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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1949
Page
6
The columnist exposes a questionable reserved seat policy at Catawba College where seats were sold again and again, leaving late arrivals without space. He quotes Webster and notes High Point attendees found their reservations void as officials scramble to explain the plan.
The incident at Catawba gym unfolds as Dr. David E. Faust confirms reserved seats expire at 7 45 PM. Dr. Humphreys, ticket holder, learns no seat is available despite holding passes, while Coach Ralph James improvises by seating players on the floor.
High Point High School’s Bison basketball team beat Wake Forest freshmen 44 37 for their seventh straight win and 14th in 16 starts. Jack Powell led with 17 points, pushing his season total to 190 as Norman Muller and Yarborough supported the interior play. Alucino opened the final period with a circle jumper as the Bison pulled away.
High Point University wrestlers avenged a prior loss by defeating Duke University freshmen 14 to 8 in Durham. Captain William Beckler secured the decisive points with a late decision to seal the victory.
Chicago report states heavyweight champion Joe Louis, 34, says he agreed to a Mexican divorce from wife Marva. The couple married in 1945, later remarried, and Louis has signed consent after his wife left for Mexico. He defers any further comments to Mrs. Louis.
Peggy McLean of New York leads the United States to victory over Britain 3-1 in the final for the Corbilion cup, securing the women’s world championship.
Five Southern Loop games pace the schedule with Wake Forest at NC State and Virginia at Washington and Lee. Last night George Washington defeated South Carolina 81 to 51 as Furman lost to Hampden Sydney 60 to 57.
Wake Forest aims to avenge a 52 49 loss at Gore Gym last week as they visit Memorial Auditorium to face the Southern Conference leaders NC State. State, undefeated in Raleigh since 1946, seeks a strong home rebound before a sellout crowd of 3 600 with Buck Geary and Stan Nateway leading the Deacons.
Bill Currie reports Catawba gathered in High Point as star guard Larry Graham suffered an ankle injury in practice, casting a cloud over the Indians in the North State race while Guilford prepared for a key home game.
Ezzard Charles, 179 pounds, won a hard fought 8th round knockout over Johnny Haynes in Philadelphia. Charles eyes a June title bout with Joe Louis as he escapes defeat and uses sharp uppercuts and left hooks to seal the victory. The bout preceded Catawba basketball previews and Guilford rivalry notes with Iscovitz earning a starting spot for tonight's Panthers game against Guilford, broadcast on WHPE FM at 8 pm.
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