Could Have Owned Colts By Shroyer And Van Meter
Jerome Van Meter and Ken Shroyer nearly bought the Baltimore Colts in the early 1930s for about ten thousand dollars Walter Hallas tipped Shroyer to the deal but Van Meter lacked funds to field a draw crowd They also eyed the Cincinnati franchise for about fifteen hundred dollars plus debts Shroyer says the long shot could have made them rich or bankrupt them with time their fate would have been very different today
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Jerome van Meter
Ken Shroyer
Shroyer
Van
Baltimore Colt
Walter Hallas
George Hallas
Chicago Bears
Colts
van Says
Cincinnati
Dick Guy
Pittsburgh Pirates
Beckley College
National Football League
Cleveland
Marconi Seeks Trade To Steelers Amid Rams Standstill
Joe Marconi says he wants a trade from the Los Angeles Rams and hopes Pittsburgh Steelers would be his destination. He complains of bench time and believes a move would give him a real chance to play behind Bobby Layne and coach Buddy Parker.
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Joe Marconi
Pittsburgh Steelers
Los Angeles Rams
Marconi
Rams
Buddy Parker
Steelers
Parker
Pittsburgh
Tom Tracy
Larry Kruto
Kruto
Bobby Layne
Layne
Texas
NFL
West Virginia Falls to Seventh in AP Basketball Poll
Cincinnati maintains the top spot as Ohio State climbs to No. 2 after victories over Illinois and Michigan State. St. Bonaventure reaches the top 10. New faces join the second 10 including NYU and St. Louis. Indiana drops from the top 20.
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Associated Press
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Ohio State
Oscar Robertson
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Ilinois
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Bradley
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Marquette
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St. Louis
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Miami
Fla
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Auburn
Providence
Holy Cross
Texas A & M
Toledo
High School Basketball Schedule Across Region
Today’s slate features Hoop State Bluefield visiting Mullens and Williamson at Logan among multiple WV teams. Princeton travels to Oceana while Gauley Bridge visits Kingston and Hinton plays Mount Hope. Other games include Gary at Pineville Shady Spring at Trap Hill Stratton at Gary District Sophia at Clear Fork Forest Hill at Gap Mills Beckley Jr at Hintom Jr.
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Mullens
Williamson
Logan
Princeton
Oceana
Gauley Bridge
Kingston
Hinton
Mount Hope
Gary
Pineville
Shady Spring
Trap Hill
Stratton
Sophia
Clear Fork
Forest Hill
Gap Mills
Beckley Jr
Hintom Jr
Moore Caps Caprari In Caracas Bout
Davey Moore of Springfield Ohio knocks out Sergio Caprari of Philadelphia in Caracas Venezuela. Mel Middleton of Philadelphia stops Baby Boy Rider at 7 in Philadelphia.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Davey Moore
Springfield
Ohio
Sergio Caprari
Philadelphia
Mel Middleton
Baby Boy Rider
Philladelphia
Oscar Robertson Sets Career Field Goal Record Amid Bearcats Win
Oscar Robertson ties Elgin Baylor for career field goals with six makes as Cincinnati routs North Texas State 85 54. Cincinnati holds a near assured NCAA berth if it wins its remaining MVC games while Bradley loses ground to stay in the hunt.
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Associated Press
Oscar Robertson
Cincinnati Bearcats
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Oscar
Houston
Bearcats
Bradley
Braves
Wichita
Tulsa
Drake
Beckley Eagles Topple Mount Hope in Area Hoop Battle
Beckley Eagles beat Mount Hope 85 72 as Sam Cohn scored 20 and Sam Warwick led Mount Hope with 23. Montgomery Greyhounds remain undefeated with 73 37 win over Cedar Grove, continuing an 18 game streak. Also results include Stoco over Mark Twain 61 59 and Glen Rogers 88 69 over Clear Fork.
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Eagles
Montgomery High School
Greyhounds
Stoco
Glen Rogers
Mullens Junior High
Shady Spring
Beckley
Mount Hope Mustangs
Sam Cohn
Flying Eagles
Mount Hope
Sam Warwick
Bane Sarratt
Greyhounds of
Montgomery
Cedar Grove
Stoco High
Mark Twain
Charlie Wallace
Tom Bowman
Clear Fork
Panthers
Arnie Sizemore
Rudy Toney
Stoco Junior
Mullens
Jerry Wiley
James Walker
Butch White
Earl Francis Heads to Fort Myers for Pirates Camp
Beckley’s Earl Francis leaves snowbound West Virginia for Florida to join Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers in Ft Myers training camp. The 23-year-old right hander, a former Stratton High School star, spent winter in Puerto Rico with Ponce facing major leaguers and stars like Cepeda and Gom ez. Francis aims to prove his control and earn a major league slot at Forbes Field.
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Beckley
Beckleyan
Florida
Big Earl Francis
Pittsburgh
Ft. Meyers
Pirates
Francis
Stratton High School
Puerto Rico
Ponce
Vic Power
Orlando Cepeda
Ruben Gomez
Milwaukee Braves
Juan Pizarro
Cleveland
San Francisco
Cepeda
Pizzaro
Pete Vennari
Paul
Clinton
Iowa
Air Force
Bolling
Columbus
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Steve Bilko
Spokane
Frank Howard
Howard
Los Angeles Dodgers
Pirate
Forbes Field
Wrestling Meet Set For Tonight In Morgantown Zone
Weigh ins for Region 3 wrestlers are at 4 30 p m Tuesday with first round at 7 p m in Woodrow Wilson high school gym. Semis Wednesday at 2 p m. Six teams vie for state champ bid in Morgantown over Friday and Saturday. Admission 25 cents students 3 cents adults.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Morgantown
Parkersburg
Fairmont
Barboursville
Beckley
Vic Peelish
Davey Moore Stops Caprari in Eight Rounds in Caracas Bout
World featherweight champion Davey Moore of Springfield Ohio stopped Italy's Sergio Caprari in the eighth round of a scheduled 10 round non title bout in Caracas Venezuela Monday night.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Davey Moore
Springfield
Ohio
Italy
Sergio Caprari
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