Timken Lehman Battle in Mount Union City Series Clash
Timken Vocational and Lehman meet at Memorial Hall on the Mt Union campus in Alliance Saturday in a six game city series showdown. Canton's teams push toward the season’s end with McKinley looming Feb 11 as the title race remains open.
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Timken Vocational
Lehman
Memorial Hall
Alliance
Eacreay
Trojans
Polar Bears
McKinley
Timken
Akron
Akron Armory
Lincoln
Orrville
Youngs
Hogan Holds Leading Edge In San Francisco Open
In San Francisco the $5,000 San Francisco Open wraps the first 36 holes with Ben Hogan leading at 136. Lawson Little and Harry Bassler tie for second at 140 after two rounds. Dick Metz sits third at 141 as the field narrows to the low 51 pros and 11 amateurs. Hogan’s form keeps him as the man to beat in this period.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Benny Hogan
Hogan
California Club
Hershey
Lawson Little
Harry Bassler
Los Altos
Dick Metz
Oak Park
Ill
State and League Titles Hinge on Tilt at Alliance
Ohio college hoops heat rises as Wooster visits Mt. Union on February 18 to decide state and conference crowns. Mt. Union, 10–? with strong defense, faces Wooster, 9–1 in last 10, while Toledo looms if Wooster slips. Schedule shows key games and midterm exams pressing teams.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
Wooster
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Toledo
Rockets
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Wilmington
Wittenberg
Fenn
Case
Denison
Kenyon
Hiram
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Otterbein
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Marietta
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Chicago
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Mexico
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RIDAY
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John Carroll
Cedarville
Purdue
Findlay
Ohio Wesleyan
Baldwin Wallace
Dayton
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Indiana Tech
Ohio U
Westminster
West Texas
Sportsman Highlights In Carroll County And Local Clubs
Roy Kamp and George Lighthizer led stream fishing in Carroll County with 21 black suckers and five carp. Early anglers benefited from January thaw as suckers averaged 15 inches and carp around a pound. rain was needed for better conditions. Dan Shetler earned a perfect 100 in rapid fire at Diebold but total 278 of 300. Newcomers Bordner Crandall scored 246 and 212. Fox hunting showed Wilford Marshall with 14 pelts, while Ralph McLaughlin had four. Ice moved from the Allegheny River. first robin sighted at Franklin. Dr. W. C. Swaggard to lead Holmes County Sportsmen’s League. Blaine Spreng elected secretary. Open quail seasons noted across states. Ohio uniquely lists quail as a songbird. Sportsmen’s range set record with 3550 days of trap and skeet. Timken clubs led team totals. Elmer Gourley top skeet with 44 of 50.
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Bob Young
Aaron Simms
Rearick
Hank Smith
Steve Kosmides
Dan Myers
Timken
Dave Capobianco
Young
St. John’s Crusaders
Copley
Roy Kamp
Middlebranch
George Lighthizer
Canton
Carroll County
Diebold Safe and Lock Co
Dan Shetler
Bordner
Crandall
McDaniel
Bishop
Sickafoose
Perry Ferrall
Ampleby
Ratdorff
Brenneman
W. C. Swaggard
Millersburg
Holmes County Sportsmen’s League
Blaine Spreng
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Tracey Mosteller
Drop Forge
Curt Shetler
Joe Simone
Elmer Gourley
George Bowden
Bob Clunk
Trop
Joe Close
Art Sliker
Red White and Blue Pirates Uniforms Featured 1942
The Pittsburgh Pirates announce patriotic 1942 uniforms with red, white and blue motif. "Pirates" across the white shirts will be in red with royal blue border. back numbers royal blue trimmed in red. Sleeves collars stockings and caps will have red and blue edges.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates
Cage Calendar GAMES TODAY Industrial BB at Belden
Industrial BB plays Belden in the South Division as Cor rugated Box meets Republic Stamping at 8. Republic Met Lab faces Sterling Bakers at 9 with Yale Clothes against Goodrich Local No 5 of Akron at Horace Mann School at 8. GAMES TUESDAY City Class C includes Belden with St Church of God opposing Union Metal at 7 Holy Trinity vs Fairmont Jrs Te Ahepa Jrs vs Douglas A C at 9.
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Belden
Republic
Corrugated Box
Republic Stamping
Canton Drop Forge
Republic Met. Lab
Sterling Bakers
Yale Clothes
Goodrich
Akron
Horace Mann
Breezy Briefs from the Sports World this Week
A Paterson New Jersey private fight card starts at 1 am with two decent boxers, Johnny Yelavich and Danny Rosati, headlining. Athletes protest attendance bonuses as Dick Seibert laments a bad season choice. Iowa backs a $15,000 drive to buy 10 ambulances named for fallen athletes like Fred Becker. Red Cochrane referees in Newark and weighs offers to fight top contenders. Roosevelt’s play ball nudge follows California’s assembly warning baseball’s future.
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York
Paterson
N. J
Wright Aviation
Johnny Yelavich
Danny Rosati
Dick Seibert
Athletics
Iowa Sports Front
Red Cross
Iowa
Fred Becker
University of Iowa
France
Red Cochrane
Navy
Newark
Juicy
Ray Robinson
Charley Burley
Red
Roosevelt
California General Assembly
Hornsby statue idea sparks Hall of Fame debate
Louisville Times columnist M. Atkinson Jr. suggests a different tribute for Hornsby. He proposes mounting him on a horse rather than a bust and questions the choice of a bust, naming Bobo Newsom as the preferred figure for a bust if used.
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M. Atkinson Jr
Louisville Times
Hornsby
Hall of Fame
Bobo Newsom
Local church league games tighten early standings
Games featured close battles as First Christians edged Holy Trinities 33-32 to take first place. First Presbyterian defeated Dueber Methodist 36-30, St. George Syrian beat First Methodist 24-21, and First United Presbyterian narrowly beat St. George Romanian 23-21.
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Hinton
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Laubacher
Waco M. E
Purdue Duels With Gophers In Big Ten Clash
Purdue faces Minnesota for second place in the Big Ten as Illinois leads the race. A Gopher victory would drop Purdue further and realign standings with Illinois’ fate tied to Illini results. Illinois beat Minnesota 49-36. Wisconsin beat Indiana 42-36. Michigan defeated Ohio State 53-39.
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Associated Press
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Purdue
Indiana
Boilermakers
Minnesota
Lafayette
Illini
Gopher
Columbus
Ohio State
Michigan
Illinois
Wisconsin
Buckeyes
Dueber Methodists Keep First Place With Only Complete Team
Dueber Methodists retained possession of first place by putting the only complete team on the floor Saturday night. No regular games were played.
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Dueber Methodists
Mats Inc. Routs Serans for Fourth Straight Win
Mats Inc. defeated Serans 42-34 at the K of C on Sunday with Miller scoring 15 points. Yale Clothes topped K. of C. 43-35 in a balanced showing led by strong team scoring.
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Conference Officials Oppose Dinner For Scholastic Stars
Mansfield Ohio officials of the state athletic conference rejected a Columbus proposal for a banquet to honor outstanding high school athletes calling such events brazen promotions aimed at luring youths to specific schools. The resolution, urged by Lorain's George Daniel, also created a committee to study freshmen on varsity eligibility during the war and noted schedule changes to spring events.
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Associated Press
Mansfield
Ohio Athletic Conference
George Daniel
Lorain
Columbus
Ohio Junior Chamber of Commerce
Daniel
H. R. Townsend
Walter J. Livingston
Denison
Harry Ockerman
Bowling Green
William Bernhler
Capital
Ray Ride
Case
L. C. Boles
Wooster
John van Why
Wittenberg
J. H. Nichols
Women’s Class B League leads stay firm after Friday sweeps
Black and Blues beat the Orphans 15-13 15-7 15-12 while Jolly Jacks toppled Washington 15-13 15-9 15-10. Clarenettes overwhelmed Black and Whites 15-5 15-6 15-13. Next week features Clarenettes vs Jolly Jacks and other matchups.
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Jolly Jacks
Gibbs School
Orphans
Jacks
Washington
Clarenettes
Black
Black and Whites
Baxter Busters
Black & Blues
Axter Boosters
Gibbs
Oberlin Beats Alumni In Narrow Victory
Oberlin captain John Carlisle led with 10 points as Oberlin defeated the alumni 40 to 24 in a tense last night game at home.
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Oberlin
John Carlisle
Scholastic Games Tuesday Schedule Across Cities
City Timken faces Akron East while Lincoln meets Orrville and district Akron St. Vincent duels Massillon. Several matches span Wooster, Strasburg Navarre Malvern Waynesburg and more with multiple cross town pairings listed for Friday and Saturday across counties and towns including Canton, Dennison, Uhrichsville, Dover, New Philadelphia, and Berea. Local teams like Greentown Sugarcreek and Malvern feature in regional clash lists with numerous venue pairings throughout the district schedule.
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Massillon
Tigers
Akron
St. Vincent
South
Alliance
Akron West
Minerva
Louisville
Blue Raiders
North Canton
Vikings
Timken
Lincoln
Orrville
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Jackson
Greentown
Strasburg
Navarre
Malvern
Waynesburg
Solo
Hopedale
Rittman
Millersburg
Franklin
Bowerston
Sugarcreek
Dundee
Jewett
Freeport
Mineral City
Bolivar
Smithfield
Bergholz
Baltic
Port Washington
Smithville
Shreve
Lehman
Mt. Union
St. John
Canal Fulton
Mast Canton
Beach City
Canton Two
East Sparta
Brewster
Hartville
Marlboro
Youngstown Chaney
New Philadelphia
Berea
Wooster
Carrollton
Sherrodsville
Jefferson Union
Holmesville
Wintersville
Six Athletics Pitchers Under Contract for 1942 Season
The Philadelphia Athletics announced six pitchers signed for the 1942 campaign. Four returnees from last season are Lyman Harris Herman Reese Roger Wolff and Fred Galiguiri. The two rookies are Talmadge Abernathy of Mebane North Carolina and Calvin Mel Irwin of Portland Oregon.
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Philadelphia
Athletics
A’s
Lyman Harris
Herman Reese
Roger Wolff
Fred Galiguiri
Talmadge Abernathy
Mebane
N. C
Calvin Mel Irwin
Portland
Ore
Dayton bowler tops Moose State singles with 719
George Meyer of Dayton led the singles division of the Moose State bowling tournament after a 719 series. Hopper and Burchart of Delaware led the doubles with 1925 as the event continues through next day.
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Columbus
George Meyer
Dayton
Hopper
Burchart
Delaware
Cleveland Pro Retains Squash Racquets Title
Les Cummings of New York defeated Eddie Schaeffer of Baltimore to win the national professional squash titles at the Cleveland club. He won 15-11 15-10 4-15 5-15 18-15, overcoming a 12-9 deficit in the final game.
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International News Service
Cleveland
Les Cummings
New York Today
Eddie Schaeffer
Baltimore
Cleveland Club
Cummings
Pastor Weighs 181 for MSG Bout with Lesnevich
New York heavyweight Bob Pastor weighs 181 pounds for his Friday Madison Square Garden bout with light heavyweight champion Gus Lesnevich and plans another long workout today.
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Associated Press
New York
Bob Pastor
Gus Lesnevich
Madison Square Garden
Ohio State hoops fan in New York makes live game calls
An anonymous New York caller rings the press box at Ohio State games to get play by play during the entire match. The three calls cost about $10, and his routine even continues at Athens when Ohio State hosts Ohio Wesleyan. He could instead wait for the morning papers for three cents.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio State
Basketeers
New York
Athens
Ohio University
Ohio Wesleyan
St. Petersburg Claims Spring Baseball Camp Record
St. Petersburg will claim a record for southern cities as the New York Yankees return in February to train. It marks the 18th consecutive season the Yanks use the city, one year longer than the Boston Braves’ 17 year streak in the same spot.
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Associated Press
Hockey Scores From Night of Wide Skating Wins
Chicago defeated Toronto 6 to 4 while Boston routed Montreal 7 to 3 and New York beat Detroit 11 to 2. Pittsburgh edged Providence 6 to 4 with Erie 2 and Buffalo 2 in overtime. New Haven won 4 to 3 in overtime over Philadelphia. Indianapolis 6 over Springfield 3.
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Detroit
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Providence
Eer
Buffalo
New Haven
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
Springfield
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