Panthers Fall as Catawba Defeats High Point 57 to 48
In Salisbury on January 10, Catawba Indians toppled High Point College Panthers 57 to 48. Walser led Catawba with 18 points, Richardson added 14, and Moran scored 13 before fouling out for High Point in a game where the Panthers never led after the early minutes.
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Henry
Sullivan
Iscovitz
Joseph
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Lacey Ganes
Elon
Wcotc Licks
Lenoir-Rhyne
Bob McGinn
Bears
Bob Tate
Wells
Notable Sports Notes and Tourney News Across Regions
The scoring column covers Southern Conference tournament plans at Duke with 20 000 applications for 9000 seats, mail orders opening Feb 10, and per-ticket cost nine dollars plus thirty cents mailing fee. It also notes UNC star Art Weiner turning to wrestling, Asheville Four State Invitational March 8 13, Portsmouth Black Barons seeking spring and summer games, and Gil Coan’s spring trial with the Washington Senators. Notre Dame vs Michigan scheduling tensions are discussed with Leahy’s dismissive remarks. Mallory’s potential Elon coaching link and Hap Perry’s Elon pay underscored, plus high school to college coaching notes and a nod to Joe Louis 1937 title win.
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Mountaineers beat Milligan 65 51 in Boone clash
North State basketball action saw Boone Mountaineers defeat Milligan College Tennessee 65 51. Mountaineers led 31 27 at halftime with L Wey Causey and Hiatt leading the attack while Hyder starred for Milligan.
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Former aides de camp placed on reserve officers list
In Bucharest on January 10, all former aides de camp of former King Mihai and members of his military household were placed on the reserve officers list effective immediately.
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Bucharest
Romania
Mihai
Dixiewomen Lead U S Curtis Cup Team For England
Two misses from Georgia Louise Suggs and Dorothy Kirby head a seven member U S Curtis Cup squad chosen by the United States Golf Association to meet England at Birkdale May 21-22. The 1947 runner up Kirby joins Suggs as leading picks with three alternates, the matches marking the first since 1938. The association also announced a junior championship plan and a rule limiting athletic scholarships after age 18.
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Georgia
Louise Suggs
Lithia Springs
Dorothy Kirby
Atlanta
England
Dixie Sharpshooters
United States Golf Association
Birkdale
Braves Set 30 Game Preseason Tour Schedule
Boston Braves announce a 30 game pre season schedule led by a city series finish with the Red Sox. they will meet Reds Tigers Cardinals Yankees Senators Athletics five times each or fewer, plus minor league games with Newark Bears Kansas City Blues and Richmond Colts. openers include dates in Florence and Columbia South Carolina.
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New York Yankees
AP CTU contract extension reaches tenth anniversary
The Associated Press and the CTU AFL signed a contract extension covering ages and working conditions. The agreement keeps in force from January 1 to January 22, 1949, marking the 10th anniversary of their first deal. Provisions were not announced.
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Associated Press
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Commercial Telegraphers Union
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Umpire George Magerkurth Retires After 19 NL Seasons
Mountainous George Magerkurth retires after 19 years as a National League umpire. The 59 year old explains knee trouble ended his career and recalls famous moments including Ebbetts Field clashes and calling games fairly as he saw them. He began in a factory league in Moline and rose through the Mississippi Valley, International, American Association, Pacific Coast, then the National League since 1929.
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George Magerkurth
National League
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Brooklyn
Ebbettsfield
High Point Tops Roanoke In Tight 39-33 Victory
High Point gains a 39 to 33 win over Roanoke Jefferson as Crowder and Harris score 12 each and Hunsucker adds eight. Mawrer leads Jefferson with 10 points amid a scrappy, error-prone game. White stabilizes High Point with steady defense and scoring down the stretch.
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Crowder
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Mawrer
Jefferson
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Bill Ellington
Cooper
Ellington
Davis
Richard Crowder
Jack White
White
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Dewey
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Hunsucker
Tony Simeon
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iGrant
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Overstreet
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Hutcheson
Gillock
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Fesmire
Comic Knight Knight Dies After Opera Stunt
Richard A. Knight, 49, famed for his 1939 headstand in a Metropolitan Opera lounge, died at home in New York. Police said death due to natural causes. butler Eric Vance found him at 7 East 96th Street. An unrelated note mentions heavy hare populations threatening Alaska moose.
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Richard A. Knight
Metropolitan Opera House
Knight
Eric Vance
East 96Th Street
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