Grafton Bearcats defeat University High 43 to 36 in rough clash
Hamric and Nicola spark Grafton High School Bearcats to a two game win streak by edging University High 43 to 36 in Riverside drive fieldhouse. Several players fouled out as the pace remained fast and physical with Bridgeport High due up tonight at 8 15 p m and a B team game preceding.
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County Cage Loop To Open Play Tuesday
The Taylor County Basketball League starts at Lawson Community Center on Tuesday January 7 at 7 p m with Ramblers versus Peerless Elites. Entry deadline is Monday at 8 o'clock for fees and rosters. Gym open daily for juniors 4 to 6 p m with a small admission fee.
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Promoter Jacobs Pulls In 160 Pounders In Garden Card
In New York promoters plan tough 160 pound bouts to dethrone Ken Overlin. Billy Loose meets Tami Mantiello as part of a Garden show featuring four 160s. Ernie Vigh faces Coley Welch, while Dave Castilloux headlines the card.
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Canadian lightweight champ and Aldo Spaldi face stiff puncher note
Canadian lightweight champion and Aldo Spaldi, the stiff-puncher from Italy, are mentioned as contenders with a potential title shot against Jenkins, the 135 pound champion. The piece hints at an upcoming match or challenge setting.
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Aged Fighter Still Proves He Can Scrap
Phil Zwick, a veteran featherweight from Kaukauna, Wisconsin, aged about 35, fought eight rounds against Gene Ward in Milwaukee on New Year’s Day and proved his enduring skill. Once a globe trotter, Zwick began boxing as a youth, fought across England and the world, and remains active with few scars, sharp reflexes, and a long career behind him.
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Davis and Elkins fall to Long Island and Tennessee
Davis and Elkins and Marshall were beaten by grade A opponents. Captain Peter Maravich led D E with 27 points on 13 field goals, a likely new record at the Long Island gymnasium, as the Senators totaled 54 to 42. Marshall lost 33 to 22.
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Fair Grounds Track Bought by Oil Millionaire
New Orleans January 3 William G Helis an oil millionaire says he offered up to 2 money for A syndicate to resume racing at the Fair Grounds purely from a civic stand and not for profit The track equipment was auctioned yesterday by a group that paid 460000 and plans to convert the site into a subdivision Several thousand dollars worth of chairs tables and other articles were sold
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New Orleans Sportsman Plans Salary-Free Race Meet
Sylvester W Labrot Jr a New Orleans sportsman who breeds thoroughbreds announced on a Maryland farm that he and associates will head a new racing association with no salary. Their aim is to preserve Fair Grounds history and run a race meeting on the highest plane, with equipment options and site details disclosed after an abrupt halt to an auction.
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New Orleans
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New Racing Association
Irish Cagers Drop Contest Against St Francis Morgantown
St Augustine High School lost to St Francis High Morgantown 31 to 21 on the local floor. Rauscher led St Augustine with six points while Ponceroff paced St Francis with eight. Visitors led 12 to 8 at halftime and pulled away in the second half for the 31-21 final.
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Pond To Lose Coaching Job Reports
New York dated notes say Ducky Pond may be forced out at Yale this week. Mentions boxing promoter activity, player transfers, and sports figures. Contains multiple brief items across boxing, football, golf, and college play, with various personalities and events noted.
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Philadelphia. Inquirer
Debits Rise Across Huntington Clearing House Area
Banks in Huntington Ceredo and Kenova reported 1940 debits totaling 25,181,015, a drop from 209,287,961 in 1939, according to secretary Robert H. Weber. The Hunting ton Clearing House association released the figures covering the three cities.
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Mayor John Dunn marries Edna Mae Ford in Newport
Mayor John O. Dunn, 76, of Parkersburg, wed Mrs. Edna Mae Ford, 34, at Newport Kentucky, with Magistrate Charles Derrick officiating. Dunn is in his third term as mayor.
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Edna Mae Ford
Charles Derrick
Newport
Dunn
Sugar Bowl hero Charlie O Rourke to retire from football
New Orleans January third reports that Charlie O Rourke, BC standout in a 19 13 win over Tennessee, plans to end his playing career. The teacher at Malden High School prefers a stable life and may pursue coaching and teaching, despite being drafted by the Chicago Bears. He suffered multiple injuries but delivered the winning 46 yard pass and two long defenses.
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New Orleans
Slim Charlie O'Rourke
Boston College
Tennessee
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Bear Eleven
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Boston
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