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Newspaper

New Castle News

Location

New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1925

Page

32

New Castle High Edges Butler In Fast 32 31 Thriller

New Castle High overcame Butler 32 to 31 in a tight Section IX clash. McLure sparked the win with five baskets, while Robinson, Day, and Hanton contributed key plays as Butler rallied in the second half but could not overtake the locals.

New Castle High Butler Bridenbaugny Warriors Fred McLure Atta Roy MelLure New Castle Oram Horowitz Butler Boys Winter Robinson Seae Lear Riley McLure O* Robinson Day Hanton Aati Nevins Pees Ratin Vreidman Baker Hanlon Schneider Oraun Nevins Wut Smith New Brighton Castele

Local Battlers In Demand For Eddie Weygant Fights

Promoters in Akron and Erie seek bouts for Eddie Weygant with Willie Ames and Manuel Flores as they consider 126 pound targets. Ames demands 128 pounds or no bout, while talks of coast appearances and a California club arena expansion by Jack Root’s promoter Tom Andrews are in play. Possible rematches and matchups involve George Perotta, Jimmie Darrah, Johnny Karr, and Frankie Ritz amid shifting plans by Art Milnes and George Milnes.

Eddie Weygant Ed Fritz Jimmie Dime Akron Eddie Willie Ames Erie Aingling Wilie Ames Weygant Ames Manuel Flores Tom Andrews Milwaukee Jack Root California Andrews United States Ed. Fritz George Perotta Jimmie Darrah Barberton Johnny Karr Perotta Buffalo Art Milnes Frankie Ritz Ellwood City George Milnes Ritz Art Frankie

Seniors Defeat Sophomores In Senior High Showdown

In a busy schedule, Seniors face Sophomores at Senior High while Juniors meet North Street at Rose Avenue. Ben Franklin takes on Mahoningtown at Franklin with a 1 000 games noted for next Tuesday.

Ben Franklin Mahoningtown North Street Rose Avenue Franklin

Gibbons Stops Herman in Mid bout in Omaha

Tommy Gibbons of St. Paul stopped Herman in the third round of a scheduled 10 round fight in Omaha. Herman was knocked out twice in the second before the final solar plexus blow ended the bout. Gibbons weighed 179 and a quarter pounds to Herman's 225.

Epis Eers Tommy Gibbons St. Paul Tins Jim Herman Omaha Herman Her- Man Gibbons Kerman

Kirker Enters Checker Finals in Y M C A Tourney

Kirker defeated Houston in a Friday semifinal of the YMCA checker tournament in New Castle and will face Thomas for the championship tonight. The winner will be named city champion and receive a silver trophy donated by the YMCA. A second tournament will start soon with top local players.

Y. M

Strength by Feg Murray Eight-letter word with one vowel puzzles fans

The piece groups champions across sports by initials spelling STRENGTH. It cites Sullivan Thorpe Ruth Exter minator Nurmi Goteh Tilden Haugen and adds Sharkey Sandow Thomson Thorpe Epinard Ederle Nehl Grange Gibbons Tunney Hlagen Hornsby Heffel finger Hart Heston Houser Hartrantz Hills and Hackenschmidt as examples of strength across boxing football baseball horse racing track wrestling tennis and golf.

Sullivan Thorpe Ruth Exterminator Nurmi Goteh Tilden Haugen Tom Sharkey Ireland Sandow Marl Thomson Pat Ryan Norman Ross Epinard Gertrude Ederle Art Nehl Red Grange Tom Gibbons Gene Tunney Hlagen Hornsby Heffelfinger Hart Heston Houser Hartrantz Hills P Hackenschmidt

Greb Beats Delaney in St Paul Fight Note

World middleweight champion Greb outpointed Delaney in one round at a St Paul bout claimed by newspapers as a decisive victory and noted by sports writers.

Jimmy Delaney St. Paul

Castles To Play Fast Palestine In East Palestine Test

Castles Five, a top floor team from the city, travel by car to East Palestine Ohio Tuesday for a game with the East Palestine Independents. They seek the Western Pennsylvania Independent title and have not lost since early season losses to the Enoch Ran quintet.

Castle Five East Palestine Castles Enoch Ranh Western Pennsylvania Automobiles

George Wiltse Named Yankee Pitching Coach

George Wiltse former Giant left hander and Buffalo International League manager has been signed by Miller Huggins to coach the Yankees pitchers on the staff.

New York Janon George Wiltse Giant Buffalo

New Wilmington High to Dedicate New Gym With Farrell Games

New Wilmington plans a big night as the new gym at the First Presbyterian church hosts dedication events and two basketball games. Ruth Hamilton’s girls, led by McCormick, Kndop, Newton, Wilson, Minner, and Braham, face Farrell, while Ralph Thomas, Bill Clark, and Hutchison anchor the boys lineup in a bid to avenge a prior Farrell win.

Kenberthy Ruth Hamilton Farrell McCormick Kndop Newton Wilson Minner Braham New Wilmington Farrell High Dad First Presbyterian Church Lawther Ralph Thomas Bill Clark Hutchison Jones

Section IX Standings Update From Minute To Minute

Fragmented standings list shows teams New Castle Mars Butter Pillwood and Ames with dates Tuesday Friday and places like Joeg Evans City and Mars. The text is garbled but indicates upcoming matchups between Mars Butter Mars and Butter.

New Castle Joeg Evans City Pillwood City Mars Oeames Neal Ilood City

City League To Resume Monday In Second Round Play

The City League basketball tournament resumes Monday evening February 2 with P. & O. meeting P. ROR in the senior tilt and Inmipenals facing Lincolns in the junior game. P. RO OR. teams and Acmy club were winners of the first round and will contest the second half for city championship.

P. Ror Tlt Inmipenals Lincolns P. RO OR Acmy

New Castle High Team Travels to Grove City Next Week

The New Castle high school floor team heads to Grove City on Tuesday February 3 for a return game with the Grove City high team. New Castle won 22 to 1 against the Mercer county rivals and seeks revenge when Evans City high visits New Castle for a Friday February 4 league game.

PS Lattle Grove City College Town Boys Mercer Countians New Castle Evansity High

Bombardier Wells Wins On Foul Over Homes

In Brighton England January 31 heavyweight boxer Bombardier Wells defeated Homes in the sixth round of a 20 round bout after the referee disqualified Homes for a foul.

Brighton England Bombardier Wells Sedier Homes

Sharon Lassies Schedule Mixup Sparks Frustration

Sharon high girls league issue leaves New Castle without a game as miscommunication over dates causes a Friday clash with Greenville. Sharon believed they would play January 31 while New Castle expected Friday night action, leading to a GOalk tote drubbing for Sharon and no immediate rematch.

Sharon High New Castle Sharon Miss Williams Sharon Girls Greenville High

Fulton Pleads Guilty In Culver City Prize Fight Case

Fred Fulton the Minnesota fighter pleaded guilty to conspiracy in a staged alleged prize fight near Culver City. Co defendants Fred Winsor and Jack Veddy faced charges with Fulton. Judge Sydney Reeve fined Fulton 500 dollars and set a May 1 deadline to raise funds.

Tony Fuente Culver City Here Fred Fulton Minnesota Fuente Whe Sydney Reeve Slu Fred Winsor Jack Veddy Fulteen

Musketeers Fall to Croton Scouts 35 22 on Rose Avenue floor

The Croton Troop No. 5 scouts led from the opening whistle and defeated the Musketeer Five 35 to 22 at Rose Avenue. Fiorelli and Craig starred for Croton while Wearns and Woods highlighted for the Musketeers. Substitutions included Brewster, Maloney, and Clark.

Croton Williams Kiwat Tyrel Malley MeNtehlas Davis Matthew

Two Floor Games At Ben Franklin Court Tonight

Two basketball games will be played on the Ben Franklin school court tonight. New Wilmington and Ben Franklin eighth graders meet first at seven o clock, followed by Ben Franklin and Grove City Junior varsity at eight o clock.

Ben Franklin New Wilmington Grove City

Sophs Rally to Edge Juniors 5 to 1 in Local Rivalry

In a low scoring senior high clash the Sophs defeated the Juniors 5 to 1 at Senior High Field. Raney led the Sophs with a mid floor marker while Wak and Sidley each scored for the Juniors. Both teams used many substitutes as Coach Hanlon and Coach Gregg shuffled players throughout the game.

Oclass Beueue Bridave Gicscorn Spee Sopmommare Quinter Lowes Sapkmores Janey Bae Wak Sidley Cacd Agai Raney Hanlon Sophs Gregg

Panther Midgets Defeated 21-4 on Friday

Indian Midgets defeated the Panther Midgets 21 to 4 on the Re Avenue floor Friday. Key scorers for Indian were McBride and Thompson while Sage and Eckert led the Panthers. Substitutions and foul details listed for both teams follow a brief game report.

Lui A Gates Re Avenue Panther McBride Thompson Sage and Eckert Panther Midges Me Pride A. Sage McKay Aetele McNichol C. Smith Ells Reker Maxfield H. Smith Min Bride C. Smith MeeKar Thomps MecNicholas Maxwell Me Bride Maxfield Fekert

Five Dollars in Gold for Limerick Contest

A local contest offers five dollars in gold for the best lost limerick submitted about the Dewherry Tridioute Gasoline Lost Line. Over 400 entries last week. more expected this week. No limits on submissions. prize awarded to the top line.

Dewherry

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