Duke Nips State In Low-Scoring Halftime Tilt
Duke Blue Devils rally in the second half to defeat North Carolina State 33 to 26 after a tight first half that left State ahead 18 to 16. Duke overcomes an early deficit with a run to take control, aided by Croson and Werber as leadership and a strong defensive effort.
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Blue Devils
Carolina
Raleih
Duke University
N. C. State
Red Terrors
State
Duke
Terror
Devils
Larry Haar
Croson
Werber
Rogers F
Sss Oss
Wee Wees
Farley G
Seees
Wender G
Ear
Tanger
Brown
Morgan C
Gammon
Johnson G
WSS
Eberst
Catholic U
Hunter Triumphs In National Indoor Tennis Championship
Frank Hunter, 35, defeated Julius Seligson 6-3 6-2 6-2 to win the national indoor title. The doubles crown went to Merritt Cutler and Perrine Rockafellow, who beat Harris Coggeshall and Richard Murphy 6-2 6-3 2-6 6-4. Nearly 1,000 fans watched as Hunter used a hitting strategy to secure the victory.
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New York
Frank Hunter
Julius Seligson
Hunter
Bill Tilden
America
Tilden
Merritt Cutler
Perrine Rockafellow
Harris Coggeshell
Des Moines
Iowa
Richard Murphy
Utica
N. Y
Harvard
Maryland Triumphs Over Tar Heels 34 to 26
Maryland defeats North Carolina 34 to 26 in a Southern Conference basketball game at College Park. The Terrapins led 25 to 21 after a close second half stretch and never relinquished the advantage, with Radice and Berger leading Maryland while Harper managed only a single point for Carolina.
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Colleged Park
University of Maryland
University of North Carolina Tonight
Tar Heels
Maryland
Carolina
Harper
Berger
Radice
Evang
Chelmers
Rooney
Morrie
Hlaylor
eHagy
Pv. Wise Creea
iMay
North Carolina
Newman
G Green
Cameron
Bradwards
Marpet
Alexander
G A
Brown
G . Eves
Southern Bell of Winston Defeats the Adams-Millis Quint
The Adams Millis basketeers lost to the Southern Bell quint from Winston-Salem 65 to 23 in a close contest. Hartness poured in 23 points to lead Southern Bell while Michael and jinx each posted 13 for Adams Millis. Lineups and substitutions are listed for both teams.
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Southern Bell
Winston
Adams Millis Basketeers
Southern Bell Quint
Winston-Salem
Michael
Rokes
Twin City
Hartness
Adams Millis
Sou. Bell
McFarland
West Will Handle G O P Publicity
Claudius H Huston named James L West longtime Washington newspaper man as director of publicity for the Republican National Committee West has covered politics for the Associated Press and accompanied President Hoover on the 1928 campaign and goodwill trip to South America.
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Washington
Claudius H. Huston
Republican National Committee
James L. West
West
Associated Press
Hoover
South America
Stehli Highland Adams Millis and Knox Victors in Industrial League
In yesterday afternoon’s Industrial League basketball action Stehli Silk Mill beat Tomlinson 26-20, Knox edged Harriss Covington 19-17, Adams Mills won 14-12 over High Point Paper Box, and Highland Mill defeated Thomas Mills 27-19. Players listed include Stehli’s Mehli Tomlinson and Knox’s Bowers, Pritz, Hinkle, and McCain among others.
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Stehli Silk Mill
Tomlinson
Knox
Harriss-Covington
Adamsmillis
High Point Paper Box Company
Highland Mill Outfit
Thomas Mills
Mehli
Bowers
Barkley
Craven
Smith
Furman Beats Wofford In 42 8 Basketball Victory
Furman overwhelmed Wofford 42 to 8 in Greenville South Carolina on February 8. Furman dominated the second half after a tight first period with the Hurricanes pouring in baskets and pulling away early.
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Greenville
S. C
Furman
Wofford
Hurricane
Elon Christians Stop Atlantic Christian 35 to 20 in Close Game
Elon College Christians defeated Atlantic Christian Bulldogs 35 to 20 at Elon College in a fast but loose basketball game. Elon’s offense struggled with several missed shots while Wilson visitors pressed at times, but the local team pulled away in the final minutes.
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Elon College
Elon Christians
Bulldogs
Atlantic Christian College
Elon
Wilson
Helen Hicks Wins Pinehurst Meet in Women’s Golf
Miss Helen Hicks of Hewlett New York defeated Mrs. Sarah Fownes Wadsworth of Pittsburgh 5 and 4 to win the 25th St Valentine tournament at Pinehurst. Hicks held a two up lead at the turn but Wadsworth fought to the 14th hole before the final margin. This is Hicks second title of the week after also winning the women's mid south event at Pine Needles and earning medalist honors in both tournaments.
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Pinehurst
Helen Hicks
Hewlett, L. I
St. Valentine
Sarah Fownes Wadsworth
Pittsburgh
Miss Hicks
Pine Needles
Virginia Military Institute overwhelms NC State in wrestling meet
In Lexington Virginia on February 8 VMI wrestlers crushed NC State 32 to 0 in their first southern conference meet. Cadets won three by fall four by decision and one by forfeiture with multiple time advantages and one extra period bout.
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Lexington
Virginia Military Institute
North Carolina State
Forsyth
Will
Stovall
Captain Field
Perry
Kellam
Jones
MecCrary
Ketchell
Nelson
Talman
Captain Chaplin
Wm Penn Overwhelms Lexington In basketball rout
Wm Penn boys basketball thumped Dunbar high of Lexington 69 to 8 on Friday night. The hometown team dominated the game with a 33 point first half and 36 points in the second half aided by a new second half lineup.
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Wm. Penn Boys Basketeers
Dunbar High
Lexington
Richardson
Wm. Penn
Boll
Wexsesse
J. Hargrave
Millrose Games Upset Beats and Battles at Madison Square Garden
Two Canadian sprinters finished one two as American rivals led by Jack Elder and Cy Leland contended in major events. Fred Veit and Paul Rekers scored notable U S wins, Ray Conger claimed the Wanamaker mile, and Eddie Roll won the Millrose 600 as records fell amid strong international competition.
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New York
Jack Elder
Cy Leland
United States
Fred Veit
New York University
Paul Rekers
Penn State College
Veit
Paul Martin ofSwitzerland
Rekers
Panyo Nurmi
Stanislaw Petkiewicz
Ray Conger
Eddie Roll
Canada
Stella Walsh
Cleveland
M. Barkely
C. M. Farmer
University of North Carolina
LaFayette College
Rutgers
Tar Heels
City College of New York
H. R. Garrett
K. A. Gay
LaFayette
FE. B. Hartmenn
H. Rosenfeld
A. L. Chrisetenson
L. C. Lewis
Gay
Garrett
Farmer More
Lewis
Holycross
Bob Wiese
New York A. C
Farmer
J. H. MacDonald
Yale
J. W. Lincoln
Princeton
F. W. Nisse
Harvard
Wiese
Whitney Holdout Baffles Philadelphia Nationals
Arthur C. Whitney third baseman for the Philadelphia Nationals has joined the club's holdout list. Whitney received his contract on Thursday and stated he would mail it back unsigned.
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Whitney
San Antonio
Texas
Arthur C
Pinkey) Whitney
Philadelphia Nationals
Raleigh Tops Wilmington in Eastern Division Clash
Raleigh defeated Wilmington 30 to 21 in an eastern division high school basketball league game, leading throughout the contest.
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Wilmington
Raleigh Tonight
Raleigh
Middies Down Virginia in Navy Cage Tilt
Annapolis Md Feb 8 The Naval Academy basketball team posted its season high scoring win defeating the University of Virginia 55 to 38 in a hard fought game.
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Middies
Virginia
Annapolis, Md
Naval Academy Cagers
University of Virginia
Quakers Defeat Campbell 25-14 at Guilford College
Guilford College's Quakers beat Campbell College 25 to 14 in a slow uneven game here tonight. Coach Anderson's squad struggled, and both teams produced a varied and uninteresting display of basketball.
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Guilford College
Anderson
Quakers
Campbell College
College basketball results from various venues across the East and South
Multiple games reported with scores from Raleigh College Park Ithaca Annapolis Greenville Asheville LaFayette Memphis Jackson Nashville Lexington Annapolis Blacksburg Princeton. Notable outcomes include Duke 38 over State 26 and Navy 55 over Virginia 38.
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Raleigh
N. C
Duke
State
College Park
University of Maryland
University of North Carolina
Ithaca
N. Y
Penn
Cornell
Annapolis
Navy
University of Virginia
Greenville
S. C
Furman
Wofford
Dartmouth
Yale
Asheville
Asheville High
Winston-Salem High
LaFayette
Southwestern
Centenary
Memphis
West Tennessee
Middle Tennessee
Jackson
Micc
Millsaps
Howard
Fordham
Columbia
Pittsburgh
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Minnesota
Illinois
Purdue
Chicago
Baton Rouge
Louisiana State
Auburn
Greenwood, Miss
University of Mississippi
Mississippi A
Duquesne
Loyola
Nashville
Tenn
Vanderbilt
University of Tennessee
Lexington
William and Mary
V. M. FE
Duke University
Blacksburg
Davidson
Princeton
North Carolina
Ingrams Kearns and Amos Triumph in Bowling Matches
Ingrams market bowlers toppled City Water and Light two games to one. Amos Mills defeated Hillcrest while Kearns beat Adams Millis by the same scores. Holland of Hillcrest claimed high total and high single game honors.
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Ingram
City Water and Light
Amos Mills
Hillcrest
Kearns
Adams Millis
Holland
I Ingram
Ingram Tee E
Bryant Ee
Spease
Oglesby Ee
Wall ’ Eaer
Ee Ee
City Light Dept. Myers htte+e
W. Causey
Wells Seener
Saunders Seeee
Wee
Hillcrest Sprye
Eeee
Moody Eae
Holland Coesninee Ae
Sprye
Amos Hosiery Mills
McDowell Seeee
C. Pierce
E. Pileree
R. Pierce
Hutchens O
Ste Eee
S Adams-Millis Corp
Kidd Steeee
Clapp
Lenoir Rhyne Defeats Mars Hill in 39 21 Football Victory
In Hickory on February 8, Lenoir Rhyne Bears routed Mars Hill 39 to 21. Players mentioned include Ritchie with 21 points and Lemon with 7, while Edgerton and Albritton contributed for Lenoir Rhyne. Mars Hill lineup featured Ce meee and Reese among others.
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Mars Hill
Hickory
Mountain Bears
Lenoir-Rhyne College
Lenoir-Rhyne
Fiser
Eeeeee Saunders
Dehihns
Ordan
Ritchie
Reese
Virginia Tankmen Beat Duke 42-24 in Durham Swim Meet
Virginia defeats Duke 42 to 24 in the Duke pool. Captain Maury leads Virginia with ten points across three events, Chenery adds six as Virginia takes the early lead and never relinquishes it.
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Virginia Tankmen
Duke
Durham
Virginia
Maury
Chenery
Monograms Defeat High Point 27 to 19 in Charlotte
The Charlotte Monograms beat High Point College 27 to 19 at Central High School. Purser led with 14 points, Newcombe added five, while Zacovic and Mulligan starred for the visitors as both teams jockey for Little Six standings.
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Charlotte
Charlotte Monograms
High Point College
Central High School
Monograms
Panthers
John Purser
University
Art Newcombe
Purser
Newcombe
Johrson
Zacovic
Mulligan
High Point
Ieevee Ree Rae Johnson
McDonald
Sesescess Ludwig
Ceveiascn
Litman Dodderer
Andrewa
Furbes
Walters
Hastings
VanNatta
Corry
Virginia Boxers Lose 4-3 to North Carolina
In Charlottesville Virginia hosts North Carolina in a Southern Conference boxing match before about 4000 fans. Forfeits account for two bouts with Virginia and Carolina each winning two. Winners include Sherffield over Fishburne and McHugh over Smathers by decision while Wright and Koenig earned default wins for Carolina.
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Charlottesville
North Carolina
Virginia
Carolina
Wright
Sherffield
Fishburne
Goodridge
Captain Rainey
Oak Ridge Tops Duke Blue Imps In Boxing And Wrestling
Oak Ridge defeated the Duke Blue Imps in Oak Ridge North Carolina on February 8. The boxing meet finished 5 2 and the wrestling 16 1 2 to 18 1 2. Separks scored a 35 second knockout over Speece in the first round.
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Oak Ridge
N. C
Duke Blue Imps
Separks
Speece
Duke
Salvation Army Edges Greensboro News 34 to 33
The Salvation Army basketball team defeated Greensboro Daily News 34 to 33 in a tight afternoon game. Key players Grissom and Tilly led the Salvation Army while Hedrick paced the Newsies defense.
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Salvation Army Downs
Greensboro
Salvation Army
Greensboro Daily News
Grissom
Tilly
Salvationists
Hedrick
Newsies
Sal. Army
Gr. News
Dawson
Duke Freshmen Down Wolflets 24–17 in Raleigh
Duke University freshmen defeated NC State yearlings 24 to 17 in Raleigh after the varsity games. It marked Duke’s second win over the local quint with the Duke freshman team yet to suffer a defeat.
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Raleigh
Duke University
North Carolina State
Duke
Princeton Grapplers Edge North Carolina 15 13 in Wrestling Tough Finish
Princeton defeats North Carolina 15 to 13 as Bill Barfield clinches the win with a 9 minute 27 second time victory over Houghton after NC led 13 12. Stallings and Ferguson scored falls for UNC, with Stallings pinning Khing and Ferguson pinning Strawbridge.
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Princeton
N. J
Bill Barfield
North Carolina Grapplers
North Carolina
Bierfield
Houghton
Stallings
Ferguson
Khing
Strawbridge
Prevention Nevada copper carbonate dust helps wheat seed treatment
Washoe County farmers applied copper carbonate dust to 90 percent of wheat seed before planting in an effort to prevent wheat smut.
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Nevada
Washoe
Flood Narrative Appears in Nashi Moso Texts
A version of the flood story is reported to be contained within the ancient books of the Nashi or Moso sect, indicating a sectarian variant of the traditional flood saga.
Generals Defeat the University of South
LEXINGTON Feb 8 Red Hanna six foot guard of Washington and Lee ran wild against the University of the South here tonight scoring 13 points to give the Generals a 35 to 30 victory over the Tennesseans. The victory maintained the perfect record of seven southern conference wins for Washington and Lee.
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Lexington
Red Hanna
Washington and Lee
University of the South
Generals
Tennesseans
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