13th Airborne Wins Open Division of Ring Tourney
In Pittsburgh the 13th Airborne boxing team claimed top honors in the open division of the Mercury Athletic Club Golden Gloves. Kannapolis YMCA captured novice division with 33 points, Red Torrence earning novice of the tournament and multiple 13th Airborne boxers earning podium spots across weight classes.
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Mercury A.C
Jim Crieger
Camp Butner
Joe Rameriz
Leon Thompson
13Th Airborne
Kannapolis
Ballyhoo
Mercury Athletic Club
Kannapolis Ymca
Red Torrence
Tower City
Ft. Braggalos
L. J. Fisher
Carolinas Aau
Freddie Glasner
Jimmy Callicutt
Florence
S. C
Roland John
Fights Last Night Roundup Blurred by OCR Errors
A string of boxing results listed with multiple incomplete names and places. Several bouts show knockouts and points decisions with fragments like Detroit, Los Angeles, Montreal, and Providence linked to fighters such as Holman Williams, Aaron Wade, Dorsey Lay, Mazie, Babe Beattie, and Frankie Wills alongside unclear percentages and locations.
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New York
Holman Williams
Detroit
Aaron R Wade
Los Angeles
Dorsey Lay
Hadelphia
Mazie
Baltimore
Newport
Tommy Bivins
Land
Babe Beattie
Montreal
Holyoke
Mass
Kid Chicken
Tsburgh
Frankie Wills
Washington
BD. C
Providence
R. J
Waller
Bert Lytell
Oakland
Calif
Four Big Five Teams To See Action Tonight
Four North Carolina college games are on the slate with three North State contests and one Southern conference matchup. North Carolina hosts Greensboro ORC. Duke welcomes Wake Forest in a key league game. Davidson plays Wofford. Appalachian meets Lenoir Rhyne. Guilford faces Catawba. Western Carolina battles High Point. Camp Lejeune meets East Carolina. Western Carolina beat Guilford 30 20 in last night’s action.
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North Carolina
White Phantoms
Greensboro Orc
Chapel Hill
Greensboro
Carolinians
Phants
Duke
Durham
Wake Forest
Dukes
Deacons
Wofford Davidson
Wofford
Spartanburg
S. C
Appalachian
Lenoir Rhyne
Hickory
Guilford
Catawba Indians
Salisbury
Western Carolina
High Point
Panther
Panthers seek conference win against Western Carolina Teachers
High Point college Panthers aim for a conference victory tonight at 8 in Harrison Gymnasium against Western Carolina Teachers. Coach Ralph James cites improved play led by Jack Preston, whose return from the army has boosted defense and scoring as the Panthers look to move toward top standings in the second division.
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Purple Panthers
High Point College
Western Carolina Teachers’ College
Harrison Gymnasium
Panthers
Catawba Indians
Mountaineers
Appalachian
Ralph James
Jack
Preston
Beise
High Point High School
James
Catamounts
Football Fund Raising Twist Reported By Mid-South College
A mid-south college eyed a fundraising contractor to boost football funds but rejected the plan when the firm insisted on college president endorsement. Rumor claims Charlie Justice may move to another college as Duke’s rumored deal fades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mid-South College
Charlie Justice
Bain Flash
Justice
Duke
Sensational Pacific boxer Gordon House profiled by Heinie Miller
Col Heinie Miller the NBA executive secretary notes a standout 130 pound fighter from Winslow Arizona Gordon House. The report highlights House as one of the war zones most sensational boxers and hints at Miller's past objections to the fighter’s "house" nickname or status.
Sports Briefs and Offbeat Notes From Midwest Week
Kansas U players packed into a dorm after a Iowa trip with 16 men on roster. Freshman Gene Anderson and sophomore Gene Peterson shared a bunk. Notre Dame prep work starts for Charlie Callahan. Joe Hatter, noted Dodger pitcher, post 299 K in 244 innings for Crookston in 1939. Joe Laws, ex Packers back, signs with a distilling firm as a sales rep.
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Kansas U
Iowa
Gene Anderson
Gene Peterson
Charlie Callahan
Greg Rice
Notre Dame
Joe Hatter
Dodger
Chuck Dressen
Crookston
Minn
Joe Laws
Green Bay Packers
LSU Coach Seeks Linemen From Mars or Jupiter
Bernie Moore, LSU football coach, quipped about offering scholarships to “any of those good big boys from Mars or Jupiter” after radar contact with the moon, adding he wouldn’t object to coeds from Venus either.
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Bernie Moore
Louisiana State
Moon
Tigers
Mars
Jupiter
Bernie
Venus
Holdout headaches spread in major leagues
Whitey Kurowski of the Cardinals and Luis Olmo of the Dodgers are among players joining the holdout wave. Kurowski, NL batting leader last season at .323, rejected unsigned terms. Olmo, with a .313 average in 1945, said no spring training until an agreement with Brooklyn. Dixie Walker also unhappy, while Danny Gardella and Walt Masterson resist initial offers. Hank Greenberg plans to sign around $65,000 with Detroit after awaiting Trautman’s contract.
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New York
Whitey Kurowski
St. Louis Cardinals
Luis Olmo
Brooklyn Dodgers
Urowski
Sam Brea
Bound For Phils
Philadelphia Phils
Redbird
Imo
Puerto Rico
Brooklyn
Dixie Walker
Olmo
Rickey
Dixie
New York Giants
Danny
Gardella
Washington
Walt Masterson
Hank Greenberg
Detroit Tigers
George Trautman
Greenburg
Trautman
Tiger
Lakeland
Fla
Army Air Forces
Kiwanis A B Club Win In Red Shield Play
Two Shield league games last night saw JayCees beat Lions 33 to 20 while Kiwanis juniors overwhelmed A B team 55 to 12. Hayworth starred for the winners and Johnson played well for the Lions. Half time was 14 all. A B club standouts included Bryant DeLappe McDowell and Shives. League play continues this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JayCees
Lions
Kiwanis
A. B
Hayworth
Johnson
Bryant
DeLappe
McDowell
Shives
College basketball scores and brief upsets from early games
East results include West Virginia 69 over Lehigh 52 and Delaware 43 over Drexel 35. South shows Western Carolina Teachers 30 over Guilford 20 and Georgia Tech 59 over Tulane 52. Tennessee 38 over Mississippi State 31, Richmond 50 over Virginia 39, Kentucky 59 over Vanderbilt 37, Bainbridge Maryland over Camp Lee 49 44, LSU 41 over Mississippi 35, and Arkansas 62 over Rice 45. The article pairs unrelated notes on leather making and the Hawaiian queen.
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South Western Carolina
Guilford
Georgia Tech
Tulane
Tennessee
Mississippi State
Richmond
Virginia
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
Bainbridge
Navy
Camp Lee
Louisiana State
Mississippi
Arkansas
Rice
UNC Completes First Day of Four-Week Football Drills
Winter practice continued at the University of North Carolina as 90 candidates reported to Coach Carl Snavely for the opening day of a four week drill schedule.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Carl Snavely
Pirates Sign Hurlers Fresh From U S Army
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced the signing of 1946 contracts with two pitchers just discharged from military service. Jack Hallett, a six four righty who pitched for the Navy in the Pacific, and Alden Wilkie, a southpaw Army star in Europe, joined after a Toronto spell prior to a Pirates deal involving five players.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Jack Hallett
Navy
Pacific
Alden Wilkie
Hallett
Toronto
Bucs
Pointers Not Taking Lowly Team Lightly
High Point High School’s Black Bison host Salisbury’s Boyden Yellow Jackets in a Western Conference clash at 8 PM. Salisbury’s veteran coach Bill Ludwig faces an inexperienced lineup led by Emerson, with Richard Yarborough gone to Clemson leaving Emerson to start. Bill Cline leads the Jackets as top scorer with Cauble, Bradley, and Kirkner among the starters. JayCees game precedes the main event.
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High Point High School
Salisbury
Yellow Jackets
Boyden
Bill Ludwing
Ludwig
Tony Simeon
Bison
Simeon
Richard Yarborough
Jackets
Clemson
Emerson Ond
Bill Cline
Johnrt Cauble
Red Bradley
Curtis Kirkner
Broadus Culler Signs To Play With Braves
Dick Broadus Culler the High Point North Carolina shortstop has signed with the Boston Braves for the 1946 season. Culler owns a sporting goods store in High Point and works as a college basketball official in the baseball off season.
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Broadus Culler
Braves
Boston
Dick “Broadus” Culler
High Point
N. C
Boston Braves
Culler
South Carolina Colleges Seek New Intercollegiate Conference
Four South Carolina colleges Wofford Newberry Erskine and Presbyterian are among 11 southern schools invited to Macon Georgia February 13 to discuss an intercollegiate athletic program likely to become a regional conference. Mercer University official Dr J Curtis Dixon spoke on the plan naming other invitees including Stetson Birmingham Southern Howard Oglethorpe Rollins Sewanee.
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Macon
South Carolina
J. Curtis Dixon
Mercer University
Wofford
Newberry
Erskine
Presbyterian
Stetson
Birmingham- Southern
Howard
Oglethorpe
Mercer
Rollins
University of the South
Sewanee
Rounded front lens shape in human eye noted
A historical brief describes the human eye lens as more rounded on the front than the back, indicating a notable anatomical feature discussed in early medical observations.
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Clark Daniel Shaughnessy
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Bear) Bryant
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J. D. Foster
Buford Rbee
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Wilbury Armstrong
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William Kellner
Airborne
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Campbell
Edward Garvin
Stanley German
Paul Martin
Rudy Cervantes
Cleofa
Joe Ramberiz
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Y.M.C.A
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Russell
Randleman
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Triangle Girls
Cornelius
Angelo Bertelli
Los Angeles Dons
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Frankie Sinkwich
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Chity Walsh
A.A
Dan Reeves
Rams
Jack Kearns
Joe Maximo
James J. Corbett
Gene Tunney
Jimmy Johnston
Brodner
Rombach
H. P. Weaving
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Chapman
Giles Eeee
Steer Miller
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Thomas
Upton
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Il Walker
van Moy
Byrd
Spencer
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Barrier
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Taylor
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Hendrick
Jack Lords
Bill
Yankee Farm
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