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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1930
Page
5
The Madison Square Garden co billed boxing event in Miami features Jack Sharkey vs Phil Scott in a 15 round main event. An eight nation, ten man heavyweight card includes Victorio Campolo and Robbery John Risko with a strong undercard and potential gate over 300000 dollars.
The write up notes Sharkey as a 5 to 1 underdog before the fight with Shakey. Betting favors the American, and after lengthy training the odds are predicted to rise rather than fall.
Wake Forest varsity baseball unveils a 20 game 1930 schedule under manager J G Carroll. The Deacons play 14 colleges across six states starting March 22 with Georgetown Springfield College Davidson Duke Ursinus Guilford Elon and UNC among rivals and include Navy Penn and Quantico Marines in late spring.
Alabama Duke Washington and Lee and Kentucky lead as top seeds in the Southern Conference tournament opening in Atlanta. Predictions note possible all North Carolina final and potential Duke Alabama title clash while outlining upper and lower bracket matchups and first round expectations.
Jerry M. Dyer of Statesville, president of the Eastern National Park Tour, called a Feb 28 meeting in Roanoke Va. Delegates from Winston Salem Mocksville Statesville Hickory Morganton Marion Ashe pass through the Blossom Trail highway linking Shenandoah and Great Smoky National Parks and expected to attend.
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Carolina closes 1930 basketball season with wins over V. P. I., Navy and Davidson to earn a dark horse tag for the Southern Conference tournament in Atlanta. UNC posts 10–9 overall, 4–7 in the conference, and 4–4 in Big Five play, with veteran contributors sidelined by injury and coach Jim Ashmore naming a 10-man squad for the trip. Rip Slusser also faces a busy March 8 with football and track duties in Chapel Hill.
Miami fight card features Jack Sharkey from Boston vs Phil Scott for a possible world championship bout with Max Schmeling in June. Campolo meets Risko in the semi final, plus four prelims with Loughran, Charles, Maloney, Bouquillon, Bianchi and Darling. Main card at Madison Square Garden Stadium breezes through 10 pm EST with 25 000 to 35 000 expected attendance and 200 000 to 250 000 receipts. Weather forecast calls for partly cloudy skies. rain would push the show to Friday night.
Durham defeats High Point 32 to 15 at the local gym in the final basketball game of the season. Gurley led High Point with strong early play but Hackfield shut him down, while Moffitt starred for Durham in his final Bison appearance.
Hartford scene had world featherweight champ outpoint Ignacio Fernandez of Chile in a 10 round non title bout. Similarly Purvis of Toronto defeated Georgie Kerwin in Indianapolis. Other regional decisions include Cooper over Saguero in St. Petersburg and Mack over Holtzer in Los Angeles.
Furman university’s Purple Hurricane clinched the South Carolina title by beating Wof ford 44 to 13, marking Furman’s 17th win without a defeat this season. Clemson and Georgia, southern conference foes, are among Furman’s victims as the unaffiliated team mounts the championship run.
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