Reunion night as Midland Bank meets O'Donnell team
In Elyria High gym tonight the O'Donnell and Midland Bank basketball squads renew a rivalry after last year’s close win by Midland. Key players include Wicky Berger returning to O'Donnell, Bob Moore, and an all star Midland lineup led by Stryker Gove Stewart Colgan Wentz Hess Gehl Buswell. The amateur O'Donnells, strong on defense, aim to avenge last season’s setback and prove they are not semi pro.
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Bernie
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Vicky
Midlands
Bob Moore
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Stryker
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Stewart
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Wentz
Hess
Gehl
Ken Buswell
Schuele
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Stehler
Connors
Tubessing
Morrison
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O’donnell’s
Mgr
Thomas Astans
Loraine
Celtics
Fred Smith
H. Cook
Clarice Schroeder
George Maston
Huneke
Tim Dunstan
Peerless A1
Margaret
Akron
Alemite Lads
Rubber City Cat Cutters
Peerless Am
Meadowlarks Help Wanted-Female By Chuck Wells
The narrative recounts boxing magnate Madison Square Garden promoter James J. Rickard and his influence on boxing and sports. It describes his vision for arenas, his dominance at the Garden, personal life, marriages, and a notable 1920s acquittal in a West 47th Street case. The piece closes with a teaser about tomorrow's chapter on Dempsey-Tunney.
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Madison Square
New York
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Boston
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Garden Corporation
Rickard Alway
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Sports Palace
Purdue Indiana clash tops Big Ten slate tonight
Purdue and Indiana renew their long standing rivalry at Bloomington in a Western Conference basketball showdown. Northwestern faces Iowa at Evanston while Wisconsin visits Minnesota and Illinois hosts Chicago with Ohio State and Michigan idle this week.
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Columbus
Purdue
Ohio State
Michigan
Chicago
Buckeyes
Ann Arbor
Canzoneri Knocks Out Cuban to Step Up in Title Talk
Tony Canzoneri, former featherweight, scored a fifth round knockout over Armand Santiago in Chicago boosting his junior lightweight prospects. The victory came on a sustained body attack, a solar plexus KO sealing it in the final rounds. Plans surfaced for a Canzoneri Sanger rematch on February six with promoter James Mullen eyeing a clash against Tod Morgan for the division title. Eddie Shea beat Lou Bloom by technical knockout in six after Bloom conceded with a cut hip.
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Chicago
Tony Canzoneri
Armand Santiago
Canzoneri
Joey Sanger
Milwaukee
Sanger
James Mullen
Tod Morgan
Eddie Shea
Lou Bloom
Columbus
Milwaukee club president Henry Killilea critically ill
Henry J. Killilea, president of the Milwaukee American Association baseball club, remained in serious condition today after a heart attack last week. The episode left him critically ill in Milwaukee, Wis. on January 19.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Henry J. Killilea
Milwaukee American Association Baseball Club
Bowling League Results in St John’s Lutheran League
The Bull Lumber Co. bowlers swept all three games against Struck Furniture. Stolzenburg Insurance, hindered by handicap, lost two to Grace YP S. Eady Builders, aided by handicap, won all three from Haserodt Jewelers.
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Bull Lumber Co
Struck Furniture
St. John’s Lutheran
Stolzenburg Insurance
Grace Y. P. S
Eady Builders
Haserodt Jewelers
Marietta Noses Out Northern In Fast Tilt
Marietta edged Ohio Northern 32 to 31 in a tight fast game at Marietta. Captain Trott led with six field goals and two free throws as the locals pulled away in the final minutes to clinch the victory.
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Marietta
Marietta, O
Ohio Northern University
Trott
Muskingum Defeats Otterbein In Slow Warms Gym Delay
Westerville Ohio January 19 Muskingum beat Otterbein 35 to 25 in a slowly played basketball game. Bell and Bikle split fifteen points for Muskingum while Gibson and Bagley each had three field goals for Otterbein. A storm blackout plunged the gymnasium into darkness at halftime delaying the contest for an hour.
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Otterbein
Westerville
Muskingum
Bell
Bikle
Gibson
Bagley
Toledo Set to Host Grand Circuit Meet in July
Toledo, O J an 19 Harness racing fans will see a six day Grand Circuit meet in July with more than 100000 in stakes posted by the Toledo Driving Club. Two 25000 stakes for class II trotters and pacers a 10000 stake for two year old trotters and races for three year olds pacers and aged horses are planned. Toledo seeks a third week in June and the first week in July for two meetings with sixteen consecutive weeks of racing and five new cities added to the circuit including Cincinnati Hartford Aurora Detroit and Grand Rapids.
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Toledo Driving Club
Fort Miami
W. O. Holst
Hartford
Conn
Aurora
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Mich
North Randall
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Mas Jones Upsets Opponent in Golf Final Round
In Biloxi Miss on January 19 Mrs Melvin Jones of Chicago defeated Miss Marion Turple of New Orleans 4 and 3 to reach the Pan American Golf Tournament final. Turple won earlier over Mrs John Arends 6 and 4. Eva Mae Johnson faced Miss Ariel Vilas in the consolation final.
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Miss
Melvin Jones
Chicago
Dorothy Campbell Hurd
Marion Turple
New Orleans
Jones
Hurd
Miss Turpie
John Arends
Evanston
Ill
Eva Mae Johnson
Winnetka
Ariel Vilas
Hot Springs
Ark
Eddie Gill Wins in Calvin Foul But Face Off
Hollywood reports Eddie Gill LA middleweight won a ten round bout on a foul against Homer Sheridan after six rounds. In San Francisco Kid Francis European bantamweight champion beat California Joe Lynch by ten round decision. In Miami Beach Young Stribling, Georgia heavyweight, delayed training after Dempsey ordered him to abandon his plane touring. camp to open February 1 with Sharkey bout looming next month.
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Eddie Gill
Los Angeles
Homer Sheridan
Sioux City
San Francisco
Kid Francis
Europe
California
Joe Lynch
Miami Beach
Fla
Young Stribling
Georgia
Jack Sharkey
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Stribling
Nurmi Opens American Campaign to Break Seven World Records
Paavo Nurmi arrives in Brooklyn for a 3000 yard event at Brooklyn College aiming to break seven world records ranging from 2000 meters to 3000 meters. He competes with a small field and relies on official timers to confirm his mile and metric achievements. Nurmi says he feels best and will target the most accessible marks before attempting longer distances later.
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New York
Paavo Nurmi
Brooklyn
Nurmi
13Th Regiment Armory
Paavo
Paavoa
United Press
Lomski Beats Jerseyman For Twelfth Round Victory
Leo Lomski of Aberdeen Washington defeated James J Braddock in ten rounds at Madison Square Garden earning a decision that could pave the way for a title bout with champion Tommy Loughran Braddock displayed hard punching but failed to press the attack while Lomski employed a boxing style to land jabs and counters and secure the win George Jones 28 spt
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Leo Lomski
Aberdeen
Wash
Tommy Loughran
James J. Braddock
Madison Square Garden
Lomski
Braddock
Loughran
Leo
Life of Tex Rickard Opens New Garden in 1925
Tex Rickard built Madison Square Garden a five million dollar sports temple. He faced opposition yet secured Wall Street funding via John Ringling and opened the new Garden on December 11, 1925 with Jack Delaney vs Paul Berlenbach thrilling the crowd. Rickard stayed onsite throughout construction.
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Tex Rickard
George Kirkley
United Press
Madison Square Garden
Rickard
John Ringling
Ringling
Wall Street
Eighth Avenue
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51St Streets
Jack Delaney
Paul Berlenbach
Defiance Defeats Bluffton in Low-Scoring Bout
Defiance college basketball, led by guard Flory, defeated Bluffton college 32 to 22 on Bluffton’s home court. The Defiance lineup, featuring six footers, dominated the game while Bluffton fought hard on defense but could not stop the rampaging visitors.
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Bluffton College
Bluffton, CO
Flory
Defiance College
Althrough Bluffton
Friday Nights Scores Feature Close Mount Varsity Flows
West Virgins 40, Pittsburgh 35. Defiance 32, Bluffton 22. Marietta 32, Ohio Northern 31. Wooster 42, Baldwin Wallace 40. Muskingum 35, Otterbein 25. Creighton 37, Drake 12. Bethany 32, Ashland 26. Cleveland 24, Trenton 22.
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Marietta
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Wooster
Baldwin-Wallace
Muskingum
Otterbein
Creighton
Drake
Bethany
Ashland
Cleveland
Trenton
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