Wolgast Versus Genaro Flyweight Title Duel Tonight
In Philadelphia Mia igast, the strappy challenger from Philadelphia, meets Italian Genaro in a 16 round fight at Garden for the flyweight crown. Genaro, veteran and former champion, is favored by many as the more experienced boxer. Wolgast, an 8 to 5 favorite, seeks to win the title against a rival who has defeated Pancho Villa and earned recognition from major boxing bodies.
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National Junior Indoor Net Championship Opens Cage Contests
Chicago area reports that Alabama and Rice Institute will provide basketball competition for Big Ten and other midwestern colleges during the holidays. Alabama meets Bullets College in Indianapolis and Northwestern at Bynes ton, then Wittenberg at Springield before returning south. Two Alabama players graduated last June, while Rice is coached by Russell Daugherty and faces Illinois Wesleyan at Bloomington.
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Dixie Classic Benefit Affair headline unclear
Fragmentary report describes a Dixie Classic Benefit Affair with midwest football stars, charity contests and workouts by University of Illinois, Donald Ridian State, Baylor, Arkansas figures. Sparse names and dates make full details uncertain.
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North-South Tilt at Ebbetts Field Sunday Charity Game
New York dispatch notes a North versus South charity game at Ebbetts Field Brooklyn Sunday. Northern coach Jack McBride directs the event with Brooklyn’s Steve McKeever handling 60 percent gate receipts for charity. Lineups include Karels French Antoine Hanson Warner Thomason Hacktian Betha and others in a passing attack and power running scheme.
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Football and basketball notes from AP sports briefs
AP sport briefs report on upcoming charity football game with east and west teams and notable backs. Also notes Ernie Nevers leading the Chicago Cardinals to a 20 to 9 win, North Dakota Flickertails routing Los Angeles firemen 14 to 0, Karcher and a gunshot injury in Phillipsburg, Carnegie Tech basketball opener vs Youngstown MC A, and Alabama outweighing Washington Cougars cited by Holingberry amid season trends.
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Rose Elevens Training Hard for Rose Bowl
Pasadena December 16 Washington State and Alabama prepared for further physical and mental training after rest. The Crimson Tide under Coach Wallace Wade focused two hours on fundamentals and conditioning while Babe Hollingberg was expected to guide the Rose Bowl squad in practice ahead of New Year's Day game.
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Fights Last Night Reported by the Associated Press
Newark's Vince Dundee defeated Jack McTiernan of Pittsburgh in a high profile bout as data from the event circulated from Newark and Pittsburgh venues. Details on round counts and judges were limited in the scattered wire coverage.
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Flemington Loses Tilt in Season Opener
Flemington high school fell 88 to 4 to Philippi in a prescheduled basketball tilt at Philippi. The Philippi lineup features a veteran squad, strong inside and outside play. Grafton also lost a preseason game to Rowlesburg by double digits at Rowlesburg, with expectations the Rowlesburg quintet challenges for Buckwheat Loop title before season's end.
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Kentuck y deputy sheriffs probe deadly shooting
Lontwere Ky December 26 21 officers hunted a killer after a shooting left Deputy Sheriff John Mos ley and a woman killed and several others wounded. Names tied to the incident appear partially obscured amid fragmented OCR. A Milwaukee man Svoboda 21 reportedly built a Cologne cathedral model with 2 500 000 matches.
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Grafton cage teams open season with two contests
Two Grafton schools start basketball tonight with games at St Augustine High and the YMCA. Clarksburg Antlers face St Augustine Vikings while the Senior YMCA quintet meets Simpson High. Antlers feature Shields and King plus Wadsworth in a veteran lineup from last season. Bill Manney to whistle.
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Flashes of Life and Prosperity in National Thrift Week
A jumble of notes from New York and other places mentions National Thrift Week January 17 23 chaired by Adolph Lewisohn and linked ideas on saving. Odd anecdotes touch on Edison Ruth and Christmas scenes, with family life and playful holiday images amid a noisy era.
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Bomb damages two Braddock frame houses in Pittsburgh
Two frame houses in Braddock near Pittsburgh were badly damaged by an explosion and fire. Police believe a bomb caused the blast that blew out the fronts. A woman rescued two small children. no injuries reported.
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Five day week urged to offset machine labor
Robinson proposes a five day work week to offset replacement of labor by machines. Other items report Dr. Dewey inviting Nortis to quit the Republican party, a Chicago mayoral candidacy to curb gangsters, and various international incidents including a mutd view of ships and earthquakes.
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144 Young players listed in National Indoor Tennis draw
New York Day 26 144 young players listed for the National Indoor Tennis championship underway today. The boys championship, with 78 entries, starts tomorrow alongside the main event. Top junior is William Jacobs of Baltimore and the University of Pennsylvania, defending last year’s title. Jacobs has a first round bye. Irving Lindenbaum of New York faces Obs in the opener. Richard Downing of Jamaica High School New York is seeded second, facing J. Duval of Groton in the first round. Other seeds include Mark Hecht New York Bernard Friedman Philadelphia Kendall Cram Nashville Sidney Seligson New York Robert Bacon Jr New York Siegfried Sehnap University of Michigan Giles Verstraten New York and S. E. Davenport Harvard.
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Ban Johnson Recovers From Illness in Hospital Return
Ban Johnson, longtime baseball executive and former American League president, reportedly won a battle against illness after a 12 week recovery in a St Louis hospital. The 18 convalescent host of friends visited him as he fought diabetes and sweeping health issues, seeking strength to return to baseball leadership amid lingering health concerns. An India flax seed crop note appears as a stray clipping.
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