Mountaineers Defeat Tech in Swinging Upset by 59 45
West Virginia defeats Carnegie Tech 59 to 45 at Pittsburgh to hand Tech its sixth straight loss. Jimmy Ruch scores 19. Baric fouled out early in the third quarter. Freshmen also roll past Tech 49 to 21. Other results include Marshall rout of Tennessee 29 point loss for Volunteers and Pioneers 84 69 over Fairmont.
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Associated Press
Marshall
Tennessee Volunteers
Met
West Virginia
Carnegie
Vech
Pittsburgh
Alderson Broaddus
Potomac
Glenville
Salem
Fairmont
Bethany
Pioneers
Tennessee
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Concord
Roanoke
West Liberty
West Virginia University
Mountaineers
Carnegie Tech
Tech
Jimmy Ruch
Brian
Burch
Baric
Hamilton
Hicks
Ray Carnelly
Martz
Tnet Bol
Malinski
Ruch
Hanston Bath
C Mahdich
Kalmar
McCartney
Hess
F . Hicks
Dollinger
Resling
Reed
Pitt
Lews
Geneva
Dorothy Wightman wins national indoor junior tennis title
Dorothy Wightman, 17, clinched the national indoor junior singles championship in Boston following in her mother’s footsteps. Her mother, a prolific titleholder and donor of the Wightman Cup, watched as crowds cheered the young champion. The piece also recalls her mother’s era and a colorful description of a past veteran player’s antics on court.
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Dorothy Wightman
Boston
Tilden Still Please s Fans by Sid Feder New York
Tennis legend Bill Tilden still draws crowds at Madison Square Garden where he battles the new pro Alice Marble and English rival Mary Hardwick. Marble debuts with mixed results as 12,371 fans attend a show that grosses $25,614.50 while Tilden dominates attention and edge.
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Sid Feder
New York
Alice Marble
Bill Tilden
Alice
Madison Square Garden
Mary Hardwick
England
Miss Marble
Miss Hardwick
Big Bill
Bill
Grafton Bears Open Big Ten Debut at East Fairmont
Grafton High School’s Bearcats, riding a three game win streak, travel to East Fairmont High and clash with the Yellowjackets in a Big Ten conference lid lifter. East Fairmont routed Morgantown recently, making the foe tougher. Shinnston visits Friday for a second winter clash as coach Rand McKinney plans Skaggs Slack Hamric Graham Carrico and reserves O Connor Nicola in the lineup.
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Grafton High School
Bearcats
Fairmont
East Fairmont High Yellowjackets
Bees
McKinneymen
East Fairmont
Morgantown
Marion County
Shinnston Spartans
Cats
Shinnston
Rand McKinney
Skaggs
Slack
Hamric
Graham and
Carrico
O'Connor
Nicola
Correction of Senior Taylor County Basketball Deadline
The Recreation Department publicity manager corrects a yesterday Grafton Sentinel error. The senior teams' entrance deadline into the Taylor County Basketball league is set for 7 p.m. January 7, preceding the Ramblers versus Peerless Elites game. An entrance fee will be charged by the Advisory Council to defray expenses.
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WPA
Grafton Sentinel
Taylor County Basketball League
Taylor County
Ramblers
Peerless Elites
Advisory Council
Pirate Scout Undergoes Surgery At Johns Hopkins
Baltimore January 1 Carl ton Molesworth scout for the Pittsburgh Pirates was reported doing very well at Johns Hopkins hospital. He entered the hospital last Wednesday and underwent an operation yesterday.
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Baltimore
Carlton Molesworth
Pittsburgh Pirates
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Molesworth
Bulla Triumphs In Los Angeles Open Golf Showdown
Johnny Bulla, 26, the poor man’s golf champion from Greensboro, won the Los Angeles Open with a 72 hole total of 281, earning $3,500 from a $10,000 purse. He topped Craig Wood, Horton Smith, Benny Hogan, and Clayton Heafner as a windy final round featured a 69 by Smith and a 68 by Wood.
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Robert Myers
Los Angeles
Johnny Bulla
California
Trail
North Carolina
Greensboro
Bulla
Craig Wood
Mamaroneck
Thompson
Clayton Heafner
Benny Hogan
Denny Shute
Lawson Little
Ralph Guldahl
Olin Dutray
Byron Nelson
Sammy Snead
Jimmy Demaret
Porky Oliver
Paul Runyan
Ed Dudley
Jag McSpaden
Harry Cooper
Little
Former Champion Stays On Philadelphia Payroll
Debonair Tommy Loughran, retired undefeated lightweight boxing champion, now serves as chief clerk of a new city traffic court at 2500 dollars a year. He previously worked as executive secretary in the bureau of recreation, a job cut from the 1941 budget, and now supervises a clerical staff overseeing traffic fine income under Chief Magistrate John J. O'Malley.
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Philadelphia
Tommy Loughran
Tommy
Loughran
Bureau of Recreation
John J. O'Malley
Fights Last Night Across Cities
In Baltimore Jeffra defeated Speary on points in a 12 round bout. Philadelphia s fighters Tygh outpointed Gamilere in ten rounds. Everett Rightmire Beat Monty Pignatore on points in Sioux City. Leo Rodak won over Herschel Joiner in Cincinnati. Frankie Donato outpointed Nat Litfin in Philadelphia.
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New York
Everett Rightmire
Sioux City
Monty ‘Pignatore
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Leo Rodak
Chicago
Herschel Joiner
Philadelphia
Frankie Donato
Nat Litfin
Juniors Rout Buckhannon in Potomac State Game
Alderson Broaddus led Potomac State 4-2 early but the Grafton Junior High cagers dominated, winning 33 to 19 as Center Slayton led with 11 points and Swisher added nine. Potomac State earlier fell to the locals 38-35 after a brief Buckhannon surge.
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Grafton
Buckhannon
Slayton
C. Swisher
Humphries
Neely Reintroduces Bills to Curb Block Booking and Blind Selling
Washington reports Senator Neely of West Virginia reintroduces bills to prohibit block booking and blind selling in the film industry and to divorce producers from theater operation. The measures target unfair exhibition practices in motion pictures as lawmakers seek stronger industry regulation.
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Washington
Senator Neely
D.W. Va
Trick game in football may vastly diversify plays
Georgia Tech coach Bill Alexander explains a new NCAA rule allowing a handoff to any player behind the line of scrimmage. The change enables centers guards and tackles to carry the ball, creating extended trick play possibilities and more players involved in each snap.
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Romney Wheeler
Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Bill Alexander
Collegians
National Collegiate Rules Committee
Alex
Tennessee
Warren Wright Stable Seeks Leading Jockey
Iowa rider Earl Dew, 1940 national jockey champion with 287 wins, nears a lifelong dream of riding in the Kentucky Derby after a dramatic national title race with Walter Lee Taylor. Dew disclosed a contract offer from Warren Wright’s Calumet Farm, with other offers also on the table. a decision will come in weeks as Calumet owns Whirlaway, the top two year old of 1940 and Derby favorite for next May.
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Sac City
Earl Dew
Iowa
Walter Lee Taylor
Houston
Tex
Dew
Warren Wright
Calumet Parms
Wright
Whirlaway
Youngster Drowns After Ice Breaks at Pond Near Arthurdale
KINGWOOD Jan 71 30 Bucklew 1 year old son of Mr and Mrs Leslie Bucklew and a pupil of the seventh grade at Arthurdale drowned about 430 yesterday afternoon near Arthurdale. He with two other youths had gone to a strip mine to skate ice formed on the pond. The Bucklew boy fell through thin ice. His companions tried to rescue him by placing a long pole out on the ice but failed. The lad struggled four or five minutes before disappearing in water six to eight feet deep. The body was recovered about 530 by rescue squads. His companions were Darwin Savage and Bernard Carrico.
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Kingwood
Bucklew
Leslie Bucklew
Arthurdale
Darwin, Savage
Bernard Carrico
Beebe Shines as Fort Pierce Fullback Gathers Big Yardage
William Beebe, Fort Pierce Highs full back, racks up 3000 yards from scrimmage in three seasons and over 1500 passing yards, totaling 30 touchdowns with about 20 extra points. The article coins him a Beebe gun. The piece closes with a playful note on Alice’s Dollarland journey.
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News-Tribune
Fort Pierce
William Beebe
Alice
Dollarland
County Cage League Opens With Rambler Versus Peemless Elites
The Rambler cagers meet the Peemless Elites at Lawson Community Center at 7 PM in the Tay lor County Basketball league opener. Ross Gerard leads the defending champions as other teams chase the title under WPA Recreational staff supervision. A small admission is charged.
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Rambler
Peemless
Lawson Community Center
Taylor County Basketball League
Ramblers
Ross Gerard
Athletic Advisory Council
WPA
Gabby Moves to Southland and 1941 Boxing Notes
A collage of sports items notes Gabby Hartnett training in Miami with the Giants, Georgia Tech’s Rose Bowl memories, and boxing chatter. Mentions Ed Bales greeting Sugar Bowl mourners, Johnny Rigney salary talks with the White Sox, and weigh-in buzz around Overlin and Dundee as boxing year 1941 approaches.
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New York
Georgia ‘Tech
Missouri
Nebraska
Rose Bow
Ed Bales
Chattanooga News- Free Press
Gabby Hartnett
Miami
Giants
Florida
Red Sox
Tigers
Indians
Johnny Rigney
White Sox
Dorothy Comiskey
Voice of the
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GH. Paterson
Bismarck
N. D
Tub
New Orleans
Boston
B.C
Pat Comiskey
Lou Nova
Joe Louis
Henry Armstrong
Edward J. Neil
Jimmy Walker
Lou Ambers
Corden
Aj. Fi
Overlin
Billy
Chris Dundee
Pilst
Sentinel classifieds rates and rental notices
Classified Sentinel ads show two cent per word for first insertion and one cent per word for each additional insertion with consecutive insertions in standard style. Minimum charge 45 cents. Notices include rents for small houses and rooms with contact details and dates where applicable.
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Sentinel
Music Battle Still Raging Across Airwaves
New York reports a heated dispute over ASCAP music bans on stations. ASCAP cites listener complaints from dance band fans while Broadcast Music Inc claims broad audience interest remains strong. Tonight's programs include NBC Red 7:15, CBS 8:55, WABC 8:30, and MBS 9:30 with Bob Hope and Ben Bernie.
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American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Stlt
ASCAP
Broadcast Music, Inc
NBC Red
MBS
CBS
WJZ
NBC
WEAF
Fibber McGee
Bob Hope
WABC
Ben Bernie Quiz
William C. Bullitt
Merton Gould
Brakeman fatally struck by passenger train in Williamson
E Shoemaker a 45 year old road brakeman was killed when he fell in front of a passenger train in Williamson on January 7. The incident details cite the brakeman’s fatal injury as he was crossing or near the rails.
Central West Virginia Radio Schedule Highlights
Radio listings show a dense slate from 5:30 to 11:00 with NBC CBS and MBS programs. Notable items include Life Can Be Beautiful, Dinning Sisters news, Amos 'n' Andy sketch, Easy Aces, Father Time and treasurer shows, and top acts from WJZ WEAF WMBN. The schedule features sports, drama, quiz shows, and musical guest alerts across stations WEAF WJZ WBLK WMMN and more.
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Nbc-Weaf
Jack Armstrong
CBS
NBC
WJZ
Bud Barton
Scattergood Baines
WBLK
Tom Mix
KYW
WLW
Dinning Sisters
WMMN
Edwin C. Hill
KDEA
Bill Stern
Ted Steele
Shall
Eal Sulivan
Terry Shand
Lowell Thomas
The
World Today
Fort Pearson
Amos “N Andy
Fred Waring
Mbs
Filton Lewis, Jr
Ben Bernie
Wythe Williams
Ed Mayhoff
WEAF
Horace Heidt
Grand Central Station
We, the People
Morton Gould
Dian Miller
Bob Hope
Raymond Gram Swing
Art Bape Orch
Walter
Herbie Hee Orch
News of the ‘World
Aoe Jenkin
Orch
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Warren Wright Stable
County Cage League
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Southland
Hartnett
Nathan Mendelson
Mendelson Junk Co
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Maple Avenue
West Boyd Street
Wilford Street
Call Sentinel
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C. C. Richman General Insurance Room
Grafton Banking and Trust Company
B&O _EOW
Newark
Plainflelet
Elizabeth
Locnl
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
W. Wilford Street
Walter Street
Christiana Street
Dewey Avenue
Parrish Agency, Inc
W. Main Street
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Mr. Keen
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Battle of Sports
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