Newark Wildcats to face Lancaster in Central Ohio League opener
Lancaster hosts Newark in the first Central Ohio League game of the season at L. H. 8 gym. Wildcats, coming off a win over Cambridge Brownies, are favored to top Lancaster after last year’s series wins by Newark. Preseason losses limited to one game at Akron Garfield, with coach Orr relying on strong depth. The prelim game starts at 6:45, varsity follows at 8.
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Newark Wildcats
Lancaster High Basketeers
L. H
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Zanesville Lash
Wildcats
Cambridge Brownies
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Orlmen
Akron
Garfield
Orr
Lancaster St. Mary's
Canal Winchester
Chillicothe
Vikings
Saints
Logan
Yankees Believed To Be Contenders
New York January 18 1936 Joe McCarthy predicts the Yankees will contend for the pennant in 1939 seeking to shed the label second place Joe. He notes the team has won one pennant and World Series and finished second four times in his five year tenure. He weighs the Tigers and Red Sox as top rivals alongside the Yanks.
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Joe McCarthy
New York Yankees
Joe
McCarthy
Yanks
Detroit Tigers
Boston Red Sox
Tigers
Tumblers Shine In Glassco League bowling wins
The Tumblers dominated the Glassco League on Wednesday, led by Herman Decker with a 232 and 579 series to earn individual honors as his team split 3 games. Meter Cavers beat the Fish Bowls two of three, while the Tumblers posted a 90 pin margin and 2630 total to take team honors. Freddie Miller, the featherweight champ, lost a ten pound decision to Johnny Pena in Oakland.
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Herman Decker
Freddie Miller
Oakland
Cal
Cincinnati
Johnny Pena
Miller
Stoneham Becomes New Giants President
Horace C. Stoneham, 32, assumed duties as president of the National Exhibition Company, controller of the New York Giants, succeeding his father Charles A. Stoneham who died December 6 in Hot Springs Arkansas. He is the youngest MLB club president and the third son to follow a father in the role.
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Horace C. Stoneham
National Exhibition Company
New York Giants
Charles A. Stoneham
Hot Springs
Ark
Stoneham
Slow whistle abandoned in Ohio high school football
Columbus January 16 Ohio will not include the slow whistle in its 1936 scholastic football code. Commissioner H R Townsend announced that a 200 school poll showed heavy opposition to the slow whistle, with the National Federation advocating its abandonment. Final action awaits the federation meeting February 14-16 in Palm Springs.
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Ohio
H. R. Townsend
Ohio High School Athletic Association
National Federation of High School Athletic Associations
Townsend
National Football Rules Committee
New York
Walter Okeson
Palm Springs
Cal
Ohio High Ichool
National Federation
Chicago
State Board of Control
Harvard Chicago to play home and home grid series
Chicago announces a 1938 and 1939 home and home football series with Harvard. The first game will be in Cambridge. A Princeton Chicago game scheduled for 1938 at Princeton has been canceled at Princeton’s request.
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Harvard
Nelson Metcalf
Chicago Athletics
Cambridge
Metcalf
Princeton
Gallant Fox Wins Realization With Sande Edge
Earl Sande rode Gallant Fox to a masterful win in the 1930 Lawrence Realization at Belmont Park over 1 5/8 miles, holding off Questionnaire in a dramatic stretch duel. The Belair stud horse earned over 300000 that year, with Sande taking a 10 percent cut of Gallant Fox's earnings.
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William Woodward
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Gallant Knight
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Sting
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Gallant. Fox
Questionnaire
Were
Fox of Belch
Chicago
Cincinnati and Dayton U to clash in Buckeye Conference showdown
Two surprise Buckeye Conference teams meet tonight in Cincinnati as Cincinnati and Dayton U face off in a crucial early league game. Cincinnati holds sole lead after an upset of Ohio Wesleyan, while Dayton seeks its first Buckeye win after rough start as rugged schedule continues with multiple regional matchups.
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New Concord
Ohio U
Muskingum
Denison
Wesster
Wooster
Wilmington
Cedarville
Springfield
Bishops
Grimm Relieved of Cubs Vice President Title
Chicago, Jan 16. Charlie Grimm, manager of the Chicago Cubs, was divested of the title of vice-president by the Board of Directors at its annual meeting. The board stressed he retains full authority over the team and game conduct, saying the former title overemphasized his status and harmed morale, while duties remain unchanged.
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Chicago
Charlie Grimm
Chicago Cubs
Grimm
Trautman to Attend Louisville Meeting on Baseball Club Reorganization
George M. Trautman newly elected president of the American Association will depart for Louisville Kentucky to take part in a meeting aimed at laying the groundwork for reorganizing the Louisville baseball club. After the Louisville session he will travel to Cleveland to address a sporting goods dealers convention of notable industry figures.
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TPR
George M. Trautman
American Association
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Louisville Baseball Club
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Cleveland
Sporting Goods Dealers
Sacramento Open field to tee off in $3000 event
Sacramento Cal Jan 16 a field of more than 100 golfers prepared to tee off in the $3 000 Sacramento Open golf tournament with many of the nation's leading professionals expected to compete.
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Cal
Glassco League Games Tonight In Local Arenas
Three Glassco league games are set for this evening at Lancaster St Marys gym and Bremen High, with two on each floor. In St Marys, Canals Winchester face Panes Box at 7 30. Paper Box and Winchester each hold one win, four and three losses respectively, with Box makers conceding 171 points and Winchester 142.
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Bremen High School
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Paper Box
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Lancaster High
East End
Bremen
Canal Winchester
Duck Pin Bowling Leaders Stir League Upheaval
Behrens Insurers surged to the top two games clear of the K of C after a three straight win over them. Behrens set season highs with a 698 in a single game and 1983 for three games. Bill Migley of the K of C posted a 210 high single and 542 high three game total. Gazette Printing Co fell to Fraternal Order of Eagles by four pins as American Legion beat Seagram’s Five and Kef P. edged Kiwanis.
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Croook
McKenzie
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Seegram
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Retzlaff Hoping For Single Punch
Chicago crowd expects a short bout as Joe Louis and Charley Retzlaff meet for fifteen rounds or less with Retzlaff’s left hand highlighted as the key weapon. Boxing minds anticipate a quick blast in a fight that could end early, while undercard games in Bremen and Canal Winchester set a packed evening.
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Joe Louis
Charley Retzlaff
New York
Retzlaff
Charley
Tilden Defeats Bell in Chicago Tennis Match
Bill Tilden toppled Berkley Bell of New York 3-6 6-4 6-3 before 6500 at the International Amphitheatre, proving he still has power of his youth. Ellsworth Vines beat Lester Brofen 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the same show.
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Chicago
Bill Tilden
Chief Sunoco Eyes World Heavyweight Title Tonight
Chiefs Sunoco and Dick Allaire headline a wrestling show in Columbus and Lancaster with a 90 minute main match, 5 fall format, plus two all star preliminaries. Sunoco, 318 pounds and Cherokee, seeks the world title against Everett Marshal, with Allaire’s pro hockey past and a lineup including Vakturoff vs Thomas and Houser vs Martini. Tickets at local shops. NBC network broadcast of Louis Retzlaff fight follows the card.
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Columbus
Everett Marshal
Lancaster
Dick Blaire
Hans Bauer
Sherman Armory
Jey Bird Saunooke
Cherokee, N. C
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Andy Saunooke
Baltimore Orioles
Haskell Institute
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Toronto Maple Leafs
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Sonnenberg
George
Londos
Pesek
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Browning
Grandovitch
Matcewice
Ivan Vakturoff
Jack ‘Thomas
Sugar Grove Club Plans Trap Shoot
The Sugar Grove gun club will hold a trap shoot Sunday afternoon January 19 at one o'clock at Horn's Mill. Prizes include beef and merchandise. Also notes stray unrelated text about camels, climate, and a Queensland school.
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Sugar Grove
Horn’s Mill
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