Bison Fight for Western Conference Title Opener
High Point High School’s Bison clash with Burlington Bulldogs Tuesday night at 8 15 in a key Western Conference showdown. The hosts rely on strong defense as Garland Pugh earns starting guard, W R Benson retakes center, with Crowder and Pugh in the backcourt and Walker and Idol at forwards. Subsequent league games with Charlotte Greensboro and Salisbury loom as the chase for the title continues.
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John RK
Alamance County
Bison
Burlington
Burlingtonians
Bulldogs
Charlotte
Bob Jamieson
Raleigh
Simeon
Raleigh Basket
Garland Pugh
Caps
Face Evans
Hig W. R. Benson
Jerry Jenson
Benson
Jenson
Walker
Idol
Crowder
Pugh
Pauline Betz Seeks National Tennis Crown Challenge
Pauline Betz, Rollins College student in Coral Gables, starts her bid for the National Women's Tennis title she nearly won last year. She says she is playing better than ever and faces strong rivals including Sara Cooke, Doris Hart, and Louis Brough with practice against male players boosting form.
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Coral Gables
Fila
Pauline Betz
Rollins College
Elwood Cooke
New York
Stennis
Sara Cooke
Pauline
Doris Hart
Miami
Louis Brough
Pasadena
Calif
Fordham Joins Boston College Schedule in 1942
Fordham returns as the new opponent on Boston College’s nine game 1942 football slate with Oct 17 unfilled. The schedule lists St Anselm Clemson Wake Forest Georgetown Temple Fordham Boston University and Italy Cross as opponents. A separate note from Raleigh mentions a victory garden campaign to place a garden on every farm and a suitable urban plot beginning the week of February 9.
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Boston
Fordham
Boston College
St. Anselm
Clemson
Wake Forest
Georgetown
Temple
Boston University
Italy Cross
Raleigh
Roundup on players and Navy ties in sports circuit
New York sports column notes Ennis bosses funding young players, Phils potential loan at a secret meeting questioned, Ruth back home from hospital but largely confined. Mentions Navy signups by Missouri athletes, Pensacola and Corpus Christi relief game, Norton of Texas A&M, and Sugar Bowl talks with Sugar Chairman Corenswet. Billy Conn Henry Coover fight gate noted as Toledo third largest.
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Ennis
Navy
National Leaguers
Phillies
Phils
Browns
Corenswet
Sugar
the Garden
Billy Conn
Henry Coover
Toledo
Citm
Dempsey Willard
Jimmy Wille
Frankie Mason
Rangers Bid To Break National League Scoring Record
The New York Rangers eye a new National League scoring record as they chase the old mark of 179, aiming to surpass 1929-30 Boston Bruins, while veterans and stars like Booch, Boucher, Warick, Kuntz, and Henry shape a fast, open, high-scoring squad at Madison Square Garden.
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Rangers
New York Blueshirts
Lester Patrick
Boucher
Boo-chay
New York Rovers
Bill
Bun Cook
Cleveland
Bun
Providence
Ching Johnson
Washington Lions
Murray Murdoch
Yale
Murdoch
Cecil Dillon
Pittsburgh Hornets
Boston Bruins
Brooklyn Americans
Madison Square Garden
Alabama Players Leading Scoring in SEC Race
Alabama’s Crimson Tide dominate the SEC scoring chart with four of the top five leaders after nine conference games since December 15. Louis Adair of Louisiana State tops with 33 field goals and 10 free throws in nine games for 76 total points, followed by John Hines of Alabama with 25 9 59 and Lefty Chaney of LSU close behind.
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Atlanta
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Lefty Chaney
Louisiana State
Louis Adair
John Hines
Chaney
L.S.A
War Is Booming Fight Business By SID FEDER
Sid Feder notes World War II boosts boxing with fighters in military service and benefits for the Army and Navy funds. He cites rising fan interest coast to coast, new sellouts in Toledo Holyoke West Palm Beach and Barre, and soldiers near camps paying to attend bouts. He highlights champions training for service and renewed public interest lifting gate money and venues.
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Sid Feder
New York
Madison Square Garden
South
Toledo
Columbus
Ohio
Charlotte
N. C
Barre
Holyoke
Mass
Bangor
Augusta
West Pam Beach
Fla
Texas
Gie Abrams
Othr
Gene ‘Tunney
Naval Reserve Uniit
West Palm Beach
Von Schact To Meet White In Big Wrestling Bout
Promoter J R Steele announced Strangling Ed White of Alabama will grapple with Frederic von Schacht of Germany on Thursday night at South Hamilton Street Arena. Roy Graham of Abilene and Abe Yourist of Brooklyn also box on the card. The White von Schacht clash is billed as a top bout of the year.
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J. R. Steele
Ed White
Alabama
Frederic von Schact
South Hamilton Street Arena
Roy Graham
Abilene
Texas
Abe Yourist
Brooklyn
White
von Schach
Steele
Barto Hill
von Schaet
Steee
Science Seeks Cause Of Death Without Injury
The report notes unexplained deaths near bomb blasts with no visible injuries. English physicians and Yale researchers discuss two possible causes: head and body compression or rapid movement causing sudden acceleration, with some cases showing circulatory collapse and no internal injuries.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Naval Air Transport Service Established
The navy announced the establishment of a naval air transport service to rapidly move personnel and cargo for naval operations. It will operate under the chief of naval operations with transport squadrons planned at Norfolk Virginia Kansas City Kansas and Alameda California and will not compete with regular air lines.
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Washington
Naval Air Transport Service
Navy
Chief of Naval Operations
Norfolk
Kansas City
Kans
Alameda
Calif
Famous nicknames quiz across fields and eras
A newspaper feature asks readers to match legendary nicknames to their owners. Questions cover generals with Lighthorse Harry Stonewall and Tippecanoe, presidents Old Hickory Rough Rider and Tippecanoe, football stars Special Delivery Galloping Ghost and Jack Rabbit, congressmen The Man Cactus Jack and Cotton Ed, and British statesmen The Beaver and Winnie.
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Stonewall
Tippecanoe
Rough Rider
Galloping Ghost
Jack Rabbit
the Man
the Beaver
Winnie
Terrors Battle Phantoms Tomorrow In Chapel Hill
North Carolina State faces Carolina in Chapel Hill on Tuesday in a Big Five clash led by Bones McKinney and Bob Rose. State also meets College of Charleston in Charleston and the Citadel. Wake Forest meets Duke Saturday.
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Associated Press
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Red Terrors
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Charleston
S. C
College of Charleston
Citadel
Wake Forest
Duke
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Bob Rose
Bones McKinney
McKinney
Rose
Bones
Tar Heels
South Carolina
Gamecocks
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Navy
Annapolis
Middies
Wofford
North Carolinians
Byron Nelson Wins Oakland Open in California
Byron Nelson, the Toledo, Ohio shot specialist and former National Open and PGA champion, won the Oakland Open with a 274 over 72 holes. He led from the start, finished five strokes ahead of the field, and earned $1,000. John Dawson of Hollywood was the only amateur to break par, with 279, in a strong finish for Nelson ahead of the San Francisco Open.
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Calif
Byron Nelson
California
Toledo
Nelson
Sequoyah
John Dawson
Hollywood
Dawson
San Francisco
Lawson Little
Chandler Harper
Portsmouth
Ben Hogan
Hershey
Lloyd Mangrum
Monterey Park
Willie Goggin
White Plains
Leonard Dodson
Kansas City
E. J. Harrison
Little Rock
Ark
Hogan
Marion Heifner
Palo Alto
Four local men assigned to Air Corps at Kessler Field
Four young men from this area have been sent to the Air Corps at Kessler Field Biloxi Miss from Fort Jackson South Carolina They are Gilbert Weant of this city George L Marshall of Ardale Robert B Parker of Jamestown and Gerald A Rodden of High Point route two
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Voung
Air Corps
Kessler Field
Biloxi
Miss
Fort Jackson
S.C
Gilbert Weant
George L. Marshall
Archdale
Robert B. Parker
James
Gerald A. Rodden
High Point
Welcome South Americans to UNC study program
Eleven South Americans were officially welcomed to the University of North Carolina today and invited to enroll in courses of their choosing.
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University of North Carolina
Exhibition golf match nets Red Cross $2,000
In Miami Beach on January 19 a four ball exhibition raised over 2000 for the American Red Cross. Craig Wood Frank Walsh Gene Sarazen and Tommy Armour played nine holes with hats passed for $1360 in cash from spectators. Referee Al Jolson auctioned balls scoring birdies at $5 to $45 each with Wood and Walsh defeating Sarazen and Armour three and four.
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Fila
American Red Cross
Craig Wood
Frank Walsh
Gene Sarazen
Tommy Armour
al Jolson
Wood
Walsh
Sarazen
Armour
Broughton Presents Ambulance Plane From North Carolina
North Carolina will present an ambulance plane to the navy, bought through the Old North State Fund with help from more than 12 000 citizens. Governor Broughton will announce the gift at a Washington area flying field. The craft seats four stretchers two sitting cases醫 medical attendant pilot and co pilot. It is the first such state purchased plane for naval use.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Broughton
Old North State Fund
Washington
Blanket Deferment Rules Clarified for Married Men
In Raleigh the Selective Service system denied blanket deferments for married men and stressed that Class 3 4 deferments depend on actual dependency. Local boards were warned to judge cases on merit and to avoid automatic classifications based on marriage alone.
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Raleigh
Selective Service System
Judy Canova Leads Theater Owners in Bond Sale
The Carolinas theater owners opened their annual convention in Charlotte and then moved to Independence Square for a public sale of defense bonds and stamps. Judy Canova, film actress, led the selling with James J. Walker, former New York mayor, invited to participate.
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N. C
Carolinas
Independence Square
Mecklenburg
Knox Leads In Scoring In Southern Conference
Richmond dispatch notes Glenn Knox of William and Mary tops scoring with 74 points in five games, followed by Alant Zunic of George Washington and Clyde Ballenger of Washington and Lee. Duke, N C State, and Furman also post wins as Columbia upsets UNC, league standings tighten toward Raleigh tournament.
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Glenn Knox
William and Mary
Niota
Tenn
Alant Zunic
George Washington Itra
Washington and Lee
Soph Clyde Ballenger
North Carolina
Bob Rose
Ernie Travis
Maryland
Knox
Zunic
College Park
North Carolina State
WN. C. State
Citadel
Charleston Cadets
Duke
Wake Forest
Columbia William and Mary
Furman
Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
Measles Cases Rise Across North Carolina
North Carolina reports a rising measles total from December 27 to January 10 with 21 cases for the week ending December 27, 427 for January 3, and 639 for the week ending January 10. In Charlotte Jarvis E. Mitchell of Goldsboro died from injuries when the car he rode in veered off the road, struck a telephone pole, and overturned.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Pee Ag
Charlotte
Jarvis FE. Mitchell
Goldsboro
Examinations Put Damper On Basketball
College basketball cooled as exam week halted practice and games. The piece surveys league standings across the SE Conference Pacific Coast and Rocky Mountain regions, noting Washington Duke Wisconsin and Dartmouth atop various divisions while listing upcoming schedules and notable matchups.
Punta Gorda Women’s Gold semifinal favors Tainter over Suggs
In Punta Gorda Florida Tainter Georgia Tainter from Fargo North Dakota edged favorite status over defending champion Louise Suggs of Lithia Springs Georgia in the semi final match play. In the other bracket Ellamae Williams Illinois led over Sarasota Mary Jayne Garman in Sarasota Florida as a favorite.
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Punta Gorda
Fla
Georgia Tainter
Fargo
N. D
Louise Suggs
Lithian Springs
Ellamae Wiliams
Chicago
Mary Jayne Garman
Sarasota
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