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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1942
Page
4
In Nashville a Vanderbilt basketball scrimmage left a player with a badly bruised hand and suspected broken fingers. Trainer Smoky Harper reassured him that fingers would heal within a week and that he could play piano soon, praising the trainer's skill.
Collins High School defeated Trap Hill 30 to 24 in a county league basketball contest watched by about 200 students. Frank Vass coached Trap Hill, while James Cormack led Collins. Evans scored 25 for Trap Hill, and notable scores came from Adams and Gibson for Collins as the Tigers chased Shady Spring next.
The South Charleston Golden Gloves finals moved to Friday after a heavy entry list. Twenty more bouts were completed in the second round, mostly in the novice bracket, with Harvey Crookshank winning a close decision over Billy King in the Open division.
Chicago middleweight champion Tony Zale heads to New York amid sharp exchanges with Billy Conn and posturing for the Madison Square Garden title bout. Zale vows to outslug Conn while recounting past battles and his confidence in defeating the No. 3 heavyweight contender. Abrams and Zale had a noted matchup with Zale rallying late to prevail.
Hot Springs Ark. Boston catcher Frankie Pytlak says Ted Williams is a better hitter than Joe DiMaggio. He claims Williams would have hit 420 or more if pitched to as often as last year.
Promoter Joe Lynch will present Commander Richard Bolton of the Navy with a 3893 gift from the Chalky Wright Richie Lemos boxing event held Tuesday night. Wright and Lemos each took 1748, with Wright sending 814 of his purse to the relief fund. Zale plans a 12 round or shorter bout with Conn, weighing about 163 to Conn’s heavier frame after ten days of strenuous training.
The National Amateur Baseball Federation with about 320000 players will focus on aligning its program with the national physical fitness movement at its annual Atlanta meeting February 27 28. The convention will also pick a site for the next championship tournament following last year’s event in Youngstown Ohio.
Glenville Pioneers overcame a slow start to defeat Bethany College 60 to 40. The Bisons led 15 to 10 before Glenville surged, posting 21 straight points spanning the second and third periods. Dick Miller broke the run with a Bison goal.
Babe Ruth leaves New York for Hollywood to star as himself in a film about Lou Gehrig. Bill Dickey is also bound for the movie city and will appear as himself.
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