Finalists for the District Championships Will Be Decided Here Tonight
Eight basketball teams from the Southeastern District arrive in Athens for the semi finals seeking Class A and B titles. Marshall meets Pomeroy in Class B while Stewart faces Hollister. Class A matches pit Portsmouth vs Ironton and Athens High against Chillicothe with finals set for Saturday and the champions advancing to Columbus for state honors.
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Stewart-Hollister
Portsmouth
Ironton
Athens
Chillicothe
Ariving
Ohio University
Pomeroy
Marshall
Hillsboro
New Boston
Middleport
Frankfort
Wheelersburg
Cadmus
Glenford
Meigs
Stewart
Hollister
Athens County
Proctorville
Ald
Thornville
Haydenville
Wellston
Bourneville
East Liverpool
Denison
Dover
Zanesville
Columbus Central
Delaware
Akron
Faur
Findlay
Dayton
Myers
Cooper
Glouster Bowlers defeat Nelsonville Five in all games
Glouster Palace Five beat Nelsonville Strands 2622 to 2518 at Colbert Brothers alleys on Thursday night. Glouster swept all three games with margins of 12 95 and 7 pins. Johnson of Nelsonville led with 241. Gromley of Glouster scored 214.
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Nelsonville
Clouster Palace Wive
Nelsonvilley
Colbert Brothers
Johnson
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Wolf
Ceae
F. Hemsley
Did You Know That Waite Hoyt Vaudeville Singer
Narrative notes Waite Hoyt sang in vaudeville for 2500 dollars weekly and cited a lyric about all getting by as long as he has you while pointing to his right arm. The piece says he believes the Yankees will be beaten again and mentions others like Rockne Babe Dempsey and Reese in reflective sports show context.
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Yanks
Rockne
St. Looey
Andy Reese
McGraw
Andy Cohen
Dempsey
Letters Awarded to Grid Cage Athletes at New Straitsville
New Straitsville High School awarded football letters to players meeting twenty quarters and basketball letters to players with fifty percent of games. Recipients include Robert Essex, Starling Woodruff, Jack Brown, Ronald Essex, Carl Davis, James McGrady, Kenneth Thompson, Clarence Palmer, Howard Young, Delbert Mills, J. W. Blankenship for football and Robert Essex, Ronald Essex, Harold Orndorf, Jack Brown, Walter Price, Timothy Blankenship, Bert Devol, Nell Bird, Elizabeth Webb, Ruth Forrester, Evelyn Mills, Jean Spires, Marlean McGinley for basketball.
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New Straitsville
White
New Straitsville High School
Robert Essex
Starling Woodruff
Jack Brown
Ronald Essex
Carl Davis
James McGrady
Kenneth Thompson
Clarence Palmer
Howard
Big Ten Indoor Track Championships Open in Iowa City
The annual Big Ten indoor track and field championships begin in Iowa City with 261 entries, the largest yet. Six defending champions return as many aim to lower meet records, with several having Olympic experience since last year. Trials start tonight and finals are scheduled for tomorrow.
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Iowa City
U.P
Athletics Keep Line-Up Intact For 1929 Fight
Philadelphia Athletics chairman Connie Mack defends his lineup and calls for guts in players amid talk of yellow tendencies. He insists every man on the club has courage and that no one lacking backbone will stay on the team despite criticism from fans and rivals.
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Henry L. Farrell
T. Myers
Fla
Philadelphia Athletics
Baseball
Connie Mack
Mack
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Athletics
Yankee
Yankees
Cobb
Speaker
Irshman
Philadelphia
Leaders Hold Place in Chicago Bowling Congress
The five-man event leaders remained undisturbed after last night’s bombardment, while new leaders emerged in both the singles and doubles events at the twenty-ninth annual Bowling Congress tournament in Chicago.
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Chicago
U.P
Levent
Crack Bishop Hurdlers Final Season Opens at Notre Dame
Dwight Kane of Lancaster national high hurdle champion opens his final season competing at the Central Collegiate meet at Notre Dame on March 9 and the Illinois Relays on March 16. Kane holds Central Collegiate and Texas Relays hurdle records, plus Ohio records in high and low hurdles.
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Dwight Kane
Lancaster
Notre Dame
Kane
Chicago
Penquite
Drake
Trumble
Neb
Raska
Pahlmeyer
Wisconsin
Cooper
Michigan
Beard
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Texas
Ohio Bobcats End 1928 29 Season With Even Record On Court
Ohio University finishes 1928 29 with ten wins ten losses and fifth in the Buckeye Conference. Captain Jack Burkholder leads scoring with 167 points as Brammer Williams Hart Koterba Swackhamer and Trace contribute across a star studded guard forward lineup on home and road games.
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Ohio
Ohio University Bobcats
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Bobcat
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Bliss
New Philadelphia
Akron Firestones
Marion Eagles
Luss
Columbus
Marietta
Delaware
Ohio Wesleyan
Muskingum
Jack Burkholder
Brammer
Williams
Hart
Koterba
Swackhamer
Trace
Barbuti in Battle Over A A U Suspension
Olympic 400 meter champion Ray Barbuti faces continued suspension as the Metropolitan A A U regis tration committee demands he prove or retract statements. Barbuti cites counsel and refuses to answer further while Joie Ray may testify to alleged A A U improprieties and officials who supplied athletes with more than expenses.
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George Kirkley
United Press
New York
Ray Barbutt
Barbut
Barbuti
Charles Parker
Joie Ray
Ray
New Straitsville Falls to Shawnee in Tight Tourney Game
In a return game Shawnee edged New Straitsville by 13 to 11 after a close first half 10 to 6. McKnight scored the decisive basket in the final minutes as Shawnee snatched the win. Starting lineups listed with players Blackburn DeVol McKnight Bird Forrester Mason McGinley Te Be access Spires. Referee Jones.
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New Straittsville
Shawnee
New Straitsville
McKnight
Blackburn
DeVol McKnight
Bird Treadwell
Frank Owens
Forrester Mason
American horse Billy Barton may not run in Grand National
London March 8 Edgar Wallace of the London Star says a reliable source has informed him Billy Barton the only American bred entry in the Grand National Steeplechase may not run in the race. Wallace had earlier stated the horse would not run.
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London
Edgar Wallace
London Star
Billy Barton
Wallace
The
Star
Six Ohio Cities Battle Carnival Air Fans Back Teams
Six Ohio cities take on Carnival Air as fans arrive to back teams in battles for state cage honors. Finalists for the meet in Columbus next week will be picked in games today and Saturday. Both of last year's champions remain in the running.
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Ohio
Columbus
Few Upsets In Sectionals In Ohio Basketball Race
Ohio high school hoops fans packed six cities as 40 Class A and 44 Class B teams fought district races for state finals on March 15 and 16. Defending Class A champ Dayton Stivers leads a strong field, with Akron South Columbus Central and Canton McKinley also favored in a pursuit that sends winners to Columbus Coliseum next weekend.
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Vincent J. Halloran
United Press
Olumbus
Ohio
Dayton
Findlay
Athens
Akron
Denison
Delaware
Akron South
Dayton Stivers
Columbus Central
Canton McKinley
Hamilton
Hillsboro
Fremont
East Liverpool
Yoledo Libbey
Reds Start Trip With Exhibition Swing In Florida
The Cincinnati Reds begin a ten day Florida exhibition tour in Orlando as manager Jack Hendricks cancels a practice session allowing the team rest before the away trip.
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Orlando
Fla
Marc
Cincinnati Reds
Jack Hendricks
Florida
Western Conference Gym Meet Opened With Chicago Favor
Gymnasts converge on Champaign Illinois for the Western Conference meet with Chicago the defending champion favored to repeat. The event kicks off tomorrow with teams from the conference aiming to claim the title.
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Champaign
Chicago
Giants Lose Trio As Injuries Hit lineup
San Antonio March 8 Three of the Giants best players Jack Cummings with a fractured thumb Andy Reese and Jimmy Welsh all sidelined by illness and injury The Charlie Horse rumor adds to the woes of the New York Giants as spring training continues.
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Antonio
New York Giants
Jack Cummings
Andy Reese
Jimmy Welsh
Thal Mane
Chaveley Horse
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