Tar Heels Duke State face busy week on courts
North Carolina teams start a heavy winter sports week with three intersectional basketball games. Duke meets Princeton and Army while UNC and Virginia clash. NC State faces NYU and Wake Forest in a pivotal Big Five stretch with UNC at Chapel Hill on Saturday.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Virginia
Duke
Durham
N. C. State
Raleigh
Blue Devils
Princeton
Army Dribblers
West Point
New York University
Violets
Madison Square Garden
California
Purdue
Kentucky
Tar Heels
Washington and Lee
Phantoms
State
Red Terrors
Wake Forest
Carolina
Chapel Hill
Play Begins in Miami Amateur Golf Tournament
Match play opened today in the twelfth annual midwinter amateur golf tournament at the Miami Country Club. Co medalists in the qualifying round were Lee Fowler of Hollywood Florida and Henry Russell of Coral Gables, both with 76s. Charles Whitehead of South River New Jersey shot 77.
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Miami
Fila
Miami Country Club
Lee Fowler
Hollywood
Fla
Henry Russell
Coral Gables
Charles Whitehead
South River
N. J
Carolina spring football drills set for six weeks
Coach Carl Snavely announced winter practices at North Carolina lasting six weeks. He invites inexperienced material alongside varsity and freshman players from last fall. UNC’s only loss last season came against Duke University.
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Carolina Chapel Hill
Carl Snavely
North Carolina
Snavely
Duke University
High Point Promoter Puts City in Sports Spotlight
The piece lauds Curt Denning for bringing professional wrestling to High Point and boosting local sports promotions. It contrasts his initiative with critics and notes Charlotte’s successful events and editors Jake Wade and Waderson aiding regional sports promotion. It calls for local initiative to sustain momentum.
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High Point
Charlotte
Curt Denning
Denning
Wrenn Street
Carolinas
Charlotte News
Charlotte Scribes
High Point To Host Major 1950s Sports Meets
The article notes High Point will host the Carolinas A A U swimming championships next year, the South Atlantic meet moving from Charlotte, and the first North State Conference basketball tournament at High Point College from February 27 to 29 with eight teams. If successful the events may recur, aiming to rival Raleigh's Southern Conference.
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High Point
Charlotte
Carolinas
Virginia
High Point College
Raleigh
Carolinas boxing meet may come to High Point
Amateur boxing gains nationwide interest as Carolinas A A U plans its first championship meet with champions from Charlotte and other cities. High Point vies to host, with W F Bailey set to confer with Charlotte president Wade on staging the event locally. Local entrants fear exclusion if the meet stays elsewhere.
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North Carolina
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Raleigh
Charlotte
Carolinas
W. F. Bailey
The
Boxing Commission
Promoter Plans Local Amateur Sports Meet in High Point
Promoter Denning weighs a large outlay to stage a local amateur sports event in High Point. The plan hinges on securing support and a pre Carolinas A A U meet, with the city urged to back the effort as amateur boxing and Furniture City sports grow.
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Denning
Carolinas
High Point
Hendrix Upsets Grant In Miami Net Semi Finals
Arthur Hendrix of Lakeland Florida defeated Bryan Grant in four sets 2 6 6 4 6 3 6 0 to reach the Miami Biltmore net final. He faces Charles Harris of West Palm Beach who eliminated Weston Painter in straight sets.
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Miami
Lakeland
Fla
Bryan
Bitsy) Grant
Atlanta Bantam
Charles Harris
West Palm Beach
Weston Painter
Minneapolis Darkhorse
New Orleans
Wilmer Allison
Russell Bobbitt
Atlanta
J. Gilbert Hall
South Orange
N. J
Hal Surface
Kansas City
Charlies Harris
Martin Buxby
Gardner Mulloy
Willie Hoppe Wins Three Cushion World Billiards Crown
Chicago reports Willie Hoppe at age 48 has won the world three cushion billiards championship becoming the first to hold three titles at once the three cushion crown the 18 1 balk line title and the one cushion title He defeated Cochran 400 to 208 in a challenge match after eight years of pursuit and five prior bids Hoppe has won 20 championships in a storied career built from childhood beginnings in Cornwall on the Hudson.
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Hoppe
Cornwell-on-the-Hudson
Oppe
Cochran
Hines Wins Top Prize in Los Angeles Open
Jimmy Hines of Garden City Long Island won the Los Angeles $5 000 open title with a 280 score and took $1 500 in cash. Henry Picard Hershey Pa and Jimmy Thomson split $1 300 for second and third after a close final round. Vic Ghezzi and Mark Fry both posted 285 to share fourth and fifth place. The win capped consecutive Southern California winter triumphs. The traveling pros proceed to Sacramento open January 16 and the Big San Francisco open January 25.
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California
Jimmy Hines
Hines
Garden City
Long Island
Riverside
Henry Picard
Hershey
Picard
Jimmy Thomson
Long
Ridgewood
N. J
Vic Ghezzi
Deal
Mark Fry
Young
Railway Officer Held for Murder After Fight in North Carolina
H C Rogers a railway officer from Spencer and former Lexington police officer was arrested on murder charges after a fight with Ernest Michael 36 of Lexington ended with Michael's body found in High Rock lake near Southmont. Witnesses recalled a struggle by a guard fence and a 15 foot embankment as Mrs Rogers and others heard cries. Michael is survived by his wife eight children his parents six brothers and four sisters.
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Lexington
H. C. Rogers
Spencer
Ernest Michael
High Rock Lake
Southmont
Rogers
Michael
Seabo Wilson
Circus offers and boxing talk color in Ruth roundup
Sports Roundup covers Babe Ruth flirtation with an elephant act and a Florida stint, Fritz Crisler predicting a strong 1936 first team with thinner reserves, Nat Fleischer blasting the boxing commission, St Paul fans backing Retzlaff against Louis in Chicago, and other notes on Lindstrom, Barrow, Gullion, and Neyland.
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Eddie Brietz
Associated Press
New York
Babe Ruth
Florida
Princeton
Fritz Crisler
Nat Fleischer
The
Ring
Boxing Commission
John J. Phelan
Six touring winter golf pros from Joplin Missouri rise
By Eddif Briet z New York January 11 Joplin Missouri sends six touring the winter circuit Hor ton Smith Ky Laffoon Ed Dud ley Ted and Dewey Longworth and Ralph Robinson plus Leonard Ott cousin of Laffoon are being groomed for next year The Middlewest basketball poll crowns Howard Cann as top offensive coach with F C Allen Kansas third and Paul Hinkle Henry Iba for defense Meanwhile Harvard professor corrects grammar in Fritz Crisler remark about May the best team win Willie Ogg of Worcester writes on golf club history and Newport News museum houses a premier clubs collection
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Eddif Brietz
Associated Press
New York
Joplin
Horton Smith
Ky Laffoon
Ed Dudley
Ted
Dewey Longworth
Ralph Robinson
Leonard Ott
Laffoon
Middlewest
Howard Cann
Lee Taylor
Des Moines Register Tribune
Harvard
Fritz Crisler
Bill Bingham
Eddie Casey
Fritz
Crisler
Frits
Eastern football officials urged to quit pro games
Burt Keane reports that Eastern football officials received letters from Walter Okeson of the Eastern Football Officials Association advising them to abandon working pro games. The New York decision, kept secret, leaked as offended officials said the pro and college rules differ and hinder fair officiating on successive days.
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Burt Keane
Walter Okeson
Eastern Football Officials’ Association
New York
Baseball notes on managers players and predictions
Baseball notes discuss Billy Evans remaining unemployed Ed Barrow comments that the Tigers not the Red Sox are the club the Yankees must beat and questions why the Athletics could not win for Mack then would win for Boston Al Simmons is predicted to rebound to over .300 with ample room to spare
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Billy Evans
Ed Barrow
Tigers
Red Sox
Yanks
Mack
Boston
al Simmons
The Flicker as Real Estate Man of the Bird World
The flicker is described as a natural builder whose holes serve as homes for numerous bird species and various small animals, highlighting its ecological role as a creator of shelter.
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Flicker
Bird World
Georgia coach unveils new plans for 1936 season
Georgia coach Harry J. Mehre outlines upcoming changes for 1936. He notes spring practice starts soon, a line shift will be introduced, and revised running plays may alter player assignments as the team adopts a new attack. Opponents for 1936 include Fordham Rice and LSU.
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Athens
Harry J. Mehre
Georgia
Fordham
Rice
L. 8
U. Mehre
Mehre
Pilot High Defeats Hasty High in Twin Games
THOMASVILLE Jan 13 Pilot High teams defeated Hasty High squads in a doubleheader on Pilot's court. The girls won 32 to 22 with C Conrad scoring 24 and Captain Eaton and Sledge leading Pilot. The boys posted a 7 to 4 victory as Pilot rallied after a 4 point first half to secure the win. Welborn Grimes and Michael led Hasty with 3 and 1 points respectively.
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Thomasville
Hasty High
Hasty
Pilot Lassies
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Eaton
Sledge
Welborn
Michael
M. Brinkley
Conrad
Jarret
Ward
Clinard
Grimes
Payne
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Kennedy
Ssese
Aes Kennedy
O @ reen
Bink
Wscceeess
Seeseree
Burton
Eerees
Smith
Lgeereeeerete
Totals
Scccosees
Salvation Army Basketball Tonight Aims for Wins
The Salvation Army basketball teams play two strong foes at the Army gym tonight. At 7 o clock the A. girls face Pilot Life from Greensboro. The Army senior boys meet Economy Drug from Randleman, a squad with solid recent showings.
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Salvation Army
Army
Fast Pilot Life
Greensboro
Randleman
Mills Home Orphanage Wins Twice In Week
Thomasville reports Mills Home Orphanage basketball team won two games in one week. The Orphans defeated Denton 86 to 15 and later edged Welcome 28 to 19 on Friday night.
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Thomasville
Mills Home
Denton
Pro Football Sees Its Best Season Yet in 1935
National Professional Football League officials praise 1935 as the league’s best season with record attendance and high quality play. Open offenses, field goal revival, and widespread use of passing behind scrimmage line boosted excitement. New York Giants led the Eastern race, while Detroit Lions clinched the Western division on the final day.
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Joe F. Carr
National Professional Football League
Associated Press
Columbus
National Football League
National League
Detroit Lions
Amateur Golfers Barred From Editorial Writings
New United States Golf Association president John G. Jackson says amateurs may not write instructive pieces for syndication. Lawson Little and others may describe personal experiences or incidents but must keep strictly to amateur status and avoid instructional content.
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New York
Lawson Little
John G. Jackson
United States Golf Association
Million asked for N C rivers
Army engineers told Congress that about 1 004 000 dollars could be spent profitably in 1936 37 for new work and maintenance of rivers and harbors in North Carolina The plan calls for 195 000 dollars for new work and 809 000 dollars for maintenance New work would dredge a ten foot channel in New River to Jacksonville N C spend 40 000 on Meherrin River dredging 27 000 to clear Rollinson Channel and 11 000 for Smiths Creek above Wilmington The largest maintenance request is 225 000 dollars for Wilmington and the Cape Fear River
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Washington
Army Engineers Today
Congress
North Carolina
New River
Jacksonville
N. C
Meherrin River
Murfreesboro
Rollinson Channel
Smith's Creek
Wilmington
Cape Fear River
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