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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1939
Page
18
Sewell stars for the winners scoring 10 points while Erwin Ray Inthieri leads the local aggregation effort. The report highlights key performances and the run of play in a compact game summary.
Athens Ga February 11 The fifth annual Southern intercollegiate golf tournament sponsored by the University of Georgia will be held April 14 15 and 15 H J Stegeman and Johnny Broadnax in charge announced today The event comes a week earlier than usual LSU is favored to retain the team title More than a hundred golfers from at least fifteen schools are expected to enter.
The Brooklyn Dodgers have signed Dr. John Myatt as trainer, recently with Kansas City, announced today in New York.
Charlotte officials announced more than 250 amateur boxers registered for the seventh annual Carolinas Golden Gloves and AAU championships. The five day event opens Wednesday with nine former champions and 15 teams listed among entrants. Late registrants include Zane Winters Raleigh middleweight champion and champions Robert Wade lightweight and John Lee Greenville middleweight.
Cornelius Warmerdam set a new world indoor pole vault record at 14 feet 6 1 4 inches in the Boston Garden meet. Glenn Cunningham won the Hunter mile in 4:10.8, defeating Wayne Rideout. Archie San Romani and Blaine Rideout followed. Bill Fritz won the Hollis 600 in 1:12.8, Roy Staley tied the world mark in the 60 yard high hurdles with 5.7 seconds, and John Borican captured the Lapham 1 000 in 2:13.3 at the Boston Athletic Association’s golden anniversary meet.
UNC fencing team delivered its best performance since resuming the sport, defeating William and Mary in Chapel Hill. The victory gave UNC 14 bouts to 12 for the opposing squad, highlighting a strong showing for the home team.
Pomona College asserts itself as the country’s smartest collegiate basketball team after five players share a total of 3000 dollars in athletic scholarship prizes, underscoring a strong academic and athletic program in Pomona California.
High Point College basketball could gain national invite after strong five year record under coach C. Virgil Yow. Feelers from tournament officials indicate favorable view, with Gordon C. White coordinating Missouri Roanoke region efforts. no definite invitation yet. If invited, Kansas City event would start around early March, avoiding clash with the Carolinas AAU meet in town.
Slow moving E J Harrison and Jimmy Thomson shared the 36 hole lead of the Texas Open at eight under par 134. Byron Nelson was two back while Ralph Guldahl Harold McSpaden and others trailed. Thomson’s 70 followed a 64 course record while Harrison carded a 68 with a missed two inch putt marring a strong round.
Duke's undefeated swimming team defeated V. M. L. 41 to 34 in Durham securing their fourth straight Conference win at the Duke gym pool. Medley relay led by Sheppard Moise and Jenkins won in 3 18.6 with several Duke swimmers taking first places in sprint and distance events including Emmett Stengele Morse and Jenkins.
High Point gained a firmer hold on top conference honors by beating Guilford 38 24 at Harrison Gym. Frank Murray scored early for the Panthers and Hugh Hampton and Ed Hartley led scorers with nine points each.
Alfred G. Vanderbilt's Impound captured the $10,000 San Vicente handicap at seven furlongs before 30,000 fans in Los Angeles. The colt ran 1:23, outdistancing Porter's Mite Lalapa Clown and Our Mat, with Our Mat securing second and Porter's Mite finishing third in a field of fifteen three-year-olds. Impound emerges as a top derby candidate for Santa Anita.
Purdue announces a 1939 schedule featuring five opponents who use the Notre Dame system: Wisconsin Michigan State Iowa Notre Dame and Santa Clara.
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