Southeastern Ohio Class A tournament to be held at Ohio University gym
Ten teams in the class A group Logan Nelsonville Athens Ironton Portsmouth Chillicothe Greenfield Hillsboro Jackson Washington C H will play at the Ohio University gymnasium March 11 and 22 Don Hamilton is replaced by David Reese as referee There will be no byes the county tournament for class B schools runs February 25 and 26 at Albany Amesville Chauncey Coolville Glouster Hollister New Marshfield Shade Stewart The Plains possibly Buchtel and Canaanville
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Southeastern Ohio
Ohio University Gymnasium
O. C. Bird
Logan
Nelsonville
Athens
Ironton
Portsmouth
Chillicothe
Greenfield
Hillsboro
Jackson
Washington C. H
Big Red
Don Hamilton
David Reese
Dayton
Albany
Amesville
Chauncey
Coolville
Glouster
Hollister
New Marshfield
Shade
Stewart
the Plains
Buchtel
Canaanville
Charleston N Y C Team Now Favored
POMEROY Feb 15 The Charleston N Y C team beat Hobson NY Central 44 28 to gain the line’s championship hopes. Tournament games set for February 26 with a return match at Charleston on that date. Hobson scorers Bradbury Allensworth and Keffe plus Charleston’s McAfee and Chapman noted.
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Pomeroy
Hobson New York Central
On New York Central
New York Central
Charleston
Hobson
Bradbury
Allensworth
Keffe
McAfee
Chappman
National open horseshoe tournament opens in St
The national open horseshoe tournament starts in St Petersburg Florida with 60 top players. Frank Jackson of Kellerton Iowa is the favorite, while high school champ Jimmy Rusk of Montpelier Indiana draws smart bets. G C Davis of Columbus Ohio has an outside chance as the event runs all week to settle the national title.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Frank Jackson
Kellerton
Iowa
Jimmy Rusk
Montpelier
Ind
G. C. Davis
Columbus
Ohio
Yale Star Carr Breaks Indoor Pole Vault World Record
In New York at the athletic club games Robin Carr of Yale set a new indoor pole vault world mark by clearing 15 feet 9 inches. The event also saw another world record tied twice in the same meet.
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New York
New York Athletic Club
Robin Carr
Yale
Barba Defeated By Vacca In Boxing Classic
In Boston on February 14 Johnny Vacca knocked world flyweight champion Fidel La Barba down four times in a ten round bout. La Barba, dazed and groggy, kept his crown after lengthy counts but showed clear signs of heavy punishment throughout.
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Iai Barba
Boston
Fidelis Barba
Johnny Vacca
Vacca
la Barba
Barba
Illness Keeps Central School Teachers Homebound
Miss Ruth Sweeney, first grade critic teacher at Central grade schools, has been confined to her home for over a week. Miss Lola McMeen, fourth grade critic teacher at Center Baa, has been ill since last Thursday.
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Ruth Sweeney
Lola McMeen
Reth Sweeney
Fugazy signals bold sports ventures in 1927 Brooklyn
Italian promoter Umberto Fugazy drives big plans as he pivots to boxing ventures in Brooklyn. He leases the Polo Grounds for outdoor bouts in 1927 and promotes Delaney Berlenbach and related events, signaling a major business push behind Gene Tunney era boxing.
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Jimmy Powers
New York
Umberto
Signor
Umberto J. Fugazy
Antonio
Gene Tunney
Gene
Brooklyn
Umberto Fugazy
Polo Grounds
Delaney-Berlenbach
Delaney-Gorman
Sharkey-Wills
Italia
Heidelberg tops Capital in college basketball 38 to 30
Heidelberg University defeated Capital University 38 to 30 in Tiffin. Heidelberg’s center scored 14 points as Capital suffers its second loss of the season. In Youngstown, a gang clash left two men shot, one fatally, within half an hour.
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Tiffin
Heidelberg University
Capital University
Capital
Heidelberg Center
Bernhlohr
Youngstown
Capital Forward Leads With 13 Points In Victory
Capital Forward topped the scoring list with 13 points as the team posted a win. The article notes their top scoring contributor and the overall team effort in the contest.
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Capital Forward
Bridgeport Fights Lineup Builds Ovila DeLaney Hype
In Bridgeport Ovila Chapdelaine known as Jack DeLaney prepares for a Friday night bout against 200 pound Jim Maloney of Boston. He aims for a world title shot against Gene Tunney and exudes confidence after declaring he cannot lose due to peak health and strong training.
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Henry LG. Farrell
United Press
Bridgeport
Conn
Ovila Chapdelaine
Jack DeLaney
New Haven
DeLaney
Jim Maloney
Boston
New York
Gene Tunney
Reilly
Audacious musings on sports, politics, and society
A collage of remarks mocks Edison, Coolidge, Ruth contracts, beauty of contestants, and Derby talk. It riffs on channels swims, iron hats, sprint records, and a return of Dutch Leonard and Ruth with playful jibes about pricing, dawn breakage, and George Washington era limits.
Cardinals and Reds Near Luque Trade Decision
St Louis Cardinal president Sam Breadon plans a long distance call with Reds chief Garry Herrmann to decide on acquiring Adolphe Luque. Possible Cardinal exchanges remain unnamed though Jess Haines may be off the table. Billy Southworth signed his contract yesterday.
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ST. Louis
U.P
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Adolphe Luque
Cincinnati
Sam Breadon
Cardinals
Garry Hermann
Reds
Cardinal
Luque
Jess Haines
Breadon
Billy Southworth
Delaney Beats Rosenbloom In Cincinnati Bout
Jimmy Delaney of St. Paul won 6 of 10 rounds against Maxie Rosenbloom in Cincinnati. Delaney did not lose a round and floored Rosenbloom with a right in the sixth. Rosenbloom fell, grabbing Delaney and toppling them both.
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Jimmy Delaney
St. Paul
Maxie Rosenbloom
New York
Delaney
Rosenbloom
Maxie
Toledo Fighter Baffles Ullman in Five Round Bout
Alex Sims of Toledo battered Freddy Ullman to the point his seconds stopped the fight in the fifth round. Ullman, a New York welterweight, faced the Cleveland area opponent in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Alex Sims
Toledo
Freddy Ullman
Ullman
New York
Chauncey High to Meet Plains High in Evening Basketball
Chauncey high and Plains high teams meet tonight at 7 30 at the Plains high school gymnasium in Plains. Cincinnati hosts the Ohio Society for Crippled Children annual conference opening today.
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Chauncey
Chauncey High
Plains High
Plains High School
Cincinnati
Ohio Society For Crippled Children
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