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Ott Laxton
Samuel Arthur "Ott" Laxton (1904–1983) was one of Camden's finest semi-pro basketball players, starring with Pavonia, Broadway Cycle, Oaklyn, and a dozen other teams from 1918 through the 1930s.
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Life Hereabouts
Charley Humes's "Life Hereabouts" column of May 14, 1949, recalling the Broadway Cycle-Union basketball team that won the South Jersey semi-pro championship on April 11, 1924, and announcing the first reunion of its players, later the First Ward Club, that night at Kenney's Restaurant, with Ott Laxton among those named.
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Ott Laxton Features in Thrilling Battle
A 1928 Camden Evening Courier account crediting captain Ott Laxton with the greatest game of his career as Oaklyn beat Clementon 29–21 in a Camden County League playoff at Silver Lake Park.
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Dangerous Foe Clashes with Oaks Tonight
Tom Ryan previews a crucial Camden County Senior Basketball League week in February 1927, recalling Oaklyn's protest after "Otts" Laxton was shoved through a gymnasium door in an earlier game against Immaculate Conception.
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Eastern League Opens Monday with Trenton Playing Camden
The reorganized Eastern League was to open with Trenton's Bengals meeting the Camden Skeeters on the Camden Armory floor, with Neil Deighan expected to start at guard for Camden.