Mitch's Musings on Little Bill Miller and Oilers Greats
Mitch's Musings lists Little Bill Miller of the Tulsa Oilers as assembling an all star lineup of players who helped win the National Amateur Athletic Union tournament in Kansas City. The Oilers beat Canadian champions to claim North American amateur supremacy in March 1938. Key picks include Joe Brucker and Matt Brucker, with other stars such as Haytt Carter Dyche Carlton and Carl Larson. Miller notes two former Schenectady Eagles, Joe and Matt Brucker, as foundational talents from an earlier era.
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Little Bill) Miller
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Berens Forward On Offense Boosts Ohio Bobcats Outlook
Butch Grover reshapes the Ohio University lineup for the basketball season with Berens at center and Henry moving to pivot as the team tests new wing combos. Seigal Reichley and Byham provide complementary guard and wing support creating scoring flexibility as Grover reshapes the attack for Cincinnati visit.
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Queen City
Butch
Bob Henry
Quint
Doc Fogelsong
Bill Schmidt
Henry
Ed Byham
Berens
Seigai
Reichley
Beanie
Byham
Seiga
Grover
Henrys
Seigal
Sam
Northwestern Stars Dominate Big Ten Scoring Race
Northwestern center Lyle Fisher leads the Big Ten scoring race with 53 points after a six point effort against Ohio State. Northwestern forward Don Brewer climbs to 45 points, moving into second, while Ohio State forward Bob Colburn rises to third with 43 after 12 points versus Northwestern. Purdue forward Norman Cottom stands fourth with 42. Other leaders include Moffitt of Iowa and Culber of Northwestern.
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Chicago
U.P
Northwestern
Lyle Fisher
Ohio State
Don Brewer
Bob Colburn
Norman Cottom
Purdue
Fisher
Brewer
Colburn
FT Fisher
O. State
Cottom
Moffitt
Iowa
Culber
Wallace Wins Over Klick In Cleveland Bout
Frankie Klick of San Francisco lost a 10 round decision to Frankie Wallace of Cleveland in Cleveland Monday night. Referee Tommy Mulgrew’s ruling angered about 1,500 spectators.
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Frankie Klick
San Francisco
Frankie Wallace
Tommy Mulgrew
Klick
Wallace
Phil Zwick
Lew Feldman
Brooklyn
Feldman
Cincinnatians Cup Pin Title
The Cressier Five of Cincinnati won first team honors in the Ninth Annual Ohio Women's Bowling Association tournament in Sandusky with a 2.582 score. Other prize winners include Buclid Cleveland 2.414 Orphan Annie Cleveland 2.475 Paige Dairy Toledo 2.380 Deluxe Malt Cleveland 2.346. Doubles high were B Snider and M Harech Cleveland with 1118 pins. Individual event winner was Mra. Harscha Cleveland with 508 pins. All events title went to Mrs. B.E. Jaeger Toledo with a total of 17 pins.
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E. Jaeger
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Notre Dame Coach Bach Named Duquesne Leader
Joe Bach, lineman of the Notre Dame Poor Horsemen, has been selected head coach at Duquesne University to replace Everley Layden who returns to his alma mater. Bach, who spent five years as Layden’s assistant, signed a one year contract yesterday. He previously served as an assistant at Syracuse University before joining Duquesne in 1929.
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Layden
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Notable Notre Dame Trio from Columbia High School
Columbia High School in Dubuque Iowa produced three future coaching names Elmer Layden Notre Dame Gus Dorais Detroit and Eddie Anderson Holy Cross in the early career record of its alumni.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Elmer Layden
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Gus Dorais
Detroit
Eddie Anderson
Holy Cross
Purdue Jim Tops Hoosiers in Series Lead
Purdue has won 43 of 52 basketball games against Indiana since 1901, extending its edge in the storied in-state rivalry. Indiana remains a frequent challenger in this long history of meetings between the two programs.
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Purdue
Indiana
Berens Heads Buckeye Scoring Race for Ohio U
Berens, Ohio University center, took over the Buckeye Conference scoring lead in a game with Wittenberg by scoring 13 points to lift his conference total. Roy James of Wittenberg and Olen Grandie of Cincinnati remained near the top with 37 points each. Carl Austing of Cincinnati had 35 points.
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UR Bernard Berens
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Wittenberg
Lawrence Gill
Marehall
Roy James
Olen Grandie
Cincinnati
Carl Austing
Austing
Anthony
Miami
Preeti
Ohio Wesleyan
Wrestling Results Across Cities Highlight Violent Tosses
In Newark, Kansas City and Dallas bouts, Ed Don George and others defeated opponents from Chicago Georgia Germany and beyond. Notable wins include Jim Londor defeating Casey Columbo and Gus Sonnenbeder besting Gien Wade as rival wrestlers clashed across multiple venues.
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Ed Don George
Buffalo
Jim McMillen
Chicago
Hane Kampfer
Germany
Man Mountain Dean
Georgia
Ernie Dusek
Omaha
Hane Steinke
Ray Steele
California
Paul Boesch
Brooklyn
Julius Woronick
Maurice la Chapelle
France
Newark
N. J
Jim Londor
Greece
Casey Columbo
Rudy Dusek
Eli Pincher
New Jersey
Kansas City
John Jesek Ravens
Neb
Dutch Hefner
Sherman
Texas
Chariie Prett
Denver
Billy Evans
Drumright
Okio
Dallas
Gus
Tex
Paddy Mack
Columbus
Pierre Labelle
Quebec
Drew
Boxing card results from three coast matches
Eddie Zivic kayoed Joe Disck in Los Angeles at Pico. Gene Brooks beat King Darcy in Pasadena. Frankie Wal lace outpointed Frankie Klick in Cleveland. Lew Feldman defeated Phil Zwick in New York.
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Cal
Eddie Zivic
Pittenburgh
Kayoed
Joe Disck
Los Angeles
Gene Brooks
Pasadena
King Darcy
Cleveland
Frankie Wallace
Frankie Klick
San Francisco
Lew Feldman
New York
Phil Zwick
Murdoch set for fourth straight game with Rangers
New York Rangers center Murray Murdoch eyes a fourth consecutive big league game against the Ottawa Senators. At 4, Murdoch aims to join baseball’s Lou Gehrig in an iron man feat, with Rangers coach Lester Patrick praising his durability and grit.
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Marshall College set for three West Virginia Conference games
Marshall College enters West Virginia Conference play with three games this week after dropping from the Buckeye slate. The schedule opens with Fairmont Thursday night, then Devies Elkins Friday, and Wesleyan Saturday. Examinations disrupt the timetable as West Virginia University faces Pittsburgh for a Saturday pairing.
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Basketball scores from various colleges across the region
A roundup of scores shows Emory and Henry and Maryville with small margins. Michigan State and Michigan share swing results, while Northwestern, Ohio State, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia Wesleyan, Waynesburg, Ohio Northern and Toledo posted varied outcomes.
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Ross Heads Toward Title Shot If Petrolle Wins
Promoters in three cities are urged to offer Barney Ross a title bid if he defeats Billy Petrolle in a 10 round non title bout at The Coliseum. Ross weighs about 197 pounds while Petrolle fights around 142, sparking betting and doubt about Petrolle’s chance to repeat Chicago victory.
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Luque Signs Giants Contract as 43 Year Old Veteran
New York January reports Adolpho Luque, a Cuban right hander and hero of the last World Series, signed with the New York Giants for 184. He is the seventh Giant to sign this season entering his 23rd year of professional baseball.
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Padolpho Luque
New York Giants
Ohio Northern Breaks Through for Season Victory Over Toledo
Ohio Northern University edged the University of Toledo in a season opening basketball clash in Toledo Ohio. The win marks Northern’s first victory of the year as both teams opened play with a hard fought contest in the city.
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Northwestern Downs Ohio State 42 to 31 for Third in Big Ten
Northwestern gains third place in the Big Ten after a 42 to 31 win over Ohio State in Patten Gymnasium. Nelson Culver led the Wildcats with seven field goals and three free throws while Bob Colburn scored six for the Buckeyes. Purdue leads with 4-0 in conference play and next action is Michigan at Ann Arbor followed by Northwestern at Minneapolis.
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Matsuyama Likely Wins National Three-Cushion Title
Kinney Matsuyama, the Japanese-born New Yorker, is favored to defeat Alfredo De Oro in the final and clinch the national three-cushion billiard championship in Philadelphia. A loss by Matsuyama would create a four way tie at first, requiring a playoff.
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U.P
Kinney Matsuyama
New York
Alfredo de Oro
Matsuyama
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