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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1943
Page
5
Duke topples Maryland 46 to 43 in a tense conference showdown at College Park. Gantt led Duke with 13 points in the first half while Mont and Company sparked a late Maryland surge before Duke secured the win.
Feb 13 New York roundup notes college teams may shrink due to army training programs. Navy may loosen limits, but many athletes are unavailable. Pray for soldier students mixing with Varsity teams, unlikely this fall. Mentions Pimlico races and various coaches and players across programs.
Farl Mitchell of Indiana wins the Wanamaker Mile in 4 08.6 criticizing Gilbert Dodds for lacking a final kick. The piece also notes Harry Boykoff scoring 45 in Madison Square Garden, setting a field goal mark and tying a foul record as St. Joseph's loses to Brooklyn St. John's 76 46. The article cites Senesky scoring 27 as part of a 338 season total and quotes a Yankee Brave remark by Lefty Gomez.
The Associated Press reports Billy Carrier age 156 from Baltimore outpointed Jackie Goodman 160 of Philadelphia in Philadelphia. Lou Thomas from Indianapolis knocked out Bob Arthur of Columbus Ohio in Indianapolis with the heavyweight bout. Weights unavailable and Portland Oregon card featured Jimmy Gar.
In Kansas City Johnny Taylor was knocked out by Rison 167 from Oakland. C Presbyterian beat Daniel Field 79 to 56 in inton. North Carolina defeated Davidson 50 to 27 in Chapel Hill. Duke won 46 to 43 at College Park over Maryland. The Citadel edged Newberry 46 to 38 in Charleston.
Boston track meet opens with Gil Dodds and Earl Mitchell in the Hunter mile as the army bans student soldiers from college athletics. Officials say soldier athletes will not compete, while college leaders vow to press on despite the ruling and plan a spring track carnival and 150000 soldiers in the program.
South Mississippi State 54 Mississippi Randolph Mancon 52 American University 51 Presbyterian 79 Daniel Field 56 Murray State Teachers 54 Morehead State Teachers 40 The Citadel 46 Newberry 38 Louisiana State 59 Tulane 57 Roanoke College 45 Hampden Sydney 28 Naval Training Station Norfolk 40 Duquesne 19 North Carolina 50 Davidson 27.
Appalachian State Teachers College’s Mountaineers invade High Point College’s Panther lair for a North State Conference game at 8 15 p m in Harrison Gymnasium. Coach Virgil Yow relies on Nostrand Stasulli and Ditullio to spark the Panthers while the Mountaineers bring a veteran, balanced lineup in a rematch after a Boone loss.
Whirlaway will not race in the $25,000 New Orleans Handicap at the fairgrounds two weeks away. Trainer Ben Jones cites lack of form and rest needs as the reason, noting Whirlaway has not trained in a week and cannot be ready for his best effort. Jones plans to ship other stable stars including Ocean Wave, with prospects for future campaigns in Kentucky and Pimlico.
New York story profiles Jake LaMotta a Bronx 22 year old welterweight champion who defeated Sugar Robinson and beat Ray Robinson and Jackie Wilson at similar weights. He trains with late day sessions and shadow boxing to wind down. Analysts place him as a rising middleweight threat.
Allen Jay High School girls basketball team remains unbeaten by beating Alamance High School 20 to 16 yesterday afternoon at Allen Jay. The game featured Rice Deaton Hodgins Summey Shaw and Rankin in the lineup with Cornelison Whitesell Forrest in support. Italian technicians have developed a portable prefabricated hangar built from a tubular steel frame and galvanized sheet iron.
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