WVU Coaching Rift Needs Board Inquiry
The piece describes a bitter power struggle at West Virginia University between Bill Kern and Roy Hawley over football leadership. It urges the Board of Governors to conduct a thorough investigation, remove personal bias, and restore teamwork for a successful season.
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West Virginia University
Bill Kern
Mountaineer
Roy M
Legs" Hawley
Hawley
Kern
Morgantown
Board of Governors
Salem Alliance Site Mixup Delays Basketball Rivalry
Salem College Tigers and Alliance College of Cambridge faced a scheduling mixup with the game moved to Clarksburg, as officials agreed the match should be played there tonight. In Charleston Xavier beat Tangy Xavier 59 48 after a late rally by Morris Harvey. Fairmont State Falcons defeated competitors 73 31 on their southern West Virginia tour.
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Associated Press
Salem College Tigers
Alliance College
Cambridge
Clarksburg
Alliance
Salem
Morris Harvey
Charleston
Xavier
Cincinnati
Montgomery
Bobby Defenbaugh
Fairmont State Falcons
West Virginia
Koppers Eccles win in Tri County bowling race at Elite Alleys
The Koppers team from Eccles captured the first half title in the Tri County bowling league at Elite Alleys in a tight four corner finish. Sophia, tied for first, collapsed late as Mullins surged and Eccles edged Moose Club by eight pins to stay in front. The Raleigh Wyoming Glen Rogers team missed a chance to force a three way tie. The season's second half looms with standings and awards to be announced at the Victory Awards Dinner in Charleston.
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Eccles
Sophia
Mullens
Moose ‘Club
Moose
Raleigh-Wyoming
Glen Rogers
I.cs
Iovar
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Mountain
Metican
Frente
Aza
Board of Appeals
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Brawley
DeGoak
Erte
Hylton
Berry
Seagraves
Lawrence Hunt
Beckley
Clayton Blind
Webb
St. Albans
Paul
Romane
Feral Hoa
Mary's
Clarksburg
Joe Svet_ HMinter
Slick
Williamson
Kerzie
Bob Bartley
Vicqu
Campbell Jerseies
Otis Dickens
American Legion
Bob Leas
Ure
Wheeling
Ob Leskovar
Williams
Dia
Pomeroy
Hondioen Me Re Vegins
Fritzie Stifel Quarrier
Joe Studahar
West
Virginia University
Tom Brand
Kingwood
Simpson
Eddie Blickle
Dale
Ifee
Huntington
Stansbury
Anna Lou Ballew
Mason
Kenneth_Griffith
Alderson-Broaddus Col- Eccles-Koppers
John
Brooms
Abra
Salem College
Jimmy Walthall
Princeton High
Sanders
West Virginia Univer
Hal Daugherty
Ohio Moose Club
L State University
K. Lynch
F. Ling
Weirton
Perry
EF Lynch
Isecond
Sports Writers Age
Charleston
Andin Y Ls
Eeces Hoppers
aleigh-Wyoming Wy
Moose Club
Minter Coal
Oak Hill
American Oil
Hunt And Dickens Lead Scribes Ballot For WV Outstanding Amateur Athlete
Logan-William Leskovar, a West Farmont High School athlete at 18 and state football champion, was named West Virginia’s outstanding amateur athlete of 1946 by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. He was a 1945 football all-state selection, 1944 all-state basketball forward, 1945 all-state basketball guard, and 1946 all-state baseball outfielder for the West Fairmont nine.
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Associated Press
Logan
William Leskovar
West Virginia
West Farmont High Schhool
West Virginia Sports Writers Association
Charley Hylton
Leskovar
Leskovay
Allstate
West Fairmont
WVU Players Urge Retention Of Coach Kern
West Virginia University football players along with the College of Law student body and Athaneum staff urged retaining head coach Bill Kern. In an open letter to Parkersburg News sports editor Dick Leonard they said a report claiming 30 players would quit if Kern stayed was false and that Kern has not had a fair chance. Prominent athletes signed the letter and the law students asked for an investigation into athletics.
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Associated Pres
Morgantown
West Virginia University
College of Law
Athaneum
Bill Kern
Dick Leonard
Parkersburg News
Kern
Roy M. Hawiey
Leonard
Gene Corum
Ed Kulakowski
Jim Devonshire
Bud Freese
Andy Clark
Chet Spelock
Guido Deveechis
Charles
Fatty) Harris
Jim Walthall
West Virginia
Board of Governors
Clem Hamilton
Edgemon Rumored Next President of L. A.
Chattanooga editor Wirt Gamon claims a hot tip names Ross Edgemon of Johnson City Tenn as the next president of the Southern Association. The source notes Edgemon is a former Appalachian League president and provided no further details. New York state reportedly yields about 14 percent of the national commercial apple crop.
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Associated Press
Chattanooga
Wirt Gamon
Chattanooga Times
Southern Association
Ross Edgemon
Johnson City
New York State
U.S
Willis O Conner Headlines Beckley Intercity Bout
Six Charleston boxers, praised as the cream of the crop by promoter Cooper White, travel to Beckley for an intercity program at Nic Memorial Building. The card opens at 8 15 with a three round headline featuring Charles Willis and Jerry O Conner, both 165 pounds, followed by heavyweights Clyde Cousins and Earl Jordan. The semi final pits Noah Salango against Pat Goodwin, with a featherweight clash between Harry White and Sam Payne, a rematch of Payne’s only loss this year.
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Charleston
Cooper White
Beckley
Cooper
Nic Memorial Building
Charles
Chuck” Willis
Shady Spring
Jerry O'Conner
Willis
Staite Champ
Harry White
Highcoal
Sam Payne
White
Payne
Christian First Baptist In Tie For Church League Lead
The First Baptist quintet edged Episcopal 21 to 20 to stay in a first place tie, as Christian toppled Catholic 40 to 14 in a surprising victory. Reginald Knight led Christian with 14 points and Pete added 13, with Han cock and Toole each scoring 10.
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Episcopal
Christian
Catholic
Reginald Knight
Pete
Paul Hancock
Presbyterian and Toole
First Methodist
Ashworth
Statzer
Ol Boget
B . Fleming
Ny Stout
Snead
Bazzarre
Trump
Hedrick
Dees
Ichards
G. Cook
F.rahall
Nen
George
Presbyterian
N.rahall
Mabscott
Adames
B.daniel
A.faina
Tabor
Siatzy
Perdue G
Sinozich
T.faming
Tincher
Christian Iq
Walker
Smith
Boxing scores and Navy hosts William and Mary at Annapolis
A jumble of ring results lists multiple bouts with outpoints in New York Buffalo London and San Jose detailing fighters and weights. The piece notes Navy facing William and Mary at Annapolis with a three inch height disadvantage after a 71-40 season opening win over Hampden Sydney.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Joey Maxin
Cleveland
Jack Marshall
Buffalo
Steve Belloise
New York
Henry Brimm
London
Bruce Woodcock
England
T. K. O. Nisse Andersson
Sweden
Youngstown
Ohio
Jimmy Mandell
Mike Birskovich
Annapolis
Navy
Victors
Hampden-Sydney
William and Mary
WVU Faces Penn State in Fourth Straight Victory Bid
Mountaineers seek a fourth consecutive win tonight at the Field House as they meet Penn State. WVU relies on an 80-point average with a fast-breaking attack against Penn State’s zone defense and deliberate tempo. Indiana, Fairmont State, Carnegie Tech, and Maryland victories bolster pre game expectations. The probable lineup includes Zirkel Sechaus Medich Byrd Green with Levette possibly seeing action. This will be WVU’s last game before Christmas holidays.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
West Virginia
Univerity
Mountaineer
Penn State
Mountaineers
Nittany Lions
Isay
WVU
Fairmont State
Carnegie Tech
Maryland
Lions
Bucknell
Washington
Jefferson
Susquehanna
Georgetown
Bill Zirkel
Fred Sechaus
Mike Medich
Leand Byrd
Clyde Green
iTom Levette
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