Dempsey Louis Dream Fight Described by Tunney
Gene Tunney imagines a mythical clash between Jack Dempsey in his prime and Joe Louis in a Look Magazine spread. Tunney provides a blow by blow, illustrated running photo story, likening the contest to Ulysses and Irus. The brief bout ends two and a half minutes after the bell with Louis initially dominating.
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Jack Dempsey
Joe Louis
Gene Tunney
Gene
Look Magazine
Ulysses
Irus
Louis
Middleport Yellow Jackets Triumph Over Athens Bulldogs
Middleport defeated Athens 33 19 to end Athens five game win streak. Bill Walters led Middleport with 21 points as the Jacket defense held Athens to ten field goals and 43 season average. Louie Sauer scored six for Middleport while Elsy Wood led Athens with eight points. An overtime win for Athens reserves over Middleport juniors 16 15 capped the night.
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Middleport
Bill Walters
Fighting Yellow Jackets
Athens High
Bulldogs
Gallipolis
Waiters
Athens
Bill
Elsy Wood
Bulldog
Wood
Cecil McGlone
Jackets
Bill Poling
Lewis
Hackett
Walters
Yellow Jackets
Williams
Sauer
Entsminger
McGlone
Louie Sauer
Ledger
Charley Entsminger
Yellow Jacket
McPherson
Jim Hartinger
Jacket
Worley
Athens Center
Gomer
Middleport Center
College Basketball Scores Incomplete Weekend Report
A scatter of college and high school results lists scores for teams including Miami over Earlham 48 35 and Oregon State 49 over Washington 32. Other games show Willamette 83 over Pacific 24 and Texas Mines 68 over Ariz State 52 with numerous regional matchups across Ohio and surrounding states.
Hocking Cage Tourney Plans Advance in Hocking County
Joseph J. Stone, Murray City superintendent, leads the tournament setup in Logan. The event starts Thursday Feb 22 with 4 sessions over two days, reduced admission 40 cents for adults and 25 35 cents for selected sessions. Six varsity and six junior teams compete Gibisonville Laurelville Rockbridge Murray City Union Furnace Carbon Hill trophies awarded Saturday night.
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Logan
Hocking
Stone
Gibisonville
Laurelville
Rockbridge
Murray City
Union Furnace
Carbon Hill
Scott Returns Boosts Reserve for Ohio State Clash
Western Reserve adds center Joe Scott back to the lineup as the Reserve cagers prepare to host Ohio University. Scott’s height and jumping ability anchor the boards and scoring, aiding a 5-1 record. Bobcats seek revenge after last season’s Reserve win, while Bobcats coach Trautwein pushes practice amid a tight schedule and the debut of Bob Miller as eligible.
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Western Reserve
Bobcats
Ohio University
Red Cat
Joe Scott
Joe
Scott
Ohio
Reserve
Cleveland
Bill Trautwein
Trautwein
Bob Miller
Miller
Toledo
Western Michigan
Charley Hess
Baseball record and 1939 sports star queries
This item recaps a Major League record for 12 consecutive base hits by Frank Higgins in 1938 with dates and game details. It asks about Santa Clara’s 1938 season losses, Nile Kinnick as 1939 top sports star, and Yankees scout staff, plus how to submit questions to The Athens Messenger Sports Service Bureau.
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Frank
Pinky) Higgins
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers
Higgins
Santa Clara
St. Mary’s
Detroit
Nile Kinnick
University of Iowa
New York Yankees
John C. Nee
Joe Devine
Henry E. McCann
William E. Essick
Paul Krichell
Dempsey Louis Fight Ends In Knockout After Wild Exchange
The article recounts the brutal Madison Square Garden clash between Jack Dempsey and Joe Louis with Dempsey mounting a late rally and delivering a decisive overhand right that left Louis counted out. It contrasts Tunney and Giles with opinions on night baseball, noting Warren G. Giles argues seven night games a season suffice and describes Rochester’s early adoption of night games and their mixed financial impact.
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Dempsey
Jack
Dack
Louis
Joe
Gene Tunney
Warren G. Giles
Cincinnati Reds
Giles
Rochester
Buffalo Park
Walter Judnich Sold To Browns
The New York Yankees announced the sale of outfielder Walter Judnich to the St. Louis Browns. Judnich batted left handed and threw left handed and hit .284 with 19 home runs for the Newark Bears of the International League last season.
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New York
J.A
New York Yankees
Walter Judnich
St. Louis Browns
Judnich
Newark Bears
U S Will Not Challenge Australia For Davis Cup Amid War
The United States will defer a Davis Cup challenge to Australia while World War II continues. USTA president Holcombe Ward said war conditions prevent a fair contest, and Australia must rebuild its squad after many players join military service. The policy mirrors past wartime pauses and emphasizes sporting spirit over rivalry.
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U.S
Australia
New York
United States
John Bromwich
Adrian Quist
Holcombe Ward
Tony Wilding
Great Britain
Bill Tilden
Bill Johnston
Germany
France
England
Italy
Shore Debuts With Americans In Easy 4 1 Win
Eddie Shore, 37, received a standing ovation at Madison Square Garden as he skated for the New York Americans in a 4-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. Shore, recently tied to Springfield, will split time between New York and Springfield as the team pins hopes on a farm affiliation. He contributed a key early rush and assist on the opening goal, while his versatile schedule aims to reach 24 games in a tight six week span.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Eddie Shore
New York Americans
Shore
Montreals Canadiens
The
Garden
Boston Bruins
Babe Ruth
Les Canadiens
Montreal
Armstrong
Bell
Sorrell
Canadiens
Eddie
Springfield
International American Hockey League
Boston
Int.Am
Art Ross
Bruins
Dutton
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Rams Sign Three 1940 Pro Football Players
The Cleveland Rams signed three 1939 college players for 1940 duty Wilfred Thorpe Arkansas guard Jack Gregory Chattanooga tackle and Luke Linden Kentucky tackle.
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Cleveland
WUP
Cleveland Rams
Wilfred Thorpe
Arkansas
Jack Gregory
Chattanooga
Luke Linden
Kentucky
Jockeys And Jinxes Highlight 1940s Sports Talk
Henry McLemore surveys racing and golf odds, noting Kayak II and Seabiscuit in a Santa Anita Handicapped race, Don Mike's muddy track chances, and a pattern of authors and players courting a jinx after book releases. He also discusses coach Jock Sutherland and athletes Ellsworth Vines and Clyde Jeffery in a broad look at sport superstition and potential breakthroughs.
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Ralph Guldahl
Guldahl
Howard Jones
Southern
California
Sam Snead
Dutch Meyer
T.C.U
Harry Kipke
Seabiscuit Trials Comeback at Santa Anita Today
Seabiscuit is set to race today at Santa Anita Park in the first race in almost a year. Clouds threaten rain and possibly delay the comeback as trainer Tom Smith weighs track conditions and the 124 pound handicap of the seven year old champion facing Heelfly and five other entrants. Howard also pursues the Santa Anita Derby by purchasing Midland, a potential three year old, with Hawthorne Stable previously offering about 15 000 dollars.
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Arcadia
Calif
U.P
Santa Anita Park
Charles S. Howard
Tom Smith
Seabiscuit
Heelfly
Howard
Teresa Loeff
Valdiia Farms
Circle S
Hysterical
Millsdale Stable
Howard Today
Midand
Hawthorne Stable
Mio D’arezzo
Midland
Miami Wins Keeps State Court Lead
Miami tightened its hold on the Buckeye standings by beating Earlham 45 to 35 as Mack Long scored 11 points. Otterbein under new coach Sam Selby defeated Wittenberg 41 to 36 in Springfield, led by Jerry Rife with 16 points and Dick Rule with 9. Bowling Green upset Mt. Union 34 to 29 while Cincinnati beat Akron 48 to 31. Rio Grande defeated Cedarville 38 to 34 and Defiance at Bluffton and Georgetown at Alfred Holbrook were scheduled.
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Columbus
Otterstein College
Ohio
Otterbein
Wittenberg
Springfield
Jerry Rife
Ottersbein
Dick Rule
Sam Selby
Otterbein Cagers
Ohio State
Denison
Oberlin
Outerbein
Kenyon
Miami
Buckeye
Earlham
Hartham
Mack Long
Long
Bowling Green
Mt. Union
Dewey Johnson
Adolph Madaras
Jack Mills
Mount Basket
Cincinnati
Akron
Bearcats
Ed Juecker
Johnny Lutsch
Rio Grande
Cedarville
Inight
Bluffton
Georgetown
Alfred Hol‘brook
Williams Funeral Will Be Held in Chauncey Church
Funeral services for Donald Williams age 34 who died Tuesday in Chauncey will be held Thursday at 11 in the Chauncey Church of Christ conducted by Rev. Gilbert Courtney. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery. He leaves a wife Juanita a son Larry a father Thomas Williams two brothers Max of Chauncey Raymond of Columbus and four sisters Mae Tennihill Dorothy Thompson Fannie Maffin Virginia Lou Williams. His mother died years ago.
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Chauncey
Donald Williams
Columbus
Mae Tennihill
Zanesville
Dorothy Thompson
Nelsonville
Fannie Maffin
Virginia Lou Williams
Logan
Mrs Nellie Morgan Improved After Chauncey Ambulance Trip
Condition of Mrs Nellie Morgan who was moved from Chauncey to a Marietta hospital by ambulance last week has improved. Her daughter Mrs Marie Love of Chauncey has stayed with her. Her husband Henry and son Eugene Morgan traveled to Marietta today to visit.
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Chauncey
Nellie Morgan
Marietta
Marie Love
Henry
Eugene Morgan
Serious condition at Marietta home of Chauncey Spitzer
Chauncey Spitzer visiting daughter Mrs. Fannie Nicholson in Marietta is reported in serious condition with heart trouble. The illness prompts concern as he remains at the Nicholson residence.
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Chauncey
Luther Spitzer
Fannie Nicholson
Marietta
Walters Accepts Blame For World Series Play
Bucky Walters admitted at a Philadelphia sports writers dinner that Ernie Lombardi was not to blame for the World Series ending mishap. Walters said the fault lay with him as he and Lombardi attempted the play, noting he should have covered behind the plate instead of charging toward third. A stray line about world precipitation of rain and snow appears but lacks context.
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Zee
Bucky Walters
Cincinnati Reds
Germantown
Buck
Philadelphia
Ernie Lombardi
Ernie
Swan
Bucky
Philadelphia Sports Writers
Funeral Held For Mrs Emma West Age 79
Rev Gilbert Court ney and Church of Christ singers led the funeral for Mrs Emma West 79 widow of Joseph West longtime resident of this area. She died after visiting Cadiz with daughter Mrs Edward Hall and was buried at Greenlawn cemetery after services at Warren Funeral Home in Nelsonville. Survivors include five sons and three daughters and two sisters.
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Chauncey
Gilbert Courtney
Church of Christ
Emma West
Joseph West
Hockling
Emmett
Poston
George
Everett
Hocking
John
Columbus
Thomas
Hinton
W. Va
E. D. Hall
Cadiz
Ethel Ely
Nelsonville
Ruth Rice
Lydia Patton
Sarah Radcliffe
Radcliffe
Chauncey Family Hosts Dinner in Converse Street Home
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Brookins and daughter Thelma Jean of Chauncey entertained with a two course chicken dinner Sunday at their Converse Street home in honor of Mr. and Mrs. John Shafer and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brown. Sunday night guests included Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bingman of Athens and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wharton and son Dale of The Plains.
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Chauncey
Guy Brookins
Thelma Jean
Converse St
John Shafer
Harold Brown
Mrs Jessie Kirkendall Recovery After Gall Stone Operation
Mrs Jessie Kirkendall wife of Homer Kirkendall underwent gall stone surgery at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Her condition was regarded serious for several days but she is now improving, the operation occurred last Thursday.
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Chauncey
Jessie Kirkendall
Homer Kirkendall
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Eight Year-Old Cass Undergoes Emergency Appendectomy
Chauncey Paul Cass, eight, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cass, was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital in Athens on Monday for an emergency appendectomy. His condition is reported favorable.
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Chauncey
Paul Cass
Henry Cass
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Athens
Kathryn McDaniel Hosts Millfield Needle Club Night
Mrs Kathryn McDaniel at her Chauncey home will host members of the Millfield Needle Club in a church social style gathering tonight.
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Chauncey
Kathryn McDaniel
Millfield
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