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NEW MENTOR AT SUTTON HIGH --- [[image - photograph of Howard Davis]] HOWARD DAVIS Above is a recent photo of Howard Davis of Flatwoods, new athletic director at Sutton high school, who will assume his new duties the first of next month when football practice season opens. He succeeds Ellis Vest, who had been in charge of athletics at the local school the past three years. Davis, although this is first high school coaching opportunity, is not at all inexperienced in his chosen field. He graduated from Sutton high school in the year 1928 where he was a star ball "toter" and a running mate of Carper Robinson, playing the fullback position. During his four-year career Sutton boasted of the best elevens turned out by the school. Following his graduation here he enrolled in Glenville normal school and was a member of the football squad for one season. The next fall he entered Shepherds college, at Shepherds-town, W. Va., and participated in four years' varsity athletics, since there was no freshman ruling at that time. During his college work at Shepherds he majored in social studies and physical education, receiving his A. B. degree in 1935. For the past two years he has spent a part of the summer months attending coaching schools at D. & E. college and the University of Pittsburgh, which were conducted by leading football instructors of the East. So you see Davis has had no little experience in football, his training covering a period of ten years. He will teach American history and physical education in the school. SUTTON PLAYER GETS HONORABLE MENTION --- [[underlined]]Howard Davis,[[/underlined]] Sutton's star fullback of the 1927 Blue and White threat, was given honorable mention on the all-state football survey made by Harry Stonsbury, director of athletics at the West Virginia university. Davis, who weighs only 195 pounds, proved to be one of Sutton's most consistent plunders. In the Turkey day game with Gassaway he ripped off over 150 yeards through the Marron and White line. "BLOSSOM PRINCESS" MARRIES A Berkeley Springs dispatch to the Martinsburg Journal of recent date makes the following announcement, which will be of interest to our readers: "Wide interest was manifested here in the announcement Monday of the marriage of Miss Mildred Harris, of Berkeley Springs, to [[underlined]]Robert Davis,[[/underlined]] of Flatwoods. The announcement was made by the parents of the bride, Mr. and Mrs. Brown Harris. "The marriage occurred at Frederick, Md., June 17, and was performed by the Rev. G. H. Rogers. Mrs. Davis is very popular here among the younger set and is a graduate of Bath District high school, class of 1930, the third member of the class to enter matrimony. She was Morgan county's first "princess" at the apple blossom festival held at Winchester in 1929. She is a graduate of Shepherd College, class of 1931 at which institution she met Mr. Davis. She is at the present time a teacher in Sleepy Creek district. Mr. and Mrs. Davis are on a delayed honeymon trip through the South and will be at home to their friends after January 4." The above marriage notice appeared in The Democrat last week, but as many have failed to recognize the groom by the name given, a little explaining is necessary. He is none other than Howard Davis, the popular son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Davis, of the Flatwoods. He is a graduate of Sutton high school and for two years was a student in Shepherd College. He is a bright, promising young man, and it would seem has used good judgement in the selection of a "beter half." The Democrat extends congratulation and wishes these fine young people all the good things in life. Howard Davis' Cowen Eleven Beats Richwood WEBSTER SPRINGS, Nov. 22. -Playing their greatest game in the history of the high school before a crowd estimated at 2,500- largest in Webster's history, the Cowen Bulldogs completed passes, line bucks, end-around plays and intercepted passes and blocked kicks, to defeat the Richwood Lumberjacks, their traditional arch rivals for years, 19-0 at Cowen yesterday afternoon. Been, playing one of his best games in years, scooted around the left end for four yards to score the first touchdown. Kick for extra point failed. Later in the first quarter, Miller, playing left half for Cowen, scored on a twenty-five-yard pass from Brown. Kick for extra point was made. In the fourth period, the Bulldogs shoved across one more marker to widen the gap between the two teams. A fifteen-yard pass from Been to Miller, who in turn ran nine yards, to make the score 18-0 and the kick for extra point, with Been toeing the ball was good --- Blue and White Gridmen Outplay Gassaway Lads Through First Three Quarters --- On a wet soggy field at Riverside Park, Gassaway, last Thursday the Sutton and Gassaway football teams closed their season with the annual Turkey day game resulting in a 20-6 score in favour of Gassaway. The game was one of the hardest fought battles even seen on the Gassaway gridiron and until the final whistle blew it was anyone's game. The Sutton fellows outplayed Gassaway in every way until the final quarter when Davis and Robinson were taken out on account of injuries. During the first few minutes of play Sutton carried the ball to Gassaway's ten yeard line and fumbled. In the second quarter Gassaway scored. The Sutton lads came back strong after the kickoff and it wasn't long until Robinson had carried the ball over for Sutton's first touchdown. The line plunge for extra point failed. The second half Sutton gained at will. First Davis would make a run for as much as he wanted. Then Robinson carried the ball. Then Harris was given a chance for one of his famous "bucking" runs and would climb over the Gassaway team. Several instances Sutton drew five yard penalties on the third and fourth downs and Davis would make the entire fifteen yards in one play. The Gassaway fellows, playing their best grade of football could not hold Davis and Robinson. Late in the third quarter Davis received a wrenched knee but refused to leave the game. Knowing he could not last much longer he insisted on carrying the ball all he possibly could. Several times he would carry the ball twice in succession and each time would tear through the Gassaway line for five to ten yards with three or four men hanging on him. In the first of the fourth quarter he was taken out, barely able to walk with assistance Robinson playing the best game of his high school career, was badly injured in the fourth quarter and had to be taken out. With the fullback and the quarterback, who had been playing all season, out of the game the Sutton fellows seemed to lose spirit and then Gassaway scored-two touchdowns in the last few minutes of play. It was a fine game, however, and the Sutton players all congratulate Gassaway.
