New Year Reflections for Outdoorsmen and Hunters
The author muses on how calendar and fiscal years differ and how animals mark their own cycles. He urges outdoorsmen to resolve to study wildlife, observe habitats, and become amateur ichthyologists, ornithologists, and mammalogists while observing nature's New Year in the woods and streams.
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Hall of Fame adds McIntire and Nebinger to West Virginia unit
Charleston WV announced two additions to the West Virginia Sports Writers Hall of Fame Mont McIntire former WVU coach and Richard Dick Nebinger noted athlete and coach join the Hall. Plaques will be placed at the Hall of Fame in the Charleston Civic Center. Nebinger coached and directed athletics at Concord Bevier and Bluefield Beavers and played professional baseball in 1911. McIntire coached WVU football 1915 to 1920 and defeated Navy in 1917 and Princeton in 1919 while mentoring stars like Ira Rodgers. Both men died in 1959 and 1963 respectively.
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Old Track Looks New For Racing At Wheeling Downs
Wheeling Downs on Wheeling Island unveils a $2 million renovation New Year’s Day with a 41 day meeting set daily through February 16 excluding Sundays About 600 thoroughbreds expected to be housed at the Downs or nearby stables The Inaugural Handicap will anchor a 10 race card with daily post at 1 30 p m The grandstand rebuilt with 20 foot glass front and modern features includes a 400 foot apron and blacktop walkways and parking extending to the Ohio River shore
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AFL Rivals Set For Championship Clash In Oakland
Oakland Raiders meet Houston Oilers in a title game at 2 p.m. PST with both squads at full strength. The Raiders hold a 13-1-1 record and a 10 point edge, while Houston relies on Beathard and a rookie corps to spark a surprise bid to reach the Super Bowl. Blanda and Lamonica headline a high scoring attack as defenses press to stop a running game led by Granger and Campbell.
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Pennsylvania Ski Slopes Report Conditions and Open Slopes
The Pennsylvania Commerce Department lists ski conditions for major slopes. Apple Hill through Timber Hill show bases from 0 to 30 inches with 1 to 12 inches of powder. most lifts operate with night skiing noted at several resorts.
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Fairmont State Leads NAIA Football poll at year end
Fairmont State of West Virginia, unbeaten and untied, defeated Eastern Washington 28-21 in the NAIA Champion Bowl to claim the 1967 No 1 ranking. The Falcons earned 13 first place votes from 15 coaches, with Eastern Washington State second and Northern Michigan third.
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TV schedule shows major bowls on Monday
The Cotton Bowl features Alabama against Texas A M with multiple telecast slots from 1 45 p m to 9 p m The Sugar Bowl matches Wyoming and LSU with games listed 1 45 p m through 12 Rose Bowl pits Southern Cal against Indiana at 4 45 p m and the Orange Bowl hosts Tennessee versus Oklahoma at 7 45 p m All times reflect the network schedule across listed channels.
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