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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1925
Page
16
Castle Five meets Youngstown Die hwer in Ohio state tourney eliminations at Columbus Safir as Coach Talple Gardner primes the squad for a high stakes clash. Castle Five recently topped Nort Canton Warren and Musallton en route to regional contention.
Expret Easy Game reports the Youngstown Y team as strongest in league history while invaders expect a soft night. Ray Nolte may miss time. Castles not at full strength but ready for a decisive clash. Parne and Whites ride a peak campaign seeking another win as Heess and Hartman reshuffle guards for a rare two brothers appearance. Game at 8:15 pm draws season’s biggest crowd.
A record crowd is expected for a Saturday afternoon benefit soccer match at the B&O grounds pitting New Castle Eleven against the Selby Tribe of Ellwood City. Proceeds will aid Bob Milligan who is hospitalized with a badly infected leg. Tickets are on sale from players and officials. kickoff is at 2:70 o'clock.
Interest runs high at Lew Castle high school as top all class teams prepare for next Tuesday March 24 clash to determine supremacy. The mythical quints practice for the season's biggest game amid a keen rivalry while Lincoln battles A J Captain of Wampum in a separate junior championship showdown. Proceeds from the events will banquet Inter Class league members.
Willie Ritola defeated Paavo Nurmi in a 5000 meter match race at Madison Square Garden during the Knights of Columbus meet. Nurmi quit with three laps to go after leading early, leaving Ritola the undisputed winner as Ritola clocked 14 minutes 53.3 seconds, just under Nurmi’s world record pace, while Nurmi suffered a stomach ailment from a meat meal hours before the race.
Nestor Smith of New Brighton a W.P. TA. L. referee has been secured to officiate the game at the Y M C A tonight between the Castle Five and Youngstown Big Y team. Smith has handled games for the Purple and White tour at home and abroad this season and shown no partiality during games.
The Colored Stars meet the Tip Tops Thursday at Mahontay school gym in the fifth game of their series for supremacy. Each side has won two games, making tomorrow’s rubber match the decider.
Westminster College sets a five game Midwest conference slate for 1928 with Geneva Bethany Waynesburg Thiel and Duquesne on the grid. The schedule lists dates from October 8 through November 26 including key matchups at Bethany Geneva Thiel Waynesburg Duquesne and Berham.
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa March 18 At Westminster College the Varsity girls team re elected captain Miss Mary Beatty of Chi way for the season She is a junior and played guard last season
A humorous golf lore piece recounts oddities from the links including a pelican hit by Tom McHugh and a hairpin mishap at Troon. anecdotes touch on R Andrew, Hillhouse Cup, and G D Ellis misdrives off a telegraph pole, showcasing golf follies and luck.
New Castle high school track candidates train daily under assistant coach Ziggy Kahn ahead of the March 27 28 indoor meet at Pittsburgh. A mile relay quartet and sprint teams will represent the Red and Black, with a large local contingent expected to attend to watch Paavo Nurmi and Willie Ritola compete.
New Castle will invade New Brighton Saturday for the final inter city dual athletic meet of the season according to Physical Direction Day. New Castro easily defeated a valley association here two weeks ago and hopes to duplicate Saturday. It is expected that fifty men and boys will travel to New Brighton to uphold the honors of the local association.
In Jnew Wilmington Westminster College hosts Slippery Rock Normal School in a final college game where Miss Brothers marks her last appearance for the Westminster team. The contest decides the fate of two senior team members as the season closes.
Miss Harnice Brothers of New Castle and Miss Ruth Hamilton of New Wilmington graduate in spring. Brothers, a four year girls’ team member, earned a WW and was a top scorer for the Blue and White. Hamilton, a three year center, was a standout despite her small size, and Westminster will face a challenge filling her spot.
A county wide track and field meet for Lawrence County high schools will be held at Westminster College in New Wilmington on April 25 under the auspices of Westminster. Announced by A A McDonald the college’s graduate manager. Fourteen leading schools are expected to be represented in the event.
South Side Midgets clash with Ford Midgets Thursday at Lingoli-Garfield gym. The Words dropped a close Kaine to the South Siders earlier, and they seek revenge as a Dallas date remains on the schedule. Teams seeking a game with the South Side quint should call 240-J and ask for Tony.
The Bison athletic board approves gold emblems for senior lettermen in major sports at Bethany. Football honorees include Shoemaker Townsend Gehring LaPorte Mackey Roark MacWherter Hess and manager Elhart. Basketball recipients are Shoemaker Stoark and manager La Porte. Baseball honorees are Elliart Roark Gehry Jug LaPorte and manager Fall.
The New Gas-Ue sophomore team defeated the Senior HI-Y club 25 to 19 in the senior high gym. After a 13-13 deadlock at halftime, the sophomores pulled ahead in the second period led by Douglass with five and Blanning with four field goals. Joe Blanning, Lockley and Brooks starred for the HI-Y. Louise Wilson Moore, sister of a Spokane Congregational church minister, preaches weekly and baked cakes for her congregation despite a busy schedule.
Mahoningtown stands firm behind the Mahoning A A franchise in Lawrence County League after a strong turnout at a large session. Judge P Emery delivered a brief address on benefits, with M Adams as president and J Douglas, J Huff, and H M Culbertson named to assist. Hart Hart may become manager, with Hunt after his signature by several teams.
Due to inclement weather no football practice was held at Boyles field. The first drill was held this afternoon as the squad prepared for the season. The weather was favorable and the team anticipated deepening oil prospect discussions along the Fraser River in British Columbia.
Grove City Pa March 13 eight players on the championship basketball squad Crave City Cala Warsi letters the These men are Capt Williard Plomin Cochran ton Elmer Steven Roast dramer Ro Vittsharah Tea Richard Sweet Erie Pa Leot Sout Mager Conn John D elie Monevesen Pacy Charles Jase Aprilo Pa and Charles Ross Castle Pa in addition to MeN wovatells Crhmsar GoW was presented to vie manager Johnon Cormick Burgettstown Pa Capt Williard Fleming was the leading scorer of the team He averaged one hundred and sixty four points in seventeen games an average of over nine and six tenths points per game He averaged three and six tenths field goals per game the line Ve eantafa scored one hundred and sixty M four points in the seventeen regularly scheduled games an ave rage of over nine and six-tenth points per game He averaged thrae and six-tenthly field goals per game constant with pair of forwards 2 Lri state dist and of the team Homer Rowe running guard rat as the list even though he played in twenty les a quay The man on the team who held Tes the smallest number of bas Lea Fe lows
The Seniors rolled to a 15 8 victory over the Juniors with DeThomas Jenkins and a strong supporting cast leading the win. For the Juniors Wesehler Brock and Baptiste stood out while DeThomas Fists evr Friedman Wallace and Stat Jenkins contributed.
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