Panthers Meet Lenoir Rhyne Bears Here Tonight
High Point college Panthers aim to even their conference standing after a setback to Appalachian State. Coach Yow plans lineup changes as they host the strong Lenoir Rhyne Bears in a circuit contest at 8 p.m. on Harrison gym floor.
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High Point Enterprise
Piedmont Center_of Industry
High Point
North Carolina
Panthers
Lenoir Rhyne Bears
Appalachian Mountaineers
High Point College Panthers
Lenoir - Rhyne Bears
Harrison Gymnasium
Yow
Bears
Shores
Davidson Wildcats
Pilot High School
Randleman
Eastern Carolina
Greenville
Wilson
Appalachian
Catawba
Winter Sports In N. C. Colleges Hit New High Tonight
NC colleges stage 13 events tonight across basketball wrestling and boxing. Duke facing Virginia and NC State in Big Five actions headlines a busy slate as Duke rides a 10 game win streak while UNC meets Washington and Lee and Davidson hosts High Point YMCAs wrestlers clash as NC State meets UNC and boxing opens against South Carolina and Catholic University.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Davidson
Wildcats
N. C. State College
Duke
Red
Carolina
Wake Forest
White Phantoms
P. I
Blacksburg
Washington and Lee
Lexington
Tar Heel
Chapel Hill
Woman Promoter Receives License in Detroit Boxing Scene
Detroit officials report Mrs. Frank Erne has been granted Michigan's license for a woman boxing promoter. She inherits the business and motto Never a postponement from her late husband Frank Fine, who staged boxing and wrestling cards here for five years.
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Detroit
Michigan
State Athletic Board of Control
Frank Erne
Frank Fine
Pepper Martin Faces Salary Cut or Fewer Activities
St LouisJanuary 11 Pepper Martin Cardin al official of an ice hockey team may need reduced outside duties or a lower baseball salary. He plans talks with Cardinal president Sam Breadon about 1936 pay. Martin, a versatile player and enthusiast, also pursues hunting basketball football boxing and car racing. Breadon cautions outside distractions could hurt his value to the Cardinals.
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ST. Louis
Pepper Martin
Sam Breadon
Cardinal
Martin
Oklahoma City Warriors
Breadon
Cardinals
Kay Stammers Turns to Golf After Tennis Fame
Kay Stammers the 21 year old English tennis star now studies golf under Abe Mitchell. She claims golf won t affect her tennis as she plays right handed in golf though left handed in other sports. Her wide range of activities includes horseback riding swimming and dancing.
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London
Kay Stammers
Abe Mitchell
Harlem
England
Kay
Joyce Wethered Keeps Progress in Golf Career
A fragment notes Joyce Wethered's continuing progress in her golf career with a remark by Mitchell on her persistence and potential impact.
Long Taxi Ride Is No Good To Fighter
Arch Peeveler from Williamson West Virginia rode 19 hours in a taxicab to attend the heavyweight elimination tournament in Chicago. He left with a $75 bill and $150 in his pockets after being knocked out in two rounds by John Erjavec the Duluth Dynamite in the Chicago stadium.
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Chicago
Arch Peeveler
Williamson
W. Va
Chicago Stadium
Peeveler
John Erjavec
Duluth Dynamiter
Battle Royal Adds Wrestling Wrinkle in Memphis Show
Memphis fans will see six grapplers clash in a battle royal with about 1450 pounds of pachyderms in the ring. Each man is eliminated when tossed from the arena or pinned in regulation style or rendered hors de combat. Rules are vague and matchups vary by mood.
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Memphis
Tenn
Sub Normal Youth Sentenced in Farmer's Death
Otis Glenn Rogerson, 17, a farm hand with sub normal mentality, pled guilty to second degree murder for the Christmas night slaying of A Homer Widenhouse, 33, a Cabarrus county farmer who had teased him. Judge Felix Alley sentenced him to 25 to 30 years in state prison.
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Concord
Otis Glenn Rogerson
A. Homer Widenhouse
Cabarrus
Felix Alley
Alley
Rogerson
Widenhouse
Ray Hoover
Local Grapplers Meet Wildcats
The M. C. A. wrestlers open the 1956 season tonight against Davidson College at Davidson. The team aims to cap honors after a strong previous season and will send Gatewood Shipman Art hur Lawrence Summey Tom vans Lloyd Evans Floyd Evans Charlie Parks Ralph Odom and J. L. McLain to the meet.
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Davidson
Gatewood Shipman
Arthur Lawrence Summey
Tom Vans
Lloyd Evans
Floyd Evans
Charlie Parks
Ralph Odom
J. L. McLain
High Point Black Bisons Defeat Burlington High
The Black Bisons of High Point High School traveled to Burlington and beat the local team by 29 points in a fast paced high school basketball game.
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High Point High School
Burlington
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Bisons
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E Hartley
E. Hartley
B. Hartley
T Causey
Melskey
Chestain
Potts
Idol
UF Montgomery
F . E. Hicklin
Sorrell
Bare
Horner
Wets
Triangles Lose to Raleigh Five in Mourning Shootout
In a court and crime narrative, Rogerson faced questions on mental state after Widenhouse was ambushed and killed in his yard. The night included prior taunts by Widenhouse and Rogerson's alleged confession to Sheriff Hoover attributing the fatal act to provocation.
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Raleigh
Rogers
Stalisky
Wedd
Spencer
M. C. A. Thomas
Whitty
Hedrick G
Daweon
M. C
Stalisky F
Webbeeree
Biges & Sesteees
Cauthen
Majors to Open April 15 and All-Star Game Set July 7
The 1936 baseball schedules shorten series and speed up play. Interleague and cross-season matchups begin within weeks of April 14 with the Yankees, Red Sox, Tigers, and Indians viewed as pennant contenders. The fourth inter-league All-Star Game is awarded to Boston’s Braves Field for July 7.
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Ford Frick
Harvey Traband
William Harridge
Chicago
Boston
Braves Field
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Tech grapplers face Carolina matmen in Chapel Hill showdown
Ken Krach leads the 135 pound Tech wrestling captain into a key match against North Carolina State against Carolina tonight in Chapel Hill as Tech pursues the state title they ceded to Davidson last year.
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North Carolina
Tech Grapplers
Carolina Matmen
Chapel Hill
Techs
Davidson
Red Sox Consider Charlotte as Piedmont Baseball Site
Charlotte hosts a conference with Boston Red Sox officials and Piedmont league leadership to decide on a new franchise location after Sunday baseball ban and past losses in Charlotte. Dan W. Hill Eddie Collins Specs Toporcer and local fans attended.
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Piedmont Baseball League
Boston Red Sox
Dan W. Hill
Eddie Collins
Boston
George (Specs) Toporcer
Red Sox
Piedmont
Hill
Rocky Mount
Collins
Grant To Tackle Hendrix Today In Miami Net Meet
Arthur Hendrix, 22, of Lakeland, beats Gardner Mulloy 6-3 6-1 to reach semi finals of the Miami Biltmore tournament. He faces Bryan Grant of Atlanta who defeated Martin Buxby 6-1 6-4 to advance. Weston Painter and Charles Harris also won in the other semi final round.
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Miami
Coral Gables
Fla
Wilmer Allison
Allison
Arthur Hendrix
Lakeland
New Orleans
Bryan Grant
Atlanta
Martin Buxby
Hedrix
Gardner Mulloy
Miemian
Weston Painter
Minneapolis
Charles Harris
West Palm Beach
Cooper Picard and Ghezzi Tied For Top In Los Angeles Open
In the Los Angeles Open the leaders Harry Cooper Henry Picard and Vic Ghezzi held a one stroke edge over 10 others after the first round as 44 entrants began the second day. The field will trim to 50 low scorers and ties to advance to the final 36 holes.
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Ghezzi
Los Angeles
Harry Cooper
Chicago
Henry Picard
Hershey
Vic Ghezzi Deal
N. J
Hicks Sets New Course Record at Pinehurst No. 2
Helen Hicks dominated the updated 6,600 yard Pinehurst No. 2 course setting a 40 42 83 on tour. The previous best was 85 by Glenna Collett Vare.
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Pinehurst
Pi Helen Hicks
Glenna Collett Vare
Glider Pilot Meense Receives Flight Ideat Despite No Experience
A glider pilot applicant Meense is granted a flight ideat with no minimum flying experience required. The decision emphasizes accessibility for aspiring aviators while outlining safety considerations and monitoring during initial flights.
Southern Conference Presidents Back Stricter Athletic Aid Rules
Six Southern Conference college presidents approved a program calling for tight controls on scholarships and athletic aid and placing all athletic programs under faculty supervision. The move, tied to Dr. Frank Graham’s proposals, was endorsed at Richmond after a surprise meeting but some schools were absent. Debate over postseason games and tournaments was deferred for study.
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Frank Graham
University of North Carolina
Julian A. Burrus
Virginia Tech
H. C. Byrd
University of Maryland
Francis P. Gaines
Washington
Lee
J. W. Harrelson
North Carolina State
John Lloyd Newcomb
University of Virginia
W. P. Few
Duke
South Carolina
Clemson
Southeastern Conference
Southern Conference
Wake Forest Duke and other college cage results noted
AP reports last night’s scores from several sites: Wake Forest 19 at Duke 32. North Carolina 40 at VPI 21. Elon 21 at George Washington 44. Western Carolina Teachers 51 at Maryville College 54. Atlantic Christian 23 at Lenoir Rhyne 34. Erskine 26 at College of Charleston 24. A proposal seeks equal treatment of athletes and non athletes in aid and eligibility rules.
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Atlantic Christian College
Lenoir Rhyne
Hickory
Catawba
Salisbury
Western Carolina
Maryville College
Tennessee
Carson Newman
Jefferson City
East Tennessee
Boone
Appalachian State
Lenoir-Rhyne
High Point College
Elon
St. John’s
Annapolis
George Washington University
N. C. State
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Duke
Washington and Lee
Lexington
Davidson
High Point Y. M. C. A
University of South Carolina
Columbia
Palmetto
Catholic University
Washington
Associated Press
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Wake Forest
Blacksburg
George Washington
Maryville
Tenn
Western Carolina Teachers
Charleston
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Erskine
College of Charleston
Athletic aid rules require committee approval and disclosures
Scholarships or other aid would be open equally to athletes and non athletes under the direction or with the approval of faculty committees. A list of awards, names and financial statements would be sent to the conference president and copies filed with athletic committees at all the schools. Athletes would be required to file with the committees detailed statements of amounts and sources of financial earnings and income during the college year including the summer from others than those upon whom they are naturally dependent.
Girl Golfer Eats Same Breakfast Is Game Holding Up
Providence girl Jean Bauer nicknamed Diana of the fairways says she keeps a fixed breakfast while winning golf tournaments and once tried steak for energy in St. Augustine Fla. to boost performance. Her superstition centers on a stable morning routine.
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Miami
Fla
Jean Bauer
Diana
The
Fairways
Providence, R. I
St. Augustine
Department of Commerce Employs 700 Doctors for Pilot Licenses
The Department of Commerce staffs 700 physicians to examine applicants seeking aircraft pilot licenses, ensuring medical fitness as part of the licensing process.
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Department of Commerce
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