Carolina and Davidson Clash Tonight in Charlotte Arena
North Carolina and Davidson renew their rivalry at the arena tonight at 8:15 as the Phantoms test the season. Davidson seeks a repeat after last year’s 35 to 33 win, while Duke faces Navy and Georgia Tech plays in Atlanta with several other results noted around the region.
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Temple Basketball Looms as Top College Team in Country
In Philadelphia on January 8, Temple's undefeated basketball team emerged as the standout college squad for the 1937-38 season, despite a recent 29 to 15 defeat by Lexington. The Conquerors of champions from the Pacific Coast Big Ten and Southwest conferences reinforce their national prominence as they head into the season.
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Temple Owls Use Slow Fast Pace In Busy Hoops Start
Teaches Teacher The Owls coached by Jimmy Asilton won their fourth straight last night over Southern Methodists Dallas team. A week earlier Temple defeated Stanford, then top Illinois and St Johns of Maryland. Next up Washington Monday opens Eastern intercollegiate schedule against Georgetown. Temple's five regulars average over six feet and are versatile with strong hand shots and dribbling.
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Southern Methodist
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Washington
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Apostoli Knocks Down Steele In NYC Bout But No Title Earned
Fred Apostoli battered heavyweight contender Fred Steele in Madison Square Garden to a ninth round stoppage, claiming he had earned a title shot despite Steele refusing another bout. The 160 pound champion stood drained and defeated as refs paused to allow recovery, while Apostoli invoked a future title claim.
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Steele
Apostoli
Lexington Takes Early Lead But Tops Bison 29 to 15
Lexington high school opened with a fast start and stretched the lead to finish 29 to 15 over the Bison. High Point reserves defeated Lexington reserves 23 to 16 in the preliminary game.
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Gramm Tops N Budge Again In Triangular Tennis
Australia defeats United States and Germany in a triangular tennis series. Adrian Quist wins over Budge of the United States 6-3 to give Australia an early lead. Bart von Cramm of Germany defeats Budge in a hard fought match 8-10 12-10 sealing the German win. Australian doubles von Bromwich and Henkel beat Germany 6-2 6-1 as Australia takes four rubbers to two for the U S and 69 games to 85.
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Virginia Faces Syracuse in Opening Mitt Card Clash
Virginia meets Syracuse in Charlottesville on January 15 to open the 1938 boxing season. The Cavaliers, coached by 70 year old Johnny LaRowe, start a grueling schedule that includes Penn State Navy North Carolina Virginia Tech Maryland Florida and the Southern Conference champion.
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Hickory Boxer Yost Declared Ineligible for State Team
Con way Yost of Hickory cannot join the N C State boxing team this winter as he lacks enough hours of work to be classified as an upperclassman. Professor H A Fisher, head of the faculty athletics committee, announced the ruling.
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Australia Finishes Last With Two Rubbers Five Sets
Australia finished last in the event with two rubbers lost, five sets played, and 69 games completed.
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Tralia
PORTS ROUNDUP BY EDDIE BRIEZ YORK JAN 8
Sports notes from York dated January 8 mention Sixto Escobar in Puerto Rico, Laughable amateur bets, Eddie Neil's body due January 18, Louis carrying arms, Coughlin in Pasadena, Frank Thomas and Stub bonuses, Mel Smith Hospital list, Venturi visit, Rex Enright hired at South Carolina, Patric from Pitt, Galento buzz in Orange New Jersey, Charley Messera fight aftermath, and six potential indoor records at a King of Clubs event.
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Frank Thomas
Stub
Mel Smith
St. Luke's Hospital
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Henry Trong
Orange
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Tony Galento
New Jersey
Charley Messera
Tony
Gayle Talbot
Brooklyn Eagle
DiMaggio Hitting Homers Amid Rally Of Fights In Serome
A garbled sports snippet notes Joe DiMaggio hitting homers as a rally unfolds. Mentions names like Gun ind and Baby Saban amid a string of recent events including fights and assorted happenings.
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Henie Show at MSG Sets 250000 Prospect This Month
Madison Square Garden plans to bring Sonja Henie and her ice troupe for 250000 dollars in a late month engagement. The National League dead ball concept will debut in Baltimore on Monday with observers present including Frank Shaughnessy. Baseball stars Jimmy Foxx and Bill Cissell are expected to homer, as Vin Cahalan notes. State and Detroit U arrange a home and home football deal with State hosting the 1938 game.
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Sonja Henie
Baltimore
Jimmy Foxx
Bill Cissell
Frank Shaughnessy
Vin Callahan
Batavia
Eddie Allen
State
Detroit U
Mills Home sweeps Cooleemee in boys and girls games
Mills Home wins both такe games at Thomasville. The boys beat Cooleemee 31 to 18 with Jones leading 13 points and Watkins 10, while R Martin of Cooleemee totaled 12. In the girls contest Mills Home topped Cooleemee 33 to 7 as Branch scored 13 and Foster 7 for Cooleemee.
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Irish Luck Dips as Notre Dame Faces Pa and Canisius
Notre Dame basketball suffers a downturn with key reserve losses Paul Nowak and Johnny Moir sidelined. Coach Keegan warns seniors to prove their place, while the Irish stumble in early tests losing to Illinois and Minnesota and barely beating Wisconsin and Northwestern before edging Xavier and Western State.
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McClary Seizes Victory After Freeman Tosses Him From Ring
In the Coliseum main event Pat McClary wins two straight falls over Herbie Freeman after Freeman throws him from the ring and injures him. George Widchecki defeats Suleyman Bey with a late rally, and referee Thompson halts Freeman’s rough tactics to award the match to McClary.
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College Juniors To Battle Y Juniors Tonight At Eight
The High Point college junior varsity meets the High Point Y M C A juniors at the local Y tonight at eight o clock. Last year the college team won a close meeting after both sides claimed Carolinas titles in YMCA competition. Bill Keene Hinshaw Lanning Murray lead the college attack while the Evans twins Grant and Hartley juniors supply strength.
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College Basketball Scores From Associated Press Roundup
Oklahoma edges Kansas 49 46 and Temple tops SMU 53 41. Other results include Saint Josephs 44 over Davie-Bikinas 31 and Duke 38 over Wake Forest 33. Various games feature Washington, California, North Carolina State, and LSU in notable showings.
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Colorado
Washington U
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Tulane
Alabama
the Citadel
Furman
Oregon
Washington State
Arkansas
Texas A. & M
U. of Washington
Idaho
Southern California
University of California
Two Boxers Knock Each Other Out Simultaneously
In Salisbury on January 8 referee Ed Brockman ruled a draw after Norris Polk of Salisbury and Otis Baker of Baltimore both fell twice in the first round and then exchanged blows to the chin, knocking each other out for five minutes before being counted out.
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Novas 10 Give Riggs Net Fight In Miami Semi Final
An 18 year old Frank Kovacs of Oakland faces Bobby Riggs in the upper bracket semi final as the Miami Biltmore tennis event narrows to a Riggs Grant final race. Kovacs rose after a junior surge with Budge and Berkeley Club coaching shaping his game.
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Fights Roundup From Various Cities
Fred Apostoli stopped Freddie Steele in a non-title middleweight bout in San Francisco. Pritele Zivie defeated Harold Brown in Chicago. Jack Musto outpointed Maxie Roesch in Dallas. Tiger Jack Fox knocked out Irish Mickey McAvoy in Spokane. Al Brown outpointed Tommy Forte and Jimmy Tygh defeated Gene Gallotto in Philadelphia. Tony Celli outpointed Hobe Williams in West Palm Beach.
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New York
Fred Apostoli
San Francisco
Freddie Steele
Tacoma
Washworld
Chicago
Pritele Zivie
Pittsburgh
Harold Brown
Dallas
Tex
Jack Musto
Tiger Jack Fox
Spokane
Mickey McAvoy
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
al Brown
Tommy Forte
Jimmy Tygh
Gene Gallotto
West Palm Beach
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Tony Celli
Boston
Hobe Williams
Alexandria
Lima Beans Named From Lima Peru Origin
Lima beans arrived in the United States in 1824 sourced to Lima Peru, the name reflecting their birthplace.
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Sugar Cubic Foot Weight Stated At 100 Pounds
A historical clarification notes that a cubic foot of sugar weighs 100 pounds. The statement presents a compact measurement fact within the era's unit conventions.
Bailey Named On Olympic Wrestling Committee
W F Bailey of High Point is nominated to the American wrestling committee for the 1940 Olympic Games as part of a ten-sport slate announced by Avery Brundage. The Wrestling committee includes A A A leaders and assorted officials from New York to California.
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New York
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High Point
Avery Brundage
James J. Richardson
Portland
Ore
Roy BE. Davis
Chicago
Charles H. Brennan
Detroit
Charles L. Diehm
L. N. Bloom
Cleveland
Eugene Driscoll
Somerville
Mass
E. J. McGaw
U. S. Army
O. O. Kessing
U.&. Navy
I. F. Toomey
California Aggies
W. H H. Cowell
New Hampshire
Tom Carruthers
Virginia
Claude A. Simons
Tulane
A. A
Catherine Myers
Maplewood
N. J
Maude McEvoy
Jacksonville
Fla
Irene Sanda Jones
San Francisco
James Roche
New Haven
N. C
Axel Nordquist
George Ll. Listman
Boston
Wrestling Results From Last Night In New Jersey and Milwaukee
In Buffalo Danno O Mahoney 228 Ireland and Felix Miquet 235 France drew one fall each after an 11 pm curfew. In North Bergen Gino Gari baldi 218 St Louis threw Rebel Bob Russell 215 Texas in 26 32. In Milwaukee Bronko Nagurski 235 International Falls Minn defeated Gus Sonnenberg 215 Los Angeles in two straight falls.
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N. J
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Ireland
Felix Miquet
France
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North Bergen
Gino Garibaldi
St. Louis
Bob Russell
Texas
Milwaukee
Bronko Nagurski
International Falls
Minn
Gus Sonnenberg
Los Angeles
Goodman Likely No. 1 on 1938 Walker Cup Team
National Champion Johnny Goodman was set to be named the U S Golf Association’s No 1 man on the 1938 Walker Cup team. The selection marks his top standing among candidates for the squad to face Great Britain at St Andrews June 3 4. Others near him include Johnny Fischer Ray Billows and Frank Strafaci.
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Johnny Goodman
United States Golf Association
U. S
Schmeling to Decide After Foord Bout on Louis Title
Max Schmeling said he will decide after his January 39 bout with Ben Foord whether to have another fight before meeting Joe Louis for the heavyweight championship next summer. Both boxers opened training quarters in Hamburg for a 12 round bout at Hanseaten hall following Schmeling’s knockout of Harry Thomas in New York.
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US Olympic Association seeks 400000 for 1940 Tokyo team
New York January 8 The American Olympic Association faces financing the 1940 Tokyo team with about 400000 needed to cover all costs. Executives plan faster fund raising and equal college representation may push share-and-share-alike fundraising among members to avoid a last minute drive.
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