Panthers Open Conference Play With Guilford Tilt
High Point College basketball opens North State Conference play with Guilford here Friday night and at Salisbury Saturday against the Catawba Indians. Virgil Yow’s squad stands three wins and five losses, needing strong showings to reach a 50 50 season mark. Coach Black Smith brings one of his best teams to battle the Panthers, led by Larry Menghetti Denver Shell and the Parker twins.
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High Point College
Guilford
Salisbury
Catawba Indians
Yowmen
Virgil Yow
Panthers
Black Smith
Quakers
Larry Menghetti
Denver Shell
Parker Twins
James
Jesse
Indians
High Point
Cats
Davidson
Bison
Crowell Little
Davidson Frosh
North Carolina
Frosh
Preston
Parade of the Bison Co captain Short One of Bison’s Mainstays
The article profiles Edward Abie Short, Co Captain of the High Point Bison basketball team. A native High Pointer and three year Bison veteran, Short is a leading scorer and strong defender who transformed from a reserve to a top player. His future as a college athlete is seen as bright.
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Edward “Abie” Short
Bison
Short
Welborn
Abie
Doug Reid
Dick Meisky
High Point
N. C
J. C. Coleman
St. Simon's Island
Felton Moore
Rome
George Paul
Charleston
Lloyd Evans
Letterman
Matt Moore
Frank Heidt
Eddie Selfe
Atlanta
Gene McCaskill
Conway
Richard Bell
Decatur
Florida Netmen Are Improving
Atlanta star Bitsy Grant says Florida players like Richard Hart and Dick McKee will reach California’s level as a new Florida talent crop rises. Hart pushed Ed Amark of Rollins College to three tight sets before Amark won 7 9 8 6 8 6.
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Tampa
Fila
Bryan M
Bitsy) Grant
Atlanta
Florida
California
Grant
Richard
Bud) Hart
Dick Mee- Kee
Miami
Frank Guernsey
Orlando
Hart
Ed Amark
Rollins College
Dick McKee
Don McNeill
Bobby Riggs
Frank Kovacs
McKee
Riggs
Martin Buxby
Grapplers Ready For Bis Program
Local wrestling fans anticipate the all star card at the steam heated arena Friday night. Miss Mildred Burke defends her world title against Miss Gladys Gilliam with both billed as strong contenders. Also featured is the long awaited bout between Fiddling Jack Reeder and Sailor Barton Hill.
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Burke-Gilliam
Hill-Reeder
L. C. MacMahon
Mildred Burke
Mat Star
Gladys Gilliam
Miss Gilliam
Miss Burke
Jack Reeder
Barton Hill
Reeder
Jayvee team sharpens for Thursday and Saturday showdowns
High Point High Jayvees, buoyed by a 50-24 win over DeMolay, drill hard for upcoming games on Thursday and Saturday on the local floor. Diamond Full Fashioned tests the Jayvees in a rematch while Davidson Freshmen loom as varsity opponents.
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John R. Haworth
DeMolay
Reid
Diamond
Davidson
Diamond Crew
Jayvees
Hasty
Davidson County
Thomasville
Trinity
Bobby Cottman
Bill Gupton
Cottam
Gupton
Harry Rothrock
George Moser
David “Ace” Barker
Trees” Hoover
Arnold Koonce
Leroy Collins
Boxing card to open with four local bouts
Sergeant McMahon will start the program with four rounds of boxing featuring local talent. The names of the local fighters were not announced as the grappling clash between the two varieties promises an unpredictable night Friday.
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Hill
McMahon
Thomasville Bulldogs Rally Past Reynolds in 26-20 Victory
In Winston Salem, Thomasville High beat Reynolds 26 to 20 as the Bulldogs moved ahead in a low scoring second half. Cale and Martin led Reynolds with eight and seven points respectively, while Thomasville’s Giles and Lambeth topped the score sheet with nine and seven.
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Winston-Salem
Thomasville High
Bulldogs
Reynolds
Black Demons
Thomasville
Vincent Cale
Stroud Martin
Demons
Cale
Martin
Vaughn
Giles
C. Lambeth
Shuford
Hansel
Bodenhammer
Reynolds Demonnettes
Demonnettes
Jean Stockton
Godfrey
R. Harvey
Parker
Reynolds OR Ee
Hayworth Starter In Fresh Opener
The Carolina freshman basketball squad opens the season against Fayetteville High in Chapel Hill at 7 30. Prospects include speedy forwards Marshall Chambers and Don Wilson with Ellis Freedman at guard. Center options are Dick McElroy or Wilson if Ken Huddleston remains out.
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Chapel Hill
Carolina
Fayetteville High
Marshall Chambers
Don Wilson
Ellis Freedman
Ken Huddleston
Doc Siewert
Simmons Andrews
Siewert
Dick McElroy
Wilson
Caorlina
Chambers
McElroy
Freedman
Lewis Hayworth
Phil Clay
Joe Hicks
Roger Smith
J. D. White
Milton Romary
Basil James Picks of Mounts in Big Winter Races
Basil James may not win the American riding championship but will ride in the three richest winter races. He sports a three horse parlay starting February 12 at Santa Anita riding Bull Reigh in the $50,000 Santa Anita Derby then Whirlaway in the Flamingo Stakes February 22 in Miami and again Whirlaway in the Kentucky Derby. James is seen as the jockey to beat based on current results.
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Los Angeles
Basil James
James
Bull Reigh
Miami
Fla
Whirlaway
Mudders Day At Hialeah Park Feature Handicap Result
At Hialeah Park in Miami Florida on January 9 1930 Liberty Flight ridden by a Mannagh horse won the featured inaugural handicap by a head over High One. Joe Sehenck took the show money finishing three lengths behind the winner. Attendance reached 15096 despite unsettled weather.
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Miami
Fra
Hialeah Park
W. F. Mannagh
Liberty Flight
A. C. Snyder
High One
Herbert M. Woolf
Joe Sehenck
DePaul Coach Takes Leave for Coast Artillery Duty
Tom Hagerty director of athletics and basketball coach at DePaul University is on a year’s leave of absence while on active duty as a captain in the coast artillery.
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Chicago
Tom Haggerty
DePaul University
Coast Artillery
Wake Forest Holds Lead With 38 35 Win Over Duke
Wake Forest led the big five race after a 38 35 victory over Duke as Herb Cline fueled the win. Appalachian moved atop the North State circle with a 56 46 win over King, while Elon beat Hanes Hosiery 47 36 and Lenoir Rhyne topped Newberry 43 39. The lone all college game slated is Atlantic Christian at East Carolina Teachers.
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Charlotte
Wake Forest
Deacons
Herb Cline
Duke
Blue Devils
Davidson
Eddie Shokes
Baptists
North State
Appalachian
King
Wingate Junior College
Jack Gardner
Elon
Hanes Hosiery
Winston-Salem
Hanes
University of North Carolina
Lenoir-Rhyne
Palmettoland
Newberry
Atlantic Christian
East Carolina
Trinity Basketball Teams Split Bill
The Trinity girls open year with a 20 to 15 win in the Bessemer gym led by Wall 9 and Gibbons 8 while Huffman 13 led Bessemer. The Trinity Bulldogs lost 33-30 to Bessemer in a Class B Conference game as Cumby 11 and A Doss 9 led Trinity and Gardner 16 led Bessemer. The Bulldogs beat High Point Boys Club 38-17 before facing Providence in Allen Jay gym in Randolph County action.
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Trinity Girls
Bessemer
Wall
Gibbons
Huffman
Guilford
Trinity Bulldogs
Bulldogs
Jayvees
A. Doss
Cumby
Aareh
Gardner
Sumner
High Point Boys
Allen Jay
Brown
Providence
Randolph County
Golfers Start Oakland Open in Heavy Rain
About 200 golfers began the Oakland Open at Sequoyah course in Oakland California amid soggy conditions from persistent rain. Defending champion Jimmy Demaret Johnny Bulla Byron Nelson and other top players are listed among entrants. A car collision delayed Bulla and Snead who escaped injury but hitched a ride the rest of the way.
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Oakland
Calif
Sequoyah
Jimmy Demaret
Johnny Bulla
Byron Nelson
Lawson Little
Sammy Snead
Ben Hogan
Horton Smith
Jimmy Thomson
Ed Oliver
Harold McSpaden
Clayton Heafner
Craig Wood
Harry Cooper
Willie Goggin
Ralph Guldahl
Dick Metz
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Bulla
Snead
Boulevard
Locals Face Tough Test Against Davidson Frosh
The Black Bison host Davidson freshmen Wildkit on the local court at 8 p m with a junior varsity clash earlier. Without Jack Preston High Point faces a tough night as guards battle to step up and earn early first string consideration.
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Bill Currie
Black Bison
Clyde Beatty
Davidson
Cats
Bison
Wildkittens
High Point
Jack “Poker
Preston
Simeon
John Crowder
Albert
Evans
Army seeks ex majors to coach tours in boxing baseball
Washington Jan 9 War Department plans national title tournaments in boxing baseball and football. Former major league baseball stars are being sought to manage the sport in army camps.
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Washington
War Department
Willie Hoppe Still Favored To Capture Billiard Title
Chicago January 9 – Young Jake Chaeger finally slowed champion Willie Hoppe in the world three cushion billiard title challenge but offered little chance of catching the New Yorker. Hoppe held a 100 point lead after losing the first block to Schaefer and led into today’s final two 60 point blocks.
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Chicago
Youn
Jake Chaeger
Willie Hoppe
Schaefer
Pro Tennis Set for Forest Hills Round Robin Next Summer
Pro tennis could invade Forest Hills as Budge Perry Vines Tilden and other stars plan a round robin. In Detroit the Olympia lobby jammed for Sonja Heinie show reservations delaying a hockey match. Jack Dempsey drew 4000 to a Richmond Va hall for a single wrestling match. Hick Hansen, Utah football captain this year, was a bench player.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Forest Hills
Budge
Perry
Vines
Tilden
Detroit
Olmypia
Sonja Heinie
Jack Dempsey
Richmond
Hall
Athletics and Phillies abandon spring series
Frank B. Ward of the Youngstown Vindicator reports the Athletics and Phillies have halted their spring series. He notes fans must wait longer to learn which club is worse.
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Frank B. Ward
Youngstown
Athletics
Phillies
New York Yanks Offer Contracts to Kimbrough and Harmon
The New York Yankees proposed a $37,500 deal for John Kimbrough and also sent an offer to Tom Harmon though it was much smaller. Claude Davidson of Boston aims to revive the old New England baseball league. In a hockey clash, Rangers and Black Hawks fought while goalies Sam LePresti and Dave Kerr spoke apart.
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N. Y
Yankees
John Kimbrough
Tom Harmon
Claude Davidson
Boston
New York Rangers
Chicago Blackhawks
Sam le Presti
Dave Kerr
Culver fullback Robert Stevenson seals season with iron man streak
Robert Stevenson, Culver Kansas high school fullback, has played every minute of 86 consecutive games. If he isn’t the iron man of 1940, he will have to settle for matching the record as the department closes for the season.
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Iron Man
Robert Stevenson
Culver
Kans
Seton Hall Star Leads 33-Game Win Streak
Bobby Holm of Seton Hall headlines a 33 game winning run as the team dominates opponents. The piece notes line coach Greasy Neale aims to recruit Denny Myers, Brown’s first lieutenant to Tuss McLaughry.
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Bobby Holm
Eleanor
Seton Hall
Greasy Neale
Denny Myers
Red Rolfe
Verse of the People Dodgers Head South Early
A quoted verse notes the Dodgers headed to Dixie first this year as Brady Black signs off with a playful line about the early bird and the worm. It frames a sports travel tease with poetic flair.
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MacPhail
Dixie
Brady Black
Exhibition Tussles Demand Eight Weeks to Harden
They will take eight weeks to strengthen muscles for fifty exhibition bouts.
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