Central Carolina Gloves Tournament Sees Growing Entries
About 200 amateurs expected to enter the second annual Central Carolina Gloves tournament with hundreds of entry blanks mailed to North and South Carolina. Registration closes February 27 with two divisions novice and open. Champions to be sent to Boston with expenses paid. entries must be received by Saturday.
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Foxhounds and Kennel Club Show Set for Tomorrow
A crowded day awaits at Madison Gardens as the Foxhounds Association joins the Kennel Club show with 96 breeds entered. Judges will assess conformation and handling as hounds parade in the ring before selecting winners.
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Foxhounds Association
Ennel
Dinner Talk Highlights Democratic Committees and Roosevelt Legacy
Fragmented notes show Democratic committees in North Carolina with A Dv vy as acting chairman and plans around March 4th. The piece mentions Roosevelt era policy, party headquarters on the Sir Walter Hotel floor in Morganton, and fundraising efforts linked to the Jackson Way approach. It also references Folger and agriculture, with rough allusions to national relief efforts and sea coast preparations.
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Democratic
Carolina
Iyman
Folger
Sports Roundup Highlights From A Rough Week
Hy Scotch Reston reports on Walter Johnson’s continued misfortune with a weak Washington club and his Maryland dairy farming life to support seven kids. The piece notes Johnson’s son breaking his nose in a Maryland basketball game and touches on Crostey and Dissey Dean’s contract talks. Mickey Focht plans a Michigan farm move with Navin Geld.
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Eddie
University of Maryland
Navy
Powell Crostey
Cincinnati
Dissey Dean
Mickey Foch Janes
Michigan
West
Navin Geld
Babe Ruth Eye Wash Prank Recalled by Tony Lazzeri
The tale recalls Tony Lazzeri teasing Babe Ruth about eye wash before batting. Ruth joked the wash helped his eye sight after hits. Lazzeri later swapped the bottle with water, causing Ruth to fearfully react when he drank from it.
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Babe Ruth
Lasser
Tony
Ruth
Lazzeri
Dodger executive shakes hand not thumb at meeting
Journal notes casual exchange with 1-year-old Judge McKeaver, president of the Dodgers, and mentions consensus that Dizzy Dean may receive a 22500 contract. Also references Mike Gaven of the Newark Star-Eagle marrying Hazen Flynn, Cy Canzoneri’s brother captaining Alabama boxing, Hill Terry’s porter Harvey tasked to care for the Gianta on Missouri Pacific travel.
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Dodgers
Dizzy Dean
Mike Gaven
Newark Star- Eagle
Hazen Flynn
Orange
N. J
Tony Canzoneri
University of
World light heavyweight bout results edge closer to title
John Henry Lewis, 181, outpoints Al Ettore, 192, in Philadelphia in a non title light heavyweight match. Other bouts include Warrington and Hardrock with decisions in Dallas and Detroit venues, reporting from Associated Press rounds.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
John Henry Lewis
Dallas
Tex
Airline Fleet Sees Big November Figures Across Continental States
The 21 scheduled carriers in the continental United States flew 5,699,008 miles and carried 761,800 pounds of express traffic in November 1934. They logged 96,019 paveway flights.
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Local Five to Open Big Week with Old Foe
The Black Bisons of High Point, coached by Wade Mariette, host Burlington tonight in a key early season game. Burlington curses a strong roster as it seeks victory from the Western Conference rival. High Point aims to extend its single loss record as the crowd fills the local gym. Also on the card, the wrestling team faces Winston-Salem in a preliminary match.
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High Point High School
Wade Mariette
Wil
Burlington High Five
Winston-Salem
Bison
Lenington
Gastonia
Asheville
Dick Powell
Newton starts NC State spring gridiron practice
Dor Newton, NC State’s new head coach, opened six weeks of spring practice with over 50 athletes as he installs his system replacing the Notre Dame approach. A pep meeting of about 1,000 students, faculty and alumni welcomed the former Davidson mentor, who aims to mold a cohesive unit.
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Raleigh
Dor Newton
N. C. State
Wolfpack
Newton
Notre Dame
Hank Anderson
State
Davidson
John W. Harrelston
Bob Warren
Harry Bolick Night Promises Big Boxing Card In High Point
Ticket sales start today for Harry Bolick Night at the new High Point arena featuring a dual boxing match between Presbyterian College Clinton and the Royal Arcanum Fight Club. Proceeds benefit Coach Bolick as local clubs, Monogram HI Y and Old Plank Road Royal Arcanum Council, mobilize sales and aim to fill the venue. Presbyterian College donates services to honor the mentor injured in an accident.
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Presbyterian College
Clinton
Royal Arcanum Fight Club
Monogram
Old Plank Road
Royal Arcanum Council
Bolick
Royal Arcanum
Dewey Adams
Stuart Martin Returns From Hospital After Illness
Suffolk Virginia February 9. Stu Martin second baseman for the St Louis Cardinals was discharged from Lake View hospital after three weeks with an abscessed appendix. He leaves for Severn Maryland and said he must report to St Louis when fit. He feared his chances of saving spring training were not good.
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Pie Stewart
Sill Martin
St. Louis Cardinals
Lakeview Hospital
Severn
St. Louis
Judge To Hear Election Suit In Rock Creek Township
Wilkesboro February 9 14 Judge Felix B Alley will hear the suit of P D Swaringen Republican to unseat Tom Poplin Democratic member of the county board of commissioners March 1 Swaringen charges in quo warranto that the board of elections failed to correct a 100 vote mistake in Rock Creek township which would have re elected him.
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Wilkesboro
Felix EB. Alley
RB. Swaringen
Tom Poplin
County Board of Commissioners
Swaringen
Board of Elections
Rock Creek Township
Philadelphia Still Favored In Tourney
New York report states Lewis Brooks of Philadelphia defends his National Amateur Pocket Billiards title and appears to be the man to beat as the event opens. Brooks, the defending champion, shows early form in the championship play.
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New York
Lewis Brooks
Philadelphia
Brooks
Pastor Announces Church Plan Near Oak Summit
Rev. Bryan M. Crosby of Oak Summit M B Church announced plans for a church building project or addition costing about 14000 dollars. The pastor spoke on the initiative during a church meeting.
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Bryan M. Crosby
Oak Summit M. B
Capitol Academy Sets High-Run Record in Championship Tourney
Capitol Academy last night set a new high run record of 70 in the championship tourney beating a strong contender James Parks of Detroit 125 to 58 in 28 innings.
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James Parks
Detroit
Floods Hit Europe Middles and Northern France Hard
Severe flooding grips Northern France including Lille Bethune and Hazebrouck as the Seine surges eight feet above normal. Three Armentieres factories close while Boule Eiain areas sit under five feet of water. About 300 acres near St Denis flood to six feet with Paris at risk if rains continue. Lighthouse keepers are stranded offshore and roads washed out though supplies remain, officials say.
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Hazebrouck
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Armentieres
St. Denis
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Construction contract let for Elkin Chatham plant addition
ENLARGE PLANT WINSTON-SALEM, Feb. 9. A contract for the construction of an addition to the Chatham Manufacturing plant at Elkin has been let. The addition, costing approximately $30,000, will in cease production about 15 per cnt, officials said.
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Winston-Salem
Chatham
Elkin
Helium Never Freezes Despite Ultraviolet Cold
The element helium remains in gaseous form at all practical temperatures, resisting solidification even under extreme cryogenic conditions. its unique properties keep it from freezing across common laboratory ranges.
Rumors Fly Over Possible Braddock Louis Title Fight in Chicago
Reports circulate that champion James J. Braddock and challenger Joe Louis may sign for a 15 round bout on June 15 at Soldier Field with Chicago officials and promoters weighing rental terms and potential city strategy. Some say a June 22 date at Comiskey Park is more probable.
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Sheldon Clark
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Comiskey Park
White Sox
Joint Why This Word Adapts Across Sporting Slang
A playful look at how the word joint shifts meaning in sports and everyday slang. It traces uses from betting on a winning horse to poker hands and even police stations and contracts, showing linguistic versatility through examples.
Davey Day Set for Ambers bout at Hippodrome
New York Feb 4 Davey Day of Chicago once groomed as a lightweight title prospect meets Champion Lou Ambers in a ten round non-title bout at the Hippodrome tomorrow night The result could put Day back in title contention and possibly set a future title bout in Chicago or Detroit next summer
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Chicago
Barney Ross
Lou Ambers
Hippodrome
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Ambers
Detroit
Camden Ramblers Defeat Durham in Mid-South Polo
In Camden North Carolina the Camden Ramblers beat Durham, New Carolina by 7 to 5 in the second game of the Russell Memorial trophy tournament after Aiken defaulted to Augusta, Georgia.
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N. C
Aiken
Augusta
Wrestling Royal Opens New Arena Friday Night
A wrestling royal kicks off at 8 30 in Pridey, featuring six top wrestlers Mayes Melam Thick Powell Bob Wagner Pan Merdech Jack Keerne and Strangler Willie. The format narrows to a final main event with two survivors amid rough rules and ring disqualifications.
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Aerogram
North Wren Street
Meerro
Mayes Melam
Thick Powell
Bob Wagner
Pan Merdech
Jack Keerne
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Avril Tongs
Blatt Improves Columbia Speaker Sol Blatt Ill With Flu
Continued improvement was noted today in the condition of Speaker Sol Blatt who is ill with influenza. Blatt’s health update comes from Columbia sources as he recovers from the illness.
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Sol Blatt
Duke Upsets Generals In League Game
Duke defeated the Generals in a tight Southern Conference clash where the lead changed eight times. Bob Spissard scored 16 for the Generals while Ken Drabaugh added 14 for Duke as NC State and other teams faced varied results across the region.
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Ken Rr
Blue Devil
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Catawba
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Davidson
Virginia
Lewis Defeats Ettore Again In Non Title Bout
John Henry Lewis of Phoenix won a 15 round non title decision over Ettore in Philadelphia. Lewis floored Ettore twice in the same round with power rights and finished the fight after Ettore beat the ten count but was halted by a final right to the jaw.
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Ettore
John Henry Lewis
Phoenix
Ariz
Lewis
Pennsylvania Athletic Commission
Joe Cervino
Houck
Cervino
Roger Nine
Women pilots among US licensees exceed seven hundred
Of the 14,806 licensed airplane pilots in the United States, 410 are women and 7,186 are transport pilots. The figures reflect the distribution of pilot ratings among all licensed aviators.
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