Round Up of College and Pro Sports Gossip and Odds
Eddie Britezz reviews scattered sports items from Oct 23 including Texas A&M addition to All-America talk, college coaches feuding after games, boxing match negotiations, Indiana football chatter, Tennessee Rose Bowl note, civic voices on Michigan, Bears backfield stars and Dempsey era pool sign, with colorful quips about Navy Notre Dame and other tidbits.
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Eddie Britezz
New York
Bill Conatser
Texas Aggies
South Carolina
Miami
Sally Krieger
Ben Brown
Scotty Monteith
Detroit
Melio Bettina
Dave Clark
Chicago Bears
Bill Patterson
Bob McLeod
Bill Osmanski
Sid Luckman
Flying Aces
Lefty Gomez
Joe DiMaggio
Jack Dempsey
Miami Beach
Rickard Memorial Pool
Henry Armstrong
Add McLeod
Common Household Pests booklet advertised with coupon request
The Winchester Evening Star advertises a 32 page booklet titled Common Household Pests covering ants moths beetles mosquitoes flies termites fleas centipedes silverfish crickets wasps fats and mice. It claims easy cheap control and invites readers to mail ten cents with a coupon to Washington DC for a copy. The page also notes an old wheeled vehicle answer: a chariot from Kish about 5500 years old.
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Kish
Mesopotamia
Allegany Triumphs Over Handley In Scrappy Grid Battle
Allegany Blue and White edged Handley High in a hard fought game marked by injuries and deep roster fatigue. Jarrin Jim Gaffney sparked the defense after a 94 yard kickoff return by Bill McIntyre, while Handley pressured the Ballmen with aggressive tackling and constant scrambles.
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Charlotle
Sunday Times
Allegany
Herman Ball
Handley
Bill McIntyre
Jarrin
Jim” Gaffney
Gaffney
Saean
Ashington and
Lee
Arte
Lohr Dunlap
Halford
Baker
University of Maryland
East Enders
Arthur Spaid
Lee Stine
Thurman Potts
Ken Robinson
Jim Sargent
George Radford
Joe Parley
Bill Baker
Edgar Rohr
Jimmy Good
Pal
Jimmy Hughes
Rudy Crisman
Bob Legge
Burch
Eldon Spaid
Gene Shiner
Max Largent
Scoots Robinson
Wayne Whitham
Grier Potts
Frankie Patton
Charlie Ritter
Gene Gunning
Handley-Allegany C. V. A. L
Cumberland
Gene
Allegany tops Handley 19 to 6 to tie for CVAL lead
In Cumberland Maryland Allegany High beat Handley 19 6 in the first CVAL game of the season. Handley took an early lead with Bill McIntyre’s 94 yard kickoff return and a late first half fumble halted Campers drives. The Campers improved after a third quarter touchdown and halted Handley threats to secure a key league win.
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Handley
Allegany High
Cumberland
Allegany
Port Hill
Martinsburg
Bill McIntyre
Gaffney
Roland Hamilton
Tommy Mont
Hamilton
Mont
Campers
West Siders
Carroll Rowe
McIntyre
Eli Garber
Allega
Handley and Allegany Clash in Gridiron Thriller
Allegany defense held strong as Handley advanced to the 32 and 40 but turnovers and late drives defined the game. Gaffney's early interception return set up a Blue and White TD, McIntyre added a later score, and Mont's placement missed. Rudd and Bell contributed after substitutions as Handley fell in a hard fought battle with injuries and strong tackles.
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Handley
McIntyre
Gaffney
Allegany
Theans
Mont
Herman Ball
Boys
Tommy Rudd
Lou Bell
Bell
Gene Gunning
Cumberland Times
Handley-Allegany
Pos
Allegany Handley LS
V. Miller Rowe
Long B. Taylor
Brant Bywaters
Walford Burke
Yoder T. Miller
Hillock
J. Taylor
Boden T. Ritter
Mont Robinson
Hamilton Boyce
Gulbronson
Garber
Hamilton
Rudd
Sullivan Alday
Chandlee Handley
Newcome
Whiting Taverner
Blosser
G. Ritter Fansler
Whitham
Green
Huyett
Miers
Mea Pe
Cavanaugh
Major Teams Line Up At Mid Season
Headed into the last weekend of October the major teams that avoided upsets line up with leaders and challengers. Undefeated and untied teams include East Duquesne Cornell Pennsylvania Catholic University South Tennessee Kentucky Mississippi Midwest Notre Dame Michigan Ohio State Southwest Texas A and M Rocky Mountains Colorado Mines Pacific Coast Oregon State. Undefeated but tied teams include East Dartmouth Georgetown Rutgers South Tulane North Carolina Richmond Midwest Nebraska Oklahoma Rocky Mountains Utah Pacific Coast Southern California UCLA Santa Clara. The list suggests the era’s mythical national title and many conference crowns may hinge on these standings.
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Hugh
Fullerton, Jr
New York
Duquesne
Cornell
Pennsylvania
Catholic University
Tennessee
Kentucky
Mississippi
Notre Dame
Michigan
Ohio State
Texas A
Rocky Mountains
Colorado Mines
Pacific Coast
Oregon State
Dartmouth
Georgetown
Rutgers
Tulane
North Carolina
Richmond
Midwest
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Utah
California
Santa Clara
Estate Appraised At 15538.92 In Clark County Court
A certificate filed with Clark M. Smith shows the estate of the late Nellie Knight Ward appraised at 15538.92. Appraisers listed are James R. DuShane, Taylor L. Barr and J. W. Baker.
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Clark M. Smith
Corporation Court
Nellie Knight Ward
James R. DuShane
Taylor L. Barr
J. W. Baker
Funeral Rites Conducted For Mrs Griffith
In Charles Town West Virginia funeral rites were held this afternoon for Mrs Margaret B Griffith 89 who died Saturday at the home of her daughter Mrs John R Lewis Rev J H Haley conducted the services and interment followed in Edge Hill Cemetery She was born Margaret Huntsberry in Frederick County Virginia August 3 1850 the daughter of Henry and Lucy Huntsberry She married Fenton Griffith of Charles Town who died about ten years ago She was the last survivor of her generation and leaves two sons and two daughters Mrs F P Pfahler of Washington Carroll Griffith of Charlottesville Clarence Griffith of Buffalo and Mrs Lewis of Charles Town
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Charles Town
W. Va
Margaret B. Griffith
John R. Lewis
J. H. Haley
Edge Hill Cemetery
Griffith
Margaret B. Huntsberry
Frederick County
Henry
Lucy Duvall Huntsberry
Fenton Griffith
F. P. Pfahler
Washington
Carroll Griffith
Charlottesville
Service Conducted For A. M. Morris
Funeral services for Armi stead Mason Morris 68 Clarke county farmer who died Saturday at Memorial Hospital were held at his home near Gaylord with Rev. W O Luttrell officiating. Interment followed in Green Hill Cemetery Berryville pallbearers were Morris nephews Montague Morris Robert Morris Benjamin Fletcher Clarence Whipp Mason Morris and Mitchell Morris.
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Armistead Mason Morris
Clarke County
Memorial Hospital
Gaylord
W. O. Luttrell
Berryville
Ballyhoo Boulevard football yarns forecast season of the big yawn
A playful dispatch mocks pregame hype as Henry Hipps and Sammy Sling shot suffer injuries while descripting a Varsity vs Poly game buildup. The piece lampoons training camps and overblown coverage with a trailing note that Hipps scores six touchdowns in a 36 to 0 win and looms as all America.
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New York
Ballyhoo Boulevard
gris+jam’s
Belles Lettres
Tucumcari Tech
Scrubs
Henry
Hula
Running Water Poly
Poly
Freddie Fumblefingers
Hipps
Pettit Point
Damon
Dervish
State Smothers Poly
Grid Results In The State
Virginia Tech 28 Centre 0 Roanoke 20 Randolph Macon 6 Richmond 21 Randolph Macon 0 V M 16 William and Mary 0 Hampden Sydney 0 Washington and Lee 9 West Virginia 0.
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Virginia Tech
Centre
Roanoke
Randolph-Macon
Richmond
V.M
William and Mary
Hampden-Sydney
Washington and Lee
West Virginia
Rail yards at Brunswick Avenue teeming again
Increased freight traffic on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has boosted Brunswick Maryland into a thriving classification yard. All furloughed workers are back in the shops and yards as plans to extend the yards proceed. The Shenandoah division between Strasburg and Harpers Ferry adds to the freight rise with more trains passing Winchester daily from division points.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Brunswick
Rai
Milburn files appeal over jail term for unlicensed still
Clark Milburn of Green Springs appeals a 30 day jail sentence and 50 dollar fine and costs after his conviction for operating an unlicensed still. Milburn was arrested Friday when officers found a 75 gallon still near his home and destroyed mash. Sheriff Bywaters and Deputy DeHarven led the raid with state officers.
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Clark Milburn
Green Springs
A. J. Tavenner
Milburn
Bywaters
DeHarven
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Santa Claus
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Robert Hutchins
U. of Chicago
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Fritz Crisler
Tom Harmon
Army
Congress
Sam Houston
Rice
Jimmy Kitts
Kennel Club
Jess Hawley
Chicago Times
Walter A. Simmons
Sioux Falls
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Argus-Leader
Wharton
Tex
Bay City
Frank Guess
Drop
Black Cats
Hey
Orren Allain
Kankakee
Ill
Navy
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Sergeant’s Sale
L. C. Hollis
Als
Clarence W. Braithwaite
E. Earl Shade
N. Loudoun Street
Winchester
Ci Leges
Prestone
John S. Miller & CO
N. Loudoun St
Fort Hill High
Gaffney Stars
Handley Allegany
G-E
General Electric
General
Miller
Anderson
Va.v. M. I
Teehee
Ebee
Aee
Ered Sane
Wee Ree
Mrs. Griffith
A. M. Morris
van Campen
Brunswick Ave
van Campen Heilner
Camels
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