Duke Blue Devils Beat N C State In Cage Battle
Duke defeats the Red Terror 60 to 53 before 8 500 in Duke gym. Loftis scores 16 for Duke with Seward 15 and Collins 14 as Duke extends conference streak to four wins. State's Cartier 11 and Dickey 11 lead scoring for the visitors.
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Raleigh
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Bubber) Seward
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Garland Loftis
Red Terrors
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Collins
Red Dickey
Warren Cartier
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Niles
HM Dlke
Bowate
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Pirates Acquire Hank Greenberg From Tigers In Cash Deal
Pirates General Manager Roy Hamey announced the purchase of Hank Greenberg from Detroit for a sizeable cash sum. Greenberg, 36, led the league with 44 homers last season and sits among baseball’s top sluggers with a career 311 homers. He rejoined duty after wartime service, drawing about 60,000 last year, and will join Billy Herman’s Pirates in spring training.
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Miami Beach
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Chicago Cubs
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Detroit Tigers
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Erlanger Edges High Point 44 41 After Slow Start
Erlanger falls to High Point YMCA 44-41 as Phillip Head scores 26 for Erlanger. High Point leads 26-17 at halftime with Albert Evans strong defensively. The Spencer brothers guide rebounding as Erlanger mounts a late rally but fails to overtake the hosts.
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Phillip Head
High Point
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Walt
Wait Spencer
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McGhee Ewe
Hooper
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Ih. Spence
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MOEA
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Fisher Named Chairman of AAU Publicity
J. J. Fisher of High Point North Carolina has been named national publicity chairman of the Amateur Athletic Union. Willard N. Greim announced ten new national committee chairmen and the reappointment of 29 others. George Donoghue of Chicago becomes chairman of the men's track and field committee. Fisher assumes duties immediately.
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N. Y
J. J. Fisher
High Point
N. C
Amateur Athletic Union
Williard N. Greim
A.A.U
Greim
George Donoghue
Chicago
Central Association of the A.A.U
Lloyd W. Olds
Fisher
Mercury Club Golden Gloves Tourney Committee Named
Plans for the second annual Tri State Golden Gloves boxing tournament to be held here March 6 7 8 under Mercury athletic club sponsorship are nearing completion Dick Short Mercury president said last night. The event will feature gold and silver gloves for winners and runners up in each class plus robes for top boxers and team trophies. A midget division is added this year under a special arrangement with the Carolinas AAU.
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Dick Short
Mercury
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Carolinas A. A. U
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Dick Meisky
Jim Steele
Curt Bobo
Lewis Fisher
Bob Roberts
Floyd Evans
Arch McMillan
Lee Sherrill
Jeter Cook
Cliff Kents
Dick Johnson
Faye McCollum
Bill Martin
Norman Petty
Joe Parks
F. C. Morehead
Thurman Horney
Abie Short
Mickey Swartz
Howard Wright
Bill Frye
Rucker Sold by Giants to Tribe in 1950s swap
Johnny Rucker, speedy left handed outfielder for the New York Giants for six seasons, was sold to the Cleveland Indians today at the waiver price. He hit .264 in 95 games last year.
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Johnny Rucker
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Rucker
Red Sox Top All-Star Team
The 1946 all star team named by the Baseball Writers Association includes Stan Musial and Enos Slaughter from the Cardinals, Ted Williams and Dom DiMaggio from the Red Sox, Johnny Pesky at short, Bobby Doerr second base, George Kell third base, and pitchers Bob Feller Dave Ferriss Al Newhouser Aaron Robinson with Detroit, New York, and Cleveland also represented.
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George Kell
Ted Williams
Dom Dimaggio
Enos Slaughter
Aaron Robinson
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Tigers
Bob Feller
Cleveland
Dave Ferriss
Fence Guards Hawaii Forest Preserve From Mountain Goats
CCC workers in Hawaii built a 40 mile fence along Manuna Kea to enclose 68 acres of forest preserve. The aim is protection of young trees from invasive mountain goats and keep the area intact.
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Pacific
Emerson joins Lenoir Rhyne coaching staff as head basketball coach
Athletic Director Clarence Stassovich of Lenoir Rhyne announces Fred Emerson will assume duties as head basketball coach on January 25 and serve as physical education instructor and football line coach. Emerson, from Durham high school, brings 14 years of coaching experience including Wake Forest and Campbell College stints.
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Lenoir Ryhne College
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Lenoir Rhyne
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Fort Scott
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Wake Forest
Briggs hints publicity helped Greenberg sale to Pirates
Walter O Briggs says recent publicity may have influenced Hank Greenberg's sale from Detroit to Pittsburgh. Billy Evans notes seven AL clubs declined the $10,000 waiver, letting a move to the National League occur. Detroit circles estimate Greenberg earned about $60,000 in 1946. Jockey Steve Brooks led Illinois riders with 125 wins in 227 days.
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Walter O. Briggs
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Greenberg
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Sporting News
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Henry Greenberg
Billy Evans
Evans
Illinois
Steve Brooks
Schoux Opens Richmond Open Lead With 65
George Schoux of San Bruno Calif shoots a 65 to seize the third round lead in the Richmond Open golf tournament. Mangrum, Demaret and Hogan trail, with Mangrum posting a 70 for 54 holes and Demaret at 69. The field features many California and Chicago players as the 72 hole event nears its conclusion.
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San Bruno
White Plains
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Chicago
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Jimmy Demaret
Houston
Texas
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Lioyrd Mangrum
Jimmie Demaret
Ben Hogan
Hershey
Ee Fritz
Colma
Harold McSpaden
Sanford
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Hank) Greenberg
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