Runaway Boys Returned Home
David Mol and Martin Wemmer who fled the Children's home a week ago were brought back to the institution after spending time in the county jail. Judge Cora B. Roberts accepted their vow to behave and warned they would be sent to Lancaster reform school if they repeat misbehavior. Diphtheria illness among locals is reported improving. Harold Brown visited relatives for the weekend and John Meier came from Chauncey to visit family. Mrs. Julia Keyes remains ill on Condor street.
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Pomeroy
David Mol
Martin Wemmer
Reform School
Lancaster
Cora B. Roberts
Harold Brown
John Meier
Chauncey
Julia Keyes
Condor Street
Aged Boardrun Woman Passes in Broad Run
Pomeroy reports Mrs. John Hoffman 80 of Broad Run died at home Saturday afternoon from old age and complications. She leaves her husband and three children. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at the Broad Run church with burial in Broad Run cemetery.
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Pomeroy
John Hoffman
Broad Run
Pomeroy Bend Briefs Highlight Local Visits
Mrs. Marion Phelps and daughter Verian of Langsville visited. Alice Howell of Letart cannot teach due to her mother's illness. Mr. and Mrs. D W Hennessy left for a business trip to New York. Edna Fisher spent the weekend with her parents. Louise Shumaker has been...
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Pomeroy Bend
Marion Phelps
Verian
Langsville
Alice Howell
Letart
D. W. Hennessy
New York
Edna Fisher
Alec Fisher
Louise Shumaker
Obituary for Maurice Tolbert of Carlton Hollow
Maurice Tolbert of Carlton Hollow died at his home Saturday from hardening of the arteries. Funeral services will be held at his home this afternoon and the body will be taken to Wellston Tuesday for burial.
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Pomeroy
Maurice Tolbert
Carlton Hollow
Wellston
Banquet For Pomeroy Girls Basketball Team
Leitwiler hosted a banquet at her Tea Room on Main Street after the Ironton Pomeroy game. The room featured Purple and White decor and a large centerpiece cake as Captain Marion Ebers bach and teammates gathered with Coach Ralph Sampson and cheerleader Geno Pierotti for a chicken dinner. The article notes a prior banquet for the boys’ team two weeks earlier.
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Pomeroy
John Leitwiler
Pomeroy High School
Main Street
Marion Ebersbach
Martha Foulk
Margaret Schorn
Genevieve Castle
Alma Smith
Gertrude Lares
Kathryn Lutz
Mary Ella Kuntz
Dorothy Canterbury
Ralph Sampson
Geno Pierotti
Leitwiler
Variety of 1920s slang and notes on sports and spring
A collage of old newspaper snippets covers Helen Wills as top American tennis, remarks on Ty Cobb and Red Grange, jokes about drinks and judges, parking, and theater figures. It shifts to Spring weather predictions and fashion, contrasting early and late seasons with nostalgic references.
Ruppert opposes premature ten year Landis extension
Colonel Jacob Ruppert says there will be no loss of life among American leaguers over the National league push for a ten year term for Judge Landis. He defends Landis, criticizes the league, and urges back room talks before action.
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New York
Washington
National League
Landis
Ruppert
Judge Landis
United States
Wills Loses Mixed Doubles to Lenglen in Cannes
Frederick K. Abbott reports Helen Wills at Cannes on February 8 as she accepts defeat in mixed doubles to Suzanne Lenglen. Wills looks to a possible singles match at the Carlton club tournament, calling tennis play and fun. Lenglen appears the stronger, with Wills learning from the bout and noting Lenglen’s net prowess.
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Frederick K. Abbott
Cannes
Helen Wills
Suzanne Lenglen
California
Suzanne
Carlton Club
Miss Wills
International
Today
France
Mile
Lenglen
Conto
Asheville To Host National Association Winter Meet
Asheville North Carolina will host the 25th anniversary session of the National Association, moving the winter meeting from Avalon California to Asheville. President Dan Hill of the Asheville club in the South Atlantic League pursued the bid for two years and plans a royal program of entertainment for next December as Asheville becomes one of the few Class B league cities to land the winter convention.
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Avalon
Santa Catalina Island
Calif
Asheville
N. C
National Association
Dan Hill
Will Tilden Wean Toga Much Longer
Article surveys Bill Tilden's prolonged hold on tennis supremacy since 1920, noting his six straight seasons atop the sport, potential to tie or surpass records, and questions whether a new champion will emerge while rivals Lacoste Borotta Johnston Richards Wiener challenge.
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Art Carlson
Bill Tilden
Tilden
Bill Johnston
Vinnie” Richards
Sandy” Wiener
R. D. Sears
Philadelphia
Johnston
Lacoste
Borotta
Richards
Philly
Huggins Eyes New Yankee Infield Shakeup For 1926
New York Feb 8 Miller Huggins seeking to add one or more American League players to the Yankees while laboring with a cold in Tampa Bay. He hints McManus of St. Louis Browns as a prime target and plans to develop Lou Gehrig at first base while expanding batting power across the infield. Ward, Koenig, Dugan, Adams and Connery are discussed as part of a versatile, heavy hitting infield plan for the coming season.
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John B. Foster
Consolidated Press
New York
Miller Huggins
National League Baseball
Florida
Yankee
Huggins
Martin McManus
St. Louis Browns
Hue
Tampa Bay
Yanks
Sister
St. Louis
McManus
Lou Gehrig
Gehrig
Wally Pipp
Ruth
Ward
Hug
Koenig
Bob Connery
St. Paul
Pacific Coast
Dungan
Dugan
Adams
Washington
Baltimore
Notre Dame Coach Rockne Speaks in Paris
Knute Rockne of Notre Dame delivered a football talk in Paris recently. The report notes the subject of his discussion was not likely to focus on a famous defensive slogan.
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Knute Rockne
Notre Dame
Paris
Miss Wills Draws Attention in Paris Gowns at Cannes
Admirers in Cannes praise Helen Wills on and off the tennis court as she wears a new Paris outfit of gray fabric with red fox trimming. She popularizes a dyed cloche hat style with a bold Sees label felt? detailing.
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Cannes
Riviera
Helen Willa
Paris
Miss Wills
Question Box Readers Ask About Sports Inquiries
Readers may mail questions on baseball football boxing and other sports to John B Foster Lawrence Perry or Fair Play at 814 Worth Building. Include a stamped self addressed envelope for a personal reply or receive an answer in this column.
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John B. Foster
Lawrence Perry
Fair Play
Worth Building
Ty Cobb Still in Prime Carded as A Top Base Stealer
The source states Cobb is in his prime compared with most players and has always been a good base stealer, implying he was a strong baserunner during his peak years.
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Ty Cobb
Detroit
Cobb
Grange Delays Film Plans For Football Commitments
Red Grange has not begun motion picture work as he remains occupied with football duties, delaying his transition to cinema.
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Grange
Glasses for sun fielding use light brown or smoke lenses
Major league outfielders do not always wear game color lenses. The typical sun field glasses use light brown or smoke colored lenses.
Mackin club’s grim 1916 season and decline after glory
The Mackin club endured a brutal 1916 with pitchers John Nabors and Thomas Sheehan suffering long losing runs while the Ath and Mackins combined for historic defeats. By contrast, two seasons earlier the Quakertown team had won a third pennant in four years before a sharp fall that lasted seven seasons.
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Mackian Moundsmen
John Nabors
Thomas Sheehan
Nabors
Sheehan
Athletics
Macks
Mackinn Brigade
Eddie Collins
Jack Barry
Quakertown Club
Athens Nelsonville Rivalry Set For Friday Basketball Night
Athens and Nelsonville prepare for a high school basketball doubleheader next Friday in Athens gym. The girls game starts at 7 PM followed by the main matchup at 8 PM. Rivalry heightens interest after Nelsonville edged Athens 19 to 18 in a tight overtime contest. Limited seating prompts pre sale tickets and early sales at Cline's Pharmacy.
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Athens High School Gymnasium
Nelsonville
F. E. Harshman
Hich
Cline’s
Cunningham Looms as Cage Scoring Star
Cookie Cunningham of Ohio State is seen as a top scoring threat in the Big Ten this season. Buckeye coaches expect him to follow in the footsteps of Johnny Miner as one of the conference’s premier pivotmen.
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Cookie
Cunningham
Ohio State
Buckeye
Johnny Miner
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Mile. Lenglen
Asheville, N. C
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Brooklyn Robbins
Clearwater, Fla
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