Navy Flight Prep Schools Stir Athletic Activity In Colleges
Ex-athletes and coaches assigned to Navy flight preparatory schools signal heavy athletic activity at colleges once organized. Maj. Gen. Mickel enforces athletic restrictions, while Army Air Forces controls limit participation. Mississippi colleges consider interscholastic play, Coast Guard blocks Lesnevich bout, and St. Louis Cardinals plan spring training in Cairo, Illinois.
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New York
Navy
Minnesota
Army Air Forces Techical Command
Jacob Mickel
Texas
George Herrick
San Diego
Calif
Tribune-Sun
St Louis Cardinals
Cairo
Ill
Aigler Attacks Officiating In 1942 Big Ten Football
The New York scoreboard reports Professor Aigler of Michigan criticizes Big Ten officiating in 1942, urging a review system akin to baseball. He calls for machinery to correct errors, while Maj. Griffith defends officials and cautions against professionalizing college football.
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New York
W. Algier
Exsor Algier
Michigan
Aigler
Minnesota
John L. Griffith
Big Ten
Rigler
Board of Appeals
Griffith
Fone
Camp Grant Soldiers Ready for After-School Basketball
Camp Grant, Ill. February 4 Lt. Col. Frank A. in charge of athletics notes Soldiers first and basketball second. The team has won 21 of 22 early games, with 20 straight wins and averaging over 50 points per game. They have defeated Oklahoma, Loyola Chicago, Chicago, Bradley Tech, Michigan State, and Illinois, with a lone loss to Wisconsin 38 36. All players hold full military duties at the replacement center. One unnamed guard walked 12 hours after reporting back to camp following a hard game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Grant
Ill
Frank A
P Grant
University of Illinois
Loyola of Chicago
University of Chicago
Bradley Tech
Michigan State
Illinois
Wisconsin
Notice of Land Sale Under Deed of Trust
Notice of sale under a deed of trust by H B Koonce and Inez Koonce dated March 24 1939 recorded in Guilford County North Carolina. The property in Point Township Guilford County is to be sold at auction in front of the County Building at West Green and Main Streets High Point on Friday February 1 1943 at 7 00 a m for cash subject to unpaid taxes and street assessments with a five percent deposit required. The description references Lindsay Brown Lindsay Street and George A Mation with bounds along Brown and Mation lines.
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H. B. Koonce
Inez Koonce
the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
West Green
Main Streets
High Point
Point Township
Guilford Coun
Lindsay Brown
Lindsay Street
George A. Mation
A. H. Payne
Grace Payne
Register of Deeds
South Main Streets
High Point Township
Winston- Salem
W. F. Motsinger
Salid Highway
Dean
Geddie Strickland
C. E
W. C. Idol
Roberson, Haworth & Reese
Attys
Reynolds toface Bison in Loop Scrap at Local Gym
Reynolds cagers under Coach Tom Brown head to the local gym Friday night at eight for a rematch with the powerful Black Sison in the Western Conference tourney race. Reynolds has struggled in conference play but hopes a strong showing and lineup tweaks, including John Richardson and Tom Joyce, can spark a better effort.
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Tom Brown
Reynolds
Bison
Winston-Salem
Tony Simeon
Simeon
Brownmen
John Richardson
Fred Swartzberg
Lincon
Fred Ewartzberg
Wayne Davis
Mel Walker
Choynski Fights Weakness As Walcott Wins Knockout
Joe Walcott stopped Joe Choynski in the Broadway Club bout on February 23, 1900 after a determined middleweight challenger, weakened by influenza, pressed a relentless assault. Choynski, taller and known for facing giants, lasted beyond the first round before Walcott’s decisive overhand rights finished it in seven rounds.
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Choynski
Joe Walcott
Harry Grayson
NEA Service
Joe Choynski
Jim Corbett
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jim Jeffries
Walcott
Barbados
Ciogonski
Old Broadway Athletic Club
New York
Jeffries
Chicago
Tom O'Rourke
Broadway Club
Joe
Negro
Ford Not In Best Condition To Set Record
Yale freshman Alan Ford swam 100 yards in 50.7 seconds, breaking Weissmuller’s record. Coach Bob Kiphuth said Ford was under par physically due to exams and little sleep, yet Ford aims for 50 seconds or less. Ford previously won the 220 yard freestyle at the National AAU indoors at Mercersburg Academy.
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Ford
New Haven
Conn
Alan Ford
Yale
Johnny Weissmuller
Bob Kipbuth
Kiphuth
Weissmuller
Ann Arbor
Mich
Mercersburg Academy
A.A.U
Weiss
Official Says Cage Fans Boo Wrong Person
Chicago February 4 Nick Kearns a veteran Midwest basketball official denounces crowd boos as misdirected. He says fans target officials while coaches teach illegal blocking and screening practices. He cites Illinois and Indiana coaches Doug Mills and Branch McCracken as examples and laments high scoring by other teams.
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Chicago
Nick Kearns
Midwest
Kearns
Charley
Doug Mills
Illinois
Branch McCracken
Indiana
Linois
Twins Disguise To Fool Rivals At Waller High
Chicago February 4. The Turso twins John and Louis of Waller High School use disguises before games to confuse opponents. John, the high scoring forward, is kept apart from Louis, a guard with a chin mole, by taping their chins and hiding Louis mole.
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Chicago
Turso Twins
John
Louis
Waller High School
St. John's center Harr loses 30 pounds this season
New York report notes six foot nine Harr of Brooklyn St. John's has shed 30 pounds this season and continues to play vigorously.
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New York
Harr
Boykoff
Brooklyn St. John's
Ensign Montgomery Serves As Navy Training Officer
Ensign Cliff Montgomery of New York and former Rose Bowl captain at Columbia in 1933 trains with Peter Fick of New York Bill Prew of Detroit and Howie Johnson of New Haven as co holder of the century record this February in Newport.
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Ensign Montgomery
New York
Cliff Montgomery
Columbia
Navy
Muller
Peter Fick
Bill Prew
Detroit
Howie Johnson
New Haven
Allen Jay High School tops High Point JV in close 24 17 win
Allen Jay High School defeated High Point High's junior varsity basketball team 24 to 17 yesterday afternoon. The winners led most of the game as a tight contest unfolded throughout.
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Allen Jay High School
High Point
Match Play Competition On Tap In Florida Golf
A Florida two ball mixed foursome tourney will hold a match play event today in Orlando. Denny Champaigne of Grand Rapids Michigan and Mrs Lawrence Schwab of Miami led medal honors in yesterday’s qualifying round.
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Orlando
Fila
Florida
Denny Champaigne
Grand Rapids
Mich
Lawrence Schwab
Miami
Navy Pre-Flight Beats NC State And NC B
In a wartime grid pairing, N C Navy Pre-Flight defeated North Carolina State 16 to 14 while North Carolina State B beat Navy Pre-Flight B 19 to 13.
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N.C. Navy
N. C
N. S. State
N. C. Navy
Muny League Playoffs Resume With Top Teams Tonight
The YWCA Muny League playoffs continue tonight at the Y with four top teams. Triangle, finishing first and beating Highland last Monday, faces Highland again. a Triangle win sets up a two out of three with the Marsh Amos winner to decide the Muny champions.
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Triangle
Highland
Trianglers
Marsh-Amos
Amos
Entry Blanks Sent For A A U Track Championships
National A A U track and field championships set for February 27 at Madison Square Garden. Defending champions list includes ten 1942 victors with several missing due to service or turning pro. Entries close February 15 at 233 Broadway New York City. ticket prices unchanged from last year.
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A.A.U
Madison Square Garden
Gilbert Dodds
Boston A.A
J. Gregory Rice
New York A.C
al Cicerone
Prudential A.A
Henry Dreyer
N.Y.A.C
A. Richmond Morcom
New Hampshire
Joshua Williamson
Asbury Park
A.C
Adam Berry
Southern University
N.Y.U
Georgetown
Seton Hall
Barney Ewell
Fred Wolcott
Roy Cochran
John Borican
al Brazil
Jose de Assis
Daniel J. Ferris
Broadway
New York City
Thomas Suggests Movies Of Games
Birmingham, Feb 4. Coach Frank Thomas of Alabama urged colleges to make complete moving pictures of major football games after the war for fans unable to attend. He said films would let the public see outstanding games from the East, Midwest and Far West and could boost appreciation and attendance.
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Birmingham
Ala
Frank Thomas
Alabama
Thomas
South
East
Midwest
New York Clubs Eye Girl Ushers For Parks Seatings
New York baseball clubs plan to hire girl ushers at Yankee Stadium Polo Grounds and Ebbets Field this season as part of shifting non essential jobs. The move follows labor officials and safety measures, with ushers to manage crowds and aid fans at major league ballparks.
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New York
The
Manpower Commission
Yankee Stadium
Polo Grounds
Ebbits Field
Sounding Optimism For Sport As Morale Builder
New York Feb 4 Branch Rickey president of the Brooklyn Dodgers defends baseball value for morale amid non essential job list by war manpower commission. He argues sports aid public morale and should be encouraged if not hindering war effort. Other club officials echo varied views on baseball’s role during wartime.
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Judson Bailey
New York
War Manpower Commission
Branch Rickey
Brooklyn Dodgers
Rickey
Manpower Commission
America
Warren Giles
Cincinnati Reds
Clark Griffith
Washington Senators
Alva Bradley
Cleveland Indians
Jim Gallagher
Chicago Cubs
Davidson, Wofford Meet Results Highlight College Scores
Davidson defeats Wofford 49 to 27 while Newport News Apprentice tops High Point College 49 to 39. North Carolina Navy Pre flight posts 34 and Catawba 30 in tight college basketball card.
Fights Drawn Bout Ends Night in Jacksonville
In Jacksonville last night B Scott of Tampa and Jim Bowden of Jacksonville fought to a ten round draw with no decisive winner. Both fighters earned points on aggressive exchanges as the bout concluded without a knockout.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Scott
Tampa
Jim Bowden
Drew
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