Chocolate and Labarba Fight for Feath erweight Crown in New York
Fidel Labarba challenges Kid Chocolate for the 126 pound world title at Madison Square Garden in a 15 round bout. Labarba, once world flyweight king, seeks a share of the title amid shifting odds with Chocolate favored early but Labarba drawing strong money for the clash.
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New York
Kid Chocolate
New York State Athletic Commission
Chocolate
Tommy Paul
Baby Arizmendi
Fidel Labarba
Labarba
Madison Square Garden
State Commission
High School Football Clash for Carolinas Title
Spartanburg, D C and Charlotte edge teams meet in Charlotte on December 17 to decide the Carolinas high school gridiron championship under the Scottish Rite Masonic Relief Committee sponsorship. Spartanburg enters undefeated for South Carolina title, Central High of Charlotte previously held state crown.
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Spartanburg
D. C
Carolinas
Scottish Rite Masonic Relief Committee
Guilford Quakers Triumph Over Mack Judson 38 to 31
Guilford College Quakers beat the Mack Judson quintet 38 31 in their season opener. Hap Parnell led Guilford with 10 points while Dave Griffin had 7 and Jamieson Newman 6. Thompson was top scorer for Mack Judson with 14 points.
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Guilford College
Guilford College Quakers
Mack Judson
Quakers
Quaker
Guilford
Hap” Par
Eight Left By Dusk In National Match Play Golf
In San Francisco on December 9 three quarters of the field will be eliminated by dusk in the national oven match play tournament. Eight survivors advance to quarter finals with two amateurs and 30 professionals remaining. Olin Dutra faces Archie Hambrick and Leo Diegel meets Dick Goggin as the field narrows. Surviving amateurs include Robert Sweeny and Tev Smith with the latter meeting today.
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San Francisco
Lakeside
Olin Dutra
Santa Monica
Calif
Archie Hambrick
Zanesville
Dutra
Dick Fry
Oakland
Hambrick
Dick Metz
San Antonio
Leo Diegel
Agua Caliente
Dick Goggin
Salada Beach
Diegel
Mike Murra
Wichita
Kas
Goggin
Claire Ae
Robert Sweeny
London
England
Tev Smith
North Carolina State to Name Captain on Monday
Raleigh December 9 North Carolina State college will elect its 1933 captain at an oyster roast for the team Monday night. Favorite candidate Mope Cumiskey all state halfback is mentioned while last year’s captain William Red Upspey is noted for comparison. Charlie Cobb star tackle and 1931 captain plans to return to school next year after working with New Jersey state police this year.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State College
Babe Didrikson To Learn Fate On Saturday
Mildred Babe Didrikson may learn Saturday whether she can play basketball for the Golden Cyclones this winter. Lawrence Di Benedetto, chairman of the Amateur Athletic Union Southern district registration committee, promised a decision on her amateur status after Monday’s disqualification over alleged commercial use of her fame.
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Dallas
Tex
Mildred Babe Didrikson
Golden Cyclones
Lawrence di Benedetto
The
Amateur Athletic Union
Dixie Conference to Hold Tourney and Scrap Track Meet
The Dixie Conference announced a February basketball tournament from 16 to 18 and will drop its track meet for a year. Dr W O Swann was elected president succeeding Dr Gilbert Meade. Mercer will stay in the conference. Officers elected include Dr M C White as vice president and Dr J W Edwards as secretary treasurer.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Dixie Conference
W. O. Swann
Southwestern University
Memphis
Gilbert Meade
Birmingham-Southern
Mercer
Swann
M. C. White
Millsaps
J. W. Edwards
Meade
C. B. Ray
New rural police chief discards two cots for rest
Vic Fesperman, named chief, began duties by removing two cots used by officers for rest. He quipped if they cannot stay awake they can seek other jobs, as the local department adapts to new leadership in Charlotte.
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Fesperman
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Babe Didrikson
Ray Steele
Ed “Strangler” Lewis
Steele
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