Bearcats and Davis Elkins Frosh set for Tuesday clash
Local preview notes the Davis Elkins Freshmen, featuring Rich McKinney and a strong roster, visit the Grafton Bearcats for a Tuesday night doubleheader with Faulkner's Reserves also opening. Both high school squads are undefeated to date, aiming to preserve unbeaten records against tough opposition.
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Hoover Proposes Delay On War Debt Message
President Hoover weighed foreign events before deciding whether to send his war debts message to Congress immediately or hold it. A new Paris government formed under Joseph Paul Boncour altered the European scene, influencing the timing of Hoover’s communication as advisors reevaluated the debt situation.
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Senate assails world conference as move toward U S supremacy
In Washington on December 19 Senator Lewis of Illinois attacked the proposed world economic conference in the senate. He argued it aims at American supremacy in finance and trade, challenging its future course and implications.
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Hobo Suspect In Lindbergh Case Is Given Release
A self styled hobo named William Stoltz, 35, was questioned for over an hour by New Jersey state trooper Lew Bornman and then released. Authorities sought him after an Akron Ohio police tip alleged Stoltz claimed proximity to the kidnapping scene.
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German Built Train Sets World Speed Record Run
Hamburg, Dec. 19. A streamline combination diesel and electric train achieved a new speed record for motor trains covering 180.09 miles from Hamburg to Berlin in 142 minutes. The average speed reached 76.09 mph, with the first half run at 93 mph, shaving 37 minutes from the previous time.
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Dale Alexander Leads American League Hitting
Chicago December reports Dale Alexander rose from bench to star for Boston and won the 1932 AL batting title with a .367 average over Jimmy Foxx .364. Foxx led in runs and home runs, while Lou Gehrig and Heinie Manush followed. Simmons topped hits with 216. Athletics led team batting at .290 and 1,606 hits.
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Harpster Named Head Coach for Carnegie Tech Football
Pittsburgh December 19. Howard Harpster, famed quarterback of Carnegie Tech's 1928 team, will return next spring as head coach succeeding Bob Waddell. He will bring Geneva College staff and first assistant Don Lovewell. Judge Walter P. Steffen shifts from coaching to advisory football committee duties after 19 years.
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Four Die In Gloucester House Fire Near Athens
A log house at Gloucester north of Athens burned early today killing four occupants. The dead are Rolland Matthews 23 and his wife also 23 and their two children Gerald 5 and Junior 3.
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Fire Destroys Syrian Catholic Church in Wheeling
Fire engulfed the new $75,000 Syrian Catholic Church in Wheeling as overheated fixtures are suspected. Pastor Prank Paul Aberdhard escaped in nightclothes from a parish house window, while firefighter Hell Shaw was injured by a damaged hose nozzle slung by the blaze.
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Barber Kills Wife In Personal Crisis In Canton
Canton Ohio December report states barber Howard Widmer killed his wife Sarah 27 and then died by suicide after failing to reconcile. They moved from Wheeling West Virginia eight months ago. The incident followed a personal crisis with estrangement and a fatal shooting in their home.
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Gene Sarazen Tops 1932 Outstanding American Performer
Gene Sarazen is named the outstanding American athletic performer of 1932 by a nationwide poll of AP sports editors and writers. Ellsworth Vines, Eddie Tolan, and Jimmie Foxx trail with notable showings. other top finishers include Babe Ruth, Harry Newman, and Tony Canzoneri in a year marked by Olympic feats and record sports achievements.
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Jadick to Defend Title at Havana
Johnny Jadick junior welterweight champion will defend his title against Kid Chocolate in Havana late in February. Manager Thomas Wolfe announced Jadick accepted $7500 plus a share of the gate. The bout is linked to a major racing event.
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Illinois Fullback Pete Yanuskus Weds Robbie Cross
The marriage of Pete Yanuskus University of Illinois fullback to Miss Robbie Cross of Paducah Kentucky became known. They wed in Benton Kentucky on Thanksgiving Day and plan to live in Champaign until Yanuskus graduates next February. Yanuskus home is in Kewanee Illinois.
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Pitt Eleven Starts West For Rose Bowl Bid
Pittsburgh teams head west from Panther hollow for the 1927 Rose Bowl bid in a bid to reverse football tradition against Southern California. Coach Jack Sutherland leads a traveling squad of 36 for ten days of workouts in Tucson before the January 2 clash in Pasadena. In 1927 Pitt lost to Stanford 7-6 at Pasadena, and in 1920 a strong squad was routed by Southern California. An indoors practice with the Alumni yielded a 7-0 win as Heinie Weissenbaugh ran 55 yards for the decisive score.
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Torchy) Peden
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Fields Receives 60 Percent Offer to Fight Young Corbett
Frank Schuler of the Veteran of Foreign Wars Club sent a telegram proposing a ten round welterweight title bout between Jackie Fields and Young Corbett in San Francisco on February 22. The offer guarantees Fields 60 percent of the gate receipts, with a potential gate of about $40,000 if held at the Civic Auditorium, which would seat 17,000 fans.
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