Louis Gas tanaga Fight Postponed in Havana
Mike Jacobs, promoter for Joe Louis, postponed the Louis Gas tanaga bout from December 29 to February 2 after all‑day talks with Cuban promoters and officials. Louis, fatigued after 15 fights in eleven months, must rest per his doctor. Promoter warns suspension for Louis and managers if the fight is not held in Havana.
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Associated Press
Havana
Mike Jacobs
New York
Joe Louis
Miami
Cuban Boxing Commission
Jacobs
Louis
Detroit
Rafael Cepeda
Julian Black
John Roxborough
United States
Gastanaga
Stoco High to Hold Banquet January 9
Stoco High announces the annual athletic banquet has been postponed from last Tuesday to January 9 due to a busy week. Principal Harper cites many activities as the reason. About twenty five football players are expected to attend, with seventy five guests planned.
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Stoco High School
Harper
Trap Hill Triumph Over Herndon 28 25 In Scrap
Trap Hill beat Herndon 28 to 25 on Surveyor school floor in a tight scoring duel. Bishop of Trap Hill led with 19 points while H Lusk of Herndon had 13, giving Trap Hill an 11 8 halftime edge that held. Substitutions included Daniel and Glover for Herndon, officials were Shanklin.
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Trap Hill
Herndon
Surveyor School
Bishop
H. Lusk
H. Lu
Pirates Beaten By Red Devils
Fayetteville's Pirates were overwhelmed by Oak Hill Fayetteville as the Red Devils won 69 to 29. George Cafego led with 24 points, Dillon added 17, Radford scored 14, while Oak Hill's Ellison and team contributed in the decisive win.
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Fayetteville
Pirates
Oak Hill
Red Devils
George Cafego
Dillon
Radford
Ellison
F Radford
Lowe
Long
Ce Propps
Cafego
Davis
River
Young
Basham
Grey
Woods
Ford
Tennant
Conley
Christian
Richardson
Coraca
Cantley
Schuck
Hurt
Smith
Eastern Players Brief Workout Ahead of Classic
A squad from the east for the New Year’s Day gridiron classic in San Francisco trained briefly at Grand Island High School before several hundred spectators. Coaches Andy Kerr of Colgate and Dick Hanley, ex Northwestern mentor, supervised the session.
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Associated Press
Grand Island
Neb
San Francisco
Grand Island High School Athletic Park
Andy Kerr
Colgate
Dick Hanley
Northwestern
Bottlers Meet Helen To Open Local Basketball Season
The Coca Cola Bottlers, mostly ex Beckley players with additions, face Helen in the season opener at Woodrow Wilson High School gym tonight at 7 45. Local lineup includes Fred Hurt Pete Carter Walter Rappold Paul Malone John McQuade Tommy McQuade Curtis Mohler and others. Helen lists former Mark Twain stars Karbonit Placidi Gray Lester Lore and more.
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Beckley High School
Woodrow Wilson High School
Coca Cola Bottlers
Tricounty Independent
Helen Club
Fred Hurt
Marshall College
Pete Carter
Mount Hope
Duke University
Walter Rappold
Paul Malone
John
Tommy McQuade
Curtis Mohler
Glen Hedrick
Helen
Mark Twain
Karbonit
Placidi
Gray
Lester
Lore
Ridgley Names All State Football Team for West Virginia
Huntington December 20 Duke Ridgley sports editor of the Herald Dispatch announces his sixteenth annual all West Virginia high school football team selections. End Shank Charleston Boyd Hinton tackle DeFranko Weirton guard Hawk Parkersburg center Tatta Fairmont West guard Lewis Huntington tackle Smith Montgomery end Ellis Elkins quarterback Cafego Oak Hill halfback Archer Parkersburg halfback Condit Charleston fullback Emody Williamson alternate.
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Associated Press
Huntington
Duke Ridgley
The
Herald-Dispatch
West Virginia
Shank
Charleston
Boyd
Hinton
Tckle
DeFranko
Weirton
Hawk
Parkersburg
Tatta
Fairmont West
Lewis
Smith
Montgomery
Ellis
Elkins
Cafego
Oak Hill
Archer
Condit
Emody
Williamson
Be【ck】ley Beats Mount View 47–26 in Junior High Clash
Beckley defeats Mount View 47 to 26 on Beckley’s home floor led by Buster Smith with 20 points. Cantley tops Mount View with 9 points as Snead Kuhn and Cook contribute for Beckley in a one sided win restoring some revenge from last year. Substitutions listed and referee Hunt.
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Central Blue Eaglets
Roy Coffman
Mount View
Buster Smith
Irlemen
Snead
Kuhn
Cook
Cantley
Jarrell
Beckley
Mt, View
Smith
Eskew
Cc Cantley
Combs
Murray
Honaker
MT. View
Legg
Lewis
Barrett
Gallagher
Tanner
Harvey
Webb
Hunt
Southern Team List Complete
Charleston West Virginia December 20 seventeen schools are represented on the squad of 22 high school football stars who will bear the southern West Virginia colors in the annual North South charity game on New Year s Day. The committee announced last night the selection of the 11 south team alternates to the team picked by popular ballot in a contest sponsored by 18 daily newspapers. R J Gorman chairman of the committee said the 11 alternates.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Foottall
West Virginia
R. J. Gorman
All-State Seniors Named for South Team Squad
Seniors chosen from Charleston Huntington Hinton Oak Hill era. Final selections list Ends Shank Stansbury Smith. Tackles Allen Boyd Melton Rush Savilla. Guards Rice Steiner Richardson Broomfield. Centers Olter Hurt. Backs Adkins Catego Condit Emody Neely Turner Zontini Johnson. Report December 26 to Edward Garrity and assistants Parsons Calvert. Practice in Charleston.
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Charleston
Huntington
Hinton
Oak Hill
Edward F
Garrity
Russ Parsons
Bill Calvert
East Bank
Shank
Stansbury
Beckley
Smith
Montgomery
Allen
Barboursville
Boyd
Melton
Dunbar
Rush
Gary
Savilla
Rice
Steiner
Bluefield
Richardson
Broomfield
Welch
Centers
Olter
Hurt
Fayetteville
Adkins
Point Pleasant
Catego
Condit
Emody
Williamson
Nee
Service Company Defeats Camp Raleigh In Independent League
Service Company beat Camp Raleigh 32 to 21 on the Armory floor to snap a winless streak in the Independent league. K Pack fueled the offense as the Guards held a 15-6 halftime edge. Sloboda led Camp Raleigh with 10 points while L Pack and Keaton added seven for the winners. Elkins contributed six for Camp Raleigh.
Pack Keaton Sloboda Welsh and Ferguson in low scoring game
The game featured K Pack and K Keaton for Grubbs and Sloboda Welsh Ferguson for Maddy with Elkins contributing six. Substitutes included L Pack E Keaton. Camp Raleigh Nolan provided lineup notes. referees Potts and Booher.
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K. Pack
F Grubbs
K. Keaton
Sloboda
Welsh
Ferguson
Maddy
Ohio State Star Passer Challenge Hits Arkansas
Fayetteville, Ark. Dec 20 The claim by Ohio State statisticians that Stan Pincura was 1935's premier forward pass master faced a challenge from University of Arkansas record checkers The Big Ten credited Pincura with 37 completions in 67 attempts for 52.2 percent Robbins of Arkansas threw 161 times and completed 91 for a 56.5 percent rate
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Associated Press
Fayetteville, Ark
Ohio State University
Stan Pincura
Buckeye
University of Arkansas
Big Ten
Pincura
Arkansas
Jack Robbins
Razorback
Robbins
New Mexico Hit by Earth Shocks
A strong earth tremor, the latest in almost a week of disturbances, awakened residents in Belen New Mexico on December 19 AP reports ongoing seismic activity rattling the area and prompting authorities to monitor aftershocks.
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New Mexico
Belen
N. M
Freight cars rocked on the railroad tracks today
Railroad workers reported several freight cars rocked on the tracks in a brief incident. No injuries or damages were described, and no further details were provided.
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