Beckley sectional tournament ready with two extra teams
Beckley sectional set for March 3 4 5 at Woodrow Wilson High School with 16 teams after adding Hinton and Herndon. Coaches and principals meet Thursday to seed and draw first round brackets while Pete Austin named second official. Beckley, defending champion, enters with strong season record and home advantage. trophy display planned in Beckley stores.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley
Austin
Hinton
Herndon
Joln Gott
Han
Pete Austin
Princeton
Beavers
Bluefield High School
Flying Eagles
Oak Hill Red Devils
Mount Hope
Washington hosts Western Washington relay carnival on budget
The University of Washington increases focus on cost control for sport activities as the annual Western Washington high school relay track carnival proceeds this year with tightened spending measures.
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University of Washington
Western Washington
Venzke Sets New Indoor 1 300 Time at Madison Square Garden
Gene Venzke of Pottstown Pa won the Knights of Columbus meet at Madison Square Garden with a world indoor mark of 3 minutes 53.6 seconds for the 1 300 meters, surpassing Lloyd Hahn's American indoor record and Ray Conger's outdoor best. Crowley Nordell Couger Lermond Cahlan finished behind him as Venzke pulled away in the final laps. The record fell short of the global outdoor standard set by Olin Peltzer of Germany.
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Associated Press
New York
Gene Venzke
Pottstown
Madison Square Garden
Venzke
Lloyd Hahn
Ray Conger
Frank Crowley
Manhattan College
Crowley
Frank Nordell
New York University
Ray Couger
Leo Lermond
New York A.C
EF. Cahlan
Boston
Olin Peltzer
Germany
Sir Malcolm Campbell Prepares To Go Home
Sir Malcolm Campbell of England plans to return home after setting new world speed records at five distances. He may come back next year to boost marks further, but will not race this season due to the beach surface remaining rough for at least another month as Mayor Armstrong advised.
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Associated Press
Daytona Beach
Fla
Malcolm Campbell
England
E. H. Armstrong
Malcolm
Shady Spring R M I Teams Split Junior Basketball Action
Raleigh and Shady Spring grade school squads met at Shady High with mixed results. The Shady boys beat RB Mt 19 to 2 as Oakes led with points and Rose added 7 while Rascano had 10 for RB Mt. The TR M f eighth grade girls defeated Shady 29 to 12 with Underwood dominating near center and Radford and Richmond adding Shady points.
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Raleigh
Shady Spring
Shady High
Shady Boys
RB. Mt. Boys
Oakes
Rose
Shady
Rascano
Rh. M. T
TR. M. F
Shady Girls
Underwood
Radford
Richmond
Trap Hill Boys Rally To Edge Herndon 16 13 In Tight Contest
Trap Hill High School boys upset Herndon 16 to 13 on Trap Hill floor. Spencer led with 9 points as Trap Hill held a slim edge through the second half, Canaday and Trail anchored defense, while McKinney scored 7 for Herndon.
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Trap Hill High School
Herndon High
Trap Hill
Spencer
Canaday
Trail
McKinney
Calcord
Trap Hill Wildbats
Goleard
Stoco
iSurveyor
Pos. Herndon
I Spencer
FH. McKinney Keesee
F Hall
Vance
Gq Basham
H. McKinney
T.mckinney
Trap Will
Herndon
Trap Hin
Griffith
Munson
Montcoal
Mount Hope Falls to Bluefield Beavers in Rough Night
Mount Hope High was defeated 38 to 16 by Bluefield Beavers on a Fayette County floor Friday night. The game occurred after the suicide death of Dick Shire, a Beaver supporter, who collapsed before the junior game and died en route to medical aid. Atkins and Lucas scored 21 for Bluefield, while Smith and Bryant led Mount Hope in scoring. substitutions included Ruddle and Fortune for Bluefield and Heerman and Bhaireid for Mount Hope.
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Mount Hope High School
Bluefield Beavers
Fayette County
Dick Shire
Shire
Pax
Mount Hope
E. E. Jones
John Gott
Mustangs
Beavers
Bluefield
Atkins
Lucas
Beaver
Smith
Bryant
Mt. Hope
Garufff Studebaker
Kessler
Cy Ce Anderson
Worlle
Colle Smith
Mueas
Ruddle
Fortune
Heerman
Schaaf Tops Stribling In Boston Strong Boy Showdown
Ernie Schaaf, 29, defeats W L Stribling in four rounds to seize a claim as a top American heavyweight contender. Stribling, battered and knocked down, heads home to Macon after a long night of punishment.
Rebels win at Pineville in tight basketball clash
Mullens 37 Pineville 36 as Mullens rallies behind Tantoni and Dooley for the late surge. Green fouls out for Pineville, Lilly tallies 11 for Mullens while Cook and Gunter lead Pineville scoring. Final seconds see missed chances from both sides.
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Pineville
Rebels
Mullens Hick
Millens
Green
Cook
Mullens
Lilly
Mallens
Dooley
M'Antoni
Tantoni
Danley
Bud Gunter
Gunter
D'Antonis
Bud
Ruby
Shannon
Ben Gunter
Ross
Mineville
Leferee
Galt
Amuefield
College Basketball Scores Across Several Programs
A sequence of college basketball results lists many teams and final scores, showing wide variety of outcomes. Notable gaps include incomplete pairings and unclear team names such as Akrona and several regional universities.
Beckley Juniors Top Talcott High in Clean Riverport Clash
Beckley Juniors stretched their winning streak to 15 with a 24 16 victory over Talcott High, as Ballard led Beckley with 10 points and Webb Romine Cleary contributed, while Swenston Wyant starred for Talcott in a fast paced, largely foul free game at Glen White.
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Beckley
Talcott High School
Glen White
Summers
Talcott
Ballard
Webb
Irlemen
Romine
Cleary
Walker
Swenston
Wyant
I Webb
F Rogers
Ballangee
Swepstone
O'Leary
G Wyant
G Kester
Pavles
Rahall
Knighton
Fox
Kincaid
Glen White Wins Over Lester Lads
Glen White Juniors defeated Lester Junior High 28 to 10 on Glen White floor. Glen White led 12 2 after the first quarter and 18 8 at halftime. Sanger starred for Glen White on offense and Pittman stood out on defense.
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Glen White
Lester Lads
Lester Junior High
Glen
Rope
Lester
Taneups
Stover
F Roupe
Porsinger
FF Tawley
Sanger
C Richardson
Pittman
Overby
Iglammerino
Thomas
Mountaineers Rout Pitt 63 40 In Indoor Meet
West Virginia University edged Pittsburgh 63 to 40 in Morgantown. WVU swept most events led by Callaway and Fraser in sprints and hurdles and Valenti and Luch for Pitt in field events. The loss marks Pitt's fourth straight dual defeat to the Mountaineers.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia University
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburghers
Mountaineers
Callaway
West Virginia
Currence
Thiessen
Pitt
Zimmerman
Roy
Hill
Fraser
Harris
Milligan
Ruble
Patrioil
McConnell
Odell
Valenti
Luch
Karr
Manheim
Keller
Brandford
Vancoorhis
Ford
Stirling
Anderson
Sebastian
Warner
Miller
Johnson
Yby Forefell
Watkins
Colborn
Beckley Black Knights Fail In Bluefield Tournament
Beckley Beckley Black Knights lost in Bluefield at the tournament of independent teams. They were defeated by Coalwood in the first round and then fell to the Princeton Collegians 35 to 25. Princeton beat Bluefield Wesleyan 49 to die in the final. Linda Sarrett earned center on the All Tournament team.
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Beckley
Bluefield
Coalwood
Princeton Collegians
Princeton
Bluefield Wesleyan
Linda Sarrett
Hoyt Accepts Brooklyn Offer Says Carey
Waite Hoyt former Athletic and Yankee pitcher accepted terms offered by Brooklyn as announced by manager Max Carey. Carey expected Hoyt to strengthen the team considerably and Hoyt’s exact terms were not discussed.
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Associated Press
Clearwater
Fla
Waite Hoyt
Athletic
Yankee
Brooklyn
Max Carey
Garey
Hoyt
Hoste
Social Round of Mead and Nearby Folks
Mead West Virginia. Jesse Bolen and Herbert Brown of Corrine visited friends here Thursday. Several residents were callers and visitors including Mary Wood, Mrs. Mack Plymale, Mrs. Clarence Gentry, and Mrs. Richard Charles. Henry Lilly of Killarney and Geneva Canterberry visited over the weekend.
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Jesse Bolen
Herbert Brown
Corrine
Mary Wood
Mack Piymale
Wood
J. H. Hall
Mullens
Forest Wood
East Gulf
Alford Tilly
Mack Plymale
Clarence Gentry
Richard Charles
Henery Lilly
Killarney
Geneva Canterberry
Virginia
Gladys Mooney
Malla Bishop
Nuttall
Andy Carlo
Edgar Daniels
Whitby
Felix Gales
Pickshin
Pax HI Wins Double Bill In Senior Night Sweep
Pax HI closes season with a double header victory over Rainelle. Wildcats finish 16-2 overall and 14 straight wins behind H Humphrey 13 points and McKinney 8 as Pax earns potential sectional seed. Rainelle scorers listed include Gladwell Weber and Garrison.
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Pax
Rainelle
Wildkittens
H. Lively
West Virginia
Kittens
W. Humphrey
E. Humphrey
C. Tyreeleven
Wild‘cats
Wildcats
McKinney
F Griffith
H. Humphrey
F Gladwell
B. Humphrey
G Weber
B. Lively
G Garrison
A. Lively
Sain
Pax—L. Lively
Eccles Juniors Win In Junior High Contest
Eccles juniors secured their 18th win in 19 starts as Colcord High trailed through the second half. Merron delivered 14 points for Eccles while Rickman anchored Colcord’s attack with early scoring. Final score Eccles 26 Colcord 10.
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Eevies Dtrive High
Colcord Junior High
Corcorderr
Acc
Es Combinatin
Wit Cashes
Merron
Eccles
Rickman
Ranky
Colcord
Justice
Wallace Lucas
Ben Malang Builds Way Through School
Ben Malang, Washburn college football star, pays his way by building miniature pool tables and other indoor games. Coach Dean Gromwell of USC track teams once coached six athletes in each Olympic Games. Local society notes report multiple visits among families including Mooney, Daniels, Bolen, and Wood in the area with various sick and visiting statuses.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Kas
Ben Malang
Washburn College
Dean Gromwell
University of Southern California
Collins High Doubles Win on Home Court
Collins High boys beat Monteval 22 to 14 and Collins girls win 22 to 12 on their home floor. C Hale came off the bench to score 10 in the boys game while J Farley poured in 18 of the girls 22 as Collins kept a perfect season record. Pettry led Monteval with 9 points.
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Collins High School
Monteeal High
Collins Boys
Montecoal Boys
Lassies
Gulf School
C. Hale
Biontymen
Hale
J. Farley
Collins
Farley
Pettry
Colling
Stribling to Resume Boxing After Schaaf Bout
Chicago Feb 27 W Stribling plans to continue his boxing career after a decisive loss to Ernie Schaaf. His father manager Pa Stribling said the Georgian heavyweight intends to rest about two months then return to train for tougher rivals. Stribling did not consider retirement and left for Macon Georgia.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Boston
Portals of
John L. Sullivan
Ernie Schaff
Pride of
Georgia
W. L
Schaaf
Stribling
Pa” Stribling
Willie
WW. L
Max Schmeling
Schmeling
Stribling S
Jack Sharkes
Macon
Mickey Walker
Young) Stribling
Ernie Schaaf
Crowley Sticks With Michigan State After Coaching Offer
James H. Crowley, famed among Notre Dame’s Four Horsemen, declined a Big Ten coaching job to stay at Michigan State College. He will remain under his current three year contract after a conference with the state board of agriculture, with no immediate salary increase.
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Associated Press
East Lansing
Mich
James H. Crowley
Michigan State
Four Horsemen
Notre Dame
University of Town
State
Crowley
State Board of Agriculture
Michis Dan State
Western Reserve Loses to West Virginia Wrestlers
West Virginia University wrestlers defeated Western Reserve of Cleveland 17 to 0 in Morgantown. The Mountaineers won four matches by time advantage and one by fall. Captain Fletcher beat Disantos by time advantage in an extended session lasting two minutes and one second.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia University
Western Reserve
Cleveland
Mountaineers
Fletcher
West Vireinia
Disantos
Senator's Captain for Charleston Senators Named
Watt Powell president of the Charleston Senators tonight signed Dan Boone an outfielder formerly with York in the New York Pennsylvania league and High Point in the Piedmont league Boone named field captain for 1932 succeeding Dick Hoblitzell of Parkersburg
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Watt Powell
Charleston Senators
Dan Boone
York
High Point
Boone
Dick Hoblitzell
Parkersburg
Benge Signs With Phillies For 1932 Contract
Ray Benge reached a deal with the Philadelphia Phillies as business manager Gerald Nugent announced. He will sign his 1932 contract upon arrival from Huntsville Texas to begin spring training next week.
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Associated Press
Winter Haven
Fla
Ray Benge
Phillies
Gerald P. Nugent
Huntsville
Tex
Brown pitcher signs with St. Louis for training camp
George Blaeholder of the St. Louis Browns signed a one year contract today after a holdout and will join other battery men for training camp. Terms were not disclosed. Dr A R Morley of Atchison Kansas was named assistant football coach under Moon Mullins at St Benedicts College.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
George Blaeholder
St. Louis Brown
A. R.morley
Atchison, Kas
Moon” Mullins
St. Benedict's College
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