Americans Take Third In Fifth Winter Games
Final standings show Sweden with 82 points and the United States in third place with 34 by AP tally as the games ended in Moritz. Americans earn three first places Frank Tyler leads four man bobsled while Dick Button and Gretchen Fraser win in figure skating and slalom. Mild weather boosted attendance with 50 percent more spectators than expected.
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Switzerland
Sweden
United States
Gretchen Fraser
France
Henri Oreiller
U.S.A
Norway
Associated Press
Austria
Finland
Italy
Canada
Belgium
Britain
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Holland
Poland
Frank Tyler
Lake Placid
N. Y
Dick Button
Englewood
N. J
Fraser
Vancouver
Wash
Albert Mayer
Local Juniors Triumph 34 20 in Conference Win
The local junior high school earned its fourth straight Piedmont Junior High Conference victory, defeating Gray Junior High of Winston-Salem 34 to 20 at the local gym. Al Roach scored 10 points to lead the winners, with three teammates adding six each. Ray Whitely led Gray with eight. The unbeaten in conference squad heads to Durham for their fifth contest.
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Gray Junior High
Winston-Salem
al Roach
Ray Whitely
Esday
Durham
New Look Debuts in Grunt Arenas
A newcomer named New Look appears in Los Angeles wrestling arenas with a flashy gimmick to challenge famous masked wrestlers like The Masked Marvel and Gorgeous George. The entrant wears an elaborate robe and maneuled attire as part of a bold in-ring presentation.
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Los Angeles
Gorgeous George
Marvel
Ares
Weekend College Basketball Results By Associated Press
Weekend college scores show New York University edging Temple 55 to 54 and Columbia topping Fordham 58 to 46. Other notable results include Army 59 over Harvard 57 in OT and Davis Elkins 105 Bethany 103 after three overtimes.
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Temple
Columbia
Fordham
Penn State
Syracuse
Beckley
Wva
Lynchburg
Army
Harvard
Davis-Elkins
Bethany
Alderson-Broaddus
Salem
W Va
Fairmont
Slippery Rock
Gettysburg
Franklin Marshall
Vet Coach In High Praise Of Gil Dodds
Veteran coach Jack Ryder lauds Gil Dodds as the greatest pupil from his 93 indoor track championships. Dodds lowers indoor mile record to 4 05 3 and extends his win streak to 33 races indoors and out as he eyes Olympic berth.
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Gil Dodds
Boston
Jack Ryder
Boston A.A
Ryder
Dodds
Gil
Frank Dixon
Comiskey Jr Elected Club Resident in Waterloo
Charles A. Comiskey the Third aged 22 is elected resident of Waterloo Iowa's professional baseball club marking the start of his executive career and a path toward the White Sox presidency.
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Chicago
Charles A. Comiskey
Chicago White Sox
Waterloo
White Sox
Newsom May Go to Phils For Dollar
Phillies consider buying pitcher Bobo Newsom for one dollar after he sought a major league return. Ben Chapman says he may take him if Newsom proves himself, though three veteran starters Dutch Leonard Schoolboy Rowe and Oscar Judd complicate plans. Newsom, 38, last pitched for the Yankees after a long career with eight major league clubs.
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Philadelphia
Bobo Newsom
Philadelphia Phillies
Phils
Ben Chapman
Bobo
Newsom
New York Yankees
Bucky Harris
Harris
Chapman
Washington Senators
Dutch Leonard
Schoolboy Rowe
Oscar Judd
Brooklyn
Chicago Cubs
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Raleigh
Albany
N. Y
Senators Open Tryout School in Florida
General Manager Zinn Beck of the Washington Nationals baseball school announced the signing of 20 players from about 180 students at the Florida tryout camp in Winter Garden. The group includes six infielders four pitchers two catchers and four outfielders for distribution to the Washington farm system. Pitcher George W. Stone from Yukan West Virginia is named among the signees.
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Winter Garden
Fila
Zinn Beck
Washington Nationals
Washington
George W. Stone
Yukan
W. Va
Snead Wins Texas Open as Demaret Fights Till End
Sammy Snead wins the Texas open at Brackenridge Park with a 264 total and 68 final round to take first money of 2 000. Jimmy Demaret rallies with a 68 to finish second. Dick Metz and Cary Middlecoff place third and fourth. Hogan disqualified earlier. Snead ties the 72 hole course record.
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San Antonio
Tex
Golf
Harlingen
Sammy Snead
Texas
Snead
Brackenridge Park Course
Jimmy Demaret
Ojai
Calif
Ben Hogan
Hershey
Hogan
Demaret
Jimmy
Sammy
Dick Metz
Arkansas City
Kans
Cary Middlecoff
Memphis
Tenn
Former Ring Champion Klaus Dies at 61 in Pittsburgh
Former world middleweight boxing champion Frank Klaus died yesterday at age 61 in Pittsburgh. He won the title in Paris on March 5, 1913, after a foul by Bill Papke in the 15th round, and lost it to George Chip by a fifth round knockout the next December in Pittsburgh. Klaus leaves a widow, three daughters and a son. Funeral services will be held Thursday.
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Pittsburgh
Frank Klaus
Klaus
Paris
Bill Papke
George Chip
Thursay
Louis Matricciani Set To Oppose World Champion In Exhibition
Baltimore reports say Joe Louis faces Leo Matricciani in a four round no decision exhibition at the Coliseum tonight. Louis plans this as a final U S appearance before England while Matricciani promises no running and aims to earn future bouts. The undercard features Charlie Millan and Charley Bennett in a 10 round welterweight bout.
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Baltimore
Joe Louis
Leo Matricciani
Ringsiders
Louis
Joe Walcott
New York
U. S
England
Matricciani
Charlie Millan
Charley Bennett
Eeeton
Coliseum
Two Civic Club Teams to Meet In Thomasville
A benefit basketball game is set for Tuesday in the Thomasville school gym between the Omasville Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Thomasville Lions Club. Proceeds fund Junior American Legion baseball in Thomasville this spring. Members come from each club.
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Thomasville
Omasville
Negro And White High Schools Share Gym
In Ahoskie North Carolina Negro and white high school basketball teams practice daily on the same court as a sign of interracial amity. The R L Vann high school gym, Hertford county’s largest consolidated Negro school, offered use of its gym to Ahoskie high school's team following nationwide attention last summer.
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Ahoskie
North Carolina
Hertford County
R. L. Vann High School
Ahoskie High School
Carolina Gridders Begin Winter Drills At UNC
Chapel Hill Feb 9 UNC football coach Carl Snavely announced winter drills start today as veterans return for another campaign despite graduations. He indicated several position switches may occur during workouts, following remarks to a Winston-Salem alumni gathering.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Carl Snavely
Winston-Salem
Chester Giermak Leads Southern Conference Scoring Parade
Chester Giermak of William and Mary tops the Southern Conference scoring race with 169 points, edging George Washington’s Bill Cantwell by seven. The article also notes UNC and NC State as top contenders, with weekend results across several games and a packed schedule upcoming.
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Richmond
William and Mary
Giermak
Chicago
George Washington
Bill Cantwell
Cantwell
Brooklyn
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Ier
Wolfpack
State
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Citadel
Clemson
Virginia Tech
Furman
Virginia Military
Maryland
Washington and Lee
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Virginia
University of Richmond
Wake Forest
Lou Boudreau to Be Honored Tonight in Cleveland
Lou Boudreau will be honored as Cleveland's man of the year in baseball. The ceremony occurs in Cleveland with Boudreau and Club President Bill Veeck at the speakers’ table. Fans had feared a trade to the St. Louis Browns but Veeck secured a two year contract last December.
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Lou Boudreau
Cleveland
Boudreau
St. Louis Browns
Bill Veeck
New York
Veeck
University of Ilinois
Non-Title Bout Slated Brave Pitchers Sign In Philadelphia Tonight
Lightweight champion Ike Williams from Trenton and Livio Minelli of Italy meet in a 10 round non title bout in Philadelphia arena. The event aims for a 10 000 crowd and raises the prospect of a Ray Robinson title shot. Both fighters risk 12 fight win strings as Williams seeks to extend his knockout streak.
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Philadelphia
Ike Williams
Trenton
N. J
Livio Minelli
Italy
Ray
Sugar) Robinson
Williams
Bob Montgomery
Panthers overpower Catawba Indians in conference clash
High Point college cagers defeated Catawba's Indians 75 to 51 in Harrison gym. Tomorrow night they face Atlantic Christian College Bulldogs in a North State Conference headliner with High Point boasting three all conference candidates: Bill Sheets Ted Moran and Frank Henry.
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Bill Carrif
College News Bureau
Purple Panther
High Point College
Catawbba's
Indians
Panthers
Bulldogs
Atlantic Christian College
Harrison Nasium
Sulear Eae
Salisbury
Harrison Gymmnasium
High Point
Bill Sheets
Forsyth Flash
Ted Moran
Frank Henry
Bison Face Gastonia in Key Western Class AA Clash
Point's Black Bison, two conference games behind, travel to Gastonia to meet the surprising Green Wave on their home court in a crucial Western Class AA contest. Starters Crowder Harris Hunsecker Ellington Cooper are set to start as coach Simeon relies on his twelve win lineup.
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Gastonia
Green Wave
Greenies
Burlington
Greensporo
Charlotte
Bison
Central High
Carolina
Asheville
R. J. Reynolds
Greensboro
Tony Simeon
Richard Crowder
Richard Harris
Billy Hunsucker
Bill Ellington
Nelvin Cooper
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