Bison Battle Charlotte Five Tonight In High Point
High Point and Charlotte Central clash in a Western Conference basketball battle at 8 15 p m with High Point led by Nelson facing the Centrals tough zone defense. Lineup changes include Harris starting for Central and Collins out for the Bison with Walker and Sullivan nursing head colds.
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Earl Gibson
High Point
Tony Simeon
Black Bison
Charlotte Central
High Point High
Simeon
Centrals
Bison
Charlotte
Tommy Harris
Letterman
Bob Moseley
Leeroy Collins
Richard Id
Collins
Mel Walker
Malcolm Sullivan
Reifs and
MacDonald
Walker
Sullivan
Nedy
Delappe
Harris
Kennedy
Leonard
von Drehl
Stone
Reid
Embler
Edwards
McDonald
Larkin Ruffin Bout Drawn Amid Boos at Garden
New York crowd booed as Tippy Larkin and Bobby Ruffin fought to a draw at Madison Square Garden. Ruffin pressed forward, Larkin boxed and landed cleaner blows, with three judges split yet identical on the outcome. A wounded Johnny Roh rig delivered a silent protest as the ring honored fallen soldiers.
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New York
Garden
Newark
Jersey
Tippy Larkin
Bobby Ruffin
Ruffin
Tippy
Garfield
N. 4
Larkin
Bobby
Arthur Sussking
Young Gotto
Jimmie Johnston
Bill Healy
Joe Anello
Jim Jennings
Mr. Jennings
Poland
Bobby Woozy
Willie Moore
Moretti
Willie
Yale
Frankie Yale
Empire
Paul Codd
Uncle Sam
Johnny Rohrig
Ciifton
N. J
Salerno Bearhead
Small Cagers Play Rings Around Giants
New York report highlights several standout small players in college basketball. Notable stars include Temple Owls guard Al Ingerman, St John’s Hy Gotkin, Maryland Loyola’s Gene O’Conor, NYU’s Gene O’Brien, and others from Valparaiso, Virginia Tech, and Rhode Island State, all under five foot eight and around 150 pounds or less, delivering rapid cutting, accurate shooting, and strong floor play.
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New York
Giants
al Ingerman
Josh Cody
Temple Owls
Oklahomaggies
Western Kentucky
Havana
Penn State
Muhlenberg
St. John’s
Brooklyn
Little Hy Gotkin
Maryland
Gene O'Conor
Baltimore Loyola
Herbert R. O'Conor
Gene O'Brien
New York University
Connecticut
Uck
South Carolina Solons Open Second Week in Session
In Columbia on January 18, South Carolina lawmakers convened for the second week of the session. They planned to elect an associate justice of the state supreme court and debate a $19,592,131 general appropriations bill, which included an amendment proposing a return to prohibition.
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Ss. C. Solons
Columbia
D. C
South Carolina
State Supreme Court
House
Senate
UNC and Duke Tangle in Near-Even Conference Opener
In Durham on January 18 Duke hosts UNC in the indoor stadium at 8 p.m. for their season’s first conference game. Both teams appear evenly matched as Duke has six wins eight losses while UNC stands eight and six. The Tar Heels have won four of five since Christmas, while Duke totaled 646 points to 645 for opponents.
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Durham
Duke University Blue Devils
UNC White Phantoms
Duke
Tar Heels
Devils
Carolina
Junior Highs Dominate Thomasville Reserves 54 to 15
The High Point Junior High team coached by Tony Cernugel overwhelmed Thomasville Reserves 54 to 15. Cooper led with 14 points, Hartley added 10, building a 24 to 1 first quarter lead and a 37 to 4 halftime edge. Thomasville’s Myes top-scored with four. Next week two more games are listed on the Junior High Court starting at 4 15.
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High Point
Tony Cernugel
Thomasville
Cooper
Hartley
McGhee
Myes
Greensboro High School
Welfare dates set for North Carolina Negro social workers
Raleigh announces the 18th annual public welfare institute for North Carolina Negro social workers will run February 24 and 25. Mrs. W. T. Best state welfare commissioner disclosed the dates and the theme, What are the goals of social work for the postwar period.
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Raleigh
Public Welfare Institute For
North Carolina
W. T. Best
Navy Golf Course Built At Fleet Recreation Center
Navy Lieut Roland F Logan has completed a nine hole golf course at Fleet Recreation Center in the south Pacific. The center, likely the largest outside the U.S., also offers nine softball diamonds two football fields four basketball courts and facilities for tennis volleyball soccer boxing and swimming.
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New York
Navy
Roland F. Logan
West Point
Fleet Recreation Center
South Pacific
Loganes
Duntinane Naval Training Station
Pitcher Hank Stone Ties Cubs Interest in Tryout
Jimmy Hamilton a former Cubs scout now with the All American Girls Professional Baseball League recommends Hank Stone a tall East High Nashville student and cousin of Rose Virginia Way for a Cubs tryout. Joe Neville plans a three year old pacer race in Delaware track aiming to attract higher funding and attention after its 1946 debut. Prof Philip O Badger AAU president prefers baseball as his favorite college sport.
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Jimmy Hamilton
Cubs
Hank Stone
East High
Nashville
Joe Neville
Pacers
Hamblistonian
Delaware, C
Philip O. Badger
National Collegiate
A.A
Speculation Rife On Successor to Tom Young at UNC
UNC acted head coach Tom Young left for duty in the Navy and reported to Spartanburg for assignment. Athletics director R. A. Fetzer said a committee is studying the subject with recommendations. Young is the third North Carolina coach to join the Navy, joining Ray Wolf and Jim Tatum.
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Chapel Hill
Tom Young
University of North Carolina
Spartanburg
D. C
Navy
R. A. Fetzer
Athletic Council
Young
Ray Wolf
Jim Tatum
DePaul and Marquette Test New Foul Rule Change
DePaul and Marquette to try a three minute bench rest for fourth fouls instead of disqualification. Ray Meyer and Bill Chandler back the plan to keep teams with a substitute and maintain aggressiveness. DePaul leads 13 of 14 and Marquette 3 of 7 after early season games.
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Chicago
DePaul
Marquette
Ray Meyer
Bill Chandler
Chandler
Specters
Hilltop
Exp
Eing
Basketball Rules Committee
Nick Kearns
Service Dept Eddie Hickey Forms Navy Preflight Team
Eddie Hickey, former Creighton U. coach, leads a better than fair basketball squad among Iowa navy pre flight school officers. Notable players include Lieut Bob Timmons, ex Seahawks end, Lieut Alton Elliott, Syracuse captain, and Ens Ivan Hoolen from Oakland City College. Marine Correspondent Charles McKenna notes a torpedo incident with a crew member from Boston reacting with a quip about Charlie O and Tennessee.
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Eddie Hickey
Creighton U
Iowa Navy
Bob Timmons
Seahawks
Alton Elliott
Syracuse
Ens
Ivan Hoolen
Oakland City
Ind
Marine Combat
Charles McKenna
South Pacific
Boston
Charlie O
Tennessee
Bradford to Leave Charlotte Post as Football Coach
Charlotte report says Vince Bradford, Central High School football coach of the state class A champions, will be relieved. Vernon Bridges, formerly Tech High coach, would succeed him while Bradford remains as physical education teacher and track and boxing coach.
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Bradford
Charlotte Post
Charlotte
Vince Bradford
Central High School
Miami
Fla
The
Observer
Bradford An
Vernon Bridges
Tech High Last Tall
Otto Dahelm
Bradfe
Schoolboy Rowe Passes Physical for Navy Duty
Lynwood Rowe nickname Schoolboy, 33, of the Philadelphia Phillies, passed his pre induction physical in El Dorado Ark and has been assigned to the navy. The former major league pitcher, married with two children, joined Beaumont in 1932 and later starred with Detroit. report date not announced.
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Little Rock
Ark
Lynwood
Servicemen Boxing Tourney Called Off in Raleigh
The Raleigh Exchange Club canceled its servicemen boxing tournament set for January 28-29 due to an inadequate entry list. By the January 15 deadline only two teams had signed up, prompting the committee to withdraw the event.
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Raleigh
Raleigh Exchange Club
Nelson Wins San Francisco Victory Tourney by Six Strokes
Byron Nelson captured the 1944 San Francisco Victory Tourney title at Harding Park, shooting 68 69 69 70 for 275 and $2,400 in war bonds, six strokes ahead of runner-up Harold McSpaden. Sam Byrd and Lloyd Mangrum tied for third at 283, winning $1,062.50 each, with Mangrum to report to Fort MacArthur.
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Russ Newland
San Francisco
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Crackshot
Professional Golfers’ Association
Hardi Park Public Links
Harold “Jug” McSpaden
Philadelphia
McSpaden
Nelson
Byrd
MecSpaden
Sam Byrd
New York Yankee
Detroit
Lloyd Mangrum
Monterey Park
Calif
Mangrum
Fort MacArthur
California
Razio
Pine Valley
N. J
Bulla
Johnny Bulla
Fromerly
High Point
Loseles
Art Bell
Mark
Oakland
Eteran Harry Minneapolis
Olin Dutra
Los Angeles
Craig Wood
New York
Jimmy Hines
Amsterdam
N. Y
Nurserymen Meet Raleigh at State College Conference
The North Carolina Association of Nurserymen opened a two day conference at N C State College. Speakers included Dean I O Schaub of the NC State Extension Service on An Agriculturalist Views the Future Fred Sloan planning specialist on War Prisoners and Labor Possibilities and Frank LaBar president of the American Association of Nurserymen.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Association of Nurserymen
N. C. State College
Dean I. O. Schaub
N. C. State Extension Service
Fred Sloan
Extension
Frank LaBar
American Associat of Nurserymen
Boxing Results From Cities Include Several Knockouts
Last night bouts featured Joe Baksi in Baltimore knocking out Dan Merritt while Tuffy Cummins outpointed Sandy Mack in Baltimore. Newark saw Mike Belloise outpoint Frankie Bove and Fred Schott beat Billy Thomas. Other cities reported results including Larry Lane over Henry Jones in Trenton and Snooks Lacey over Jerry Zullo in New Haven.
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Baltimore
Joe Baksi
Kulpmont
Dan Merritt
Chicago
Tuffy Cummins
British Navy
Sandy Mack
Newark
N. J
Mike Belloise
New York
Frankie Bove
Fred Schott
Paterson
Billy Thomas
Trenton
Larry Lane
Henry Jones
Ross Strickland
Marry Gary
New Haven
Conn
Snooks Lacey
Jerry Zullo
Boston
Herman Badger
al Stephany
White Plaines
N. Y
Jerry Pittro
Roy Lewis
Muncie
Ind
Vic Soyko
Milwaukee
Sammy Scully
Hot Springs
Ark
J. D. Turner
Dallas
Tex
Freddie Hudson
Ardmore
Okla
Stanford Stiles
Houston
Eddie Henderson
Anonee Ge Joyce
Victory Grupico
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T’ville
N.C.A
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Union College
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Laurel Garden
Joe Louis
Jack Dempsey
Bill Reddy
Sammy Baugh
Rowe
Dasher
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LaSalle Army Corp
Bennett Field
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Nebraska
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Mass. Tech
Morehead
Rio Grande Ursinus
Phila
Marine Depot
Thomas
Concordia Virginia
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