia Basketball Officials Association addressed rising crowd hostility toward referees. A resolution urges principals and coaches to curb taunts and protect officials on all floors while urging schools to report critics. The group will review complaints with referees to advise wisely, aiming for sportsmanlike conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monon Valley
State Basketball Association
Sentinel
Fairmont
W. Va
Northern West Virginia Basketball Officials Association
Monongahela Valley
Dempsey Plans San Diego Trip Amid Romance Rumors
Jack Dempsey arrived in San Diego with Estelle Taylor and her sister Helen amid uproar over marriage plans. Manager Jock Kearns and trainer Teddy Hays said Dempsey will fight tomorrow and that his mother accompanied him, though Dempsey denied marriage and offered no date for a wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Jack Demps
Dempsey
Estelle Taylor
Tonnean
Jock Kearns
Teddy Hays
Sandiego
Pugi Ustic
Hays
Calif
Jack Dempsey
Tance
Estelle
Taylor
Helen
Local Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits
G E Martin made a business trip to Marquess last Friday. Mrs Maggie Shahan, still ill, shows some improvement. Mrs J N Foreman visited Mrs Maggie Shahan after church at Mt Zion last Saturday night. G A Shaw and son Charley with family visited W A Bolyard at Sinclair last weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.N. Goff
Austen
Manley Cozad
W. I. Hamilton
J. 4
Graggs
Lola, Wilda
Mary Shroyer
Fellowsville
Irvin Watts
Ad Sandy
Washington
W. H. Hamilton
Knottsville
H. D. Cornwell
Marquess
Jay Nestor
Philippi
William Hamilton
Delbert Wilson
Alice Loughridge
Rosa Thomas
Ross Schooley
Colebank
G. E. Martin
Maggie Shahan
J. N. Foreman
Mt. Zion
G. A. Shaw and Son
Charley
W. A.J. Bolyard
Sinclair
Weather Haunts Webster Amid Social Roundup
Webster notes show unsettled weather as residents share visits across Parkersburg Grafton and Pruntytown. Local social life includes pie supper attendance and neighbors dropping by. A lecture by Rev Snodgrass from Grafton is planned at the Webaler schoolhouse Friday night February 6 at 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Frum
Parkersburg
Charlie Angil
Pruntytown
Leona Tapp
Grafton
Atta Morgan
Clyde Burgoyne
S. L. Wolfe
Alma Swisher
Simp
Ethel Willis
Grace Morgan
Florence Wolfe
Rev. Snodgrass
Webaler School
Largest motor liner Aorangi fitted for ship radio broadcasts
The 23,000 ton liner Aorangi, the world’s largest motor ship, is the first fitted with a ship’s orchestra repeater enabling radio broadcasts to be heard across the vessel. It can carry lectures, concerts, or other events for simultaneous listening aboard. There is a quip about two kinds of people, the intelligent and the morons, noting the intelligentsia does the classifying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Aorangi
Boston Braves Begin Training Camp in Florida Feb 20
Boston Braves head to St. Petersburg Florida on February 20 for training with 16 pitchers and catchers leading the advance party. Manager Dave Bancroft, president Christy Mathewson, and vice president Emil Fuehe will visit. Rookies include Jimmy Welch from Seattle and Edwin Sperder from Shreveport with several others vying for outfield and infield spots as regulars report later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Dave Bancroft
Boston Braves
St. Petersburg
Forfa
Christy Mathewson
Emil Fuehe
Jimmy Welch
Seattle
Welsh
Edwin Sperder
Shreveport
Herbert
Thomas
Dayton
Francis Wilson
Boston College
Davis Harris
Greensboro
S. C
Bill Cunningham
Casey Stengle
Hilly Southworth
Gianta
Leslie Mann
Cincinnati
August Pelix
Ray Powell
William Vargas
Joseph Ogrodosky
Elmira
Ignatus Mulch
Dover
Del
Edwin Brunt
Eastange
George Hartsgrove
Maine
Barnes
Benton
Geterwich
McNamara
Cooney Marquard
Kyle Graham
Fred Lucas
Ike Kemp
Joseph Bate
Braves
O'Neil
Gibson
Edward Phillips
Howard Cousiney
Worcester
Fred Sebiler
Hutchinson
Kansas
Car Siemer
Morris
Atlanta
Huner Lane
Fittsfield
Eastern Legegue
Harry Snyder
Rocky Mountain League
William Marriott
Mobile Mennis
Bancroft
Ernest Pagett
Bob Smith
Tierney
Brooklyn
Eddie Nels
Keyaroud Pont
Harvard Football Coach Resigns After Six Seasons
Cambridge Mass Feb 6 Robert T Fisher resigns as Harvard Varsity football head coach after six seasons seeking to devote more time to business. Harvard Athletic Committee accepts resignation and praises his record while considering candidates from former players Huntington Prumbull Mahan and Leo H Lary as possible successors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Robert T. Fisher
Harvard
Harvard Athletic Committee
Pish
Formigr” Ward
Huntington
Walter H. ‘Prumbull
Mahan
Leo H. Lary
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Victory HS
Sawman
Mith
Vigor
Ith McClung
O. C. Reese
Rowlesburg
City Hospital
O. C. Reece
Reese
Grafton City Hospital
Ggarts Valley High
Art Brandon
N. Rosler
Andrew McDaniel
R. W. Means
M. Rinker
Zelia Morgan
Berthard Satersfeld
Prank
Detroit Americans
Neumonia
C. F. Burgey
Evansville
Mother
Webster News
Morond
Intelligentsia
Florida
Mathewson
Fuche
Barnes “Marquard
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