SPORTS AND STUFF By Bob Wills Register Sports Editor
Sports column by Bob Wills previews upcoming games, highlights players, and offers quick notes from the fields and courts. Local coverage focuses on teams, matchups, and season progress with a concise, period-voice tone.
Marsh Fork Tops Clear Fork 26-0
Marsh Fork Bulldogs defeated Clear Fork High 26 to 0 at Colcord by exploiting Darby’s accurate passing and Gibson’s three rushing touchdowns. Darby completed 11 of 15 passes with no interceptions. Clear Fork had 6 first downs and 6 completions on 16 passes.
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Larry MacArthur
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Cebert Bradford
Clear Fork
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Fuzzy for Armed Assault in Belmont 1006 Match Race
Belmonts 100000 match race hung in doubt as Assault's lameness decision looms. Bettors set Armed as a fuzzy lock, betting heavily on the favored horse while trainer Max Hirsch weighs Assault's up and down condition before the race at Belmont Park.
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Belmont
Max Hirsch
Empire State Building
Shady Central Open Area Sked With 2nd Wins
Shady Spring High and Beckley Junior High opened strong with second victories as area grid action began. Shady capitalized on a blocked kick to beat Woodrow Wilson Jayvees 7-0 with Jack Ivy scoring from the two and Nixon handling the extra point. Central’s Blue Falcons edged Mullens Juniors 6-0 as Davis sprinted 41 yards.
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Gary Bolling
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Kimball
Pacific Coast League Sets Attendance Record
The Pacific Coast League announced by the Associated Press that it surpassed 4 million in attendance, reaching 4,007,145 for 1947 with three playing days remaining in the season.
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North South Football Ratings Update
Honorable Mention Gauley Bridge is 3-0-0 with South Charleston Elkins and Ansted at 1-0-0. Bluefield 1-1-0, Moundsville 1-1-0, Logan 2-1-0. Rankings reflect early season results across teams in the region.
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South Charleston
Elkins
Ansted
Bluefield
Moundsville
Logan
Beckley 4th in North-South grid rankings
West Virginia schoolboy football rankings show Stonewall Jackson tops the North South list with Beckley rated fourth. Parkersburg Big Reds second and Huntington East on tap help shape the race, while other notable clubs include Weirton, Fairmont East, and Clarksburg through the top 20.
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Moundsville
Bluefield
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Clarksburg Victory
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University High of
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Martinsburg
Three College Games On Air Tomorrow Schedule
New York reports the first college football Saturday of the season with three games on network air. Army hosts Villanova at West Point at 12 45 p m on MBS, Georgia visits North Carolina at Chapel Hill on CBS and ABC at 2 15 p m Eastern, and Minnesota plays Washington in Minneapolis on NBC at 2 45 p m, with a horse race description interruption during Armed and Assault.
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Brook Pitchers Look Better As Series Nears
Dodgers show pitching improvement ahead of world series with Yankees. Lombardi and Branca shined in wins over Philadelphia after solid work from Hatten and Gregg earlier. Hal Gregg and Joe Hatten each limited rivals to few hits while Branca allowed one run over five innings in the second game.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
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New York Yankees
Ralph Branca
Vic Lombardi
Boston Braves
Joe Hatten
Dodgers
New York Giants
Hal Gregg
Giants
Philadelphia
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Branca
Brooks
Andy Seminick
Phils
Harry Taylor
Penn
Seylvania Curfew Fight Ends With League Action
In a 7 p.m. curfew dispute between Seylvania and the League President Ford Frick, Brooklyn and Philadelphia were charged for stall- ing as the completion of the game was ordered by league officials.
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