Polar Bears Face Hinton In State Tournament Semi
Morgantown March 24 Four high school basketball teams reached the state tournament semi finals after tough games and an upset. Huntington beat Gary 59-28 to meet Washington Irving of Clarksburg while Fairmont West edged East Bank 56-37 to face Hinton, who upset Sistersville. Semifinals set for 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. with state title games to follow. About 1,600 opened the day and over 2,000 attended last night. 1940 tournament dates set for March 14-16, nine days earlier than this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
Huntington
Washington Irving
Clarksburg
Gary
Fairmont West
East Bank
Hinton
Sistersville
Fairmont West-Hinton
Washington-Irving
Wheeling
Davis
State Board of Appeals
Pitt Frosh Rebellion Reported But Practice Likely
Pittsburgh March 24 University of Pittsburgh authorities confirmed that freshmen issues were being addressed individually and denied a renewed revolt. Rumors claimed some players would skip spring practice without tuition guarantees and janitorial pay. Business Manager John Welcome said the $18 monthly stipend would be provided per the agreement, despite doubtful pledges after Coach Sutherland’s resignation. Most freshmen are expected to report for practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
Youll Saitiad
John Welcome
the Fresh
Varsity
Jock Sutherland
Pitt
New York Yanks Draw Best In Citrus Loop
In St Petersburg Florida March 24 the world champion New York Yankees attract large crowds on the exhibition circuit. After 12 games they have drawn 25 659 fans. Joe DiMaggio hit two home runs today the first of the season and he already has six doubles four triples and 16 RBIs with a .429 average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Fla
New York Yankees
Joe DiMaggio
Lome
Last Hero of Aintree Back In Training For Grand National
Bruce Hobbs, 18, American-born winner last year, attends race as spectator. War Vessel, trained by Hobbs’ father, is his hopeful mount with Kilstar the favorite at 8 to 1 in the Grand National eve field. About 250000 spectators, weather and war fears noted as the 101st running approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotty Reston
Aintree
England
Bruce Hobbs
Battleship
Royal Daniels
Cheltenham
Hobbs
Oxford Hospital
Houns
Marion Dupont Scott
Reggie Hobbs
Young Hobbs
Britain
Kilstar
Hitler
Mussolini
Dorothy Paget
Waterloo
Sir Alex Maguire
Workman
H. C. McNally
Teme Wllow
Royal Mail
Blue Shir
Brendan
West Virginia golf association to plan 1939 state open
West Virginia Professional Golf Association will meet in Charleston on April 17 to plan the 1939 state open, announced president Bob Biery. Biery, pro at Oglebay Park, said the tournament will be in southern West Virginia under a rotation system. Sammy Snead, White Sulphur Springs ace, won last year for the third consecutive time at Cedar Rocks Country Club near Wheeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
West Virginia Professional Golf Association
Charleston
Bob Biery
Biery
Oglebay Park Club
West Virginia
Sammy Snead
White Sulphur
Springs
Cedar Rocks Country Club
Gabby Hartnett gets a new car in Chicago event
In a column of assorted notices the piece notes Gabby Hartnett will receive a new auto at a big Chicago feed on April 17. It also mentions Joe Dimaggio and Vince Dimaggio squabbles, Joe Louis planning a $30,000 fight with Maurice Strickland winner, and other light interwoven items from sports and entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Brietz
New York
Gabby Hartnett
Chicago
Joe Dimaggio
Vince
Joe Louis
Jim Norvis, Jr
Bob Pastor
Maurice Strickland
Maxwell Katz
Cincinnati
Times-Star
Long Island
U. Blackbirds
Harlem
Johnnie J
Miami
Tommy Henrich
Lou Gehrig
Ed Barrow
Tony Galento
Finance Dept
Powel Crosley, Jr
The
Reds
Biscayne Bay
Tropical Park
Tampa
Budge Ys. Perry
Young Neson Wins Greensboro Open Tourney
Reading Pa. golfer 27, By ron Nelson, wins Pinehurst North and South event and tops Greensboro Open field. Nelson totals 71 68 70 71 280 two strokes ahead of Horton Smith, with Dick Metz, Sam Snead, Craig Wood, Harry Cooper, and Henry Picard in close pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
N. C
Byron Nelson
Reading
Pinehurst
Young Nelson
Horton Smith
Nelson
Tallerton Smith
Oak Park
Ill
Smith
Dick Metz
Chicago
Snead
Sammy Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Metz
Craig Wood
Mamaroneck
Harry Cooper
Henry Picard
Herseae
Lewis to defend title against Conn at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh dispatch reports light heavyweight champion John Henry Lewis may defend his title this summer against Pittsburgh challenger Billy Conn. Commissioner Harvey Boyle says plans are well advanced for a summer bout at Forbes Field. Conn recently defeated Fred Apostoli in New York, while Lewis faces an eye issue after a Detroit ban over medical exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
John Henry Lewis
Billy Conn
Harvey Boyle
Conn
Fred Apostoli
New York
Boyle
Conny
Lewis
Forbes Field
Foyle
Michigan Board of Athletic Control
Dave Clark
Detroit
Brandt Fired For Breaking Training By Pirates
SAN BERNARDINO California March 24 The Pirates unconditionally released pitcher Ed Brandt for breaking training rules as Pittsburgh sought to salvage a volatile exhibition season. The move followed a 10 to 1 loss to the Cubs era Los Angeles partners, marking their second defeat in frames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Bernardino
California
Mild Pie Traynor
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ed Brandt
Letharay
Buceos
Walloping
Los Angeles
Fights Last Night in Pine Bluff and Philadelphia
Pine Bluff scene featured Bob Sikes stopping Irish Kennedy in the fifth round at 190 pounds. In Philadelphia Jesse Pierce outpointed Frankie Caris at 169 pounds over ten rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Bluff
Ark
Bob Sikes
Irish _ Kennedy
Omaha
Nebr
Philadelphia
Jesse Pierce
Frankie Caris
Giants star pitchers Hubbell Schumacher face controversial elbow surgeries
Baton Rouge dispatch describes Carl Hubbell and Hal Schumacher of the New York Giants after elbow operations. Hubbell recalls the eight inch incision and bone fragments removed while Schumacher, once fearless on the mound, battles to regain velocity. Both players weigh return potential as Giants eye the National League race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gayle Talbot
Baton Rouge
Carl Hubbell
Hal Schumacherv
New York Giants
Hubbell
Schumacher
Philadelphia Athletics
Carl
Hal
Johnny Allen
Tve
Allen
Hub
Giants
Metz Tops Winter Golf Money List in Tight Chase
Dick Metz of Chicago leads the winter golf money winners with $4,386 with three events left including the $5,000 Greensboro Open. Other top money leaders include Nelson of Reading $4,159.83, Harrison of Oak Park $3,000.66, Picard of Hershey $3,862, and Snead at $7,670 in a tight circuit race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
N C
Horton Smith
Oak Park
Ill
Athletics Win Second Straight From Giants
In Baton Rouge on March 24 the Philadelphia Athletics defeated the New York Giants, scoring six runs in the final frames after Lynn Nelson doubled with runners on in the eighth. The Athletics, led by Mackien, rallied aggressively to clinch the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
New York Giants
Philadelphia Athletics
Mackien
Giants
Lynn Nelson
Reds Plan Free Run For Werber In Exhibition Games
TAMPA FL March 24 Manager Bill McKechnie of the Cincinnati Reds will let new third baseman Bill Werber run freely during exhibition games. Werber stole 19 bases for the Philadelphia Athletics last season and will be given a figurative rope on the bases while Lee Grigsem is kept in check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
Bill McKechnie
Cincinnati Reds
Lee Grigsem
Bill Werber
McKeehnie
Werber
Philadelphia Athletics
Grafton Girls Triumph Over Bridgeport In Tight Bout
The Grafton High School girls basketball team defeated Bridgeport 21 to 18 at Bridgeport High School gym. Grafton trailed 8 to 4 at halftime but rallied in the second half to secure the win. box score details follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton High A. A
Bendsoes
Bridgeport
Bridgeport High School
Cubs Hit Four Homers In Exhibition Win Over White Sox
In San Bernardino California on March 24 the Cubs blasted four homers to edge the White Sox 6-5 in 10 innings. Joe Marty homered twice and added a triple as Chicago improved to over .300 batting this spring and eyed a fifth exhibition win in seven starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Bernardino
California
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cubs
Joe Marty
Chicago White Sox
Veteran Linke Proves He Still Has Curves
Veteran pitcher Ed Linke, once cut by the Browns, shut out his former team for six innings in San Antonio against St. Louis. The Browns managed only one hit as Linke dominated in a Texas league game, proving he still has his looping curve and deceptive stuff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linke
Mcallen
Tex
Ed Linke
St. Louis Browns
Browns
San Antonio
Veteran Rookie Burkart Earns Phillies Pitching Spot
SAN BENITO Tex March 2 After two years in the baseball farms Elmer Burkart has won a place on the Philadelphia Phillies pitching staff. In his last ten innings against the St Louis Browns and Toledo Mud Hens Burkart hurled shutout ball and yielded only three hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Benito
Tex
Elmer Burkart
Philadelphia Phil- Hes
St. Louis Browns
Toledo Mud
Burkart
Joe Kuhel Sets Exhibition Hitting Pace for White Sox
In Los Angeles on March 24, first baseman Joe Kuhel of the Chicago White Sox led exhibition play with a .498 average across seven games. Manager Jimmy Dykes kept fingers crossed as Kuhel added his third homer, though Chicago fell to the Cubs 10 innings to 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Joe Kuhel
Chicago White Sox
Jimmy ‘Dykes
Kuhel
Sox
Cubs
Wrestlers Clash In Action Across Three Cities
In Camden Ernie Dusek 228 from Omaha threw Cliff Olsen 228 of Minneapolis in 22 45. In Hartford Gus Sonnenberg 211 defeated Bob Russell 206 in 24 40. In North Bergen the Golden Terror 305 defeated Hans Steinke 245 of Germany in 16 29 before Steinke was disqualified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
N. J
Ernie Dusek
Omaha
Cliff Olsen
Minneapolis
Hartford
Conn
Gus Sonnenberg
Bob Russell
North Bergen
Hans Steinke
Germany
Steinke
State Swimming Meet Sanctioned By Board
Morgantown reports the State Board of Appeals authorized Concord College to hold the first West Virginia championship swimming meet at Athens on April 28 and 29. The event opens to all member schools of the State High School Athletic Association and marks swimming as a high school tournament sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
State Board of Appeals
Concord College
West Virginia
Athens
State
Youre Telling Me By Axel Storm
A fragmented column features Axel Storm musing on current affairs and public figures. It references Japan China Hitler snowstorms lawnmower and the League of Nations with tangential jokes about exhibits at the New York World's Fair and a Slovak display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaay
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ste Grafton
Ww. VA
W.I
Polar Bears
Clarksburg Five
Huntington’s
Pony Express
Frosh
Panther
Tan Ie Ee
Apa Ith
Gabby
Young Neson
Carnera
Primo Carnera
Signorina Pina Cavassi
Sequals
Italy
Brandt
Louis
Jack Lord
Athletics
White House
Grafton Girls
Grafton
Cook
Sturms
Watkins
Brestel
Blers
Lyzader
M. Hovatter
Rogers
N. Hovatter
Benzoes
Call
Fultz
Edward Starling
Pimore
Coen
Bartlett
White Sox
Phils
Axel Storm
China
Dad
League of Nations
Byeaas
Oie
Iyright
Arrow
Distillerien Ine
Darrow
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!