Amateur Boxing Card Set For Memorial Building March 2
Amateur boxers will showcase for glory and training costs as Aubrey Kid Marlin announces Beckley Legion Post 32 sponsors a second Memorial Building show on Monday March 2. The tentative card includes Billy Bent of Glen White and a possible bout with Robuny Lovett of Welch, with a Fayetteville clash featuring Hilbert Spesard and Massey Propps as the semi final. The event starts at 8 oclock and aims to keep boxing momentum in the Beckley area.
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Chicago Bound Billy Ben Leads Huntington Boxers to Golden Gloves
Billy Ben of Glen White, a state champion in his weight, leaves Beckley with manager Joe Dutton to Huntington to join winners for Chicago. Alfred Martin 90, of Stotesbury, faces James Hurt of Stoco in an officer bout as part of a slate of matches with varying weights and venues.
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Tullio Malagrida
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Fayetteville
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Freddy Christian
G. W. Rosamond
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Steco High
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Tams
Harris Takes Senators South to Open Training Camp
Washington report says Stanley Harris will lead the Washington Senators to Orlando Florida for spring camp with optimism about youth and pitching. He plans to fit Cecil Travis at short and Buddy Lewis at third, while counting on Ossie Bluege and Roberto Estalella. Regulars Whitehill Newsom and Linkey back, with a crop of young players aiming to prove themselves. Monte Weaver may contribute as a homeback option.
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Bucky) Harris
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Henry Coppola
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Joe Bokina
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Mount View and Service Co win in Independent League games
Mount View P T A topped Lillybrook 50 to 23 on Mount View floor led by Guy Rumburg with 23 points and Jarrell 11 while Grey scored over half Lillybrook points. Service Company edged Winding Gulf 19 to 18 at the Armory with Keaton scoring a late field goal.
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Trump
Wood
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Bradford
Walter Johnson Wins Throw Bet Across the Rappahannock
In Fredericksburg Virginia Walter Johnson set a record by tossing an ice chunk across the river. He sent two “cains” sailing over the water with an estimated 317 feet judged by Chief Judge Dr H J Eckenridge and drew a $100000 bet with New York’s Bloom ending in a cancellation by the chamber of commerce.
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George Washington
Walter Jolson
Rappahannock
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H. J. Eckenridge
Virginia
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Army Boxers Defeat Maryland University in Intercollegiate Bout
West Point boxers edged the University of Maryland 5 to 3 in a strenuous meet coached by Capt. John W Harmony a West Point veteran. Army dropped two bouts then won four straight including two knockouts with Cadet Isbell debuting in intercollegiate action.
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N.Y
Army
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Bucko Bucke rises from shy skater to Red Wing star
Wilfred Bucke known as Bucko grew from a reluctant teen skater to a skilled forward. He joined the Detroit Olympics briefly in 1933-34 then moved to Adams and earned a Red Wings uniform. His timely goals helped secure several recent victories. Bucko remains the preferred nickname among teammates.
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Sharpshooter Miller Draws College Attention from Chanute Star
Ralph Miller, a Chanute Kansas high school sharpshooter, attracts college coaches as he sits at 19.2 points per game over 35 games and nears a 1300 point career milestone in prep basketball.
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Chanute
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Miller
Stone mason wins toss with historic silver dollar
Peter Yon of Fredericksburg clutching a coin becomes official toss winner as two preliminaries clear the Rappahannock. Another try lands in the water after Johnson reveals a 1796 dollar donated for the stunt from his Germantown home in Massachusetts.
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Fredricksburg
Rappahannock
Johnson
Germantown
United States Olympic speed skaters face long odds in four race program
The U S speed skating team at the fourth Winter Olympics in Germany is not expected to match the 1992 Lake Placid sweep in the longer races, with Delbert Lamb Eddie Schroeder Leo Fresinger Allan Potts and Robert Petersen among the contenders. Early history notes up to 1924 Chamonix and 1928 St Moritz with Americans Jewtraw Jaffee Shea and Jaffee highlighted. A later profile, Bucko McDonald, traces a dramatic rise from novice to star defenseman for the Detroit Red Wings as he targets the Stanley Cup playoffs.
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Charles Jewtraw
Europe
St. Moritz
Irving Jaffee
Jack Shea
Bucko McDonald
Detroit Red Wings
Bucko
Red Wing
Jack” Adams
McDonald
Bramion
Ont
Shen
Smith Recommends Postmaster Picks for Dorothy and Dry Creek
Congressmen Joe L. Smith yesterday recommended Harold Kirk for Dorothy postmaster and Dorothy Jarrell for Dry Creek postmaster, signaling new local postal leadership.
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Harold Kirk
Dorothy
Carl G. Jar-rell
Dry Creek
Mountaineers Defeat Penn State 54 to 31 in Conference Contest
West Virginia's Mountaineers snap a losing streak by routing Penn State 54 to 31. Gocke leads with 23 points, Phares adds 8, while Proska scores 7 for the visitors. WVU junior reserves help widen the margin early in the second half as WVU pulls away.
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State
Negro from Logan Nominates for Congress in Sixth District
Dr. J. D. Gibson Negra of Logan filed late Friday as a Democratic candidate for Congress from the sixth district. No new filings occurred over the weekend as the secretary of state's office and capitol remained closed.
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Negra
Logan
Congress
Secretary of State
Seeking New Honors Saturday in observance of Washington's birthday
Observers plan to honor Washington's birthday with activities on Saturday. Community groups organize ceremonies and educational programs to mark the holiday.
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