Jones Slaughter Title Bout Headlines Friday Night Card
Sammy Slaughter, 21, of Terre Haute, meets Gorilla Jones of Akron for the middleweight title in Cleveland tonight. The bout will be 12 rounds with Jones seeking a second title shot after losing to Marcel Thil in Paris. Also on the card are Ben Jeby vs Paul Pirrone and several other matching bouts across cities including Madison Square Garden and Chicago.
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Cleveland
U.P
Sammy Slaughter
Terrete
Ind
Dave Shade
California
Gorilla Jones
Akron
Jones
Milwaukee
Marcel Thil
France
Paris
Thil
N.B. A
Ben Jeby
New York State
America
Paul Pirrone
Pirrone
Jeby
Madison Square Garden
Smart
Jack Pallat
Phil Cohen
New York
Carmen Barth
Vic Bizyak
Paul Dazze
Chicago
Ross Fields
Sammy O'Dell
Jackie Davis
Press Johnson
Jimmy Vaughn
Billy Townsend
Vancouver
Tony Canzoneri
Nat. Canzoneri
Terre Haute
Innocente Biaguera
Frank Montagna
Newark
N. d
Paulie Walker
Trenton
Jimmy Phillips
Bernardsville
Frankie O'Brien
Hartford
George Salvadore
Oak Bluffs
Mase
Pittsburgh
Barney Ross
Johnny Datto
New Orleans
Tony Cangiamilla
Neutize Lieusza
Tueasday
Los Angeles
Cecil
Merchants and Athens clash in hard fought junior game
In a fast paced senior night style contest the Merchants edged Athens 19 to 9 at halftime. Key scores came from T Winning and Crawford for Athens while Lockman, Nelsonville, and Read led the Merchants in a gritty, high effort battle.
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New Yorks
Merchants Juniors
Noword
Nelsonville
Wvb
Godls
Merchants
Pas
B. Read
Sekomei
Lockman
Crawford
Athens
T. Winning
Miners
T Sones
Wedoncewan
Wuuemem
Crakbenan
Coawterd
Cismeocus
Act Gorham
Auimoadgenoun
Krassner
Steinkritz
P. Carmichael
Whitlatch
Bathens
Williams
Woods
Mitchell
Carsey
H On
Brown
Hughes
Serene
PU O Meieanaintinodel
Sine Sigeon Peatn
Nelson Ville
Tae
Sport Gossip Mix From Henry McLemore Column
Henry McLemore surveys sports lore from the 1920s noting Jimmy McLarnin's light first fight weigh in, Charley Hollacher’s fading Cubs career, Stanford sprinter Les Hables’ grit, and coach Dink Templeton’s praise. He also covers England referees, umpires licensing, Milwaukee baseball woes over home runs, Gar Wood’s earnings from patents, Eddie Tolan’s football ambitions, Stanley Poreda singing in church, Jake Kilrain’s shipyard job, and Jack Sharkey’s puzzle hobby.
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New York
U.P
Jimmy McLarnin
Pop Foster
Jimmy
Charley Hollacher
Chicago Cubs
Les Hables
Stanford
Les
Dink Templeton
England
Milwaukee Baseball Club
Milwaukee
Yankees
Gar Wood
Gar
Eddie Tolan
Michigan
Northwestern High
Detroit
Stanley Poreda
Gammontown
Jersey City
Jake Kilrain
Boxing Substitutes Highlight Patchy Card and List of Fights
The piece reviews last minute boxing substitutions as Garden drills down a list of potential opponents for Jim and Hans Birkie after Bep heren injury. It notes John Hurley acting as manager, Petrolle as a target, and various welterweight options like Yaraze Callahan and Bass being considered or rejected.
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Garden
Sev
Jim
Hans Birkie
Bepheren
Billy Petrolle
New York
Jack Hurley
Mana Bily Petrolie
van Kiaveren
Johnston
Garden Boxing
Hurley
John
Johnny
Sammy Yaraze
Andy Callahan
Walker
Towns
Gallia Academy Edged by Ironton 20 to 16
Gallia Academy Blue Devils trailed Ironton most of the game and fell 20 16 at Ironton Saturday night. Kelton led Gallia with six points while Jefferys topped Ironton with eight.
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Gallipolis
Gallia Academy
Blue Devils
Ironton
Kelton
Jefferys
TOE
Chimmuinson
Silverman
Marshall
Ohio State hoops crowd sets home attendance record
Ohio State University athletic officials report that 24 518 spectators attended the first five home basketball games this season breaking a several years old record. The previous single game attendance record was 10 641 set in 1924 against Purdue.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio State University
Ohio State
Ohio
Purdue
Mangin Bell Capture All South Doubles Title
Gregory Mangin of Newark New Jersey and Berkley Bell of Austin Texas won the all South sectional doubles title in Miami beating George Loft of Chicago and Jimmy Van A of Palm Beach 6 1 6 2 6 3 for the win.
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Miami
Fla
Gregory Mangin
Newark
N. J
Berkley Bell
Austin
Texas
George M. Loft
Chicago
Jimmy van A
Palm Beach
Gallia County Grand Jury Meets Feb 7 Petit Jurors Named
Gallia County observes the January grand jury and January term petit jury draw. Grand jury convenes February 7 with Judge W. R. White setting February 21 for the petit jury. Names include Margaret D. Carter, John R. White, J. M. Davis, 8. H. Houck, H. L. Garlic, G. W. Roush, M. J. Clary and others from across townships. Petit jurors list features John Rue, J. H. Swisher, J. H. Jeffries, Homer Swindier, 8. N. Queen, Aaron Ward, Robert Davis, Pearl Hatfield, Winnie Wetherholt, Charles Sprague, and additional names from several townships.
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Gallipolis
W. R. White
Margaret D. Carter
Second Ward
John R. White
Perry Township
J. M. Davis
Raccoon Township
H. Houck
Harrison Township
H. L. Garlic
Guyan Township
G. W. Roush
Morgan Township
M. J. Clary
Bessie Lyle
Harrison Clark
D. L. Davis
C. Hamilton
Ohio Township
C. W. Allison
Green Township
J. E. Danner
W. E. Noel
Cheshire Township
Charlotte Hambrick
Walter Rife
J. M. Williams
Walnut
BH. H. Scurrock
Walnut Township
Bert Siders
W. 8S. Downtain
E. E. Glenn
Gallipolis City Buys Land for Cemetery Access Road
The city purchased a small V shaped tract from Mary E Bellstein and others to expand Mound Hill Cemetery and enable another roadway in the adjacent Leaper/Lemaper addition. The purchase price is recorded as an amount of the consideration.
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Gallipolis
Mary E. Bellstein
Mound Hill Cemetery
Lemaper
Leaper
River levels rise as Ohio River nears peak at Gallipolis
The Ohio River rose slowly with over 90 feet on the government gauge at Gallipolis. Boat traffic was light in the last 36 hours as the Reliance moved from Midland to Huntington with three gasoline barges, and A C Ingersol of West Virginia Coal Co headed to Huntington to lift coal for Cincinnati. Charlie Arthur of Acme Boiter Shop delivered supplies to the Greene Line Steamer Chris Greene at Huntington after noon Sunday.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
Reliance
Huntington
Midland
A. C. Ingersol
West Virginia Coal Company
Cincinnati
Charlies Arthur
Acme Boiter
Greene Line
Chris Greene
Engineer Injured When Car Overturns Near Gallipolis
Chares Holloway a United States engineer at the Huntington office sustained head lacerations and several cracked ribs when his car left State Highway 7 and overturned about three miles below the city on Saturday night. He was treated at Holzer Hospital under Major Fred Herman. Other hospital admissions and dismissals followed in the report from Holzer Hospital in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Chares Holloway
United States Engineers
Huntington
Holloway
Holzer Hopital
Fred Herman
Ohio River District
Holzer Hospital
Mra
O. A. Hennessey
Pomeroy
Tenvil
Paul E. Evans
George Evans
City, Surgical
Willie Carter
Gallipolis R. D
O. D. White and
Nurse returns with boy from Columbus operation
Gallia County health nurse Mrs. R. Ethel Wallace brought William Brackens of Eureka to Gallia after he underwent an operation for a crippled foot at Children’s Hospital. The return was reported from Columbus Gallipolis on Saturday January 30.
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Columbus
Gallipolis
R. Ethel Wallace
Gallia County
William Brackens
Eureka
Vitabe
Real Estate Transfers in Gallia County Report
Real estate transfers recorded in Gallia County during the past week include L. B. Loucks et al to Hobart Niday for 38 acres in Morrison Township J R Burcham to Dell Burcham for lots 1 and 16 in Guyan Township the City of Gallipolis to Dr G G Kincon cemetery lots 166 and 187 in Gallipolis The Commercial and Savings Bank to Albert Pettit et al for 114 5 acres in Addison Township Albert Pettit et al to Commercial and Savings Bank for three acres in Gallipolis D A Nolan to James A Stewart et al for 36 25 acres in Clay Township Carl Askew et al to H C Persinger for 9 3 acres in Gallipolis David D Mehl to J B Webster for lot 15 in Gallipolis Amazonia Hemphill deed to John C Hemphill et al for 111 5 acres in Clay Township Mary E Bellstein et al to City of Gallipolis for 24 10 000 acres in Gallipolis.
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Gallipolis
Jan
Gallia County
L. B. Loucks Et al
Hobart Niday
Morrison Township
J. R. Burcham
Dell Burcham
Guyan Township
G. G. Kincon
Commercial & Savings Bank
Albert Pettit Et al
Addison Township
Albert Pet
Clay Township
Mary E. Bellstein
City of
Tape line burns engineer near Kanauga on highway bridge
Don Carpenter of the state highway office suffered burned hands when a tape line touched a high tension line near Kanauga while measuring clearance of the New York Central Bridge over the highway. A wind gust sent the cloth line into the wires, throwing him to the road bed. officials say a metal line would likely have killed him.
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Gallipoli
Don Carpenter
Kananga
New York Central
Kanauga
Carpenter
Marriage License Issued In Gallipolis
A marriage license was issued Saturday by Probate Judge J. B. Clark to Ernest Cox 21 a Gallipolis battery man and Pearl Fortner 21 of Gallipolis in Scioto County both residents of the town.
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Gallipolis
Frobate
J. 8. Clark
Ernest Cox
Charlies Cox
Morrow County
Pearl Fortner
Henry Fortner
Scioto County
Bigamy charge filed against Gallipolis man
Hidgar White, 25, of Gallipolis, waived examination when arraigned before Justice Leo Carter on a bigamy charge filed by his wife Edith McQuomber White. He was bound over to the Gallia County grand jury and jailed for failure to pay a $250 bond.
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Gallipolis
Jan
Hidgar White
Justice of Peace
Leo Carter
Edith McQumber White
Gallia County
Charles Ferguson Sr Sentenced to Jail for Drunk Offense
Charles Ferguson Sr was committed to Gallia County Jail to serve out an old fine after Friday night arrest on a charge of intoxication.
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Gallipolis
Jan. W
Charles Ferguson, Sr
Gallia County
Otterbein Leads Ohio Conference Unbeaten
Otterbein College remains the sole undefeated team in Ohio college basketball as mid season rollbacks leave Otterbein at the top of the Ohio Conference. Coach Dr. R K Edler directs the 5-0 squad that crushed Ohio Northern 46 to 28, with stars Francis Holland Worsall Andrews and Maibaugh. Other results include Ashland’s 7-1 start, Wooster over Kenyon 47 to 9, Case over Oberlin 27 to 21, and Ohio Wesleyan atop the league with 4 wins, 1 loss. Upcoming key games include Ohio Wesleyan at Denison Heidelberg at Ashland Wooster at Mount Union West Virginia at Marietta and Hiram at Otterbein.
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Columbus
Jan. C
U.R
Otterbein College
R. K. Edler
Otterbein
Ohio
Dr. Edler
Barney Francis
Ken Holland
Capital
Wooster
Kenyon
Case
Oberlin
Buckeye
Marshall
Wittenberg
Ohio University
Ohio Wesleyan
Cincinnati
Miami
Wilmington College
Defiance
Wilmington
Detroit City College
Naviers
University of Detroit
Barnham
Dayton
John Carroll
Fenn
Adrian
Mich
Toledo St. John's
Denison
Heidelberg
Ashland
Mount Union
West Virginia
Marietta
Akron
Ohio State
Minnesota
Xavier
Hiram
Denison Starters Out As Wrist Strains Hit Lineup
Denison University faces Ohio Wesleyan with at least three regulars sidelined. Harold Johnson of Newark Tom Ferguson of Akron Wilbur Wright of Toledo and possibly Tom French of Salem are unable to play due to blood poisoning sinus trouble a broken finger and illness. Coach W J Livingston sagte eight regulars remain available.
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Granville
Denison University
Ohio Wesleyan
W. J. Livingston
Harold Johnson
Newark
Tom Ferguson
Akron
Wilbur Wright
Toledo
Tom French
Salem
Johnson
Ferguson
Wright
Wrench
Denigon
Livingston
Wykoff Begins Indoor Sprint Series Before Retirement
Frank Wykoff, world 100 yard record holder, starts his first and last indoor sprint series in New York Boston Philadelphia and Newark. He just left the University of California, plans marriage in June, and seeks a coaching job. He trains for the Millrose Games facing Emmettino and Pearson. he also holds the 200 meter world mark with Charley Paddock.
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New York
U PR
Frank Wykoff
California
Boston
Philadelphia
Newark
N. J
West
University of San California
New Yorkiversity Gymnasium
Millrose A
Wrykoff
Charley Paddock
Kieckhefer Meets Layton In Crucial Billiard Contest
Angie Kieckhefer of Chicago faces Johnny Layton of Sedalia Mo in a key match that will determine who stays in the running for the world three cushion billiard championship. Both leaders have four wins and two losses. the loser tonight nears elimination as Bozeman and Cochran rest.
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Chicago
Jan
Angie Kieckhefer
Johnny Layton
Sedalia
California
Jay Bozeman
Vallejo
Welker Cochran
San Francisco
Tiff Denton
Kansas City
Allen Hall
Clarence Jackson
Detroit
Frank Scoville
Buffalo
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