Mitch's Musings on Four Great Basketball Players
Jim Carter new basketball coach at University of Dayton from Indianapolis and Purdue background says he has seen four of the greatest players in two months. He lists Dutch Garfinkel St John’s Brooklyn and Frankie Baumholtz Ohio as first two, followed by Cliff Heckett Wittenberg and Julius Rivlin Marshall in that order. He would build a team around them as unbeatable.
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Jim Carter
University of Dayton
Indianapolis
Purdue
Jim
Dutch Garfinkel
St. John’s College
Brooklyn
Ohio
Frankie Baumholtz
Cliff Heckett
Wittenberg
Julius Rivlin
Marshall
Fielding H. Yost
Michigan
Robert Hutchins
Chicago U
Yost
Hutchins
Joe McCarthy
Charlie Keller
Curiosities, Gridiron Ashes and Baseball Rumors
A blended column surveys sports trivia from yard distances to lawn greens and 1936 All-Pro backfield picks. It notes Ernie Lombardi replicas at winter dinners, fan polls on Reds, foul call debates in the Big Ten, and star players like DiMaggio, Luisetti, Appling, Chapman and Cullenbine in a rapid-fire round of sports gossip.
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England
Clark
Detroit
Battles
Boston
Leemans
Giants
Hinkle
Green Bay
Ernie Lombardi
Lou Smith
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Reds
Schnoz
Suez
Jim Farleys
Herbert Hoover
New York Baseball Writers
Joe DiMaggio
Yankees
Hank Luisetti
Wisconsin
Kansas State
Roy Cullenbine
Judge Landis
Bob Feller
Luke Appling
Ben Chapman
Ohio University Faces Western Reserve After Week Off
Ohio University will be idle until a 9 p.m. Saturday home game against Western Reserve. Dayton game postponed to March 6 due to exam week. The season features a close scoring race between Bob Gerber of Toledo and Frankie Baumholtz of Ohio U. for top points, with Muskingum and Wooster in the Ohio Conference battle.
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Ohio University
Western Reserve
Ohio Court
Dayton
Dayton Athletic Board
Flyers
Anderson
Bills
Princeton
Toledo
Adrian
Ohio U
Marshall
Xavier
Bart Quinn
Sparkplug
Toledo Machine
Bob Gerber
Frankie Baumholtz
Baumholtz
Western Michigan
Gerber
Baum
Bobcats
Ashland
Bowling Green
Findlay
Miami
Cedarville
Wooster
Ohio
Muskingum
Wittenberg
Muskies
Ohio Northern
Mt. Union
Denison
Case
Otterbein
Scots
Heidelberg
Kenyon
Marietta
John Carroll
Oberlin
Washington & Jefferson
de Paul
Chicago
Cleveland
Earlham
Richmond
Ind
Red Cats
Athens
Rockets
Onio
Straight posture key to 1940 style dancing at BU
Boston students in the 1940 style favor straight posture and close bodies. Dance instructor Miss Anne A. Cameron says modern couples avoid awkward bumps, with men upright and women centered. She warns against dragging on shoulders and insists a gentleman never shoves a lady or pushes her around.
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Boston
U.P
Boston University
College of Physical Education
Anne A. Cameron
Toledo Catamounts Lead Ohio Cage Standings
Ohio's Toledo squad under Harold Anderson sits atop the state rankings after a 17 win run and three wins in two nights. The young lineup, noted for endurance, has two losses on a long schedule, with Miami and Western Reserve close behind amid a tough upcoming slate against George Washington and Notre Dame.
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Columbus
University of Toledo
Harold Anderson
Ohio
Toledo
Miami
Western Reserve
George Washington
Notre Dame
Ohio Drops Third Straight To Western State 43 42
Ohio University basketball loses a close 43 42 decision to Western State after leading at halftime. Broadbent and Guse sparked a late rally for the Broncos, and a final Bob Miller shot narrowly missed as the game clock expired.
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Ohio
Western State
Muvimeams Loaumtisd
Naan Zoo
Toledo
Bobcats
Broncos
Broadbent
Guse
Bob Miller
Baumholtz
Snyder
Blickensderfer
Ott
McSherry
Deinzer
Lalich
Canenen
Miller
Vanderberg
Vanderberg, F On-Eeen Peckham
Eenrewwene Ballard
Enenee Davidson
Oliver Wins Crosby Invitational With 135 67 68
Ed Oliver of Hornell N Y captured $500 first prize in Bing Crosby’s annual $3 000 invitational at Rancho Santa Fe Cal firing a 67 68 for a 36 hole total of 135 His last 18 featured 11 pars five birdies and a 20 foot putt on No 17 Further back Vic Ghezzi Ben Hogan Harold McSpaden and others chased the leader in the Del Mar event Rich list of finalists and ties follow.
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Vic Ghezzi
Deal
N. J
Ben Hogan
White Plains
N. Y
Harold (Jug) McSpaden
Winchester
Mass
Bruce McCormick
Los Angeles
Willie Goggin
San Francisco
John Geertsen
Salt Lake City
Tony Penna
Dayton
Rat Coffey
Ralph Guldahl
Madison
Wis
Sam Byrd
Philadelphia
Stanley Kertes
Santa Monica
Cal
Lloyd Mangrum
Chicago
Wilford Wehrle
Horton Smith
Oak Park
Ill
Jimmy McHale
Mamaroneck
Ky Laffoon
Paul Runyan
Lawson Little
Bretton Woods
N. H
Craig Wood
Jim Demaret
Houston
Tex
Welsh alphabet teacher still teaches at 83
Cardiff report profiles Moses Jones, 83, who has spent over 40 years teaching children the Welsh alphabet at a Merthyr Sunday school. He cannot read or write but receives presents in appreciation of his work.
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Cardiff
Wales
Moses Jones
Merthyr
Five Indians Still Unsigned by Cleveland Club
The Cleveland Indians trimmed their unsigned group to five veterans including pitchers Johnny Allen Willis Hudlin and Johnny Bronca. Catcher Frankie Pytlak remains unsigned and is viewed as tradable. Infielder Sammy Hale is not deemed essential to 1940 plans while Rollie Hemsley signed and Paul Calvert, 21, Montreal rookie, joined.
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Cleveland
U.P
Cleveland Indians
Johnny Allen
Willis Hudlin
Johnny Bronca
Frankie Pytlak
Sammy Hale
Rollie
Jackets Trim Racine 35-22 in non conference win
Middleport High School Yellow Jackets used a tight zone defense to topple Racine Tornadoes 35-22. Racine reserves beat Middleport reserves 37-15 in the prelim. Clark led Racine with eight points while Barsotti topped Middleport with three field goals.
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Racine
Middleport High School
Yellow Jackets
Tornadoes
Jackets
Middleport
Athens
Little Jackets
Clark
Barsotti
Ohlinger
Mac is 18 Over Even X's in Bing Crosby Golf Tourney
Henry McLemore recounts his round at Bing Crosby's $3,000 event at Rancho Santa Fe where he finished 18 over par, calling himself the lowest amateur ever. He jokes about caddies, officials, and his own misadventures while noting plans to enter a Phoenix pro am under an assumed name.
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Mac
Bing Crosby
Henry McLemore
del Mar
Cal
Rancho Santa Fe
Jimmy Thomson
Horton Smith
Horton
Fashionable St. Colud
Phoenix
Milton J. Ronickle
McCoy Still Open to Best Offer in Free Agent Bid
Benny McCoy, former Detroit Tiger, remains a free agent as three clubs bid. Philadelphia Athletics lead with a $40,000 bonus and $10,000 annual salary for two years while McCoy weighs offers from Brooklyn Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds. He plans talks with Washington Senators Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Bees before deciding, with MacPhail of the Dodgers expected to meet him.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Benny McCoy
Detroit Tiger
Philadelphia Athletics
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
McCoy
A's
Washington Senators
Pittsburgh Pirates
Boston Bees
Larry MacPhail
Dodgers
Earle Mack
Athletics
Bill McKechnie
Reds
McKechnie
Mack
Benny
Washington
Philadelphia
MacPhail
Kenesaw M. Landis
Tigers
Newton
Maddy Horn Keeps Skating Crown
Leo Freisinger of Chicago and Maddy Horn of Beaver Dam Wis were established as the national speed skating king and queen after sweeping four of five races in their divisions at Pettibone Park in the two day outdoor championships. Horn captured her fourth national title.
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Lacrosse
Wis
Leo Freisinger
Chicago
Maddy Horn
Beaver Dam
Pettibone Park
Miss Horn
Bulldogs Take On Middleport In Crucial Key Matchup
The Athens High Bulldogs, tied with Gallipolis for first, meet Middleport Yellow Jackets Tuesday night in Middleport. It follows a three game home stretch and is the fourth game in 11 days. Athens aims to extend a five game win streak while Middleport seeks to surplant the Red and Black at the top. The Bulldogs improved foul shooting to 9 of 17 in Logan, lifting season percentage to .434 after a dip at Wellston.
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Gallipolis
Athens High Bulldogs
Middleport Yellow Jackets
Middleport
Athens
Bulldogs
Pomeroy Panthers
Yellow Jackets
Logan
Wellston
Choctaws Vanishing Near Lacombe
A census of Choctaw Indians near Lacombe Louisiana shows only six pure individuals remain. None are young enough to voice a war-whoop with the rest producing only a muffled guttural sound.
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New Orleans
Bayou
Lacombe
Indoor Mitt Season Peaks With Major Boxing Bouts This Week
The week features a star filled slate with Fred Apostoli versus Melio Bettina at Madison Square Garden and Fred Hostak versus Tony Zale in Chicago. Major title fights loom as Louis, Goy and Garcia headlines subplots while Savold Pastor and Conn Lesnevich showcase big gate potential across venues. A surge of talent from Jenkins Larkin Lello Angott Marquart Martellano and Lander highlights a growing lightweight crop.
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New York
Fred Apostoli
Melio Bettina
Madison Square Garden
Fred Hostak
Seattle
Tony Zale
Chicago
Mike Tasahe
Hostak
Ceferino Garcia
Philippines
California
Jacobs
Los Angeles
Garcia
Henry Armstrong
Billy Conn
Pittsburgh
Miami
Fla
Gus Lesnevich
Joe Louis
Pompton Lakes
N. J
Arturo Godoy
Chile
the Garden
Godoy
Summit
Madame Bey
Lou Ambers
al Davis
Brooklyn
Des Moines
Lee Savold
Ditioning
Bob Pastor
Savold
Pastor
Lee
Louis
Tin Car Terrace
Armstrong
Pedro Montanez
Apostoli
Bettina
Grodoy
Conn
Lesnevich
Lew Jenkins
Texas
Tippy Larkin
New Jersey
Pete Lello
Sammy Angott
Louisville
Billy Marquart
Canada
Tony Martellano
Eddie Lander
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Sports Service Bureau
Athens Messenger
18Th St
Washington, D. C
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Jimmy
Demaret
Mannlhaun
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Crosby
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Miami One
Rt Wooster
Hackett
W. Reserve
Rickman
Bradbury
Diles
Ohio Nort
Thiess
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Rio Grande
Ashley, Ween Ene Eee
Cincinnati
Neigler, Et Nano
Mme
Ween
Ohio State
Capital
Defiance
Hiram
Bald-Wall’s
Bluffton - It
Fenn
Henry
Nassau
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Thomson
Smith
Rice
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