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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1938

Page

11

Round Up of Sports Snippets and Notable Figures

A collage of sports notes mentions Johnny Vander Meer ranking near the top athlete of the year after two no hitters, Ace Parker as a top football and basketball figure, and boxing talk on Lou Nova. It notes Hull Dassetta Bobcats of Angleton with 35 straight wins, Jack Bennett now refereeing in Florida, Duke antics with co-captains Eric Tipton and Dan Hill, and Duke through Rose Bowl talk amid playful provocations.

Johnny Vander Meer Jerry Natale Ace Parker Ancil Hoffman Max Béer Mike Jacobs Baer Jacobs Maxie Tony Galento Tommy Lo Lou Nova Tommy Louis Hull- Dassetta Bobcats Angleton Texas Jack Bennett Chicago Sarasota Fla Florida Wellesley Southern California Eric Tipton Dan Hill Dukes Duke Open Columsens Howard Jones

Campofreda Wins In Unique Show

Baltimore on December 21 Nick Campofreda won a one night wrestling tournament featuring fourteen grapplers. Twelve bouts were held with Campofreda wrestling four times to eliminate heavier opponents. His final foe was Chris Zaharias in a 7 minute 45 second bout ending as Campofreda kicked Zaharias from the ring and Zaharias failed to return within ten seconds.

Baltimore Nick Campofreda Chris Zaharias Chris

Tech To Size Up Sugar Bowl

Carnegie Tech football team travels from Bay St. Louis to New Orleans for a Sugar Bowl visit. Coach Bill Kern says players may tour the city and Christmas shop before returning to the Gulf Coast for practice with Texas Christian looming as their Sugar Bowl opponent.

Tech New Orleans Carnegie Tech Bay St. Louis Miss Texas Christian Bill Kern Gulf Coast

Record Crowd Expected for Orange Bowl Attendance

Miami officials rushed to add 5 000 seats to the Orange Bowl stadium as tickets dwindled with a Florida football crowd near a new attendance record for the Lee Oklahoma game. The current state record stood at just over 23 000 for the Miami Georgia matchup last December.

Miami Fla Florida Lee Oklahoma University of Miami Georgia

Haven-Fred Apostoli Recognized As Middleweight Champion

Haven Fred Apostoli of San Francisco is recognized by the New York Boxing Commission as middleweight champion after a stop of Al Cocozza of New York. In New York Carl Guggino loses to Tommy Spiegel by outpoint. In Miami Buster Carroll defeats Johnny Dean by outpoint.

Associated Press Ae Haven Fred Apostoli San Francisco New York Boxing Commission al. Cocozza New York Tommy Spiegel Uniontown Carl Red) Guggino Hartford

Barbara Bell Fashion Patterns Suit Dress Pattern

Barbara Bell Fashion Patterns describe a versatile two piece dress and tailored jacket set. Includes doll waisted princess cut and crescent pockets with a detailed sew chart for easy making in tweed wool crepe plaid or flannel. Send fifteen cents for pattern and instructions.

Barbara Bell Praca

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