Grafton Ball Club heads to Philippi for exhibition
The Grafton baseball team travels to Philippi Wednesday night for a 7:30 exhibition game under lights. This is the Elks sponsored squad’s second game after Philippi won the first 5 4 in six innings due to rain. Manager Clarence Paugh plans to use Bob Cleer Red Slusser Bob Brolz enfels with Wes Swisher or Bob Dadisman behind the plate. New uniforms will be distributed at Philippi and worn Sunday when the Morgantown game opens the season on the local field.
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Red” Slusser
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Tira Arbogast
Fairmont State
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Gene Jones
Paugh
Elks Lead Bowling Meet After 2796 Score
Elks bowling team topped last night Cer amic Club standings with 2796 pins, 200 above last year’s champion. Merchants and Cue Club to bowl tonight to finish team events. Monday scores list top totals including Zinn’s Movies 2744 and Strand Pool 2739.
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Heavy College Sports Schedule With Baseball Golf Tennis Track
A busy college sports day features three baseball games including a conference clash, one golf match, two tennis matches, and a three way track meet as Wesleyan Davis and Elkins Bethany vie ahead of the state meet in Elkins. Yesterday Salem beat Glenville 23 6 and Frostburg State Teachers edged Potomac State 9 8 while West Liberty tied Steubenville 7 7 in nine innings.
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Appling's 20th Year In Majors Underway
Washington reports Luke Appling begins his 20th major league season with the Chicago White Sox. The veteran infielder has shifted to first base at times while remaining a durable shortstop, as many stars from the previous four years have faded from active play.
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No De-emphasis On Athletics At University
West Virginia University president Dr. Irvin Stewart said there has been no de emphasis of athletics. instead there has been emphasis on education for athletes. He spoke at the third annual All Sports banquet in Morgantown where 173 students from nine teams were honored. Sportscaster Albert Roswell served as the keynote speaker.
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Rosy) Roswell
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Weighty problem of fitting 741 pounds into a Chicago telephone booth
W D Cowan, 23, of Erie Pennsylvania, faces a bizarre challenge as he tries to fit his 741 pound body into a telephone booth in Chicago to call relatives back home. The humorous dilemma centers on his weight versus the booth size and the idea of dialing versus dieting.
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Montana Grizzlies set 11 school records in 27 win season
Set for Channel Go HOOP HITTERS MISSOULA Montana University 1949 50 basketball team posted 27 wins in 31 games the best season in Grizzly history with 2400 points 77 4 point game average 703 by Bob Cope and a .373 field goal percentage plus throw percentage in a dominant campaign Pat Helms of Osceola Mills Pennsylvania named captain elect of the 1951 Penn State boxing team for notable performance at the national collegiate meet placing runner up in the 155 pound class Bacteria in soil aids plant nutrition and root absorption.
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Rich Trotter Sets Mark With 1949 Earnings
The harness horse Bangaway, trained by Saunders Mills, earned a season total of 74,438 dollars in 1949. The three year old champion trotter, though, failed to place in the 69,000 Hamiltonian classic.
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Major League Baseball Yesterday and Today Scores
Yesterday's results show Brooklyn 7 Pittsburgh 6 and St Louis 10 Boston 3. Other games Detroit 7 New York 1 Washington 4 Cleveland 2. Today's slate includes New York at Chicago Jansen versus Schmitz and Boston at St Louis Spahn against Brazie or Munger.
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Greece cuts ship unloading times at Piraeus port
A six shipload of 5,200 tons of German war reparations was unloaded in six hours at Piraeus, with a 50-ton railroad crane among cargoes on the Danish motorship Olga. The port reports faster discharges in recent months due to new planning techniques and procedures. The Appian Way in Italy dates to 312 B.C.
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One Bad Streak Cincinnati Reds Open Home Season
The Reds opened the National League season with a poor home performance streak dating back to 1939, having lost 27 of 34 home openers, marking a disappointing run for Red fans since 1890. The 1939 season saw the Reds win the National League flag, contrasting with the current slump.
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CERTA VIN touted to ease stomach gas and boost energy
An advertisement claims CERTA VIN relieves stomach gas after meals by expelling gas and aiding digestion. It touts herbs and vitamin B, says it enriches blood and strengthens nerves, and urges readers to buy at local drug stores.
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