High Point Panthers Swamped by Catawba in Fast Break Showdown
Catawba defeated High Point 30 points in a fast paced game praised for speed and hustle. The Indians moved to 10-1 in conference play while High Point sits 8-2 in second place as the season nears the conference tournament at Elkin.
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Catawba Hosts Packed Gym With Favoritism Complaints
High Point college fans faced strict rules at Catawba as numbered tickets and standing room dominated entry while president Humphreys missed a seat. Catawba showcased a fast, decisive defense and a crowd eager for a win, with coaches and players praised for pace and skill.
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Heavy Slate Set for All Major College Basketeers
Major college basketball returns after mid term with 199 games in six days. Kentucky St Louis and Oklahoma A and M lead the schedule with home games against Tennessee Xavier Drake Maryville and Oklahoma. Upsets highlight the week as several top teams stumble and Hamline seeks another win over St Thomas while West Virginia State showcases a strong, undefeated spell ahead of matchups on the west coast.
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Guilford Quakes Invade High Point In North State Tilt
High Point Panthers host Guilford as they seek revenge after a loss to Catawba. Ralph James says drills will sharpen shooting while Catawba leads the North State standings with a 10-1 conference record.
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Guilford County Tourney Plans Move To Guilford College
Tentative Guilford County Conference basketball tournament dates set for February 17 to 26 with 15 schools fielding both girls and boys teams. Preliminaries occur in county gyms, narrowing to eight girls and eight boys teams before shifting to Guilford College for five days of games at the Quaker gym.
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Second-Place Gamecocks Face Tough GWU Test Tonight
South Carolina in pursuit of top spot meets George Washington in Washington D C after NC State leads the ACC standings. Furman travels to William and Mary while Hampden Sydney visits Richmond in non conference action.
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Mangrum Captures Tucson Open Lead With Final Putt
Lloyd Mangrum of Chicago sank a six inch putt on the El Rio 18th to win the Tucson open first prize of $2,000 and extend his lead as the money leader for 1949 with $5,755. He set a 72 hole El Rio record 263, tied for day low with Jim Ferrier, and led the event from start to finish. Frank Stranahan topped amateurs with 269 and tied for third. Lew Worsham was fifth. Skee Riegel and Jim Demaret were near the top as the field closed.
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Santa Monica
Charles Has Fight Carded for Tonight
Philadephia February 7 1 Charles the professor of the fistic arts meets 210 pound Johnny Haynes in a ten round heavyweight bout at the arena. The 27 year old Cincinnati Negro seeks a shot at Joe Louis next June and a loss could end his title ambitions.
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Major Leagues Booked For More Night Tilts
The major leagues plan nearly one third of games at night this season after persistent postwar growth. The American League will stage 199 night games and the National League 179, both records, following Larry MacPhail's first lights in Cincinnati in 1935.
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Feller Nears New Indians Deal As DiMaggio Tops Salary Talks
Bob Feller signed a one year Cleveland Indians contract for about 72 500 while Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees nears a 100 000 pact. Feller’s pay includes a 10 000 cut with attendance bonuses up to 2 500 000. DiMaggio seeks 100 000 base with attendance bonuses that could lift total near 90 000 or more.
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Ellsworth Star Coach Hugh Greer Notches Long Streak
Hugh Greer, famed basketball figure associated with the University of Connecticut, previously built a 67 game winning streak while coaching at Ellsworth High School.
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Locals Seek Win Against Crack Deacs
High Point high basketball team aims for its seventh straight win as Wake Forest freshmen visit for an 8 p.m. game at the senior high gym. Coach Simeon reports a 41 44 record over three years and expects Powell, Miller, Yarborough, Ellington, and Bryant to start. WHPE FM will broadcast the non conference clash.
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Junior High Teams Face Reynolds in Crucial Showdown
Coach Ray Correll’s undefeated junior high cagers with ten wins meet Reynolds Junior High of Winston-Salem in a key 3:30 p.m. game at the local junior high gym. Top scorers Al Roach and Kenneth Frye pace the Black Demons as they chase the league lead with four conference games left.
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