Boston fighter wins decision over Dave Andrews
In Lowell a 195 pound Cleo Shans outpointed Dave Andrews over ten rounds. In New York Joe Reddick 157 outpointed Jerry 161 in ten rounds. An electrical fault near the aquarium exhibit produced a loud beep and a visual flash spelling electric eel.
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Boston
Cleo Shans
Los
Dave Andrews
Lowell
New York
Joe Reddick
N. J
Jerry
Brooklyn
YMCA Clubs Rival in Civic League Playoff Round
Mercury and JayCees win in Civic Club contests while Kiwanis push to overtime against younger rivals. Triangle dominates High Point College in a volleyball series and Emma Blair takes the first semi final game 30 22 over Ray Street with J McDowell scoring ten for Bay Street.
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Mercury
JayCees
Kiwanis
Ercury A. C
Lions
Rotary
Triangle
High Point College
Triangle Boys
Balcon
Collegians
Emma Blair
Ray Street
Bay Street
J. McDowell
Saeame
Triangle and Erlanger Vie For Gold Medal A Finals
Triangle undefeated AAU class B champions meet Erlanger from Lexington for the Gold Medal basketball tourney class A final on the YMCA floor at 8 00 p m prelims include Greensboro VY juniors at 7 00 and Tomlinson and Highland Industrial league game at 9 00. If needed a Friday game follows at 3 45 p m.
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Triangle
Erlanger
Lexington
YMCA
Greensboro
Tomlinson and Highland
Milkmaids plan mobile aid unit for Devon farmers
In South Devon England a special mobile squad of trained milkmaids is planned to respond on 24 hour notice. They would travel by car to assist farms with labor shortages. A mobile orchard pruning unit is also being considered.
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South Devon
England
Hunsucker Tops Scorers in 14 Point Bison Win
High Point Black Bison beat Danville 51 to 28 in a non conference game as Bill Hunsucker led with 14 points on seven baskets. Danville’s Greenberg topped visiting scorers with 12 while Crowder added ten in the Pointers’ last half effort.
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Point
Danville
Tommy McGhee
High Point
Bison
Curtis McDonald
Donald Hooper
Greensberg
Ted Hodge
High Point Black Bison
Bill Hunsucker
Und
Simeon
Virginians
Jack Hawks
Richard Crowder
Asheville Five
Enother
Greensboro
Greenberg
Ashevme
Asheville
Capone
Hunsucker
Jones
Watson
Hartley
Uv Hawks
Crow
Hooper
Ae von Drehle
Voc
Stutts
M. Reynolds
Tate
U Bridges
H. P. McDonald
Crowder
Hurd
Reynolds
Traynham
Bridges
Hackney
Culler
Herbert Hoover Edges in Bone Fishin Division Lead
Former president Herbert Hoover held the lead in the bone fishin division of the Miami Metropolitan fishing tournament. He landed a 10 pound 3 ounce bone fish aboard a chartered yacht in the Florida Keys. His secretary Miss Bernice Millerler of Palo Alto California caught a 9 pound 5 ounce fish.
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Miami
Fla
Herbert Hoover
Florida Keys
Bernice Millerler
Palo Alto
Calif
John Dillon Falls to Eleventh in National Scoring List
Elmore Morgenthaler of New Mexico Mines keeps the lead with 547 points after scoring 62 in two games. Marshall's Bill Hall remains second with 529, while Fred Lewis of Eastern Kentucky holds third at 516 as AP tabulations update the nation's top college scorers.
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Elmore Morgenthaler
New Mexico Mines
Associated Press
Morgenthaler
Marshall
Bill Hall
Hall
Fred Lewis
Eastern Kentucky
Kentucky Athletic Conference
Morgenthaler N. Mex
Mines
Lewis
Eastern
Mikan
DePaul
Ava
Tonkovich
Marshall Ae
Tao
Asa
Tipton
Chico
Calif
State
Kurland
Oklahoma
Aggies
Brown
Evansville
Embry
Western Ky
Otten
Bowling Green
Dillon
N. C
Big Ten
Morris
Northwest
Mason Dixon
Bartheleme
Baltimore
Loyola
Southern
UNC Squad For Tourney Is Picked
CHAPEL HILL Feb 27 Coach Carnevale announced the 10 man game squad for the southern conference tournament opening Thursday. The White Phantoms start Dil lon Paxton McKinney Jordan White with Anderson Scholbe Hughes Thorne Hayworth for split time. If McKinney or Dillon are unfit Anderson or Thorne may start. Carolina enters with a 26–3 season mark and 13–1 in the conference. The tourney seedings place Maryland in the first round and Wake Forest or William and Mary as possible later opponents.
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Chapel Hill
Carnevale
North Carolina
White Phantoms
John “Hock" Dillon
Bob Paxton
Horace “Bones
McKinney
Jim Jordan
Jim White
Don Anderson
Er Scholbe
Lester
Jim Hayworth
Dillon
Anderson
Thorne
Carolina
Little Creek Amphibs
Phantoms
Little Creek
Tar Heels
Lady Luck
Raleigh
Maryland
Dukes
William and Mary
Wake Forest
Duke
Blue Devils
Basketball Scores From Various Colleges Noted
A roundup of college basketball results shows Lock Haven 68 over Indiana Pa 41 and Alfred 45 over St Bonaventure 34. Other scores include Marshall 88 over Dayton 42 and Notre Dame 57 over Northwestern 55 with several other matchups listed. In the OPA notice a San Francisco business college owning the building housing the local OPA office orders the move by March 31.
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San Francisco
OPA
Business College
Returned Soldiers Set for Fast Baseball Comeback
Veteran players from World War II return with sharpened fitness and discipline. Managers Joe McCarthy and Mel Ott see clear gains as Johnny Mize trims pounds and Phil Rizzuto envisions Panama bounds. Ott notes veterans in their prime are likely to reclaim rosters, while some younger returnees must win spots.
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Gayle Talbot
Miami
Fila
Florida
Panama Suns
Joe McCarthy
Yankees
Mel Ott
Giants
Johnny Mize
Mize
Phil Rizzuto
Panama
Buddy Hassett
Ott
Bramham Seeks Early Bonus Rule For Leagues
Durham reports National Association president W G Bramham has urged commissioner Chandler to convene an early meeting of the major minor league advisory council to draft a bonus rule acceptable to both leagues. The proposed rule would regulate signing bonuses for young players. The minors had rejected a majors’ substitute proposed last December.
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Durham
W. G. Bramham
National Association
A. B. Chandler
Commissioner — of Baseball
Major
Tobacco Loop Is Class D Circuit
The Tobacco State league qualified as a class D circuit in North Carolina. Members include Fuquay Angier Clinton Dunn Erwin Sanford Smithfield and Wilmington. It becomes the 42nd minor baseball league in Bramham remarks.
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Durham
W. G. Bramham
National Association
Fuquay- Angier
Clinton
Dunn-Erwin
Sanford
Smithfield
Wilmington
North Carolina
Bramham
Virginia Entries Headed to Southern Conference Tourney
The Virginia entries Virginia Tech and William and Mary head to Raleigh for the Southern Conference tournament. The Gobblers, defending state champions, travel with captain Harry Bushkar and top scorer Joe Ruddell to face George Washington at 2 p.m. Thursday, while William and Mary rely on Stanley Magdziak and Chet Mackiewicz for their first game at 9:30 Thursday.
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Richmond
Virginia
Virginia Tech
William and Mary
Raleigh
Gobblers
Guilford College Gymnasium
Greensboro
George
Gummy) Proctor
Harry Bushkar
Joe Ruddell
George Washington
Stanley Magdziak
Chet Mackiewicz
Indians
Tribe
Wingma Wice
Forest
Red Shield Basketball Junior League to Crown Champion
The Salvation Army Junior Red Shield league ends its season Friday night in the Salvation Army gym. The top four teams advance to the divisional Red Shield Junior tournament starting Saturday at High Point college, then moving to Charlotte March 8 and 9, 1946. Kiwanis is the only assured berth. possible ties for second place could trigger a Friday night playoff before the eight o clock start.
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Salvation Army
High Point College
Charlotte
Kiwanis
Drexel dies of heart attack in Boca Grande
Anthony J. Drexel 59, former broker and grandson of Drexel founder, died of a heart attack at his Boca Grande home on Saturday. Funeral services and burial will be in Philadelphia, where he was born.
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Boca Grande
Fla
Anthony J. Drexel
Drexel and Company
Philadelphia
Drexel
High Point Panthers Win Big Then Head To Guilford
High Point College defeated Appalachian State Teachers 63 to 52 in Boone to extend their conference streak to six games. Vincent Cale led with 20 points while Russell Lombardy added 12. Tonight they travel to Guilford to face the Quakers in a pivotal collision for the title race.
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Boone
High Point College
Appalachian State Teachers College
Mountaineers
Vincent Cale
Igh Point
Cale
Russell Lombardy
Welborn
Hammond
Hiatt
Wey
Jack Hammo
High Point
Hook
Russel Lombardy
Appalachian
Catawba
Indians
Guilford
High Point Panthers
Quakers
Panthers
JayVees
Rere
Embler
Preston
Os Lombardy
Bowen
Edwards
Collins
Brooks
White
Hogaman
Fidler
Eel ‘Allen
Webborn
Lombardy
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By Wayne Williard Jr
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