Duke and Carolina Ready for Big Mountain of Games
Duke and North Carolina brace for a quartet of 1936 clashes with Clemson at Chapel Hill Yale at Durham and the Charlotte YMCA meeting Wofford vs Charlotte in Charlotte Wake Forest trip. The Tar Heels defend the Southern Conference title while Duke eyes Yale and Elon on the road to strong showings.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Durham
Tar Heels
Clemson
Blue Devils
Elon
Yale University
Bulldogs
Richmond
University of Richmond
Wofford College
Terriers
Charlotte Y. M. C. A
Spartanburg Collegians
Wake Forest
Clemson Tigers
Walter Skidmore
George
Bo" Shepard
Jim McCachren
Earl Ruth
Lutcher Webster
Paul Kaveny
Melvin Nelson
Andy Bershak
Eddie Cameron
Duke
Richmond Spiders
Virginians
Columbia’s baseball franchise owner eyes park plan
Harry Hatcher owner of Columbia's franchise in the reorganized South Atlantic league inspected the city park and announced plans to form a Class B club. He arrived with two possible managers unnamed and planned talks with city officials on renovating Dreyfuss field for spring training starting mid March.
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Columbia
8. C
Harry Hatcher
Hatcher
Jacksonville
Fia
Dreyfuss Field
Exhibition Set as Athletics to Visit Presbyterians
The Philadelphia Athletics will play an exhibition game against the Presbyterian College baseball team in Clinton on April 7. The event is billed as a showcase matchup between a major league club and a college squad.
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Clinton
8. C
Philadelphia Athletics
Presbyterian College
Globe Parlor Tops Amateur Quint League
Globe Parlor moved into first place by beating Harriss Covington 31 to 20 at the Y M C A. Harriss Covington drops to a tie for second with Marsh and Adams Millis Pointers after the loss. Lily Byrd and Collins led Globe Parlor. Johnson and M Smith scored for Harriss Covington.
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Globe Parlor
Harriss- Covington
Harriss-Covington
Marsh
Adams-Millis
Lily
Byrd
Collins
Johnson
M. Smith
Tiie
Amos
Everhardt
Bouldin
Grissom
Adams-Millis Pointers
Highland
Hedrick
Royals
Norman
Hensley
Tomlinson
DeMolay
Smith
Etttee Hedrick
Petty
F Collins
Payne
Briggs
Maxwell
Ferris and
Ferris and Cov
Globe Parlor Bailey
Harris and Covington
Adams Millis Pointers
Adams Millis
Hecrick
Sappenfield
Wall, Mess
Welch
Aeette $S
Shellon G “Cere
Grant
B. Anderson
Praeee
Hensey
Globe Parlor Wood
Harris
Seeeaes
Sane
Batley
Mattocks
Rothrack
Hall
Hughes
Thorburn ¢ Brooks
Tomlinson Smith
Newsome
B. R. Nelson
D. Nelson
Culler
Eldridge
Jones
Praetor
Industrial Loop Resumes Play Saturday Afternoon
After a Christmas lay-off the Industrial Basketball league resumes at the YMCA gym on Saturday afternoon with Allen Jay vs High Point Paper Box at 1 30, Thomasville Chair and Triangle at 2 15, and American Bakeries against Adames-Millis at 3 o'clock.
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Industrial Basketball League
Allen Jay
High Point Paper Box
Thomasville
Triangle
American Bakeries
Adames-Millis
Olympic year opens with Brookyln track meet for Olympic prospects
Snowbound conditions greet the first indoor meet of the Olympic year in Brooklyn. The Columbus council event kicks off the flat-armory season with 600 entries and four strong Olympic prospects, though winning does not guarantee Olympic squad spots.
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Brooklyn Knights of Columbus
New York
United States
Columbus Council
Knights of Columbus
Brooklyn
Armory
Two Sophomores Ineligible To Play For State In Fall
North Carolina State College officials announced that two sophomore backs Arthur Rooney of Pittsburgh and Kenneth Sands of Pulaski Virginia are ineligible for fall athletics due to scholastic delinquencies. Everett Robinson may still regain a spot on the Wolfpack squad if he improves grades by June and summer session.
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Raleigh
Jan
N. C. State College
Wolfpack
Everett
Robinson
Arthur Rooney
Pittsburgh
Kenneth Sands
Pulaski
Enlistment Quota For Navy Is Fixed
R. D. Spears announces the January enlistment quota for the two Carolinas set at 56 men with 48 to be apprentices and 8 to be mess attendants. Only men of the Negro race are enlisted as mess attendants.
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R. D. Spears
U. S. Navy
Federal Building
Greensboro
Carolinas
Bison open season with Salvation Army tilt
The Black Bisons of High Point High start their 1936 season tonight at the Salvation Army Gymnasium at 8 oclock. A revenge game against the Red Shields follows last year’s YMCA Gold Medal semifinal loss. The lineup likely includes the Hartley brothers Chastain Sprye and Meisky. In the prelim, Salvation Army plays Harriss Covington at 7.
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Black Bisons
High Point High School
Salvation Army
Red Shield
Bisons
Red Shields
8. A
Hartley Brothers
Chastain
Sprye
Meisky
Harriss-Covington
U S Olympic Winter Teams Sail For Germany Today
The United States Olympic winter teams sail for Garmisch Partenkirchen Germany with about 45 athletes and officials aboard the Manhattan. Last minute additions joined the bobsled squad as candidates for women’s ski team and several men’s ski runners and jumpers are already in Europe. Gilbert Colgate sailed yesterday and Billy Fiske and Eddie Kagan of the bobsled squad and the entire figure skating team will sail later this month.
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New York
United States
Europe
Gilbert Colgate
Billy Fiske
Eddie Kagan
Davidson Opens Big Five Season With North Carolina
Davidson hosts North Carolina in Charlotte for the first Big Five game of the season. Coach Flake Laird fields a rebuilt lineup led by co-captains Maurice Peabody and Bill Quick with Dick Cathey, Ken Knorr, Wade Barrow, and Bill Kiesewetter in key roles as the Wildcats replace losses from last year.
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Davidson
University of North Carolina
Charlotte
Charlie Harris
Jim Morgan
Courtney Ross
Gereditation
Flake Laird
Wildcat
Bill Quick
Maurice Peabody
Laird
Peabody
Carolina Tilt
Kenneth Knorr
Dick Cathey
Wade Barrow
Presbyterian
Bill Kiesewetter
Hancock
Kiesewetter
Barrow
Graber Meets Powell In Return Contest Tonight
Wrestling opens the new year in High Point Santo at the local arena for a return matchup between Henry Graber and Dick Powell with an 8:30 p.m. start and a best two of three falls format across a 90 minute limit. The card also features Leo Jeffords vs Dobie Osborn and the German vs Walter Underhill in a heady lineup that promises a large crowd and sharp action.
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High Point Santo
Curtis Denning
Henry Graber
Dick Powell
Leo Jeffords
Georgia Blacksmith
Dobie Osborn
Denning
Walter Underhill
Graber
Jeffords
Osborn
Sugar Bowl tennis tourney draws Orleans spotlight
New Orleans on January 3 reports a busy Sugar Bowl carnival after track, football and basketball. About 1,250 watched LSU fall to Pittsburgh 52 to 47 in a late rally. Gate totals reached 234,740 spectators with 89,065.55 in receipts. LSU and TCU each get 30,041.25. A 16-player tennis field led by Wilmer Allison starts rounds today, with semis Saturday and finals Sunday.
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New Orleans
Louisiana State
Pittsburgh
Ce L. U
Warren V. Miller
Mid-Winter Sports Association
Texas Christian
Wilmer Allison
Panthers Resume Practice Ahead of Home Opener
The Purple Panthers of High Point college resumed practice after a holiday layoff. They host the YMCA Triangles tomorrow night at 8 in the college gym in the first home game of the season, with a large crowd expected.
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Purple Panthers
High Point College
Panthers
Y. M. C. A. Triangles
Girls Basketball Schedule Returns With Three Weekend Games
Play resumes Saturday night in the Salvation Army gymnasium with three fast games. Harrisa Covington faces Trinity High, Salvation Army meets M P Orphanage, and Allen Jay High schools meets the Sherrod Shirt sextet. Crowds fill the arena as girls basketball grows in popularity.
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Salvation Army
Harrisa-Covington
Trinity High
M. P. Orphanage
Allen Jay High School
J M Leonard Fined For DWI In Greensboro
J M Leonard of route 3 High Point was fined 100 dollars and four months on county roads after arraignment in Greensboro municipal court for driving while drunk. Judgment suspended on payment of fine and costs and not operating a vehicle in state for 12 months. Appeal bond set at 200 dollars.
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Ehh Leonard
High Point
Three coaching honors and college football notes
Leland Stanford MacPhail names Bernie Bierman as top offensive coach with Gus Dorais and Earle Neale following. Tad Wieman cited as No. 1 defensive mentor. Also notes Texas Christian 3 Louisiana State 2, Pepper Martin signed to right field, and Joe McCarthy aiming to convert Myril Hoag to pitcher.
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New York
Leland Stanford MacPhail
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Gus Dorais
Detroit
Earle Neale
Yale
MacPhail Calle
Tad Wieman
Princeton
Texas Christian
Louisiana State
Cardinals
Pepper Martin
Joe McCarthy
Myril Hoag
Minor league teams train in Asheville this spring
Three minor league clubs will train at Asheville North Carolina this spring. A Negro paper in Beaumont Texas describes Ozzie Simmons in colorful terms. Young Bill Bramham son of the minor league czar will join the Reds office this year after a successful stint running the Cincinnati farm at Wilmington North Carolina.
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Asheville
Beaumont
Tex
Ozzie Simmons
Bill Bramham
Reds
Cincinnati
Wilmington
N. C
Umpire George L Parker Cheered In 1933 Buffalo Series
The new National League umpire George L Parker drew fan cheers when announced for the Little World’s Series in Buffalo in 1933. The piece notes Buffalo fans celebrate umpires and question how far baseball honors extend, mentioning autos for officials.
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George L. Parker
Buffalo
New York
Service Tonight At St Edward's Church
The First Friday Holy Hour of Adoration begins at 7 30 this evening at St Edward's Church. The pastor will conduct the services which conclude with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
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St. Edward’s Church
St. Edward's Church
Ruth ends long baseball career as managers seek to join south
Babe Ruth, once baseball’s dominant star, heads south to sit out 1936 after disputes over managerial chances with the Yankees and a 1934 Braves move. He remains confident in his legacy, plans to relax in St. Petersburg, and notes ongoing offers abroad while valuing his vast annuities.
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Babe Ruth
Harry Grayson
NEA Service
New York
George Herman Ruth
Ruth
Chicago
Grant
Hudson
Yankees
Boston Braves
Colonel Ruppert
Babe
Emil Faucher
Ram
St. Petersburg
Braves
Japan
Successor Named to USC Athletics Director Post
A successor has been chosen to replace Dr Relph K Foster as director of athletics at the University of South Carolina. Trustees announced the selection at a meeting in Columbia but will withhold the successor's name until later.
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Columbia
8. C
Relph K. Foster
University of South Carolina
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