Leaders Face Tough Foes in City Cage Loop
Standard Oil and Buckeye Cafeteria quintets, undefeated in league play, face strong opposition in Athens City Recreation basketball at the high school gym. Sohio has six straight wins and meets Pepsi Cola in fourth place while Buckeyes tangle with High School Faculty, ahead of Mt. Zion which plays Battery C. Admission is 10 cents for the recreation fund. The standings show Standard Oil 6–0, Buckeye Cafeteria 5–0, Faculty 5–1, Pepsi Cola 5–2, Battery C 4–3, Bucks 4–5. Zenners and others follow with 1–7 records.
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Standard Oil
Buckeye
Athens City Recreation
Sohio Boys
Pepsi-Cola
Buckeyes
Mt. Zion
College Basketball Scores From Around the Nation
Recap of college results includes Miami 42 Cincinnati 31 Baldy Wallace 42 Mt Union 32 Detroit Tech 51 Defiance 36 Yale 52 Columbia 38 Duquesne 39 Carnegie Tech 34 Cornell 41 Harvard 34 La Salle 46 Manhattan 33 Marshall 52 Morris Harvey 51 Pittsburgh 57 Fordham 37 Rutgers 47 Lehigh 46 Oregon 55 Idaho 44 San Francisco State 40 San Francisco Junior College 36 Pacific U 46 East Oregon 45 Penn State 55 West Virginia 51 W J 40 pregincy 38 Westminster 70 Bethany 54.
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Miami
Cincinnati
Bald
Cage Tourney Field Reduced
All but 11 teams remain eligible for the national invitation tournament to begin in New York in March. The Metropolitan intercollegiate basketball board will cut five more, with only one club having completed its season. NYU leads a list that includes Colorado, Duquesne, De Paul, Long Island, Marshall, Oklahoma Aggies, Rhode Island, Rice, St. John's and Springfield.
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NEW York
Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Board
New York University
Colorado
Duquesne
De‘Paul
Long Island University
Marshall
Oklahoma Aggies
Rhode Island
Rice
St. John’s
Springfield
Sophomore Oberst Sparks Baldwin Wallace Victory Over Mt Union
Baldwin Wallace beat Mt Union 42 32 as Sophomore Jack Oberst scored 26 points to carry BW to its first Ohio Conference win. Mt Union coach Joachim led the visitors with 10 points. Miami ended its season 42 31 over Cincinnati led by John Johnson's 16 points. Youngstown defeated Geneva 48 45 as Mogus tallied 18. Defiance fell to Detroit Tech 51 36 to finish 10 defeats in 16 games. Wooster vs Oberlin looms as Scots seek undisputed conference title.
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U.P
Jack Oberst
Baldwin- Wallace
Ohio
Mt. Union
Oberst
Joachim
Baldwin-Wallace
Miami
Finis
Cincinnati
John Johnson
Port Clinton
Youngstown
Geneva
Mogus
Defiance
Detroit Tech
Wooster
Oberlin
Dundas Social And Personal
Mr and Mrs George Winters spent Saturday with Mr and Mrs Elwin Salts and son Dean Elwin. John Bernard and two sons visited daughter Mrs Joe Thompson. Mrs J Shively of Vinton visited her mother Mrs George Peck. Funeral attendees for Mrs Hester Holtz included Joe Holtz and relatives from Whitman West Virginia Madison West Virginia. John Watson and wife of Welliston visited Harry Easterling. Mrs John Smathers went to McArthur. Revival services began at United Brethren Church with Rev Herbert and Rev Lawrence McDaniel delivering talks. Mrs Brunetta Lasch Albany visited her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Harper. James Frey and son of Union Furnace visited. James Watson of Hocking CCC Camp spent Sunday with his parents. George Woolweaver of Lancaster spent Sunday evening with his parents. Moscow boasts the Palace of Silence theater for its deaf residents.
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George Winters
Elwin Salts
Dean Elwin
John Bernard
Joe Thompson
J. Shively
Vinton
George Peck
Hester Holtz
Joe Holtz
L Browning
Whitman
Brunetta Lasch
Albany
Charles Harper
James Frey
Union Furnace
James Watson
Hocking
Two 1939 Champs Face Early Trouble In Ohio Playoffs
Columbus up sets were scarce as favorites advanced in Ohio school boy basketball sectional playoffs. Notable upsets saw Dayton Fairview edge Dayton Stivers and Dillonvale beat Freeport while Cleveland Shaw and Findlay led early wins for defending titlists. Top teams like Akron North, North Canton, Roger Bacon and Sandusky St Mary's opened strong with several others scheduled to play.
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Jefferson Co
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Dayton Stivers
Freeport
Cleveland Shaw
Cleveland
Maple Heights
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Findlay
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Toledo
Tiltonville
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Lima-Shawnee
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Sic
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Lorain-Clearview
Defiance
Liberty Center
Northwest
Akron North
Akron Jennings
Akron
North Canton
Copley
Roger Bacon
Cincinnati Hartwell
Sandusky St. Mary’s
Middletown
Dayton Chaminade
Nurmi and Maki Begin U S Tour for Finnish Relief
Paavo Nurmi and Taisto Maki, famed Finnish distance runners, start a United States tour today to aid the Finnish relief fund. Maki's first U S appearance is set for Tuesday night March 5 at the San Francisco Auditorium.
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New York
Paavo Nurmi
Taisto Maki
United States
Maki
San Francisco
Tourney scores across districts in Ohio basketball
Central District results list West Jefferson 41 over Union 32 and Marion St Marys 45 over Ashville Liberty Union 50, with Watkins losing 33 to Prospect 37. Eastern District scores include Dillonvale 25 over Freeport 23 and Powhatan 42 over Scio 32. Northeastern District shows Akron Hower 28 over Louisville 21 and Youngstown East Palestine 39 over Ursuline 24.
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Rookie hurlers impress McKechnie in camp notes
In Tampa Cincinnati’s camp splits the squad. Paul Derringer leads eight pitchers with soft curves as rookies John Hutchings and Gene Hinrichs show promise. Ernie Lombardi powering batting practice, two balls near 500 feet.
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Gene Hinrichs
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Hinrichs
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Cleveland
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Willis Hudlin
Putlak
Ray Mack
Stanley Rogers
Lou Regino
Beau Bell
Paul O'Dea
Hudlin
Savold Pastor bout postponed due to influenza illness
Lee Savold contracted influenza forcing the heavyweight clash with Bob Pastor to be moved from tomorrow to March 15 at Madison Square Garden. Promoter Mike Jacobs plans it as the main event, with Savold aiming for a June title shot versus Joe Louis.
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U.P
Lee Savold
Bob Pastor
Savold
Mike Jacobs
Buddy Bear-Valentin Campolo
Blond Savold
Pioneer Gymnasium
Pinky George
Belvedere
Medical Arts Hospital
Madison Square Garden
Joe Louis
Pastor
Lee
Johnny Lane
S. L. Mey Jackson
William H. Walker
Ohio Boy Is Outstanding Jockey Find Since Sande
Miami rider Roy Jack Flinchum, 17, a rookie from Miamisburg Ohio, is hailed as the most promising saddle star since Earl Sande. He rode Travel Agent to victory at Hialeah Park Day 43, 46 winners for the meeting, and survived a spill.
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Miami
Fla
Roy Jack Flinchum
Miamisburg
Earl Sande
Jackie
Hialeah Park
Travel Agen
Eddie Arcaro
Don Meade
Doneli Declines Loyola Move. Plans Duquesne Renewal
Duquesne University coach Al Doneli and assistant Steve Sinko denied reports they sought Loyola University Los Angeles coaching posts. Doneli stated he would renew his contract with Duquesne within days.
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Pittsburgh
Aldo
Buff) Doneli
Steve Sinko
Duquesne University
Loyola University
Los Angeles
Doneli
Duquesne
Dutch Harrison Leads Golfers at St. Petersburg Open
E. J. Harrison of Little Rock shot a three under par 68 to top the 36 hole opening round of the St. Petersburg open off tournament in St. Petersburg Florida. Jimmy Demaret of Houston trails by one stroke while defending champion Sammy Snead of Shawnee is two back with a 70.
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Fla
E. J. Harrison
Little Rock
Ark
Jimmy Demaret
Houston
Harrison
Sammy Snead
Shawnee
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