District semifinals set for Friday night in Ohio gym
Eight Southeastern Ohio District Class A and B teams advance from last week's rounds to Friday matchups at Ohio University. Class A teams Portsmouth Athens Chillicothe and Ironton plus Athens County squads Hollister Stewart and Pomeroy remain in contention. Class B features Pomeroy Marshall Stewart and Hollister as undefeated teams.
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Portsmouth
Ironton
Athens-Chillicothe
Pomeroy-Marshall
Stewart- Hollister
Vic Sherow
Messenger Rts
Ally
Pomeroy
Athens
Marshall
Ohio Gymnasium
Akron
Findlay
Delaware
Denison
Dayton
Stewart-Hollister
Centera
Feach
Nebraska Tiger Man Beats Slav In Mat Match
Nebraska wrestler Abe John Pesek defeated John Evko of Chicago in two straight falls in Columbus. The first fall lasted 30 minutes 37 seconds with a hook scissors, Evko suffered three fractured ribs. Pesek won the second fall 36 seconds after entering the ring. Charley Pesek also pinned Johnny Carlin in 18 minutes 61 seconds in the opening match.
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Columbus
U.abe
John Pesek
Nebraska
John Evko
Chicago
Tiger Man
Johnny Carlin
Lam
Ruth Predicts Yankees Cubs To Win Flags
Babe Ruth predicted to the United Press that the New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs would win the 1929 pennant races. He ranked St Louis and Philadelphia lower, with several AL and NL teams given positions in his forecast.
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Ruth
Yankees
Cubs
ST. Petersburg
Fla
U.P
Babe Ruth
United Press
New York Yankees
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Athletics
New York Club Swimmer Sets Three World Records
Ray Ruddy of the New York Athletic Club broke three world records at the National Junior A. A. U. championship meet in New Haven. He lowered marks in the 550, 600 and 800 yard events, and held the former records for the 600 and 800 yards.
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New Haven
Conn
Ray Ruddy
New York Athletic Club
Ruddy
Dean of squash players Dr Harold Mixsell active 22 years
Dr Harold Mixsell of New York is described as the dean of squash players for his active 22 year career in the sport.
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Harold Mixsell
New York
San Antonio Seen as Giants’ Lucky Spring Hub
New York Giants manager McGraw calls San Antonio a lucky place after the team moved spring training from Sarasota to Texas. He notes the club won pennants and world championships during 1921 1922 and 1923 training there and hints at another pennant this year.
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New York
New York Giants
San Antonio
Tex
Giants
Sarasota
Fla
McGraw
Independent Cage Tournament Opens at Coolville Friday
Eight independent basketball teams from Jerseyville Pomeroy Tuppers Plains Racine Cheshire Chester Point Pleasant and Coolville will open a district championship at Troy Township High School Friday at 6 30 pm The event runs Saturday with a final and trophy for the champion plans and drawings have been sent to team managers details to follow
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Coolville
Ohio
Troy Township
Jerseyville
Pomeroy
Tuppers Pains
Racine
Cheshire
Chester
Point Pleasant
Troy Township High School
Columbus promoter offers 10000 to swap wrestlers for title match
Al Hart a Columbus promoter announced he has offered Charlie Marotta ten thousand dollars to substitute John Pesek for Stanislaus Staciak to wrestle Gus Sonnenberg for the world heavyweight wrestling title in Cleveland on March 12. Pesek would wrestle gratis. Sonnenberg has defeated Staciak each of the eight prior bouts since winning the title.
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Columbus
U.R
al Hart
Charlie Marotta
Cleveland
John Pesek
Nebraska
Stanislaus Staciak
Gus Sonnenberg
Hart
Marotta
Pesek
Sonnenberg
Staciak
Athens Outeit Hopes To Play In Final Game
Athens High School Bulldogs seek a final showdown in the Southeastern Ohio District Class A basketball tournament by defeating Chillicothe and Ironton. Portsmouth favored to beat Ironton, Athens to beat Chillicothe for a finals berth, with both teams hoping to avenge earlier losses and claim Portsmouth’s scalp.
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Athens
John Violet Messenger
Portsmouth
Athens High School
Ohio
Bulldogs
Ironton
Chillicothe
Georgetti Debaets Lead In Six Day Bicycle Race
At Madison Square Garden New York on March 7 the Georgetti Debaets team led the six day race as Belloni Beckman Gagnot Blanchonet pressed for first. All teams had 1,270 miles and nine laps at 7 o clock in the 82nd hour. Walker Winter held second with 1,270 miles eight laps ahead of Walthour Deulberg.
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Madison Square Garden
New York
Georgetti
Debaets
Belloni
Beckman
Gagnot
Blanchonet
Walker
Winter
Walthour
Deulberg
Miller and McLarnin set for Madison Square Garden return bout
Ray Miller of Chicago and Jimmy McLarnin of Vancouver are matched for a 140 pound rematch at Madison Square Garden on March 22. Their first meeting ended with Miller scoring a technical knockout.
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New York
U.P
Ray Miller
Chicago
Jimmy McLarnin
Vancouver
B. C
Madison Square Garden
Miller
McLarnin
Ohio State Spring Football Practice Set For Later March
Ohio State University will begin spring practice in the latter part of March and run four to five weeks. Coach Sam Willaman announces the retention of James Swede Oberlander as an assistant coach. The coaching staff is complete except for a freshman leader, with many applications for the post received.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio State University
Sam Willaman
James
Oberlander
Dartmouth
Willaman
Dempsey to Confer With Garden Leaders in New York
Jack Dempsey is due in New York to discuss becoming a promoter with Madison Square Garden officials. Bill Carey is favored for the executive post, while Rickard’s successor awaits a board vote. The Garden executive committee approved five Miami fights over the next five years to be staged in February if conditions permit.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Madison Square Garden
Vex Rickard
the Garden
Bill Carey
Carey
Miami
Fla
Giants Beat Texas Nine in Exhibition
The New York Giants defeated the University of Texas nine 23 to 3 in an exhibition game in Austin. Lindstrom Jackson and Welsh homered for the Giants, while Hopkins hit a circuit for the Collegians off Carl Hubbell in his first mound appearance in the fourth inning.
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Austin
Tex
U.R
New York Giants
University of Texas
Lindstrom
Jackson
Welsh
Giants
Hopkins
Collegians
Carl Hubbell
Reds Begin Spring Training as Luque Arrives in Camp
In Orlando Florida the Cincinnati Reds open camp with all veteran pitchers present Adolfo Luque the Cuban ace being the last to report. He arrived yesterday leaving six players absent as camp starts.
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RED
Orlando
Fla
U.P
Cincinnati Reds
Adolfo Luque
Track Coach Named at Capital University
Capital University's track team will be coached this season by Harley Meyer a former star at the Bexley Institution. The board of college activities announced last night his appointment to succeed Don La Galley Meyer a 1926 graduate earned four letters at Capital and captained the football team in 1924.
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Columbus
March
U.r—Capital University
Harley Meyer
Bexley
Don la Galley
Board of College Activities
Meyer
Capittal
Barbuti seeks reinstatement in union today
Olympic 400 meter champion Ray Barbuti faces the A A U registration committee in New York seeking full reinstatement and exoneration after a suspension for alleged remarks. He is joined by attorney Benjamin Crowley and disputes the policy as not restricting verbal comments. Also awaiting action is Paavo Nurmi who seeks to resume racing after suspension for not running in nationals.
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George Kirkley
United Press
New York
U.P
Ray Barbuti
Barbuti
Jose Ray
Paavo Nurmi
Tennis Men Reach Semi Finals in Florida Championship
Four players advanced to the semi finals at the Florida tennis championships in Palm Beach. Francis T. Hunter of New Rochelle beat Fritz Mercury 6-1 6-4. Wilmer Allison of Fort Worth defeated John Milton 6-4 14-12. John Hennessey of Indianapolis beat Carlton Shater 7-5 10-8. John Van Ryn of East Orange defeated W. H. Story 6-2 6-2.
Collett Leads in Florida East Coast Golf Meet
Miss Glenna Collett national women's golf champion led the field at St Augustine in the Florida east coast championships scoring the best individual round and defeating Mrs Dorothy Bentham 8 and 7 in the first match play.
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ST. Augustine
Fila
Glenna Collett
Dorothy Bentham
Brown Beta Kappa Earners and Olympic Hurd Leader
A fragment notes Jack Collier earning Beta Kappa keys at Brown for scholastic achievement and Cornsweet expected to graduate with ring letters. It mentions Collier as a hurdler who led in the Olympics and a hot race for a Rhodes Scholarship. References toward Dartmouth spring practice and Miami ordinances are noted as context.
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Jack Collier
Brown
Cornsweet
Collier
Rhodes
George Godfreysin
Lutheran Football Mentor Stricken With Appendicitis
Ernie Godfrey 37 head football coach at Wittenberg College Springfield was stricken with appendicitis after addressing Bolivar high school basketball team near Dover. He improved at Ion Hospital Springfield and was expected to recover. The annual basketball banquet scheduled at Wittenberg was postponed indefinitely due to his illness.
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Dover
Ernie Godfrey
Wittenberg
Springfield
Ant Bolivar
Ion Hospital
A Godfrey
Willenberg
Ohio State University
Layton Trails Hall in 600-Point Cue Match Quest
Johnny Layton, reigning three cushion cue champion, narrowed Al Lan Hall's 600 pointer race but trailed by 34 after six blocks. Layton led a sixth block comeback, posting 68.40 in 66 innings as Hall achieved a high run of five.
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Reise
New York
Johnny Layton
Allan Hall
Hall
Layton
Scintillation Picked Favorite for Lincolnshire Handicap
London March 7 C W Whitburn's four year old chestnut Scintillation by Lemberg Attle Salt has been installed favorite for the Lincolnshire handicap to be run at Lincoln March 20. The colt carries 90 pounds with odds of 8 to 1 against.
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London
Lemberg - Attle Salt
Lincoln
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