Eagles Triumph Over Hinton Bobcats On Beckley Floor
Beckley Flying Eagles defeated Hinton Bobcats 36 to 28 at Woodrow Wilson High School. Early leads swung as Beckley pulled away in the third period led by Howard Anderson and strong team defense. Hinton’s foul trouble limited their scoring while Beckley shot well and held the pace sealing the win.
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Beckley Flying Eagles
Hinton Bobcats
Woodrow Wilson High School
Bobcats
van Metermen
Harless
Beckley Cagers
Howard Anderson
Flying Eagle
Flying Eagles
Bobeats
Hinton
Hanifan
Lilly
Stoddard
Anderson
Beckley
Saunders
Weber
Morless
Fairtight
Miller
Calloway
McQuade
Willy
Minton
Weher
Tank Eso
Tine Fon
Reckley
Sanders
Pax Wildcats Tame Fayetteville Pirates 49 to 12
Pax Wildcats dominated Fayetteville on their home floor with a 49 to 12 Midland Trail league victory. Key scorers included B Humphreys with 20 and H Humphreys with 16 as Pax built a 29 point halftime lead and never loosened control. In the prelim, Pax Junior Varsity beat Fayetteville JV 12 to 1 in a late-minute rally.
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Pax Wildcats
Fayetteville Pirates
Vayetteville
Pax
Wildcat
B. Humphreys
H. Humemphreys
Davis
Pax Junior Varsity
Bayetteville
Rainelle
Lester Juniors Defeat Rhodell Juniors In Low-Scoring Bout
Coach Trail's Lester Junior High defeated Rhodell Juniors 26 to 6 on Rhodell's floor, led by Overbay with 10 points and Webb with 1, as Cadle added five. Richardson anchored defense. Next Tuesday at 3:15 p.m. Lester meets Berkley Central Juniors on the Berkeley floor.
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Trail
Lester Junior High
Rhodell
Overbay
Webb
Richardson
Nhe
Cadle
Lester
Berksley Central
Beckley
Colcord HI Defeated by Sandyville in OT Thriller
Sandyville defeats Colcord 32 to 31 in two overtimes after a tight regulation, Balderson leads with 12 points for Sandyville and Smith with 9 for Colcord. Hawkins adds 8 for Sandyville. Farley and Gogus contribute strong defense for Colcord. Referee Jeffreys.
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Sandyville High School
Colcord
Cook
Sandyville
Balderson
Hawkins
Smith
Goggs
Farley
Gbalderson
Wilson
R Simmons
Gogus
Lott Tops Sutter For Al South Tennis Title
Chicago's George M. Lott defeated Clifford Sutter of New Orleans in four sets 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-4 to win the Al South Tennis tournament singles championship in Miami. Lott, a top Davis Cup prospect, showed consistent accuracy and power, while Sutter struggled with the net and court lines. Sutter had earlier eliminated Bryan Grant Jr. in a semi final halted by darkness.
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Associated Press
Miami
Fla
George M. Lott
Chicago
Clifford Sutter
New Orleans
Lott
Sutter
Lot
Bryan Grant, Jr
Avanta
Grant
Schroeder Outclasses Best In 5 000 Meter Race
Eaddie Schroeder of Chicago, 1938 Olympic team member, defeated the top Norwegian skaters in Oslo. He won the 5,000 meter event in 8:52.10 ahead of Ivar Rallangrud, before 15,000 spectators including royalty.
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Associated Press
Oslo
Norway
Eaddie Schroeder
Chicago
Ithe
Ile
Ivar Rallangrud
Boxing star Packey McFarland joins Illinois athletic board
Packey McFarland, famed Irish boxer once listed among lightweight greats, appointed by Gov. Henry Horner to the Illinois State Athletic Commission as a commissioner and possibly its chairman. The 43 year old, now a 200 pounder, retired in 1915 with wealth from business ventures and bank roles.
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Associated Press
Packey McFarland
Ilinois
Mearland
Fred Gardner
Chicago
America
Packey
Imortals
Freddy Welsh
Mike Gibbons
Jack Britton
Benny Yanger
Jimmy Britt
Phil Brock
Cyclone Johnny Thompson
Young Erne
Owen Moran
Joliet, Ill
Mount Hope Triumphs Over Mark Twain 35-26
Mount Hope Mustangs edged Mark Twain Authors 35 to 26 on the Mount Hope Y floor. A 14-point third period put Mount Hope ahead after a 15-14 halftime stalemate, then Mark Twain rallied 10-6 in the final frame but could not overcome the early lead. Siehnda led Authors with 4 points while Thompson scored 9 for Mount Hope and Kessler had 8. Starting lineup and scoring by quarters are listed in the recap.
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Mount Hope
Thompson
Bailey
Kessler
Mt. Hope
Mark Twain
I Bailey
Karbonit
Pre Hancock
Rex Anderson
Sloboda
G Placidi
J. Anderson
Love
ME Hope
Blake
Howard
Harless
Bryant
Roberts
Johnson
Keyser
Marsh Fork Takes Game In Raleigh County Showdown
Marsh Fork High School defeated Stoco High 18 to 13 on Stoco’s home floor. The Bull Dogs widened their league lead with a strong second half sparked by the Webbs while Sloco standout Q'Shinski impressed. Substitutions listed for both teams. Referee: Irle Beckley.
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Marsh Fork High School
Raleigh County
Stoco High Heopsters
Bull Dogs
Webbs
Q'Shinski
Sloco
Pitt's Golden Panthers rout West Virginia 42 to 20
Pitt's Golden Panthers overwhelmed West Virginia Mountaineers 42 to 20 in an East Intercollegiate conference basketball game. Pitt led 16 to 3 at halftime, then extended the margin in the second half with reserves contributing. Cribbs led Pitt with 12 points while Stydahar paced WVU with 3 field goals.
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Associated Press
Hsueh
Pitt
Golden Panthers
West Virginia
Mountaineers
Panthers
Big Joe Stydahar
Stydahar
Claire Cribbs
Cribbs
G. F. T. W. Hughes
Smith
Cribes
Ochsenhirt
McCamant
C. Hughies
Wainio
Wilson
Brooks
West
Klug
Stewart
Fidler
Gower
Weiner
Virginia
W. Hughes
C. Hughes
Gulvi
Bond
Trap Hill HI WINS ANOTHER
Trap Hill Wildcats defeated Collins High 15 to 12 on Gollin's floor in a defensive bout. Herron led Trap Hill with 6 points while Trail and Griffith shone defensively. Collins CG Tlale scored 8. In a separate overtime win, Herndon beat Collins 20 to 18 as H McKinney scored 11 and Cr Hale added 8 for Collins.
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Collins High Basketeers
Trap Hill Wildcats
Gollin
Colling
Wildcats
Collins
Rapid Secession
Wildcat
Herron
Trap Hill
Tlale
Trail
Griffith
Herndon
Callings High
H. McKinney
Cr. Hale
Langape
Pos
C. Hale
Spencer
Keeseoa
R Barlow Herron
E N. Hedrick Trail
J. Fale
Amato
Maloney
P. Hedrick
Irle
Beckley
College Basketball Scores From Numerous Matches
The list records college and high school basketball scores across many teams including Maryland 44 Navy 3, West Virginia 42 Pitt 20, Penn State 83 Army 6, Georgia 16 Georgia Tech 26, and others such as Drake 0 Grinnell 13. High school results from Beckley to Wheeling appear with varied outcomes.
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University of Maryland
Navy
West Virginia
Pitt
Yale
Cornell
Pennsylvania State
Army
Fenn
John Carroll
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Mississippi College
Southwestern of Memphis
Vanderbilt
Sewanee
Drake
Grinnell
Charleston
Eastern
Dekalb
Thiel
Westminster
Towa State
Kansas State
Texas A. & M
Baylor
Tennessee
Kentucky
Oberlin
Case
Adrian
Mich
St. Johns U
Glen Rogers Owls overpower Milam in 25 15 road victory
Glen Rogers Owls remained undefeated with a 25 to 15 win at Milam High last night. E Crews led Glen Rogers with 8 points while Botney added 7 and G Barrett 2. Shumate and Webb led Milam, each adding 4 and 2 points respectively.
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Glen Rogers Owls
Milam High Cagers
Glen Rogers
E. Crews
Botney
Shumate 1
Webb
Milam
G. Barrett
Gunter
E. Crewes
Shumate
Garten
Crewes
Cozart
McNish
Glen Rogers Peters
Ball
Acord
Boxer Injured After Fight At Madison Square Garden
New York boxer Jerry Mazza suffered a cerebral concussion after a knockout by Al Roth in Madison Square Garden Friday night. He was taken to Polytechnic Hospital where attending Dr. William V. Healey reported Mazza in generally good condition despite the head injury.
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Associated Press
New York
Jerry Mazza
Polytechnic Hospital
al Roth
Madison Square Garden
William V. Healey
Cubs Sign Bay District Trio To 1933 Contracts
Chicago Cubs president William Veeck announced in San Francisco that Mark Koenig infielder Saloy Hack third baseman and Frank Demaree outfielder all Bay Area residents have signed 933 contracts with the club.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
William Veeck
Chicago Cubs
Bay District
Mark Koenig
Saloy Hack
Frank Demaree
Time runs out as Collins and teammates rally
Final play sequence shows Collins with 683 and 20 18 lines, Hedrick and Hale contributing drives. Substitutions include Hedrick and McGraw while Herndon offers no scoring. Referee Wilson from Mt View oversees the closing seconds.
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Collins
Pas
Herndon
C. Hale
FH. McKinney
Barlow
Fs. McKinney
N, Hedrick
Anderson J. Hale
Ralcher Amiaio
O. Linkous
Leena
Gerd
P. Hedrick
McGraw
Maloney
Wilson
Mt View
Eight regional sites named for West Virginia basketball tourney
In Beckley Clarksburg Huntington Charleston Beckley Bluefield Martinsburg and Fairmont the eight regional locations and directors were announced to select the eight teams for the state tournament March 11. Secretary Key Dickinson of the State board of appeals disclosed the appointments. The state tournament site will be chosen at a February meeting of the board.
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Associated Press
Clarksburg
W. Va
Key Dickinson
State Board of Appeals
Henry Ash
Wheeling
G. A. Dowling
Huntington
E. Q. Swan
Charleston
Rocco Gorman
C. W. Jackson
Martinsburg
Roy E. Boone
Fairmont
W. C. Whaley
West Virginia boxes Pitt to six in intercollege match
West Virginia University boxing team defeated Pitt 6 to 1 in an intercollegiate meet at Pitt. Mountaineers dominated most bouts with wins by Don Vorhees and Charley Payne, while Herb Pearse earned Pitt’s lone victory by knockout in the 115-pound bout.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
West Virginia University
Pitt
Panthers
Mountaineers
West Virginia
Charley Payne
Mountaineer
Ed Harwies
Don Vorhees
Frank Barkalow
Herb Pearse
Pete Puglia
Harry Conti
Bill Neely
Jim Giannati
Towers Hamilton
Bernard Spiegal
John Gallo
Jack Shrieker
Charley Gangloff
Technica
Ed Horwhcz
Gledhill Reaches Australian Tennis Final In Straight Sets
Keith Gledhill, ranked eighth in the United States, advances to the Australian Lawn Tennis Championships final with a straight set win over Vivian McGrath in Melbourne. McGrath had beaten Ellsworth Vines in four sets yesterday, but Gledhill prevailed 6-4 6-1 6-1.
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Associated Press
Melbourne
Australia
Keith Gledhill
United States
Vivian McGrath
McGrath
Ellsworth Vines
Hts
Vines
Gledhill
Junior Basketeers At Stoco Triumph In Two Friday Games
Stoco High juniors coached by CG R Shrews bury won their 10th and 11th games beating the Shady Juniors 34 to 29 and Collins Juniors 23 to 18. B Walker topped scoring with 25 points against Shady and 14 against Collins. Next game at Herndon Wednesday night.
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Stoco High Basketeers
CG. R. Shrewsbury
Shady Juniors
Slaor
Winding Guilt
Collins Juniors
B. Walker
Stoco Inds
Shady
Collins
Herndon
West Virginia Downs Ohio State in Scoreless Wrestling Duel
Morgantown West Virginia January 28 The Mountaineers beat Ohio State 15 to 0 with every bout decided on time advantage no falls recorded by WVU wrestlers and the victory was earned through takedowns and mat control by all competitors.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia
Ohio State
Pirates in 1953 Race for National League Title
London Ontario January 28 1953 Pirates manager George Gibson says Pittsburgh will raid the league for a strong season. Acquisition of Freddy Lindstrom from the New York Giants boosts outfield and right side hitting. Gibson predicts a close race with the Waner brothers and 1952 holdovers like Vaughan Piet Traynor Suhr and Grace guiding a veteran pitching staff.
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Associated Press
London
Ont
Pirates
Buccaneers
Pittsburgh
George Gibson
Here
Bucs
Freddy Lindstrom
New York Giants
Gibson
Lindstrom
Waner Brothers
Vaughan
Piet
Grace
Traynor
Suhr
Waners
Meine
Swetonic
Swift
Kremer
French
Yale Swimmer Sets New Records in 20 Yard Breaststroke
Walter Savell of Yale shattered both the national intercollegiate and league marks in the 20 yard breaststroke as Yale defeated the University of Pennsylvania 53 to 18. The Elis swept all events except the 100 yard freestyle. Savell clocked 2 minutes 31 seconds, beating the 1931 NIC record by Schmieller of Michigan and the former league mark of 2 3345 held by Moles of Princeton.
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Associated Press
New Haven
Conn
Walter Savell
Yale
Intercollegiate Swimming Association
Elis
University of Pennsylvania
Lavell
Schmieller
Michigan
Moles
Princeton
Hall And Thurnblad Lead Billiards Play
A pair of Chicagoans Allen Hall and Arthur Thurnbald won nine skirmishes in the world three cushion billiards title tournament. Hall defeated Otto Reiselt 50 to 47 in 57 innings after early losses. Thurnbald beat Frank Scoville 50 to 24 in 18 innings for his fourth win in eight matches. Reiselt and Hall both stood two wins and six defeats. Scoville suffered his fifth defeat in eight starts.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Allen Hall
Arthur Thornbald
Hall
Otto Reiselt
Philadelphia
Thurnbald
Frank Scoville
Buffalo
Reiselt
Scoville
Marsh Fork Juniors Defeat Marmet in Late Rally
Marsh Fork Junior High girls rallied after a tight fourth quarter to beat Marmet Juniors on Friday at the Monteoal Y. Led by Madge and Williams, the Marsh Fork team trailed 4-4 at the end of the third but surged ahead by halftime and held Marmet scoreless in the final half.
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Marsh Fork Junior High School
Marmet Juniors
Marmet
Munson
Billiard Stars Tie Leaders In World Championship
N Bozeman Jr of Vallejo California tied for first with Welker Cochran of San Francisco after defeating Clarence Jackson of Detroit 50 to 21 in 38 innings in Chicago.
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Associated Press
Chicago
N. Bozeman, Jr
Vallejo
Calif
Welker Cochran
San Francisco
Clarence Jackson
Detroit
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