State Meet Opens Amid Ticket Rush at Butler Fieldhouse
Indiana basketball fans descend on Indianapolis for the state tournament at Butler Fieldhouse over Friday and Saturday. Sixty-four teams reduced to sixteen regional winners will compete as Washington faces Martinsville in the opener, with tickets in high demand and travel streams building into the arena.
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Carnera Arrives in St Louis for Wiggins Fight
Primo Carnera reached St Louis to begin private training for a ten round bout with Chuck Wiggins of Indianapolis next Monday night. The Venetian giant has collected about 125000 since arriving in the United States six weeks ago. Wiggins was in St Louis today preparing for the bout as talks between managers concluded after initial denial.
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Appleby Leads National Amateur 18.2 Balkline Billiards
Edgar Appleby of New York tops the field in the National Amateur 18.2 balkline tournament in St Louis. He defeated Monrad Wallgren of Everett Washington 300 to 140 in fourteen innings, the shortest match of the event.
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Three-I League appoints eight umpires for season
Decatur Ill March 13 The eight umpires named by President L J Wylie to officiate in the Three I baseball league this year are James Ward R E Harmon Gordon Lewis Paddy Baumann C J Kuntz W R Howat Bruff Cleary and Fred Dewitt Only Ward is a holdover though Harmon and Lewis have prior league experience.
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Local Bowling Stars Dominate Link Belt League Action
Down the Alleys highlights the Link-Belt League five man team selection with Wimberly and Switzer among top scorers. Indianapolis and Uptown leagues report Roosevelt-Marmon and Heuss leading scorers, plus a Fountain Square weekend schedule and a March 13 wrestling result at Ridgewood Grove.
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Eight Stars to Compete for National Amateur Cue Title
Eight cue stars led by defending champion Max Shimon of Milwaukee will vie for the national amateur three cushion title at French Lick Springs hotel starting Monday. Joseph Hall of San Francisco is seen as the top challenger. other entrants include Lewis Vogler Indianapolis, R P Harper Denver, Bernard Fritz Nashville, John Toledano New Orleans, E S Carroll New York, Ervin Tucker Dedham and Shimon who recently won a challenge match after Charles Jordan’s disqualification. Matches are to 50 points with four games Monday and five daily through Saturday.
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Exhibition baseball notes from Florida and nearby
Multiple spring games report results and formations from Florida venues including Clearwater St Petersburg Tampa and Pensacola with teams such as Boston Braves Philadelphia Athletics New York Giants and St Louis Cardinals active. Notable items include Zeke Bonura vying for first base with Cleveland Indians and Ed Liska and Carlos Moore promising rookies in Biloxi camp.
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Murphy Shines in Pro Debut for Chicago Bruins
Stretch Murphy, Purdue alumnus, made his professional debut with the Chicago Bruins in a 26 to 12 win over the Brooklyn visitations. He led scoring with four field goals and used his weight to advantage while holding Pat Herlihy scoreless from the floor.
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City Quintet Advances in A. A. U. Play
Eight teams remain in the National AAU basketball championship with the South Side Turners of Indianapolis set to face Bethany College of Lindsborg in the quarter finals. The Turners beat Ascension Club of Minneapolis 15 to 10 as Roberts scored nine. Goodyears of Akron lost 21 to 12 to East Central Teachers of Ada Oklahoma in another match. The event features forty five starters and has run four days.
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Helen Wills Moody Returns to Court at Huntington Invite
Helen Wills Moody arrives from San Francisco to compete in the Huntington Hotel invitational tennis tournament in Pasadena. The Friday appearance marks her first on court since her marriage.
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French Star Out Of Davis Cup After Illness
Paris dispatches report Rene La Coste is forbidden to play by doctors and has withdrawn from Davis Cup competition due to illness. France’s hopes to retain the cup are therefore threatened.
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