Lewis and Lowis Set for 15 Round Title Bout Tomorrow
York dispatch reports John Lewis, ex-heavyweight contender, plans to meet Joe Lowis in a 15 round title bout at Madison Square Garden tomorrow night. Lewis aims to hit 185 pounds while Lowis weighs around 202 as both fighters train hard for a clash that could crown a new champion.
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Gayle Talbot
York
John Lewis
John Henry
Joe
Tommy Farr
Lewis
Frel Whight
Max Schmelt
Star
Louis
Rizona
Schmeling
Industrial and regional league games at the Y M C A
Wednesday night schedule lists s Millis meeting Beeson ders in the opening game at 7 15. Beeson ders face Ellington Florist DeMolay at 9 05 with Y M C A vs Allen Jay High at 10. Tomlinson Chair plays Kint Motorcycles while Schlitz meets Adams Millis. Globe Parlor Furniture vs Mil.
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s-Millis
Beesonders
Y .M. Till
Triangle Hosiery
Harvard
Ellington Florist
Allen Jay High
Tomlinson
Kint
Schlitz
Adams-Millis
Night boxing results across cities highlight wins
The card reports multiple KOs and decisions with fighters from New York Philadelphia Brooklyn and other venues. Mickey Farber outpointed Al and Billy Gil beat Billy Miske in close decisions. Roy Lazer and Yucatan Kid also posted wins in various locales.
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Associated Press
Sammy An
Washington
Stopey Ferrando
New
York
Mickey Farber
New York
Eapolis
Billy Gil
Stone Lake
Wis
Billy Miske
St. Paul
Lakes Population Report Mentions Fourteen Thousand Names
A historical note records about 14 000 lakes over the past 34 years. The item highlights a broad geographic distribution and references a period of long-term water body counts.
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Has
Golf pros near revolt against match play tournaments
In San Francisco on January 24 AP reports brewing discontent within the PGA over the national championship and major match play events. Pros argue match play clouds true golf tests, favors luck, and the stymie is a hurdle. many favor shifting to medal score formats. Sam Snead says he may skip match play. Dick Metz supports removing the stymie.
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San Francisco
Professional Golfers Association
Fred Corcoran
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Snead
Dick Metz
Chicago
Senator Logan drafts federal court of appeals bill
Senator Logan of Kentucky on January 24 introduced a bill to establish a new federal court of appeals. The court would hear appeals from orders of federal administrative bodies and its borders would be subject to Supreme Court review.
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NEW Court
Washington
Logan
D-Ky
Judiciary Committee
Federal Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Elon College Unveils 1939 Football Schedule
Elon College announces its 1939 football slate with Wake Forest and Catholic University plus games against High Point Lenoir Rhyne Appalachian Guilford and others. The schedule includes home and away dates from September 16 to November 25 across Greensboro Hickory Newport News and Burlington.
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Elon College
Wake Forest
Catholic University
Greensboro
High Point
LaSalle
Catholic
Washington
Lenoir-Rhyne
Hickory
Open
Apprentice
Newport News
Appalachian
Catawba
Salisbury
Burlington
Guilford
Mistaken identity leads to shooting outside home
Paul Bush, 24, was hospitalized after he mistook his neighbor John Guagliata's house for his own and tried to enter. Guagliata, 60, shot three times through the door, wounding Bush in the leg in a misidentity incident in St. Louis.
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ST. Louis
Paul Bush
Bush
John Guagliata
Guagliata
Solon Proposes Beef Definition Bill in Illinois Legislature
Springfield reporter notes Rep. Leo D. Crowley introduces a bill to punish selling beef altered with injected fat gelatin or water. The bill defines beef as the voluntary muscle tissue of the adult bovine, seeking to curb adulteration practices.
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Solon
Springfield
Leo D. Crowley
Roundup of boxing football and baseball chatter from New York sports page
The Roundup surveys Elmer Layden Notre Dame pros prospects and a freshman fullback’s scoring prowess. It notes Louis vs Lewis, Galento fights, Dempsey sidelining, Bob Pastor and Armstong rumors, Rice Owls under lights, and Gehrig and Hubbell salary tidbits with several quips about sports figures and upcoming events.
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New York
Elmer Layden
Notre Dame
Ruff
Tuff
Bods
Galento
Bing Crosby Tourney Opens Weekend at Rancho Santa Fe
Hollywood January reports Bing Crosby hosts a two day golf tournament near Rancho Santa Fe with seventy five top professionals and assorted amateurs. The event spans two days and three nights across San Diego county at the Rancho Santa Fe club. Sam Snead won the purse the last two years but will not defend due to his mother's illness.
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Hollywood
Bing Crosby
Rancho Canta Fe
San Diego County
Rancho Santa Fe Club
Sam Snead
Y Triangles to Meet Statesville A C Tonight
Statesville Athletic Club hosts the Y Triangles on Saturday night. The Triangles have lost to Winston-Salem Y and defeated the Greensboro Association team. Statesville A C is composed of high school coaches and keeps up a brisk pace.
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Statesville Athletic Club
Triangles
Winston-Salem
Wrestling results from Wilmington and Camden matches
Chief Little Wolf defeated Nick Campofredo in a two of three falls contest in Wilmington. Hans Steinke pinned Babe Zaharias in Camden at 1 26.
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Associated Press
Wilmington
Del
Chief Little Wolf
Trinidad
Colo
Nick Campofredo
Baltimore
Camden
N. J
Hans Steinke
Germany
Babe Zaharias
Colorado
Henry Ford to Attend World Congress at Exposition
Henry Ford is among numerous internationally famous persons slated to attend the World Congress of the Society of Automotive Engineers during the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition.
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Henry Ford
Society of Automotive Engineers
Beeson Hardware Domination in Bowling Meet
Clark sets high single score 146 and high single set 407 for Beeson Hardware Co while the team posts 608 in a high game and the squad's high team set totals 1 in the meet.
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Clark, Beeson Hardware Co
Beeson Hardware Co
Belt Antenne Enw
Hutchens
Enews
Ward
Albertson
Harts Drugs
J Kennedy
McMullan
Mo Hayworth
Eeae
Hart Teen “Ee Sane
Renfrow
Eae Eeeeneene
Kellam Foundry
Goodson Teeee Ween
D. Kennedy
Comer
Clapp
Furniture City Motors Players
Cecil ‘ Ee
Mann’s Drugs
Bain
UNC Names Co Captains for 1939 Football Team
Chapel Hill Jan 24 Jim Woodson guard and George Stirnweiss quarterback were elected co captains of the University of North Carolina 1939 football squad at a team meeting. Stirnweiss a junior from New York is a triple threat while Woodson a senior from Salisbury did not play sophomore year and has one more year of eligibility.
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Chapel Hill
Jim Woodson
George Stirnweiss
University of North Carolina
Stirnweiss
New York
Woodson
Salisbury
Twins Shape Life Around Garnet Elson in Casper
DOUBLED CASPER WYOMING Twins figure prominently in Garnet Elson life. Elson a twin is father of new born twins. The doctor who delivered the boy and girl is a twin. One of the nurses has twin children, another twin sisters. Elson likewise has twin sisters, one of whom is married to a twin.
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Casper, Wyo
Garnet Elson
Elson
Miniature Trains to Circulate at Gayway on Treasure Island
Streamlined miniature trains will whisk visitors around the Gayway on Treasure Island providing a short scenic tour. The attraction promises a quaint ride for families and tourists visiting the waterfront amusement area.
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Gayway
Treasure Island
Adams Millis Quint To Play At Durham
Adams Millis quint to travel to Durham Saturday night to face the Tobacco team after a three point loss to McCrary. Local scor ing ace Martin and play ers Intrieri Cooper Sappenfield lead the offense while Spencer Dawson Enoch Cooper Wright defend. Adams Millis aims to hold second in the Piedmont league standings as girls games pace home events.
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Adams- Millis Quint
Durham
McCrary
Adams-Millis Quint
Tobacco Boys
Durham Logs
Intrieri
Martin
Cooper
Sappenfield
Spencer
Dawson
Enoch Cooper
Wright
Adam-Millis
Adams- Millis Piedmont League
North Carolina State to face Carolina in big five clash
North Carolina's White Phantoms meet NC State tonight in Raleigh without George Glamack who is sidelined with an injured arm. The Phantoms, unbeaten by State since 1934, look to break a 11 game skid as the Red Terrors seek full strength after wins in prior weeks.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
White Phantoms
N. C
Red Terrors
Raleigh
George Glamack
Walter Skidmore
Phantoms
Wake Forest
Virginia Tech
Maryland
Navy
Gamack
Davidson
Hiskory
Elon
Lenoir-Rhyne
Louisburg College
Eastern Carolina Teachers
Appalachian
Boone
Western Carolina
Enka
Virginia
Mermen
Bowman Gray Memorial
The
State University
Siamese beauty heads to 1939 Golden Gate Exposition
Miss Mayuri Vidya Watana Siamese beauty travels through Europe and the Atlantic to reach the Panama Canal en route to the Golden Gate International Exposition in 1939.
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Mayuri Vidya Watana
Europe
Atlantic
Panama Canal
Black Bison Seek Wins Over Winston-Salem and Danville
The Black Bison travel to Winston-Salem tonight and Tom Hartley leads Hartley Welborn and Horney as they face Danville Virginia tomorrow night on the local high school court. Hartley shut down Danville in a prior 55 to 37 win. two Danville guards will likely key on Hartley while Welborn and Horney provide additional scoring threats. Coach Simeon may start first year varsity players if needed and will designate a captain among Hartley Welborn Hussey or Hayworth. If the Bison win tonight they’ll hold a one game lead on Greensboro in the Western conference race with High Point two games back.
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Bee
Brooklyn
Blackbirds
Yankees
Bison
Winston-Salem
George Washington High School Quint
Danville
Virginia
Virginia Lads
Hartley
Welborn
Horney
Simeon
Short
Lewis Hayworth
Hayworth
A. J. Simeon
Hartley, Welborn
Hussey
Bisons
Winston-Salem Quint
Black Bison
Greensboro
High Point
The poisonous spur on the curious duckbill
The venomous feature of the platypus, native to New Zealand and Australia, is a concealed spur on its hind foot.
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New Zealand
Australia
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