Eagles To Meet Ashland Quint In Beckley Showdown
Beckley prepares for Ashland High School as the first out of state quintet to visit the Woodrow Wilson High gym. Mount Hope Mustangs visit tonight in a key undefeated clash, led by Tutwiler, with Johnson and Schmidt prominent on the Tomcats. The 8 o clock varsity game follows a 7 o clock junior varsity tilt, with Link Robinson refereeing.
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Beckley
Woodrow Wilson High School
Tomcats
Ashland
Flying Eagles
Mustangs
Mount Hope
Dnsos
Kingston
Mustang
Bartrug
Tutwiler
Eagle
Harry Snouffer
MT. Hope
Wood
Tutwile
Adamos
Harless Douglas
Les. Anderson
Warden
T. Anderson
Lac
Anderson
Johnson
John Douglas
Schmidt
Daines
Hennecke
Adkins
Link Robinson
Gallipolis Ohio
Robinson
Not a Gentleman’s Game Pritchett Calls End to College Football
Cambridge Massachusetts January tenth Associated Press reports Dr. Henry S. Pritchett former Carnegie Foundation head urges elimination of paid coaches and gate receipts from college football and even cheerleaders. He says football is not a gentleman’s game and should be coached by unpaid volunteers or old grads. He cites American boys’ conditioning and recent booing at Yale Bowl during a Cambridge rugby visit.
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Associated Press
Cambridge
Mass
Henry S. Pritchett
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Pritchett
Carnegie Foundation
Harvard Alumni
Mark Twain To Play Mount Hope Saturday
Mark Twain high tossers will be guests of the Mustangs on Saturday night January 11. The Authors boast a veteran basketball team that should go places as the season advances, and they always deliver a strong showing on the court.
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Mount Hope
Mark Twain High
Mustangs
Mark Twain
Big Joe Stydahar Named Outstanding Amateur Athlete
Joseph Styda har of Shinnston, WVU star in football and basketball, is named the outstanding amateur athlete of 1935 by the state sports writers association. He will receive a bronze trophy donated by Governor Kump on his return from the East West charity game. The year’s big five also include Mrs. John Sanders trapshooting, Mrs. Jack Hoblitzell golf, Sam Cohn tennis, and Tommy Brand golf. Other backs were Dick McQuail, Joe Savilla, and Pete Puglia.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
Joseph
Big Joe) Stydahar
Shinnston
West Virginia University
State Sports Writers Association
West Virginia
Bill Hart
Stydahar
Kump
West Coast
John
Bunny) Sanders
Keyser
Jack Hoblitzell
Parkersburg
Sam Cohn
Beckley
Tommy Brand
Kingwood
Dick McQuail
Bluefield
Joe Savilla
East Bank High School
Pete Puglia
Anne Cochran
Miss Stifel
White Sulphur Springs
Tom Bloch
Wheeling
Quinn Morton
Charleston
Frances Grimes
Tommy Coleman
Huntington
Leonard Barnum
West Virginia Wesleyan
Mullens Beats Service Company in Armory Tilt
Mullens Independents kept pace with undefeated teams in the tri county league by defeating Service Company 48 to 33 on the Armory floor. Rowan and Shufflebarger led Mullens with 34 points. K Keaton topped Service Co. with 10.
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Mullens Independents
Service Company
Armory
Wyoming County
Rowan and
Shufflebarger
Mullens High School
K. Keaton
Thompson
R. Keaton
Mullens
Poster. Co
Shuff
F Thompson
Goins
Rowan
C. Keaton
Goode
Nolan Belcher
Welsh
Service Co
Cook
Read. Service Co
E. Keaton
Tench
Maddy
L. Pack
Poorer
Sluggers Eye Big 1936 Comeback in Batting
New York reports that 1936 could boost major league hitters after a pitching resurgence in 1935. Key veterans Simmons, Klein, Waner, Gehrig, Terry, Foxx and Manush show varied returns, with several changing teams or roles and Hartnett delivering a late-season rally for the old guard.
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Associated Press
New York
Lefty Grove
Watson Clark
Ted Lyons
Charley Root
Jimmie Foxx
Boston Red Sox
Bill Terry
New York Giants
Vrs
Simmons
Klein
Waner
Gehrig
Terry
Foxx
Manush
Philadelphia
White Sox
Athletics
Tigers
Goose Goslin
Washington
Detroit
Joe Cronin
Paul Waner
Earl Averill
Cleveland Indians
Freddy Lindstrom
Cubs
Kiki Cuyler
Reds
Pie Traylor
Gabby Hartnett
Eaglets Split Double Header in Whitesville and Mount View
The Central Blue Eaglets split a two game set in Whitesville yesterday and at Mount View last night. Beckley's Smith led with nine points in the night game after 11 in the afternoon. Brown topped Whitesville with nine, while Mount View center Cantley totaled 15. Dunbar scheduled to play at 7:30 tonight.
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Central Blue Eaglets
Whitesville
Roy Coffman
Mount View Cagers
Irlemen
Beckley
Mount View
Smith
Brown
Cantley
Dunbar
Evening High School Games Include Beckley Win
In a night pairing at Central school court Beckley defeated Whitesville 25 13 11 1 9 1 9 16 3 3 9 3 83 12 22 MT VIEW 610 6 6 23 Substitutions included Beckley Tanner and Whitesville Stump Wheeler Joseph Referee Woods Pettus The Ohio stadium hosting the meet May 22 23 lacks flood lights though estimates exist to install daylight like illumination Snyder notes Stadium plans to brighten events
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Beckley
Whitesville
Smith
F Hardin
Snead
Fr West Kuhn
Cc Brown
Cook
Guontini
Murray
Sarrett
Tanner
Stump
Wheeler
Joseph
Woods—Pettus
MT. View
F Jarrell
Eskew
Kuhn
Cantley
G Honaker
Combs
Lewis
Gaugher
Webb
Barrett
Gram
Ohio Stadium
Snyder
Indoor Track Event At West Va U Called Off
Morgantown January 10 H A Stansbury West Virginia director of athletics announced the school's indoor track and field games for the 1936 season have been discontinued due to inadequate finances. Track athletics will be confined to outdoors this year. Started in 1929 the indoor meetings have run seven years. Stansbury hopes the indoor games may be resumed in 1937. The events lost from 700 to 1000 dollars annually since their establishment.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
H. A. Stansbury
West Virginia University
Stansbury
Ohio State Coach Considers Night Track Meet
Columbus Jan 10 Larry Snyder OSU track coach said the Western Conference may stage its track and field meet at night for the first time this year. He noted Big Ten coaches left the decision to him at their winter meeting and he is seriously considering running the entire two day program.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Larry Snyder
Ohio State University
Snyder
Local college scores roll in crowded meet
Morehead State Teachers College 24 and Georgetown College 29. Geneva 16 and Westminster 35. Gettysburg College 48. Juniata 46 over Muskingum. Ashland 23 and St Johns 41. Georgetown 27.
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Morehead State Teachers College
Georgetown College
Geneva
Westminster
Gettysburg College
Juniata
Muskingum
Ashland
St. Johns
Georgetown
Weirzon Splits Lead as Central Prevails in Showdown
Weirzon 46, Wheeling Central 19. Benwood Union 41, Fairview 24. Fayetteville 19, Gauley Bridge 17. Elkview 41, Morris Harvey Freshmen 38. Game results show multiple high school and college freshman matchups with wide scoring gaps and decisive wins.
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Weirzon
Wheeling Central
Benwood Union
Fairview
Fayetteville
Gauley Bridge
Elkview
Morris Harvey
Tris Speaker Named On Boxing Commission
Cleveland January 10 Tris Speaker renowned baseball star and former Cleveland manager is named to a boxing commission. The selection highlights Speaker's sports leadership and public service, reflecting cross discipline involvement while contributing to regional athletic oversight.
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Itris
Boxing Commission
Associated Press
Cleveland
Tris Speaker
Cleve
Hawks Face Concord Lions In Athens Showdown
Beckley College Blue Hawks travel to Athens to meet Mountain Lions of Concord College in a tough late winter clash. Ten players travel with starters Sarrett and Kessler at forwards, Warden at center, and Anderson and Nickels at guards. Coach Ken Shroyer leads the squad seeking revenge after 1934 losses to Concord, though the Lions are favored. The two teams also meet in Beckley on January 20 at W. W. H. S. floor.
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Blue Hawks
Beckley College
Athens
Mountain Lions
Concord College
Kanawha
Sarrett
Kessler
Warden
Anderson
Nickels
Feazelle
Cook
Cesarato
Hatcher
Grimet
Ken Shroyer
Concord
Leslie Lilly
Carl Neff
Bob French
Beckley
Lions
Ross Irle
Becklevy
Coyotes Killed Totals in California Reach 2414 in 1935
State and county records show a total of 2,414 coyotes killed across 54 California counties during calendar year 1935. The data reflects wildlife control efforts statewide and highlights regional variances in coyote management during that period.
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California
Cleveland Boxing Commission Names New Chair
Land Indians was appointed chairman of the Cleveland Boxing Commission by Mayor Harold H. Burton yesterday. The speaker is in the wholesale liquor business.
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