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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1931
Page
3
The coming indoor week features top teams like Alabama Georgia Tech and Georgia as they defend leads in the loop. Alabama seeks two road wins at Sewanee and Tennessee amid tight standings while Georgia Tech eyeing a pivotal clash with Vanderbilt anchors a busy schedule.
High Point cagers, buoyed by last Friday win over Reidsville, travel to Gastonia for a rematch with Jan Jankoski’s fast ensemble. Gastonia won the previous meeting on January 16 and shows sturdy form as coach Marlette drills passing. Local stars Hinkle Sensenbach Harris Reid Ridge Sizemore Guarino Hayworth Culler expected to see action. Harris starred against Reidsville and may trouble Gastonia more than anticipated.
New York February 2 AP international flavor dominates the Millrose indoor track meet at Madison Square Garden with at least five Americans facing foreign stars. The mile and half mile feature Swiss Paul Martin and Serge Laurin plus notable U S. athletes.
T P Potts of North State Telephone duck pin team bowled 172 Saturday afternoon at King Pin alleys, breaking a three year old 169 record by C H Bodie of Commercial National Bank. Industrial Bowling league meets tonight at seven thirty for weekly matches amid tight second half race. The American Bakeries team from High Point and Winston-Salem square off Tuesday at eight in a keen rivalry at King Pin alleys.
Abe Espinosa, veteran Spanish pro from Medina Country club, won the tenth annual Texas Open at Brackenridge Park in San Antonio with rounds of 69 74 69 89 281. He earned 1 556 dollars, beating Harry Cooper by a clear margin.
The grapefruit is not a hybrid from crossing other fruits. It is native to southwestern Asia and lands off that coast.
Baseball players wintering on the Pacific coast sign 1931 contracts with little grumbling. Only eight of 40 seek raises, including rookies. big holdout Babe Herman eyes more money. Several others, like Verger Lombardi Hoag and Berger, seek salary uplifts while Rosenberg and Donthit show varied outcomes.
A vintage advertisement claims creosote in Creomulsion soothes inflamed membranes and stops irritation while the medicine travels to the stomach to attack germs. It pledges satisfaction or money back and touts use for coughs from colds bronchitis and bronchial irritations with benefits after illness.
New York on February 2 reports major boxing cards across the country. Max Baer meets Tommy Loughran at Madison Square Garden in a heavyweight clash while Canzoneri and other contenders headline forthcoming bouts in Chicago St Paul Philadelphia Los Angeles Boston and Detroit with multiple top fighters scheduled for weeknight ringside action.
The French trio Jean Borotra Jacques Brugnon and Christian Boussus will compete in the national indoor championships in New York in March and also play a picked United States squad in an international team match. The nationals run March 14 to 21 and the Davis matches begin March 23.
New York Giants slugging first baseman Bill Terry, visiting before returning to Memphis, says he deserves a raise after leading the National League in hits last season. He reports Giants offered the same salary as last year, which he declined.
Charlotte February 2 AP North Carolina features a heavy indoor schedule with 13 basketball games plus boxing wrestling and swimming on the varsity card. Key showdowns include Duke vs Davidson and N C State vs North Carolina with the Wolfpack Tar Heels stakes and Wake Forest seeking better results after three losses.
The week presents a sport card featuring Duke at Durham facing Pa varsity and freshmen in wrestling and basketball events. Davidson visits Duke in basketball while Raleigh hosts North in another matchup.
Chicago promoters push to stage the Schmeling Stribling heavyweight championship in Chicago. The Illinois Athletic Association and Chicago Stadium Corp contend for Soldier Field or stadium rights while Garden concerns, charity sponsors, and George Getz complicate a clear Chicago promotion. General Clinnin says the Illinois commission wants the fight in Chicago but rejects Madison Square Garden promotion.
New York Feb 2 Big Bill Tilden has received a cabled offer of 50000 to make a two month visit to Australia The offer announced by Jack Curley manager of Tildens professional tennis tour calls for six matches against three approved opponents He may also compete in an open tournament Curley will forward the offer to Tilden in Florida for his decision.
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