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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1938
Page
7
The High Point Enterprise prints the Carolinas AAU tournament schedule for Wednesday and Thursday. Key matchups include CHATHAM OF ELKIN-BLUMTHENTHAL GIRLS GREENSBORO semi final, HIGH POINT COLLEGE PARKDALE ATHLETIC CLUB senior men, and various junior boys games at McCrary Mills and Memorial venues.
The annual Carolinas A A basketball tournament starts at 4 45 this afternoon with six senior teams and a fiercely competitive junior bracket. Notable entrants include Unique, McCrary, High Point College, Parkdale, Condon Freeman, and American Enka plus local squads like Triangle and Pilot Tigers. In the senior women’s division three clubs Blumen Greensboro Chatham Elkin vie for the title and a trip to Wichita Kansas.
The junior girls division announces a strong lineup including Geyer Business College Charlotte Sacred Heart Convent Gastonia Creme Girls Charleston undefeated Durham Athletic Club Hanes Knitters Hanes Hosiery Winston-Salem McCrary Girls Mills Inc Girls and Adams-Millis sextette from English Street. The field promises a competitive event as play begins.
Racing notes from New York detail Seabiscuit quoted 3 to 1 to win the $60,000 Santa Anita handicap. Other items mention Arkan ois star Lloyd Montgomery quitting school to pursue pro careers in two sports, Sonja Henie at Hialeah gates, and various society glimpses from New York.
Tony Fisher, Newark 160 pounder, headlines a Thursday boxing show in Salisbury. Fisher battles Tommy Steele, 158, of Baltimore in a 10 round bout at the Rouzer building arena with capacity for 1,000 fans. Fisher has faced Babe Risko for the middleweight title and beaten by Risko in earlier bouts. Freddie Steele holds the current title and beat Fisher on the coast.
A jumble of sports notes features bets on Schmeling Louis and Farr Braddock fights, Dempsey chatter, trainer splits between Farr and Evans, a death notice for Cr. MelIntyre, and reports on reporters chasing stories from Hippodrome camps to provincial tours.
High Point defeated Greensboro 36 to 27 as Dick Hartley and captain Barrier led the Bisons with 11 points. Marsh paced the defense before fouling out, while Grosse paced Greensboro with eight points. The game featured a strong second quarter effort by High Point building an 18 to 9 lead.
In St Augustine Florida February 16, the Golf Club Champions event moves to round two. Medalist Carl Dann Jr. loses to 18 year old Burleigh Jacobs 2 and 1 while Jack Ryerson defeats Charles White head 4 and 3. Frank Strafaci and Bobby Dunkelberger remain threats. Strafaci defeats Robert Wright 5 and 4 and meets Robert Archibald. Dunkelberger, who beat Tom Somerville, faces Jacobs. Stark meets Obby Walker.
Art and Jim Walsh, a 115 pounder and a 125 pounder respectively, are featured in a story from Madison dated February 16. The article outlines their weight class standings and rivalry potential in upcoming events.
The 5:45 junior girls match features Cremo girls of Charleston as winner followed by 6:45 Hanes Hosiery of Winston Salem and Adams Millis in junior girls action. Senior men pitted ConDon Free Man of Charleston with American Enka of Asheville at 8:00. Junior women at 9:15 pair Geyer Business College of Charlotte against Sacred Heart Convent of Belmont. Junior girls at 10:15 Durham Athletic Club versus Hanes Knitters, and 11:15 sees Jones Service of Thomasville against Redwine Hardware of High Point in junior men.
In Charlotte on February 16 the Red Terrors of North Carolina State sit in undisputed second place in the Big Five race while Davidson sinks. West Raleigh defeats Wildcats 48 to 34 led by Bill Mann with 16 points. NC State also beat VMI 48 to 22 in the Southern Conference race as Cap tain Earl Ruth paces the White Phantoms. Other results include Lenoir Rhyne 53 Emory and Henry 34, Appalachian 60 Guilford 28, Atlantic Christian 49 East Carolina 42.
In Lincoln, Bhu Pinder of India, weighing 220, defeated Bill Middiekauf of Pireida at 240 in two falls. In New Haven, Danno O'Mahoney of Ireland, 225, beat Dynamite Joe Cox of Kansas City, 228, two falls to one before Cox was disqualified in the third fall for roughness.
The University of Wisconsin boxing team features twins who stand out for their shared athletic drive and synchronized technique, drawing attention at collegiate competitions and inspiring teammates.
Heavyweight champion Joe Louis nears his title defense against Nate Mann at Madison Square Garden. Louis has trained lightly, sparred with strong partners, and predicts a stoppage inside four rounds, while Mann aims to upset the champion and prove himself.
Tonight Harrison gym hosts a double feature in the Carolinas A A U event with High Point College Purple Panthers vs Parkdale Athletic Club Gastonia followed by Blumenthal Girls Greensboro vs Chatham Elkin in senior women semi finals. Finals set for Monday with extended schedule through Monday due to large entry.
Winter Haven Florida February 16 Manager Frankie Frisch forecast the St. Louis Cardinals will contend in the pennant race with Chicago New York and Pittsburgh as threats. He hopes Dizzy Dean regains form and predicts banner seasons for Joe Medwick over the next 15 years. Frisch discussed rookies Enos Slaughter Max Macon and Herb Bremer and outlined spring school plans to convert Padgett to catcher Moore to third Gutieridge to shortstop with training set Feb 21 to March.
New York date reports U S L T A rejects the biennial Davis Cup plan. South Africa proposed the idea in 1984, Britain backs it, Germany leads revival efforts at London meeting. Australia may join forming a strong bloc.
In New York on February 16 the Metropolitan Basketball Writers association announces the first National invitation intercollegiate basketball tournament. Team and individual trophies and medals will be awarded to contestants at games scheduled March 9 14 and 16.
Wesley Kamey from Grand Rapids outpointed Ea McGeever of Scranton in eight rounds in New York. Filia Petey Sarron of Birmingham outpointed Bobby Britton of Miami in ten rounds in Coral Gables.
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