Major Game on Local Schedule Beckley vs Charleston in 1936 clash
The Mountain Lions of West Virginia capital meet the Flying Eagles of Charleston at Woodrow Wilson stadium tomorrow at 2 30 p m in Beckley s marquee 1936 home game. Charleston holds a recent edge with a 7 6 win by Wheeling last Saturday while Beckley seeks revival after a 7 7 tie with Dunbar and a history of tight, hard fought meetings dating to 1926. The community will close stores for the game and Charleston and Beckley bands will perform to heighten the event as a gala affair.
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Flying Eagles
Woodrow Wilson Stadium
Beckley
Charleston
Dunbar
Kanawha
Eagles
Gauley Bridge
Richwood
van Meter
Garrity
van Meter Eleven
Horncopters
Charleston High
Glenn Salleck
General team set to overpower Mountaineers at Laidley Field
Morgantown reports predict an improved General lineup facing West Virginia at Charleston on Saturday. Key players Berry Brasher Borries Owings Symanski and Moore lead a veteran forward wall and backfield, with Spessard a tall two way standout. Myer’s sharpshooting was lacking from Mountaineers witness as Generals aim to outweight them in the front and edge in the back.
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Charleston
Laidley Field
Generals
Tubby
Berry
Brasher
Borries
Owings
Symanski
Rogers
Moore
Sample
West Virginia
Buzz Berries
Navy
Spessard
West Point
Monk Myer
Myer
Rebels Ready for Big Creek Eleven
The Mullens Rebels, after beating Welch and North Fork, travel to Mullens Ruby Field Saturday at 3 00 to face Big Creek. D Antoni passes and runs well for Mullens with Jenkins and McKinney at end, Hayhurst and Stewart in the line, Tolliver a strong halfback. War eleven looks to rebound after losses to Tazewell and Seth. The Mullens band will perform between halves.
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Northfork
Big Creek
Ruby Field
Tazewell
Seth
D’antoni
Jenkins
McKinney
Hayhurst
Stewart
Tolliver
Halfbck
Mullens Band
Alabama Faces Mississippi State In Denny Stadium Rematch
In Denny Stadium Alabama hosts Mississippi State after a 20-7 loss last year. The teams meet again October 10 in Tuscaloosa. Virginia fans will see two left handed passers Bud Kovar of VMI and Buddy Layless of UVA. Louis Long, former SMU star who lost an arm, umpired in the East Texas baseball league this year.
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Associated Press University
Ala
Alabama
Denny Stadium
Mississippi State
Virginia
Bud” Kovar
Buddy” Layless
University of Virginia
Louis Long
Southern Methodist
Sturm wins Harrison County amateur golf crown in first event
West Virginia notes report Harry Sturm, auto salesman, shot 77 at the country club to win the Harrison County amateur title. His son Bill Sturm, 16, surprised by finishing as the runner up in his first competitive event after only 15 months in golf.
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John L. Sehon
Associated Press
Charleston
Harrison County
Harry Sturm
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Bill Sturm
Sunny Croft
Bill
Hunters Yarns Start With Summer Tales
The usual crop of hunters stories begins to appear in papers. Ray Goldsmith claims the season's squirrels championship, lining up three on one limb and bagging them with one shot. His reputation as a marksman would substantiate it.
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Jane “Lew
Alabama Coach Predicts Historic 1986 SEC Championship Race
University of Alabama coach Frank Thomas foresees the 1986 Southeastern Conference title fight as the hottest test in the history of the league, signaling high stakes for his program and rivals.
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Frank Thomas
University of Alabama
Football Calendar Oct 9 10 11 college games list
A dense schedule of intersectional and regional college football on Oct 9 to Oct 12. Teams include Bucknell Miami Lewisburg Detroit Oklahoma A&M Washington Mississippi Washington N Y and more. Notable matchups feature Ohio State Pittsburgh Notre Dame Wisconsin Georgia Tech Harvard Navy Virginia Duke Clemson Auburn Florida etc. The card lists venues and some scores or outcomes for various games across campuses in the United States.
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Bucknell
Miami
Seseee
Lewisburg
Detroit
Okla
Det
Geo
Wash
Mississippi
Manhattan
N. C. St
N. Y. Ond
Duquesne-Geneva
Pittsburgh
Rocky Mountain
Denver
Colo. St
Greeley
Amherst
Colgate
St. Law
Hamilton
Columbia Army
Sevee
New York
Dartmouth-Holy Cross
Hanover
Harvard
Brown
Cambridge Navy
Virginia
Annapolis
New Hamp
Maine
Durham
Yu, Pa
Penn Mil
Penn St
Chicago-Butler
Chicago
Illinois
Cal
Champaign
Iowa
Dakota
Iowa City
Iowa State
Kansas
Ames
Kansas St
Missouri
Marquette
St. Louis
Michigan
Indiana
Ann Arbor
Minnesota
Nebr
Minneapolis
Alabama
Miss. St
Tuscaloosa
Duke
Clemson
Durham Ga
Tech
Kentucky
Atlanta
Baton Rouge
N. Caro
Maryland
Chapel Hill
Sa. Caro
Florida
Columbia
Tennessee
Auburn
Knoxville
Tulane
Centenary
New Orleans
Vanderbilt
Southwestern
Nashville
W. Va
Wash. & L
Charleston
Wm & Mary
Corvallis
Stanford
Oregon
Palo Alto
U.C.L.A
Washington
Los Angeles
Mont. St
Colo. Col
Bozeman
Utah
Salt Lake City
Wyoming
Utah State
Laramie
Loyola-St. Mary's
Boston College-Temple
Boston
Stratton Bulldogs Prepare for Gary Gold Tigers Clash
The Stratton Bulldogs drill intensely this week before their third game of the season against the Gary Gold Tigers at R. M. I. Park. Gary, coached by Jack Wilkerson, is an outstanding Negro high school program, and Friday’s game is highly anticipated.
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Bulldogs
Stratton
Gold Tigers
Gary
R. M. I. Park
Jack Wilkerson
North Carolina Wins Intercollegiate Tennis Title
North Carolina University edged Penn State 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-3 to claim the Middle Atlantic state intercollegiate tennis crown amid heavy rain at White Sulphur Springs. Star players Edward Fuller and M. M. Gwyer defeated Penn State’s R. Campman and Paul Massey as the Greenbrier matches proceeded with delays.
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Associated Press
South
Penn State
North Carolina University
Edward Fuller
Salem
Mass
M. M. Gwyer
Pelham Manor
N. Y
State College
R. Campman
Paul Massey
North Carolina
University of Pittsburgh
Greenbrier
J. Gilbert Hall
Orange
N. J
Sherman Lee
American University
David Jones
Brooklyn
Harry Sacks
New York
B. Detweiler
Forest Hills
Huntington Hartford
J. B. Stockton
Spring Lake
Hall
Massey
Jones
Hartford
Paul Pollard
Lynchburg
Frank Bowden
G. Robinson
Fred West
Robert Grier
New Wilmington
Fuller
F. B. Williams
Richmond University
John Foreman
Foreman
Richard Clements
Washington and Lee
Shady Tigers to host Marsh Fork in revised Tuesday game
Shady Spring and Marsh Fork high schools swapped plans for a Tuesday football game at the Shady Tigers field set for 2 15 pm to accommodate the West Virginia Washington and Lee crowd. Officials say season tickets cover this game and the Tigers schedule. Last year Marsh Fork finished second in Raleigh County. Shady rides a 1 0 season with a 19 6 win over Mercer as they tune the offense with probable lineups listed.
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Shady Tigers
Coal River Institution
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Shady
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Tigers
Marsh Fork
Harry Lemon
Athens
Mercer
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Anderson P. Shrewsbury
Barker B. Richardson
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Harris England
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Shanklin
Concord
Montana Mentor Fessenden Spurs Grizzlies To Promise
Coach Douglas A. Fessenden, famed for turning losing teams into winners, began at Brownsville Texas, then Fenger Chicago, and arrived at Montana where the Grizzlies showed early improvement. He expects better results as his squad gains strength and has already defeated Montana State and tied Gonzaga and Oregon State.
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Associated Press
Missoula
Mont
Douglas A. Fessenden
Montana Grizzlies
Fessenden
University of Illinois
Essenden
Brownsville
Texas
Fenger High
Chicago
Fenger
Chicao
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Grizzlies
Montana State
Gonzaga
Oregon State
Baseball Battery Active 25 Years ends in Morral
Marion Ohio Sam McIntyre age 57 and William Koontz age 53 have played as a battery for 25 years with the Morral team. They ran double headers each Sunday to catch up with amateurs, achieving 18 victories in nine weeks. The duo alternates as pitcher and catcher and plan to continue until 70 before switching to golf. Sam drives a truck while Bill works for a railroad.
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Marion
Samuel M. McIntyre
William G. Koontz
Sam
Bill
Morral
Georgia Tech football candid ates provokes locker incident
A Georgia Tech football candidacy note mentions discipline issues with untidy lockers and a punishment of laps around the track. The report frames the incident as a school discipline matter involving athletics.
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Georgia Tech
Boston Defeats Pittsburgh Pros In Pro Football Clash
The Boston Shamrocks defeated the Pittsburgh Americans 16 to 7 before 5,300 at National League Park. Hank Soar kicked a field goal after kickoff, then connected with Earl Bartlett for a 52 yard early touchdown. Pittsburgh scored in the second period on a fumble recovery drive, with Potts adding the extra point and a separate long TD and extra point.
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Associated Press
Boston
Boston Shamrocks
Pittsburgh Americans
Hank Soar
Soar
Earl Bartlett
Pittsburgh
Shamrocks
Americans
Bartlett
Long
Potts
Cardinals farm system shows scattered minor league results
The injury plagued Cardinals finished in a second place tie with the Cubs in the National League. Their farm teams offered limited optimism for replenishing the major league roster. Columbus Georgia won in Sally league, Greensburg Pennsylvania split seasons then playoff loss, Rochester New York reached a playoff, while Columbus Ohio, Asheville North Carolina, Huntington West Virginia, Albany Georgia and Springfield Missouri posted mixed or last place finishes across various leagues.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Little Columbus
Sam Breadon
Branch Rickey
Red Birds
Greensburg
Jeannette
Rochester
N. Y
Newark
Baltimore
Columbus
Asheville
N. C
Huntington
W. Va
Albany
Springfield
Sophomore Centers Meet at Duke Saturday
A pair of sophomore centers who turned early debates into varsity play will vie for honors when Duke and Clemson clash at Duke Stadium Saturday at 2 30 in the afternoon. Dan Hill Jr son of Piedmont baseball league president and Charlie Woods center of the Tigers had big days in their debuts against Colgate and P C and have held starting posts since.
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Red Raiders
Charlie Woods
Tigers
P. C
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