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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1933
Page
8
Cold weather keeps the north indoors while the southern squad trains for the North South charity game Monday in Charleston. West Virginia selections boosted southern players yet coach Sleepy Glenn weighs starters as McQueen and teammates scrimmage for positions amid two teams the Golds and Blues.
Abromowitz and Johnson, Charleston Sigl school varsity cheerleaders, appointed by General Chairman James J. Duggan to lead organized cheering for the first North-South game on New Year’s Day. They have formed four yell sections, two per squad, and will present a tumbling act between halves.
George T. Dunlap Jr. national amateur champion won his semi final match in the mid winter golf tournament at Pinehurst by defeating R. P. Davidson of Washington DC 4 and 3. Tomorrow he faces Dick Wilson of Southern Pines who beat Eric D. Thomson of St Andrews NB 5 and 4.
New York reports two breach of promise suits filed against prizefighter Max Baer within two months. The latest plaintiff, Bee Starr, a circus trapeze artist, seeks 250,009 dollars. A Hollywood waitress, Olive Beck, seeks a similar amount.
Charleston High School’s unbeaten 1920 football lineup, famed as a top high school unit, reunites at 6:30 tonight in the Daniel Boone hotel for a banquet hosted by Dr Herp Garred Bill Green and Carl Davis. Notable players Skeets Fairey Charley Dileher Phil Hill Jimmy Martin and the three hosts attend. five members are deceased and Ted Patrick is in South America. Coach Rocca J Gorman led the team with Mahre Stark and Virgil Frizzell as assistants.
South Charleston coach Glenn校 faces misweighing of 22 prospective football players as measured totals differ from reported figures. He weighs in at Laidley field after first practice revealing 3,522 pounds versus 3,705 projected, with most players underreporting by 3 to 20 pounds. Ira Adams matched his 160-pound claim. others vary, sparking disappointment among coaching staff.
Charleston high school may still schedule Sacred Heart for its opening game on the 1934 football schedule. Athletic director Mahre Blark said negotiations had not dropped and a possible agreement with the Irish could be reached in days. A tentative schedule announced by The Gazette may be reworked, with dates shifting by one or two games.
New York December 2 1938 heavyweight festival closes boxing season at Madison Square Garden featuring Ray Impeltiere American Camera against Walter Neusel. Other bouts pair Jack Pettifer against Leonard Dixon and Red Barry against Rue Feldman with Eddie Houghton meeting Lou Poster. Garden year ends with a financial note despite a lean season.
Los Angeles report says Tirois New York and California forged a three way pact to recognize suspensions of wrestlers and boxers. Dr Harry Martin a state athletic commissioner said the accord is legal and binding under the attorney general’s authority and was finalized at today’s meeting.
Texas dispatch reports jockey Westrope, back after a five day suspension, won his 300th race this year aboard Outbound in the third race at Epsom Downs. He becomes the first rider to reach 300 since Powers in 1908. the all-time record is 388 by Miller in 1906.
In San Francisco on December 28 observers glimpse the likely East lineup for the annual charity game on New Year’s Day. Beattie Frathers of Tennessee is out, Herman Everhardus from Michigan starts at left half, and the unit averages 198 pounds on the line and 175 in the backfield. The 22 players are reported in good condition.
West Virginia agriculture Commissioner McLaughlin barred the mystery horse from Charles Town tracks after a hearing on the horse being dyed and sold at paddock auction. Purchaser Michael Krock of Perth Amboy claimed no knowledge of the color change and was told the colt would be a bargain. Stewards charged Krock with failing to cooperate in identifying the horse and tracing ownership amid reports the pony, once named Hustle Over, had been identified as Two Brooms and connected to Patrick C. Barrie XX, who had been ruled off the track.
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