Methodists Victory Breaks Waynesburg Title Hope
Meadville Pa October 28 Allegheny seeks revenge on Waynesburg in a key Tri State League clash after a hard loss to Boston College. Monessen roots pour in as locals note potential championship implications and interest in a possible neutral-site venue. Kid Francis wins French bantam title in Paris. Baseball discussion recalls Connie Mack era and Lefty Groves’ tough 1925 season with the Athletics.
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Davies
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Western Pennsylvania
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Greene County
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Veschio
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Smith
Steel City
Mahoning Triumphs Over North Street in Narrow Win
Mahoning junior high defeated North Street 7 to 6 in a bitter Junior Inter Clas league contest at Ben Franklin field. Key moments featured a late North Street drive, a blocked extra kick, and MacIntosh’s elusive runs and Smith’s early score for Mahoningtown.
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Mahoning
Norton
Cresswell
Mahoningtown
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Oval
Dick Thomas
Manos
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Bender
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McCoy
Nessie
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Ps Sete
Ud Tee Nessle Marchandi
Ridley Ragenel
Meade Cannon
Ce Young
Campbell Washall
Sheen Solomor
D. Thomas Natalie
Tfsas
P. Manosa
Lanigan Smith
Brooks
Nessle
Hilliard
Magmno
Scoots
Nelson
Bill Klee
Jones
Mott and Harris
wWeitz
Ben Franklin High School Football Hosts Salem
The Ben Franklin varsity, coached by McCombs, prepares to entertain Salem high school in a 12:30 kickoff at the junior high field as a preliminary to the New Castle-Sharon game. Promising players include Richards, Richael, Hannan, Turk, Sillman, Sherer, Melcher and Fernati in a strong Blue and Gold lineup seeking justice after last year’s 6 to 0 win over Salem.
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Sharon
Ben Pranklin
Salem
Ben Franklin
Blue and Gold
Salem High School
Tip’ Richards
Ernest Richael
Hannan
Rich
Earl Turk
New Castle High School
McCombs
Toth
Sherer
Art Sillman
Geneva and Thiel Clash on Saturday
Geneva College in Beaver Falls hosts Thiel College in a long standing gridiron rivalry likely to be settled after two seasons of draws and a previous 28-0 Thiel win. The Oct date game at Greenville caps the historic series.
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Geneva College
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Geneva
Thiel
Greenville
Covenanters
Terry Holloran
Musketeers Plan For Floor Season
East Side Musketeers will be represented by a fast basketball team this season. Plans have been outlined for the coming campaign and practice will begin soon. David Lewis of 411 East Sutton Street held the prize ticket and can claim it at the Sporting Goods store. Formation of an Eastern football conference near the Big Ten model is suggested with Yale Harvard Princeton Pennsylvania and Cornell as members.
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Musketeers
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East Sutton Street
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Princeton
Pennsylvania
Cornell
Robinson’s Return Raises New Castle-Sharon Grid Clash
New Castle high school welcomes star Harry Robinson back at center as the team prepares for a pivotal Saturday clash with Sharon high school at Ben Franklin field. Sharon, the “Yellow Jackets,” seek to end a long drought against New Castle dating back to 1921, with 1,000 fans expected to travel. A 12:30 junior game precedes the main event.
Sharon Sees Orange and Black Fast Attack
Assistant Coach Bill Klee praises Sharon high school football after viewing the Orange and Black in action against Oil City. He notes a fast running attack and says they will be hard to beat, though he expects a modest score for Saturday.
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Sharon High School
Orange and Black
Oil City
Klee
Sportsmen to Show Pictures of Bird Life
Lawrence County Sportsmen's association opens its winter program with a motion picture on the life of wild birds. The event Friday November 6 at the Carnegie auditorium features Norman Wood of the Pennsylvania Game Commission presenting. The program aims to educate the public on conservation, restocking, and care of birds through winter.
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Lawrence County Sportsmen's Association
Carnegie Autorium
Norman Wood
Educational Service of the
Pennsylvania Game Commission
Colonels Rally Past Seals In Free Hit 11 9
Louisville Colonels beat the San Francisco Seals 11 to 9 in a high scoring Coast league series game. The Seals lead the best of nine series with four wins as Louisville stays in contention.
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San Francisco
Louisville Colonels
San Francisco Seals
Louisville
Seals
Lanigan's Dogs Sweep Prizes at Darlington Show
William Lanigan and his dogs excel at the Crescent field trials and beach show in Darlington. Little Peggy wins first in trials and on the bench, Whip takes the silver cup as best in show and also wins another class, a third dog earns a second cup in open class, and Lanigan collects several ribbons for runner up and reserve places.
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Koppel
William Lanigan
Crescent
Darlington
Peggy
Lanigan
New Wilmington grid team to play Zelieneple clash
The New Wilmington high grid team will travel to Zelieneple this coming Saturday for the annual game against the local scholastic eleven. After a week without a match the Blue and Gold used the idle time for rest and light practice to have the squad ready for the showdown.
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Wilmington High Grid
Lawther
Zelieneple
Penn State Band to Lead Cheering Section for Syracuse Game
Fifty members of the Penn State military band will depart State College Friday night to lead the student and alumni cheering section at the Penn State Syracuse game in Archbold stadium Saturday. The Nittany team will leave Thursday night and practice in Syracuse Friday. The state soccer squad plans a Friday morning bus trip to meet the Syracuse kickers on Saturday.
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Penn State
Syracuse
Archibald Stadium
Nittany Grid
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