Carolinas A A U Cage Tourney Draws Five Teams
McCrary and Raleigh Y enter the Carolinas A A U tournament at High Point college Harrison gymnasium. Eagles of Asheboro lead Piedmont league and seek the Carolinas title with a Denver invitation. Other entrants include Hanes Winston-Salem Adams-Millis High Point High Point Beer Barons Redwine hardware junior division. Notables on Raleigh Y include Aycock Harris Beggs Bob Harris Johnson Mangum Nelms. Season tickets go on sale Monday.
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Harrison Gymnasium
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Eagles
South
Denver
Colorado
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Hanes
Winston-Salem
Unique
Adams-Millis
High Point
High Point “Beer Barons
Redwine Hard
Redwine
Beer Barons
Raleigh
Charlie Aycock
North Carolina State
Buck Harris
University of North Carolina
Jack
McCrary Eagles
Adams Millis
Randolph
High Pointer
Duke
Lenoir Rhyne
Carolina State
Low
Edwin Red Birds
Y.M.C.A
Betty Lou
Greensboro
Bison and Greensboro Eye second place Clash Friday Night
The Bison host Greensboro's Purple Whirlwind in a Western Conference showdown Friday at 8. Both teams sit tied for second after Greensboro beat Salisbury 25 to 23, while Charlotte leads the standings. Dempsey, Morris, Waynick pace the Whirlwind. Thompson and Hammond anchor the front line. Welborne hovers with a grippe but should play. Bolling Short Reed and Silman provide depth for the Bison.
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Black Bison
Greensboro
Bison
Greensboro Invaders
Charlotte
High Point
Salisbury
Wirlwind
L. E. Dempsey, Jr
Dempsey
Welborne
Grippe
Bolling
Short
Reed
Silman
Panthers Prime For Crucial Battle With Elon Saturday
Greensboro notes and previews position Elon in a key rivalry as Duke and North Carolina athletes prepare for upcoming Southern Indoor Games. Reavis faces defending champions in mile and hurdles while Pepper Martin leads Hight Point with 21 points in a tense local matchup.
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Panthers
Elon
Chapel Hill
Duke
Huber Reaves
University of North Carolina
Reavis
Pepper Martin
A-M
Fights Last Night Report From Cities
AI Nettlow from Detroit outpointed Tommy Cross of Philadelphia in a ten round bout in Philadelphia. Fritzie Zivic of Pittsburgh knocked out Charlie Bell of Columbus in three rounds at Columbus reports.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
AI Nettlow
Detroit
Tommy Cross
Columbus
Fritzie Zivic
Pittsburgh
Charlie Bell
Smith College Undergrads Embrace Winter Sports
In Northampton Massachusetts on February 16 a large group of Smith College undergraduates make winter sports their main interest. Skiing and physical education activity occupy both class time and off hours for these students.
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Northampton
Mass
Smith College
Detroit Boat Club Marks 100th Birthday
Detroit announces the Detroit Boat Club will celebrate its centennial on February 18 marking 100 years since its founding. The club’s history spans generations of rowing and social events in the city’s maritime scene.
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Detroit
Detroit Boat Club
Tar Heel Boxer Gennett Seeks Southern Conference Lead
Andy Gennett undefeated 127 pound sophomore steps into the Southern conference tournament at Columbia S C. He fills the weight class vacated by Captain Joe Murnick and faces strong opponents as one of five Tar Heel boxers in the lineup. Gennett edged Maryland star Bob Bradley in a recent bout and aims to carry his momentum into the conference meet.
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Andy Gennett
Tar Heels
Columbia
U S. C
Gennett
Joe Murnick
Maryland
Bob Bradley
Terrapins
Dilly Winstead
Ed Dickerson
Red” Sanders
Ed Hubbard
Walter Palanske
Snead Eyes Crescent City Open Victory Odds
Samuel Jackson Snead aka Slammin Sam, 25, from White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, a top money winner in golf, expresses focus on hands and feet over nerves as he competes in the $10,000 Crescent City Open at City Park. The event features 72 holes over four days with many champions in the field led by Ralph Guldahl and Paul Runyan.
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New Orleans
Samuel Jackson Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Slammin
Sam
Young Samuel
Sammy
City Park Course
Ralph Guldahl
Chicago
Paul Runyan
White Plains
N. Y
Deacs To Play In Charlotte For I1 Years
Wake Forest contracts to play in American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte each Thanksgiving for 11 years with option for 11 more. If renewed, Wake Forest and Davidson end current Turkey Day games and meet South Carolina for 22 years total. Possible opponents on Turkey Day 1941 include Temple Mississippi or Florida.
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Florida
8. C. Gamecocks
N.C. State
Clemson
Charlotte Observer
Duke University
Kiwanis Donates Runners-Up Trophies for Randolph Tourney
Asheboro Kiwanis club announces silver trophies for the runners-up in the Randolph County basketball tournament opening Friday February 17 at the Asheboro gymnasium. The event features matchups including Providence vs Grays Chapel and Farmer vs Trinity with schedule details for Friday and Saturday. N M Carpenter is named tournament chairman and will announce next week’s schedule.
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Asheboro
Randolph County
Asheboro Girls
Liberty Girls
Farmer Boys
Ramseur Boyts
Grays Chapel
Coleridge Girls
Farmer-Trinity
Randleman Girls
Franklinville Boys
Liberty Boys
Franklinville-Staley Girls
Providence
Asheboro-Seagrove
Coleridge
N. M. Carpenter
Italian Bobsled Captain Rossi Arrives for U S Visit
Count Theodore Rossi, Italian bobsled captain in the last Winter Olympic Games, heads to the United States for a two month stay. He will spend three weeks skiing at Sun Valley Idaho.
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New York
Theodore Rossi
United States
Sun Valley
Idaho
Triangle Beats Redwine 50 to 45 in A A U tournament
Triangle rallies to a 50 45 victory over Redwine in a high scoring YMCA arena game. Lohr led Triangle with ten points while Hartley and Koontz paced Redwine with 15 and 14 points respectively. Officials listed as Farlowe and Steele.
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Redwine
Ben Swartzberg
DeMolay
Swartzberg
Lohr
Koontz
Hartley
Cooper
Byrd
Clark
Newman
Hartleys
Moffitt
Evans
Holt
Dawson
Spencer
Dunkelberger Triumphs Again In Golf Club Championship
In St Augustine Florida Carl Dann Jr Orlando No 1 amateur bowed out as Bobby Dunkelberger High Point NC advanced to the quarter finals after a windy rain storm. Dunkelberger built a two up lead after nine holes and held on with strong shots and a par 37 despite gusting wind to beat James Caputo Bahant MA 8 and 2. Dunkelberger to face Tommy Aycock Jacksonville veteran in the next round.
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Fla
Carl Dann, Jr
Orlando
Florida
al Collins
Covington
Dana
Frank Strafaci
Brooklyn
N. Y
Bobby Dunkelberger
High Point
N. C
Charles Whitehead
South River
N. J
Strafaci
John Z. Fletcher
Ponte Vedra Beach
Dunkelberger
James Caputo
Bahant
Mass
Whitehead
Harold Butler
Garden City
Tommy Aycock
Jacksonville
Berg Pursues Everglades Mixed Foursomes Final
Patty Berg the National women's golf champion headlines Everglades mixed foursome semis at Palm Beach. Berg and Joseph Madden beat Ernestine Schiell and Dan Cravens to face Jane Cothran and John Cushman. Other semi features Betty James and Paul Cushman vs Mrs William Hockenjos and Walter Burkemo after James Cushman dispatch of Laddie Irwin and Dennie Boardman.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Patty Berg
Everglades
Minneapolis
Joseph Madden
Omaha
Neb
Ernestine Schiell
Chicago
Dan Cravens
Franklin
Ind
Jane Cothran
John Cushman
Greenville
D. C
Audrey Phipps
Westbury
Long Island
Earl E. T. Smith
Oyster Bay
Fitzgerald Named Manager Of Concord Club In N C
The Charlotte News reports Gerry Fitzgerald former outfielder for Concord in the North Carolina State Class D league was named manager of the club last night.
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Charlotte
N. C
Charlotte News
Gerry Fitzgerald
Concord
North Carolina
West Wild Horses Remnants of Spanish Herds
The present wild horses of the west are stragglers of herds brought over by the Spaniards.
Wladis Talun Prevails In Rochester Wrestling Bout
In Rochester New York last night Wladis law Iron Talun of Poland weighing 296 defeated George Keverly of Yugoslavia weighing 222 in two of three falls in a barnstormer style wrestling match.
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Athens
High Street Arena
Larry Shaff
Berlin
Joe Malich
New York
Eddie Pope
Rocky Mount
Associated Press
Rochester, N. Y
Wladislaw
Iron” Talun
Poland
George Keverly
Yugoslavia
Panthers Clash With Elon Christians In North State Showdown
High Point College Panthers travel to Elon for a pivotal North State game against the Elon Christians after a previous win over the same foe. Both teams chase top standing as influenza has slimmed rosters but Panthers report full strength and ready for the decisive clash.
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State
Point College
Purple Pan
Elon
Scheol
Panthers
Panther
High Point
Yow
William
DiMaggio Poised for Big 1939 Season at Spring Camp
Joe DiMaggio says he will arrive early at Petersburg Florida with the Yankees for spring training. He expects to be in peak condition and predicts 1939 will be his big year despite past training gaps. He aims for steady base hits rather than home runs and notes prior training interruptions.
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Joe DiMaggio
Yan
DiMaggio
Petersburg
Fla
Joe
Maggie
Yankees
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