Peetz Rises to Lead In Sidney City Cage League
Peetz took sole position atop the Sidney City Basketball League after a three game card at Sidney Senior High School gym. Union Pacific defeated SOD 71 62 rolling to a tie with Peetz. Kimball crushed Potter 81 37 as Fehringer and Brestel added 20 and 16 respectively.
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Peetz
Sidney City
Union Pacific
Sod
Kimball
Potter
Reimers
Dalton
Sidney Senior High School
Sunol
Rei
Mers
Railroaders
Blasters
Bill Abbott
Railmen
Jacobs
Loop
Dick Janicke
Brown
Gerald Fehringer
Dalton Gang
Glenn Brestel
Peetz Kimball Lund
SOD Andrews Service
Nebraska prize fighter and boxings fading era noted in column
Bill Reschbacher highlights Nebraska boxing's decline as old stars like Vince Foster Ace Hodkins and Luther McCarty are recalled. The column lists tonight and tomorrow game pairings across towns including Gering Sidney Potter Bushnell Dalton Lewellen and several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Reschbacher
Nebraska State Historical Society
Nebraska
Bills
Vince Foster
Ace Hodkins
Luther McCarty
McCarty
Hitchcock County
Jack Johnson
Joe Louis
Nebraska’s White Hope McCarty and his tragic end in Calgary
The piece recalls Frank McCarty the Nebraska heavyweight once dubbed the White Hope. It notes his rapid rise to world attention by defeating Al Palzer and the era’s reluctance to fight Black champions, his sudden death after a Calgary bout with Arthur Pelkey, and a late assessment by Billy McCarney placing him top among early heavyweights.
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McCarty
Floyd Patterson
al Palzer
Jesse Willard
Jack Johnson
Sam Langford
Calgary
Arthur Pelkey
Canada
Pelkey
White Hope
Billy McCarney
Max Schmeling
Joe Louis
Louis
Dempsey
Nebraska
Aggie Winter- Teams To Be Active This Weekend
Colorado A M basketball team renews conference play at home this weekend facing Brigham Young and Utah State after a 70 62 overtime loss to New Mexico. Gymnastics against Colorado Boulder follows a 70 14 2514 defeat to Air Force. Swimming hosts Air Force at Lowry. Skiing signals start with events at Winter Park as area schools compete.
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Air Force Academy
Colorado University At
Boulder
University of Wyoming
Aggie
Air Academy
Lowry Air Base
A&m
Winter Park
Rocky Mountain Area
Undefeated Gering and Chappell Set for Sidney Weekend
Sidney High hosts two unbeaten foes as Gering visits for a Western Conference game at 8 p.m. tonight and Chappell tunes up for tomorrow. Gering looks to extend its strong scoring, while Chappell’s Buffaloes boast a recent 58-47 win at Ogallala. Sidney plans to start the same five from the Alliance game.
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Gering
Chappell
Sidney
Sidney High School
Maroons
SHS
Bulldogs
Alliance
Kimball
Bayard
Mitchell
GHS
Ogallala
Buffaloes
Oshkosh
Sutherland
Bridgeport
Lodgepole
Bill Harris
Pairings Set For LPVA Tourney
The Lodgepole Valley Association basketball tournament opens Monday in Potter. League leaders Big Springs and Lodgepole receive top seeds No. 1 and No. 2 with opening byes. First round pairings listed for Monday.
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Lodgepole Valley Association
Potter
Big Springs
Lodgepole
Bowling League Results and Wednesday Night Schedule
Town & Country 33, Brownson 0, VFW 3, Coca Cola 0, Boyds 2, Greenlees 1, Yendis 2, Sinclair 1, Ohio Oil 2, Graff's Agency 1, Seven Up 2, Bauman's 1. Wednesday games include Broadwater vs Bushnell at 3 p.m. Sunol vs Lorenzo at 4 30 p.m. Gurley vs Dix at 7 p.m. Dalton vs Porter at 8 30 p.m.
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Town & Country
Brownson
VFW
Coca Cola
Boyds
Greenlees
Yendis
Sinclair
Ohio Oil
Graff’s Agency
Seven Up
Bauman’s
Graff's Agency
Bauman’'s
Boyds Vfw
Sidney Ninth Graders Win Third Straight Over Scottsbluff
Sidney Junior High School ninth graders beat Scottsbluff 36 to 33 with Kent Pearson scoring 22 points. Free throw woes marred the win as Sidney hit four of 18 from the stripe, all in the final period.
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Sidney Junior High School
Scottsbluff
Glenn Ackerson
North Platte
Ackerson
Frosh
Sidney
Kent Pearson
Sidneyites
Terry Giulilana
Ron Zalesky
Rod Plum
Hartwig
Scottsbluffers
Larry Witters
Don Chinn
Alliance Schoolmen Switch to Using District Funds
The Alliance School Board decided to pay for all major athletic and sports equipment from district funds upon Supt. L. E Morrison's recommendation. Previously equipment and training materials came from the activities fund with no tax money. The board also underwrites vocal and instrumental music clinics.
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Alliance School Board
Bulldog
L. E Morrison
Alliance
Sidney
Alliance Board
Nationwide trailer rental system boosts haul options
Town and Country Oil Co advertises bumper hitches and a site for every need with local trailers always on hand. Illinois address and phone provided for rental inquiries.
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Town & Country Oil CO
Ilinois
Grain market quotes for No 1 and No 2 wheat
Local elevator sources report No 1 wheat at 2.03 dollars per bushel and No 2 at 2.02 dollars. The prices reflect today’s grain market levels for wheat.
Smorgasbord at The Yendis Sunday Night Exterminator
Exterminator raced 100 times across eight seasons and lived to age 30, noted in a Sunday night summary.
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Yendis
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Sidney McCook
James P. Richards
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Eisenhower
Middle East
LPVA
Commercial Bowling League
Broadwater
Bushnell
Lorenzo
Gurley
Dix
P. Copley L. Harlan
Cc. Mates
Corbin P. Copley
L. Harlan
C. Yates
McCormick
Harvey
Hartzler D. Lamm
Tooley
Frank Broyles
Georgia Tech
University of Missouri
Don Faurot
Tigers
Alliance Schoolmen
Eevarssy
A.M. Melson
Farmers Union Coop Service Sidney
Plymouth
Maddox Motor Co
Chrysler
Oldsmobile Super
Stosnomuese
ASK AB
National
Kaiser Vagabond
BUICK
Desoto
International
Gid Pace
NASH
Lincoln
Studebaker
Dr. Champ
Mercury
Shree
Hm Aede
Chevrolet
Hudson
Beckmann Motor
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