Panthers Seeks Five Day Road Swing To Break Slump
The High Point College Panthers depart for a five game road trip through Virginia and North Carolina after a string of losses. Coach Virgil Yow leads ten players as the schedule includes Randolph Macon, Army gunners at Langley, Naval Apprenticeship group in Newport News, Naval Training Base in Norfolk, and Naval Air Station contests before a postponed Atlantic Christian match. Presbyterian College, Catawba, and Davidson are also set for the trip.
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High Point College Panthers
Virginia
Virgil Yow
Panthers
Ashland
Randolph Macon
Langley Field
Army Fliers
Naval Apprentice School
Newport News
Norfolk
Naval Training Base
Naval Air Station
Atlantic Christian College
Wilson
Bulldogs
Presbyterian College of
Clinton
South Carolina
High Point
South Carolinians
Catawba
Davidson
Duke Ace Leads SC Scorers With 15.3 Averages
Cedric Loftis of Duke averages 15.3 points through six conference games as Duke tops Wake Forest and NC State. The piece notes Loftis as the conference leader and cites other top scorers like Horace McKinney and George Glamack, with upcoming key games for Duke and Davidson in the race for the league tourney.
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Richmond
Cedric Loftis
Duke
Blue Devils
Wake Forest
North Carolina State
Loftis
Durham
IN. C
McKinney
Horace
Bones) McKinney
N. C
State
George Glamack
North Carolina
Fritz Nagy
Gordon Carver
Tommy Peters
Davidson
Charlotte
South Carolina
Columbia
George Washington
Colonials
Washington and Lee
U.M.S
N. C. State
William and Mary
Clemson
Tigers
Citadel
Carolina-Davidson
Old Dominion
Virginia Tech
W.M.J
Chapel Hill
Reports Roundup I New York Feb 1
Roundup of sports notes and humor from New York inching through minor league scoring quirks college ball and boxing. Mentions official scorers in Class D leagues weather notes Seabiscuit Seabiscuit s heir Eddie the Bills boxing matches and military boxing shows at Fort Bragg and Texas Christian.
Camp Crowder Beats Kansas After KU's 12-Game Win Streak
Camp Crowder Missouri upset Kansas is 1 3 point win after KU's 12 game streak. Coach Phog Allen said we met them for their amusement and played them to our amazement.
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Camp Crowder
Kansas
Jayhawks
Phog Allen
K. U
Scoreboard notes odd game mishaps in Toledo and beyond
The piece recalls miscues in basketball history including a ball entering a wrong basket in a Toledo game. It mentions Fene of St Josephs and historic Peach baskets from James Naismith, then describes Findlay College vs Toledo Freshmen with Art Grove and Dal Zuber and ends with Roy Rigels’ Rose Bowl miscue.
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New York
Fene
St. Joseph's Philadelphia
Salle
James A .Naismith
Springfield
Mass
Toledo
Findlay College of Ohio
Rockets
Findlay
Orange
Art Grove
Dal Zuber
Roy Riegels
California
High Schooler Believed Ready For Big Show
Tom Hamilton, 18, a 6 feet 3 inch 218 pound first baseman from Dallas, is viewed by scouts as ready for major league baseball though he plans to finish college first. He has been trained since childhood by his father Fred Hamilton and may sign now, but aims to play college basketball with Crozier Tech while awaiting graduation in June and potential service.
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Harold V. Ratliff
Dallas
Tom Hamilton
Bob Feller
Fred N. Hamilton
Tom
Hamilton Place
Crozier Tech High
Big Noise Of Broadway Picks Pep Over Stolz In Feathery Talk
The article recalls James Joy Johnston praising Wee Willie Pep as a great featherweight, comparing him to Abe Attell and other legends. Johnston notes Pep’s 59 straight wins and argues Pep’s continued rise places him among Canzoneri, Armstrong and Chocolate, while recalling Pep’s recent win over Allie Stolz.
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Associated Press
New York
James Joy Johnston
Madison Square Garden
Triple-J
Wee Willie Pep
Allie Stolz
Willie
Pep
Allie
James Joy
Broadway
Times Square
Wee Willie
Abe Attell
California
Tony Canzoneri
Henry Armstrong
Kid Chocolate
Jimmy
Florida
Abe
Young
Connecticut
Johnston
Attell
Terry McGovern
Young Corbett
ICAA Mails Entry Blanks For Indoor Track Champs
The Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America mails entry blanks for its 22nd annual indoor track and field championships set for March 6 at Madison Square Garden. Wartime rules allow freshmen to compete in all 13 events, with the freshmen medley relay approved by the games committee.
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New York
Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America
ICAA
Madison Square Garden
Derringer to Inspect Cubs New Home in Chicago
Paul Derringer the pitcher recently acquired by the Chicago Cubs from the Cincinnati Reds was due in Chicago from Sarasota Florida to inspect his new baseball surroundings. He will meet with manager Jimmy Wilson who was expected to arrive from Philadelphia.
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Chicago
Paul Derringer
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Sarasota
Fla
Jimmy Wilson
Cub
Philadelphia
Western loop basketball tourney shaping up with dark horses feared
The piece projects High Point as Western Conference favorites after beating most rivals except Gastonia and Charlotte. It discusses a planned western loop tournament to cut travel, costs, and gate needs, with optimism from fans and coaches about strong play and possible upsets from Winston-Salem and others.
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Gastonia
Charlotte
Black Bison
Athetic Association
High Point
High Point High School
Simeon
Chapel Hill
Carolina Winter Grid Drills Open With Veterans Lead
Jack Hussey and Billy Myers run as first string veterans for Carolina football as winter drills resume outdoors under Coach Tom Young. The squad hopes to reach a first intra-squad game next Saturday, weather permitting, with Craven Turner and Hussey at ends and Blanchard at fullback among a mix of veterans and newcomers.
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Jack Hussey
Billy Myers
Carolina
Chapel Hill
Tom Young
Young
Craven Turner
Meredith Jones
Jim Stringfield
Ralph Strayhorn
Haywood Faircloth
Chan Highsmith
Norman Galinkin
Clay Croom
Doc Blanchard
Blanchard
Galinkin
Stringfield
Faircloth
Shot Cox
Walt Papa
Sammy Arbes
Vernon Thomason
Don Shaughnessy
Joe Stefanik
John Dean
Jimmy Carpenter
Unknown Wins Top Money In Bowling Meet
Clarence Edinger a 46 year old Chicago salesman won the top prize of 4000 and a medal in the 29th Peterson Individual Bowling tourney, averaging 213.6 across eight games on 16 lanes. He finished with 1710 pins, 97 short of last year winner Cass Grygier. Charley Lausche finished second with 1687, Harold Asplund earned 1000 show money, and a 20800 total jackpot was shared among winners with notable feats including Louis Sieloff’s 298 game.
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Chicago
Clarence Edinger
Peterson
Edinger
Cass
Grygier
Detroit
Charley Lausche
Frank Lausche
Cleveland
Harold Asplund
Denver
Colorado
Joe Kissoff
Louis Sieloff
Rare Old Golf Clubs Placed In Museums
Chicago collector Robert F. Zeddies will donate about 1000 ancient and eccentric golf clubs to museums. The bulk goes to the Chick Evans caddy scholar house at Northwestern University for a Chicago shriner golf project, with some pieces to the U S Golf Association Museum in New York. The trove traces golf history from ice-bound 15-pound herramientas to modern swings, including clubs linked to Tom Morris Sr. and Tom Morris and clubs from the Amsterdam Athletic Club.
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Chicago
Robert F.zeddies
Chick Evans
Northwestern University
U.S.G.A
New York
Holland
Zeddies
Amsterdam
Evans
iTom Morris, Sr
Tom Morris
Father Son Rival Coaches At Miami High Schools
Papa Eck Erdlitz joined Drew Jackson High School as basketball coach after moving from Oshkosh Wisconsin. His son Dick arrived to be assistant athletic director and Edison High School coach. Dick, 22, was a Northwestern quarterback and all Western Conference selection in 1941 and hopes to join the Army Air Corps as an aerial photographer.
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NEA
Miami
Fla
Papa Eck Erdlitz
Ooshkosh
Wis
Andrew Jackson High School
Edison High School
Papa
Midwest
Oshkosh
Northwestern University
Army Air Corps
Ornately carved wood once owned by King George V surfaces
A history piece highlights an ornate wood object once owned by King George V, alongside a driving iron that helped Jerome Traves win four national amateur crowns and the first steel shafted club used in the country.
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George V of
England
Jerome
Winston-Salem Black Bison retake conference clash with Reynolds
Winston-Salem hosts Reynolds high school in a Friday conference game after a convincing home win over Burlington. The Black Bison, unbeaten in high school play, rely on Johnny Richardson and a late surge to shore up shooting while Burlington senior Roney Cates starred in their prior meeting.
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Winston-Salem
Black Bison
Burlington and
Reynolds High School
Burlington
Bulldogs
Roney Cates
Cates
Black Bisons
Oak Ridgers
Carolina Frosh
Salisbury
Asheboro
Thomasville
Reynolds
Greensboro
Winston
Bison
Tony Simeon
Barrow Trades Priddy for Zuber and Candini Hints Infield Risk
New York Yankees owner Ed Barrow sent No 1 handyman Gerry Priddy to Washington in exchange for pitcher Bill Zuber and Milo Candini. Priddy who played every infield position last season batted .280 and was viewed as a possible regular first or third baseman. Zuber, 9-9 with Washington last year, debuted in 1936 with Cleveland Candini was a Newark farmhand with a 7-9 record in 1942.
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New York
New York Yankees
Edward G. Barrow
Gerry Priddy
Washington Senators
Bill Zuber
Priddy
Milo Candini
Yankees
Kansas City
Phil Rizzuto
Zuber
Cleveland
Washington
Candini
Yanks
Newark
Triangle To Face Highland In Many Playoffs Opener
The YMCA Many league playoffs begin tonight at the local Y with Triangle Highland Marsh and Amos the top four teams. Triangle the first place team faces fourth place Highland in the night’s opener at 7 30. Amos and Marsh share second place and meet in the second game.
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Highland
Y.M.C.A
Marsh
Amos
Trianro
Parachutes Used by the Marie
A fragment notes parachutes used by the Marie era, mentioning a required length of about 150 yards of fabric or cordage for construction or deployment. No full context or date is clear in the readable text.
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Ray Jordan
Chuck Slaughter
Wade Walker
Ted Dokmanovich
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Wilbur Ellis
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