High Point Girls Bow To Winston-Salem In Rough Match
High Point 24 Winston-Salem 37 in a rough YMCA game last night. Bennett tumbled knee injured after five minutes, opening the flood for Winston-Salem led by Efird and Woolschlager. Farlow scored 16 for High Point while Fritz paced Winston with five field goals.
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Winston-Salem
Winston Lassies
Bennett
High Point
Twin City
Winston
Efird
Woolschlager
High Point Po
Farlow
Fritz
Jennings
Chandler
Wollschlager
Terrell
Lowe
Caldwell
Gibson
Shipman
Winston- Salem
C. Nash
A. Nash
Smith
Wallschlager
Thomas
Fletcher
Lentz
Plumby
Frazier
Heather
Briggs
High Point Prepares for Wentworth in State Tournament Opener
Coach Marlette and his High Point team express confidence as they face Wentworth in the state high school elimination basketball opener. The squad aims for a strong start in group one alongside Greensboro Haw River Leaksville Burlington Reidsville Mebane Wentworth and High Point. The western champion will meet the eastern titleholder in Chapel Hill for the state honors.
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Marlette
High Basketeers
Wentworth
Leaksville
High Point
Greensboro
Haw River
Burlington
Reidsville
Mebane
Chapel Hill
Dodgers Built From Cast-Off Vets This Year
New York Feb 13 AP Brooklyn rebuilt largely with cast-off veterans hopes to emulate the Senators in 1926. President Manager Robinson sees one weakness at shortstop where he plans to start Rabbin Maranville, the former Cub and Pirate.
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New York
Brooklyn Baseball Club
Washington Senators
Robinson
Rabbit Maranville
Beal Pitcher Beall Upset Last Season
Walter Beall of the New York Yankees made a big upset last season after joining from the International League for a fancy price. He impressed early in 1925 but collapsed, pitching eight games for managers before being sent to St Paul in the American Association where he performed well.
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Chicago
Walter Beall
New York Yankees
Yankees
International League
Beall
Huggins
St. Paul
Red” Grange
Rochester American
Mellie Dunham
Maine
Henry Ford
Dunham
New York
Hylan
Mr. Albee
Boxing Roundup Shows Thin Card Across Cities
In New York Jack Sharkey outpoints Eddie Huffman. Joe Dundee defeats Jimmy Jones in Baltimore. Jack Demare bests Ray Neuman in New York. Tommy Loughran defeats Chuck Wiggins in Grand Rapids. Clever Sencio earns a newspaper decision over Ray Richail in East Chicago. Dave Shade beats Jack Conley in Tampa.
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New York
Jack Sharkey
Boston
Eddie Huffman
California
Joe Dundee
Baltimore
Jimmy Jones
Youngstown
Jack Demare
Ray Neuman
Jeremy City
Grand Rapids
Mich
Tommy Loughran
Philadelphia
Chuck Wiggins
Indianapolis
East
Chicago
Ind
Clever Sencio
Ray Richail
Tampa
Fla
Dave Shade
Jack Conley
Over 110 High School Teams to Compete in State Championship
CHAPEL HILL Feb. 13 A 12th annual NC high school basketball championship draws 117 teams this season with 7 byes in the first round. Eastern and western champions will meet in Chapel Hill on March 6 for the state title and a trophy.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina High School Athletic Association
F. R. Rankin
Raleigh
Greensboro
Sesqui Centennial Sports Meet Aims For World Field Star Lineup
Philadelphia February 13 AP The Sesqui Centennial national track and field championships will seek a world class field in June as Dr George W Orton plans to fund travel and expenses for foreign athletes to join American stars. Invitations go to sixteen top international contenders including Paavo Nurmi Lord Burghley G D A Lowe Harold Abrams and others from France Britain Sweden Norway Germany Haiti Italy and Switzerland. The events run at Municipal Stadium June 28 26 and 28 with broad ambitious international participation expected.
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Philadelphia
George W. Orton
Orton
University of Pennsylvania
National Athletic Societies
Paavo Nurmi
Finland
Lord Burghley
G. D. A. Lowe
Harold Abrams
England
Guillemot
Nurmi
P. Lewden
Baraton
Paoli
Dr. Orton
Adrian Paalen
van den Bergh
Holland
Edvin Wide
Sweden
Ritola
Charley Hoff
Hubert Houben
Germany
Charles Paddock
Loren Murchinson
Berlin
Frigerio
Cator
Haiti
Paul Martin
Switzerland
Approve Dr. Chase Urges Faculty Resolutions
Chapel Hill reports the faculty urges no efforts be spared to reevaluate or support Dr. Chase amid ongoing motions. The AP dispatch notes formal resolutions will guide academic response and institutional actions in the wake of recent events.
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Chase
Chapel Hill
UNC Board Names Chase President Candidate
Dr. Harry W. Chase was approved as president at UNC in a meeting held late yesterday. He is now considering an offer to become president of the University of Oregon.
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Harry W. Chase
University of North Carolina
Chase
University of Oregon
Cobb Nears Major League Longevity Record
Detroit February 13 The article notes Ty Cobb, age 39, approaching a 22 year span in MLB tying the record held by Adrian Anson and surpassing Honus Wagner for most seasons. It highlights Cobb’s 1925 season with 97 RBIs, 3,823 hits in 10,353 at bats and a .369 lifetime batting average compared with Anson’s .339 and 3,581 hits in 9,084 at bats.
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Detroit
Tyrus Raymond Cobb
Adrian C
Pop
Anson
Georgia Peach
Cobb
Honus Wagner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Wagner
Commercial Aspect of Tennis Match Lingers
In Cannes on February 13, Suzanne Lenglen threatened to withdraw from the Carlton club tournament if photographers were denied. The tournament management rejected exclusive cinema rights offers from William Blumenthal and Captain Ben Higgs, allowing photographers to bid collectively for filming privileges, with rival cameramen required to pool funds to match the exclusive bid.
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Cannes
Suzanne Lenglen
Carlton
Helen Wills
William Blumenthan
New York
Ben Higgs
London
High Point Downs Lexington in Fast Contest
High Point defeats Lexington 21 to 18 on the local Y court. Everhart led Lexington with 8 points while Whitener 8 and Myers 2 paced High Point. The win closes the local season with a rematch against Wentworth looming in the state elimination series.
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Garland McPherson
High Point High School
Lexington High School
Lexington
Kearns
Whitener
Everhart
Lexington Boys
Martlette
Quint
Myers
Wentworth
Wentworth Boys
High Point Po
Lexington Wall Everhart
Ik Fs
Wall
Raper
Smith
Furr
Hutchinson
Potts
Chilly
Grimes
Bryant
Deceil
Barnes
Stookey
Majors Sign Many College Stars for 1926
About six college players have been signed by American League clubs for 1926, with the St. Louis Browns taking most. The league signed roughly 120 newcomers, about 20 as free agents, the rest bought or drafted from minor leagues for around half a million dollars. Eleven players, including Ernie Nevers, will join Browns for training in the South.
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Chicago
St. Louis Browns
Ernie Nevers
Browns Hang Up Record In Opening Game
St. Louis Browns set a dubious mark in the 1925 season opener with ten errors against the Cleveland Indians in St Louis. The misplays established a new single game record for errors.
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St. Louis Browns
ST. Louis
Browns
Cleveland Indians
Judge Henry P. Lane to retire from bench
The Charlotte Observer reports Judge Henry P. Lane of Reidsville will retire from the superior court bench at the end of his term He is said to be kept away from home too much and will resume the practice of law after leaving the bench
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Lane
Charlotte
The
Charlotte Observer
Henry P. Lane
Reidsville
Superior Court
National AAU Swimming Meet Closes Tuesday in St Augustine
The women s national AAU swimming meet in St Augustine concludes Tuesday after a program featuring the 100 yard medley and high springboard diving. Agnes Geraghty of New York lowered her 100 yard breast stroke record to 1 19 2 5 while Sybil Bauer of Chicago cut 200 yard backstroke best to 2 47 4 5. Martha Novelius of New York defended the 500 yard freestyle title and Ethel Lackie of Chicago set a new American mark of 44 3 5 seconds in the 75 yard handicap from scratch.
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ST. Augustine
Fla
Agnes Geraghty
New York
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