Bobcats Seek Aggressive Turnaround Against Xavier
Ohio University basketball coach B T Grover calls for greater aggressiveness after a 42 37 loss to Cincinnati. The Bobcats prepare for Xavier and face a Musketee rs led Toledo in a recent tune up. Key players Hood Lalich Grothaus Rinta Malakas may pace the lineup as reserves gain time before next week’s conference games.
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Buckeye
Cincinnati
Ohio
Xavier
Bobcats
Musketeers
Toledo Quint
Toledo
Michigan
Chuck Chuckovits
B. T. Grover
Grover
Bearcats
Washington and
Jefferson
Marietta
Hood
Lalich
Grothaus
Rinta
Malakas
Bobcat
Cincy
Thomson Wins Los Angeles Open Tourney
Jimmy Thomson captured the Los Angeles Open with a 273 on his battered secondhand putter. Johnny Revolta finished four back at 277, earning 1 260, while Henry Picard tied Lawson Little at 278. Other top finishers earned smaller prizes as the field included Horton Smith Lloyd Mangrum Willie Goggin and more. En route home M D Tipton's car burned out between Addison and Cheshire.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Husky Jimmy Thomson
Thomson
Johnny Revolta
Evanston
Ill
Henry Picard
Lawson Little
Horton Smith
Chicago
Lloyd Mangrum
Dayton
Willie Goggin
San Bruno
Cal
George von Elm
Olin Dutra
Harold McSpaden
Winchester
Mass
Emil Mashie
Fitchburg
Ben Coltrin
San Francisco
Harry Cooper
Leonard Dodson
Springfield
Mac Smith
Glendale
Harry Bassier
Long Beach
Bill Williamson
al Zimmerman
Portland
Jimmy Hines
Long Island
Thomson wins Los Angeles Open as par golf stirs debate
Jimmy Thomson captures the Los Angeles Open with a 273 while 284 earns players about 40 dollars for 72 holes. The piece reflects on par golf's changing value and cites historical contrasts with Bobby Jones and Ed Dudley. Thomson attributes his distance to years as a caddy and hard driving.
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Thomson
United Press
Conference Scores From A Full Day Of Games
Xavier defeated Toledo 36 to 25 in a midweek matchup. Michigan beat Ohio State 38 to 28. Northwestern topped Iowa 36 to 28 and Illinois won 51 to 48 over Purdue. Indiana 39 and Minnesota 38 both posted wins while Wisconsin lost 50 27 to Chicago. Notre Dame 57 defeated Kansas 33. Detroit 34 beat Kentucky 26. Nebraska 29 topped Colorado 18. Dartmouth 56 defeated Cornell 38.
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Xavier
Toledo
Michigan
Ohio State
Northwestern
Iowa
Mlinois
Purdue
Indiana
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Chicago
Notre Dame
Cansus
Detroit
Kentucky
Nebraska
Colorado
Dartmouth
Cornell
Illinois
Lewis Dehner
Boilermakers
Dehner
Louie Broudreau
Tom Nisbet
Jewell Young
Johnny Lines
Gene Anderson
Young
Boudreau
Ad Vance
Benny Stephens
Jake Nagode
Wildcats
Marvin Huffman
Ernie Andres
Johnny Kundla
Gordon Addington
Gophers
Hoosiers
Pro Net Title Series Opens with Perry and Vines Showdown
The Pro Net Title Series begins in Los Angeles with Fred Perry of England facing Ellsworth Vines of Pasadena in the first match of a 75-game barnstorming tour. Last season the rivals split 74 matches. this year the prize includes a shot at Donald Budge and a $50,000 earnings split for each. Perry teams with Berkeley Bell and Vines with Walter Senior for doubles, a pairing kept throughout the tour.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Fred Perry
England
Ellsworth Vines
Pasadena
Cail
Donald Budge
Oakland
Perry
Berkeley Bell
Texas
Vines
Walter Senior
San Francisco
Wright Sees Montreal as Potential World King City
Frank Lloyd Wright, renowned American architect, touring from Moscow through Montreal on his way back to the United States praises the Canadian city as having the potential to become the finest in the world. He spoke during his visit, highlighting Montreal’s culture and development.
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Montreal
Moscow
Frank Lloyd Wright
United States
Anti New York drive loom major leagues 1938
The 1938 season faces Yankees Giants domination worries and a potential New York World Series repeat. League ball changes favor AL power and NL pitching while Cubs hire Lazzeri Hartnett Grimm to test new management. Players Mungo Bonura Dean Rowe face arm and temper issues shaping frayed rosters.
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New York
George Kirkley
U.P
New York Yankees
Giants
Manhattan
Yankees
Chicago Cubs
P. K. Wrigley
Tony Lazzeri
Charlie Grimm
Cubs
Gabby Hartnett
Lazzeri
Grimm
Hartnett
Wrigley
van Mungo
Brooklyn
Mungo
Burleigh Grimes
Dodgers
Zeke Bonura
White Sox
Jimmy Dykes
Bonura
Paul Dean
Schoolboy Rowe
New Association Umpires Named for 1938 Season
American Association president George M. Trautman announced two new umpires for the 1938 season. Charles E. Johnson, with two previous American League campaigns, and John B. Conlan, last season in the New York Pennsylvania League, will replace Joe Rue and William Grieve, who move to the American League.
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Columbus
U.P
George M. Trautman
American Association
Charles E. Johnson
John B
Jocko) Conlan
Johnson
Conlan
Joe Rue
William Grieve
Jackson Next For Bulldogs
Athens Bulldogs sharpen confidence after a big win over Wellston and prepare for a road trip. They face Jackson Friday then Middleport next Tuesday. They also play at Nelsonville and Logan before returning home to Nelsonville.
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Wellston
Athens Bulldogs
Bulldogs
Jackson
Middleport
Yellow Jackets
Athens
Nelsonville
Logan
Stars Face Comeback Hopes in Major League Pitching
Pitched in one game last season Rowe pitched 31 innings and won only one game. Comebacks by these stars could launch their clubs the Cardinals and Tigers toward the world series. Other veterans like Al Simmons and Dizzy Dean face renewed scrutiny.
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Rowe
Cardinals
Tigers
al Simmons
Dizzy Dean
Illini Upset Purdue as Big Ten Race Tightens
Illinois sped past Purdue 51 43 at home, ending Purdue's 10 game streak and boosting Illinois in the 1938 Big Ten basketball race. Purdue, led by Young, Broudreau and Anderson, kept within reach in the second period before Illinois pulled away. Northwestern, Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin won as conference play continued.
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Llinois
Purdue
Chicago
Illinois
Northwestern
Iowa
Illini
Boilermakers
Lafaysette
Ind
Hundreds of Masons Gather in Gallipolis for Lodge Events
The Gallipolis Masonic Temple hosts hundreds of Masons from Meigs Lawrence Jackson and Gallia Counties for the past masters officers association and lodge inspection. District Deputy Grand Master Otto Carter will oversee the proceedings and a color motion picture of the George Washington Masonic Memorial at Alexandria Virginia will be shown and discussed by Elmer R Arn of Dayton, son of a former Ohio Grand Master.
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Gallipolis
Masonic Fraternity
Meigs
Lawrence
Jackson
Gallia
Masonic Temple
Otto Carter
George Washington Masonic Memorial
Alexandria
Elmer R. Arn
Dayton
Ohio
E. R. Arn
National Loop Ball Is Tested In Baseball Bench Trials
Baltimore tests compare National League loop ball with American League rabbit ball. Kin players Foxx Klein and Keller swing against pitcher Whitty. Tests show raised NL ball seams favor faster breaking curves and better grip, signaling a return to inside baseball and more plays by NL infielders.
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Baltimore
U.P
National Loop
Jimmy Foxx
Chuck Klein
Charley Keller
International League
Johnny Wittig
Baltimore Orioles
Whittig
Frank Shaughnessy
John Ogden
Gerry Nugent
Philadelphia Phillies
Foxx
Klein
Keller
Baseball bat length rules set at 42 inches in 1876
The rule restrained bat construction by fixing full length at 42 inches after a period when bats could reach unlimited length. It reflects a historic change in equipment standards affecting play and equipment makers.
Indicted West Virginia hog thieves linked to Ohio meat sales
Ernest Slim Smith and William Pierce of Kanauga have been indicted by the Mason County West Virginia grand jury on hog theft charges. They were at liberty on bond and accused of stealing hogs in West Virginia, dressing them, and selling the meat in Ohio.
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Gallipolis
Ernest
Slim) Smith
William Pierce
Kanauga
Mason County
W. Va
West Virginia
Ohio
Aged Toll Taker Dies In Pt. Pleasant Home
Capt. E. P. Matthews aged 75 the first toll taker on the Ohio River bridge linking Gallipolis and Pt. Pleasant is dead at his Pt. Pleasant home. He was injured in a September automobile accident and could not return to duty.
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Pt. Pleasant Home
Gallipolis
E. P. Matthews
Ohio River
Pt. Pleasant
Matthews
Gallia County Teams With WPA To Seek Black Currant Plants
A Gallia County survey backed by WPA aims to locate European black currant bushes to curb White Pine Blister Rust spread. About twelve men operate in the county and three in Gallipolis city under Charles R. Page, reached via County Agricultural Agent R. R. Starbuck.
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Gallipolis
Gallia County
WPA
Charles R. Page
R. R. Starbuck
Foster Moore Divorce Suit Filed by WV Woman
Mrs. Mary Foster Moore, 19, sues Kerens C. Moore of Mr. Hope West Virginia for divorce in Gallipolis. She alleges illness from ill treatment and abuse since their marriage on March 29, 1937.
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Gallipolis
Mary Foster Moore
Sait
Fred Foster
Kerens C. Moore
Hope
W. Va
Want Partridges Go Northwest Young Man
Gallia residents in the Tenth District must travel to northwestern Ohio to hunt Hungarian partridges. State Conservation Commissioner Woodell says 700 pairs have arrived from Hungary at 5.84 per pair on the steamship Deutschland and will be distributed direct. He notes attempts to stock Southern and Eastern Ohio counties failed as the birds will not thrive in the Athens Meigs Gallia Lawrence Vinton and Jackson county hill country where replacements rely on rabbits and occasional fish.
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Gallipolis
Tenth
Ohio
Woodell
Hungary
Hill
Athens
Meigs
Gallia
Lawrence
Vinton
Jackson County
Group Plans Several More Scout Troops in Gallipolis
A Gallipolis committee plans to organize several additional Boy Scout troops in the county and affiliate with Huntington area executives E. B. Rawn and George F. Walker. Stanley Evans leads the finance committee to raise funds. Carl Myers will uniform and equip six indigent Scouts.
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Gallipolis
Paul Wetherholt
Carl Myers
Harry W. Dexter
Stanley Evans
David Pickens
Howard Hardway
Ethel Young
F. W. Shane
Huntington
W. Va
E. B. Rawn
George F. Walker
Crash Victim Gains At Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis Ohio Frank Glenn twenty three son of Mr and Mrs George Glenn Vinton injured in an automobile accident Saturday night at Red House West Virginia is improving in Holzer Hospital from a fractured shoulder and head injuries Rodney Rupert and Houston Combs escaped injury all three were employed at Nuttallsburg West Virginia and were en route to their homes in Vinton for a weekend visit.
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Gallipolis
Frank Glenn
George Glenn
Vinton
Red House
W. Va
Holzer Hospital
Rodney Rupert
Houston Combs
Nuttallsburg
Hooper Ridge Social And Personal Mention
Clifton resident Dow Linscott’s son underwent a tonsil operation on Tuesday. Several locals report chicken pox illness among Harry and Howard Taylor. Lawrence Myers celebrated his 34th birthday Friday with friends and gifts. Townsfolk gathered at Myers home and refreshments were shared with names including Potter, Bailey, Antie, Linscott, and Keirns families. Community visits, building work, and Sunday hosting are noted among local residents and associates. A separate Alaska shrimp introduction effort by the forest service was reported, with a Juneau shipment arriving from Seattle sailing to Alaska forests.
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Hooper Ridge
Clifton
Dow Linscott
Harry
Howard Taylor
Lawrence Myers
Glenn Potter
Shirley Ann
Amesville
W. L. Bailey
Trimble
C. A. Antie
Homer Linscott
Amos Austin
O. B. Boudinot
Charlies Kuhns
Westerville
Nancy Linscott
Harlan Linscott
Leona Boudinot
Nellie Carpenter
Harlan
Athens
John Howard
Harry Keiffer
John Wemmer
Eureka Gardener Bets On Potatoes Size Challenge
Eureka resident Frank E F Lee challenges competitors after revealing his backyard potato measures 14 inches long and 13 percent girth with a 4 1 4 pound weight. He seeks a larger spud from anyone claiming a bigger harvest. The note also states cotton crop cycles: annual in the United States and perennial in tropical nations.
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Eureka
Cal
Frank EF. Lee
Lee
United States
Mrs. Chloe S. Shriver Dies at Holzer Hospital
Mrs. Chloe Saunders Shriver 58 widow of John Shriver of Cora died Sunday night at Holzer Hospital after surgery. Survived by her mother Mrs. Susan Saunders two sons Avla at home Arthur in Columbus Homer and Curtis near Cora. sisters Mrs. Verba Wallace Mercerville Mrs. Oma Williams Mrs. Jessie Rice Mrs. Ola Saunders Crown City. Funeral set for Wednesday at Tyn Rhos Church conducted by Rev. Earl Cremens.
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Gallipolis
Chloe Saunders Shriver
John Shriver
Cora
Holzer Hospital
Susan Saunders
Alva
Arthur
Columbus
Homer
Curtis
Verba Wallace
Mercerville
Oma Williams
Jessie Rice
Ola Saunders
Crown City
Tyn Rhos Church
Earl Cremeens
Vinton Garden Club Opens New Year Meeting
Gallipolis report states the Vinton Garden Club held its first gathering of the year at president Mrs. Will Welker’s home. Miss Anna Mae Evans led a program on Inside Gardening. Members identified evergreen specimens and agreed to bring a new plant to the February 1 meeting at Mrs. S N Rees’s home.
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Gallipolis
Vinton Garden Club
Will Welker
Anna Mae Evans
C. C. Wilcox
S. N. Rees
Russell Stone Dies in Holzer Hospital at 30
Russell Stone a steamboat fireman from Pt. Pleasant died Sunday in Holzer Hospital from pneumonia. He leaves a wife three children and his mother Mrs Logan Burdette hotel owner at Pt. Pleasant. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 9 a m in East Ham London suburb lacking electric meters despite 27000 utility customers.
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Gallipolis
Russell Stone
Pt. Pleasant
Holzer Hospital
Stone
Logan Burdette
Long Illness Fatal to Mrs. Abbott, Age 68
Mrs Anna Adda Abbott aged 68 widow of Asa Abbott died after a long illness at the family homestead near Kerrs. She lived with her brother Luther Phillips and sister Celestia Vaughn since her husband’s death five years ago. Funeral services were held Monday at Evergreen Church with Rev J L Stephenson and interment at Shade in Athens County.
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Gallipolis
Anna Adda Abbott
Asa Abbott
Abram
Mary Carr Phillips
Kerr's
Luther Phillips
Celestia Vaughn
Evergreen Church
J. L. Stephenson
Shade
Athens County
Mrs. Ella Holcomb dies at 78 in Clay Township
Mrs Ella Holcomb aged 78 widow of M H Holcomb died Saturday at her son Elmers home in Clay Township after a two weeks illness of pneumonia Funeral services were held Monday at Bethel Church conducted by Rev Jennings Cremeens
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ella Holcomb
M. H. Holcomb
Elmer
Clay Township
Bethel Church
Jennings Cremeens
Stone couple sells Fourth Ave residence near railroad station
Mr and Mrs J Ross Stone sold their Fourth Avenue home near the railroad station the former Charles Eilker residence to Miss Ethel Young in a completed property transfer.
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Gallipolis
J. Ross Stone
Fourth Ave
Charles Eilker
Ethel Young
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