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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1938
Page
7
A collage of sports notes and anecdotes covering college and pro baseball track basketball and boxing figures. Mentions Paavo Nurmi Van Lingle Mungo Leslie MacMillan and Bill McKechnie among others with assorted feats and reflections on sports culture and box office interest.
New York in crisis talks as Colonel Ruppert and Lou Gehrig face a $356000 salary dispute amid pressure from Joe DiMaggio for a $40000 deal. Lefty Gomez, Bill Dickey, and Red Ruffing near agreement while Ernie Kay returns to report at St. Petersburg to remind DiMaggio of available outfielders.
Claude Kimsey of High Point won the novice lightweight crown at the Charlotte Golden Gloves and Carolinas A A U meet, needing five fights to prevail. He defeated Belmont’s Richard Young in the open finals, while Billy Woodell lost in the open flyweight finals to Peigler of Greenville. 7,500 fans watched over three hours of bouts, with Kimsey earning a clear margin through long-range work despite a late surge by Woodell.
Norment Quarles of Hendersonville NC earned a ten round decision over How ard Scott of Washington DC before 2500 fans in Richmond VA. The former Southern Conference champ held the edge in rounds two four five six nine and ten with a decisive finish in the final stretch. Both fighters are ranked among the top ten lightweights by the NBA and have met four times with each holding two wins.
Kathryn Hemphill of Columbia South Carolina posted 73 two under par to lead Palm Beach women's golf match play draw facing Mrs Charles Harbaugh of Cleveland. Jean Bauer Providence Rhode Island and Marion Miley Fort Pierce also posted scores advancing along with Diana Fishwick and Mrs Philip Hill London. Helen Hockenjos Lake Hopatcong New Jersey posted 78 to join the championship flight.
Davidson travels to Duke for a key Big Five matchup that could lift the Wildcats into a three way tie for second in the state standings and boost Southern Conference title hopes. Duke seeks momentum after recent improvement as NC State and Wake Forest win to strengthen the conference race.
In Chapel Hill on Feb 8 the state high school wrestling and boxing tourneys saw Barium Springs lead wrestling after semi finals with 35 points followed by Durham 43, Greensboro 30, High Point 24, Salisbury 12, Thomasville 9 and Charlotte 3. Boxing results put Charlotte 7.5, Raleigh 7, Wilmington 6.5, Hamlet 6, Fayetteville 4, Durham 4, Cary 8.5, Rowland 2, Chapel Hill 1, Elizabeth City 0.5, Colerain 0.5. Raleigh enters three finalists, while Charlotte and Wilmington have two each.
AP report lists multiple welterweight and lightweight bouts. Bob Pastor defeated Al Ettore in Philadelphia while Teddy Yarosz beat Paul Mahoney in Buffalo. Gammy Angott edged Harvey Woods in Louisville, Norment Quarles defeated ee Scott in Richmond, and Ray Miller knocked out Wally Sears in Newark in the first round.
Wake Forest tightened its bid for the title birth with Connie MacBerry pouring in 16 points to lead the Red Terror brigade. Letty Jim Waller scored 11 before fouling out early in half two, while Owen and center also distributed 11 points for the Deacons.
Coach Marmaduke Roper plans to enter his High Point Y aces in the Interstate YMCA basketball cage tournament at Winston-Salem this weekend. Coach Bolick weighs a full boxing card for Greensboro tourney. Cagers face Winston, Charlotte, Greensboro and others while boxers led by Red Kimsey and Billy Woodell prepare for Greensboro.
Major Lawrence M. Jones known as Biff turned Nebraska into hushed fan territory within a year. He left the army to coach and won games, secured a Big Six title, beat three Big Ten teams, and impressed fans with moving pictures and dinners pails as tribute. The state surrendered unconditionally as he claimed the East-West game coaching job.
Raleigh reports the state will appoint a single head of physical education and interscholastic athletics to supervise an all encompassing statewide program. The plan aims to replace the current conference system with uniform participation across all schools and grades from first grade up.
Union Hill defeated Brentwood 2 to 0 last Friday. For Brentwood standout Billy McMahan led the attack while Union Hill’s Captain Herman Wade Joe Beck and Richard Cox starred, backed by Howard Smith and Harold Hedrick.
Baugh, star backfield ace of Washington's Washington Redskins, arrived at the U and took part in on site drills at C Chapel Hill, N C on February 8 helping with team practice and coordination alongside players and coaches.
The Purple Panthers of High Point host Catawba College Wednesday after a close loss to Elon. Catawba led by coach Chubby Kirkland has an enviable North State record and debuts here with a fast, tall lineup led by Towery, Hester, and Harris.
Elon College enters a crucial week after a tight win over High Point and a narrow victory over Hitch Point’s Panthers. Catawba and High Point challenge Elon while Appalachian and Lenoir-Rhyne aim for fourth place. Guilford hosts Elon Thursday, with Lenoir-Rhyne and East Carolina Teachers College also on schedule. Coach Frank A. Smith joins winter football drills at UNC, teaching pass technique for three weeks starting now.
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