Pikeville Falls To Beaver In Local Gym Event
Pikeville Academy of Kentucky fell to Beaver High 38 to 22 in the weekend gymnasium attraction. Beaver led by more than ten points and kept it through the first half, with Pikeville’s Smith scoring eight of his team’s eight field goals. Substitutions shuffled players late as Beaver maintained control and the game ended with Beaver ahead.
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Pikeville Academy of Kentucky
Beaver High
Beaver
Smith
Nebinger
Cash
Snecker
Coen
MecMaullin
Corvin
Beaver Paskeville
Jones
Lyons
Amionass
Huffman Pieaae
Pikeville
White
Lewis
Huffman
Groseclose
Carr
Lazenby
Sloan
Ornes
Calvin
J. Huffman
Buck Ferguson
Roger Peckinpaugh
Coveleskie
Cove
Coveleske
Princeton
Welch
Austin
Green Brothers of
Acatia
Stull
Thornton
Bessie Hale
Lesser
Lillian Kaufman
Elichert
Kaufman
Grace Sasser
Payne le Sills
Kanes Shorette
Partlow
Bruce
Concla
Payne
Daniels
Shorette
Cartlow
Hale
Marshall
Burgess
J. Green Thornton
G. Green
Menderses
Ee Peters
Richert
Harlan
Peters
Banks
Henersee
Bernard
Lightweight title vacated signals market open for bid
New York reports Benny Leonard relinquished the world lightweight crown after a seven year reign and local athletic officials plan to place the title on the market for open competition. Leonard heads to Chicago for a 15 week vaudeville tour while his family travels with him.
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New York
Benny Leonard
New York State Athletic Commission
Leonard
George F. Brower
Brower
Tex Rickard
Madison Square Garden
New York Commission
Chicago
Charley Leonard
Ile
Lee Young Retained as Coach at Pennsylvania
Philadelphia January 16 Retention of Lou Young as all year round coach of the University of Pennsylvania football squad for a three year term begins January 1 1925. Lud Wray and Bert Bell remain as assistants with Wray handling the back field and Bell the line. Coach Young and Lawson Robertson will teach a six week term in the summer school for teachers. The relay team members will sail to London April 1 to compete against Oxford and Cambridge, leaving March 28 from New York.
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Philadelphia
Lou Young
University of Pennsylvania
Council On Athletics
Lud” Wray
Bert Bell
Young
Lawson Robertson
Nurmi May Get Special Train For New York Race
New York Jan 16 A special train may be placed at the disposal of Paavo Nurmi to speed his dash from Chicago to New York for the Fordham A A games here tomorrow night if needed. Nurmi races tonight at the Illinois A C meet and must reach Buffalo by 10 p m for a 15 minute change. New York Central officials promised to aid by delaying regular trains or adding a special section to ensure timely arrival.
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New York
Paavo Nurmi
Buffalo
Chicago
Fordham A. A
Illinois A. C
Nurmi
New York Central Railroad
The
Amateur Athletic Union
New York tennis group to vote on amateur status rule
The New York state lawn tennis association will vote at its annual meeting on a proposed amateur status rule for players and writers. The rule, expected to be endorsed, marks the first of twelve regional branches of the U S L T A to decide.
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New York
New York State Lawn Tennis Association
West Virginia tops Pitt cagers in quiet road win
Pittsburg Pa Jan 16 West Virginia University defeated Pitt 30 to 22 at Trees gymnasium. Rohrbaugh and Funk led WVU with five field goals each as WVU built a late margin after a 12 to 11 halftime edge. Preliminary game saw Pitt freshmen beat WVU yearlings 36 to 22.
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Pittsburg
West Virginia University
Pitt Cagers
Trees
Rohrbaugh
Funk
West Virginia
Mountaineers
Pitt
W. Va
Ea Hawley
Graham
Parsons
Mayo
Rihanek
Campbell
King
Kowallis
Hawley
Oliker
Calbolster
Beggs Snyder
Elimination Tourney Proposed to Replace Leonard
Latrobe Cogswell, president of the National Association of Boxing Clubs, proposed an elimination tournament to select a Benny Leonard successor after the lightweight champion announced retirement. He would mail vote the plan, with states hosting contests and winners advancing to a New York grand final, under a national set of rules.
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Baltimore
Benny Leonard
Latrobe Cogswell
National Association of Boxing Clubs
Cogswell
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Five-Year Agreement Sets Little World Series Plan
Los Angeles Jan 16 A five year pact for the little world series between the American Association and the Pacific Coast league pennant winners was signed by Presidents Thomas J Hickey and Harry A Williams. Williams said an International League entry could follow if Toole accepts.
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Los Angeles
Cal
American Association
Thomas J. Hickey
Harry A. Williams
Williams
International League
John Conway Toole
International
Tom Davies Re signs to coach Allegheny again
Meadville Pa Jan 16 Tom Davies former Pitt half back and Allegheny College coach signs for another year at the local Methodist institution Davies took over from Herb McCracken last season after coming from Geneva College Beaver Falls Pa The 1925 season opens September 26 with West Virginia University in the new stadium at Erie Pa
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Meadville
Tom Davies
Pitt
Allegheny
Davies
Herb McCracken
Geneva College
Beaver Falls
Canan
West Virginia University
Erie
Notre Dame Halfback Politely Recovering From Illness
James H. Crowley star halfback of Notre Dame University improved rapidly after a hospital stay for a threatened nervous breakdown. He took an automobile tour of San Francisco and it was expected he would return home within a week.
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San Francisco
James H. Crowley
Notre Dame University
Mississippi Tulane Depauw Basketball Scores
University of Mississippi defeated Tulane Franklin 35 to 26 while Depauw posted 16. Davis Elkins beat New River 60 to 23 and West Virginia University won 30 to 22 against University of Pittsburgh.
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University of Mississippi
Tulane
Franklin
Depauw
Davis Elkins
New River
West Virginia University
University of Pittsburg
Smith Retains Title in California Open Golf
Mac Donald Smith of the Lakeville club Great Neck L. I. retained his title in the California open golf championship here this afternoon with a 308 total through seventy two holes.
Batting timing tips and Coveleskie comments from a sports note
A sports column recalls Rogers Hornsby and Ea Delahanty on hitting timing, urging players to drive balls back at the pitcher to time pitches. It notes Stanley Coveleskie’s continued value with Washington after being traded from Cleveland, and references Peckinpaugh and spitball dynamics, plus a brief scoring update and referee line.
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Ea Delahanty
Rogers Hornsby
Hornsby
CROSSWORD PUZZLE AND BOXING NOTES MIXED CLUES
A fragmentary set of crossword clues and boxing race reports sketches several word meanings and quotes. The piece links seven and ten letter answers to boxing phrases, plus a detailed race account contrasting Nurmi and Ray with rapid pace and finish reactions.
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McTigue
Adkin High Boys Princeton Wins and Girls Winners Double Header
Adkin District High School teams from Gary defeated Elkhorn counterparts in Gary with the Gary girls 18 to 10 and the Gary boys 36 to 24. The double header drew a large crowd as both Gary outfits showed strong floor work though Elkhorn fought hard. Substitutions and scoring details are listed for both games.
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Adkin High
Princeton
Adkin
Gary
Elkhorn
Martin
M J
Wilson
Watson Sofron
Colesky
R Roberts
Witton Hor
Cassett
Garbish
Miller
Perdue
Hannah
Lester
Tender
Oudas
Watson
Pierce
Witton
Cokosky
Briscome
Witten
Murphy
Green
Wells J. Hutel
Hyappa
Manish
Conley
Smith
Williams
Wiles
Wells
Slate
Sue
Edmonds
Jenkins
Hendrickson
Hazel Smith
Martha Washington
Jaeger
Nurmi Romps to World Indoor Record in New York Meet
Paavo Nurmi crushed his indoor world mark in a dramatic performance at the Illinois A. C. meet at the Coliseum, defeating Jose Ray by a half lap in a mile and three quarters. He clocked 7:55.2 and then ran the mile in 4:26, the mile and a quarter in 5:35.8, and the mile and a half in 6:44.5. After the race he boarded a train to New York for another event tomorrow night.
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Chicago
Coliseum
New York
Nurmi
Ray
Paavo Nurmi
Tost
Jose Ray
America
Illinois A. C. Landicap
Finn
Pittsburg Yellowjackets extend winning streak past Eveleth
In Eveleth Minnesota on January 16 the Pittsburg Yellowjackets defeated the Eveleth Hockey Team 2 to 0 in a United States Amateur Hockey Association match. The win keeps the Yellowjackets’ winning streak intact as the Smoky City side capitalized on solid defense and timely scoring.
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Eveleth, Minn
Pittsburg
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