High Point College Panthers Outscrap Snow Camp Eagles
The Panthers impressed Saturday with Hampton, Martin, Harris, Towery and Kearns clicking as starters and reserves Moran Lamet Malfregeot Hester Cochrane and McKiethen entering without losing rhythm. The author believes Duke may be upset but praises Virgil Yow and the starting five.
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Long John Griffin
Snow Camp
McCrary Eagle
High Point College
Eagles
McCrary
Panthers
John
State
Duke
Quail
Blue Devils
Hampton
Martin
Harris
Towery
Kearns
Pather
Moran
Lamet
Malfregeot
Hester
Cochrane
McKiethen
Panther
Gillion
Virgil Yow
Yow
Samet
Dooks
Maine native disputes Maine cold myth and recalls mathy football triumphs
Wade Marlette of Hebron Academy argues Maine did not match the legendary cold. he notes Mt. Mitchell reached 14 below while Maine stayed above. He also reports his football team beat Kent and tied Exeter, and adds a note on hunting figures. A baby boy was born to the Marlette family yesterday.
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Gal
Maine
Wade Marlete
Hebron
Wade
Kent
Exeter
Bob Amos
Horace Ilderton
Forrest Murray
W. C. Idol
Sports Roundup: Pro Contenders and Glee Club Notes
Fielding Yost says Dutch Clark won’t replace Michigan’s Harry Kipke as he’s a pro. Fried man predicts Gue Dorals for a top spot while Dizzy Dean poses as Santa in Coral Gables. Schmeling touted for eight rounds. Tim Mara hides from past bidding for Tuffy Leemans. Mara’s betting history noted.
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Fielding H
Yost
Chicago
Dutch Clark
Harry Kipke
Michigan
Benny Friedman
Mty Collegga
Boxing Promoter Urges Armstrong to Fight Jones in New Orleans
Martin Burke, promoter, urged Henry Armstrong to fight Johnny Jones in New Orleans. Armstrong resisted, preferring to go home to Los Angeles but went anyway to support his manager Eddie Mead, a Burke ally. The bout drew gate receipts, but Burke faced financial trouble at home and Burke and Mead refused profits beyond expenses. Jesse Haines seeks a coaching job, described as one of baseball’s finest personalities.
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Martin Burke
New Orleans
Henry Armstrong
Johnny Jones
Armstrong
Los Angeles
Eddie Mead
Burke
Mead
Jesse Haines
Wrestling Promoters Target Routt and Alabama Rose Bowl Light
Promoters spend telegraph money to lure Joe Routt of Texas A and M as a possible turn burper. Alabama prepares a Rose Bowl squad lighter than in years past with every starter under 200 pounds. Babe Ruth is in the news as golf expert Bob Harlow weighs in on Montague debunking.
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Joe Routt
Texas A
Star Guard
Burper
Alabama
Rose Bowie
Babe Ruth
John Montague
Bob Harlow
High Point Panthers Face Duke Blue Devils In Gym Clashes
High Point led by Captain Harris and forward Whit Kearns meets Duke in Harrison Gym tonight after a season opener 42 to 38 over McCrary Eagles. Coach Yow rotates twelve men as pace quickens, while Eddie Cameron scouts 1937 reserves for a busy week across Columbia and Gainesville.
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Fred “Mouse” Edwards
Duke University
High Point College
Harrison Gymnasium
Virgil Yow
High Point
Duke Blue Devils
Harrison Gym
McCrary Eagles
Yow
Hugh Hampton
Harris
Purple Panthers
Pepper” Martin
Van
Towery
Bill Hester
McCrary
Earl Brinkley
Whit Kearns
Devils
Adam Millis
Moran
Samet
Hava Cochrane
Malfregeot
Keen
Eddie Cameron
Quint
Asheboro
South Carolina
Columbia
S. C
Florida
Gainesville
Bob O'Mara
Fred Edwards
Cameron
Ed Swindell
John Hoffman
Bob Wood
Jim Thomas
John Minor
Bill Parsons
Evan Hendrickson
Bill Flentye
Dick Leopoldt
Jim Bowman
Pete Zavalaris
McCrary 10 Plays Catawba Outfit In Asheboro
The McCrary Eagles, strong 6-2 in eight games, host Catawba College in Asheboro at the community gym Wednesday night while Wake Forest visits Saturday. Catawba’s Pritchard, an All-North State pick, starts for the visitors and Wake Forest relies on Jim Waller, Rex Carter, Stan Apple, Dave Fuller, and Smith Young to lead the lineup against the tall McCrary squad.
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McCrary Eagles
Catawba College
Wake Forest College
Catawba
Pritchard
Murray Greason
Wake Forest
Deacons
McCrary
Jim Waller
Rex Carter
Stan Apple
Dave Fuller
Smith Young
UNC Players Chase Notable Opponents on All-Opponents Team
A fragment notes many amateurs capable of outshooting Babe Ruth six days a week. It mentions University of North Carolina players and Ed Williams of New York in a discussion of an all-opponents team.
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Babe
University of North Carolina
Ed Williams
New York UA
Slinging Sammy Baugh Stars In Redskins Victory Over Bears
Washington defeated Chicago 28 to 21 as Sammy Baugh threw three touchdowns and 352 passing yards while completing 17 of 34 attempts. The victory sealed the NFL pennant for the Redskins as Baugh earned praise from peers for a record performance.
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Bears
Chicago
Sammy’’ Baugh
Gridirons
Earl
Dutch) Clark
Detroit Lion
Ray Flaherty
Washington
Raugh
Chicago Bears
Wayne Millner
Masterson
Manske
Baugh
Redskins
Millner
Stange
Ed Justice
Bear
High Point To Meet Lexington Tuesday In revenge bid
High Point high school basketball travels to host Lexington Tuesday night at 8. Coach Simeon drills his squad after a Friday loss to Hanes high and expects a stronger show with added players Jack Hussey and Brantley Hucks returning from illness.
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Lexington
Bisons
Invaders
Simeon
Hanes High
Winston-Salem
High Point High
Lexington High
Jack Hussey
Brantley Hucks
Schmeling to Clash With Thomas in Madison Square Garden Fight
In New York, Max Schmeling and Harry Thomas prepare for a 15 round or less bout at Madison Square Garden. Joe Louis eyes a possible leak in Schmeling’s armor as the title fight nears next June. Thomas, a tough contender from the Midwest, promises a hard battle and has bragged of past claims against Louis.
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New York
Max Schmeling
Hunter
Madison Square Garden
Harry Thomas
Joe Louis
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der Maxie
Joe
Exoel
Thomas
East
Middle-West
Tommy Farr
Speker
Madame Bay
Louis
Thomson Leads Charge At Miami Biltmore Open Golf
Johnny Revolta held the 54 hole lead at 209 while Jimmy Thomson, the Shawnee siege gun, shot a 65 to set a new course record and pull within one stroke of Revolta. Dick Metz and Sam Snead chased at 210 and 211 as Horton Smith and Harry Cooper lingered at 212 and 217 respectively.
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Shawnee, del
Coral Gables
Fla
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Johnny Revolta
Byvanston
Ill
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Revolta
Ted Turner
Pine Valley
N. J
Lawson Little
San Francisco
Dick Metz
Chicago
Samuel Jackson Snead
Sam
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Terday
Horton Smith
Harry Cooper
Chicopee
Mass
Ralph Guidahl
Biltmore
Bears clinch division titles with strong late drive
Washington seals Eastern division crown after a late-season drive finished with eight wins and three losses in the regular schedule. The Bears claim the Western title with nine victories one defeat and one tie.
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Bears
Washington
Kansas State wrestlers to receive prematch medical exams
In Manhattan Kansas on December 13 instructions state that all Kansas State wrestlers will undergo a thor d examination by a physician before every match as a precaution.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas State
Crapplers
Nebraska coach Henry Schulte on football team
Lawrence Nebraska December 13 Henry Schulte veteran track mentor comments on a football team saying Beven mete of your club is the line.
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Lawrence, Neb
Henry Schulte
Nebraska
Bevenmete
Lake Placid hosts Eastern college ski tournament
Fifteen eastern colleges will enter teams in the Lake Placid club ski tournament scheduled from December 28 to January 1. The event gathers college skiers for a five day competition in Lake Placid with participants representing multiple eastern institutions.
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Lake Placid
Eastern Colleges
Number of golf clubs climbs past fifty in Japan
TokIo dispatch reports over 50 golf clubs in Japan with memberships ranging from low to more. The notice highlights the growing popularity of golf across the country as clubs expand to serve a broad base of enthusiasts.
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Tokio
Japan
Budge Tops AP Sports Poll as Year’s No 1 Athlete
Red headed John Donald Budge, world tennis champion and Davis Cup star, leads the seventh annual AP sports poll with 95 points. Joe Medwick and Joe DiMaggio follow, while Yale's Clint Frank and Colorado’s Whizzer White share gridiron honors. Other top finishers include Ralph Gildahl in golf and Henry Armstrong in boxing.
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New York
John Donald Budge
Uncle Sam
Wimbledon
Forest Hills
Associated Press Sports
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Joe Medwick
St. Louis Cardinals
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
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Yale
Clint Frank
Colorado
Whizzer White
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Ralph Gudahl
Henry Armstrong
Joe Louis
Armstrong
Don Budge
Yankees
Canton
EF. Frank
Charley Gehringer
Detroit
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Duron Clark
Detroit Lions
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Johnny Goodman
U. S
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Jim Turner
Boston Bees
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Frankie Parker
Bill de Correvont
Chicago
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Kan
Miler
Ard Lefty Gomez
Yankee
Purdue
Pepper Martin
St.ouis Cardinals
Gene Sarazen
Carl Hubbell
Giants
Digzy Dean
Cardinals
Jesse Owens
Rube Benton Killed in Alabama Auto Wreck
Rube Benton a 47 year old former pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants died from injuries after an auto collision near Dothan Alabama in which one other man was killed Benton who retired from baseball three years ago lived in Cincinnati and was visiting his brother Owen in Bufala Clinton Washington native Benton began pro baseball in 1910 with Macon and was sold to the Reds for 3500 later playing for Chattanooga St Paul Giants and Minneapolis before retiring
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Ala
John C
Rube"’ Benton
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Benton
Cincinnati
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Bufaula
Clinton
D. C
Macon
Cincinnati Reds
Chattanooga
New York Giants
St. Paul
Minneapolis
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