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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1943
Page
7
The column threads boxing talk with betting questions about Sing Sing bouts and Mike Jacobs contracts, notes on Pollock and Carpenter, and mentions of racing taxes, earned by boxing writers. It also riffs on War era figures, horse racing, and the Mt St Michael St George football classic at the Polo Grounds amid Pearl Harbor memories.
Panthers coach Virgil Yow aims for 500 points tonight as the Purple Panthers meet Guilford College in Guilford gym. Pat Patterson is expected to return after a two game absence, boosting their offense after a season opener win over Sedgefield Army and two losses.
In Allentown Pennsylvania Benny Deathpaine aged 175 from Windsor Ontario stopped Jim My Grimage of Philadelphia. In Pall River Massachusetts Johany Carter from Newburgh New York outpointed Andy Holland of New York. (5) indicating results of boxing bouts with pairings and locations.
The piece urges readers to consider how small charges for electricity and gas underpin daily tasks from cooking to lighting. It argues that dividing the cost into nickels highlights how essential energy supports cooking, cleaning, refrigeration, ironing, washing, radio, lighting and other routine services.
The Southeast Conference considering resuming football in 1944 with civilian 17 year olds and freshmen. Alabama Georgia and LSU spokesmen advocate play as you go football while other schools weigh schedules. Vanderbilt resumed play last autumn and Mississippi State used home campus civilian players in three games.
The Marsh basketball team faces Triangle at 7 30 p m and Sedgefield army. Community Hardware of Thomasville meets Marsh Furniture at 8 30 p m in a YMCA Municipal league double header. Marsh aims to extend its one game lead while Triangle hopes to seize second place.
Amos Alonzo Stagg, 81, coach of the College of the Pacific, is named coach of the year in the New York World Telegram poll. He led with 55 votes, ahead of Frank Leahy of Notre Dame, six others and 1942 winner Bill Alexander of Georgia Tech.
Ned Day of West Allis Wisconsin leads the 1943 AP Service All-America bowling event after the first day, with 3 367 total pins and 80 17 Petersen points. Johnny Crimmins of Detroit is runner up with 3 414 pins and 78 39 points as 13 others compete in the four day round robin. The field includes Mort Lindsey Stamford Eli Maricich Chicago George Young Long Island Connie Schwoegler Madison and defending champ.
Harry Boykoff led both West Point Army and St Johns with 23 points in a lopsided meeting. Dorazio and Bolden fight for boxing wins at Chicago Stadium with Dorazio favored by six five. Chicago prep champions St George travel to New York to face Mount St Michael in post season at Polo Grounds.
The lineup lists Second Team selections: Perry Schwartz of Iowa Pre-Flight California and George Poschner of Ft. Benning Georgia. Tackles include Coomer Camp Grant Austin College and Schleich Sampson Naval Training Nebraska. Guards feature Kerasiotis Iowa Pre-Flight Ambrose and Routt Ft. Benning Texas A. and M. Center Quentin Greenough Alameda Coast Guard Oregon State. Backs name Jacobs March Field Oklahoma Juzwick Great Lakes Notre Dame Rogers Smith Lubbock Army Air Field Texas Tech and Pat Harder Georgia Pro Flight Wisconsin.
The Madison Square Garden directors decided not to buy the Yankees, citing management burdens despite a roughly 4 million dollar price. The Garden's money makers are boxing hockey and basketball with ownership in flux and Ned Irish leading basketball. The page notes other sports items and a guest column on amateur athletics plans.
The 1943 U S racing season brought a record betting total of 710,779,432 across 15 states. New York led with 284,635,711 bets during a 190 day Empire State season, boosting state revenue by 7.8 million over 1942. Eight states topped a million in revenue, with California and New Hampshire joining the group as Florida reduced to a 15 day campaign.
The quote notes a shift toward developing more and better athletes, predicting a large new cohort of brass hat badge wearers to take center stage at AAU functions. It emphasizes increased leadership roles and organizational presence at events.
Hank Wolfe publicized Lynn Chewning’s 106 point mark for St Christopher’s, then James Sivert scored 123 for Fork Union Military Academy and Abe Addams tallied 138 for Male High with a further three assists. Maj William A Smith returning to Lockbourne Air Base sports a mustache as luck charm per Army General orders. Lieut Commander Mal Stevens, coach at Sampson training station, moves to Brooklyn naval hospital after the season.
Today a year ago Pete Reiser, Dodger outfielder, reclassified 1 A and likely to be inducted within a month. Three years ago Challedon named horse of the year Whirlaway top two year old Bimelech top three. Five years ago Navy named Capt Emery Ellsworth Larson head football coach succeeding Lt Harry J Hardwick.
The Associated Press selects a national service All-America lineup blending Army Navy and Coast Guard stars from Camp Lejeune Bainbridge Del Monte and other bases. Key figures include Dobbs Ramsey Eshmont Todd and Smith with ex pros Mellus Bray Banonis Fitch and Russell among the lineup.
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