Golden Gloves Opens as Ft Bragg Stars Highlight Card
The Mercury Athletic club boxing tournament began at the local armory with three early knockouts. Ft Bragg and Camp Butner supplied standout fighters in open and novice classes as fans packed the venue for a night of action and more bouts planned for tonight.
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Mercury Athletic Club
Rolang John
Ftragg
Jerry Samsky
Camp Butner
John
Samskyg
Big Jim
William Perry
Ft. Bragg
Perry
Mather Welent
Melvin Carter
Red Torrence
Kannapolis
John Johnson
Florence
S. C
Joe Rameris
Walter Husky
Golden Gloves
John Gray
Harry Jones
Mercury A. C
Gray Turner
Stanley German
German
Turner
Radio Schedule Reflects Late Corrections Across Networks
Radio program grid shows overnight Eastern Standard times shifted to CST MST with corrections by networks too late to update. Listings include Your Buffalo Host, Metropolitan Opera reviews, The Baxter Family Drama, Orchestras of Nation Hour, Doctors at Home, Music of Moment Concert, Tin Pan Alley, World News, Hawaii Calls, The Life of Riley, Truth or Consequence, and more across CBS NBC and ABC lines.
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Buffalo
Abe of
Men and Books
Dbs
Metropolitan Opera
Nbe
United States Marine
Nbc
Cbs
Orchestras of Nation
Nbc Assignment
Ecbs
Mbs
Cbbs
Bill Downs
Doctors
Detroit
Cbs Music At
Lawrence Ur
Alin Downes
Ebs Dance Ourches
Abe Pepe
Duke Ellington
Abe
Abe Josef Stopak
Aoe Vance
Tin Pan Alley
Alr
Abé Quincy Howe
Cbs News
Wilfrid Preisher
Cleveland
Newn
Abe Tin Pan Alley
Abe-West
Wismer
Dbs Labor
U.S.A
Abe Tae
Abe Elen Hayes
Dbds
Hawaii
Ebs
Dick Stacy
Abe Arthur Hale
Peature
Life of
Riley
Abe He
Dick Haymes
Cody Herman
Abe Nepiaper
Barrymore
G-2
Mabe
Nbeturday Hit Parade
Cbs Pgbusters
Gage
Abe the Bank
Abe Ews
Dantve Chs
Abc
Big Five Set For Key Southern Conference Night
North Carolina’s Big Five matches feature four interstate clashes with Wake Forest Duke hosting NC State and Davidson at Charleston against The Citadel. Davidson beat Charleston 61-38 while Eastern Carolina Teachers beat Guilford 43-33 and Catawba downed Lenoir Rhyne 37-21.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
White Phantoms
Wake Forest
Duke
N. C. State
Davidson
Citadel
Charleston
D. C
Illigan
Appalachian
Elon
Catawba
Camp Peary
Fort Bragg
Te Eagles
Asheboro
Guilford
College of Charleston
Eastern Carolina
Lenoir-Rhyne
Bob Neyland Set To Take Reins At Tennessee
Brig. Gen. Bob Neyland returned to Knoxville after overseas duty to oversee prospective football players. He warned that the Volunteers face many problems and emphasized the need to organize before spring practice. Neyland, granted leave in 1941, awaits Washington orders and expects discharge soon.
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Knoxville
Tenn
University of Tennessee
Bob Neyland
Neyland
Washington
Allen Jay Edges Trinity 26-25 in Nip and Tuck Clash
Allen Jay high school topped Trinity 26 to 25 at the Allen Jay gym as R. Ingram scored the decisive basket in the final minute. C. Lawrence and Frank Betts each led scorers with 10 points in a tight back and forth contest.
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Allen Jay High School
R. Ingram
Trinity
Allen Jay
C. Lawrence
Frank Betts
Allen Oy
Fights Last Night By Associated Press
In New York Marty Servo of Schenectady knocked out Freddie Red Cochrane of Elizabeth in a welterweight title bout. Reading saw Laustin of Philadelphia stop Alex Doyle of Garfield in one blow.
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New York
Marty Servo
Schenectady
N. Y
Freddie
Red) Cochrane
Elizabeth
N. J
Reading
Laustin
Philadelphia
Alex Doyle
Garfield
N. Z
Virginia Coach Attacks Freshman Eligibility Rule
Virginia coach Frank J. Murray denounces the prewar ban on freshmen playing varsity as a fallacy. He argues age should not bar talent and cites Dudley Dudley, Virginia’s 1941 All-America, who turns twenty before finishing college competition.
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Charlottesville
Frank J. Murray
America
University of Virginia
Murray
Dudley
Bill Dudley
Virginia
Pittsburgh
Tomlinson Girls Dominate Mercury Ath letic Club In Close 31-15 Win
Tomlinson's high scoring girls' team defeated Mercury Athletic Club 31-15 led by Cornelison with 19 points. In the nightcap Tomlinson beat Highland 30-23 as Grant led Highland with seven. Triangle beat High Point Weaving 36-30 with Rothrock scoring 16. High Points Y M C A outlasted White Oaks 35-32 as White Oak juniors trailed in the prelim.
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Tomlinson
Mercury Athletic Club
Cornelison
Highland
Grant
Triangle
High Point Weaving
Rothrock
Bean
Weavers
Y.M.C.A
White Oaks
White Oak
Kiwanis And Lions Win In Red Shield League Action
The Red Shield league opened with Kiwanis junior defeating Civitan 47 16 and Lions defeating American Business 46 30. Kennedy led Kiwanis with 14 points Hooper top Civitan 6 Johnson scored 15 for Lions with McDonald and Shives on 7 each.
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Kiwanis Club
Civitan
Lions
American Business Club
Kennedy
Kiwanis
Hooper
Civitans
Johnson
McDonald
Shives
Tre
Warrington Signs with Dodgers in Pro Football Deal
Auburn Alabama January 31 Tex Warrington all America center of the 1944 Auburn football team announced he had signed a contract to play professional football with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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Dodgers
Auburn
Ala
Tex Warrington
Brooklyn Dodgers
High Point Juniors Win Tight Match 28 26
Kivett and Knight led High Point juniors with nine points each in a 28 26 victory over White Oak. Haney led the White Oak squad with a strong showing as the contest stayed close throughout.
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High Point
Kivett
Knight
Haney
White Oak Club
Locals Overcome Rally to Triumph 36-31
In Greensboro High Point beat Greensboro Western Class A foe 36-31 on a late rally. Crowder and McDonald fueled the finish with key shots and defense as High Point solidified top status while Greensboro slipped from title contention.
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The
Enterprise
Reensboro
Richard Crowder
Curt McDonald
High Point
Greensboro
Bison
Meald
Hunsucker
Crowder
Jackie Hawks
C R
Hudson
Charlie Hudson
Tony Simeon
McDonald's
Hall
Whitcomb
Vu Hook
Hobbs
Studson
Dempsey
Schenck
Errell
Cee Ward
Seeeo Antood
Fee
Morrison
beDonald
Junsucker
J .Hawks
Boss
Watson
I Crowder
McGhee
Hartley
College basketball scores and regional results in brief
A compilation of basketball scores by region lists outcomes across the South Midwest Southwest and Far West. Notable results include Davidson 61 over College of Charleston 38 and Iowa State 21 over Nebraska 9 with several other matches cited. It also notes Mississippi average annual income at about 220 dollars.
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University of Mississippi
Millsaps
Loyola
Camp Shelby
E C T C Battles Panthers On Local Court Tonight
Eastern Carolina Teachers College visits High Point University in Harrison gym tonight for a non conference game at 8 o clock with junior varsity action at 7. Panthers players Tipton and Barger are nursing injuries but may play. Remaining schedule features Western Carolina, Elon, Lenoir Rhyne and Catawba games.
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High Point College Purplethers
Harrison Gymnasium
Eastern Carolina ‘Teachers College
Greenville
N. C
Panthers
James
Carl Tipton
Lewis Barger
Western Carolina Teachers College
High Point
Elon
Lenoir- Rhyne
Catawba
Erskine Resumes Athletics After Five Year Hiatus
Erskine college in Due West South Carolina resumes its athletic program after a five year pause. Harry Bolick former four letter athlete at Erskine ten years ago becomes head coach and athletic director. He will start with baseball this spring and a 1946 football schedule is being planned. Dr R C Grier says scholarships may be extended but Erskine will play teams of its own class. Bolick 35, previously at Presbyterian and North and South Carolina high schools, served in the army since 1942 and once held South Carolina heavyweight boxing title. Cancer causes about 163000 deaths a year in the United States.
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Due West
S. C
Erskine College
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Harry Bolick
Ac Ae College
R. C. Grier
Erskine
Bolick
Presbyterian
North
South Carolina
Cochrane Loses Welterweight Title to Marty Servo
Freddie the Red Cochrane loses the world welterweight title in 11 minutes 54 seconds at Madison Square Garden to Marty Servo. Servo earns about 43,200 of 72,000 net from a 60 percent share while Cochrane pockets 50,000 as promoter Mike Jacobs shelves plan for future bouts with Beau Jack Johnny Greco and Rocky Graziano.
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Sid Feder
New York
Bush Boulevard
Freddie the Red Cochrane
Marty Servo
Freddie the Red
Madison ‘Square Garden
Joe Louis
Asraum
Billy
Willie
Freddie
Red
Marty
Schenectady
N. Y
Mike Jacobs
Cochrane
Coast
Beau Jack
Johnny Greco
Rockabye
Rocky Graziano
Cardinals Refuse to Sell Top Pitchers at Winter Meetings
Cardinal owner Sam Breadon says many more than five top pitchers will not be sold this winter as he and manager Eddie Dyer plan to take at least 20 pitchers to spring training. He stresses winning the National League pennant as the priority and indicates no trades will be finalized until training camp.
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New York
Sam Steadon
Cardinal
Breadon
Eddie Dyer
Mel Ott
Giants
Johnny Beazley
Harry Brecheon
Max Lanier
George Munger
Howie Pollett
Dyer
St. Louis
Red Barrett
Barrett
Eddie
Duer
Catawba Fights Elon For Loop Lead In Salisbury Clash
In Salisbury on Saturday night at 8, Catawba hosts Elon Christians in a key conference showdown. Elon’s Roney Cates, 6'5 center, leads scoring with 179 points and Warren Burns averages 18 per game, as veterans on both sides meet after Catawba’s recent loss to Appalachian.
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Salisbury
Catawba College
Elon Christians
Indians
Elon
Christians
Appalachian
Burlington
Roney Cates
Warren Burns
Army
Dwight Holshouser
Gene Tunney Overlooked At Garden Fight
New York reports that former heavyweight champion Gene Tunney was ignored at the Garden last night during ring celebrity introductions as Marty Servo faced Red Cochrane. The piece notes the crowd’s focus on Cochrane and mentions a local tuning anecdote about the Graziano punch and Whitey Birnstein.
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East Tee
New York
Gene Tunney
Garden
Harry Balogh
Marty Servo
Red Cochrane
Sexton Hall
Geng
Navy
Cochrane
Coast Guard
Servo
New Jersey
Whitey Birnstein
Rocky
Whitey
Freddie the Red
Graziano
Junior High Triumph Over Lindley 28 to 13
In Greensboro on February 2 Special report High Point junior high cagers overwhelmed Lindley junior high in the inter city tilt by 28 to 13. The Furniture City squad used twelve players while the Gates City team resorted to limited substitutions to try to halt the rally.
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Lindley
Greensboro
High Point
Furniture City Five
Gates City
Big Leagues Set April 16 Opening Day Contests
The 1946 major league pennant races will start Tuesday April 16 after meetings in New York. National League openers feature Philadelphia at New York and Brooklyn at Boston among others, while American League games include Boston at Washington and New York at Philadelphia.
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New York
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Boston
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Chiscago
Cincinnati
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago
Six-Feet Frontier: Gudger and Taylor Lead Christians’ Offensive
Over six-feet hook shooting artists Tuck Gudger of Salisbury and Jack Taylor of Landis to offset the Christians basket ability. Holfhouser expects to use five new men who joined the squad last week. Promising newcomers include Earl Smith from Landis and Red Rici.
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Limelight
Fred Glaesner
J. C. Oliver
Graham
Alfred Herman
James Mitchell
5. C
Larry Thomas
Jerry Wagner
Kayo
Herman Duncan
Wesley Windham
Bill Ellis
Salis
Wilbur Armstrong
13Th
Airborne
W. A. Sponges
Shelby
Richard Wilson
Roland John
Jerry Sampsky
Bruno Compostrini
Jessie Pimpiepal
Jim Crieger
Tennessee
Dunham and Hedrick
Manhattan
Fordham
South
Newberry
Furman
Wofford
Arkansas
Southern Methodist
Hawassee
North Georgia
Milligan
Tusculum
Bethany
West Virginia Wesleyan
West Virginia Tech
Concord
Georgia Tech
Florida
Virginia Tech
Richmond
George Washington
Lenoir Rhyne
Hampden Sydney
Bridgewater
Mississippi
Black Bison
Angre Purple Whirlwind
Gate City
W. F. Jones
Curtis McDonald
Stewart Hartley
Jack White
Bill Hartley
Frank von Drehle
Ray Watson
Bill Campbell
Nelvin Cooper
Buddy Bearow
Donald Hooper
Jack Hawks
Billy Wray Hunsucker
Tommy McGhee
Horace Billings
United States
Marty Serve
High Point Jr
Haesner
Yarborough
Beck
Delapper
Jonngon
Thurmond
Brogart
Livina
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