Beau Jack K O's Larkin for Lightweight Title
Fred Flagler Jr reports a hard fought 36 to 22 victory by the Black Bison over Thomasville in High Point High School's season opener. Coach Simeon’s squad built a comfortable lead after a tight start as Fred Swartzberg and Junius Idol led with 10 points each while Channy Lambeth paced Thomasville with nine. Junior varsity also edged Thomasville 40-28 as Leon Ingram led the visitors with 19 points. Officials were Weisner and Culler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Flagler, JR
Ouy Simeon
Black Bison
Carr Shealy
Bison
Tommies
Thomasville Cagers
Shealey
Tony Simeon
Fred Swartzbere
Junius Idol
Idol
Swartzberg
Melvin Walker
Walker
Channy Lambeth
Lambeth
Culler
Bud Hayworth
O.B. Leyiga
Teeny
Léon Ingram
Thomasville
Hayworth
Levina
Ingram
Black
Bally
Ttville G
Urpotep Alvers
Y Shuford
CS Williams
Bodenheimer
Doby
Rochrock
Dunkelberger
iSwarteberg
Kivett
Sasee
Kennedy
Smith
Weisner
T’ville
A. P
Holovak the bashful star shines in BC lore
Newton Massachusetts profile of Boston College fullback Mike Holovak, praised for power on offense and solid defense, reveals his bashful, modest nature. The piece covers his background, mentors like Leahy and Brumbaugh, his injuries, bowl game history including the Orange Bowl loss to Holy Cross, and his Navy V- 7 service ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve O’leary
Newton
Mass
Mike Holovak
Boston
Ed McKeever
Notre Dame
Henry Toczylowski
Denny Myers
Chicago
Carl Brumbaugh
Leahy
Lucky
Boston College
Clemson
B. Co
Cotton Bovy
B. C
Tennessee
Alabama
Holy Cross
Mike
Lansford
Frank Davis
Pete Cie‘nelu
Charlie O'Rourke
Frank Maznicki
Eagles
V-7
Naval Reserve
Navy
Tulane Sets Eighth Game 1913 Football Schedule
Tulane University unveils an eight game 1913 football docket under President Rufus C. Harris policy. October 2 Auburn October 9 Rice October 16 Georgia October 23 North Carolina October 30 Ole Miss November 6 Mississippi State November 20 LSU December 18 Southern California.
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New Orleans
Tulane University
Rufus C. Harris
Harris
Tulane
Auburn
Rice
Houston
Georgia
North Corona
Chapel Hill
Ole Miss
Miss. State
LSU
Southern California
Beau Jack Beats Larkin In Three At Madison Square Garden
Sid Feder reports Beau Jack, Sidney Walker, from Georgia, used the Jersey bounce to flatten Tippy Larkin in three heats of a 15 round lightweight bout at Madison Square Garden. The bout clarified but did not settle the disputed lightweight title as Emphasized by conflicting recognitions between New York New Jersey bodies.
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Sid Feder
New York
Beau Jack
Beau
Sidney Walker
Augusta
Gay) National Golf Club
Georgia
Jersey
Tippy Larkin
Madison Square Garden
Birdies
Sammy Angott
Jack
New Jersey
National Boxing Association
Tippy
Young Oto
Nitt miNer-Uppers
National Boying Association
Manuel Ortiz
New York Sivitesion
Jack-Tippy Larkin
Fey
New York Boxing Commission
Augus
Basketball eligibility clashes rile Fordham and Brooklyn College
New York sports round up reports rising tensions as Fordham and Brooklyn College dispute player eligibility amid recruiting rumors. The piece notes coaching battles over rules, the sport’s big-time pressures, and hints at broader integrity questions in college basketball. It also mentions Lowell Tech chemistry and various football and military sports notes, including historical plays and personnel moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fordham
N. Y
Brooklyn College
Former Cornell footballer joins Mexican Air Force near Phoenix
Jose Martinez Zorilla, once a Cornell football player, returns to the United States to train as a flier in the Mexican air force in Phoenix Arizona. He was a good neighbor for the tackle beside him. Ben Wahrman, Richmond News Leader sports editor, plans to join the Marines as a combat correspondent. Jerry Bauer, Bobby Bauer’s brother from the Bruins’ famous line, plays for the Boston Olympics hockey club and studies textiles.
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Jose Martinez Zorilla
Cornell
United States
Phoenix
Ariz
Jose
Ben Wahrman
Richmond News- Leader
Marines
Jerry Bauer
Bobby
Bruins
Walker retires to join victory industry as Dodger future
The Scoreboard New York notes Oisie Walker, once the Dodgers’ most popular figure, retires from baseball to become athletic director at Sperry Gyroscope in Brooklyn. With Pete Reiser in the Army and others shifting roles, major league rosters will be thin as the war continues, and the piece critiques boxing title rulings as inconsistent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Oisie Walker
Walker
Dodger
Sperry Gyroscope Co
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Pete Reiser
Dolph Camillis
Arky Vaughan
California
Unclear basketball scores bundled with driving gear note
A scrambled list reports multiple college basketball scores including Fordham 53 over Brooklyn College, Villanova 29, LSU 62 over Rice 60 in overtime, Texas 46, UCLA 47, Washington 45, and other regional matchups. The second line adds a confusing sentence about excessive use of first and second gears increasing fuel use, noting engines run faster in high gear.
Goldsboro Girls Swim In Meet in New York City
Goldsboro December 19 Miss Pate American record holder in 40 yd breast and 50 m breast events and Eve Barbee 12, Goldsboro Swimming Association. scheduled to swim in an invitational at the New York Athletic Club in New York City Saturday night. Pate to run open 100 yd breast and Barbee to swim open 100 yd backstroke.
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Goldsboro
Peges Pati
Evevn Barbee
Goldsboro Swimming Association
New York
Greg Rice Wins Metropolitan A.A.U. Medal 1942
New York athlete Greg Rice of the New York A C nearly completes another perfect year by extending his winning streak to 55 races and holding both indoor and outdoor National A A U titles. He is awarded the Metropolitan A A U medal as the district’s outstanding athlete for 1942.
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New York
Greg Rice
New York A.C
A.A.U
Metropolitan
Fights Last Night World Lightweight Title Action
In New York Beau Jack from Augusta Ga stopped Pippy Larkin of Garfield NJ for the world lightweight title. In Boston Ralph Zanelli of Providence RI outpointed Corp Garvey Young of US Marines. In Portland Turkey Thompson of Los Angeles knocked out Ernie Nordman from Goodland Kansas.
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New York
Beau Jack
Augusta
Pippy Larkin
Garfield
N. J
Boston
Ralph Zanelli
Providence
R .I
Garvey Young
U. S. Marines
Portland
Ore
Turkey Thompson
Los Angeles
Ernie Nordman
Goodland
Kas
McMillan Receives 21-Year-Old Medal at Last
In Bloomington Indiana long after the 21 year delay Bo McMillan Indiana football coach finally learns he was awarded a medal for making the mythical All Southern team. The medal, long misplaced, was found by a newspaper sports editor while rummaging through a cabinet.
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Bloomington
Ind
Bo McMillin
Indiana
Atlanta
Armstrong Best Comeback In Sport Year
New York December 19 The year’s outstanding comeback in sports as chosen by 86 AP sports editors was Henry Armstrong. He won 12 fights after retirement, topping a poll that also highlighted the St Louis Cardinals pennant run and World Series win over the Yankees.
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New York
Henry Armstrong
Hank
Associated Press
Armstrong
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn
Yankees
Cardinal
Lary Freend
Brooklyn Dodger
Ernie Lombardi
Boston Braves
St. Louis Browns
Toronto Maple Leafs
Holy Cross
Boston College
Georgia
Yale
Wis
Psychology Professor Lawther Quits To Coach Penn State Basketball
STATE COLLEGE Pa Dec 19 John Lawther a psychology professor at Pennsylvania State College has moved from academia to coaching big league basketball at Penn State. A former Westminster College coach with a 250 73 record he embraces the sliding zone defense and plans to rebuild his Penn State squad around tall players while seeking strong NCAA play.
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Lawther
Penn State
Robert Mellace
NEA
Service Star
State College
John Lawther
Pennsylvania State College
Westminster College
Perin
Columbia University
Tuss McLaughry
Westminster
Forrest C. Allen
Nanasan
Cornell
West Virginia
Lions
New Orleans
Dartmouth
Illinois
Lawither
Horsemen Get Ready For Winter Racing
In Florida, hopeful horsemen prepared for Miami winter racing set to begin Monday. Operators delayed the go ahead as Tropical Park waited on a possible loosening of gasoline restrictions that could halt racing. About 1,400 horses are already stabled, with Tropical Park president Henry L. Strauss signaling readiness but withholding a firm guarantee to operate.
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Florida
Tropical Park
CPA
Miami
Henry L. Strauss
Tide Continues Fast Practice for Orange Bowl
Alabama’s Crimson Tide held high speed morning and afternoon drills as Coach Frank Thomas announced end George Weeks did not report for practice and would not go to Miami for the bowl game with Boston College. Weeks, a 180-pound varsity end, had started about half of Alabama’s games this season and expects to enter the army soon.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Frank Thomas
George Weeks
Miami
Boston College
Weeks
Army
Rhode Island State Team Sets Scoring Record
In Kingston on December 19 Rhode Island State's basketball team posted 124 points against Fort Williams, a Rhody record. Co-captains Bob Applebee and Eart Shannon return with George Mearns, from last season, while freshman Henry Zabierek leads scoring this year and had previously tallied 1127 against New Hampshire years ago.
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Kingston, R. T
Rhode Island State
Fort Williams
Little Rame
New Hampshire
Bob Applebee
Eart Shannon
George Mearns
Henry Zabierek
Wisconsin Football Ties Noted Figures of Pro Football Era
Mort Cooper, famed St. Louis Cardinal pitcher turned football figure, joins the Washington Redskins in a rare cross sport association highlighting early professional football era ties and notable player movements among storied teams.
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Mort Cooper
St. Louis Cardinal
Washington Redskins
Tall Texans Brew New Cage Magic To Hex Southwesters
West Texas State basketball returns with towering players led by Gus Miller. The team aims to repeat strong 29 won 6 loss season, adds depth, cuts travel, and plans games in New York Madison Square Garden Philadelphia Buffalo before the All-College tournament in Oklahoma City. Several veterans return. Johnson brothers Jacobs Trimble Groom Stockman and others provide scoring.
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Harold Y. Ratliff
Canyon. Tex
West Texas
Gus Miller
Great Southwest
Giants
Madison Square Garden
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Oklahoma City
Miller
Southwest
West Texas State
Texas Wesleyan
Fort Worth
Trinidad
Colorado
al Baggett
Baggett
Third Air Corps
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Price Brookfield
Frank Stockman
Jack Maddox
Charles Halbert
Ray Ellefson
Minneapolis
Douglas Groom
Ledru Jacobs
Clark Johnson
Charles Johnson
Norman Trimble
William Stockman
Johnson Brothers
Jacobs
Trimble
Groom
Tulsa Golden Hurricanes Arrive Ahead of Sugar Bowl
Tulsa University's Golden Hurricane arrive in New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl, escorted to Tulane for orientation with no practice. The Fortier high school band will march with soldiers given free tickets as Tulsa fans fund uniforms for servicemen. The team then proceeds to Bay St. Louis to open camp.
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New Orleans
Tulsa University
Tulane University
Fortier High School
Tulsa
Best Traveled Athlete Is Dove by Miles Logged
CHICAGO December 19 Notre Dame senior end Bob Dove earned the nickname best traveled athlete after logging about 9000 miles in a little over a month. He played with the Irish at Southern California November 28, joined the East All Stars in San Francisco for the New Year’s Shrine game, and will fly to Washington January 6 for the Knute K. Rockne memorial trophy banquet after being named the year’s outstanding lineman.
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Chicago
Notre Dame
Bob Dove
Los Angeles
Dove
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Ss Larkin
Holovak
Larkin
Garden
California Wonder
Lowell Tech
Steve O'Neil
Paul Richards
Detroit
Bill Diehl
Norfolk
Va. Ledger-Dispatch
Washington
Ctupd
Charley McMurtry
Pacific Fleet
McMurtry
Pete Zagar
Stanford U
Ulery
Camp Roberts
Calif
Pete
Carolus Anderson
Jacksonville
Fla
Naval Air Station
Duke
George McAfee
Bill Chipley
Marty O'Hagan
Chipley
Lou Salica
Hollywood
The
Villanova
Loyola
Mississippi State
Texas Christian
San Antonio ‘Aviation Cadets
Ls.a
Methodist
East
Texas State
Texas
Rardolph
Texas A&m
Duncan
UCLA
San Francisco
Colorado College
Adams ‘State Teachers
Vancouve Ramblers
Goldsoro
McMillan
R. I. Cage
West
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