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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1949

Page

2

Notre Dame Tops AP Poll After Dominant Tulane Win

Notre Dame captured the No 1 spot in the third Associated Press college football poll after a 46-7 rout of Tulane. Army fell to second with 1 552 points, Minnesota third, while 179 voting experts split 146 naming Notre Dame first. Bernie Bierman’s Minnesota team boosted Rose Bowl hopes with a 27-0 win over Ohio State.

New York Notre Dame Tulane Army Notre Damie Associated Press West Minnesota Bernie Bierman Gophers Ohio State

Red String Puller THE. MAN Who Communized post war Hungary

Postwar Hungary figure Dregorsky Push Ain-Edw ign Bern named chief of Soviet diplomatic filgsters to the new East German republic. He is described as behind-the-scenes string puller for Moscow as voting shifts change rankings.

Hungary Dregorsky Ign Bern East German Moscow

Polls Show Tulane Falls After Notre Dame Victory

The final college football poll shifts show Notre Dame’s win knocking Tulane from the unbeaten ranks and dropping the Southerners from fourth to twentieth on the 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 vote scale. Michigan slid to eighth in 1944, while Baylor and Michigan State rank further down with Missouri and Southern California also listed.

Michigan North ‘Carolina Kentucky Cornell Rice Texas Baylor North- Western Pennsylvania Michigan State Pittsbough Southern Methodist Missouri Southern California Tulane

Kennova and Ravenswood clash in hard-hitting Class B slate

Kenova remains undefeated as Ravenwood’s Pacesetters roll to a 21-6 triumph over Pennsboro. This week Kenova hosts Waha ma of Mason City while Triadelphia welcomes Bridgeport, Ohio after a 20-6 win over Martins Ferry. Other top matchups include Huntington East at St. Albans and Stonewall Jackson vs West Fairmont as the state grid card features numerous cross-state clashes and key rivalries.

Kenova Ravenwood Slong Pennsboro Wahama Mason City Triadelphia Bridgeport Ohio Martins Ferry Buckeye Huntington East Milton Stonewall Jackson St. Albans Montgomery Stonewall West Fairmont Bluefield Williamson Portsmouth Oho Point Pleasant Huntington Vinson Wayne Beckley Princeton War Charles Town Frederick Maryland Shinnston East Fairmont Elkins Weston Morgantown University of Morgantown Berlin Pennsylvania Keyser Hagerstown Martinsburg Mannington Clarksburg Victory Buckhannon Clarksburg Washington Irving Moundsville

Weirton Carries State Champ Drive Into South

Charleston area prep news reports Weirton as heavy favorite to push state championship bid south to Huntington Central after a week that saw Clarksburg Washington defeat Morgantown and Charleston maintain unbeaten status. Williamson stopped Point Pleasant 19-0, while Parkersburg eyes Charleston clash. Milton remains atop Class A ratings despite a loss to Ashland Kentucky.

Charleston Weirton Huntington Central Morgantown Clarksburg Washington Irving Oak Hill Williamson Point Pleasant West Virginia Huntington Parkersburg Ashland Kentucky Milton State State High School Athletic Association Logan Milliens Ceredo

Mountaineers Prepare for Quantico Marines Game

Mountaineers resume workouts in Morgantown ahead of a Saturday clash with Quantico Marines a squad boasting five former regulars Chief Scout Irvin Howell calls the unit a big rough team and notes its 33 14 win over Wayne State in Detroit.

Morgantown West Virginia University Quantico Irvin Stretch Howell WVU Marines Wayne Detroit Jed Hawley WWU Boston University Boston Terriers DeGroot B. U Mountaineers Washington Albert Whitey) Gwynne Bob Kettlewell

Eleven Games This Weekend in West Virginia action

Eleven games featuring West Virginia teams are slated this weekend led by the Tech-Morris Harvey clash in Charleston. WVU meets the Quantico Marines at Morgantown while four other conference games occur in state. Out‑of‑state contests include Bethany at Westminster and West Virginia State at Raleigh.

Charleston West Virginia West Virginia Tech-Morris Harvey West Virginia University Pitt Boston University Quantico Marines Morgantown Tech-Moris Harvey West Virginia Wesleyan Pairmont West Liberty Davis and Elkins Colc Drd Potomac State Shepherd Glenville Salem Rio Grande Ohio Marshal College Cleveland John Carroll Ohio Valley Bethany Westminister New Wilmington West Virginia State St. Augustine Raleigh N.C Bluefield State St. Paul Polytechnic Lawrenceville

Patrolman's Stomach Robs Itself Of Pie

BLUEFIELD WVU notes a patrolman, Paul Carty, took a day off to hunt for a squirrel. After hours in the woods he spotted a squirrel but found his gun sabotaged by a stomach pill. The tale ends with a humorous misfire and a stray reference to octopuses’ ink sacs.

Bluefield Paul Carty Carty

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