Wildcats Scare White Phantoms Before Losing 55 46
North State conference basketball tournament eyes eight teams with High Point leading ticket sales. Ralph Greeson, ticket chairman, notes pre-sales slow and expects strong turnout beginning February 24. Predictions favor Elon Appalachian and High Point as frontrunners. war veteran turnout also referenced.
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White Phantoms
Ralph Greeson
High Point
Crystal Gazers
Elon
Appalachian
Joe Golembeck
Plans Form For Tri State Golden Gloves Tourney Night of March
Entries are coming in for the Tri State Golden Gloves boxing tournament to be held March 6 7 and 8 with 26 men from Ft Bragg expected to compete. Trophies include gold and silver gloves team trophies and robes with Mercury club officials asserting the event will surpass last winter’s three night Armory run. Advance tickets are on sale at Jeffs and Mann drug stores and through Mercury club members.
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High Point Junior Chamber of Commerce
Mercury Athletic Club
Charlotte
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82Nd Airborne Division
South
Jim Steel
Mercury
Steel
Jeff's Drug Store
Mann Drug Stores
Mercury Club
Winter Sports Activities in Full Swing at Local Y M C A
The Y M C A reports strong participation across programs. Industrial basketball and Gray School leagues draw many players weekly while the Rinky Dink intermediate league fills Saturday sessions. Swimming classes stay full despite cold weather and wrestling shows momentum under Coach Charlie Parks.
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Y.M.C. A
Dick Meisky
Clara Cox
Enterprise
Bob Hartley
Charlie Parks
South Main Methodist
Welch Memorial Methodist
Green Street Baptist
Highland Methodist
Army Cadets Edge Yale 48 43 in Rough House Battle
Army defeated Yale 48 to 43 before a crowd at West Point field house. The game featured rough play with Yale making a late bid in the second half but Army held on for the win.
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Army Cadets
Yale
West Point
N. Y
Army
Yale University
Grant Leaves Gastonia for Ecusta Personnel Post
Marie Grant resigns as assistant personnel director and housing manager at Firestone Textiles to join Ecusta Paper Corp in Brevard in a public relations role editing The Echo plant newspaper. He has long experience in journalism, civic work, and sports officiating, with ties to High Point College and local community groups. The Grants plan to relocate when housing becomes available near Brevard.
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Gastonia
Marie Grant
Firestone Textiles, Inc
Ecusta Paper Corporation
Brevard
Grant
Echo
Ecusta
Gazette
High Point
High Point College
North Carolina
Grants
Virginia Military Institute Edge Duke in Wrestling Meet
Virginia Military Institute preserved its flawless record by defeating Duke University matmen in a tense wrestling match at Lexington Virginia. The Cavaliers dominated with quick scores and strong takes, extending the Duke program’s losing streak in the dual meet series.
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Lexington
Virginia Military Institute
Duke University
Justice to Go After Pro Career
UNC football star Charlie Justice announced he will pursue professional football after graduation. The Choo Choo, renowned for surpassing peers like Charlie Trippi in the Sugar Bowl, begins practice in Chapel Hill as speculation swirls over potential teams and draft status.
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Wilmington
Charlie Justice
University of North Carolina
Wilmington Star-News
Choo-Choo
Charlie Trippi
Chape Hill
Justice
Fesler Offered Head Coach Post at Ohio State
Wes Fesler, former Pitt star and Buckeye alumnus, is officially offered the head football coach job at Ohio State. L. W. St. John and Richard Larkins traveled to Pittsburgh to invite him after Paul Bixler resigned. Larkins, who played with Fesler at Ohio State, said Fesler is their only candidate and no others will be considered.
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Wes Fesler
University of Pittsburgh
Ohio State
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Richard ©. Larkins
Buckeye
Paul Bixler
Colgate
Larkins
Fesler
Wes
Paul Brown
Cleveland Browns
Appalachian Matmen Defeat Wildcats
Appalachian State undefeated wrestling team beat Davidson 29 to 3 at Davidson. Four pins plus two decisions powered the Mountaineers with Jung earning a close loss in 128 and Hobson scoring decisive wins in the lighter weights.
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Appalachian
Mountaineers
Jimmy Jung
Roy Wilson
Jeneson
Moore
Jung
Wilson
Cobb
Fesperman
Austin
Cox
Tommick
Price
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Alexander
Arene
Forest
Harris
Easley
Unbeaten Teams Inch Up in Southern Conference Wrestling
An unbeaten squad moved from 20 to 6 in the Southern Conference wrestling meet with a strong showing today. The result shifted standings as key matches influenced team totals and individual performances.
Davidson Falls as Carolina Whites Triumph 55 46
In Chapel Hill on February 8 the Carolina White Phantoms defeated Davidson 55 to 46 in a Southern Conference men’s basketball game. Davidson led early until Norm Kohrer's 7 7 tying field goal sparked a run that gave Carolina the lead, and the Wildcats narrowed the gap late before Carolina sealed the win in the final minutes.
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Chapel Hill
Davidson
Carolina White Phantoms
Wildcats
Norm Kohrer
White Phantoms
Carolina
Tom Scott
Trippi Signals Signing With Atlanta Club
Charley Trippi, Georgia star halfback and noted baseball prospect, announced he would sign Wednesday to play with Atlanta of the Southern Association. Trippi had just agreed to a $100,000 football contract with the Chicago Cardinals and would not reveal terms beyond those previously discussed with Cracker.
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Athens
Charley Trippi
Georgia
Atlanta
Trippi
Iago Cardinals
Earl Mann
Cracker
Tri-State Abandons Eight-Club Plan For 1947
Morristown Tennessee and Kannapolis pull out of the class B Tri-State league bid leaving Charlotte Asheville Spartanburg Anderson Knoxville and Fayetteville as the remaining clubs. President Manley Llewellyn says the eight club league hopes are off for the season as park readiness and finances prevent expansion. Tri-State writers meet in Anderson to elect officers and to vote on raising scorekeeper fees.
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Concord
Morristown
Tenn
Manley Llewellyn
Anderson
Llewellyn
Kannapolis
Charlotte
Asheville
Spartanburg
Ander
Tri-State Baseball Writers Association
Entries Pour In For AAU Tourney
Atlanta reports twenty teams filed entry blanks for the third annual Southeastern AAU men’s basketball tournament to be staged February 15 to 20. The Cherry Point Marines and Ft. Bragg N. C. are among those entered with a dozen more expected before Wednesday midnight deadline.
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Atlanta
Cherry Point Marines
Ft. Bragg. N. C
Navy Surges Past Rutgers 30-29 in Second Half Rally
Navy overcame a 30-29 halftime deficit to defeat Rutgers 30-29 today in Annapolis. Navy capitalized on a sharp second half rally with strong ball handling to take the lead early in the period and widen the margin.
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Navy
Rutgers
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