Amateurs Shine In Mount Hope Boxing Card
Mount Hope lightweights and rising stars headline a third amateur bout night at the high school gym. Andy Barbera edges Luther Crider in a disputed decision, Billy McGorman stops Gary Caldwell by technical knockout, and Johnny McGorman plus Harold Blair win their 125 and 132 pound matches. Other Mount Hope victors include Shirley Pettit, Harry Smith, French Holt, Ted Williams, and Ernest Stover with decisive wins.
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Mount Hope
Andy Barbera
McGorman
Johnny
Billy
Barbera
Luther Crider
Raleigh
Billy McGorman
Sun
Harold Blair
Sprague
Gary Caldwell
Harvey
Shirley Pettit
Billy Ward
Harry Smith
Alex Smeddon
French Holt
Buck Hypes
Ted Williams
Jimmy Arthur
Mt. Hope
Ernest Stover
Rocco Villari
Mount Hone
TRAINING CAMP BRIEFS 3x
Traveling Secretary Leo Ward of the St. Louis Cardinals prepared to sign pitchers Harry Gumbert Max Lanier and Murray Dickson. The trio missed the first drill but no serious disputes were reported. In El Centro California the Pittsburgh Pirates started workouts with 25 hopefuls led by Manager Frankie Frisch and coach Honus Wagner on his 68th birthday anniversary.
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Associated Press
Petersburg
Fla
Leo Ward
St. Louis Cardinals
Harry Gumbert
Max Lanier
Murray Dickson
Cardinals
EL Centro
Calif
Pittsburgh Pirates
Frankie Frisch
Honus Wagner
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Indians to split workouts with calisthenics and pepper games
Clearwater Florida manager Lou Boudreau says the Cleveland Indians will split their first week workouts forenoon calisthenics and pepper games with afternoon batting drills after lunch marking a rare shift in spring routine aimed at improving hitting as the team begins training.
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Clearwater
Fla
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland Indians
Dodgers Hit by Odd Injuries While Abroad in Havana
Brooklyn stitches report freak accidents as Alex Kampouris breaks a finger when a bat slips from Mickey Owen and Tom Tatum is struck in the eye by flying debris in a Cuban shooting gallery. In St. Petersburg Ken Sears, coming up from Newark, battles Vernon Gomez as Joe McCarthy quips about his club.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Alex Kampouris
Mickey Owen
Tom Tatum
ST. Petersburg
Fla
Ken Sears
Newark
Vernon Gomez
Joe McCarthy
New York Yankees
Sears
McCarthy
Carnegie Tech Tightens Fitness for Engineers
Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh raises its drill to a four point mandatory physical fitness plan for all male students and requires 80 percent class attendance for graduation. Coach Max Hannum notes graduates will be prepared to fight their way out with bare hands if needed when serving in the army.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Tech
Max Hannum
Fayette Junior Tourney Slated for Friday Start
Mount Hope defends title in Fayette county junior high tourney opening games in Mustang gym Friday at 2 PM with Pax, Kingston vs Oak Hill at 7:30 PM, Montgomery Fayetteville at 8:30 PM in lower bracket. First round ends Saturday 11 AM Gauley Bridge vs Ansted, semis 2 PM Saturday, final 8 PM. Losers play consolation, winners advance to state eliminations starting March 4 in Charleston.
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Mount Hope
Pax
Fayette County
Mustang
Kenneth Castle
Kingston
Oak Hill
Gauley Bridge
Ansted
Charleston
College Basketball Scores From Ward Man Yet
Waynesburg 45 Indiana Pa 38. Duquesne 36 De Paul 35 Hampton 55 Bluefield 31. Creighton 31 Oklahoma A and M 29 Princeton 53 Yale 33 Long Island 58 Canisius 55 Youngstown 52. Indiana 55 Iowa State 46 Oklahoma 43 Michigan 61 Chicago 37 Purdue 56 Northwestern 40. Wake Forest 52 Clemson 37. Rio Grande 65 Tiffin 53. Illinois 45 Wisconsin 43. Army 46 Harvard 38 VMI 49 Virginia 34. Duke 64 Maryland 46. West Virginia 74 Carnegie Tech 32. Morris Harvey 69 Bluefield Va 39. Salem 67 West Virginia Tech 50.
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Harvard
VMI
Virginia
Duke
Maryland
West Virginia University
Carnegie Tech
Morris Harvey
Bluefield
Local Scores From Monday Night Games
Greenbrier Military School beat Beckley College 35 33 while St Francis Morgantown led St Patrick Weston 26 20 May 25. St Joseph Huntington edged Sissonville 46 23 and Dupont 36 in overtime. Gilbert defeated Kermit 48 31.
Notable Quote From Athletic Director On Workout Plan
Athletic Director Clarence Overend explains a program to remove rubber tires from around men's waists to build both strength and brains, helping Uncle Sammy with the axis. The remark frames a team emphasizing fitness and cleverness in the era.
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Clarence
Buddy) Overend
Sammy
Dodds to Race Mile at A.A.A.U. Games in MSG
Gil Dodds, a distance running protege of Boston College coach Jack Ryder, announced he will enter the mile at the National A.A.A.U. championships in Madison Square Garden, New York. His best mile time at Ashland College is 4 13.7.
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Associated Press
Boston
Gil Dodds
Jack Ryder
Boston College
Madison Square Garden
New York
Dodds
Ashland College
Half of U S cars are at least five years old
A sizable portion of U S automobile stock is aged five years or more, reflecting a broad share of vehicles on the road in this age bracket and suggesting market renewal and maintenance implications for owners and manufacturers.
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United States
Carnegie Tech Falls to Mountaineers in 74 33 Loss
West Virginia Mountaineers defeated Carnegie Tech 74 to 33 before 2,411 fans, marking Techs second defeat this season to WVU. Rudy Baric and Dick Kesling led scorers with 16 each as WVU pulled away after a close start, expanding a 28 19 halftime lead to a 49 24 third period margin.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
Carnegie Tech
West Virginia
Mountaineers
Techmen
Rudy Barrc
Mountainers
Dick Kesling
Baric
Bowling leaders set marks amid Glacier ice notes
Ruckel led with a 236 high game and a 509 high series while Amico rolled a 906 team high and Amigo notching 2 477. Separately a note mentions minute insects living in Mount Rainier glaciers drifting like tiny fleas across the ice.
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Ruckel
Amico
Amigo
Mount Rainier
Franklin Favored Over Bob Pastor in Texas and Cleveland
Texas League president Alvin Gardner urges abolition of Judge Bramham’s post to divert funds for defense bonds amid war effort dispute. In Cleveland, Lem Franklin enters a ten round bout as clear favorite over Bob Pastor, with promoters predicting a sellout and major match prospects against Joe Louis if victorious.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
Alvin Gardner
Texas League
W G. Bramham
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
Bramham
Association of Professional Baseball
Gardner
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Red Cross
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Cleveland
Lem Franklin
Bob Pastor
Bob Brickman
Forest City
Max Schmeling
Young Stribling
Chicago
Franklin
Sus Lesnevich
Waynesburg matmen down Mountaineers in meet
Waynesburg wrestlers easily outpointed West Virginia University grapplers 24 to 5 last night for the second time this season. Virgil Williams earned a fall in the heavyweight class for the Mountaineers' only win.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
Waynesburg
West Virginia University
Virgil Williams
West Virginians
Haitian figure Christophe alleged to kill himself in 1920
An archival note claims Christophe, described as Haiti's black Napoleon, ended his life in 1920 by shooting himself with a golden bullet, a detail reported in a fragmentary historical account.
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Christophe
Napoleon
Haiti
Unclear boxing bout details limit title potential
A fragment reports a boxing match where Bob edges Franklin in a ten round decision despite Lem’s 19 straight wins. The text hints at Lammin Lem and ether in a glove and a 15 round weight edge but lacks verifiable context.
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Lammin
Lem
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