People
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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Grover Wearshing
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William Grover Wearshing
William Grover "Worm" Wearshing, born on August 20, 1906, in New Jersey to William and Nellie Wearshing, was known by his middle name from an early age.
Streets
3rd Street
Third Street runs north and south, parallel to the Delaware River, through North and South Camden, featuring notable corner buildings like the Security Trust Building at 301 Market Street and the Mickle Tower Apartment House at 200 Mickle Boulevard.
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Wearshing Ready for Opening Night
By STEVE O'KEEFE, Morning Post Sports Editor Temple Hero Enlists With Lobley for Eastern League Fray With Kennett Square Huge Crowd is Expected Grover Wearshing , whose football feats and dazzling play on the basketball boards, form a glowing part of the athletic history of Camden High School and Temple University, has enlisted with the Camden Club in the Eastern League and will join the team when the inaugural skirmish with the Kennett Square (Pa.) quintet is staged at the Convention Hall annex tonight.
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Camden Cops Lose to Central Quintet
A January 26, 1928 Camden Courier-Post report on Central Camden's Municipal League win over the Camden Police quintet at Convention Hall, holding Ott Laxton to six points.
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City League Clubs Begin Second Half
Camden Courier-Post - January 10, 1928 Two Games at Convention Hall Tonight; Two New Clubs Join Circuit Second-half competition in the Reesman basketball league will begin tonight with a twin bill at Convention Hall .
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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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Hambleton Co-Stars with "Worm" and Laxton
Abe Corotis reports Camden's 28–13 Camden County League win over Pennsauken on December 24, 1927, with Frank Hambleton, Grover Wearshing and Ott Laxton starring.
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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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Laxton Scintillates in First Irish Defeat
Abe Corotis reports Camden's upset of the previously unbeaten Immaculate Conception in the Camden County League on January 24, 1927, with Ott Laxton the game's high scorer.