A B Club Trophy To Be Awarded Tonight
Catawba fullback Tony Georgiana will receive the American Business club trophy at a banquet in Greensboro. The award honors the North State conference’s top player for 1946, chosen by fan vote and to be displayed at Catawba College trophy case. Guests include North State coaches and North Carolina sports writers.
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Jacobs Improves as Promoter Faces Critical Care
Boxin promoter Mike Jacobs shows steady improvement after a cerebral hemorrhage. Doctors expect him off the critical list within 36 hours as heavyweight champion Joe Louis visits at St. Clair's hospital where Jacobs has been a week. Texas dominates mohair production in the United States.
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Tomlinson Sets DoubleHeader At Greensboro Gym This Night
Tomlinson's girls and boys teams host Ardmore Business College of Greensboro in a high school gym double header tonight. The event features both teams competing at home with local fans expected.
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Ardmore Business College of Greensboro
Charley Armstrong recalls wartime missions and Evansville tale
Bloomington Indiana article recalls Charley Armstrong Indiana tackle who flew bombing missions in Europe and kicked many conversions in 1945. He compares his prewar Evansville College days to a game against Arkansas A M where A M players lay down to spite his sixth conversion attempt and he missed it.
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Basketball Results Across Regions
East results include Dartmouth over Union and Texas A and M over Siena. Tech defeats Boston University. Midwest games feature Notre Dame over Indiana and Minnesota over South Dakota. South sees Wake Forest over McCrary Eagles and Tennessee over Tennessee Poly. North Carolina tops Catawba. Kentucky beats Idaho. others include Marines, Lenoir Rhyne, Valdese, Quantico, and Virginia. Southwest list shows Texas Wesleyan over Denver and Rice over Loyola of New Orleans.
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Idaho
Cherry Point Marines
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Valdese All-Stars
Quantico Marines
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Washington and Lee
Fort Belvoir Engineers
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Loyola of Chicago
Texas Christian
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State Training Plan for North Carolina State Football
North Carolina State College will train five days at Ponte Vedra Beach Florida before facing the University of Oklahoma in the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville on New Year's Day. Graduate manager J L Vonglahn said the team departs Raleigh by train on December 26 and stays at the beach until game day with Hotel Mayflower Jacksonville serving as alumni headquarters.
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Powell Crosley Rules Out Reds Control Sale
Cincinnati December 10 Al Powell Crosley Jr. reiterates he has no intention of giving up his controlling interests in the Reds. A group of 12 businessmen mailed an offer to purchase his Reds interest, drawing Crosley Motors Inc. chief’s response.
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Tar Heel football plagued by injuries before Sugar Bowl
The UNC Tar Heels, after eight wins and a Sugar Bowl berth, faced a rash of injuries. Key centers Highsmith Swicegood and Stiegman were hurt in the Virginia game, leaving two varsity centers sidelined. Coaches scramble to develop backups as Georgia looms.
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Joe Swicegood
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Swicegood
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Max Spellman
Dan Logue
Mike Rubish
Bobby Weant
Jayvee
Billy Baise
Joe Neikirk
Whacky Happenings Add Color To Grid Season
A recap of 1946 college football quirks highlights mud soaked Washington and Lee versus West Virginia where a player unknowingly joined the opposite team on 95-x. It notes Bowling Green’s freak win over Canisius and LSU freshmen scoring all touchdowns in a 41-27 win, plus Oklahoma Kansas tied for the Big Six title amid deadlocks. Baylor’s strange season ends with a loss after winning the toss.
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Barrell Braatz
Mark Welker
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Louisiana State
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Oklahoma
Missouri
Nebraska
Baylor
Bright Future for W&M Freshman Jack Cloud
Williamsburg Virginia Backfield coach Eric Tipton predicts William and Mary freshman linebuster Jack Cloud will join all time Southern Conference greats. Tipton cites Cloud's early performances and potential to anchor the offense for years to come.
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Jack Cloud
William and Mary
Billy Fox Faces Lesnevich Title Bout in February
Billy Fox, 20, claims his 42nd KO in 42 pro fights and vows to flatten Gus Lesnevich for the light heavyweight title. He will meet Cliffside’s titleholder at Madison Square Garden on February 28 after a fifth round knockout of Shelton Bell of Youngstown, Ohio at 1:51.
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Tar Heel Five Defeat Catawba 48 33 In Early ACC Busy Night
UNC's Tar Heels downed Catawba 48 33 to grab the early basketball lead in the state. Jim Hamilton led UNC with 13 points as Catawba fell behind after a tight first half. Cherry Point Marines beat East Carolina Teachers 48 42 and McCrary's Eagles defeated Wake Forest 51 49.
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Longshot rewarded backers at Hialeah history
In Miami on Feb 4, 1932 a longshot at Hialeah racecourse paid 484 to 1, delivering the biggest payoff for backers in local history while Twosy returned $2.30 for a $2 win last February.
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