Sugg Wins Open Class Debut in Piedmont Gloves
High Point M C A boxer Ron Leonard Sugg won his first Piedmont Golden Gloves 175 pound open match in Greensboro last night by a three round decision over William J. Bragg Naval Base Morehead City. Several High Point Y members advanced with byes as the tourney began with opening round bouts.
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Leonard Sugg
High Point ¥.M.C.A
Greensboro
Sugg
William J. Bragg
Morehead City
High Point “Y
High Pointer
Johnny Smith
High Point
Arthur Bruton
Appalachian
Tommy Forster
Sam Crawley
Sur
Frank Pizzino
Schoolfield
Forster
Smith
Gilbert Marsh
Kim Steele
Highland Upsets Triangle In Giant Killer Choynski Pays $800
Joe Choynski knocks out Jack Johnson in the third round at Galveston on February 25 1901. Choynski receives 800 dollars, two round trip tickets and 30 days in jail penalty under a Texas contest law. Johnson learns a costly lesson and Choynski cements his reputation as a fearless giant killer.
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Chaynski
Jack Johnson
Harry Grayson
NEA Service
Joe Choynski
Galveston
Johnson
Jim Jeffries
Choynski
Li’ Arthur
Jess Willard
Havana
Justice Tice
Joe
Texas
David
Goliath
Playoffs Locals Seek Clean Loop Record In Conference
The Black Bison clash with Reynolds High of Winston-Salem in the high school gym at 8 as they chase a second win in the Western Conference. Coach Simeon drills fast breaks and steady shooters while missing baskets slightly. starting guards Crowder and Foxworth and center Mel Walker are set to lead with Idol and Collins likely starting at forward.
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Black Bison Cagers
Reynolds High
Winston-Salem
Reynolds
Twin City
Tom Brown
John Crowder
Jim Foxworth
Mel Walker
Simeon
Harry Rothrock
Don Dunkelberger
Junius Idol
Leroy Collins
Fre Swartzberg
Idol
Collins
Baseball film for inter American affairs and local hoops star nets 1002
The National League film bureau plans a educating film titled Baseball Techniques and Tactics to boost baseball in Central and South America with Spanish soundtracks. Charlie Landolf reports 19 year old Coy Springy Caine of Wampum scored his 1002nd high school point, though college scouts expect him to field grenades soon. An Amateur Athletic Union outdoor track bid is unsettled, and Johnny Jones comments on Bob Pastor’s near sighted bank account. An agent notes Ossie Rodriguez joins the Army tomorrow while Herbie Marshall remains 1 A and Al Weill seeks acts for the Signal Corps.
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New York
National League
Film Bureau
Coordinator of inter-American Affairs
Central
South America
Ethan Allen
Ebbets Field
Joe Cambria
Senators
New Castle
Charlie Landolf
Coy
Springy” Caine
Wampum
Springy
Charlie
al Weill
Uncle Sam
Ossie Rodriguez
Herbie Marshall
Charlie Cerny
Signal Corps
Youthful sailor trains abroad then recalls improvised soccer
At 22, a cruiser deckhand keeps up track workouts ashore while in North Africa Frank Bingham of St Joseph's College notes servicemen playing a form of football that locals hailed as a real game. He says the crowd went wild over it.
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Frank Bingham
St. Joseph's College
Philadelphia
North Africa
Norfolk Navy Thumps HPC 68 to 37 in Norfolk
Norfolk Naval Training Station defeats High Point College 68 to 37 for its 23rd win this season. Dick DiTullio led with 13 points as the Navy build a smooth attacking edge over HPC in a decisive performance.
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Norfolk
Norfolk Naval Training Station
High Point College
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Bates
College Scores Reported In AP Wire Brief
South Elizabethtown topped Bridgewater 39 to 28 and South Carolina defeated Davidson 68 to 54. Norfolk Naval Training Station posted 68 to 46 over High Point College, while Ky State beat W Va State 46 to 35.
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South Carolina
Davidson
Norfolk Naval Training Station
High Point College
W. Va
State
Thomasville Title At Stake Tonight Double Header
Thomasville faces Mills Home in a decisive boys and girls basketball championship double header at Hauss Gymnasium. Thomasville High has two prior wins over Mills Home in this city championship showdown.
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Thomasville
Mills
Hauss
Overtake Lead To Climb In Race For Y Title
Highlanders, seeded first, upset Triangle 47 to 38 to enter another clash for the title as Triangle’s second Muny loss sets up a final with Amos. Marsh then fell 37 to 34 to Amos, ending his title bid after back-to-back defeats.
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Highland
Triangle
Marsh
Amos
Mills Home teams tipped for two titles and an orphanage game
The Mills Home girls are expected to clinch their championship in a preliminary at 7 15. The Mills Home sextet beat Thomasville High girls in a game at the orphanage.
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Mills
Mills Ome
Thomasville High
Appalachian Cager Is Ruled Ineligible
Dr. C. R. Hinshaw the North State Intercollegiate Conference commissioner ruled that four Appalachian State Teachers College basketball games must be reversed for using Hoy Isaacs an ineligible junior college graduate. The protests from Catawba and Western Carolina Teachers College changed two conference results one non conference game and shifted standings with Catawba taking the lead. High Point College was unaffected as Isaacs did not play against them.
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C. R. Hinshaw
North State Intercollegiate Conference
Appalachian State Teachers College
Mountaineers
Appalachian
Catawba
High Point College
Panthers
Hoy Isaacs
Boxing equipment shortage at military camps prompts aid plea
The Scoreboard reports Nat Fleisher of The Ring and athletic officers at Army Navy Coast Guard and Marine bases seek boxing gear to sustain programs. Lieut Dudley describes a large boxing class with no funds and asks for bags gloves ropes and related items. Americans donate, including a Marine fund at Camp Lejeune. A humorous aside notes Kurt Baum offering a charity bout using operatic bravado.
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Coast Guard
Nat Fleisher
Ring Magazine
Darwin C. Dudley
Army Air Forces Technical Training Command
Sioux Falls
S. C
Dudley
Fleischer
Pearl Harbor
Harold Mullane
Poneee
Camp Lejeune
New River
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United Service Organizations
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Czecho-Slovakia
Kurt Baum
Metropolitan Opera Association
Baum
Kurt
Robinson Favored To Beat La Motta In Detroit Bout
Detroit bout sets Sugar Ray Robinson as a 5 to 2 favorite over Jake La Motta for a ten round match at Olympia Stadium before 16 000. Robinson aims to extend his win streak toward 130 with a return win after beating La Motta in New York last fall. La Motta expected to weigh around 160 pounds with a 15 pound advantage in weight.
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Sugar) Robinson
Jake la Motta
Olympia Stadium
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Joe Louis
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la Motta
New York
Walker Smith
Brewster Community Center
Paradise Valley
Sugar Boy
Harvey Dubs
Windsor
Ont
Six Teams To See Action Tonight In Southern Conference Race
Richmond Va Feb 5 Tonight six Southern Conference teams compete with George Washington University Colonials leading the pack as they visit N C State Clemson meets South Carolina while Richmond faces VMI North Carolina State has four wins two losses and South Carolina holds third after beating Davidson South Carolina has defeated Wake Forest Citadel and split with Davidson Richmond meets VMI with three losses no wins for the Cadets thus far
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N. C. State
Richmond
George Washington University
Clemson
South Carolina
George Washington
North Carolina State
VMI
Norfolk Naval Training Station
Williamsburg
William and Mary Indains
Wake Forest
Deacons
Norfolk
North Carolina
Virginia Tech
Davidson
University of North Carolina
William and Mary
Citadel
VPI
Maryland
Rice Students Prep For Army On Grid
Rice Institute football practice expands as coach Jess Neely aims to involve around 150 players. He notes all students will be drawn into the war effort and urges interested boys to start practicing now and bring friends.
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Rice
Army
Houston
Texas
Rice Institute
Jess Neely
Barons Buy Entire Anniston Ball Club Roster
The Birmingham Barons of the Southern Association bought the entire 23 man roster of the Anniston Southern League team to bolster manpower. President Paul Florance said the roster is now in Barons hands while he awaits details on how many players are in the armed forces or will report for practice next month.
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Birmingham
Birmingham Barons
Southern Association
Paul Florance
Anniston
Ala
Florepre
Sugar Ray Robinson Faces Rugged La Motta Tonight
The cue boxing card pits Robinson and La Motta in New York as both veterans with 40 pro wins. La Motta has never been knocked down by Robinson and is among eight men to go the distance with Robinson. Robinson has 56 first round knockouts in 95 wins, while La Motta recently outpointed California Jackie Wilson.
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Bill Brandt
Johnny Mize
Vince DiMaggio
Harry Markson
Beau Jack
Henry Knight
Greyhound
la Motta
Robinson
Sugar
California
Jackie Wilson
New York
Jacob
Mike Jacobs
Work on side: ball players would play baseball while employed
Philadelphia February 5. Stan Baumgartner argues a cure for baseball’s draft fear by using players in defense or essential jobs while allowing them to play on the side. He cites WWI precedent, notes limits and hours would need arrangement, and praises workers in steel and industrial leagues who still performed at top levels.
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Stan Baumgartner
Philadelphia Inquirer
Umgartner
The
Phils
Connie Mack
Athletics
Bethlehem Steel Company
Jimmy Wilson
Cubs
Jeff Tesreau
Joe Jackson
Dutch Leonard
Andy Anderson
Walter Holke
Humphreys Leaves Bucknell for Naval Commission
Bucknell football coach Al Humphreys takes leave to accept a Naval commission in Lewisburg Pennsylvania signaling a leadership change for the 20th century program.
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Lewisburg
al Humphreys
Bucknell
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