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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1932
Page
8
Helen Hicks, 20, is crowned National Women’s golf champion. The New York native, six feet tall and 140 pounds, dominates courses with powerful tee shots and a polished approach game. Glenna Collett Ware, a six-time former champion, remains a close rival and friend.
Coach Wade Marlette’s Black cagers of High Point host the Central High School squad from Charlotte for the first of a two game series. Tipoff is at 7 90 with the boys’ game opening. High Point seeks a victory after a conference loss to Greensboro while Charlotte aims for a second straight win and to remain undefeated in league play.
Claire Burcky explains basketball out of bounds rules and penalties. It covers when players or the ball go out of bounds, how possession is awarded, and how play resumes with a center jump. The piece notes officials sometimes struggle to determine the last touch and previews next topics: Held Ball and Jump Ball.
Istanbul investigations reveal the so called Columbus original map is actually of the Mediterranean Sea and was made for a Turkish admiral. The item was exhibited in the military museum and tied to Columbus by legend. McKeeport’s Tony Marino outpointed Marty Gold in Philadelphia with a 10 score.
Greensboro Five loses pace on Salvation Army court as Buffalo shoes Wyrick Hayworth and Beaver lead with field goals. Pickard adds points, Welborn and Wy rick contribute for the visitors. substitutes Gille n and Moorehead appear.
The Salvation Army basketball teams won a double bill on their court. The varsity edged Stehli Silkeagers 23 to 21, while the No 2 team overwhelmed Highland Seconds 31 to 9. Saunders led the second game with 10 points. McFarland and Hoover led Stehli in the first.
A group of gamblers allegedly won about 100000 dollars in a build up coup at Jefferson Park race in New Orleans. They bet Charm to raise its odds to 19.60 on a two dollar mutuel ticket, while laying 10000 on other horses. Charm, once owned by Al Capone and trained by Co 8 Stubbs, narrowly won as Finger Tip finished second in the six furlong race. Track officials could not stop the scheme as bets went through mutuel windows. A similar smaller coup occurred recently at Agua Caliente Linden Tree. Also noted is Travy Cox of Indianapolis beating Vernon Cormier of Boston in an unrelated bout.
Jack Dempsey will return to Chicago February 18 for a four round exhibition at the Chicago Stadium. King Levinsky is anticipated as opponent if he accepts terms. Dempsey, a Chicago idol, hopes for a huge crowd, with Dave Barry not expected to referee.
In Mishawaka Indiana the draw features Jack King from Little Rock Arkansas and Pee Wee hailing from Mishawaka. The result ties the matchup as the event unfolds in Indiana.
Barium Springs grapplers beat High Point College 14 to 8 on the High Point high school gym floor in a tightly fought dual. Jarrell and James won for High Point, while Blue, Jarrell, Shaeffer, James, and King of Barium earned the decisive wins as the crowd watched a close contest with only one fall.
Boxing pages report Jack Sharkey and Max Schmeling near signing for a 15 round bout. The National Boxing Association may strip Schmeling as champion, while a Sharkey win could restore the title in New York’s eyes. Fans doubt the outcome as past fights shape expectations.
Paris residents flock to theater despite economic gloom. The government collected 12,718,000 francs in theater taxes last month. For the first eight months of 1981 the tax reached 78,136,000 francs, up 4,000,000 from 1930.
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