Makers to Clash With Northern Rubber Tonight in Swin City
In Swin City basketball two games are on the schedule tonight. The Joe Alroldi Shoe Makers face El Trelles in a likely workout for the league’s top team as Norris Hazen Adler spark the Rubber men. Fluitt leads the Northern Rubber attack with long shots. Paul Neal to ref. Tomorrow night Brown Paper mill Safety First meets Lion Oilers, then Gilbert’s Kade Pole Cats join El Trelles in a second game.
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Rubbercom- NY
el Trelles
Joe Alroldi
Bankers
Northern Rubber Company
Adler
Ore
Norris
Hazen
Northam Rubber Company
Banister
Fluitt
Meredith
Paul Neal
Brown Paper Mill
Lion Oilers
el Dorado
Lions
Reet Refinery
Gtere
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W. C. Royce
Machine
Kade Pole Cats
Gilbert
Pole Cats
Barham
Louisiana State University
University of Arkansas
Razorbacks
SoLace Favored In N C Handicap At Fair Grounds
So lace the Seagram stable entry is the odds on favorite for the New Orleans handicap a $25 000 added winter stake at the Fair Grounds. Solace carries 122 pounds with Pigeon Hole and Helens Babe close behind on the scale. Fourteen likely starters expected in the mile and a sixteenth race part of Mardi Gras season. Attendance projected at 20000 with a $35000 purse plus a $2500 gold bowl trophy. Also notes on Justice F withdrawal and recent race results from nearby meet.
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Seagram
Post of Honor
Helen
New Orleans
Fairgrounds
Seagram Stable
Justice F
Pigeon Hole
Babe
Boxing Roundup With Multiple City Results
In London Phil Scott defeated Ted Sandwina on a foul. In Kansas City Jack Thompson stopped Harry Dudley. Davenport saw Bud Taylor knock out Bobby Dempsey. Young Jerry outpointed Ernie North in Davenport. Jack Dacker knocked out Young Trimble in East Moline. Prince Saunders halted Billy Lyons in Des Moines. Billy Mason outpointed Jack Ryan in Waterloo.
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Associated Press
London
Phil Scott
England
Ted Sandwina
Germany
Kansas City
Jack Thompson
California
Harry Dudley
Philadelphia
Davenport
Iowa
Bud Taylor
Terre Haute
Bobby Dempsey
Hartford
Conn
Young ‘Erry
Ernie North
Waterloo
Jack Decker
East Moline
Wil
Young Trimble
Cedar Rapids
Prince Saunders
Chicago
Billy Lyons
Des Moines
Billy Mason
Jack Ryan
Collett Faces New York Rival in Mid-South Golf Round
Miss Collett, a national women’s golfer, is paired with Richard Clemson of Middletown in the second round at the Mid-South Golf Tournament at Meadow Country Club. Martha Parker, medalist from Lakewood, faces Mrs. M. W. Pine, and Miss Gordon meets Miss Lee of Youngstown, Ohio.
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Associated Press
Railroads Back Dempsey Promote Sharkey Stribling Fight
Miami Beach reports railroads in the deep south offer one way fare plus 25 cents for round trips to the February 27 bout with return valid to March 4. Atlantic Coast Line official W J Craig confirms support as promoters lure fans from Dixie and Havana via steamship ties.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Jack Dempsey
Tex Rickard
South
Southland
Bill Stribling
Dempsey
Jack Sharkey-Young
Dixie
Southern
South Florida
Southeastern
T. B. Warner
Peninsular and Occidental Steamship Company
Key West
Havana
Tony Marullo Plans Comeback To Challenge Top Fights
New Orleans light heavy Tony Marullo, nicknamed bearcat, returns after a repaired right hand. He has defeated Mike McTigue and fought Loughran and Latzo, aiming to renew rivalry in New York rings and spark a 1929 season with his aggressive style.
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New Orleans
Tony Marullo
Crescent City
Mike McTigue
Tommy Loughran
Pete Latzo
New York
Marullo
Loughran
Queensboro Stadium
Long Island City
Ad Stone
Pat McCarthy
Matt Adgie
Joe Lohman
Mickey Walker
Cleveland
Neck of the Woods
Tony
Silent Zuppke Talks Football on Paper
Champaign February 1 Bob Zuppke University of Illinois football coach is described as a great hand for discussing gridiron strategy on paper. He sketches defense and offense with a pencil as he talks ideas with colleagues.
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Zuppke
Associated Press
Champaign
Bob Zuppke
University of Illinois
Zup
Big depositor withdraws entire account from old mill bank
A prominent depositor withdraws all funds from the Old Mill Bank as reports credit concerns and liquidity worries ripple through the local financial scene. Bank officials cite routine liquidity management while customers react with cautious optimism about the institution’s stability.
Dempsey Denies Rumors of Fight Change Ahead of Showdown
Jack Dempsey rejects rumors the Stribling Sharkey match will be canceled or moved. Promoter stresses arena work by 200 laborers, ticket sales surpass $125000, and Florida rail lines back the bout. Sharkey arrives to begin training for February 27 meeting with the Georgia schoolboy.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Florida
Miami
Jack Sharkey
Georgia
Boston
Stribling
Macon
Battler
Armstrong Sets New Edgewater Course Record
Edgewater Park Mississippi February 1 Don Armstrong Aurora Jr posted a new course record with a 69. The field had failed to break par on the three year old course though Armstrong Lamprecht and McDade have equalled par 72.
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Armstrong
Edgewater
Edgewater Park
Miss
Don Armstrong
Aurora
Fred Lamprecht
New Orleans
Ross McDade
Shreveport
Gillou Credits Tilden’s Cup Comeback for Boosting Play
Pierre Gillou, non playing captain of France’s Davis Cup team, says Tilden’s disqualification and reinstatement last summer helped his play in the challenge round. He recounts Rene Lacoste’s defeat by Tilden at Wimbledon and credits Tilden’s late peak, Lacoste’s effort, and a planned prep program for France’s defense, noting Tilden’s energized form and Lacoste’s courageous fighting spirit.
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York
Pierre Gillou
Bill Tilden
France
Monsieur Gillou
Rene Lacoste
Tilden
Big Bill
Lacoste
M. Gillow
Cotton Turns In Day's Best Score at Hot Springs
Wild Bill Mehlhorn, veteran New York pro, challenges a third straight winter title in Hot Springs after recent records. He posted a 271 for 72 holes in El Paso and won the Texas Open with 277, aiming to take the 72-hole South Central event amid a strong field including Cruickshank, Armour, Burke, Watrous, Cooper, Espinosa, Golden, Henry, and Cruick.
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Associated Press
Hot Springs
Ark
Wild Bill Mehlhorn
New York
el Paso
Mehlhorn
South Central
Bobby Cruickshank
Tommy Armour
Billy Burke
al Watrous
Harry Cooper
al Espinosa
Johnny Golden
Henry
al Crucl
Bud Taylor Rematches In Featherweight Return After Rebuild
Bud Taylor of Terre Haute plans a comeback in the featherweight division at 126 pounds after facial reconstruction by a Los Angeles surgeon. Once bantamweight champion in 1927 and 1928, he last fought in July against Santiago Zorrilla in San Francisco and was severely injured. Al Singer is tentatively lined up as his first featherweight opponent.
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Associated Preas
Terre Haute
Ind
Bud Taylor
Taylor
Santiago Zorrilla
San Francisco
Local Golf Duel Stirs Windy Day Play
Horton Smith of Joplin Missouri and Henry Cotton of London England battled a cold wind yesterday. Cotton challenged the field with a 68 in partnership with P. J. Goldbach of Chicago, aiming for a win as the best besh card highlighted by that score.
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Horton Smith
Joplin
Henry Cotton
London
England
Cotton
P. J. Goldbach
Chicago
Strict gambling ban observed at Hialeah track
Miami officials announced racing would proceed at Hialeah despite a statewide gambling ban. Sheriff Lehmann said no bets were noticed and deputies would monitor daily. governor's telegram urged local enforcement. Greyhound and jai alai venues were expected to operate under the ban.
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Miami
Fla
Ustar
Hialeah
Miami Jockey Club
M. P. Lehmann
Lehmann
Jai Alai
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