Ruth Aims to Regain Home Run Crown in 1931
Babe Ruth pursues back the home run title despite the dead ball era and Hack Wilson's 1930 record. He trained early with six weeks of gym work and plans to report to the Yankees in March in top form.
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Dixon Stewart
United Press
New York
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Hack Wilson
Chicago Cubs
Wilson
Babe
Ias
Tuth
Provida
Yankees
Beavers to Battle Jamestown Business College Quintet
Corry High Beavers travel to Jamestown tonight for a Southwestern New York league test with Jamestown Business College. Coach McCall aims to mix in second stringers with Thayer and Dave likely in forward positions as the Beavers brace for a tough matchup after a December Junior High victory. The Beavers also host Youngsville Friday with girls teams meeting in the prelim.
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Corry High Beavers
Jamestown
Jamestown Business College
MecCall
Jam Town
Ouness College
New York
Beavers
McCall
Thayer
Dave
Doubleheader Tonight At St Edward's With Knights and Vikings
Two games slated at St Renard's ball featuring Knights of Columbus five against the Vikings of Cambridge Springs in the opener and the Key stones facing Baird Tires in the second half. Both games expected to be close with strong basketball action.
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St. Renard’s Ball
Knights of Columbus
Vikings
Cambridge Springs
Keystones
Baird
Fang
Bethany Rallies To Defeat Thiel Five
Bethany College topped Thiel College 34 28 in Greenville as the Bisons trailed 19 19 at halftime. Rush and Telfair each scored six for Thiel while Harter and Clarke led Bethany with Emir contributions.
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Bethany
Thiel
United Press
Greenville
Bethany College
Thiel College
Bisons
Rush
Telfair
Harter
Clarke
Jed
Emir
Bojorski Set for Erie Ring Featured Card
Frankie Bojorski Wire, undefeated through 30 fights, meets Lou Petrone of Boston in a ten round main event at Public Auditorium Erie in a Gem City A. C. card Friday Feb 27. Semi final pairs Rey Callins Erie vs Benny McArthur Saginaw Mich Pittsburgh. Billy Burns vs Charney Brand Pittsburgh in six rounds. four round opener.
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Lou Petrone
Boston
Ray Colins
Prie
Frankie Bojorski
Jack Barry
Gem City A. C
Public Auditorium
Rey Callins
Erie
Benny McArthur
Saginaw
Mich
Pittsburgh
Wranklin
Vranile Chatterton
Billy Burns
Petrone
Charney Brand
Girls to Meet Erie Quintet at State Armory
The local independent girls basketball team will face the Second Battalion girls Thursday evening at the State Armory in the main event of a late program. Company A Juniors will play a yet unnamed opponent in the prelim. The lineup includes Misses Henry Mason Haskins Soper Hund Kinny Milton among others.
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State Armory
Henry
Mason
Haskins
Soper
Hund
Kinny
Milton
Bobby Jones to Receive Sullivan Memorial Medal in Chicago
Bobby Jones will attend a Medinah Athletic Club dinner in Chicago where he is to receive the James B. Sullivan memorial medal. The five inch solid gold award is valued at 500 to 600 dollars and Jones will keep it. About 1,500 guests are expected at nine fifty per plate.
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Chicago
Bobby Jones
A. A. UT
James B. Sullivan
Jones
Medinah Athletic Club
Northwestern grid prospects hard hit in scholastic purge
Northwestern faces a tough 1931 season as Bob Gonga and eight freshmen are dropped for scholastic deficiencies. Lefty Leach will be ineligible after three years of prior competition. Spring practice starts Monday for eligible players and freshmen.
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United Press
Evanston
Northwestern
Bob Gonga
Lefty Leach
Dick Hanley
Indoor track climaxes at Madison Square Garden with 950 athletes
The 1931 indoor track season peaks as the national AAU meet starts at Madison Square Garden. More than 950 athletes from four nations and 23 colleges compete, including eight world champions and 11 American record holders, with key European stars like Ser Martin and Paul Martin in feature events.
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Madison Square Garden
Henry McLemore
United Press
New York
Sera Martin
Paul Martin
Paul Kelle
Phil Edwards
Alex Wilsom
Phelps Stops Enright in First Round Bout
Cowboy Phelps of Phoenix knocked out Sailor Enright of Philadelphia in the opening round of a scheduled 10 round fight in Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City
Cowboy Phelps
Phoenix
Sailor Enright
Philadelphia
Kittleberger Sets 242 Score at Rod and Gun Club
George Kittleberger posted 242 points with siting prone and a 49 offhand string at the Corry Rod and Gun Club on First Avenue range. Other shooters listed include Knapp, Loveland, Lawson, Fuller and Tubbs with varied scores across sit, kneeling, prone and offhand positions.
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George Ismmeverger
First Avenue
Kittleberger
Knapp
Loveland
Isiamey Lo
Lawson
French
Fuller
Tubbs
Benson
Nagle Vo
Ohrn
Scholastic series opens at Pittsburgh in WAJA title fight
February 24 at Pitt stadium court features undefeated New Castle High School against Ambridge in the first elimination game to decide the Western Pennsylvania JU A Li basketball championship. New Castle owns 17 wins, Ambridge 16 losses one, with Ambridge aiming to retain its two-year Section I title.
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Duquesne
Homestead
Pittsburgh
Duquesne High School
Homestead High School
Pitt Stadium
United Press Pittsburgh
Jamestown Defeats Erie East 34 to 24 in High School Showdown
Jamestown edged Erie East 34 to 24 at the high school gym as the 4 1 8 cagers overcame a slow start. Jamestown dominated most aspects of play while Erie East shot unevenly and struggled to convert from the floor.
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Jamestown
Erie East
Scarlet Warriors
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