Spring Hill Downs Honey Team Triumphs In County Opener
First round results of the County Tournament at Guernsey show Hope's B team losing to Spring Hill 73 62 while Junior Girls beat Saratoga 32 28 to move closer to finals. Bury oriea led with 24 points in the second half and Debbie Connelly scored 14 for the Junior Girls as they rallied for the win. Tonight Senior Girls and Boys host Prescott with Spring Hill Junior boys a 3 to score win over Saratoga. Kidd Key each with 10 for Spring Hill, Arnold 14 for Saratoga.
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Guernsey
Hope
Spring Hill
Saratoga
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Dennis Ramsey
Bury Oriea
Hig
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Fo.r Wetkins
Ark Ronie Ingram
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Cindy Reese
Care Anthony
Barbara Thompson
Prescott
Kidd
Key
Arnold
Spring Hill and
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Blevins
Spring Hill Sr
Dempsey Wrapping Method Recreated in Milwaukee
The Milwaukee Journal reports boxing writer Evans Kirkby tested Jack Dempsey’s hand wrapping method used for the Willard title bout. A cast plaster attempt failed as per Kearns description, with Al Fain, Eddie Mettie, Frank Linnemanstans taking on roles of the original seconders and trainer.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Journal
Jack Dempsey
Jess Willard
Journal
Evans Kirkby
Jack Kearns
Dempsey
Willard
Toledo
Kearns
Kirkby
al Fain
Eddie Met- Tie
Walter Moynahan
Frank Linnemanstan
Bobcats Meet Prescott Mere Tonight At Jones Field House
The Bobcats face Prescott in Jones Field House easing from 4AA pace. Senior Boys and Senior Girls play, offering a rare chance to see both teams on the same court and boost local support for the Cats.
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Bobcats
Prescott
Jones Field House
Cats
Gobeats
Dempsey Face Masked Claim Of Ring Deception
A newspaper recounts Kirkby and crew testing a plaster based deception for boxing gear aimed at Dempsey Moynahan. The method dusted plaster onto gauze layers drying between applications to create a feared but unproved weapon. Kirkby argues Dempsey deserved better than vague charges after years.
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Paris
Kirkby
Kearns
Dempsey
Moynahan
Lillard and Bopp Lead Bowling All Star Qualifiers
In Dallas, Jean Bopp of Milwaukee and Bill Lillard of Dallas pace a reduced field into the final day of qualifying at the All Star Bowling Tournament. Bopp set a 20 game total record of 4195, while Lillard leads the men with 4363 after an 844 four game block. Bobbe North and Mike Chiuchiolo chase with strong totals as the field contracts from 288 to 96 for the semifinals.
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Jean Bopp
Milwaukee
Bill Lillard
Calif
Ladewig
Grand Rapids. Mich
Lillard
Mike Chiuchiolo
Patchogue
N.Y
Joe Joseph
Lansing
Mich
Russia Favored To Win Olympic Hockey Gold In Innsbruck
AP reports from Innsbruck Austria that eight days before the January 29 Winter Games opening Russia is expected to win hockey gold. The USSR is the reigning Olympic and world champion after a successful North American tour and a sweep through Europe. Strong teams from Czechoslovakia Sweden the United States and Canada are mentioned but Russia is seen as the team to beat.
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Innsbruck
Austria
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Sweden
United States
Canada
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U.S
Europe
UCLA Named Top National Cage Team
UCLA holds No 1 as AP panel reshuffles top ten headed by Michigan Loyola of Chicago and Davidson. DePaul earns No 9 after beating Dayton as Cincinnati drops out. Oregon State tied for 10th with Wichita. Also notes Olympic bobsled training in Igis and a 1787 treaty reference involving George Washington.
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Associated Press
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Blue Demons
Dayton
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Drake
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Oregon St
Hunting Season Extended Ten Days in Arkansas
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission extended quail and rabbit hunting season by ten days to February 10. The extension follows a public hearing in Little Rock attended by about 140 people. Officials cited bad weather that kept hunters out of the woods during much of the regular season.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Willisville Teams Dominate In Bodcaw Nevada County Tourney
Willisville Jr. girls beat Emmet 28 to 22 in Bodcaw Monday night. Laneburg Jr. boys narrowly defeated Emmet 32 to 31. Willisville Sr. boys toppled Case 63 to 52. No games Tuesday. Wednesday schedule at 6 p.m. pairs Bodcaw and Willisville Jr. boys plus Emmet and Laneburg Sr. girls and boys.
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Nevada
Louisiana Grows Unique Perique Tobacco
In a note on regional crops, Louisiana is cited as the sole state producing perique tobacco, noted for its strong, distinctive variety grown in the region. The statement highlights the state's unique role in this traditional tobacco farming.
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Louisiana
Upsets Hit Loyola and Wake Forest in Monday Games
National champion Loyola fell to Memphis State 83 to 65 after a supposedly safe schedule. Wake Forest, led by coach Bones McKinney, lost to Maryland 91 to 82 as exams paused many teams. only two major college games were on Monday’s slate.
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Wake Forest
Chicago Loyola
Loyola
Memphis State
Bones McKinney
Deacons
Maryland
Winston-Salem
N.C
Gentry tops Mountainburg 70 to 61 in Springdale event
High School scores from the Springdale Invitational show Gentry beating Mountainburg 70 61 while Springdale defeats Siloam Springs 53 to 0 and Van Buren edges Alma 48 42. Other results list Memphis over Loyola 83 65 Maryland 91 82 Wake Forest and Portland 104 74 Nevada. NBA Detroit tops Los Angeles 118 107.
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Associated Press
Mountainburg
Springdale
Siloam Springs
THE
Memphis St
Chi
Loyola
Maryland
Wake Forest
Portland
Nevada
Big Ten Weeknight Showdowns Highlighted
Minnesota travels to second-ranked Michigan for a pivotal Big Ten clash while Purdue faces Notre Dame in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in notable midweek action.
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Minnessota
Michigan
Purdue
Notre Dame
Fort Wayne
Ind
Orange Bowl to Be Played at Night
The Orange Bowl shifts to a night game after NBC bought TV rights for three years at 225000 dollars per year plus 75000 for other events. NBC will broadcast about eight hours of bowl action on New Year’s Day starting with the Sugar Bowl at 2 p.m. EST and ending with the Orange Bowl at 8 p.m. EST. The move aims to avoid Sugar and Cotton bowls competition and daytime heat in Miami.
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Miami
National Broadcasting Co
NBC
William Otis’s 1838 steam shovel digs railroad roadbed
Massachusetts inventor William Otis developed a crude steam shovel in 1838 that was employed to excavate the roadbed for a railroad project, marking an early milestone in heavy earthmoving technology.
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William §. Otis
Massachusetts
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