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With Only Four VeteransInter-Gat* Meet Starts Schedule; Kane Conies Here May 3; District Meet Scheduled Under Lights at Punxsv; Owls Report MondayBradford Ugh school * track and field brigade faces the coming *ea-ion with the darkest outlook In the past decade which has brought 10 successive District Nine PIAA championships to the Red and Black.Gone arc such point winners as Howard Oriffin. Paul Sweeney. Eddie Ogurchak. Ray Fessenden. Dick Johnston and others who headed the Owls to an all-time record total of 76 1-2 points in the 1940 district ----— - championships. When Coach FredPaige greets the 1941 squad Monday. the group will include only four lettermen—Jack and Jim Nel-Dodgers TopTigers. 8-5Joe Vosmik. Riggs and Hudson Sock Homers in Brooklyn Win•(By thf Associated Press) Osrwater. FIs.. March 28—The Brooklvn Dodger leftovers, the substitute* who werent taken by Manager Leo Durorher on a barnstorming trip into Texas had their in-ninr* todav and pounded out an a to 8 exhibition triumph over Detroit’s American league champions.Lew Riggs Johnny Hudson and Joe Yosmlk drove in six Brooklyn runs with three homers to shade the riugtnng Tigers who racked up home runs by Rudy York and Dick Bar-teu.Detroit ....... 300 020 000-5 9 2Brooklyn .....001 313 OOx—8 8 1Uhle, Benton (5). McKean (8) and Tebbetts Wratt. Mills lt;7 andFranksRF.ES LOSE. 6-3San Antonio. Tex. March 38 lt;/T/— The Minneapolis Millers bunched three hit* against Alva Javery for two runs during a ninth inning rally today to defeat the Boeton Bees. 5-3.The National leaguers scored all of their tallies In the third Inning, after they had spotted the Millers a pair of runs The Beos totaled eight hits against three opposingson, Jim Bove and Eddie Moffatt.Paige frankly admit* the situation is plenty gloomy right now and the fate of the Owls may depend almost entirely on how new materia! comes along.Nelson In Sprint*Jack Nelson will be counted on in the sprints while Big Jim Nelson, co-captain of the football squad, looks good In the weights. Jim Bove has performed in the pole vault and broad jump while Moffatt placed third in the hurdles at the district meet last year.Jim Nelson picked up a third place in the district shot put. last year and also third in 'he discus.Sweer.ey won the quarteT-mile. Griffin the 880. Ogurch k the hurdle* and Johnston the pole vault la*' year in the district meet. All have beer, graduated along with Tom Barber, who placed In the 220 and shot put and Ltpps, who was second in the mileOwl* Report MondayThe 1940 Owls also won a triangular mec* from Kane and Warren and two dual meets.The Owls start Indoor drills Monday at Senior High with the annual Inter-class meet April 26 opening the season. The District Nine meet at Punxsutawney will be staged under floodlights.Schedule:April 26- -Class meet.Mav 3 -KaneMay 10~Wirren and Kane a* WarrenMay 17— District Nine meet at Punxsutawney (night).May 25—PIAA State meet.
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Bradford Era
Bradford, Pennsylvania, US
Sat, Mar 29, 1941
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