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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1938
Page
5
Unique Furniture of Winston-Salem meets American Enka of Asheville at 9 PM in Harrison Gym in a semifinal of the A A U women’s basketball tournament. Enka, 24 wins in 25, seeks a second championship as Winston-Salem hosts the doubleheader finals and nearby districts.
Detroit’s Amick defeats Thomas in a 15 round contest at Madison Square Garden. Judges split 1 2 0 in favor of Thomas with Amick rallying late and surviving a knockdown to earn a unanimous decision. The bout drew about 6 600 fans as Amick showed heart and power against the reigning stylistic foe.
Connie Mack 75, long time Athletics loan leader, leads battery men to Lake Charles La for spring training. He says he will take camp easy at first and notes a recent setback after the writers' dinner but believes a club can develop overnight and sees no pennant chance this year.
Carmen Barth, former Olympic boxing champion of Cleveland, challenges Freddy Steele tonight for the middleweight title in a 15 round bout. Barth says the match is even, while weighing around 165 pounds to Steele’s 160.
Big Ben Morgan 317 pounds from Atlante Georgia won two straight falls against Andy 235 from Brooklyn in Salt Lake City wrestling action reported by AP
Citadel boxing team trips up South Carolina by five to three in a college match held at a campus venue. Citadel wrestlers win key bouts as the teams compete for sectional bragging rights.
The Unique Furniture of Winston-Salem faces American Enka of Asheville at 9 tonight in a senior men A A U tournament semi final. Last year's champions are listed with players sitting and standing in a photographed lineup.
Cremo 27 beat Hanks Knitters as Winston-Salem crew edged ahead with faster passing and more accurate shooting in the Beach Junior finals.
Hanes Hosiery of Winston Salem defeated the defending champions Geyer Business College 19 to 14 to advance to the junior women's finals. Sink led the winners with 11 points and Griffon added 7 as the hard fought game swung in the Hosiery's favor.
BERKELEY Calif Feb 19 California s unbeaten football team netted the university 345 692 last season exclusive of the Rose Bowl game Graduate Manager Kenneth Priestley said today California received about 60 000 from the Rose Bowl game New Year s Day when the Bears beat Alabama 13 to 0.
In New York Jimmy Adamick weighed 160 and Thomas 1985 fought with a bag note as Tiger Jack Pos stopped Lou Brouillard in Spokane. In Dayton Buddy Knox outpointed Eddie Boyles. In Chicago Jack Fargo defeated Russ Wasser in Minneapolis in a decision.
Airco of Charlotte routed Thomasville Chair 56 to 120 in a junior men contest led by Skipper with eight field goals and 16 points. Roth added 12, while Dennis headed Red Terrors scoring with six as Barons, led by Willard’s eight, edged Red Terrors in another AAU matchup.
Jumping to a 20 10 margin in the first half the team held the opposition in the second. Red Top Beer won through the first round of the Junior Men's division of the A A U.
Adams-Millis overwhelmed High Point College Kittens 52 to 5 to emerge as a top junior men’s team. The hosiery makers scheduled to meet the Jones Service-Wachovia Oil winner tonight at 6 after Monday’s 7 o’clock game.
High Point College Panthers defeat McCrary Eagles 56 to 50 in Harrison gym. Key players include Holloman with 24 points for McCrary, Hampton and Morton Samet for High Point. The win advances the Panthers to the finals, facing the winner of American Enka Unique.
Today's lineup features 5:00 junior men triangle vs high point, 6:00 junior men Jones Service vs Wachovia Oil, 7:00 junior women finals Cremo vs Hanes Hosipay, 8:00 senior finals American Enka Asheville defending champions vs Chath Am Winston-Salem, 9:00 senior men semi final Unique Furniture defending champions vs American Enka.
High Point Y wrestling team meets undefeated Appalachian squad in Boone tonight in a home and home series. Co captains Evans and Summey lead 118 to 175 lb classes with John Miller Lloyd Gregory Floyd Evans Worth Sugdan Hobart Perdue Lawrence Summey T E B Evans and Ralph Sparks listed for weights and lineup.
Last night scores show Princeton 49 over Brooklyn 41 while Rutgers 41 lost to Virginia Military Institute 35. Mississippi led Mississippi State 70 39, Stanford beat California 41 39, USC 52 to UCLA 33, St. Louis 35 to Washington 33, Tulsa 22 over St. Louis 25, SMU 50 over Rice 35, Kansas 41 defeating Oklahoma 38, Missouri 59 edging Kansas State 46, Utah 63 over Utah State 47, Washington State 53 over Montana 4.
Winners and runners up in the women's finals receive trophies after each game tonight. H A Millis, chairman of parks and juvenile commission, presents the awards with Silas B Casey introducing him. Each member of the champion and runner up teams gets a trophy. champions receive the A A U memory Came. Monday night in the men's division awards go to the champions by Judge Lewis E Teague, National AAU delegate.
In the Coliseum last night Bob Langevine used powerful legs and scissors to pin Cowboy Luttrall in two straight falls. Don Mclintyre returned from a hiatus and defeated Dick Lever in two falls with a dominant display of wrestling.
UNC and Duke meet in college wrestling with results indicating close competition. No scores or further details available in the readable text.
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