Highland Triumphs Triangle In Close Muny League Battle
Garland Pugh led Highland with 14 points as they edged Triangle 41 to 39 securing a semifinal spot and setting up a date with Amos for the Muny League title. Ray Delap scored the decisive late shot to clinch the win amid a tense fourth period contest.
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Fred Flagler
Highland
Garland Pugh
Triangle
Amos
Highlanders
Hack Spencer
Ray Delap
Trianglers
W. Spence
Byrd Laws
Weisner
Dawson Ieee Cc
Farlowe
Spencer
Highland Pos
Sir B. Upton
McDonald On
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POU Cellareten
Delappe
Pane A
Coffroth Greatest Promoter Recalled In Boxing’s Golden West
James Wood Coffroth, prominent promoter who died at 70 in San Diego, helped forge a San Francisco boxing era. He launched big bouts in California and Tijuana after 1920s reforms, promoted Ketchel Johnson clashes, and influenced aligns with Tex Rickard, while backing Jeffries Johnson comebacks and securing major purses.
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Harry Grayson
New York
James Wood Coffroth
San Diego
California
Sunshine Jim Coffroth
Tijuana
Coffroth
Mexico Way
Motion Picture
Agua Caliente
Aguas Caliente
San Francisco
Supreme Court
Big Jim Kennedy
Tex Rickard
Big Town
East
Middle West
Sunshine Jim
Jeff Johnson
James J. Corbett
Bob Fitzsimmons
James J. Jeffries
Willie Ritchie
Cofroth
Stanley Ketchel
Jack Johnson
Colma
Ketchel
Joe Thomas
Billy Roche
Jeffries
Jeffries-Johnson Fight. It Was Coffroth
Sam Berger
Jack Gleason
Jeff
Sears
Johnson
Reno
Richard and
Gleason
Veteran Starter Jack Lavelle Shapes Races and Skier Delvin Aims High
In New York Jack Lavelle, a former Notre Dame athlete and top track starter, explains his behind the line approach and says viewers see the start best from behind the runners. Syracuse freshman Art Delvin, king of American ski jumping, believes 400-foot jumps are possible after the war and aims for the mark at Iron Mountain and Lake Placid, chasing a pace near 80 mph.
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U.S
Hugh Fullerton, Jr
New York
Five By Five
Madison Square Garden
Jack Lavelle
Lavelle
Jack
Notre Dame
Lavalle
Knute Rockne
Columbia
Lou Little
Power Memorial High School
New York City
New York Giants
Steve Owen
Catholic Youth Organizatoin
Saugerties
N. Y
Statensland
Syracuse
America
Art Delvin
Syracuse University
Iron Mountain
Mich
Norway
Torger
Lake Placid
Art
Army Air Corps
Rocky Mountain
New York State
Switzerland
Seattle
Wash
Delvin
Phillies Face 1943 Start Burdened by Debt and Uncertainty
Philadelphia facing 1943 season with about 200000 dollars in debts and no signed manager or spring training site. National League directors consider three options including league takeover with Bill Terry, sale to John Kelly, or Gerry Nugent remaining in charge, with Nugent likely ousted.
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Harold Claassen
New York
National Baseball League
Ford Frick
Philadelphia Phils
Bill Terry
New York Giants
Chicago Baseball
Terry
Memphis
Baseball Writers
John
Jack) Kelly
Philadelphia
Hale America Athletic Program
Gerry Nugent
Nugent
The
Phils
Derby crowds, Maryland track plans. boxing and military notes
A roundup of sports chatter notes rail traffic for Churchill Downs attendance, Maryland racing near Pimlico, and potential New Orleans style changes. Also: Hal Middlesworth on lady wrestlers, Ray Robinson’s amateur losses, and boxing prospects in St. Louis with military team links.
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Bowie
Laurel
Havre de Grace
Maryland
Pimlico
Hilltop
The
Racing Commission
Bud Burmester
Ocean Wave
Blue Swords
Askemnon
Baseball in War Time That Isn’t Worth Keeping
The columnist notes McNutt’s list of essential jobs excludes base players and argues that many in baseball would be better employed in war work. He recalls past drills, suggests two league consolidation, and laments baseball as a pursuit when the nation is at war, predicting limited play and greater focus on duties.
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Nolan Coffroth
Billy Nolan
Nelson
Colma
Jimmy Britt
Coffroth
Nolan
Dane
Sunshine Jim Coffroth
New York
Issioner McNutt
Essen
McNutt
Primari
Clark Griffith
Washington
America
Lothers
Griffith
Old Fox Griffith
Russia
England
Juniors Down Five 33 To 27
At the YMCA the local Juniors beat the high school Junior Varsity 33 to 27, leading from the start as JV rallied late but could not grab the advantage. Roy Edwards and Ray Delapp led with 12 points each, Brandis Leonard led the Jr Varsity with 8.
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Y.M.C.A
Roy Edwards
Ray Delapp
Brandis Leonard
Tough Game Looms For Black Bison At Oak Ridge
Black Bison cagers meet Oak Ridge tomorrow in a high school showdown after a 53 33 loss to the Cadets. Coach Tony Simeon hopes a late surge in practice sharpens floor work as Greensboro visits Friday for another Bison test.
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Oak Ridge
Tony Simeon
Black Bison Cagers
Black Bison
Guilford College
Oak Ridgers
High Echanlore
Bison
Greensboro
Greensboro Cagers
Swim Star Dropped From North Carolina Lineup
George Whitner leaves NC swimming while Don Nicholson returns for Wednesday meet at Navy and upcoming Carolinas A A U meet. Wit hner set a freshman record in 100 m breast last year and cites workload. Nicholson, previously sidelined by cold, re joins lineup as Tar Heels face Navy and defend strong record amid several losses this season.
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Chapel Hill
George Whitner
North Carolina
Dick Jamerson
Don Nicholson
Navy
Carolinas
A.A.U
Whitner
Nicholson
Tar Heels
Bob
Carolina
Middies
Denny Hammond
Ben Ward
Snooky Proctor
Soph Buddy Crone
Steve Sokoloff
Hammond
V.P.I
Ward
Goldsboro
Gobblers
Proctor
College Basketball Scores Report from The Associated Press
South Tennessee defeated Alabama 36 to 33 while North Carolina Navy Prefight Officers led Wake Forest 53 to 34. Kentucky beat Xavier 48 to 36 and Morehead State Teachers edged Marshall 69 to 46. Vanderbilt 45 Mississippi State 35 George Washington 51 William & Mary 53. South Carolina 65 Shaw Field 42 Appalachian 77 Western Carolina Teachers 33 Tulane 50 Auburn 30 Mississippi 65 Key Field 44.
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Tennessee
Alabama
North Carolina Navy
Wake Forest
Kentucky
Xavier
Morehead
Marshall
Vanderbilt
Miss. State
William & Mary
George Washington
South Carolina
Shaw Field
Appalachian
Western Carolina
Tulane
Auburn
Mississippi
Key Field
Rocky Mount and Goldsboro Swimmers Dominate Meet
Competitors from Rocky Mount took the 400 and pushed Hammond in the 200 while Crone from Goldsboro won the diving and Sokoloff claimed the breaststroke. Leading performers include co captains Bill Elmore and Momo Mahoney, sprinters Lawrence Johnson and others, backstroker LeRoy Little, breaststroker Louis Rubinsohn, and diver Bill Stevens.
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Rocky Mount
Hammond
Crone
Goldsboro
Sokoloff
Bill Elmore
Momo Mahoney
LeRoy Little
Bill Herr
Jesse Irenebaum
Lawrence Johnson
Louis Rubinsohn
Bill Stevens
Allie Stolz Seeks Comeback After Tough Defeat
The profile recalls Allie Stolz as a promising kid fighter with a bright future who faced setbacks in 1939 and 1942 against Sammy Angott and later lost to Beau Jack in seven rounds. It notes his victory over Chalky Wright and hints at a rematch with Willie Pep after the Beau Jack bout.
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Sammy Angott
Allie
Chalky Wright
Beau Jack
Willie Pep
Willie Pep Emerges as Featherweight Champion Contender
The article profiles Willie Pep as a rising featherweight star who upstaged Chalky Wrights successor and defeated Angott, Beau Jack, and others in rapid succession. Pep, a slender Hartford youth, is praised for speed, strategy, and a 59 fight winning streak, with talk of a potential bout against Beau Jack despite possible weight disadvantages.
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Chalky Wright
Allie
Angott
Beau Jack
Augusta
Hartford
Willie Pep
Pep
Fights Last Night in Newark Ends with KO
Pat Comiskey of Paterson 221 stopped Wallace Cross of East Orange 205 in Newark New Jersey last night. The bout brought action to Newark with Comiskey securing a victory by knockout in a scheduled fight card.
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Associated Press
Newark
N. J
Pat Comiskey
Paterson
Wallace Cross
East Orange
Marquette Athletes Serve as Night Firemen Near Milwaukee
Twelve Marquette football and basketball players and trackmen staff night fire stations in suburban Wauwatosa near Milwaukee on February 9.
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Marquette
Milwaukee
Wauwatosa
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