Tennis Club Elects Officers to Start Courts Soon
The Beckley Tennis Club framed plans to break ground in two weeks on a four court site on Ewart Avenue and have courts usable by spring. Newly elected secretary treasurer Clarece Banceck announced the organization, with Merbert Stansbury named president and Sam Cohn as vice president. The club will purchase the Ewart Avenue site and cap membership at 40, with 35 members already joined. A board of directors and an executive board were appointed, including Ned Ragnja, G. W. Si Brewer, Rey Milliven, Isadore Wein, and Cock, with Stansbury as ex officio member.
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Beckley Tennis Club
Ewart Avenue
Web Mond
Somaner
Claresce Banceck
Manceck
Merbert Stansbury
West Virginia Lawn Tennis Association
Sam Cohn
Wein, Brewer
Hancock
Stansbury
Class B Title Clash Draws Big Huntington Crowd
A standing room crowd is expected for the Huntington Vinson Alderson Class B football final at Woodrow Wilson Stadium Saturday at 2 30. Tickets go on sale today as Vinson fans prepare to travel from Huntington with a film crew documenting the event. The game will be broadcast by WPLH Huntington, with other stations and press applications pending. Both schools finished undefeated in their divisions. Alderson-Broaddus and Vinson will meet in a historic title clash in Beckley and the Vinson High eleven will train at the stadium Friday afternoon.
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Huntington Vinson-Alderson
Woodrow Wilson Stadium
Vinson
Beckley
Huntington
Bill Fugit
State Board of Appeals
Richmond
Sional Institute
Bluefield
Alderson-Broaddus
West Virginia Tech
Glenville
Davis and Elkins
Emory and Henslate
Derrell King
West Virginia
Cam- Tech
Fairmont
Morris Era
Harvey
Potomac State
Grenville
Emory and Henry
Salem
Pendhere
Keatley’s
Beckley Hotel
High School Athletic Association
Memorial Building
Vinson High
WPLH
Fugilt
Alderson
Greenbrier Valley
Richwood
Barboursville
Huntington East
Stonewall Jackson
Charleston
West Virginia Sports Briefs
BLUEFIELD Beckley holds first in weekly scholastic football rankings by the Bluefield Amateur Athletic Association with Triadelphia Clarksburg Roosevelt-Wilson Stonewall Jackson Morgantown Moundsville Huntington Central Weirton Sunita Vinson and Charles City among the top ten. WEBSTER SPRINGS Deer bagged by Clarksburg and Morgantown archers increases total to five in a Browning season event at Holly River State Park running November 11 to 27. WHEELING All-American Professional Basketball League adds Washington PA as a member alongside Wheeling W Va Cumberland May Altoona Butler and Warren in PA.
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Associated Press
Bluefield
Bluefield Amateur Athletic Association
Beckley
Triadelphia
Clarksburg
Roosevelt-Wilson
Stonewall Jackson
Morgantown
Moundsville
Huntington Central
Weirton
Sunita Vinson
Charlesb
Webster Springs
Joe A. Oliveira
Thomas E. Goff
Holly River State Park
Wheeling
Washington, Pa
W. Va
Cumberland
May
Altoona
Butler
Warren
Pennsylvania
Louis Resumes Tour Tonight in Cleveland Bout
Heavyweight champ Joe Louis resumes his exhibition tour tonight in Cleveland facing Jimmy Bivins in a six round no decision bout with pillow 12 ounce gloves. Only a knockout or technical knockout could give Bivins a win, a prospect given his recent record.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Joe Louis
Jimmy Bivins
Bivins
Boxing results and high school football clash announced
Fight scores from Toledo Detroit Columbus and Brooklyn show outpoints and draws for listed boxers. Eagle-Tiger Jayvees clash set as Beckley and Princeton High Schools meet for final game. Semi-Pro meet planned at WJLS Studios to map rest of season.
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Meel
Southern West Virginia
WJLS
Stratton Bulldogs Enter Elkhorn Game As State Rankings Highlight
Stratton High School’s Bulldogs travel to Elkhorn Friday night as a solid WVSSAC favorite, while Elkhorn sits second in the state ratings. The season’s context includes Aracama of Logan atop the class, plus national rushing notes and season yardage targets for standout backs.
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Stratton High School
Elkhorn High School
Elkhorn
West Virginia High School Athletic Union
Stratton
Aracama High
Logan
Garnet Hight
Charleston
Union
Douglass High
Huntington
Ww Ok
T. Rebitasi Cecuue
Price
Astrulane
Bay
Watler
National Collegiate Athletic
Bu Klinttalle Hentae
Kelly Millers
Wizards
Rudy Mobley
Hardin- 03
Oxlsimmons
Liberty
Willamson
Wilson Davis
Bluestone
Bramwell
Aracama
Logan Stratton
Beckley Garnet
Chimigo
Garnet
Lincoln
Wheeling
Buffato
Accoville
Excelsior
Excelsio Dubois
Mt. Hope
Monogalia
Morgan Bolling
Lewisburg
Corney
Mullens Simmons
Montgomery
Dunbar
Weirton
Washington
London
Graham Tabbed Man to Watch in AAC Honors Race
Graham, the Browns backfield star, is a leading contender for offensive honors in the All-America Conference with three games in eight days. He moves into a tie for the lead in forward passing while Glenn Dobbs tops total offense. Heath leads total offense overall with 1,846 yards and Graham trails with 1,980.
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Tom Harmon
Michigan
Bill Dudley
Virginia
Steve van Buren
Glenn Davis
Army
Fenimore
Sinkwich
Stan Heath
Nevada
Nevada Star
Graham
New York
Otto Graham
Cleveland Browns
George Ralterman
Buffalo
Northwestern
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Glenn Dobbs
Ratterman
Marion Motley
Cleveland
John Strzykaliski
Mac Speedie
Browns
al Baldwin
Buffalo Bills
Chet Matryn
Billy Hillenbrand
Baltimore
Dobbs J
Herman Wedemeyer
Mutryn
6 College Backs Likely to Make 1 000 Yard Club
New York reports that the fading 1943 season may honor the hard running back. Tulane fullback Ed Price is near certain to join the 1 000 yard rushing club, a milestone reached by only 17 players in a decade. Several others are expected to reach the 109 yards per game mark.
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Gene Roberts
Chattanooga
Mobley
Frankie Sinkwich
Georgia
Bob Fenimore
Oklahoma
Price
Cincinnati
Louisiana State
Wendt
John Papit
Virginia
Gil Stephenson
Army
Wilson Davis
Hardin- Simmons
Jackie Jensen
California
Bobby Stuart
Jay van Noy
Utah State
Harry Szulborski
Purdue
Select Society
Associated Press
New York
Ed Price
Tulane
Ivy League boats to Palm Beach bowl plans and rough end to eastern football
Ivy League crews from Princeton Yale Cornell and Pennsylvania will race in a mid winter regatta in Palm Beach on December 3 as part of a stand against commercial ties. The piece notes eastern football trials and hints Princeton may be aimed at a top bowl to boost eastern prestige amid debates over noncommercial sports. Alumni chatter at Penn State and a dinner in Bloomington are also touched on.
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New York
Ivy League
Chamber of Commerce
Palm Beach
Fla
Princeton
Yale
Cornell
Pennsylvania
Miami
New Orleans
Pasadena
Tigers
Penn State
Penn
State
Little Elwood Petchel
Bob Higgins
Higgins
Chili Cochrane
Indiana
Bloomington
Clyde Smith
Cochrane
Smith
Homecoming Day Mountain Style at West Virginia U
Morgantown edition notes Mountain Day celebrations during Western Reserve clash. Stills operate to produce cider rather than corn whiskey for students as EDS and coeds dress in mountaineer costumes. Highlights include a greased pig race skits a mock game and stunt card maneuvers. Freshman coed Miss Mountaineer will preside at the game and Mountaineer dance.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
West Virginia University
University- Western Reserve
EDS
Monticota
Babe Ruth Last Home Run Memorial at Forbes Field
A plaque at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh commemorates Babe Ruth's last major league home run. The inscription notes Ruth, 1895 to 1948, hitting his 714th career homer for the Boston Braves against the Pittsburgh Pirates on May 25, 1935, clearing the right field stands.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Babe Ruth
Pittsburgh Pirates
Forbes Field
Boston Braves
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