Panthers Take Over North State Lead In Sixth Straight Win
High Point’s Black Bison beat Salisbury’s Boyden High 48 36 to extend their Western Class AA Conference run to nine and overall win total to 18. Micnarad Maitis led with 16 points, Bob Cline added 12 as High Point overcame a slow start and sloppy floor work.
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Salisbury
High Point
Bison
Boyden High
Micnarad
Maitis
Bob Cline
Boydens
Gastonia
Clowns to Play Local All-Stars For Tuberculosis Benefit
Tomorrow night the Carolina Clowns will meet the local Y All-Stars in the YMCA gym at eight. Proceeds fund streptomycin for Guilford sanatorium. Notable Clowns include Charlie Justice Art Weiner Jack Fitch and coach Pappy Hamilton. Local lineup features Jim Russell Hack Walt Spencer Ralph Gurley Marvin Summey and others.
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Y.M.C.A
Carolina Clowns
Carolina
University of North Carolina
Guilford Sanatorium
Charlie
Choo-Choo ) Justice
Art Weiner
Jack Fitch
Bob Cox
Chan Highsmith
Jim
Pappy) Hamilton
Clowns
Claude Crocker
Jim Russell
Hack
Walt Spencer
Ralph Gurley
Marvin Summey
Floyd Evans
Abie Short
Curt McDonald
Tommy McGhee
W. F. Jones
Flamingo Stakes favorite Citation Eyes Weekend Mile and Eighth
Miami reports cite Citations status as prohibitive favorite for the Flamingo at Hialeah Park with Relic scratched. Odds makers list Assault and Armed as longshots while Hypnos Big Dial Saggy and Alfoxie step up as possible upsetters alongside Dial. E. Q. Stice notes Circles M. Relic injury reshapes the field and price talks touch 250000 dollars in rumors.
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Miami
Fla
Hialeah Park
el Mono
Widener
Calumet
Citation
Circle M. Farm
Relic
Warren Wright
E. Q
Stice
Los Angeles
Wright
M. A
Jimmy) Jones
Sons of Bull Sea
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Armed
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Hypnos
Dial
Saggy
Tight Squeeze
Alfoxie
Belair Stud
Big Dial
Bahamas
Hialeah
Whirl Some
Selina Istakes
Lahey Signs to Catch for Atlanta Crackers
Floyd Lahey announced a contract to catch for the Atlanta Crackers in the Southern Association. Laney played for the semi pro Newton Conover team last year.
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Floyd Lahey
Atlanta Crackers
Laney
Newton-Conover
Eight Native Boxers Win At Charlotte
In Charlotte on February 24, eight Carolina boxers won in the open division of the 16th annual Carolinas Golden Gloves tournament ending the night before 4,800 fans. The 82nd Airborne paratroopers dominated the open division with winners Henry Gault Claude Cole Tommy Summerford Sylvester Garcia Leland Pillen Bill Sneddon Neil Wallace and Ed McGee.
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Charlotte
Carolina
Assassins
Henry (Pappy) Gault
Spartanburg
Claude Cole
Greensboro
Tommy Summerford
Florence
Sylvester Garcia
Leland Pillen
Bill Sneddon
82Nd Airborne
Neil Wallace
Ed McGee
Pillen
82Nd
Bob Mollet
Marine
Charles Farmer
Jackson
Reds
Henry
Pappy) Gault
S. C
Mervyn
Red) Davis
Camp Lejeune
Milton Hubbard
Kannapolis Ymca
Bobby Russell
Lumberton Trojan Blues
Joe Nestom
Greenville
Army Air Base
Bobby Allison
T.K.O
Bruce Howell
Monroe
Charlotte Ymca
Sidney Peele
Fayetteville
Local Juniors Fall Hard to Durham in One-Sided Game
E. K. Powe Junior High of Durham routed the local junior team 72 to 31 in Durham marking their worst loss of the season. Latz and Laws combined for 43 points, with 22 by Latz and 21 by Laws. Rhodes scored eight and Culler seven for the locals. A return game is set for Friday here.
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E. K. Powe Junior High School
Durham
Powe
Latz
Laws
Rhodes
Culler
Miami College Boxer Sacy Dominates In Two-Year Unbeaten Streak
Arthur Sacy of the University of Miami, a 23-year-old heavyweight, remains undefeated in two years of college boxing, having won the national collegiate title as a freshman and knocking out four of five opponents this season. Promoters note his potential for pro bouts, as coach Billy Regan weighs his prospects. Meanwhile Willie Pep headlines a boxing scene with other talk of a Chavez title bout and local boxing chatter at full swing. Joe DiMaggio eases into Florida weather, testing his throwing arm after bone chips removal last November.
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Miami
Fla
Willie Pep-Humberto Sierra
Arthur Sacy
University of Miami
Sacy
Max Baer
Billy Regan
Boxing Commission
Art
Willie Pep
Lou Viscusi
Father Cotter
Los Angeles Catholic Youth Organization
Carlos Chavez
Viscnsi
Los Angeles
Elmer
Ray
Sweden
Olle Tandberg
Joe DiMaggio
Florida
Joe
NO SECRETS PLEASE In charity game Freddie Fitzsimons flubs at bat
In a Sunday charity exhibition Freddie Fitzsimons, soon to be named a Brooklyn citizen and currently a Braves coach, swung at a curve ball and hit a weak roller to the infield before returning to the bench. He quipped that after 25 years in baseball the same pitches keep coming and the word spreads.
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Freddie Fitzsimmons
Brooklyn
Braves
Freddie
NYU Violets Survive Scare to Extend Unbeatens Streak
NYU Violets slipped but finally beat St. John's of Brooklyn 59 to 54 at Madison Square Garden to stay the lone undefeated team in college basketball. Adolph Schayes led NYU as Michigan and Wisconsin won in the Big Nine race and Yale upset Princeton while Missouri beat Colorado.
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St. John’s
Brooklyn
NYU
Michigan
Wisconsin
Yale
Princeton
Colorado
Missouri
New York
Madison Square Garden
Violets
St. John's
Adolph Schayes
Purdue
Northwestern
Columbia
Cornell
Boxing Son Turns to Typewriter as Career Change
Eddie Houck, once a Miami University boxer and football player and son of Penn State boxing coach Leo Houck, will work on the Harrisburg Patriot sports desk. Mrs. Roman Scott travels from Anchorage to Dallas for the women’s international bowling congress in April, turning 82 at tournament time after a late-life bowling surge and slowdown from 169 to 139.
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Miami U
Leo
Penn State
Eddie
Harrisburg
Roman Scott
Anchorage
Alaska
Dallas
Texas
Fountain of Youth
Schoolboy Rowe Signs Phillie Contract
Clearwater Florida February 24 Pi Lynwood Schoolboy Rowe the Philadelphia Phillies annual pitching staff holdout returned his signed contract for the 1948 season
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Clearwater, Fla
Pi—Lynwood
Welcoming Lelon Cooper Visits Local Office
The notice invites friends to drop in and say hello at 238 40 North Wrenn St as Lelon Cooper connects with the group.
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Lelon Cooper
North Wrenn St
Basketball Scores From Associated Press Roundup
High Point defeated Appalachian 68 to 61 while New York University beat St. John’s 59 to 54. Yale topped Princeton 65 to 53 and Michigan won 46 to 35 over Purdue. Ohio State 60 over Indiana 45. Maryland 63 over Clemson 61.
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Appalachian
New York U
St. John’s
Yale
Princeton
Michigan
Purdue
Ohio State
Indiana
Maryland
Clemson
Richmond
Washington & Lee
Virginia
Quantico Marines
Davis & Elkins
W. Virginia Wesleyan
Beckley
Ric de Alderson-Broaddusalem
Marshall
Kentucky Wesleyan
Baltimore
Salisbury State
Virginia Tech
Hampden-Sydney
High Point Panthers Top Appalachian 68 61 To Claim North State Lead
In Boone, February 24, High Point defeated Appalachian 68 61 to seize undisputed first place in the North State Conference. Sparks came from Jerry Iscovitz who scored nine points in nine minutes after entering late, and Frank Henry who scored 22 from long range. A win over Lenoir Rhyne tonight would clinch the title and top seed for the conference tournament in Elkin.
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Enterprise
Boone
High Point
Appalachian
Purple Panthers
Mountaineers
Sittle
Jerry Iscovitz
Pittston
Panthers
Iscovitz
Furniture City Collegians
Lenoir-Rhyne Bears
Elkin
Frank Henry
Farecourt
Local Wrestlers To Meet Greensboro In Third Meet Of Year
High Point High School hosts Greensboro in the third meet of the season. The Bison matmen hold a 2-1 record with losses to Greensboro and a win over the Name Team and Norview High School of Norfolk. Gate City Highs perform under new coach Herman Smith. Matches start at 7:30 p.m. in the high school gym.
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High Point High School
Greensboro
Bison Matmen
Norview High School
Norfolk
Gate City
Herman Smith
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