Blacksnake hunted amid mild weather near Paris
Canton hunters report a five foot blacksnake killed on the Dupont farm near Paris after an unseasonably warm spell. Earlier, four Canton hunters killed a four and a half foot blacksnake south of the city. A possum was seen crossing High ave NW. An Ohio river fish won top honors in Cook Sporting Goods Co. white perch contest, Ray Smith of Ripley weighing six pounds one ounce. Canton pistol club to fire at Mellet range tonight for records. Zanesville leads Central Ohio Rifle league in Sunday competition.
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Oregon State Keen To Surprise Duke In Rose Bowl
Oregon State coach Lon Stiner says his 11 are tough and capable of surprising Duke in the Rose Bowl game in Durham. He notes two losses but argues the Pacific coast title club was evenly matched with Duke and the trip is partly sightseeing before training in Chapel Hill.
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Visionary trainer maps dream fighter to beat Louis
Ray Arcel sketches a 23 year old 5 11 fighter weighing 180 to 185 pounds with a short neck strong chest and durable punch. He would rely on speed and a lethal left hook and avoid brains in favor of killer instinct to topple Joe Louis. Louis’s resilience and timing would complicate any plan.
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World Billiard Event To Offer Defense Bonds
Winners in the 1942 world three cushion billiard championship opening in Chicago January 9 will be paid in defense bonds. Tournament director Charles C. Peterson announced the $10,750 prize pool would rise to $14,306.25 if players hold the bonds until maturity.
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American League to Hold War Parley in New York
The Associated Press reports the American League plans an emergency meeting to address war contingencies. President William Harridge says the call will come from him and the gathering will take place in New York on either January 14 or February 3, with a possible mid January session if urgent.
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Breezy Briefs From the Nation’s Sports Pages
A roundup by Hugh Fullerton Jr covers Pete Layden joining the Louisville Colonels as an outfielder after a standout Texas U season and .397 average in college. A Madison Square Garden moment features Joe DiMaggio amid crowd calls for an intro at a boxing event. Frank Kovacs buys a red, white and blue cardone in a patriotic burst. Letters joke about naming the East West game Amerikids bowl and Bowl Durham. A deer trap on Drummond Island nets a dog and cat along with a curious hunter. HET Kehn, Dodgers rookie, takes up golf and bowling with a 72 and 193 best scores.
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Joe DiMaggio
Henry Picard Wins Texas Tourney Title
Harlingen Texas Henry Picard Oklahoma City pro pocketed the $1000 first prize of the $5000 Rio Valley golf tournament today. He finished 72 holes with 266 total, two strokes ahead of E I Harrison of Little Rock who took second and $750. Other money winners included Jimmy Demaret Byron Nelson Ben Hogan Tony Penna Jack Grout and George Fazio earning $550 to $225.
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Detroit
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Dayton
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West Pittston
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Philadelphia
Aces Top Scouts In Urban League Victory
Aces beat Boy Scout Tree 38 30 Monday with Stokes scoring 17 for the Aces while Smith led the losers with 14. Troop 26 stats mix show scattered scores for Stokes Cunningham and others as the game concludes.
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Fire destroys horticulture building at lake front expo
A furious blaze in Cleveland on December 23 gutted the horticulture building, a key exhibit in the 1936 37 Great Lakes exposition, along Cleveland's lake front.
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