Burlington Highs Face Burlington in Loop Tilt Tonight
Highs meet Burlington in a Western Conference clash with top honors and a perfect season at stake for Coach Tony Simeon’s Bulldogs. Bison hold 9-0, plan to use home court as they chase a half game lead. key injuries include sprained ankle for Captain Collin and head colds for Walker and Sullivan.
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Earl Gibson
Tony Simeon
Burlington Highs
Bulldogs
Nadium
Bison
Salisbury
Charlotte High
Greensboro
Bulldog
Mount Airy
Mountain Boys
Simeon
Collin
Husky
el Walker
Malcolm Sullivan
Eeeess Mitchell G—Sullivan
Shaw G—Kennedy
Relappe
Cates
Junior High Basketeers Edge Junior High Faculty
Point Junior High cagers defeated Greensboro High at home 34 to 22 as the Jr. Whirlies led from the second quarter and held a seven point edge. Warner led with 10 points while Hartley added six. Substitutions listed for both teams.
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Schenck
West
Hall
Grubbs
High Point
High Point Og
Isom
Vaughn
Duke Carolina Mat Meet Sets Stage For Wrestler Showdown
CHAPEL HILL Jan 21 The Duke Carolina Big Five mat meet features a clash between top 190-pounder Loring and a 200-pound grid ace like Bill Milner or Chief in. Carolina won the first meet 19 15, and Duke needs more than one win to tie the title. Ulysses Cor, a 220-pound tackle, and McCain provide key bouts as Hooper returns in trim form after Kent school, signaling a tight, strategic showdown.
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Chapel Hill
Carolina Mat
Duke
Loring
Carolina
Bill Milner
Quinlan
Ulysses Corin
McCain
Scora Ping
Hooper
Kent School
Jockeys Pick Platter as Best Bet at Hialeah Park
At Hialeah Park jockeys favor Platter the G D Widener colt as the leading three year old in current form. Pukka Gin and Alerter split the next tier while Occupy is ignored. Eddie Arcaro and others cast votes for Platter with several second ballots for Ted Atkinson and Wendell Eads. About 2,000,000 children between ages 14 and 16 quit.
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Fia
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G. D. Widener
Pilate
C. V. Whitney
A.C. Ernest
Eddie Arcaro
Sterling Young
Platter
Ted Atkinson
Wendell Eads
Boxing Results From Last Night Across Several Cities
In Pall River Joe Reddick defeated Bertie Lanier by points in a 158 to 163 pound bout. Joe Lynch drew with Bob Wade in Highland Park New Jersey. Coley Welch outpointed Johnny Finazzo in Portland Maine. Jimmy Cook defeated Billy Napper in Portland. Eddie Gilosa beat Ruby Garcia in Philadelphia. Jimmy Anest defeated Cueball Young in Philadelphia. About 10,000 women now work in U S petroleum refineries.
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Mass
Joe Reddick
New York
Bertie Lanier
Philadelphia
Tony Oshiro
Boston
Tony Sperry
Highland
Ark
N. J
Joe Lynch
Plainfield
Bob Wade
Newark
Jerry Coursel
Valley Stream
Jimmy Robinson
Portland
Coley Welch
Johnny Finazzo
Baltimore
Jimmy Cook
Billy Napper
Eddie Gilosa
Ruby Garcia
Jimmy Anest
Cueball Young
Heavyweight berth at Duke narrows to two leaders
The race for the Duke heavyweight spot tightens as two contenders, McCain and Milner, run neck and neck. The feature tonight highlights the close contest and the effort each finalist puts forward in the push for selection.
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McCain
Milner
Duke
Heel Swimmers Leave For Toughest Meet
The University of North Carolina swimming team departs for Navy for its toughest meet of the season. Coach Dick Jamerson takes 12 swimmers due to travel issues while Navy fields 20 to 25. Read on for notable Tar Heel performers and recent title wins.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Duke
Georgia Tech
Navy
Carolina
Flying Fish
Dick Jamerson
Denny Hammond
Tar Heels
Percy Mallison
Jim Wildman
George Whitner
Buddy Crone
Ben Ward
Snooky Proctor
Jesse Greenbaum
Bill Herr
Bill Stevens
Warren Perry
Pete Hexner
Hornsby weighs Vera Cruz deal while eyeing Fort Worth post
Rogers Hornsby travels to Mexico City to discuss managing Vera Cruz in the Mexican league but states his preference to stay with Fort Worth if the Texas League restarts. He notes only Fort Worth and San Pedro City show interest. Galen mentions lettuce as a remedy for sleeplessness.
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Rogers Hornsby
Vera Cruz
Fort Worth
War Bond Drive Encourages Fans to Back the War Effort
The Fourth War Loan Drive runs January 18 to February 15 urging sports fans to buy bonds. Read how to pledge votes for sports idols and support the boys in uniform while joining the nation’s nationwide effort.
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U. S. Treasury Dept
Sam
Stanley Woodward
Sports War Bond Committee
Msi
American Women's Volunteer War Service
Death of a Baseball Kid Elberfeld Brings Nostalgi a and tributes
The colorful player and manager known for berating umpires and crowding the line was famed for his feud with officials and his clever on field tactics. He mentored Travis Jackson at Detroit and helped Little Rock win a 1920 pennant while shaping early baseball schools and umpire baiting lore. His death marks the loss of one of the game’s most notorious and influential figures.
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Elberfeld
Leo Durocher
Frankie Frisch
Savin
New York Highlanders
Detroit Tigers
Dixie
Detroit
Little Rock
New York Giants
Travis Jackson
South
Umps
Elberfelds
Georgia faces $500 fine over 1943 ineligible players
University of Georgia coach Wally Butts defends using five transfer players after Army manpower shortages and wartime rules. The Southeastern Conference fined Georgia $500 but Butts says the plan remains unchanged and that LSU and Georgia Tech approved the action last fall. The five players included Billy Rutland and others from Philadelphia and Indiana.
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University of Georgia
Southeastern Conference
Wally Butts
Roly-Poly
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Lexington
Funkhouser
Georgia
Cme
Butts
U.C.L.A
Bulldogs
LSU
Bernie Moore
Tech
W. A. Alexander
Conner
Billy Rutland
Columbus
Fred Burke
Newcastle
Ind
Aim McGee
Philadelphia
Norris Janko
Atlanta
Heel Cagers Defeat V.M.I. 50 to 22
North Carolina led 20 to 8 at halftime as the freshman squad dominated Virginia Military Institute. Player names appear in scattered OCR, with Carolina credited for a 50 to 22 victory and a strong second half to seal the win.
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Mayworth
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Boxing Writers Dinner Quotes Highlight Phelan Greene Rift
The New York boxing writers dinner features quotes by Commissioner John J. Phelan and Abe Greene amid the annual nation between the New York mission and the NBA. Greene urges unity while Rickey’s press conference elicits the famous I don’t know what I said line.
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Boxing Writers Dinner
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Abe Greene
Greene
Branch Rickey
Dutch Clark slated as assistant coach not Boston head coach
On the on minute sports page Dutch Clark plans to return to pro football only as an assistant coach after six years as head coach in Detroit and Cleveland. The Boston job contenders include Hank Anderson Luke Johnson Clark Shaughnessy and Verne Lewellen.
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Cleveland
Boston
Hank Anderson
Luke Johnson
Clark Shaughnessy
Verne Lewellyn
Frank J. Cuhel
Seven Seas
Cuhel
Portugal
Clark Griffith
Washington
Drafees
Jake Early
Gerry Priddy
Jesse James
Sacramento
Calif
Corportion Charters Suspended for Tax Nonpayment
The Secretary of State reported that 291 North Carolina corporations had their charters suspended in the last fiscal year due to nonpayment of franchise taxes. The piece also notes an unrelated historical claim that cattle domestication began about 10,000 years ago.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Thad Eure
Vines Emerges as Pro Golfer with Course Record
Henry Ellsworth Vines, former tennis great, won the San Gabriel Country Club pro-am best ball event with a 64 course record, seven under par, while Byron Nelson finished second with 67. Vines, 32, has dominated Southern California winter golf, though two holes cost him a potential prize elsewhere.
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Calif
Henry Ellsworth Vines
Elly Vines
San Gabriel Country Club
Nelson
Byron Nelson
Vines
California
Jag McSpaden
McSpaden
Watson Hillis
Hillis
Elly
Municipal lead at stake in Y doubleheader tonight
Amos faces Marsh Furniture in the opener at 7 30 while Triangle plays the cellar team with Tomlinson at 8 30 The schedule lists Community Hardware and Sedgefield idle until next week Team standings show Triangle 7 2 Marsh Furniture 5 and Community Hardware 36
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Triangle
Municipal League
Marsh Furniture
Tomlinson
Community Hardware
Victor
Sedgefield
Trisngis
Giant Relief Hurler Set For induction
Nashville Tenn Jan 21 Relief hurler Ace Adams of the New York Giants who came up from Nashville in the Southern Association reported for his army physical examination Adams from Ivor City Georgia has been with the Giants two seasons and revealed his induction orders at an Old Times baseball banquet last night.
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Tenn
Ace Adams
New York Giants
Southern Association
Adams
Ivor City
Giants
Vines Plans Postwar Golf Return at Southern California Club
The article notes Vines, a pro at the Southern California Golf and Country Club, preparing to join major tournaments after the war, emphasizing the game's discipline and focus as a path back to competition.
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Vines
Southern California Golf and Country Club
Tar Heel Sports Doubleheader Sees Boxing and Basketball Clash
Carolina’s White Phantoms rallied but suffered Fred Muster’s absence in the 127-pound weight class. The Tar Heels host Maryland in the boxing ring at 9:45 after a 7:30 basketball tip off, with a loaded eight-bout card and lineup shifts to compensate for Muster’s grippe injury.
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Fred Muster
Grippe
Joe Murnick
Duke
P. I
Maryland
Army
Bill
Soc
Emory and Henry
Virginia
Peterson
Alex Bobenko
Washington
Baltimore
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