Carolinas AAU Basketball Tournament Opens With 33 Teams
Thirty three teams enter the Carolinas AAU tournament in Harrison gymnasium led by Randolph County Eagles and Enka of North Carolina. High Point College and Parkdale Athletic Club send strong squads as defending champions return in all divisions.
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Carolinas Amateur Athletic Union
Harrison Gymnasium
High Point Sports
Dixie
Winston Salem
Lean Eagles
Randolph County
McCrary
Eagles
Unique
Enka
Carolinas
Denver
Colorado
Folly Beach
Condon Freeman
Charleston
S. C
Palmetto
C. Virgil Yow
Purple Panthers
High Point College
Broadus Culler
Parkdale Athletic Club
Gastonia
Wichita
Kansas
Blumenthal Girls
Greensboro
Chathamsextette
Elkin
Triangle of
High Point
Geyer Business College of Charlotte
National Business College
Mann No. 2
Smoke Shop
College Athletic Office
Baseball slated for 40 Olympic tournament in Tokyo
Les Mann executive secretary of the International Baseball Congress said Japan will ask the International Olympic Committee to schedule a baseball championship during the 1940 Games in Tokyo. If approved the tournament would be on par with other international events rather than an exhibition.
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Miami
Fla
Les Mann
International Baseball Congress
Japan
International Olympic Committee
Tokyo
Mann
Shigeo Sugita
Olympic Organizing Committee
International Committee
Cairo
Egypt
Nick Cullop Joins Ohio Penitentiary Staff
Former Columbus outfield star Nick Cullop has accepted a role at the Ohio Penitentiary. The move places him in a new public service position in Columbus.
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Columbus
Nick Cullop
Ohio Penitentiary
May Hosiery teams clash with Adams Millis expected at Coliseum
May Hosiery of Burlington will send a boys and girls squad to face Adams Millis at the Coliseum tomorrow night at 7 30. The local team will meet both May squads in a double header with the May boys featuring a lineup all six-footers or shorter unlikely.
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May Hosiery
Burlington
Adams Millis
Tommy Farr Trains To Beat Blues With Bing Crosby Echoes
Tommy Farr spends evenings in training camp listening to his own radio records and notes that only Bing Crosby’s voice is familiar to him besides his. The story highlights Farr training for a forthcoming match with a focus on rhythm and morale.
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New York
Tommy Farr
Bing Crosby
CCC Helps 14 619 Raleigh Youths and Veterans
The CCC program in North Carolina assisted 14 619 youths and war veterans during the last fiscal year. Campers allotted 2 194 478 07 dollars to their dependents.
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CCC
Raleigh
North Carolina
Cunningham Wins hunter Mile at Boston Meet
Mighty Glenn Cunningham retained his hunter mile crown at the 49th B A A meet in Boston garden clocking 4 10 to beat Gene Venzke by about 10 yards. Ray Mahannah set a 2 04 6 half mile pace while Allan Tolmich tied the world record of 5 7 for the 45 yard high hurdles. Ben Johnson won the Briggs 50 yard dash in 5 5 seconds ahead of Perrin Walker.
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Boston
Glenn Cunningham
Boston Garden
Gene Venzke
New York A. C
Cunningham
Venzke
Ray Mahannah
Drake University
Kansas Flyer
Mahannah
Alex Northtrop
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Allan Tolmich
Detroit
Wayne University
Forrest Spec Towns
Georgia
Ted Day
Yale
Robin Hartmann
Dartmouth
Sam Allen
Bristow
Okla
Gilder Farrow
New Orleans
Xavier University
Tolmich
Columbia
Ben Johnson
Perrin Walker
State Aquatic Team Bows To VML 40 to 35
Virginia Military Institute swimmers defeated North Carolina State 40 to 35 in Lexington Virginia. NC State star Ross Reynolds won the 100 and 220 yard freestyle events and swam the anchor leg on the 400 yard relay to nose out VMI anchor Bob White.
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Lexington
Virginia Military Institute
North Carolina State
Ross Reynolds
N. C. State
Bob White
State Frosh Triumph in Raleigh Big Five Yearling Title
NC State freshman boxing team defeated Duke frosh 4 to 3 in Raleigh to win the Big Five yearling title. Rip Collins of Duke scored the only knockout of the match with two forfeits aiding State's win.
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State Frosh
Raleigh
N. C. State College
Duke Frosh
Rip Collins
Duke
Glen Lee, Nebraska Boxer, Descends from Robert E. Lee
From Fighting Family New York February 12 Glen Lee a rising Nebraska middleweight is a direct descendant of Robert E Lee His grandfather was a nephew of the Confederate general.
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New York
Glen Lee
Nebraska
Robert FB. Lee
Local teams list for junior men division reads as a regional mix
The readable portion names entrants including Jones Service and Thomasville Chair from Thomasville, Knights of Pythias and Airco from Charlotte, Wachovia Oil from Winston Salem, Pilot Tigers from Thomasville, High Point High School, Red Terrors, Red Wine Hardware, Red Top Beer Barons, Marsh Furniture, Adams Millis, Triangle, and High Point College Kittens with Harriss Covington from High Point.
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Ters
Hanes
Winston Salem
McCrary
Asheboro
Mills
Thomasville
Geyer
Charlotte
Sacred Heart
Gastonia
Jones Service
Knights of Pythias
Airco
Wachovia Oil
Pilot Tigers
High Point High School
Red Terrors
Redwine Hardware
Red Top Beer Barons
Marsh Furniture
Adams Millis
Triangle
High Point Ecollege Kittens
Harriss Covington
High Point
Snead and Demaret to Meet in Open Finals in San Francisco
Sam Snead and Jimmy Demaret advanced to the 36 hole final of the $5,000 San Francisco match play open tournament after decisive semi final wins. Snead defeated Tony Penna 2 and 1 while Demaret beat Henry Picard 4 and 3.
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San Francisco
Sam Snead
Jimmy Demaret
Houston
Tex
Beata
Tony Penna
Snead
Dayton
Demaret
Wood Snead
Craig Wood
Rumson
N. J
Penna
Lawson Little
Little
Picard
Paul Runyan
White Plains
Bisons to Clash with Greensboro Five in Western Conference
High Point’s Bisons meet Greensboro High in a Western Conference battle at the local gym. The Bisons, not contending for the state title, have pushed to upset leaders in most games but have lost all conference games to date.
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High Point High School
Greensboro
High Quintet
Bisons
A Nice Sized Lad: Bob Stafford Dominates A. A. U. Action
The report highlights Bob Stafford of American Enka near Asheville as the biggest man in Carolinas basketball circles at the A. A. U. tournament. Spessard of Washington and Lee is noted as a tall counter, yet Stafford’s height and weight around 235 to 240 pounds showcase his imposing presence and grit.
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Carolinas
Bob Stafford
Enka
Asheville
Bob Spessard
Washington and
Lee
Stafford
Ozone
Titans Clash In Southern Conference Tournament Showdown
Tennessee graduate Stafford and 265 pound pivot Jack To led a rugged contest as Louisiana and Tennessee stars battled in a titanic clash. Fans crowded the arena as the giants hammered each other in a storied conference moment before the Southern conference split.
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Tennessee
Stafford
Jack
L. 8
Atlanta
Louisiana and Tennessee Goliaths
Enka boys basketball falters against McCrary
The Enka basketball team scored 41 points to McCrary's 57 last Wednesday. Earlier the Enka outfit had a string of straight wins as they faced the lean Eagles of Asheboro.
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Enka
McCrary
Eagles
Asheboro
Top Flight Affair Shows A A U Standings and Qualities
Jimmy Morris a wrestling expert from the telegraph desk argues the A A U need not concede to similar events. Crary’s dominance over Big Five teams and Carolina is cited as proof of high quality basketball. Condon Freeman of Charleston and Laurence Leonard of Greensboro News call Condon Freeman a definite tournament threat as slick as a whistle.
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Jimmy Morris
Telegraph
Morris
Crary
Carolina
Washington and Lee
McCrary
Enka
Condon Man
Charleston
8. C
Laurence Leonard
Greensboro
Condon Freeman
Senior men's division tourney eyed as strong contrast to conference
Commentator predicts the senior men's division tournament will rival the conference gathering. Expect a vigorous display of all-around basketball next week, possibly surpassing the Raleigh games held earlier in March.
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Raleigh
Wildcats Hit by Narrow Defeats to Charlotte
Greensboro eyes rebound after two tight losses to Charlotte with L. E. Dempsey leading standings as Tony Simeon plans Hartley Barrier at forward Marsh at center and Hayworth Cooper at guard against the visitors.
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Charlotte
Wildcats
Greensboro
L. E. Dempsey
Tony Simeon
Richard Hartley
Dave Barrier
George Marsh
Louis Hayworth
Carl Cooper
Invaders
Pop Foster Returns to Ring Against Rising Welter Siegel
The veteran boxer Pop Foster, who once fought Marty McLarnin, returns to boxing to face a promising young challenger from Denver named Siegel.
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Pop
Pop Foster
Mary McLarnin
Retu
Figh
Denver
Siegel
Herbert NYU Star Runner Works Shift at New York Park
A high school or university track standout from Herbert NYU has taken a local shift at a New York park, balancing training with work. The item highlights an athlete managing dual roles while pursuing distance running.
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Jack Moran
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Morton Lamet
J. J.mckeithan
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Mildred Rhade
Edna Talton
Evelyn Cook
Inza Teague
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Biddle Stitewart
Nell Gillie
Gene Venze
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