Bellmont Becktown Eagles Banquet Honors Flying Eagle Squad
The Kiwanis Lions and Rotary clubs host the annual grid banquet at Black Knight Country Club to honor Beckley’s Flying Eagle football squad. Principal speaker Henry Redd of Virginia Tech will address 35 players and guests including school officials, law enforcement, and coaches. Glenn Sallack’s orchestra provides music and Halleck McGinnis Scott returns as toastmaster.
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Rotary
Black Knight Country Club
Beckley
Ross Irle
Central Junior High School
Bill Gresko
Raleigh County Board of Education
Beckley College
Kenneth Hunt
John Skull
Glenn Sallack
Halleck McGinnis Scott
Duquesne Names Strutt and Rado Co captains for 1934
Art Strutt and George Rado were named co captains of Duquesne's football team for 1934 at the alumni banquet. The university still had not chosen a head coach to replace Elmer Layden who leaves for Notre Dame February 1. Rumors in alumni circles named Joe Bach as favored successor amid salary disagreements.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Art Strutt
George Rado
Duquesne
Layden
J. J. Callahan
Notre Dame
Hank Anderson
Joe Bach
Virginia Beach Considering Horse Racing Track Plan
Virginia Beach residents show strong interest in legalized horse racing and a group plans a track at the seaside resort. Mayor Charles E Barco aides the push and plans to serve his last term as mayor next season. Citizens also focus on liquor distribution laws and hoped legal liquor could be sold cheaply enough to curb illegal sales.
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Associated Press
Norfolk
Virginia Beach
Charles E. Barco
Beckley College Opens First Athletic Contest Tonight
Beckley College faces Capital City Commercial College in the Blue Hawks first game on the Armory floor at 8 15 pm. Charleston Mountain Lions alumni form CCCCs high scoring trio of Border Hager and Tully as Beckley named starters include Sarrett Stover and Bow ers with coach Shroyer and Johnson guiding the squad.
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Beckley
Blue Hawks
Beckley College
Armory
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al Herman
Border
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Tully
Blue Hawk
Shroyer
Johnson
Fettle
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Pauls
Malone
Harless
Linda Sarrett
Andrew Sloboda
Mark Twain
Sarrett
Paul Stover
Woodrow Bowers
Mullens Rebels
Earle Thornton
Woody Thurman
Aubrey Mills
Sloboda
Guy Sturdy Named Manager for Johnstown Ball Team
Guy Sturdy designated playing manager of Johnstown in the Mid Atlantic league replacing Karl Weber. Don Robertshaw also signed while Harvey Thompson returns from Baltimore and joins the roster.
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Associated Press
Johnstown
Guy Sturdy
Little Rock
Southern Association
Mid-Atlantic
Sturdy
Karl Weber
Don Robertshaw
Beckley
Harvey Thompson
Baltimore
Grosscup Awarded His Yale Football Letter
Yale Athletic association board hands major varsity letters for football P. B. Grosscup Jr. of Charleston receives the Y letter at New Haven on December 15.
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Grosscup
Yale
Associated Press
New Haven
Pittsburgh Team Strong for 1933 34 Basketball Season
Pittsburgh eyes another strong season under Dr H C Carlson with a deep roster led by captain Don Smith gone and guards Charles Hughes and Russell Ochsenhirt anchored by center Pete Noon and forward Skippy Hughes. The schedule includes Carnegie Tech Georgetown West Virginia Bucknell Temple Purdue Ohio State Northwestern and Notre Dame.
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Pittsburgh
Pitt
H. C. Carlson
Panthers
Carlson
Don Smith
Smith
Don McCamant
William
Skippy) Hughes
Claire Cribbs
William Bond
Ken Kane
Carnegie Tech
Georgetown
West Virginia
Bucknell
Temple
Purdue
Ohio State
Northwestern
Notre Dame
Wildcats Defeat Marshall 48 to 26 for Third Win
Lexington Kentucky December 15 Coach Adolph Rupps University of Kentucky Wildcats kept a perfect season record with a 48 to 26 win over Marshall College. Kentucky jumped to the lead and never relinquished it as substitutes played freely in the second half.
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Associated Press
Lexington
Adolph Rupp
University of Kentucky Wildcats
Marshall College
Kupp
Wildcat Chieftain
Visistors
Layden Dean Of Rambler Coach Group
South Bend Ind Dec 15 The return as head coach of Elmer Layden first member of the Four Horsemen of Notre Dame to coach at his alma mater adds new distinction to the coaching roster of that team A check up shows the Horsemen produced a large crop of men who found coaching jobs at major programs spreading the Rockne system Nine of the Horsemen served as assistants at Notre Dame Layden is Dean Besides Layden six others from the 1924 squad have held steady coaching roles highlighting the enduring impact of that era
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Associated Press
South Bend
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Elmer Layden
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Duquesne
Jimmy Crowley
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Adam Walsh
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Georgia
Tom Lieb
Loyola of Los Angeles
Edward “Slip” Madigan
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Jimmy Phelan
University of Washington
Wave the Flag for Old Chicago Missing From Program
The University of Chicago football song lines referencing A A Stagg were omitted from the program for the Maroon Indiana game. Stagg, the grand old man, is noted as now coaching in California.
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University of Chicago
Old Chicago
A. A. Stagg
California
Miss Freda Thompson Joins Ranks as Flight Instructor
Miss Freda Thompson becomes the first Australian woman and third in the British Empire to qualify for a flying instructor license. Her achievement marks a historic milestone in aviation training and gender barriers.
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Freda Thompson
Australia
British Empire
Columbia’s Rose Bowl Bid Reflects Long Football Heritage
Alan Gould notes Columbia’s Rose Bowl case hinges on being a strong academic squad with limited experience yet a deep football lineage. The piece recounts Col umbia’s early start in 1870, two suspensions, and revival under Percy Haughton and Lou Little, framing the Lions as a seasoned, battle-tested program with enduring rivalries.
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Columbia
Stanford
Lou Little
Lions
Columbia Is Rated High By Stanford
Stanford faces Columbia in the Rose Bowl after a season that saw the Lions defeat USC and California. Coach Thornhill reshaped the offense around solid line play while star players like Captain Bill Corbus and Ernie Nevers emphasize defense and versatility.
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Columbia
Stanford
Princeton Lions Face Yale as 1934 Season Opens
Princeton New Jersey opens the 1934 season against Yale. The Lions aim to compete with strong Navy and other peers in their conference and show resilience at season start.
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Princeton
Pennsylvania
Navy
Lions
Yale
Chet Wynne Named Kentucky Football Coach for 1934 35 36
Lexington Kentucky December 15 Chet Wynne currently head coach at Alabama Polytechnic Institute will lead the University of Kentucky Wildcats football for the 1934 35 and 36 seasons. Dr W D Funkhouser Kentucky athletic council announced after discussing by long distance call Wynne will sign after Christmas at Chicago and will be released from his A P I contract December 31.
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Associated Press
Lexington
Chet Wynne
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
University of Kentucky Wildcat
W. D. Funkhouser
Kentucky Athletic Council
Funkhouser
Wynn
Harry Gamage
Kentucky
Wynne
Chicago
Kentucky Council
Alabama Poly
Fairmont Scrapper Wins by Ten Round Decision
Buddy McArthur, local heavyweight, defeats George Gemas of Philadelphia in a ten round decision with no knockdowns. Gemas weighed 194, McArthur 182. Mike Mitchell stopped Ted Murphy in four rounds. Local prelims saw Battling Torchy lose on a foul to Johnny Ribel and Wattzing Grizzly win by technical knockout over Charles Jackson in two rounds.
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Associated Press
Fairmont
Buddy McArthur
George Gemas
Philadelphia
Gemas
McArthur
Mike Mitchell
Ted Murphy
McKeesport
Torchy
Johnny Ribel
Wattzing Grizzly
Charles Jackson
Insull Ordered to Leave Greece by January First
Athens December 15. The Greek government will require Samuel Insull to exit the country when his police permit expires on January 1. The premier said a renewal request was considered but the method for his departure has not been decided, only that he must leave by the first day of the year.
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Associated Press
Athens
Greece
Samuel Insull
Insull
California park commission weighs vast desert park near Brawley
The California state park commission is considering creating a state park from about one million acres of desert land near Brawley, California. The proposal outlines a large protected area potentially affecting local land use and conservation efforts.
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California State Park Commission
Brawley
Cal
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