Greensboro Boys Lose Tight Duel With High Point 15 to 20
Greensboro High School boys fought hard in a 20 to 15 defeat by High Point on their home court. The girls crushed Walnut Cove 52 to 22 in a dominant performance as capacity crowds watched.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1932
Page
3
Greensboro High School boys fought hard in a 20 to 15 defeat by High Point on their home court. The girls crushed Walnut Cove 52 to 22 in a dominant performance as capacity crowds watched.
Purple Panthers host Lenoir Rhyne in a bowling match at home tonight with Comer and Sensen leading the squad.
Ernie Schaaf, the Boston heavyweight, defeated W L Stribling in Chicago Stadium by ten rounds to rise among boxing's top names outside Schmeling and Sharkey. The win paves a likely future matchup with Mickey Walker as March 18 tentative. A heated clash required referee intervention after the sixth.
The Schaaf Stribling bout draws heat as Johnny Buckley of Schaaf 606 tried for a Mickey Walker match at $50,000. Nate Lewis aims to pair Schaaf with King Levinsky for March 30. Stribling rates Schaaf the toughest among Schmeling Sharkey and Schaaf.
The High Point girls beat Walnut Cove 62 to 22 in a fast, tense game. Blackburn led High Point with 16 and Richardson scored 14 for Walnut Cove, as Hall sparked a late scoring burst.
The Allen Jay high school second team edged the Y M C A 125 pound cage outfit by one point, 15 to 14, in a fast game yesterday. Angram and Nelson led Allen Jay, while Farlowe stood out for the losers.
High Point singles and doubles teams clash with Winston-Salem at King Pin Alleys at eight. Comer defends singles vs Pease. Willis Sensenbach teams with Comer against Pease and Shepherd. Doubles winners face Payne and Bowman for a final spot in Norfolk National Tournament.
About 6 800 to 7 000 books valued at roughly 7 000 dollars have been stolen from Superior Wisconsin public library since 1927. The ongoing theft case has prompted security reviews and a broader look at archival collection losses.
In a fast three game total pin match at King Pin Alleys, 60 Wiling policemen defeated the Bowlers of the Greyhound Lines of Winston Salem 1432 to 1424. Holland led police with a 123 single game, while Greyhound’s Jones posted a 322 set. Health Center’s Galther topped with 351 total and a 135 single. The court of next week features a Winston Salem rematch at the same alleys. The King Pin teams and Health Center ladies also set a women’s contest next Friday night.
Purple Panthers of High Point college face Lenoir Rhyne on the same bill as the High Point matmen meet Draper Y. M. C. A. tonight at 7. Guilford College crushed the Bears 61 to 29, while the wrestling squad lines include Reese, Ludwig, Hastings, Smith, Swartz and others. Draper Y has not lost this season and features Copeland Williams Lee Shipman Robbins Smith Craver.
Gene Venzke the 4 10 miler from Bayer town Pa seeks a new indoor 1 500 meters mark at Madison Square Garden replacing the mile in the Knights of Columbus games. He faces Ray Conger the American record holder Frank Nordell Leo Lermond Frank Crowley and Earl Calahan with odds about six to one against the record.
Chattanooga University clinched the Dixie conference basketball crown by a 40 to 39 margin over Howard college of Birmingham. The Moccasins completed a double by adding the football honor to their season.
In Ormand Beach Florida Miss Frances Williams of Allentown Pennsylvania and Miss K Bragaw from Orange New Jersey advanced to the women's South Atlantic golf crown final with Williams the medalist and slight favorite to win.
Chicago card sees Ernie Schaaf of Boston outpoint W I Young Stribling of Georgia in a 10 rounder and Ben Jeby stops Sullivan of St Paul in nine. Clyde Chastain from Dallas outpoints Mickey Patrick of Chicago in six. Al Fay of Pittsburgh outpoints Tom Davenport of Little Rock in six.
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New York based Sammy Fuller defeated Ray Miller of Chicago by a points decision in a ten round bout held in Chicago. Fuller built an early lead and withstood Miller’s rally to secure the win.
Florida routed Maryland 39 to 24 and Virginia edged Alabama 20 to 16 as the Southern Conference tourney moved into the second day in Atlanta. Duke faces Florida at 3 p m, while Virginia meets Georgia at 9 p m, with Kentucky and North Carolina pairing later.
Sir Malcolm Campbell set five new world automobile speed records at Daytona Beach before deciding not to try further this year. He will ship the Blue Bird back to England as conditions were not satisfactory for additional trials. He still believes the car can reach 280 mph under better beach and weather.
In Clearwater Florida on February 27 Waite Hoyt veteran major league pitcher released unconditionally by the Athletics is slated to sign shortly with the Brooklyn Dodgers. In Fort Myers Florida on February 27 Shorteton Joe Boley ordered to report to the Athletics camp March 10 after a Landis halted sale to the Cleveland Indians. Athletics have signed Bob Chandler a Giant rookie from Decatur Alabama.
New Orleans February 27 Eddie Morgan the third leading batter in the American League last season is the only Cleveland Indian yet to sign his 1932 contract. Tuesday will determine if he is a definite holdout. Morgan is the lone unsigned Indian from the 1931 roster.
Los Angeles reports catcher Frank Hogan is out indefinitely after a grandstand collision. Pitcher Fred Fitzsimmons and second baseman Eddie Moore have signed to join the team.
St Petersburg report says Ben Chapman, famous base stealer, notified Manager McCarthy of his decision to sign with the New York Yankees. The move involves the Yankees securing Chapman after he informed the manager of his contract intent.
Campbell's peak speed reached 267 mph on a southbound run but a headwind limited a 241 mph return. His best mile southbound was 257 mph. The rundown lists five new world records for Sir Malcolm, comparing mph and previous marks across distances from one kilometer to ten kilometers.
Chicago dates back to February 37. ping pong grows in popularity as an indoor sport. Some 200 players aged 12 to 60 gathered from Cleveland and Tulsa for the western U S championship. Sidney Lenz of New York elected president of the American Ping Pong Association. Quarter finals narrow field to 16 with Chicago stars leading contenders.
The Enterprise Carriers beat Piedmont Hosiery 6 to 3 as Farlowe led with five points and Singerfield scored twice for the Hosiery. Lineups note Newby, Workman, Bryant Allen, Bowe, and Callihan among others. In batting practice at Chico, Calif, Feb 27, Detroit Tigers faced spring training challenges with a snake scare and players sidelined by poison oak.
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