Senior Men s Division aims for fourth annual A A U basketball tourney
Winnsboro Royals among fastest entrants as 33 teams vie in the fourth annual A A U senior men basketball championship in Winnsboro. Bailey announces no more entries after a record field, with squads from Hanes Hosiery Winston Salem and Chatham Manufacturing Elkin among notable participants.
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Nine N C Teams in Dixie Tournament
Nine North Carolina teams entering the 20th Southern Textile Basketball tournament in Greenville South Carolina March 6 9 include title holders McCrary Eagles Asheboro Chatham Blanketeers Winston-Salem Adams-Millis High Point and Hanes Hosiery Winston-Salem with entries across class A and B divisions among men and women. Teams from Greensboro Charlotte Winston-Salem and other towns join the field.
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Proximity Defeats High Point at YMCA Floor Clash
Proximity beat High Point 33 to 30 on the YMCA court. Riley led with 12 points while Hoover added nine and Upton eight for High Point, which held a one point advantage at halftime before the visitors surged ahead.
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Tech wrestlers top Blacksburg foes in twin bill
Virginia Tech varsity defeated Davisons College 17 to 11 aided by a forfeit in the unlimited class. Tech yearlings beat the Wildcat freshmen 24 to 6 to complete the twin bill in Blacksburg Virginia.
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Fenske Extends Win Streak In Baxter Mile
Chuck Fenske captured the 27th Baxter Mile at Madison Square Garden in 4 minutes 7.4 seconds to extend his indoor winning streak to five. Lou Zamperini finished second by three yards after a late surge as Glenn Cunningham settled for fourth in 4:08.08. Long John Woodruff won the Madison Square Garden half mile in 1:52.8, tying the meet and garden records, while Frank Ryan and Al Blazis posted an indoor shot put record of 63 feet 3.75 inches and 63 feet 9 inches respectively. Greg Rice’s segment ends the passage.
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Madison Square Garden
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Zamperini
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John Borican
Long John
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Frank Ryan
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Georgetown University
Jack Torrance
Louisiana State
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Baseball Clubs Start Trekking To Quarters
Two major league clubs Boston Dodgers and Washington Senators have opened camps and by next weekend half of the 16 majors will be based in spring training sites. Exhibition games begin soon with 200 in March and many in April before the season opener April 16. The season features camps in Florida California and Texas with Cuba trips and an all star game in Tampa for Finnish relief.
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Indians
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Connie Mack Heads West in Hope of First Division Comeback
Connie Mack, 77, travels to Southern California seeking a first division ball club for the Athletics. He aims to field a competitive team in 1941, hoping to prevent rivals from repeating last year’s dominance, with Anaheim training soon and the Shibe Park sale pending.
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Connie Mack
Cornelius McGillicuddy
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Captain Catches Lash With 9 04.2 Two Mile Victory
Captain tied Lash for the season at three all by winning the two mile in 9 04.2. Lash faded in the closing sprint as Rice led by five yards over Deckard. Mehl of Wisconsin placed third followed by DeGeorge of the New York A C. Fifth was Lasha lad, with Elan of Oklahoma A and M finishing sixth.
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Lash
Rice
Tommy Deckard
Walter Mehl
Wisconsin
George DeGeorge
New York A. C
Lasha Lad
Forest Elan
Oklahoma A
Ferrell Reaches Finals in National Golf Championship
Wes Ferrell, defending champion and Brooklyn Dodgers hopeful, advances to the 34 hole final in Tampa by sinking a 20 foot putt on the 20th hole to defeat Paul Derringer. He will face Jack Russell after Russell eliminated Joe Medwick in the semi finals while Ferrell beat Jimmy Foxx in the quarter finals.
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Paul Derringer
Cincinnati
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Brooklyn Dodgers
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Lorrow
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Chicago Cubs
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St. Louis Cardinals
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Boston Red Sox
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Detroit Tiger
Freshmen boxing and college wrestling scores from three venues
In Chapel Hill North Carolina 5 Duke 3 in frosh boxing at Chapel Hill North Carolina 15 Johns Hopkins 12 in fencing at Baltimore. In Blacksburg Virginia Tech 17 Davidson 11 in wrestling and at Chapel Hill Washington and Lee 18 North Carolina 12.
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Connie Mack’s comeback plan sparks 1920s baseball optimism
Connie Mack predicts a strong season with seven or eight wins over rivals, backed by Benny McCoy’s $45,000 signing after being set free by Commissioner Landis. He forecasts improved pitching by April 16 and hints at two or three top pitchers joining the Athletics, keeping details close.
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Benny McCoy
Landis
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Dukes Win First Spring Scrimmage 25–0
Duke University Blues dominate intrasquad scrimmage in Durham as Wesley McAfee scores two touchdowns and Frank Killian adds one more on a pass. Tony Roe kicks the extra point and Gill recovers a fumbled ball for a late TD.
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Blues
Duke University Blue Devils
Wesley McAfee
Frank Killian
Tony Roe
Gill
Salvation Army appeals for Finnish relief aid
Col Alfred Tyler commander of the Salvation Army for the Carolinas asks for relief contributions for Finland. Local corps will receive gifts while Finland’s Salvation Army operates 69 evacuation camps housing about 75,000 people amid heavy war demands.
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Salvation Army
Carolinas
Finland
Painting His Way Detroit
Charles Rowe a Lawrence Tech basketball player finances his schooling by mural painting work in Detroit.
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Charles Rowe
Lawrence Tech
Record Ice Crowd Fills Moscow for Dietle Show
Frits Dietle, a stilt walker with a European ice show, drew an audience of about 50,000 in Moscow, marking the largest crowd in ice show history in Chicago on Feb 17.
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Frits Dietle
Moscow
Brown U Coach Guides Melrose Girls Team
Providence reports Brown University footballer Bob Priestly coaches the Melrose High School girls basketball squad in Massachusetts with notable dual roles.
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Bob Priestly
Brown University
Melrose
Mass
Tar Babies Win Chapel Hill Boxing Finale
The University of North Carolina freshmen boxing team closed its season with a 5-3 victory over Duke in Chapel Hill on February 17, highlighting a strong regional meet performance.
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University of North Carolina
Duke
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