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Smoke Rings ’CATS TO PLAY RALEIGH TODAY X x « -- -- ^ ^ Take Your Pick ^ ^ CAPS WILL RATE For GG By SAM RAGAN 20 Juvenile Boxers Training Meet TOP FAVORITES 4- _ *_ *--- to started been waiting around for things get No Here If you’ve Final Drills Soon Kibitzing on the 1941 baseball situation you Local Hold Has To Choose GETTING making a decision Cagers Parker ALL BOYS JUNIOR HIGH before now that CAGE in the little black book right For Tilt; Pieper LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23.—WP) may mark it down Loop Between Baseball, Football The law stepped in to 4-Viic season will be fast and hot. Back in today Lineup ___ IN TOP CONDITION and National leagues. stymie public golf course Ki- GAMES SCHEDULED That for both the American goes off ROCHELLE, N. Y., Jan. bitzers. will in all start the year NEW the Reds probability The New Hanover High school Stidham Is Named to The council an Although from the 23.——A showdown between foot- 50 to 95 Pounders Likely city passed to look for of competition the Hemenway Play Winter as the favorites, plenty basketball team will meet Mentor ordinance barring from the Louis. These latter ball and baseball for Ace Parker, Marquette Turn in Surprises in An- Park and Chicago and St. in an East- Griffith park courses, all wives, Tileston to Play Dodgers, Pittsburgh, strong Raleigh cagers back- the crown one of the most baffling nual or friends who trail the best challengers to loop on Fight Tourney sweethearts, Bears This teams are probably ern Class A conference game MILWAUKEE, Jan. 23.—(/B Afternoon scenes struggles in sport, probably along with golfers unless they at this date. the Y.M.C.A., court this afternoon Thomas Edward Stidham, head will be made with a week or two, pay regular green fees. coach and athletic di- A crew of 20 boxers—the smallest Four Good Choices at 3:30 o’clock. football The ordinance is to be waived The Junior High school 1 Manager Frank Frisch of the Pitts- have the WINS rector at the University of Okla- 50 and the heaviest In the American, you WHITEVILLE Undefeated in scholastic compe- weighs pounds in the case of sanctioned tour- championship race will enter Pirates said a the sec. the 1940 league burgh today. homa since 1936, has signed to turn in some Choice of picking and victors in nine games so 95 pounds—are going naments. ond round this tition head football coach afternoon or tin the No. 1 team. The great halfback of the Brook- contract as Park commission members told Winners—Detroit—as the Hurri- fistic surprises at the Fifth annual tradition OVER LAKE VIEW far this season, Purple who last at Marquette university, Wil- court of the Boys’ Brigade oiub with JThen you might stick by lyn gridiron Dodgers, the council many players have board Star News Brigade Golden Gloves cane has lest only to the N. C. was most liam L. athletic two and fc.nd select the Yankees, or you might week named the valuable Coffey, complained that their game and girls two boys games on or announced today. tournament. play wise and name the Indians Columbus Ring Team Scores State and Wake Forest freshman player in the National football chairman, disposition have been interfered tap. No terms were men- like all the fee Red Sox as the victors. league is a rookie candidate for salary For last night, just with by the presence of non- First Home I quints. Hemenway will open Host il I! it‘S' -,f I 4-3 Decision in Pirates. tioned. It is believed that the before for the past three And not be too far shortstop with the nights kibitzers. you might Stock Is Climbing playing 3 m. with the contract is for three years. Stid- there were 20 entered in p. Winter Hark lir- in these last two teams. Right Meet of Season Frisch admitted in an weeks, boys Wrong The locals stock went up a bit reluctantly assis- at Tribe— ham will choose his own the Juvenile boxing class training as their opponents and the Hemen- How we favor the Cleveland when reg- interview at his home that the yesterday Billy Pieper, tants. the Brigade Boys club for the fight to have the most actual award the diamond way girls will follow with a jjhey seem Jan. 23.— The ular guard, returned to the lineup complicated earns WHITEVILLE, The nev coach was released meet. M’KEEN AGAINST potential ammunition. team after a of flu and measles. ambitions of the 28-year-old former against the Winter Park £nd Whiteville High school ring siege contract at Porter Davis, team trainer, says lassies. Duke star. from his present But a baseball winner now first home Coach Bob Black sent his university Both the picking successfully passed their UKiahoina university today, a that if some of the other boys in the Hemenway team- led o' win- is like trying to pick a football in winning over charges through a brisk drill on “Everybody knows Parker will divisions don’t test Tuesday night Marquette spokesman said. Open and Novice SUBSTITUTE RULE in the championship flight last Y’ou never can team and defensive which Her each Saturday. a Lake View, S. C., shooting work, play football next year,” the brist- watch out these hard-fighting juven- strong Stidham will report foi duty week with victories over the until it’s all over, and then you of 4-3. was designed to stop the main cog commented. when [>aat fell by the score ling Pittsburgh pilot March 1. iles will steal the show the as to be wrong. flu of the machine, “He’s to. he’s in Football Rule Bear teams in games played "it the Hre apt Due to the prevalence of Raleigh cage lanky got Why the Ty tournament opens at Legion Stadium Says Change Barker con- Carl Sapp, who is now leading the Cobb, the Hans of “Y” hardwood. Decision for here the locale were crippled Wagner, pro on Feb. 11 for a four-night stand. Will Slow Up Game and and had to use several conference in points scored. football. He’s the big shot. Ace Parker, one of the all-time siderably Many Youngsters Tileston’s teams will lake n, The after a new boxers. Raleigh team, poor “I’d like All of these boys, and it is ex- Re-arrange Systems immortals in North Carolina, to take him to camp DOCl rON LIKES floor in the second half football last has of the afte;. difficult were showing season, grabbed with us next month. I that the Juvenile list of par- Is confronted witli a very Three preliminary fights like his com- pected noon's and the in the conference this games will oppose ihe has to decide to the meet.. All limelight and I have ticipants will be doubled by tourna- decision. He either held prior regular petitive spirit good re- STATE COLLEGE, Miss., Jan. up and coming Isaac Bear season with their in condition. teams football for baseball or quit of these fights were no decisions sparkling type on his But C0NF1 CE VOTE ment time, are top They |o quit ports playing. suppose fel- which are reported as much The of and at this it ap- 23.—UPI—If you think the little ire. and were filled with actions. play point he makes the with us. show up every night for training Baseball for the pro grid game.' grade He proved over last week. that the are the chief a break when Tileston is boys fighting were: Billy Stanley pears Caps still has to for football about and if you don’t think that these 50 lows got college Parker is owned by the Pitts- report Flucie Stewart Welcomed at tied with Hemenway for the leanij. vs. Hardee, 45 pounders danger to the conference cham- and know anything a rule that he Bobby August 11 or 12. That’s right in 75-pounders football adopted permitting burgh Pirates and, provided held Durham Bull- lead by wins over Winter Park in Nelson vs. Sonny Ham- pionship by the the the Brass about the art of boxing you should he will be taken Bobby middle of season and you Tampa by Band, unrestricted substituting, just lis- both the and gives up football, John Hen- who have been beaten Gloves and girls’ boys' divisions. monds 75 pounders and dogs, by can see the difficulties involved in go up to the Golden gym Sto spring- training with the Bucs and Parade; Louise Peeved ten to one of the game’s big derson vs. Jim 65 pounders. two freshman teams and who were watch ’em some time. Coach Relmon Robinson, counr of Berry leaving the ball club then. Some- he’s given a good chance making Coach Allyn McKeen of athletic director of In the Dickson stopped by High Point Tuesday Among the juvenile boxers now in leagues. junior highs an; of it in major league baseball. opening fight, thing might happen to Arky H go for the first time in 77 starts for the meet are: State. grammar schools, is fin- Malpass fighting his first fight for night Vaughan, and we’d be depending BY ROMNEY WHEELER training Mississippi making On the ether hand, the former the school John 95 Leonard progress with his program for flit the locals lost a decision to against high quints. on Parker. Canfield, pounds; Here’s how he kicked off on the has been named the ATLANTA, Jan.
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