Play Rosters Are Announced for Beckley Tourney
Minor touches by Director C G Peregoy set first Big Four basketball tourney with Beckley Oak Hill Mullens and Bluefield facing off at Woodrow Wilson gym. Drawings at the high school an hour earlier. Consolation game precedes 8 45 championship. Beavers Bluefield favored, but Beckley Mullens Oak Hill not dismissed. References to illness affect Beckley lineup. Davies out with 19 point effort against Charleston. Bluefield Beavers travel record list and roster details. The Young Women’s Christian Association notes affiliations in 50 countries.
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C. G. Peregoy
Beckley
Oak Hill
Mullens
Bluefield
Woodrow Wilson Gym
Mercer
McDowell County
Red Devils
Beavers
West
Miller
Charleston
Mark Twain
Joe Davies
Jim Kuhn
Ted Cook
Adamos
Wiley
Warden
Smith
Snead
Burke
Cook
Hanson
Tonelli
Mullens Rebels
Clarence Shufflebarger
Jack Rowan
Northfork
Williamson
Gary
Mt. Hope
Pineville
D'Antoni
McKinney
Moyer
C. C. Clark
Patton
Linkous
Welsh
B. Clark
Tolliver
Winzenroth
Short
Savage
Basham
Woods
Long
Bundy
Ford
Dickenson
Hindson
Gelia
Kozelic
Hinton
Montgomery
East Bank
Princeton
Farmers Miners Clash At Mount View In Rough Contest
Marsh Fork fans await the annual Farmers Miners basketball game at Mount View Junior High gym. The bill features local rosters led by Walter Sarrett and Tom Harris with a colorful setup and claims of a championship sweep across football and basketball. Ex Olympian Glenn Hardin praises Jack Torrance’s conditioning and power, highlighting potential for a White Hope in boxing and Hardin’s shift to drama after competition.
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Marsh Fork
Farmers-Miners
Mount View Junior High
Marsh
Farmers of the Fork
John L. Clay
Walter Sarrett
John Harless
Millard Pauley
Fred Jouett
Bryant Combs
Oma Milam
A. J. Showen
Charley Clay
Okey Cantley
George Spencer
John Persinger
Fred Tucker
Burns Lovejoy
Erwin Lyons
Roy Risin
Carl Colgard
S. M. Foresman
Tom Harris
Lacy Cantley
Esko Richmond
Nelson Cooper
Perry Jarrell
Dovener Daniel
Fred Sarrett
Albert Richmond
Clowney Cantley
Jess Pettry
Bill Collins
John Cook
Prince Dickens
Grady Dickens
Cris Cantley
Crockett Milam
Rhodell Midgets Win 6-4 Contest
Rhodell Midgets edged Helen 6 to 4 in a basketball game at Helen on Wednesday. The losers only made one field goal, by Junior Hensley, while Hite and James Quintana contributed the other two Helen points. Wyco forward Rhodell led with five points, the game’s top score. Tom Brown receives about a dozen letters weekly urging him to delay marriage for five years.
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Helen
Junior Hensley
Hite
James Quintana
Wyco
Rhodell
Tom Brown
Woodrow Wilson 10th graders defeat Central Jrs 32 29
The Woodrow Wilson 10th graders edged Central Junior High 32 29 easing past Irlemen despite Central leading after three quarters. Kent Thurman and Barone starred for Central with Thurman scoring 10 points while Sluss led Woodrow Wilson with 11.
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Central Blue Eagles
Woodrow Wilson
Irlemen
Kent
Barone
Thurman
Moorefield
Central Five
Sluss
Oodrow Wilson
Collins
Winding Gulf
Central Jrs
W. W
Bakalis
Douglas
Painter
de Sluss
G Kuhn
McManus
Bahal
Davis
Bowles
Gill and Phipps
Chocolate Wins Comeback Fight
The Associated Press reports kid Chocolate, former world featherweight champion, outpointed Brooklyn’s Johnny Mirabella in an eight round Star Casino bout. Both weighed 1271/2 pounds. Chocolate appeared unimpressive at times but used experience and ring craft to prevail with a savage late attack. Mirabella, a newcomer, showed bewilderment at Chocolate’s tricks and pace.
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Associated Press
New York
Kid Chocolate
Johnny Mirabella
Brooklyn
Star Casino
Chocolate
Biff Jones Named Nebraska Football Coach and AD
Major Lawrence M. Biff Jones, veteran army officer and coach, to succeed Dana X. Bible as Nebraska head football coach and athletic director. Bible leaves for Texas. Jones, 41, will resign army post to take the offer after a secret Kansas City conference.
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Lincoln
Neb
Lawrence M. “Biff” Jones
Army
Dana X. Bible
University of Nebraska
Bible
University of Texas
Jones
Kansas City
R.O. T.C
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Army Command School
Fort Leavenworth
Kas
West Point
Berg Narrowly Earns Spot in Charlotte Harbor Final
Patty Berg, Minneapolis star, barely reached the final of the Charlotte Harbor Women’s Golf tournament after a tight 18 holes with Jane Cothran of Greenville. Berg won by two extra holes. In the other semifinal Kathryn Hemphill of Columbia, S C, defeated Jean Bauer of Providence R I on the 15th, 2 up.
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Punta Gorda
Fla
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
Charlotte Harbor
Jane Cothran
Greenville
S. C
Patty
Kathryn Hemphill
Columbia
South Carolina
Jean Bauer
Providence
R. I
New York
Kathryn
Godoy to Meet Otis Thomas in New York Bout
Promoter Mike Jacobs announced two heavyweight signings for a ten round bout in the New York Hippodrome on Wednesday February 3. Otis Thomas, a Chicago negro heavyweight, faces Arturo Godoy of Argentina in the featured fight.
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Associated Press
New York
Mike Jacobs
Otis Thomas
Chicago
Arturo Godoy
New York Hippodrome
Glen White Koppers Beat Camp Raleigh
Glen White Koppers defeated Camp Raleigh 33 to 23 at Glen White last night. Bent scored 13 and McCullough 12 to lead the winners, who held a 15 12 halftime edge. Stafford and Repass added points for Camp Raleigh.
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Glen White Koppers
Camp Raleigh
Glen White
Bent
McCullough
Stafford
Repass
Camp Ral
F Thorne
Eagle
F Stafford
C Repass
Gwynn
Fontanna
Brown
Nolan
Glen Whitte
Mullins
Wingfield
Gunnoe
Ballyhoo Fails to Hide Bob Pastor in Louis Fight
New York boxing scene hypes Bob Pastor as a quiet challenger to Joe Louis while critics accuse press agents of overblown ballyhoo. Pastors calm claims contrast with Louis intense preparation for the bout at Madison Square Garden, where crowd sizes and media glare reach record levels.
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Associated Press
New York
Bob Pastor
Ballyhoo
Joe Louis
Louis Joe
John L. Sullivan
King Levinsky
Brown
Joe
al Ettore
Eddie Simms
Jimmy Johnston
Madison Square Garden
Louis
Primo Camera
Max Baer
Central Park
Pastor
Max Schmeling
Germany
Fistiana
Rob Pastor
John Q
Louis Pastors Fight Promises High Gate Revenue
A boxing preview discusses Joe Louis vs Bob Pastor with emphasis on Louis’s past triumphs and Pastor’s rise from obscurity. The piece cites promoter expectations and a New York World Telegram angle, noting Louis’s greater experience and the uncertain outcome.
Race track sold to Chicago sportsman Bidwell
Chicago businessman Charles Bidwell, owner of the Chicago Cardinals, acquired a controlling interest in Hawthorne race track today by purchasing stock formerly held by the American Turf Association and Judge Joseph A Murphy.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Charles Bidwell
Chicago Sportsman
Hawthorne
American Turf Association
Joseph A .Murphy
Bidwell
Chicago Cardinals
Champ Welcomes No-Foul Ruling In Michigan Rings
Detroit Barney Ross and Al Manfre Fresno welcome a state athletic board ruling that no fouls will be called in Michigan rings. They meet in a ten round bout with no title at stake as contracts require boxers protection satisfactory to the board.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Barney Ross
al Manfredo
Fresno
Calif
State Athletic Board
Frank MacDonell
Michigan
MacDonell
Board of Control
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Gene Tunney
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Oldestyle Distributing Co
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