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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1944
Page
10
Four teams Beckley Mullens Oak Hill and Mount Hope square off in a two night 1944 tournament at Mount Hope High School and Beckley to kick off the season. Officials Chandler and Gott praised for strong refereeing and expected to draw local interest and future annual play.
Steve Ulaki of Woodrow Wilson High School was named captain of the 1944 basketball team by Coach Ken Hunt. Ulaki, a three year football letterman and one of the remaining veterans, led the Eagles as guard and played forward last season. The team prepares for a four team tournament opening Thursday at Mount Hope gym against Oak Hill.
West Virginia University basketball plans two home tests after holiday break. Montgomerys West Virginia Tech visits Wednesday, followed by Juniata College of Huntington replacing a canceled January 8 date at Mountaineer Field House. Coach Harry Lothes reshapes the lineup as practice resumes.
Bowl results list shows Southern California 29 Washington, LSU 19 over Texas A M, Georgia Tech 20 Tulsa 18, Southwestern Texas 7 New Mexico 0, Tuskegee 12 Clark 7, Southwestern Louisiana 24 Arkansas A M 7, Randolph Field 7 Texas 7, East West Charity Tilt 13 13. Miner Pete Rush, 25, killed at Holden No 1 mine Island Creek Coal Co. Logan. West Virginia prepares January 12 trip to Long Island University at Madison Square Garden.
Army edges Navy 10 to 7 in the Arab Bowl to end a scoreless stalemate with ten seconds left. The doubleheader also saw Casa Blanca’s Rab Chasers claim the North African league crown by beating Oran Termites 7-6 amid a varied sports program for troops and hospitals.
Tuskegee Institute Tigers beat Clark College Panthers 12 to 7 in the Vulcan bowl. Alva Tabor scored on a second quarter plunge, Homer Griggs added a late third quarter score, and David Harper set up the opening touchdown with a punt block and John Haynes extra point.
The 1943 season is recalled as a dramatic year led by Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis. The Yankees, under Joe McCarthy, beat the Phillies in key moments while stars like Chandler Dickey Appling York Nicholson Musial and Cooper delivered standout performances. Landis also fired Cox, guided spring training, and oversaw the World Series comebackes.
In Dallas Texas a muddy Cotton Bowl stalemate sees No 1 pass offense and top pass defense settle at 7 7 as Randolph Field pressures Texas Dobbs and Ellsworth trade plays. The week highlights a four team tournament schedule featuring Beckley Oak Hill Mulfens and Mount Hope with early clashes and finals lined up.
Conservation Director Jack Shipman announced that new licenses are needed to hunt quail and cottontail rabbits during the final 15 days of the open season. The birds and rabbits run until January 15 while other seasons extend to January 30. 1944 licenses are at county clerks with a new personal report tab for fish, game and fur. Large sales have been reported and licensees are urged to preserve metal clips for reuse due to wartime restrictions.
Red-headed Steven Van Buren powered LSU to a 19-14 upset over Texas A&M before 27,000 in Miami. Van Buren rushed for 172 yards of LSU’s 181 total and scored twice, including a 63 yard jaunt, while Babe Hallmark and Burton Goode hooked up for a late LSU TD. Texas A&M, hampered by Marion Flannagan’s absence, fought back with 35 passes but could not overcome the Bayou Tigers’ defense.
Georgia Tech defeats Tulsa 20 to 18 in a sensational Sugar Bowl finish as Ramblin Wreck drive 79 yards for the late go ahead TD. Ed Scharf schwerdt crashes in from the one line while Prokop and Scharf schwerdt pace a clutch march in the final quarter.
USC dominated Washington 29 to 0 in the Rose Bowl as a brimming passing game and stout line powered the Trojans to their seventh Rose Bowl victory. Key plays featured an 11-guard pass from Wardy to George Callanan and a fourth down punt block resulting in a safety. Attendance reached 68,000 as Washington’s 12 pound weight edge failed to slow USC's speed and precision.
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