Ohio varsity basketball opens home slate vs Bliss College
Ohio University hosts Bliss College of Columbus tonight at 7 in the Ohio gym for its second game and first home appearance. The Green and White seek revenge for last year’s late defeat and aim to launch a four day northern tour as the season opens with high hopes for a strong squad.
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Bling College of Columbus
Ohio
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Green and White
Business School
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Intramural Volleyball Debuts at Ohio Gym
Next Tuesday evening the intramural volleyball league opens at Ohio Gym with twenty teams from campus fraternities. Play begins 6:39 PM as indoor baseball did recently. The sport promises skill and brain work, with lively games, rivalry, and classroom benefits noted by professors.
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Ohio
Cake Theft At Gretna Bakery Reports 51 Pounds Stolen
A thief entered the Gretna Baking Co in Columbus and stole 51 pounds of cake valued at 4.00 dollars. Police received a report noting the loss and seeking leads.
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Columbus
Gretna Baking Co
Weissmuller Beats Own 100M Record By Narrow Margin
Johnny Weissmuller, once ordered to give up swimming over heart concerns, returned to form by beating his own 100 meter record by two fifths of a second in a recent meet. Enthusiasts note his dramatic improvement after months away from competition.
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Johnny Weissmuller
Weissmuller
British and American golf stars to clash in California match
British champion Arthur Havers and American Gene Sarazen, the sole repeat major winner last year, will contest a 72 hole match in California next month. They will play 36 holes in San Francisco on January 18 and complete 86 holes in Los Angeles two days later. Havers arrives mid December. Sarazen is in Miami practicing.
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Gene Sarazen
England
Arthur Havers
California
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Havers
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Miami
Fla
Star Power Drives Team Strength In Baseball And Football
Observations from Billy Fevan D cite Walter Johnson’s pitching boosting Washington to top form and a star’s impact in football. Grange and Don Miller examples show confidence and protection by blockers lifting team performance and offense through key carries and improved interference.
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Walter Johnson
Washington
Johnson
Rockne
Don Miller
Firpo and Vincentino Show Two Handed Fight Promise
The piece reviews Luis Firpo and Luis Vincentino as two handed punchers with strong right hands and limited left hand use. It notes Vincentino's raw power, fast feet, small jaw, and the need to develop balance against smarter opponents, citing boxing legends as examples of two handed fighters and suggesting Vincentino may rise with adaptation.
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Vincentino
George Chaney
Baltimore
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Pancho Villa
Joe Lynch
Johnny Dundee
Harry Greb
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Golf Duel as Lardner Mocked Altrock on the Links
In this vignette Ring Lardner and Nick Altrock clash on the golf course. Altrock stalls in a sand trap while Lardner feigns expert psychology and calls out his rival to a crowd of pro players as Altrock posts an eight on the hole.
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Pittsburgh Has Star at Shortstop Wright According to Umpire Chill
Umpire Ollie Chill, former AL arbiter, says Kansas City Pittsburgh shortstop Wright is one of the best infielders. Chill praises his range and arm, notes Wright’s solid defense and potential at bat, and recalls Wright’s key fielding in series between Baltimore and Kansas City. Wright joined Pittsburgh after 1922, but stayed in Kansas City for another year to sharpen his game as Pittsburgh planned for major league stardom.
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Wright
Ollie Chill
Kansas City
Pittsburgh
Chill
Honus Wagner
Baltimore
Barney Dreyfus
Traynor
Honest Bouts Fail as Reform Meets Cash Reality
The wrestling trust has been cleaned up and big competitors are paid to wrestle on the Square. It remains debated whether cash customers resent reform or dislike the new methods. Fact is New York bouts this year have all proved box office flops.
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Wrestling Trust
New York
Two Winged Foot Stars Suffer Mean Injuries
Two top American sprinters Charley Paddock and Loren Murchison are sidelined by injuries. Paddock sprained an ankle and will miss training for weeks. Murchison has a spinal condition with an uncertain Olympic future. America's sprint chances fade without both stars or with one missing.
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Charley Paddock
California
Loren Murchison
New York
Paddock
Murchison
Terse collage of sports and society riffs from a bygone era
A string of satirical snippets on boxing titles and mixed fights bans, Gene Tunney, and other sports notes. It mocks Potomac era scandals, football coaching morals, hair tonic stunts, and European tennis commentary while threading through anecdotes about John McGraw and Suzann e Lenalen.
Carlisle trustees seek Elyria fire protection
The Carlisle township trustees petitioned the city of Elyria to provide fire protection services for the township.
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Dempsey at Odds With Old Timers Say Walsh
Davis J. Walsh weighs Jack Dempsey against legendary heavies like Jeffries Corbett Fitzsimmons Peter Jackson and Johnson. He argues Dempsey would hold his own yet might struggle against some elders, predicting mixed outcomes depending on opponent and pace.
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Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Peter Jackson
Jack Johnson
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Willard Silly
Toledo
Dempsey
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Firpa
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