Mount Dora Vikings Rout Leesburg In Rough Clash
Mount Dora Vikings overpowered Leesburg Independents 29 to 16 after a 7 7 halftime standoff in Leesburg High Gym. Dart suffered a torn lip but played on as Mount Dora pulled away in the second half with five by Ray and five by Goo Ber. The injury cloud hangs over Dart as a possible setback into the Winter Park title tourney.
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Mount Dora
Dart
Ray
Hale
Leesburg
Smith
Cox
Banning
Vikings
Bradner
Parks
Winter Park
Mount Dora Highs Defeat Montverde In Tight Game
The Mount Dora High boys beat Montverde 26 to 16 at Montverde to run to 12 wins in 13 games. They have one remaining regular season game before the district tournament at Leesburg, aiming to finish high in the standings.
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Mount Dora
Lake-Orange directors plan six club season in 1929
Lake-Orange baseball directors meet in Apopka to set the 1929 league makeup. Apopka and Clermont doubts persist while Winter Park Mount Dora Winter Garden Umatilla Ocoee and Tavares are named as possible six clubs if Apopka and Clermont bow out. A $25 forfeit is required to stay in the circuit and talks explore eight club expansion with extended season May to October.
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Lake- Orange Baseball League
John Jewell
Apopka
Tavares
Lake Orange
Clermont
Winter Park
Mount Dora
Winter Garden
Umatilla
Ocoee
Eustis
League
Mere Rees
Tavares Recreation Department
Chamber of Commerce
Rees
Charley Stapleton
Cedar Rapids
del Brock
Jacksonville
Homer Morris
Georgia
Pennington
Jacksonville Tars
W. W. Haygood
Frank H. Heath
Volleyball leaders clash after midweek ties in league race
Dave Simpson and Grady Simpson share first place as Ed Jacques and Eddie Stokes trail closely in the Business Men's volleyball league. Jaques and Stokes won matches while Simpson faltered due to a reduced postal squad. The top two teams meet next Wednesday to decide the title amid player moves and relocations elsewhere.
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Dave Simpson
Grady Simpson
Ed Jaques
Eddie Stokes
Jaques
Fuller
Stokes
MacMahon
Mac Mahon
Vikings Unable to List Home Games Amid Scheduling Clash
Viking basketball management struggles to secure home games as opponents demand high guarantees and many teams play in tournaments. A Leesburg game served as practice ahead of Rollins College gym tournament with hopes to reach finals against Winter Park. more home games are being sought next week.
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Viking
Vikings
Gainesville
Ocala
Leesburg
Rollins College Gymnasium
Winter Park
Mount Dora and Clermont Set District Cage Showdown
Mount Dora High faces Clermont High in the fifth district tournament at Leesburg Friday at 4 pm. Seventeen teams compete with Montverde possible addition. finals are Saturday at 8 30 pm. Mount Dora enters strong at 18 2 with only one loss, avenging a prior defeat to Ocoee.
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Mount Dora
Clermont
Leesburg
Montverde
Umatilla
Sanford
Apopka
Bunnell
Eustis
Orlando
Deland
Groveland
Ocoee
Winter Park
Tavares
Oviedo
New Smyrna
Daytona
Dora Cagers
Orange County Quint
Hotel Guests Play Golf On Howey Course
A Villa Dora hotel tournament at Howey-in-the-Hills drew seventeen players among guests and friends. Nine holes in the morning, a picnic lunch, then nine more in the afternoon. Prizes went to E. Fuller Burling ton Vt and G. Dodd Berlin Conn tied at 71 for men low net. Ties also appeared in blind bogey and hidden-hole prizes. Women’s low net went to Miss Margaret Simpson Scotch Plains N J with 97. hidden-hole honors tied between Mrs George Zell and Mrs E Fuller.
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Villa Dora
Howey - In - the - Hills
Howey
E. Fuller
Burlington
H. Blanchard
Tilton
N. H
Marquette
Mich
Margaret Simpson
Scotch Plains
N. J
George Zell
Public and private sins scold city evils and graft
Judge De Wolf denounces municipal corruption and graft in politics as the root of urban ills. He cites slum conditions from juvenile crime work and condemns the national urge to chase money and lowbrow amusements, drawing applause for his cautions on culture.
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de Wolf
Eustis Celebration Pleases 8000 Visitors
Mount Dora Scoutmaster Dickson worked to keep troop morale high amid competitive meet tensions. Eustis hosted its 27th consecutive celebration with a morning parade ceremonies at the McClelland Memorial, afternoon contests, and night fireworks drawing about 8,000 spectators.
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Mount Dora
Dickson
Eustis
Regatta Groups Split Between Eustis and Alternate Course
Boats appeared in the Eustis regatta while another group raced at a separate course, thinning the field and leaving competition to two concurrent events.
Sorrento Notes Highlight Local Meetings and Events
J. E. Treadway, Lincoln Adams and Jimmie Smith visited Jacksonville for two days. Mrs. C. E. White is appointed registrar of district 2407. Cemetery association elected officers Jessie Fenton president Hattie Stephens secretary and treasurer and trustees Hattie Allen George Battle Lola Kennedy Fenton and J. A. Cowart. Ida Battle and daughters attended Orlando fair. Residents celebrated Washington's Birthday at Eustis. Coburn New York visitors joined by Mrs. Charles Henry and Mrs. Frank McGovern. Local team plans boost for Ivanhoe game with Viking Maids and Donnelly court clash next Thursday.
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Cemetery Association
Jessie Fenton
Hattie Stephens
Hattie Allen
George Battle
Lola Kennedy
Robert
Fenton
Dixie Royal
J. A. Cowart
Mount Dora regatta pageant and county committee actions
The article notes a Mount Dora Boat Regatta with hydros, outboards, sailboats, cruisers and runabouts, plus a regatta hall and cups for pilots. It also covers county trade body plans, funding pleas, the All-Florida Congress recap, and a $50 trophy grant for the Central Florida Basketball Tournament in Leesburg.
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Harker
Harber
Tampa
Orlando
Clifford Hiatt
W. J. Rogers
South Florida
F. W. Lagerquist
Central Florida
Leesburg
Lake County
Mount Dora Doubles Team Triumphs in Local Tennis Play
E. E. Truskett and D. D. Rose of Mount Dora defeated Walker Connor of Montverde in a Wednesday doubles match posting two 6-4 sets. Roger Carter of Eustis beat Connor in a singles clash 6-2 2-6 6-2 for the second win in the program.
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E. E. Truskett
D. D. Roseborough
Mount Dora
Walker-Connor
Montverde
Roger Carter
Eustis
Connor
Carter
Viking Maids Meet Ivanhoe Club Team On Donnelly Court
Basketball fans will witness a classy battle as the Viking Maids face the Ivanhoe club team of Orlando on Thursday evening at Mount Dora’s Donnelly court. The game adds limited local cage action for the week.
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Ivanhoe Cagers
Viking Maids
Orlando
Martin
Viking
Ivanhoe Club
Mount Dora
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Stella Cushing
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Jimmie Smith
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James Adams
Ida Battle
Anna
Dorothy
Charles Henry
Frank . McGovern
Coburn
New York
J. A. Lightsey
Wiley Kearse
B. Harris
Barnville, S. C
William Kearse
Florence
MtDora Hardware Company
Mt. Dora
Association
Mount Plymouth Triesters
H. C. Brown
C. W. Smith
R. J. Trimble
R. P. Burton
J. H. Kaufman
Leeks School Aid
Lake Jem
Interior
Gage
Valises
Sidel’s Market
8Th Avenue
DR. Lemuel Colson
Highland
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