State Schoolboy Basketball Tournament Winds Up Today
The State Schoolboy Basketball Tournament heads to a final with West Fairmont and Wheeling High after decisive semi final wins. West Fairmont overwhelmed Washington Irving 66 to 32 led by Pat Mezzanotte while Wheeling topped Logan 53 to 46 with Eddie Becker and Don Hinton scoring. Mezzanotte stood out as the finest player in the tourney with George Davis contributing strong inside play.
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Trivia Puzzle and Birthdates Highlights
The page mixes trivia questions with historical birthdates and brief bios. It notes largest crime lab query, a ship docked on a mountain, a collar named after a statesman, photo versus reality appearances, and the world’s largest fish. It lists William Harvey and Bismarck birthdays, Franco recognition, Okinawa WWI note, Greek king death, plus birthday shoutouts and short bios of Boz author Charles Dickens nicknamed Boz and a Kansas giant Kansas cowboy from boxing lore.
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White heavyweight champion who beat Johnson in Havana
The article notes the era’s dominant white heavyweight who defeated Jack Johnson in Havana on April 5, 1915, held the title until July 4, 1919, and stood 6 feet 6 inches tall at 250 pounds before being knocked out by Jack Dempsey in Toledo.
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West Fairmont Wins Northern Title in 49 State Meet
West Fairmont meets Wheeling in the 36th state schoolboy basketball tournament final after a semifinal where Fairmont crushed Clarksburg Washington Living 6 62. The Polar Bears, led by Davis Calich Mezzanote Welton Arbogast, shot 62 percent and rolled to a 49 30 edge by the third quarter, securing the Northern championship. Wheeling overcame Logan 53 46 in the other semi with Hinton and Jones keying a late rally.
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George Calich
Sandy Welton
Charlie Arbogast
W. J
Hilltoppers
Ted Yates
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