Test Cage Rules Proposed Silence Brings Victory
Referee Paul Fitting of Erie to supervise a Niagara University versus St Bona venture College game in Buffalo Monday evening featuring three experimental cage rule changes. Proposed by Niagara coach John J Gallagher, changes include eliminating the center jump except start of halves, new three second rule application, and random toss for jump balls at one of three points. High schools to test rules in prelims. further adoption possible next two seasons.
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Erie
Sili
Nisgare University
St. ‘Bonaventure College
Buffalo
John J. Gallagher
Niagara
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St Joseph's routs St Edwards 44 to 13 at Oil City
Oil City powered to an 11 2 lead and pulled away in the fourth period to win 44 to 13. Driscoll and Keljeey led St Joseph's with 12 points each while Hudock topped St Edward's with seven as the locals hit only 5 of 45 field goals and 3 of 9 free throws.
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Sheik” Driscoll
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Mead
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Brigham
Crane
P. Clifford
Raymonds Reveal Lineup for Battle
Raymond basketball spokesmen announced the roster for the showdown with the Aeros in the Turner High Saturday program. Listed players include Jackson, Wolf Mountain, DeJean, Gilson, Hudburt, Sonny Stanley, Zibby Walters, Jodie Maloney, Oogie Roberts and Melvin Cobbett.
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Aeros
Raymond
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Zibby" Walters
Jodie” Maloney
Oogie" Roberts
Melvin Cobbett
Card of Thanks for Davitt Marble Death
We extend sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for the beautiful flowers and to anyone who assisted at the time of Davitt Marble's death. Mr and Mrs Barl Carrier.
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Davitt Marble
Barl Carrier
Two Erie Bowlers Hit 300 Games in One Night
February 11 report notes Karl Keim of the Rotary club's Business Men's League and Tony Kung of a restaurant team in the Merchants' League both achieving perfect scores of 300 at the same bowling alley, joining the city’s exclusive 300 club.
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ERIE
Karl Keim
Rotary Club
Tony Kung
New Attempt to Set Date for 60
United Press reports Chicago where promoters push to sign James J Braddock and Joe Louis for a June 15 title fight Braddock and Louis were ordered by the Minnesota athletic commission to appear February 18 or 19 Tuiner says a definite date will be set once engagements are cleared The Sporting Club rent action delays Soldier Field plan by a week Louis fights Natie Brown in Kansas City Thursday Braddock to appear in New York the same night
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United Press
Chicago
James J. Braddock
Joe Louis
Minois Athletic
Joe Tuiner
Louis
Braddock
Sporting Club
Soldier Field
Natie Brown
Kansas City
New York
Zivic to Seek Revenge Against Jadick in Pittsburgh Fight
Fritzie Zivic, the local welterweight, will attempt to avenge a defeat from Washington, D. C. when he meets Johnny Jadick of Philadelphia in a ten round bout at Duquesne Garden in Pittsburgh on February 11.
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Wine
Pittsburgh
Fritzie
Zivic
Washington, D. C
Johnny Jadick
Philadelphia
Duquesne Garden
Six Million Get Ball Lessons in 1937
Lew Fonseca, famed American League figure, to lead a coast to coast tour teaching baseball to over 6,000,000 schoolboys and sandlot players in 1937. The program includes 1,000 feet of instructional film and visits to colleges, prep schools, playgrounds, and major universities as part of the league’s third goodwill campaign to boost youth development.
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Bill Dooly
Philly
Athletics
Phillies
Dooly
Dolph Cammitl
Cardon
iMbckmen
Chalmers Cissell
Skeeter Newsome
Bill Werber
Johnson
Moses
Chuck Klein
Chicago
Fen
Lew Fonseca
Chicago White Sox
Fonseca
Will Harridge
Pitt Edges Out Duquesne 51-50 in cliffhanger finish
Pittsburgh reports Pitt University battled Duquesne in a tight last five seconds as Joe Garcia lofted a mid court pass that bounced off the backboard and through the net for Pitt's dramatic 51-50 win. Garcia had 14 points prior to the deciding play.
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Pittsburgh
Pitt Stadium
Joe Garcia
Pitt
Duquesne University
Duquesne
Garcia
Basketball scores from college games reported
Georgetown 40 Army 87 Navy 42 William and Mary 21 Dartmouth 44 Harvard 37 Fordham 82 Caniaus 24 Pitt 61 Duquesne 50 Bethany 40 Salem 39 Wash Jems 43 Waynesburg 32 lead to varied outcomes across today’s slate. Local disparities highlighted strong performances by Army and Pitt while several teams posted modest tallies.
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Navy
William and Mary
Dartmouth
Harvard
Fordham
Caniaus
Pitt
Duquesne
Bethany
Salem
Wash-Jems
Waynesburg
Carroll's
Barbers
Raymond's
Wallace
Carroll’s
Mokkroy
Shamburg
Lyons Aa
Lamona
Anderson
Cresent Harvey
Loveland
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