Weekend basketball picks across regions and matchups
The column lists 28 games with 23 correct picks, a .821 average, and an overall season mark of 123 proper picks, 31 wrong, and six ties. It previews this week’s slate with favorites such as BLUEFIELD over Beckley and MT. HOPE over St. Albans, plus numerous county rivals and minor league clashes across West Virginia.
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Richwoodbster Springs
Rupert-Rainelle
Princeton - Welch
Mark Twain-Marsh Fork
Greenbank-Lewisburg
Rainelle Routs Crichton 48 to 0 in Home Victory
Rainelle High School crushed Crichton 48 to 0 at Rainelle field marking the Rangers fifth win of the season. Derris Partain scored early, Maynard Slaven returned a blocked punt for a touchdown, and Johnny Johnson, Frank Surbaugh, Don Smith, Bill Lepley, Benny Lepley, and Paul Skidmore added TDs as Rainelle dominated with nine first downs and 808 rushing yards. Crichton managed four first downs and six passing yards as Rainelle recovered all four Rangers fumbles and three Crichton bobbles.
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Rainelle
Rainelle High School
Crichton High School
J. Paul Miller
Rangers
Miller
Derris Partain
Crichton
Partain
Artain
Maynard Slaven
Ninetle
Slaven
Ore
Johnny Johnson
Frank Surbaugh
Don Smith
Bill Lepley
Ranger
Benny Lepley
Paul Skidmore
Wollard
Cornell Lively
Wilder
Surbaugh
Nestor
Skidmore
Cook Smith
Kashola
G. Wilder
Smith
Slavin
Johnston
W. Lepley
Adkins
W. Lepley Boyd
F. Gilkeson
Johnson
Kesler
Hylton
Trimmett
Richmond
Rogers
All States Hunting Violators Convicted By AP
In Charleston the Conservation Commission reported that all 130 cases brought to trial last month resulted in convictions for conservation law violations. Fines totaled $3,030 with $602.59 in costs assessed. the heaviest penalty was $200 for illegal possession of deer meat by a McDowell County man.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Conservation Commission
McDowell County
Fights Last Night in Twin Cities and New England
Minneapolis-Del Flanagan defeated Johnny de Fazio in a 10 round decision in St. Paul. Fall River’s Bobby English outpointed Jack Leslie in a 10 round bout. Portland’s Bob Stecher stopped Willie Taylor in 2 rounds in Bridgeport.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
del Flanagan
St. Paul
Johnny de Fazio
Bayonne
N. J
Fall River
Mass
Bobby English
Jack Leslie
Flint
Mich
Portland
Bob Stecher
Willie Taylor
Bridgeport
Beavers Invade Beckley Oak Hill Tonight in Key Matchups
Beckley Flying Eagles seek first victory in six games as they host near-winless Bluefield Beavers in a 26 game scholastic grid schedule. Beavers have shown improvement after early losses and recently beat Welch 32-0 before a 6-0 defeat by undefeated Fairmont West. Coach J R Van Meter watched Fairmont game for scouting.
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Beckley
Flying Eagles
Oak Hill
Stoco
Richwood
Mt. Hope
Van
Oceana
Stratton
Byrd-Prillerman
Dubois
Eagles
Mullens
Bluefield
Beavers
Graham
Huntington East
Gary
Welch
Princeton
Fairmont West
J. R. van Meter
Mercer Countians
Friday football schedule across Bluefield and surrounding towns
The list shows Friday matchups including Bluefield at Beckley DuBois at Stratton Oak Hill at Milton St Albans at Mt Hope Stoco at Trap Hill Richwood at Hinton Mullens at Welch Gary at Pineville Big Creek at Princeton Marsh Fork at Sophia Mark Twain at Oceana Bureh at Baileysville Union at Alderson Lookout at Ansted Byrd Prillerman at Washington Kimball at Conley Hillsboro at Frankford Gauley Bridge at Clay Kingston at Glen Rogers White Sulphur at Greenbank Lewisburg at Ronceverte Lincoln at Excelsior Marlinton at Renick Ripley at Seth Summersville at Sutton Sharples at Van Saturday Clear Fork at Shady Spring Rupert at Meadow Bridge
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Stratton
DuBois
Fayette County
Little Blues
Bulldogs
Oak Hill
Milton
Charleston
Red Devils
Bill Moore
Trap Hill
Indians
MT. Hope
St. Albans
Eddie Baring
Kanawha Valley
Red Dragons
Richwood
Hinton
Ken Hunt
Welch
Mullens
Princeton
Gary
Pineville
Ray Cook
Wyoming
BIG Creek
Tigers
Sophia
Marsh Fork
Hawks
Oceana
Mark Twain
Burch
Baileysville
Burd - Prillerman
Washington
Panthers
Bluefield
Beckley
Stoco
Bureh
Union
Alderson
Lookout
Ansted
Byrd-Prillerman
Kimball
Conley
Hillsboro
Frankford
Gauley Bridge
Clay
Kingston
Glen Rogers
Greenbank
Lewisburg
Ronceverte
Lincoln
Excelsior
Marlinton
Renick
Ripley
Seth
Summersville
Sutton
Sharples
Van
Clear Fork
Shady Spring
Rupert
Meadow Bridge
Beckley-Bluefield
London
Beavers seek tough clash under new coach powers
High school grid notes preview a slate of unbeaten teams and pivotal matchups. Moe Powers leads the Beavers after Duke fame, with backs led by Jimmy Smith and a standout punter, while Van Meter reshuffles the lineup to spark offense. WWHS Stadium hosts an 8 p.m. kickoff as Oak Hill Milton Stoco Richwood Mt. Hope St Albans and surrounding Negro schools contest key games.
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Jimmy Smith
Beavers
Duke
Moe” Powers
van Meter
Harold Saunders
Dick Jarrett
Bob Vogt
WWHS
Oak Hill
Milton
Milton Machine
Huntington East
Stoco
Trap Hill
Jim McNeish
Indians
Richwood
Hinton Bobcats
MT. Hope
St. Albans
Van's
Bulldogs
Sharples
DuBois
Stratton
Beckley
Cain Memorial Stadium
West Virginia Athletic Union
Garnet
Blaik Defends College Football Sparks Pro Debate
Army coach Earl Blaik derides pro football as a showman's game in Collier's drawing fire from NFL figures led by Earle Neale of the Philadelphia Eagles. Washington Redskins owner George Preston Marshall and rookie Lauri Niemi join the clash, while Cleveland’s Paul Brown and Baltimore’s Clem Crowe offer counterpoints on college versus pro play.
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Ralph Sernstein
Associated Press
Philadelphia—Army
Earl Blaik
Earle
Greasy) Neale
Philadelphia, Eagles
Blaik
Collier’s Magazine
Army
Collier’s
George Preston Marshall
Washington Redskins
Bill Dudley
NFL
Lauri Niemi
Washington State College
Neale
West Point
Eagle
Marshall
Dudley
Pittsburgh Steelers
Detroit Lions
Washington
Randolph Field
Niemi
Paul Brown
Cleveland Browns
Ohio State
Brown
Baltimore
Clem Crowe
Baltimore Colts
North-South Ratings Weekly Update From 1945 On State Contests
The Raleigh Register contributes to the North-South Game ratings series started in 1945. This sixth weekly update lists in-state games and ranks teams by point differentials among the twenty co-sponsoring newspapers.
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Raleigh Register
Montgomery Defeats Fayetteville 13 to 6 in gridiron clash
Montgomery Greyhounds edge Fayetteville Pirates 13 to 6 with a 35 yard pass to Bob Lambert and a one yard plunge by Frank Street. Ed Long and Clarence McCoy anchor the line. Lambert and Street score. Fayetteville gains 45 rushing yards to Montgomery 88.
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Register
Montgomery
Fayetteville
Montgomery Greyhounds
Pirates
Clinton Hannah
Bob Lambert
Frank Street
Ed Long
Clarence McCoy
Norman Cordle
Greyhounds
Montgomery Fayetteville
Lambert LE Armstrong
Billings
McCoy LG Miller
Treadway Ce Learmon
Collins
Shumaker Jenkins
Wise
Young
Whitlock
Phalen
Thompson
Hess
King
Street
Keaton
Hannah
Haskle
Lambert
Armstrong
Spencer
Farley
Peters
Tuell
Sury
Queen
Ballard
Taylor
Craver
Lanham
Jeffries
Holmes
Wilson
Potter
Nunley
Bragg
Rice
Christian
Akers
Cutwright
Sexton
Neal
Mullens
Cuthbertson
Buckland
Matherly
Soulsby
Beaver
Tutwiler
Rams to Work Out At W.V.U. Today And Tomorrow
Fordham Rams arrive in Morgantown for a light warmup ahead of tomorrow's game with West Virginia University. Bartges retains quarterback duties with Cornwell and Lohr at halves and Bryant at fullback. Line includes Bischoff and Herron ends, Harrick and Berkich tackles, Bobbit and Boyle guards, Valko center. Bonato may play as defensive back. he last played football three years ago at Potomac State.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
Fordham
Rams
West Virginia University
Mountaineer
Richmond
Kent Bartges
Jimmy Cornwell
Bill Lohr
Bill Bryant
Paul Bischoff
Ross Herron
Joe Harrick
Joe Berkich
Johnny Bobbitt
Rudy Boyle
Bill Valko
Lou Bonato
Potomac State
Bonato
West Virginia
Season Opens on Waterfowl Today in West Virginia
A 40 day waterfowl season begins with ducks and geese legal until November 28, while woodcock season runs October 14 to November 12. Sora will be legal to October 30 and rails and gulls to November 13. Daily bag limits set by Conservation Director C F McClintic: ducks four, geese two, coots 15. possession limits eight, two, 15 respectively.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
C. F. McClintic
McClintic
Football Scores From Local Games This Week
Rainelle routed Crichton 48 to 0 while Belington defeated Jane Lew 39 to 18. Clarksburg Roosevelt Wilson beat Monongah 34 to 6 and Montgomery triumphed over Fayetteville 13 to 6. Fairview won 39 to 0 against Lumberport. Grafton shut out Unidis 20 to 0. Jaeger beat Bramwell 33 to 7 and Charleston Garnet edged Huntington Douglass 9 to 6 in a Negro matchup.
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Rainelle
Crichton
Belington
Jane Lew
Clarksburg
Roosevelt-Wilson
Monongah
Montgomery
Fayetteville
Fairview
Lumberport
Grafton
Unidis
Jaeger
Bramwell
Charleston Garnet
Huntington Douglass
Roundup of college sports notes and anecdotes from era
Notre Dame captain Groom appears in all but ten minutes of three games fueling debate on platoon use. A fog halted a John Jachym Bobby Riggs tour game amid financial woes. Cosimo Cutri tops USC 50 yard dash pace in the student body. Penn State trainer Medlar’s brief absences spark Rip Engle’s curiosity over taped ankles. Alabama favored to beat Tennessee. West Virginia laments losses to Fordham. LSU fans cheer yearling linemen Cooper and Brookman. Gus Tinsley autographs a counterfeit $100, then receives a pumpkin pie as a humorous return.
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New York
Jerry Groom
Notre Dame
John Jachym
Bobby Riggs
Cosimo Cutri
USC
Mel Patton
Southern California
Jeff Cravath
Boston College
Denny Myers
Wolf Balt
Alabama
Tennesssee
Vanderbilt
West Virginia
Pappy Lewis
Fordham
Pappy
Princeton
W. Va
Jerry Cooper
Ed Brookman
Louisiana State Grid
Gus Tinsley
Gus
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