Beckley and Bluefield meet in home battles tonight
Beckley Flying Eagles host Bluefield Big Beavers at 7 30 p m at Woodrow Wilson field with Beckley aiming to halt Bluefield s 1 loss run while star halfback Richard Shuck returns from injury. Oak Hill welcomes Hinton at 8 00 p m and Stoco faces Pineville as Trap Hill tackles Marsh Fork in a county line football slate.
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Raleigh-Mercer County
Woodrow Wilson
Beckley Flying Eagles
Gridiron Avalanche
Bluefield Big Beavers
Oak Hill
Hinton
Bluefield
Eagles
Beckley
Beck Jey
Shock
Fayetteville
Army Irish Ohio State Top Grid Games
An old college football preview lists Army, Navy, Notre Dame, Illinois, Wisconsin, and others in bold matchups. It highlights Army at Duke, Navy at Penn, Randolph Field, Great Lakes, and several Friday Saturday picks with scores and lineups, noting favorites and upsets.
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Army
Irish
Ohio State
Navy
Penn
Notre Dame
Illinois
Wisconsin
Buddy Young
Illini
Third Air Force
Randolph Field
Randolph
Minnesota
Bucks
Great Lakes
Washington
California
Huskies
Golden Bears
Trojans
Tulsa
Oklahoma A
Aggies
Fenimore
Hurricanes
Purdue
Michigan
Boilermakers
Dartmouth
Brown
J.g
Paul Brown
Texas
Rice
Longhorns
L.S.A
Georgia
Iowa
Indiana
Hawkeyes
Hoernschemeyer
Rochester
Yale
Southern Methodist
Tulane
Dub Jones
North Carolina
Jacksonville Navy
N.C
St. Mary’s
Calif
Iowa State
Kansas State
Kansans
Towa State
Texas Christian
Oklahoma
Oklah
Sooners
Bucknell
Temple
Charleston Coast Guard
South Carolina
Georgia Tech
Alabama
Kentucky
Wake Forest
Miami
Florida
Alameda Coast Guard
U.C.L.A
Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennessee
Clemson
Columbia
Colgate
Drake
Doane
Missouri
Nebraska
Maryland
William and Mary
N. C. State
Texas Aggies
North Texas
Lafayette
Rutgers
Boston College
Syracuse
Virginia
V.M.I
Penn State
West Virginia
Franklin and Marshall
Muhlenberg
Pittsburgh
Chatham Field
Bainbridge
Maxwell Field
Cherry Point Marines
Camp Lee
Camp Peary
Richmond
A.A.B
Marquette
March Field
St. Mary's
Second Air Force
Norman
Mountaineers To Play Penn State
West Virginia University sends a 28 man squad to State College Pa for the sixth football encounter of the season with the Penn State Nittany Lions. Coach Ira Rodgers discounts reports of reduced strength due to Navy trainees. Acting captain Russ Lopez leads the Mountaineers as they prepare for a mid afternoon workout in Altoona.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
West Virginia University
State College
Penn State Nittany Lions
Ira
Rat) Rodgers
Penn State
Rodgers
Colgate
Nittany Lions
Navy
Mountaineers
Russ Lopez
Case
Bethany
W.V.U
Altoona
Band To Present Best Show Tonight at Wilson High
The largest and best band maneuver in Woodrow Wilson high school history will be presented at halftime of the Beck ley Bluefield football game at the local stadium. Two bands totaling 225 musicians will perform the Uncle Sam In Review history from Pilgrim Fathers to present, with a Dumbarton Oaks near the finale. The column also notes former Cubs star Hack Wilson as a Washington goodwill ambassador in a new league, recalling his 56 home runs and the 1929 World Series.
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Stan Huffman
Hinton High School
Oak Hill Stadium
Oak Hill Red Devils
Oak Hill
Beckley
Bluefield
Afi
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley-Bluefield
America
Wilson
Associated Press
Washington
Hack Wilson
Chicago Cubs
A’s
Mustangs Triumph 25-0 In Sixth Straight Victory
Mount Hope Mustangs crushed Mullens 25 to 0 at Ruby Field in Mullens. Homecoming drew a large crowd as Mt Hope built from a quiet first period with two touchdowns by Happy Bannister in the second. Don Feazelle added a 30 yard run for the third score, and McGraw sealed it with a pass for the final tally. Bannister Feazelle and Walters starred for Mount Hope in a dominant win.
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Mount Hope Mustangs
Mullens
Ruby Field
Mt. Hope
Happy Bannister
Don Feazelle
McGraw
Bannister
Feazelle
Walters
Mount Hone
Hinton
Stan Huffman
Ross Izleis
Beckley
Sehool
Little Bobcats
Dodd
Foster
Allen
Sigmund
Nuttall
Greyhounds
Wilson
Bond
Lookout
Montgomery
Babbick
Wiseman
Martin
Lookouts
Pos
Boulioy
Halsey
Pennister
Gilley Ono
Phillips
Mount Hope
Stone
Spersard
Rowe
Vargo Montgomery
Jones
Munson and Leeber
Pos. Central
Ferguson LE Daniels Gilbert
R. Davis Williams
Martin J. Hartley
Turner Moore
Wickline
B. Bennett
Gallucio Withrow
J. Davis Leach
Allen Wilson
Alley Foster
Sigmund Dodd
Grimmett
Rogers
Jarrett
Maynor
Neely
Harvey
E. Johnson
Bishop
Johnson
Fridley
Burton
Parker
Dillon
Skull
Jayvees
Central
Ironton High Students Protest Suspension Strike
Ironton Stronton high school students refused to attend classes in protest of the Ohio State Athletic Association suspension of the football team. Principal O C Webb and Superintendent John A Miller said a majority of about 400 of 800 pupils walked out. Commissioner Harold Emschler said the suspension stands due to ineligible play. the school board called the ruling unjust in this instance. Ironton belongs to the Big Seven Conference with Huntington and Charleston schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Ironton
Stronton High School
Ohio State Athletic Association
O. C. Webb
Association
Harold Emschler
Columbus
Huntington
Charleston
W. Va
Coast league sticks to draft price demand in winter meetings
Word from the Pacific Coast league says a $15,000 draft price is needed or the coast clubs will withhold players from the draft. A major league president reportedly plans to raise the price from $7,500 to $10,000. If not met, coasters may go solo. Also noted are golf clubs with plastic heads and a $2,301.60 daily double at Rockingham Park where eleven bettors followed a red story.
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New York
West Coast
Coasters
Rockingham Park
Redbush
Black Hound
Ensign Hampton Pool Rejects 14 Jersey
Ensign Hampton Pool, former Stanford and Chicago Bears star with a year at California and a stint at West Point, receives Jersey 14 at the Fort Pierce naval base. He returns the number, noting it belongs to Don Hutson and should not be worn by him.
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Hampton Pool
Stanford
Chicago Bears
California
West Point
Fort Pierce
Fla Naval Amphibious Training Base
Hamp
Don Hutson
Braves switch target as farm club talks heat up
The Boston Braves reportedly bid for the Syracuse Internationals as their No 1 farm club saying they need a double A team. George Terlep, once torched by Notre Dame passes, starred as a high school pitcher at Elkhart Indiana. Catholic University of Washington gives up basketball this year due to manpower shortage after earning an MSG tourney invite last spring with only ten players.
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Boston Braves
Syracuse Internationals
George Terlep
Notre Dame
Elkhart
Ind
Catholic University of Washington
Madison Square Garden
Bluefield Gridders Preview Weekend Showdowns
Bluefield faces Beckley with a chance to extend an unbeaten run as Oak Hill tracks a narrow edge over Hinton. Moundsville and Warwood clash as Parkersburg battles Charleston in a key afternoon slate. Local picks favor Morgantown, Roosevelt Wilson, Wheeling, Weirton, Welch, Huntington East, Logan, Huntington Central, and Victory in a tight statewide schedule.
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Moundsville
Warwood
Charleston
Parkersburg
Beckley
Bluefield
Oak Hill
Hinton
Trogangs
Charleston Mountain Lions
Morgantown
West Fairmont
Roosevelt Wilson
Clarksburg
Shinnston
Wheeling
Triadelphia
Weirton
Linsly Military
Welch
Northfork
Huntington East
Huntington Vinson
Logan
South Charleston
Huntington Central
Dunbar
Victory
East Fairmont
Notre Dame faces tough Illinois test with freshman Wendell
Notre Dame coach Ed McKeever eyeing an unheralded defensive fullback, Marty Wendell, to slow Illinois stars Buddy Young and Paul Patterson in a likely 70,000 crowd at Champaign. Wendell, a freshman from Chicago, is praised as the hardest tackler and fastest defender on the squad as Navy exam grades delay posting.
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Associated Press
South Bend
Ind
Ed McKeever
Notre Dame
Illinois
Navy
Marty Wendell
Chicago
McKeever
Buddy Young
Paul Patterson
Illini
Bob Kelly
Ramblers
Pitt
Tulane
Dartmouth
Wisconsin
Wendell
Young
Bethany Navy Team Tops Ohio State in Season Finale
Bethany college’s Navy trained football squad defeated Ohio State University’s A team 28 to 6 in the season finale. The Bethany squad, largely composed of U-12 naval trainees, had lost its four prior games and secured two third quarter touchdowns by Homer Rader, a former Parkersburg High star.
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Associated Press
Weirton
W. Va
Bethany College
Ohio State University
John Knight
Homer Rader
Bethany
Parkersburg
Busy councilman star player backs Redwood City project
Carl Ike Britschgi, city councilman and quarterback for the San Francisco Clippers, pushes a bill to fund postwar athletic grounds and equipment in Redwood City at 999 000 dollars. He and his brother run a large dairy ranch when politics allow, and he relaxes on Sundays. Santos near Rio de Janeiro is noted as the world’s leading coffee port.
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Associated Press
Redwood City
Calif
Chum
Carl
Ike” Britschgi
San Francisco Clippers
Bowling Merchants League Standings and Highlights
Standings show Clark Stores 15 9 19 and Beckley Ice and Feed 14 10 18 with Coca Cola and The Star among teams. Individual highs include Pomputius 609 across three games and Boice 252 in a single game. Team highs see Clark Stores 2619 across three games and General Stores 935 in a single game. Next week matchups: Beckley Floral vs Beckley Ice and Feed, Post Office vs Coca Cola, Remeco vs The Star, General Stores vs Clark Stores.
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Pomputius
Boice
Clarks
General Stores
Beckley’ Floral
Beckley Ice and Feed Post Office
Coca Cola Remeco
the Star General Stores
Clark Stores
One-Armed Caddy Shoots 72 At Albany Golf Course
Albany Ga. Richard O'Neal, a 29 year old Negro caddy and shop boy, shoots a remarkable 72 at Radium Springs Golf Course, a rare feat considering he has only one arm.
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Albany
Richard O’neal
Radium Springs
Shop Boy
Football Broadcasts on Easter War Time Saturday
Network listings show Army against Duke at 1 45 p m on Blue and CBS with NBC and MSB at 2 45 for Notre Dame versus Illinois.
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C.B.S
Army
Duke
N.B.C
M.B.S
Notre Dame
Illinois
Robinson vs Woods opens 1944 Chicago stadium boxing season
Ray Sugar Robinson, undefeated in 137 fights with 104 KOs, headlines the Chicago stadium opener tonight as a heavy favorite. He meets Sgt Lou Woods of Ft Sheridan, a 22 year old Detroit native aiming for his 33rd win in 35 bouts, against the New York welterweight sharpshooter.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ray
Sugar) Robinson
Chicago Stadium
Sgt
Lou Woods
Ft. Sheridan
Woods
Detroit
New York
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Stoco
Pineville
Marsh Fork
Frank Vass
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Trap Hill
Ross Irle
Blue Eaglets
Roosevelt of
Albania
Duke Army
Pennsylvania
Middies
Lopez
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Eaglets
Montgomery Downs Nuttall High School
Ohio
Ironton High School
Bluefield Gridders
Flying
Santos
Rio de Janiero
Boverage Industries
Akron
National
Opticians
Neville Street
Neville ST
Nestle
Chen Yu
Phillips Magnesia
Carter
Alka Seltzer
Schick
Kremel
Lydia Pinkhams
Kotex
Hinds
Tek
Scott
Lady Esther
P. A. Raleigh
Big Ben Velvet
Granger
Petro
P. A
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Joe
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