Navy Sends Duke To Home Defeat In Durham
Navy defeats Duke 61 to 48 at Duke Indoor Stadium before 8000 fans. Kenny Shugart stars with 20 points for Navy while Ed Koffenberger scores 17 for Duke in a tense second half rally that falls short. Navy builds a 31-14 lead and holds off Duke comeback.
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Durham
Navy
Duke
Blue Devils
Kenny Shugart
Middies
Ed Koffenberger
Dubber Seward
Koffenberger Shugart
John Barrow
Gordon
Koffenberger
Shugart
Seward
Ben Carnevale
S. Ninccercais i Searle
Waldrop
Greenan
Bastow
Rothbaum
Collins
Sapp
Loftis
Youmans
Biavavvasus
GRO
Bo Viscoerves
Eercavessseal
Robbins
Sheehan
Barrow
Koffenberger Sapp
Rusbon
Jay
N. C. State
Hackney
UNC
Stagg Predicts Peak Football Year in 1947
Kerrville Texas February report quotes Amos Alonzo Stagg predicting football would reach its peak in 1947 due to better training and coaching. He links progress to war-time sports promotion and the legalization of the forward pass in 1906 as pivotal. The national rules committee meets at Heart of the Hills Inn to draft changes.
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Kerrville
Tex
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Spain
Stagg
Biff
Army
Notre Dame
National Rules Committee
Heart of the Hills Inn
William J. Bingham
Harvard
Free Throw Edge Earns Appalachian Victory Over High Point
In Boone, the Appalachian Mountaineers beat High Point 47 to 43 as the Mountaineers went 15 of 16 at the line while High Point made 11. Jack Moran led Apps with 14 points, Leslie Wey and Tom Beach added 12 and 10, and the win creates a three team race in the North State Conference with Elon, High Point, and Lachlan all at one loss.
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Boone
Appalachian Mountaineers
High Point College Purple Panthers
Panthers
Goa
Flacie Stewart
Jack Moran
Bill Sheets
Vincent Cale
Petethers
High Point
Porge Ahpfad
Mountaineers
Tom Beach
Leslie Wey
Apps
Wey
Beach
Elon
Lachlan
Quint
Sportswriters In Defense Of Sports at Atlanta Jamboree
Nashville Banner sports editor Fred Russell urged against unwarranted criticism of collegiate sports at the Atlanta Touchdown club jamboree. He praised Georgia halfback Charley Trippi and Alabama’s Harry Gilmer as clean cut students and athletes, and honored Wake Forest coach Peahead Walker as liar’s contest winner.
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Atlanta
Fred Russell
Nashville Banner
Atlanta Touchdown Club
Russell
Charley Trippi
Georgia
Harry Gilmer
Alabama
Trippi
Gilmer
Nashvill
D. C
Peahead) Walker
Wake Forest
North American Wildlife Conference Opens in San Antonio
Twelve hundred sportsmen educators and game officials from national and state agencies will attend the conference opening in San Antonio on Monday.
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San Antonio
Pirates Sign Most of 1947 Squad as Spring Camp Nears
The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed about half their roster three weeks before spring training in Miami Beach with manager Billy Herman leading the 48 man group. Hank Greenberg’s impending New York meeting may seal the third and final outfield spot while Ralph Kiner Jim Russell and Hankus Pankus are near 55 000 to 60 000 contracts. Elbie Fletcher is the lone leading infield candidate still unsigned with others including Herman Cox Gustine Handley Barnhart Basinski and Wietelmann already bound. The catching squad shows Clyde Klutz and LeRoy Jarvis signed while Bill Salkeld remains uncertain and Vinne Smith appears in. Bahr and Fritz Ostermueller miss the start.
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Orlo Robertson
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Billy Herman
Miami Beach
Roy Hamey
New York
Hank Greenberg
Detroit Tigers
Ralph Kiner
Jim Russell
Hankus Pankus
Tigers
Elbie Fletcher
Herman
Bill Cox
Frankie Gustine
Lee Handley
Vic Barnhart
Eddie Basinski
Bill Wietelmann
John Hancocks
Clyde Klutz
Leroy Jarvis
Bill Salkeld
Vinne Smith
Bahr
Pirates
Fritz Ostermueller
Y M C A Matmen Fall Short To Greensboro In Opener
The Y M C A wrestling team lost 16 13 to Greensboro high last night in High Point. Coach Parks praised the effort as a solid postwar revival with a capacity crowd at the Y gym boosting the infant program and promising strong state prospects for the local squad.
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High Point Y
Charlie Parks
Rock Sappenfield
Scooter Moser
Bob Marshall
George Brown
Victor Fentriss
Claude Hulin
Eddie Lee
Jack Pendry
Jack Vaughan
Y.M.C.A
Greensboro High School
Parks
Piedmont
High Point
Dick Meisky
The
High Int’s
College basketball results roundup
AP reports scores for multiple games: Appalachian 47 over High Point 43. N C State 48 over North Carolina 46. Navy 41 over Duke 48. Duke Javees 42 over ECTTC 28. Elon 35 over Catawba 32. McCrary 55 over Guilford 40. Davidson 60 over Citadel 34. William and Mary 50 over Virginia Tech. Alabama 64 over Georgia Tech 44. Cornell 52 over LaFayette 46. Howard 42 over Chattanooga 35.
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Appalachian
High Point
N. C. State
North Carolina
Navy
Duke
Duke Javees
ECTTC
Elon
Catawba
McCrary
Guilford
Davidson
Citadel
William and Mary
Virginia Tech
Alabama
Georgia Tech
Cornell
LaFayette
Howard
Chattanooga
Greenberg May Earn Up To 89 000 With Pirates
The Pirates and Hank Greenberg held a two hour talk with Roy Hamey saying no contract was discussed but the club would go as high as 60 000 base plus attendance bonuses. Greenberg earned 75 000 last year with 44 homers and 127 RBIs and could reach 80 000 or more with bonuses and attendance.
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New York
Hank Greenberg
Bobby Feller
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Roy Hamey
Pirates
Hamey
Greenberg
Frank McKinney
Miami Beach
Fila
Detroit
Hank
Tigers
Forbes Field
Bucs
Gray Y League in Full Swing At Y
The Gray Y basketball league for elementary boys is now in progress at the YMCA. Edgar Hartley notes the play is more vigorous this year. Schedule highlights include Feb 3 matches Emma Blair versus Ada Blair and Elm versus Cloverdale with ongoing games through Feb 27 playoffs and March 3 final.
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YMCA
Edgar Hartley
Emma Blair
Ada Blair
Elm
Cloverdale
Oakhill
Ray
Brentwood
Johnson
Devilfish Swim Past Gobblers in Duke Pool Showdown
Duke University’s Devilfish defeated Virginia Polytechnic Institute’s Gobblers 48 to 27 in a waterlogged pool meet at Duke.
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Durham
Duke University
Devilfish
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Duke Pool
Star Gridmen Enroll At South Carolina
Columbia S C February 14 Seral outstanding high school football players enrolled at the University of South Carolina this week. Among them were Roy Waters and Frank Carothers Rock Hill Bearcats stars Jack Owens Sumter Joe Harrell Columbus Ga Ed Tasky Erie Pa James Tenn erly Marion Ted Reed Boones Ashley Phillips Manning J Hill Barnwell Pete Booth Rocky Mount N C Dean Deep Ralph Toney Marion N C Ishop Strickland from Malins had previously registered.
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Columbia
S. C
Seral
University of South Carolina
Roy Waters
Frank Carothers
Rock Hill Bearcats
Jack Owens
Sumter
Joe Harrell
Columbus
Ed Tasky
Erie
James Tennerly
Marion
Ted Reed
Booners
Ashley Phillips
Manning
J. ©. Hill
Barnwell
Pete Booth
Rocky Mount
N. C
Dean Deep
Ralph Toney
Marion, N. C
Ishop Strickland
Malins
University
Hogan Hoggin Texas Money Opens at San Antonio
Defending champion Ben Hogan headlines the 21st Texas Open at Brackenridge Park in San Antonio. The $10,000 event begins Thursday with a 72 hole format and includes an 18 hole pro am on Wednesday. Dick Metz returns to competition after a suspension tied to a dispute with PGA director Fred Corcoran.
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San Antonio
Ben Hogan
Brackenridge Park
Dick Metz
Phoenix
Csoh Ariz
Fred Corcoran
P.G.A
Carolina YMCA Cage Meet Here
The North and South Carolina Interstate YMCA basketball tournament will be played in the local Y gym Thursday through Saturday February 13 to 15. Winston-Salem defends its title with entries from Leaksville Kannapolis Greensboro and others. Local YDick Meisky says two strong teams will represent High Point in the first Carolinas YMCA meet held here.
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Bill Ellington
North and South Carolina
Carolinas
Winston- Salem
Leaksville
Kannapolis
Greensboro
Dick Meisky
Erlanger
Spray
Reensboro
South Carolina
Greenville
Sumter
North Carolina
Durham
Nalelen Wilmin
Elkin
Draper
High Point
Y.M.C.A
Christians Rally Tops Indians For 35 32 Win
Elon College Christians beat Catawba 35 32 at home to move into third place in the North State conference. Catawba led 27 20 in the second half before Elon surged in the final two minutes to seal the victory.
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Elon College
Elon
Catawba
Indians
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