Van Meter Sees Tough Season For Local Team
Woodrow Wilson high school football coach J R Van Meter says the Flying Eagles face a challenging season with many question marks about returning regulars injuries morale and ineligibilities He notes only three regulars returning from last year and lists likely players while urging fan support and hard work despite heat and early practice setbacks.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
J. R. van Meter
Flying Eagles
Sparcino
Adamas
Davies
Charleston
Beckley
Hanson
Richardson
Groach
Mills
Murray
Romine
Alderman
Kasymerick
Willis
Huffman
Lit_He- Fitzpatrick
Richards
James ‘Sparcino
Tony Sparcino
Ies
Williams
Warden
Davis
Burke
Ballard
Wood
Kuhn
Fisher
Carrett
Smith
Fayetteville
Princeton
Gauley Bridge
Richwood
Dunbar
Boxing cards spark hopes for Bluefield win over Williamson foes
Conmstive J and McQuAba lead four Raleigh contenders in a Tuesday Beckley bout slate against Williamson rivals and a Huntington pair. Perry, Bell, Martin, and Francis figure in 10 and eight round showdowns as Bluefield seeks amateur and pro boxing glory.
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Raleigh
Bluefield
Williamson
Huntington
Buster Bell
Stolesbury
Custer Perry
Kid” Martin
Perry
Beckley
Bell
Jack Martin
Claude Kelly
Stotesbury
Sam Alexander
Major League Standings and Yesterday's Results
Baseball standings from the national league show Pittsburgh beat New York 7 to 4 and Boston defeated Chicago 6 to 4. Cincinnati routed Brooklyn 12 to 2 while St Louis won 4 to 1 over Philadelphia. In the American League New York beat Detroit 6 to 4 and Cleveland won 12 to 3. Chicago 5 Washington 4 with rain in Boston St Louis.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
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Philadelphia
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Cleveland
Washington
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New York Freeseeas BB
Biz Stick of Johnny Mize Makes Him Card Rookie Star
Johnny Mize emerged as a top rookie for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1936, driving rapid success at first base and in right field. Amid injuries to Ripper Collins, the 23 year old from Piedmont college delivered power, speed, and a .376 average with 16 homers in 266 at bats.
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Johnny Mize
Associated Press
St. Louis
John Robert Mize
St. Louis Cardinals
Belle
Piedmont College
Domerest
Chicago Cubs
Chicago
Cubs
Cardinals
Mize
Gashouse
James
Ripper) Collins
Rochester
Cincinnati
Reds
Collins
Ripper
Frankie Frisch
Rip
Gulfelder
Greensboro
Ele Mira
Branch Rickey
Olympic stars stop quarrel pens! out of Ten Intron
More than 100 U S Olympians, lodged in 21 New York hotels with free board and entertainment, expressed mixed views on the German trip while some planned exhibitions and a professional turn for Dorothy Poynton Hill.
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Associated Press
New York
Uncle Sam
Olympic Committee
Germany
Dorothy Poynton Hill
Los Angeles
Dee Boeckmann
Helen Stephens
Harriet Bland
Betty Robinson
Annette Rogers
Toronto
Canada
Miss Stephens
Washington,d. C
Boeckmann
Sam Stoller
University of Michigan
Stoker
Cardinals end six game slide with 4 0 win over Phillies
St Johnson pitched steadily as the St. Louis Cardinals beat Philadelphia 4 to 0 to gain on the NL leaders. Virgil Davis doubled and scored in the second, driving in the first run. Durocher's double and Gelbert's fly helped produce another. Pepper Martin and Joe Medwick made highlight grabs as the Phillies failed to threaten, while New York and Chicago both faltered.
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Geisel
Pay Scale For Bookkeepers Behind Sliding Wages
The passage outlines a sliding pay scale for bookkeepers with base salaries of 35 dollars a week, plus 10 dollars for each page filled and up to 55 dollars for keeping books up to date. Additional incentives may include sobriety, reasonable hours, punctuality, and not leaving before 5 pm. It also touches on the Ferrer incident and fan beliefs about internal discord within the team.
Criticism of Cronin's management sparks Red Sox turmoil
Boston sports writer Paul Shannon says owners like Yawkey aim to end the season as a reform drive intensifies. He claims the so called Golden Rate is over and clubhouse players may face decisive consequences to restore control.
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Cincinnati Reds
Babe Herman
Red Sox
Wesley Ferrell
Herman
Reds
Landis
Rhineland
Heron
Cronin
Paul Shannon
Boston Sports
Yawkey
Chimney Corner boy pins down two visitors from Gauley Bridge
Clifton Shepherd, 12, of Big Creek, says Arthene and Sibyl Skages from Gauley Bridge are “all right” but notes that company makes him cut more wood. He jokes about not being a ladies man while showing a crosscut saw. The Adirondacks are described as New Yorks principal mountain group spanning 35 000 square miles.
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Chimney Corner
Clifford Shepherd
Robert Shepherd
Big Creek
Arthene
Sibyl Skages
Gauley Bridge
Adirondacks
New York State
Owens Quits Spiked Shoes for Dancing Stardom
Jesse Owens, Olympic track star from Ohio State, leaves amateur status to pursue professional entertainment on stage. He plans to return to studies, later teach and coach, with Marty Forkins as manager. Owens could keep amateur eligibility if paid only for non running appearances.
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Columbus
Jesse Owens
Buckeye Bultett
United States
Larry Snyder
Ohio State University
Owens
Cleveland
Snyder
Ohio State
Marty Forkins
New York
Forkins
Bill Robinson
Oak Hill Grid Squad Reports Schedule Plans
Oak Hill High School reports 37 football players in practice under Coach Russ Parsons. The B team will play Mt Hope, Montgomery, Beckley, East Bank, Charleston, and Fayetteville on home and away dates, while the track squad enters meets with Greenbrier Military Academy, Beckley, and others plus a Tri-State track meet in Huntington.
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Mount Here
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Beckley
Fayetteville Pirates
Mullens ‘Rebels
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Huntington
Beavers
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Hinton Bob Cats
Register
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Russ Parsons
Mt. Hope
Montgomery
East Bank
Fayetteville
Greenbrier Military Academy
Gazette Relays
Fayette County
Cohn Loses in Bluegrass Tennis Final Bid
Freddie West of Lynchburg Virginia upset Champion Sam Cohn of Beckley to reach the Bluegrass final against Paul Pollard of Lynchburg. West won 7 5 6 4 as Pollard defeated Ralph Johnson of Lynchburg 6 1 8 5 to advance.
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Bluefield
Freddie West
Lynchburg
Sam Cohn
Paul Pollard
Cohn
Beckley Star
West
Pollard
Virginia
West Virginia
Huntington
Ralph Johnson
Boys Back From Camping Trip In West Virginia
Fourteen boys from St Stephen's Episcopal church returned from a week on the Greenbrier river near Riffe's crossing. Rev C W Sydnor Jr led the trip with boys including Robert Huffman Jack Huffman Lowell Higgins Edward Higgins Boyd Riggs Melvin Riggs Warden Parris Edward Cory Constantine Cory Frederick Cory Mitchell Cory Tate Cory Lewis George and Sam Rahal. Arthur B Reeve, mystery writer who died recently, had more than 500 works of fiction to his credit.
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Greenbrier River
Riffe's Crossing
C. W. Sydnor
St. Stephen's Church
Robert Huffman
Jack Huffman
Lowell Higgins
Dward Higgins
Boyd Riggs
Melvin Riggs
Warden Parris
Edward Cory
Constantine Cory
Frederick Cory
Mitchell Cory
Tate Cory
Lewis George
Sam Rahal
Arthur B. Reeve
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