Panthers Rally Past Western Carolina 58 47 Net 20 From Sheets
High Point College Panthers trailed 30 27 at half but exploded in the final four minutes to upset Western Carolina Teachers College Catamounts 58 47. Freshman star Bill Sheets scored 20 to pace the winners while Frank Henry added 12. Catamounts’ Howard Barnhorst led with 12 points.
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Cullowhfe
Bill Sheets
High Point College Purple Panthers
Collegians
Western Carolina Teachers College
Sheets
Panthers
Tom Young
WCTC
Thy
Frank Henry
Panther
Howard Barnhorst
Local Highs top Lee Robinson 54 33 in conference opener
High Point's Black Bison beat Asheville's Lee Robinson 54 to 33 for their first conference win. Crowder led with 14 points, Hunsucker 12, as Hartley Ellington and Delappe helped secure the margin. Graham paced the losers with 13.
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Bill Campbell
High Point
Black Bison
Chalkin Ug
Lee Robinson
Asheville
R. J. Reynolds
Winston-Salem
Winston
Bison
Richard Crowder
Graham
Bill Hunsucker
Crowder
Maroons
Mountaineers
Bill Hartley
Bill Ellington
Hartley
Hunsucker
von Drehle
Sterling Bill Hartley
High School
Bryant
Cooper
White
Harris
Hedrick, Prevost
The Curious Case of Football Coaching Contracts
The piece lampoons long term coaching deals at colleges, noting their shaky value and the cycle of signings and resignings. It cites Clark Shaughnessy and Jim Tatum in Maryland and Oklahoma, illustrating how contracts keep coaches paid whether or not they stay.
Renewed Pirate Scouts Will Meet Next Week in Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Pirates announce the largest scouting staff in club history and the 12 club farm system heads will meet in Pittsburgh for a two day session to refine the organization. General Manager Roy Hamey and Farm Director Ray Kennedy lead a 22 scout group from coast to coast to seek promising players. Billy Herman will attend as new Pirates manager with Ted McGrew heading the talent hunters and new staff members include Spud Davis Edward Farrell Heinie Manush Mike ONeill Herman Pillette Ziggy Sears and Edward Marshall. Farm clubs include Salisbury North Carolina in the North Carolina State League.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Baseball Club
Pirate
Roy Hamey
Ray L. Kennedy
Billy Herman
Bucs
Ted McGrew
Boston Braves
Pirates
Salisbury
N. C
Ancient bow and arrow used against Japanese patrols
A cautious report notes the bow and arrow, among the oldest weapons, proved effective against Japanese patrols where silence was essential for strategic advantage.
College Basketball Scores From Across The Nation
A compiled set of results shows high profile wins for Duke over NC State 60 to 53 and Kentucky defeating Tennessee 94 to 39. Other notable margins include Indiana 50 over Iowa 48 and Temple 49 over Syracuse 43, plus Vanderbilt 64 over Southwestern 39. Jack Gray, a Texas cager, earned varsity status at 25.
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High Point
WCTC
Duke
N. C. State
Gx. OE
Blow
Appalachiaia
Lenoir Rhyne
W and L
Virginia Tech
ECTC
Rocky Mount College
Ohio State
Northwestern
Indiana
Iowa
Temple
Syracuse
Kentucky
Tennessee
DePaul
Niagara
Florida
Auburn
Yale
Cornell
Richmond
W and M
Alabama
Georgia
Maryland
VMI
Southern Methodist
Baylor
Mercer
Sewanee
Oklahoma U
Kansas State
Seton Hall
Rutgers
Penn State
Carnegie Tech
Miami
Ohio U
Wilmington
Marietta
F and M
Lehigh
Southern
Stetson
Tusculum
Mars Hills
Lincoln Memorial
Emory and Henry
Vanderbilt
Southwestern
Jack Gray
Texas
Teague Nominees Named for Men and Women Athletes
Eight men and two women are named as Teague Memorial Trophy nominees by Carolina sports writers. Men include Ray Yagiello and Sharlie Justice of UNC, John Dillon, Edward Koffenberger, and Nick Sacrinty among others. Women nominees are Frances Kinney and Estelle Lawson Page. Balloting occurs in three weeks in Florence, South Carolina, with the award honoring athletic achievement and character.
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Teague
Carolinas
North
South Carolina
Lewis J. Fisher
Ray Yagiello
Catawba College
Frances Kinney
Raleigh
Estelle Lawson Page
Chapel Hill
Carroll Bowen
Bertha Dunn
Bowen
Dunn
Fisher
Judge Teague of
High Point
Eagles Beat Sanford 70 to 54 In Asheboro Showdown
In Asheboro on January 18 McCrary Eagles defeated Sanford American Legion basketball 70 to 54 as reserves helped widen the gap. Al Williams led the victors with 12 points while Dick Gurley topped Sanford with 16. A preliminary game saw McCrary reserves beat Denton All-Stars 50 to 32.
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Asheboro
McCrary Eagles
Sanford American Legion Basketeers
Paul Cheek
Al _ Williams
Dick Gurley
McCrary
Denton All-Stars
Dickey Returns Home as Player Manager of Little Rock Travelers
Bill Dickey, ex Yankees manager for a brief spell, signs a one year contract to lead the Little Rock Travelers of the Southern Association as player manager. He cites home ties and fatigue from long absences as the reason for choosing Little Rock over possible major league offers. Dickey, married with an 18 year old daughter Lorraine, has long been a Little Rock resident since starting his pro career in 1925.
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Little Rock
Ark
Bill Dickey
New York Yankees
Little Rock Travelers
Southern Association
Dickey
Traveler
Ray Winder
Winder
Travelers
Lorraine
Bastrop
Muskogee
Okla
Jackson, Miss
Buffalo
N. Y
Walker Cup member to turn pro Cary Middlecoff quits amateur spot
Cary Middlecoff, 26, named a Walker Cup team member last Saturday, announced he will turn professional. He plans to join touring pros in Jacksonville, Florida, in March and will play in opens to gauge his ability before deciding if he stays on the professional path. If not, he says he will return to Memphis to practice dentistry.
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Memphis
Tenn
Cary Middlecoff
United States
England
Middlecoff
Jacksonville
Fla
Alay
Denistry
United States Golf Association
Assistant Elevated To Replace Jim Tatum As Sooners Coach
Norman Oklahoma January 18 President George Cross of the University of Oklahoma named Charles Bud Wilkinson the Sooners head coach succeeding Jim Tatum who resigned to become head coach and athletic director at the University of Maryland. Tatum will be paid about twelve thousand dollars yearly under a special Maryland arrangement. Wilkinson, a former guard and quarterback from Minnesota, has coached at Syracuse Minnesota and Iowa Pre Flight and came to Oklahoma with Tatum last year.
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Clark Shaughnessy
University of Maryland
Oklahoma
Jim Alum
Shaughnessy
University of Chicago
Clark
University of Oregon
West Coast
Jim Tatum
Maryland
Tatum
Terps
Sooners
Norman
Okla
George Cross
University of Oklahoma
Charles
Bud) Wilkinson
Tataum
Oklahoma University
Board of Regents
H. Byrd
Syracuse
Minnesota
Navy
Wilkinson
Don Faurot
Iowa
Seahawks
Driskill
Enterprise
Tomlinson's State Brace Of Games At High Point Gym
A pair of strong DuPont teams from Martinsville Va visit High Point Senior High for two return games with Tomlinson's. The girls won 52 16 while the men lost 54 24 in Vir city. DuPont men are among Virginia's top independent squads. Next night Tomlinson hosts Cable Dairy teams from Lexington.
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DuPont
Martinsville
High Point Senior High
Tomlinson’s
Omlinson
Virginia
Senior High
Tomlinson
Cable Dairy
Lexington
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Panthers Maul
W.C.T.C. Catamounts
Hammond
McGinn
Silcox
Gudger
C Jacssaxeas
Rhodes
Barnhorst
Log
High Point College
University of North Carolina Jauvees
Security National Bank
Millis Stadium
Clarence Allred
James Armstrong
Arthur Filder
John Herndon
Baxter Freeze
Kid McCoy
Jack Ridge
Order of Demolay
Reid
Eee
TNT
College Street Service
Cor
College & English
Associated Press
Florence
S. C
Tony Georgiana
Sharlie Justice
University of North Carolina
John “Hook” Dillion
White Phantoms
Russell “Snookie” Proctor
Edward Leroy Koffenberger
Duke Lacross
Nick Sacrinty
Wake Forest
Eagles
Sanford
Neel Ewe
Tom McKenna
New York
UNC
Walter Driskill
Athletic
Regents
Sooner
Biernie Bierman
Golden Gophers
Tomlinsons
North State
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