Pro-Grid League May Expand
Chicago January 13 The Ying national football league weighs expansion options after a strong 1943 season. Bids from Buffalo Los Angeles and San Francisco loom as executives debate keeping 10 teams or adding to 11 or 12. City bids may be tabled until spring or delayed until after the war.
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Charles Chamberlain
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Buffalo
N.Y
Los Angeles
San Fran
Yesters Blast Oratory
Philadelphia
Boston
Sam Cordovano
Lou Littl
Columbia
Bunsio
Bing Crosby
San Francisco
A.J. Morobito
Kimsey Leads UNC Boxers In Season Opener
UNC boxers face The Citadel in Chapel Hill kickoff as six fighters with Navy or Marine training bring grit to the squad. Key contenders include Jim Koustenis 135, Jim Wilhelm 135, Mahlon Miller 155, Jean Nicholson 175, L. S. Cohen 175, Jim Moll unlimited, with Kimsey and Dan Davis the only varsity veterans. The meet against South Carolina state champions is set for 8:45, following a 7:30 clash between Carolina and State.
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Jean Nicholson
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Charlie Kimsey
Dan Davis
Joe Murnick
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Bob Vis
Walter Kraus
Duke Wrestlers Set For Chapel Hill Meet With Pre-Flight Team
Duke University wrestlers travel to Chapel Hill for a meet against the North Carolina Navy pre flight squad. The card includes eight regulation bouts and at least fifteen exhibition matches.
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Durham
Duke University
Chapel Hill
North Carolina Navy
Parker says Boxing Commission mishandles bout at Madison Square Garden
New York referee Eddie Joseph assigns eight rounds to Lulu and two to Beau Jack in a disputed card. Chick Wergeles is summoned to explain criticism while supporters defend his management. The column rails against perceived bias and touches on Armstrong, Nitti, Capone links, Elsa Maxwell and a South African spy case.
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New York
Eddie Joseph
Madison Sq. Garden
Lulu
Beau
Joseph
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Sumon
Chick Wergeles
Beau Jack
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Chick
Townsend
Panthers Tangle With Strong Wildcat Quint
High Point College Panthers meet the strong Davidson Wildcats tomorrow night in the Warrrison gym at 8 15. The Wildcats have eight wins in nine games and only loss to UNC. A Saturday doubleheader features Sedgefield and Winston‑Salem’s Flying Safety cagers at 6 30 before the Panthers versus UNC B squad.
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Warrison
Wildcats
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Winston-Matem
Panther
U.N
Fights Last Night in Elizabeth Highlights Local Wins
In Elizabeth New Jersey Bob Wade defeated Big Jones on points after six rounds. Jerry Coursel stopped Rudy Riviera in New York to win by knockout in the first round.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Bob Wade
Newark
Big Jones
Jerry Coursel
Valley Stream
N. Y
Rudy Riviera
New York
Mexican Cage Champs To Tour Western U S
Los Dorados of Chihuahua, Mexico, national basketball champions, will depart January 29 for a western United States tour. Their route includes San Francisco Pomona Los Angeles and San Diego as announced by Antonio Florez Mazari president of the National Basketball Federation Megaridleo said he has accepted an invitation to send a team.
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Mexico City
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Chihuahua
United States
San Francisco
Pomona
Los Angeles
San Diego
Antonio Florez Mazari
National Basketball Federation
Megaridleo
L A After Post War Baseball And Football Franchises
The piece discusses Los Angeles aiming for major league baseball after the war with the Angels pursuing third major league status. It notes interest in NFL expansion on the Pacific Coast and mentions Crosby and Don Ameche eyeing LA franchises, plus San Francisco. It reflects Notre Dame coach Leahy on wartime sports and youth players shaping postwar football.
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Angels
America
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Pants
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San Francio
West
Crooner Crosby
Don Ameche
Hollywood
Triangle and Marsh Win In Y Loop Action
Triangle dumps Community Hardware of Thomasville 32 to 23 while Marsh routs Sedgefield Army 49 to 29 in a twin bill at the Y. E Farlowe tops Triangle with center Everhart and Marsh star Everhart each scoring, Marsh totaling 14 points.
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Patent
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Marsh
Russo
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Parlowe
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Zivic LaMotta Fourth Detroit Clash Sets Stage for Road Show
Fritzie Zivic and Jake LaMotta meet in Detroit for the fourth time in a 10 round series led by LaMotta 2 to 1, amid talk of a larger tour. Zivic vows to repeat past aggression while LaMotta, already a Detroit hometown favorite, carries a strong local record and past earnings in the same arena.
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Ivie
Jake LaMectta
Mig
Pittsburgh
Zivic
Jacob
LaMotta
New York
Pittsby
Nick Jondes
Den ny Hammond Leads North Carolina Swimmers Toward National Title
Denny Hammond NC swimming captain and national backstroke record holder heads to Atlanta for National Junior AAU and Southeastern AAU meets after leading UNC to 24 consecutive conference titles. The Darlington School alumnus and Atlanta native will race the 150 yard backstroke and may swim the 100 yard freestyle if time allows. His father was longtime editor of the Atlanta Constitution. Hammond trains with UNC’s Tar Heel swimmers and faces Georgia Tech in a dual meet before the national events.
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Denny Hammond
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Atlanta
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Rome
Pat Hammond
Atlanta Constitution
George B. Denman
Hammond
Georgia Tech
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U. of N.C
Mexican Team Plays in Madison Square Garden Tournament
A Mexican team competes in an international tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York City scheduled for late March. The event gathers teams from multiple countries to showcase football skills and advance in the standings.
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Madison Square Garden
New York
Sports Roundup From New York Reflects Amateur Era Shift
The piece predicts postwar sports boom will favor amateur over professional play with colleges benefiting from support to keep athletes in school. It cautions about revised funding for college games and notes notable figures like Lachance and Archer amid scattered boxing and racing notes.
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New York
amXeur
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College Athic
Ae Ren
Ae Ee
Anonymous Admiral Humor Stirs Shrine East West Game Crowd
Admiral William Halsey tried to slip into a box seat during the Shrine East West football game on New Year's Day. His foot pressed on the toes of an Army private who protested, then the admiral joked and stepped on the other foot as the private blushed.
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William Halsey
Dso
Yankees Face Unfavorable Sale Talk and Navy Victory Note
The report covers a tense Yankees situation with talk of a sale and references to Navy football in Bermuda. It mentions a player named Jeanny Yeo and a three day pause in celebration. A South Atlantic rivalry leads to a booster figure being flustered and calling a Yank out after two strikes.
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Navy
Bermuda
Jeanny Yeo
Mobok
Tiny
iTaster’ Bowbers’ Association
Chpire
Yarkes
Bill Corum Sees Sermon in Two Dispatches From The Southland
Special to The Enterprise. Bill Corum presents two Associated Press dispatches from Southern cities. Bill Terry and Joe Louis, both southerners, rose from poverty to prominence in baseball and boxing. The piece urges tolerance and notes their self earned success.
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Southland
New York
Souwth
Arold Terry
Atlan
Joswis Barrow
Buckakwuntain
Bill Terry
Scraich
Joe Louis
Terry
Baseball
N. Y
Giants
Louis
Memphis
Joe
Terry Says He Will Leave Baseball for Cotton Trade
Bool Terry states the game offers little value due to low salaries for players managers and front office staff and announces plans to devote himself entirely to the cotton business while watching baseball from the outside. He claims poor management causes the sport to profit despite weak leadership.
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Bool Terry
Memphis
Louis says he will stay in boxing and help young fighters
In Jacksonville, Sergt. Joe Louis, the heavyweight champion, says he plans to remain tied to boxing whether he fights again or not. He is 29 and notes he would like to stay in the game and share his knowledge to aid younger boxers.
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Joe Louis
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