South Carolina Duke clash for 1933 title in Raleigh
Duke and South Carolina meet in Raleigh for the Southern Conference basketball title with star players Waning Duke forward Wendell Horne and South Carolina guard Freddie Tompkins highlighted. Center matchups include Duke’s Jim Thompson against Rana Henderson as South Carolina remains favorite after an extra-period win over North Carolina. Blackie Carter offers to manage High Point ball club if a Piedmont league franchise is granted at Wilmington meeting. Carter plans to base operations in High Point by March 10 and intends to sign local players.
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Mississippi State Eyes SEC Semifinal Bid
Mississippi State, once a perennial also ran in Southern athletics, faces Vanderbilt in a semifinal tonight after upsetting Alabama on Saturday. Kentucky meets LSU in the other semi. Coaches and writers give Mississippi State a solid chance, citing speed and shooting but noting four sophomores in the lineup. Kentucky beat Florida in the previous round, while LSU defeated Tennessee on Saturday.
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Tennessee
Featherweight Title Bout Set For March Six
Featherweight contenders Johnny Pena of New York and Py-Varias Milling of Los Angeles meet in a ten round championship bout in Chicago on March 6.
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Varias Milling
Los Angeles
Johnny Pena
New York
Wake Forest Branch Opens by Durham Loan and Trust
The Durham Loan and Trust company will open a branch in Wake Forest on Wednesday with W. M. Satterfield named cashier.
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Durham Loan and Trust Company
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Raleigh may host 1934 Southern Conference tourney
Raleigh observers debate the fate of the 1934 Southern Conference basketball tournament. If Duke versus South Carolina draws a packed crowd tonight, Raleigh likely keeps the event. a weak turnout could move the tourney elsewhere.
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Fok
South Carolina
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Controversy over tournament bids sparks cadet tensions
Virginia Military Institute cadets were reportedly upset after Washington & Lee and Clemson were said to be invited while West Virginia University was left out. The dispute centers on last minute selection choices following Dr. K. R. Sermon's statement.
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Seeding Sparks Debate After Wolfpack Upset
Coach Shippley of Maryland questions the seedings that favored South Carolina over Maryland and North Carolina. Maryland protested a fifth seed, a move that would have pitted State against South Carolina in the semis. Washington & Lee then upset the Wolfpack, proving plans can go astray.
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North Carolina
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Question of seedings in State tournament exposed
Friday's discussion centered on who matched teams for the State seedings. Gus Tebell claimed responsibility, Tebell or a lone official may have acted, while Norman denied invites to the committee meeting. Coaches urged open handling to avoid conflict in the Southern Conference.
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Title Fight Looms as Dobson and Jonesboro Clash
Dobson and Jonesboro high school teams meet in Tin Can at 8 PM Tuesday to decide the Class B state title with Charlotte and Durham contesting the Class A crown Wednesday. Dobson beat Paw Creek 60-26 for the Western title. Jonesboro beat Ayden 68-18 for the Eastern title.
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Fishing Smack Buccaneer Towed After Possible Sea Tragedy
The 40 foot fishing smack Buccaneer with four holes stove in her beam was towed into Pensacola by a coast guard cutter. Officers fear a sea tragedy cost the lives of skipper F. L. Adier and his three crewmen. The overturned vessel was found 36 miles southeast in fog. identity of the crew was unknown. The boat departed February 158.
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Grand Duke Alexander Michailovitch Dies in France
Grand Duke Alexander Michailovitch former grand admiral of the Russian navy and brother in law of the late Czar Nicholas dies in Roquebrune France from a spinal ailment.
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Sale of Valuable Land by Trustee in Greensboro
Public auction to sell Lot No 1 in Block 4 Johnson Place Home Investment and Land in Guilford County North Carolina. The sale follows a deed of trust dated July 5 1920 by J Chirey Briggs and Hazel Hammond Briggs to W A J Idol trustee for Equitable Life Assurance Society. Bid cash. sale set for March 30 1933 at 2 p m in front of the courthouse door Greens boro North Carolina. Dred Peacock attorney.
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Piedmont League directors seek eight clubs for 1933 season
Wilmington February 27. Piedmont League directors and interests seek to organize a six to eight club circuit for 1933. President Day Hill says six clubs are certain with Charlotte and Richmond virtual certainties and other bids from Danville High Point Asheville Winston Salem Columbia and Greenville. Backing proof beyond the $1500 forfeit is required.
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Virginia Fighters To Face Trouble
UNIVERSITY, Va. Feb. 37 The University of Virginia boxing champions rest on laurels as they plan for another season. Boxers who left the title trail in semi finals hope for another chance against the champions who won eight titles in Saturday night bouts. Archy Hahn Virginia Norment Quakes North Carolina Bobby Goldstein Tom Fishburne Bill Dunnaway North Carolina State Henry Willard South Carolina Lewis Reiss Platt Landis North Carolina
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Two underdog boxers triumph despite injuries in crowded arena
Martin Levinson of North Carolina and Fred Lloyd of Duke won their bouts after both broke bones in their arms. The crowd filled the gymnasia to witness the matchups, though each fighter forfeited the next scheduled engagement.
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Bill Dunaway Wins NCSU Junior Middle Title Stout Punch Draws Praise
Bill Dunaway of North Carolina State knocked out Hal Stuart of Virginia and impressed experts as a cruiser with the weight class's most dangerous punch. The sturdy, fast fighter used both hands to decisive effect to become the conference first junior middleweight champion.
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North Carolina State
Hal Stuart
Virginia
Dunnaway
Soldier Teams Send Stars to UNC Indoor Games
Three military squads Clemson VPI and VM U are set to contest at the Southern Conference Indoor Games in Chapel Hill with top sprinters hurdlers and jumpers from Clemson Virginia Tech and VPI among the leaders. Strong showings from Gordon Lynn Widmyer Brownlee Bill Grims and Turner pace a competitive field as teams vie for the conference title and individual honors.
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Johnson Craig
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Raleigh poised to host 1934 Southern Conference tournament
Raleigh is virtually certain to host the 1934 Southern Conference basketball tournament. North Carolina State scored 28 against Tennessee in 1929, with Tompkins clinching the top individual scoring spot at 40 points. Wilmer Hines of North Carolina is second with 23, followed by Dana Henderson of South Carolina at 22, Jim Thompson of Duke at 9, and Wendell Horne of Duke with 18.
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Tompkins
Wilmer Hines
Dana Henderson
South Carolina
Jim Thompson
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Wendell Horne
Tournament tensions shape Virginia bid over two to three years
Lynchburg organizer N. . (Red) Scott says Virginia city wants the tournament. Conference basketball committee members privately favor keeping it in Lynchburg for at least two to three years due to revenue from cash customers.
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Conference committee to decide 1934 tournament site
The conference executive committee will choose the 1934 tournament site, likely following the basketball committee's recommendation. The decision will determine where the events are hosted and affect scheduling and hosting duties for member schools.
Tompkins Sets Tournament Scoring Record In Bout With Maryland
Freddie Tompkins of South Carolina scored 381 points in a single game against Maryland to break the tournament record previously held by Frank Goodwin. The remarkable scoring burst set a new standard for individual excellence in the event.
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Frank Goodwin
Coaches From Outside Conference Attend Tournament
The tournament drew coaches from beyond the conference including Tommy Secaffe of Wofford Dee Newton of Davidson John ny Johnson of Appalachian Ju lian Beall of High Point Pee wee Jackson of Emory and Henry Dizzy McLeod of Furman Pat Miller of Wake Forest and Harry Gamage Kentucky football coach Gamage visited mainly to discuss officials for next fall's football games with section rivals.
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High Point
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Wake Forest
Harry Gamage
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Officials use three referees in tournament games
The article notes that three officials worked all tournament games this year marking a first. It mentions discussions of three officials for Atlanta tournaments in the old conference but cites financial limits with 16 teams in early rounds preventing three-man crews.
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Independent Teams Open Tournament Opens in Carolinas
The opening round of the Independent Teams Open Tournament marks the start of the Charlotte Piedmont basketball championship. Matchups include Landis and Indian Trail Cal vary versus Norwood and Stanley County A C and Carolina Transfer, Steele Creek versus Trinity Methodist Kannapolis, with Winnaboro Clover and Stanfield Ramblers drawing byes.
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Arizmendi vs Miller Featherweight Title Bout Planned
Mexican challenger Babe Arizmendi and Freddie Miller of Cincinnati, two of the three featherweight title claimants, meet in Los Angeles tomorrow night in the sole highlighted bout of the week’s national boxing schedule.
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Babe Arizmendi
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Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Pirates Pitchers Ordered To Start Carving Them
Paso Robles Calif Feb 27 1921 Pirates pitchers in spring training were ordered by Manager George Gibson to put something on the ball promising to improve their control and performance in the upcoming season.
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Pittsburgh Pirate
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White Sox Begin Spring Training under Fonseca at Pasadena
Manager Lew Fonseca opened the Chicago White Sox first drill in Pasadena calling the roll of candidates and sending the recruits out an hour before the veterans.
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Calif
Lew Fonseca
Chicago White Sox
Babe Herman Hit First Cubs Camp Home Run
Avalon California February 27 Babe Herman expected to do heavy hitting for the Cubs is credited with his first training camp home run marking a strong start to spring training.
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Calif
Babe Herman
Cubs
Yankees Open 1933 Campaign With Training Camp Start
New York on February 27 1933 the Yankees began their bid for another world title as the first squad departed for the training camp in St. Petersburg Florida.
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New York Yankees
St. Petersburg
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Brooklyn Opens Spring Training with Nine Pitchers Arrived
The vanguard of the Brooklyn baseball team gathered for the first spring workout in Miami with nine pitchers and one catcher arriving last night to start the season.
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Fia
Brooklyn
Southeastern to Adopt Stricter Athletic Rules Tonight
Atlanta February 27 The Southeastern conference met to set tougher eligibility standards and higher scholarships. Presidents of 13 member schools discussed stricter coach and faculty oversight and a unified policy for athletic scholarships.
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