Schmeling Faces Thomas in Key Heavyweight Showdown
Max Schmeling, 21-2 favorite, meets 26 year old Thomas in New York after 18 months out. Thomas, a fast two handed puncher with 59 KOs in 71 fights, could topple Schmeling and affect the June Louis title plan and anti Nazi boycott fears. Promoter Mike Jacobs targets Madison Square Garden with a $100,000 gate next Monday.
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Joe Louis
Thomas
Schmeling
Orig
Maxie
New York
Mike Jacobs
Madison Square Garden
Bobcat Bucketeers Open Season Against Bliss College
The Bobcat Bucketeers start a new basketball campaign tonight facing Bliss College. Columbus’s Ohio team rarely underestimates opening games and Bliss began with a loss to Wilmington last week.
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Mitch
Bobcat Bucketeers
Bliss College
Bliss
Ohio
Championship Fight Films at Ohio Highlight Carnival Bouts
Films from the Carnival of Champions show four 15 round fights at Schine's Ohio Theater, featuring Lou Ambers Pedro Montanez Barney Ross Ceferino Garcia Marcel Thil Fred Apostoli Sixto Esco barry Jeffra. The piece discusses changes in basketball rules and the impact on the Ohio Bobcats including reduced jump plays and new bench depth under Coach Grover.
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New York
Schine
Ohio Theater
Lou Ambers
Pedro Montanez
Barney Ross
Ceferino Garcia
Marcel Thil
Fred Apostoli
Sixto Escobar
Harry Jeffra
Sarron Returns in Lightweight Bout Against Guggino
Petey Sarron of Birmingham makes his first start since losing the world featherweight title to Henry Armstrong. He steps up to light weight tonight to face Carl Red Guggino of Hartford in Hartford.
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New York
U.P
Petey Sarron
Birmingham
Ala
Henry Armstrong
Carl
Red) Guggino
Hartford
Conn
Walters Family Weekend Visit in Columbus
Mrs Bessie Walters and her sons Ralph and Charles spent the weekend in Columbus with her parents Dr and Mrs J W Hostetter.
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Columbus
Bearcats Refuse To Card Xavier In 1938 Football
University of Cincinnati declines to renew football relations with Xavier. Cincinnati officials cite athletic department reorganization and a new coach as reasons it is inadvisable to schedule a 1938 game despite students proposing the matchup.
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Cincinnati
U.P
University of Cincinnati
Xavier
U. C
Army Bans Post Grads From West Point Sports
West Point announced an eligibility rule change aligning Army varsity sports with civilian colleges. Post graduate cadets who completed three years of varsity competition elsewhere will be ineligible to play at West Point henceforth. Officials stressed the rule applies to future cadets. impact on current enrollees was not decided.
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West Point
N. Y
U.P
Army
Annapolis
William D. Connor
Big Ten
Connor
Buckeyes Triumph Over Marietta in Lid Lifter
Ohio State opened the season with a 29 to 23 victory over Marietta College in Marietta. Jimmy Hull led OSU with 14 points while Marietta’s top scorers were Jimmy Whiting and Harley Magee with eight each as the Buckeyes pulled away late.
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U.P
Ohio State
Bucks
Marietta College
Jimmy Hull
Greenfield
Harold Olsen
Hull
Rio Grande
Pioneers
Jimmy Whiting
Harley Magee
White to be first pick of Cleveland Rams in draft
Byron Whizzer White, Colorado’s star quarterback and unanimous all America selection, will be drafted by the Cleveland Rams for the next season. The Rams hold the top choice after finishing last this year, and general manager Damon Wetzel designated White as the club’s top target.
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U.P
Byron
Whizzer) White
University of Colorado
Cleveland Rams
Rams
Damon
Buzz) Wetzel
White
Bishops Elect Honorary Co Captains At Banquet
Manus Glaney from Barberton and Fred Schroeder from Cleveland were chosen as honorary co captains of the Ohio Wesleyan football team at the annual banquet Tuesday night Glaney played quarterback and Schroeder an end in the season details not specified.
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Delaware
U.P
Manus Glaney
Barberton
Fred Schroeder
Cleveland
Ohio Wesleyan
Glancy
Schroeder
Athens Woman Speaks to Trimble Church Missionary Society
Chauncey Mrs S E G Pedigo of Athens was guest speaker at the Shelton Missionary Society of Trimble Church of Christ Monday night at the church parish house. The meeting was led by Mrs Gertrude Rainey with music and missionary program contributions by several listed guests.
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Chauncey
S.E.G. Pedigo
Shelton Missionary Society of Trimble Church of Christ
Church Parish House
Gertrude Rainey
Jonathan Rainey
Bernard Harvey
Lois Balderson
Gilbert Courtney
Edith McDaniel
Millfield
Pedigo
Vaughn
Connie Brown
Lewis Clark
Nira Bailey
Lucy Harvey
Zoa Herrold
Hazel Raber
Eva Gooding
Pocahontas Officers Choose Term Leaders
At the Pocahontas Degree of Pocahontas Mazon Council No. 93 in Millfield a semi annual election selected officers to be installed in January. Elected were Pocahontas Maggie White Prophetess Iva Evans Winona Bertine Sanders Powhatan Frances Wallace trustee Elsie Misner keeper of records Alice Theisen keeper of wampum Ruby Simpson collector of wampum Beatrice Theisen degree captain Avanelle Crabtree memorial captain Jennie Cole representative to Great Council Jennie Cole alternate representative Elsie Misner.
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Degree
Pocahontas
Mazon Council
Millfield
Maggie White
Iva Evans
Winona
Bertine Sanders
Powhatan
Frances Wallace
Elsie Misner
Alice Theisen
Wampum
Ruby Simpson
Beatrice Theisen
Avanelle Crabtree
Jennie Cole
Great Council
More Stars Added to Eastern Eleven
Hamilton New York March 1 U P Marcel Red Chesbro Colgate captain and tackle and Al Babartsky Fordham tackle were added today to the all eastern football team that will play an all star western eleven in San Francisco New Year s day Their acceptance followed those of Nee Harvard guard Wojciechowicz Fordham center Hackney Duke halfback Lalor Colgate full back and Franco Fordham tackle
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N. Y
U.P
Marcel
Red) Chesbro
Colgate
al Babartsky
Fordham
San Francisco
Nee
Harvard
Wojciechowicz
Hackney
Duke
Lalor
Franco
Parents of Stricken Boy Go to Columbus
Chauncey parents Earl and Louise Edwards travel to Mercy Hospital in Columbus to be with 13 year old Edwin after food poisoning. Edwin shows slight improvement but remains in danger. Cousin Doris Confare also hospitalized with similar illness and sister June Confare is now admitted with the disease.
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Chauncey
Louise Edwards
Earl Edwards
Mercy Hospital
Columbus
Edwin
Doris Confare
June Confare
Ddwards
Millfield Mine Aworker Breaks Leg in Tuesday Incident
Loren Andrews of Glouster suffered a broken leg in a Millfield Mine No. 6 accident Tuesday. The injury occurred above the ankle and he was transported to Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens by Dr. C N Sanders where the leg was set in a cast.
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Chauncey
Loren Andrews
Poston Mine No. 6
Millfield
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
C. N. Sanders
Andrews
Glouster
Funeral set for James See in The Plains
Funeral services for James See, 45, killed in the Hocking Mine collapse Monday, will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at The Plains M. E. Church with Rev. Gilbert Courtney officiating. He was a brother-in-law of Mrs. Mable Howard of Chauncey.
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Chauncey
James See
Hocking
the Plains
M. E. Church
Gilbert Courtney
Chauncey Church of Christ
See
Mable Howard
Syracuse Revival Is Considered Success
More than 35 persons confessed faith as the Syracuse Church of the Nazarene revival concluded. Visiting pastors included Sharpe Pomeroy U B Circuit Copley M E Church Clendenen Logan Archibald of Middleport Nazarene. Attendance was large and several accessions are expected. Regular services resume with Sunday School 9 30 A M worship 10 30 A M evening 7 P M mid week prayer 7 P M NYPS 7 P M Friday.
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Syracuse
Millfield PTA Plans Dec 15 Meeting and Program
CHAUNCEY The Millfield Parent-Teacher Association will hold a business meeting on Wednesday night December 15 at the East Side Building led by president Ebon Gillespie. East Side School pupils will present a Christmas program with playlets recitations and songs. Parents and friends invited.
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Chauncey
Millfield
Parent-Teacher Association
East Side
Ebon Gillespie
Greens Run Church calls Official Board meeting midweek
Rev Gilbert Courtney announces a Greens Run Church of Christ Official Board and Workers Conference meeting on Wednesday night at 7:30 at the Trimble Church. No other details given.
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Gilbert Courtney
Board and Workers Conference
Greens Run
Church of Christ
Trimble
Webb couple welcome daughter in Sand Ridge
Mr and Mrs Conda Webb announce the birth of a daughter at their Sand Ridge home on Tuesday. The couple already has nine children seven of whom are daughters and two sons. They formerly resided in Chauncey.
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Chauncey
Conda Webb
Sand Ridge
Mrs. Webb
Dr. Lasher Returns Home From Illness At Holzer
Dr. George Lasher, recently ill with rabbit fever at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis, has been discharged to his home in Rutland on Monday and is reported much improved.
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Hospital
Rutland
George Lasher
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Lasher
Lewis Rebounds With Ninth Round KO Over Gastanaga
John Henry Lewis, the light heavyweight champion, avenged an October defeat in Detroit by scoring a technical knockout of Isidor Gastanaga in the ninth round Tuesday night.
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Lewis
ST. Louis
U.R
John Henry Lewis
Detroit
Isidor Gastanaga
Las Vegas as a Desert Playground in 1937
Henry McLemore portrays Las Vegas as a lively gambling hub where 24 hour action reigns. He describes canyon of casinos, diverse crowds from gold prospectors to Hollywood executives, and a governor as wrestling announcer, noting mixed company at tables and the city’s permissive motto Anything goes.
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Las Vegas
Nevada
Acme
Hollywood
United Press
Mrs Stephenson Hosts Racine Missionary Society Meeting
Mrs Charles Stephenson presided at the Racine Methodist Parsonage as the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society held a Friday gathering. De votions were led by Mrs Ben Philson and reports from secretary Mrs Ben Philson and treasurer Mrs Fred Philson were presented. The program included readings by Miss Sue Batey and Mrs Gomer Lewis with a Christmas story and a devotional reading from E A Wingett. A Christmas offering was taken and a social hour with gift exchange followed, with dining room decorations in red and green and white lights.
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Racine
Charles Stephenson
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Racine Methodist Parsonage
Ben Philson
Fred Philson
Sue Batey
Gomer Lewis
E. A. Wingett
Dana Cleland
All Star Game 1938 to Cincinnati as League Talks Drag
Big Leagues at Odds Over Ball for 1938 features a stalled exchange over a livelier ball with NL slow ball and AL standard ball plans. The 1938 All Star game is officially awarded to Cincinnati amid stalled trades and internal league disputes.
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Chicago
Kenesaw Mountain Lancers
Earl Grace
Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
Cap Clark
Houston
Columbus
Brooklyn
van Mungo
Chicago Cubs
Frank Demaree
Chicago White Sox
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Senators
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Lou Berger
Joe Kuhel
Buddy Myer
Stagg to Bring Pacific Team to Stagg Field Next Season
Chicago famed coach Amos Alonzo Stagg will bring the College of the Pacific squad east for a game with the Maroons at Stagg Field on November 12.
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U.P
A. A. Stagg
the Midway
University of Chicago
College of the Pacific
Maroons
Stagg Field
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