Bobcats to clash with Marshall in high scoring tilt
Ohio University and Marshall College square off in Huntington for a Buckeye Conference clash likely to be a shootout. Bobcats rely on a balanced attack led by four key shooters while Marshall leans on Johnny West and Chub Watson to fuel its offense.
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Marshall College
Buckeye
Vanity Fair
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Bobcats
Big Green
Marshall
Johnny West
Chub Watson
Ford Frick radio plan could boost baseball exposure
Mitch Brown argues President Frick of the National League should expand his radio talent plan beyond players to include player writers. He notes Frick’s radio minded approach could promote baseball across cities, but warns against ignoring newspaper writers who have long promoted the sport.
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Ford Frick
National League
Warren Brown
Chicago Herald and Examiner
Frick
P. K. Wrigley
Cubs
Wrigley
Richards Tilden Disagree On Tennis Open
In Sarasota Henry McLemore reports on a clash of views between Vincent Richards and William Tilden regarding an open tennis championship. Richards believes an Open could emerge within two years with pros and amateurs competing for the world title, while Tilden argues the amateur system must remain intact and doubts a pro open will occur.
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Henry McLemore
Sarasota
Fila
U.P
Gulf
Bill Tilden
Vinnie Richards
William and
Vincent
Richards
Tilden
Henri Cochet
Bill
Henri
Wimbledon
England
Richafily
Britain
Germany
America
Vinnie
Barlund Cops 4th Triumph In Rumbling Bout
Gunnar Barlund of Finland earned his fourth American victory in the prize ring as Dallas fighter Young Tom Beaupre survived a dull 10 round bout. Barlund broke Beaupre’s nose in the first round and blood leaked, with Beaupre winning two rounds amid constant clinching and late aggression after the bell.
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New York
U.P
Gunnar Barlund
Finland
Tom Beaupre
Texas
Dallas
Barland
Waterloo Defeats Harrisonville in close matchup
NEW MARSHFIELD The Water loo Aces gained revenge for an earlier defeat by Harrisonville when they whipped the Meigs County quintet by a 26 to 25 score. Brooks led the winners with four field goals and a free throw while C Dilcher matched that for the losers. In the preliminary game the Water loo Reserves won 30 to 15.
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Waterloo Aces
Harrisonville
Meigs County
Brooks
C. Dilcher
Waterloo Reserves
Sam Byrd Favored To Win Baseballers Tourney
Sam Byrd of Birmingham, former Yankee and Reds outfielder now with Rochester, is a strong favorite to win the second annual national baseball players golf tournament in Sarasota over the Bobby Jones course. Eleven threesomes start in the 72-hole medal format, with Judge Landis to present the Powell Crosley trophy to the winner.
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Sam Byrd
Sarasota, Fla
Sammy Byrd
Birmingham
New York Yankees
Cincinnati Reds
Rochester Red Wings
National Baseball Players
Bobby Jones Course
Byrd
Calcutta
Wesley Ferrell
Boston Red Sox
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Powell Crosley
Dizzy Dean
Howley Named Manager Of Toronto Baseball Club
Toronto Ont Daniel P Howley was named manager of the Toronto International League base ball club at a reorganization meeting. Howley previously managed the club in 1918 1923 1933 and is a former pilot of the St Louis Browns and Cincinnati Reds Arthur H Lehman continues as general manager and secretary treasurer Donald G Ross son of the Hon W D Ross was named president and to the directorate.
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Toronto
Daniel P. Howley
Toronto International League Baseball Club
Howley
St. Louis Browns
Cincinnati Reds
Arthur H. Lehman
Donald G. Ross
W. D. Ross
Ontario
Yankees mail 1987 contracts for DiMaggio and Gomes
New York Yankees mailed out 1987 contracts for 32 players and three coaches. The most awaited deals are for Joe DiMaggio and Vernon Gomes, with DiMaggio not expected to receive a raise after earning $8,000 last year and Gomes possibly facing a cut from his $20,000 two year pact.
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NEW York
U.P
New York Yankees
Joe DiMaggio
Vernon
Lefty) Gomes
DiMaggio
Gomez
Harness Race Dates Are Set For 14 Week Schedule
NEW YORK (U.R) Stewards of the grand circuit fixed 14 weeks of harness racing across 12 tracks. The season adds Fort Miami at Toledo Ohio and two other Ohio venues North Randall and Columbus during the Ohio State Fair. A major reform standardizes starts with stricter starter commands and penalties from disqualification to 10 days suspension.
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New York
U.R
Fort Miami
Toledo
Ohio
North Randall Track
Cleveland
Columbus
Trotting Horse Club of America
Fair Grounds to open Sunday horse racing Feb 7
New Orleans venue will inaugurate Sunday racing on February 7 marking a pivot in the Fair Grounds schedule with feature events and likely larger crowds for the debut of a Sunday program.
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New Orleans—Fair Grounds
Steele Risks Risko in Madison Square Garden Title Bout
Champion Freddie Steele of Tacoma and ex-champion Babe Risko of Syracuse signed for a 15 round middleweight title fight on February 19 at Madison Square Garden. Steele won the title from Risko in Seattle last July 11. Antipater of Palestine is believed to have selected the original Seven Wonders around 200 B C.
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New York
U.P
Freddie Steele
Tacoma
Wash
Babe Risko
Syrracuse
N. Y
Madison Square Garden
Steele
Risko
Seattle
Antipater of
Palestine
Ohio Northern Matches Findlay In Slim Midweek Bill
Ohio Northern seeks to stay in Ohio Conference title contention by facing Findlay at Findlay after a season altering loss to Bowling Green. Northern holds four league wins and one defeat, with its next league game not until Jan 30 against Muskingum, while Findlay stands two and one in conference play. Other midweek games include Mount Union at home against Wooster and Earlham visiting Wittenberg, plus two Wednesday results where Defiance beat Wilmington 41 to 35 and Holbrook defeated Cincinnati College of Pharmacy 83 to 73.
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Ohio Northern
Bowling Green
Ohio
Findlay
Northern
Polar Bears
Muskingum
Kent State
Ain
Rosy Starns
Heidelberg
Mount Union
Case
Wooster
Alliance
Defiance
Wilmington
Holbrook
Cincinnati College of Pharmacy
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