High Point Defeats Reidsville 42 28 In Basketball Win
High Point cagers rallied in the second half to beat Reidsville 42 to 28. Walker led scorers with 16 points, McAdams added 7 for Reidsville, and the win marked High Point's 20th season victory and second over Reidsville. The Bison head toward the conference tourney with a first round bye after recent wins.
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Reidsville
Bison
Walker
McDonald
Secall
Lions
Tony Simeon
McAdams
Bison Reidsville
Winston
Gastonia
High Point
Eee Newhall
I A Laiker
Fetter
Ivan
Esss McAdams
Ascedes Cardwell
Reid
Hanes
Presnell
Montgomery Ruin
Peters
Yille
Voss
Jimmy Bivins Becomes Civil War Knockout Champion Fight
Jimmy Bivins defeats Lee Murray by technical knockout in the sixth round at Murray Arena. A crowd around 4000 watches as Bivins regains prestige in the first meeting with a protege of Lem Stoopnagie radio. Murray suffers a gash above his left eye from a right uppercut and is overwhelmed by Bivins’ right hand in the later rounds.
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Larry Smith
Jimmy Bivins
Lee O. Murray
Cleveland
Lem Stoopnagie
Bivins
Murray
Jimmy
Bivin
Gra-Y League Playoff Pairings Set for Championship
Kings face Elm in the opening Gra-Y League playoff game this Wednesday at 4 15 pm with Edgar Ley as secretary noting the schedule. The winner advances to a three game series starting Monday afternoon to determine the championship.
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Kings
Edgarley
Verdale
Johnson Street
Emma Blair
Cross
Baksi Defeats Mauriello In Swell Garden Showdown
Joe Baksi dominated Tami Mauriello at the Garden in a strong heavyweight bout. Baksi showed power with rights and lefts, dropped Mauriello once, and drew praise for pace and stamina despite Mauriello's late surge. Rematch talks pointed to March 10 for a 12 round sequel.
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New York
Joe Baksi
Tami Mauriello
the Garden
Tami
Tom Thumb
Joe
Eighth Avenue Abattoir
Maurielio
Boys Club Beats Burlington 29 to 21 in Local Hoops
The Boys Club of Salvation Army defeated Burlington 29 to 21. Roach led with nine points while Scott of Burlington had ten. At halftime High Point led 15 to 10. Thursday the Boys Club travels to Greensboro to face the Greensboro Boys Club.
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Salvation Army
Burlington
Roach
High Point
Scott
Greensboro
Norfolk Naval Base basketball rivals spark keen interservice clash
At the Norfolk naval base two premier teams, training station and air station, dominate local basketball with long seasons and storied rosters. Coached by Chief Bosn Gary Bodie, the training station averages high scoring and has faced Ohio State in key showdowns, while the air station, led by J Jack Curtice, features Bob Carpenter and Lt John Barr among its standout players and pro ties, fueling a fierce intra base rivalry.
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Norfolk Naval Base
Bosn
Gary Bodie
Navy
Ohio State
Aanding
Quintine
Bill
Red) Izman
City College of New York
John Oklahoma A
Matt Zune George
Wastin
Bob Ferrick
Santa Clara
Larry Varnell
Earl Keth
Warrensburg
Ralph Bishop
Washington U
U.S
John Barr
Penn State
Gates
Sam Houston College
Lockard
Arkansas U
Philipps Oilers
Ed McGrath
Santa Monica College
Twentieth Century Fox
Belus Smaciey
Appalachian State
South Piedmont Final Round at T ville Tonight
Two games in the Thomasville high gym decide the 1944 South Piedmont conference champions. Winston-Salem Children's Home teams won sectional crowns and will face Concord and Kannapolis winners in tonight’s finals. Kannapolis and Concord meet in the other semifinal.
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Thomasville
Thomasville High
Kannapolis
Winston- Salem
Concord
Nnapolis
Zpeme Sullis
Byrd Wins New Orleans Open In Navy Bound Roundup
Navy bound Sammy Byrdformerly of the New York Yankees won the $5,000 New Orleans Open with a 285 total. He pocketed $6,000 Gulfport tournament winnings and $1,000 in war bonds. Harold McSpaden finished third at 291, while Nelson earned $750 in bonds. The Gulfport pro-am opens Thursday ahead of the 36-hole final on Sunday.
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New Orleans
Sammy Byrd
New York Yankee
Gulfport
Mississippi
Sammy
Birmingham
Ala
Navy
Byrd
Nelson
Harold
Jug” McSpaden
Gulfort
No Announcement on Auburn Football Coach Choice
Auburn Alabama February 29 Dr L N Duncan president of Alabama Polytechnic Institute says no announcement will be made today on the choice of a new head football coach for Auburn. Leading candidates include Carl Voyles and Pete Cawthon. Voyles denies applying or offer to him.
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Auburn
Ala
de. L. N. Duncan
Alabama, Polytechnic Institute
Dun
Carl Voyles
William and Mary
Pete Cawthon
Brooklyn
Voyles
Williamsburg
Arch
Richmond
Jhim
Earl Combs Takes Year Long Leave From Yanks
Earl Combs, veteran outfielder and longtime coach of the New York Yanks, will be away from Yankee Stadium for a year to tend his farms near Richmond Kentucky. Johnny Neun will replace him as Yanks coach and Jack Saltzgaver becomes Kansas City manager after joining that club in 1938.
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Yank
Earl Combs
New York Yanks
Yankee Stadium
Combs
Richmond
Yanks
Louisville
Johnny Neun
Kansas City
Jack Saltzgaver
Sports Shorts News Item
Brief sports note from New York dated February 29 mentions a title bout expected Friday night with a 136 pounds class, referencing prior match results and an outcome from November.
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New York
Jack
Connie Mack Claims Grove Best Pitcher Among Contemporaries
Philadelphia dispatch notes Connie Mack stating Bob Grove surpassed Walter Johnson and Christy Mathewson in pitching. Mack cites Grove's six pitching championships versus Johnson’s three and Mathewson’s tie, per records reviewed for the Germantown Association.
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Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Bob Grove
Walter Johnson
Christy Mathewson
Mathewson
Connie Stold
Germantown Susiatedmen's Association
Johnson
Grove
Pepper Martin Plans Major Comeback With Cardinals
Pepper Martin at age 40 eyes a return to the majors with the St. Louis Cardinals. The fan favorite and 1931 World Series star left the majors in 1940 after a long, colorful career with Rochester Sacramento and the Cardinals. He previously led the Gas House Gang era and posted a .298 career batting average over 12 seasons.
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Central Press
The
Osage
St. Louis Cardinals
John Leonard
Pepper) Martin
Martin
National Lea
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Rochester
Card Farm
Sacramento
of Cards
Dizzy Dean
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Syracuse
Houston
Cardinal
Redbirds
Cards
Pepper
Classy Rookies To Bolster National League
New York Feb 29 1944 rosters show 78 rookies amid war churn. 37 made good by midseason and 1944 promises more close games, with Luis Olmo Ray Mueller Al Brazie Harry Brecheen Lou Klein Ed Stanky among notable freshmen. Stan Musial tops wartime rookies in fame while Tommy OBrien and Woody Williams post strong marks.
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Bill Brandt
New York
Boston
Brooklyn
Luis Olmo
Ray Mueller
al Brazie
Harry Brecheen
Lou Klein
Ed Stanky
Brazie
Braceen
Brazile
Joe Beggs
Lonnie Warneke
Cliff Mel- Senne
Pete Reiser
Tommy O'Brien
Pittsburgh
Woody Williams
Cincinnati
Stan Musial
Amos Wins Municipal League Title In Close 34 29 Victory
Amos defeated Triangle 34 to 29 to claim the Municipal league championship for the second straight year. Amos led 19 14 at halftime as E Farlowe of Triangle fouled out early in the third. Carroll led Amos with 11 points while Thomas added 13. For Triangle Snipes and Dawson each had 8 points.
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Triangle
E. Farlowe
Carroll
Thomas
Snipes and
Dawson
College and high school basketball scores page
Oklahoma 44 Iowa State 30 and Great Lakes 73 Minnesota 43 in college action. Central Penn 53 Pennsylvania 3 and Lakehurst NAS 2 with Phil Marines 44. Sanford 23 Greensboro 4 then High Point 42 over Reidsville 38 in high school results.
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Iowa State
Great Lakes
Minnesota
Central
Penn
Pennsylvania
Lakehurst
Phil
Marines
Sanford
Greensboro
High Point
Reidsville
Fights Last Night Box Scores From Various Cities
Ike Williams knocked out Phil Lips in Philadelphia as Harold Smith defeated Don Eddy in Niagara Falls. In Pittsburgh Juste Fontaine stopped Jerry Darby, Ervin Hicks KOed Jerry McGee in New York, Lou Salica stopped Mario Colon in Holyoke, and other bouts took place across Hartford Milwaukee Detroit Aberdeen and more with several knockouts and score decisions.
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Ike Williams
Trenton
N. J
Bills Phillips
Harold
Jamaica” Smith
Don Eddy
Niagara Falls
Pittsburgh
Juste Fontaine
Milwaukee
Jerry Darby
New York
Ervin Hicks
Jerry McGee
Hollyoke
Mass
Lou Salica
Mario Colon
Mexico
Jack Kearns
Hartford
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Stonewall Jackson
Chicago
Jimmy Joyce
Gary
Ind
Alex Jimenze
Detroit
Charles Parham
Roy Lewis
Muncie
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Tuffy Cummings
British Navy
Buddy Garcia
Aberdeen
Scranton
Joe Dinofrio
Freeland
Charley Lavatello
Dunmore
Sam Baccala
Baltimore
Tony Ray
Paterson
Hot Springs
Ark
J. D. Turner
Dallas
Pancho Medrano
Mexico City
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