High Point High opens basketball season with doubleheader
The 1933 1938 Bison open against Thomasville High as the White team faces Salvation Army and the main game features the Bison varsity. Tipoffs at 7 and 8 8. The White squad led by Jimmie Green and Fred Ridge aims to beat the Salvation Army quintet while Stafford Workman centers.
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High Point High School
Spencer
Salvation Army
Bison
Thomasville High Five
Jimmie Green
Fred Ridge
Stafford Workman
Charley Royal
Walter Bory
Wade Mariette
Garland Ridge
Reitzel Gaddis
Walnut Cove
Bisonettes
Pat Hall
Virginia Fraley
Helen Cecil
Euna Blackburn
Helen Stevens
Adelaide Callahan
Jewel Thomas
Elizath Hoffman
Inez Sowers
Wake Forest Counts On Seven Veterans For Basketball
Wake Forest coach Fred Emmerson says seven experienced letter men form the core of the Deacons basket squad. The team trains after Christmas to open the season with Catawba College, led by guards Malloy Owen and Earp, forwards Mullen, Barnes, Joyner, and Edwards, and center Swing with competition from Forney and Johnston.
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Wake Forest
Wake Forest College
Fred Emmerson
Deacon
Emmerson
Deacons
Catawba College
Joe Mulhearn
Chicago
Apex
F. Johnston
Dark
Campbell College
Stork
Lexington
Webb
Robbie Forney
Boiling Springs
Hack Malloy
Sensational Golf To Be Played During New Year
A 1933 golf outlook highlights Ross Somerville’s return attempt to reclaim the title and the Ryder Cup clash with Britain. It notes schedules for the US Open at North Shore Glen View, amateur and women events at Kenwood and Exmoor, and the public links at Eastmoreland Portland. The piece discusses ball changes and economic pressures on clubs.
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Herbert H. Ramsay
United States Golf Association
New York
Sporsmen
Ross Somerville
Canada
England
United States
North Shore Golf Club
Glen View
Illinois
Kenwood Country Club
Cincinnati
Ohio
Exmoor Country Club
Highland Park
Far West
Eastmoreland Course
Portland
Oregon
Stanford Officials Set To Pick Warner's Successor
Stanford University officials planned a meeting to select Glenn Warner's successor after his resignation to lead Temple. Alumni member Frank Guerena accused Warner of laxity for ignoring freshmen and reserves, noting about 50 applications for the post with candidates including Tiny Thornhill and Maurice Smith.
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Stanford
Warner
Stanford University
Cal
Glenn
Board of Athletic Control
Frank Guerena
Tiny) Thornhill
Maurice
Clipper) Smith
Santa Clara University
College Football Remains Popular Despite Gate Decline
A New York report notes college football's growth from 1920 to 1930 despite declining gate receipts. It cites 136 institutions boosting seating from 929,523 to 2,307,850, with total 1930 attendance about 10.3 million and receipts near 21.5 million, while professional football may attract public interest due to higher skill.
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New York
Fpcollege
J. F. Steiner
University of Washington
Dr. Steiner
Steiner
Burke Released by Yankees After Long Coaching Tenure
New York January 5 Jimmy Sunset Burke veteran coach and former minor league manager received unconditional release from the New York Yankees. Burke long served as first assistant to Manager Joe McCarthy and his departure surprised the club amid moves to limit coaches in the 23 man roster. Paul Krichel replaces Burke on the coaching list.
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New York
Jimmy
Sunset
Burke
Ne York Yankees
Joe McCarthy
Yankees
Paul Krichel
North Carolina Five Open 1953 Cage Campaigns
North Carolina opens its 1953 season against Guilford at Chapel Hill as Furman visits Davidson. North Carolina State plays Catholic University in Washington after a 84 20 loss to George Washington. Beaghen and Ray Rex lead the Wolfpack attack.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
University of North Carolina
Guilford
Chapel Hill
Furman University
Davidson
Wildcats
North Carolina State
George Washington
Capital
Catholic University
George Washington Quint
Beaghen
Ray Rex
Wolfpack
Professional Sports In N. C. Suffered Badly During Year Called '32
North Carolina pro sports endured a disastrous 1932 with the Piedmont league losing two clubs and major financial troubles across boxing wrestling and football. Greensboro won the pennant while Winston-Salem fared best in boxing. Raleigh Durham Charlotte and others faced deficits, lawsuits, and franchise moves. Judge Bramham stepped down as Piedmont president.
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N. C
W. T. Peacock
Charlotte
North Carolina
Piedmont
Winston-Salem
Elizabeth City
New Bern
Greensboro
Colonels
Asheville
High Point
Giants
Twin City
Raleigh
Durham
Law Suite
Bud Moore
Felix Hayman
Patriots
W. G. Bramham
Bramham
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
Southern Track And Field Records To Be Rewritten
The Intercollegiate Athletic Association adopts metric distances, rewriting record books to 100 200 400 and 800 meters. Southern and Southeastern conferences split May meets: Duke hosts Southern Conference at Durham and Georgia Tech likely hosts Southeastern in Atlanta. Times may shift notably in sprints with 100 meters about a second slower than 100 yards.
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Jim Thompson
Duke
Blue Devils
Furman
Jim
Southern
Dillon Graham
Associated Press
Atlanta
Southern Track and Field
Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Duke University
Durham
N. C
Southeastern
Georgia Tech
Gordon Lynn
Clemson College
Stockwell
Louisiana State
Too Much To Ask Wife Returns After Supper Hour
A brief domestic note where a wife asks if her husband thought she would never return, while the husband admits he has lost optimism during a low mood. The fragment hints at relationship strain and emotional distance noted by Pathfinder.
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Darling
Pathfinder
Rough Wrestling Banned in Chicago by State Board
Illinois State Athletic Commission chair General John V. Clinnin declares current wrestling a burlesque and orders real matches or penalties. Lou Plummer of South Bend faces discipline after a recent incident with a referee.
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Chicago
John V. Clinnin
Ilinois
Clinnin
Nightcall Reminder as Sheep Count Turns to Phone
A humorous bit has a doctor at 3 a.m. urged to sleep. a voice recalls a phone number after counting 1697 sheep. The punchline: the number becomes a reminder call to the doctor.
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High School
Thomasville
Lexington Boys
Jesse
Junie’ Barnes
Swing
the Doctor
The
Police
North State Telephone Co
Jimmy Burke
N. Y
Mal Stevens
Yale
Dan McGugin
Vanderbilt
American Football Coaches Association
McGugin
Stevens
Association
St. Louis Cardinal
New York Giants
Phillies
Louisville Colonels
Hollywood
Wilmington
Boston Red Sox
Clinn
Penney’s
Batiste
General Electric Co
Ireland
General Electric Home Service Department
Washington
Malabar
Percale
Marvel
Ney
J.c.ppenney
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