Sophia Boosters Drive For School Gym Improvements
Residents of Sophia push to finish long delayed school gym with a Boosters Club led by Leighton Farley. The group seeks bleachers lights a fence at the football field and lockers while raising funds via parties bake sales and donations from local mines unions and businesses. The effort aims to support athletic programs and youth development in the community.
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Sophia Boosters Club
Thhose
Munity
Leighton Farley
Scheol
Lawrence Meadows
J. C. Shumate
Joe Farley
Joe Carnahan
Chandler Inquiry on Fitzsimmons Durocher Today
AP reports Baseball Commissioner A B Chandler describes Leo Durocher as impulsive not mean. Hearing on Fitzsimmons tampering case set at 11 a m CST at Blackstone Hotel. leniency possible for Durocher. Chandler notes Durocher’s impulsiveness and need to consider others.
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Associated Press
Chicago
A. B. Chandler
Leo Durocher
Freddy Fitzsimmons
Leo
Chandler
Fitzsimmons
Blackstone Hotel
New York Yankees
Fred Sanford
Roy Partee
St. Louis Browns
Giants
Boston Braves
Durocher
Pacific Coast
UCLA to Seek New Football Coaches After Mass Resignations
UCLA announced the resignation of head coach Bert LaBrucherie and his entire staff, ending four seasons with 23 wins and 16 losses. Athletic Director Wilbur Johns to begin immediate searches for replacements while terms of severance were disclosed as undisclosed.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
University of California At Los Angeles
Bert la Brucherie
UCLA
W. P
Dutch) Fehring
Shelby Carhoun
Ned Mathews
le Brucheries
Vic Kelley
Wilbur Johns
la Brucherie
Paul Brown
Cleveland Browns
Ohio State
Johns
Clark Shaughnessy
Los Angeles Rams
Jimmy Phelan
Los Angeles Dons
Kelley
University
Aids
Board of Control
Associated Students
Bill Keene
Jan Brucherie
Ja Brucherie
Red Blaik
Army
National Football Writers
Choirus
Wes
Ray Richards
Notre Dame Sidelined as Big Nine Expands toward 1953
Western Conference officials close a winter meeting by mapping football schedules through 1952 and inviting Michigan State as a 10th member. MSU will seek league titles in all sports after certification, while Notre Dame remains largely out of 1951 and 1952 schedules. The Northwestern Notre Dame rivalry ended in 1948.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Michigan State
Spartans
East Lansing
Notre Dame
South Bend
Purdue
Town
Indiana
Mountaineers Set to Break Wake Forest Test Tonight
West Virginia aims to extend its home winning streak to 45 as it hosts Wake Forest led by 6'7" Cliff Corey. Duquesne guarded Corey to eight points, while WVU seeks rebound and lineup tweaks after a 56-36 loss to NC State. Clyde Green faces pre induction physical in Fairmont.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Wake Forest
Duquesne
Pittsburgh
Mountaineers
Cliff Corey
Dearon
Corey
West Virginia
North Carolina State
Lee Patton
WVU
Fairmont
Clyde Green
Army and Air Force
Green
East Bank
Marshall Draws Pepperdine at Los Angeles
Marshall College, defending champion from Huntington West Virginia, is paired with Pepperdine of Los Angeles in the second annual National Invitational Basketball Tournament opening December 28. Other pairings include North Carolina State vs Wyoming, Hamline University vs Loyola of Los Angeles, and Brigham Young vs Montana University.
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Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Marshall College
Huntington
W. Va
Pepperdine
A. O. Duer
North Carolina State
Wyoming
Hamline University of St. Paul
Mill
Loyola of Los Angeles
Brigham Young
Provo
Utah
Montana University
College basketball scores and captains named at Huntington
Basketball scores list include St Joseph of Huntington 43 Douglass 22 Alumni 50 Herndon 42 East Duquesne 61 Wake Forest 35 St Francis Brooklyn 75 Patterson State Twins 59 Midwest Michigan 62 Pittsburgh 44 Indiana 57 Drake 35 Purdue 47 Kansas 46 Illinois 73 Oklahoma 68 Iowa 78 Ithaca 26 Notre Dame 60 Wisconsin 54 Dubuque 67 Rio Grande 55 De Paul 61 Windis Wesleyan 57 Iowa Tech rs 49 St Olaf 35 Bradley 489 Cornell Ta 37 Dayton 70 Cedarville 64 South Kentucky 76 Arkansas 39 Richmond 54 Maryland 45 Western Kentucky 66 Moreheads 51 Glenville 70 Salem 61 Wofford 61 Davidson 53 Mississippi 81 Mississippi Coll 55 Hampden Sydney 58 Lynchburg 4 Georgia 70 Mississippi State 40 news notes also report Huntington coaches appoint captains Bill Toothman and Gene Dames as co captains for Marshall College’s cage team.
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Duquesne
Wake Forest
St. Francis
Brooklyn
Paterson
State Twins
Midwest
Michigan
Pittsburgh
Indiana
Drake
Purdue
Kansas
Illinois
Oklahoma
Iowa
Ithaca
Notre Dame
Wisconsin
Dubuque Univ
Rio Grande Ohio
de Paul
Windis Wesleyan
Iowa Techrs
St. Olaf
Bradley
Cornell
Dayton
Cedarville
South Kentucky
Arkansas
Richmond
Maryland
Western Kentucky
Moreheads
Yankees Pay 100000 For St. Louis Pitcher And Catcher
The Yankees and Browns completed a major deal with New York sending 100000 dollars and three players for St. Louis pitcher Fred Sanford and catcher Roy Partee. Embree Starr and Lollar moved to the Browns while Partee joins New York affiliate.
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Associated Press
Chicago
New York Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Yanks
St. Louis
Pitchee
Fred Sanford
Brownies
Roy Partee
Sanford
Yankees
Browns
Charles
Red) Embree
Dick Starr
Sherm Lolar
Embree
Starr
Newark
Lollar
Parlee
NEW York Giants
Ken Trinkle
Philadelphia Phillies
Trinkle
Philadelphia Athletics
Jimmy Dykes
White Sox
Wally Moses
Hollywood
Moses
Beaton Red Sox
Bucky Harris
San Diego
Cleveland Indians
Mike Tresh
Ted Lyons
Mabscott Teams Edge Catholic in Local Church League Night
Mabscott Baptist and Episcopal clubs won hard fought games at Recreation Building as Catholic fell from the unbeaten ranks. The Episcopals beat Christian 26-24 in overtime with Craft and Hancock key late plays. Mabscott upset Catholic 27-18 while Baptist breezed past First Methodist 25-19 led by Buddy Trump scoring 12. Temple defeated Presbyterian 25-12.
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First Baptist
Mabscott Baptist
Catholic
Methodist Temple
Episcopalians
Bill Hancock
Bob Quesenberry
Tommy Craft
Temple
Presbyterian
Mabscott
Baptist ‘Quint
Buddy Trump
Christian
Pete Smith
Riffe
Fos
Fresbyterian
Manning
Meadows
F Jarrell
Perkowsk
Wilson
Ormandy
G White
Carper Daniels
Daniels
Patterson
Wood
Kirby
Williams
Brubaker
Ray
Perdue
Rahall
B. Hancock
Pettry
Craft
Cc Smith
Evans
Quetenberry
Adams
G Givens
P. Meadows
J. Rahall
Christian —Welsh
Lilly
Mabecott
Pas Catholic
Cook
Ly Flakenstein
Rogers
Statzer Bowman
Cc B. Statzer
Shawver
G -Swatzyna
Trump
Volosky Eee
Painter
Cathol Lc
Tepina
Ubic
Herndon Tops Alumni as Seven Games Night Looms
West Virginia college basketball slate features five more county league and conference games led by Beckley visiting Alderson Broaddus and Morris Harvey at West Virginia Wesleyan. Herndon loses to its alumni 50 42 as Bernard and Jim Ellis spark the veterans.
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Associated Press
West Virginia
West Virginia Wake Forest
Morgantown
Beckley
Alderson Broaddus
Morris Harvey
Buckhannon
West Virginia Wesleyan
West Liberty
Westinghouse
Bluefield College
East Tennessee State
Glenville
Sporting
Salem
Episcopal
Temple
Catholic
Christian
Methodist
Presbyterian
Herndon
Los
Shady Spring
Trap Hill
Sophia
Stoco
Marsh Fork
Pax
Charleston Reds
Lookout
Kingston
Fayetteville
Mark Twain
Montgomery
Ellis Brothers
Bernard
Jim
Howard Conner
Reed
Elis
Woodry
Fastridge
Deel
Busx
Lucento
Totmmie
Af Alumal B. Fug
J. Ellis
Warren
Steele G
Steele x
Dr. Ellis G
Oo McCoy
Glovers O
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Gulf Coal Fields
Wlaaine Flanr
Board of Education
Supreme Court
Sophians
Marine
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Paul Keminck
Oak Hill
Oak Hill Junior High
First Marines
Naval Forces
Sint
Mounties
Deacons
ABC
C-E Beckley Newspapers Corp
Marshall
iPepperdine
Schollatic St. Joseph of Huntington
Douglass of Huntington
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Collegiate East
Wofford
Davidson
Mississippi
Hampden-Sydney
Lynchburg
Georgia
Mississippi State
Starshall
Cam Henderson
Bill Toothman
Gene Dames
Chicago Cubs
Lyons
Nationals
Hill-Rohrer Lumber Company
Dial
Beckicy
Dunne's Insurance Report
United States
Reserve Life Insurance Co
Dept
Fourth Avenue
Om Very
Mabscott, Baptist Mark and Straigh Church Loop
Baptist Mabscott
State Hoop Quintets
Harry’s Men’s Shop
Neville St. — Beckley
Westinghe Beckley Music & Electric Co
Cetin Mcluckey
A. J. Adama
Fayette St
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