Top college teams challenge Iowa for national honors
Iowa remains unbeaten at nine straight after a 29 27 win over Michigan as Kentucky sits atop the rankings no longer unbeaten. DePaul St Johns Notre Dame and Tennessee push to challenge Iowa with Kentucky’s setback and Penn State Army Coast Guard games looming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
DePaul
St. John’s
Notre Dame
Tennessee
Iowa
Kentucky
Ken
Hawk
Michigan
Paul's
Demons
Hamline
Chicago
George
Schultz
John
Lion
Previ
Akron
Re Dame
Sailors
Temple
Kursty
Ten
Cadets
Princeton
Foot- Dale Hall
Indiana
Ech
Army Penn State
Coast Guard
Marquette
College basketball standings and upcoming schedule brief
East region leaders include Akron Temple Muhlenberg and Valley Forge Naval Hospital with double digit margins. Navy faces Penn Wednesday and Duke Saturday while Temple meets Michigan State and Long Island U at Buffalo. Iowa leads Big Ten with 3-0, Oklahoma tops Big Six after comeback win. Nebraska drops fifth straight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Georgia Tech
Akron
Temple
Muhlenberg
Valley Forge Naval Hospital
District Coast Guard
Kentucky
Virginia
Yale
Norfolk Naval Training
Rhode Island
Jacksonville
Penn
Cornell
Columbia
Princeton
Syracuse
Dartmouth
Big Ten
Iowa
Ohio State
Purdue
Michigan
Indiana
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Northwestern
South
Northern N.T.S
Navy
Richmond
Virginia Military
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa State
Nebraska
Boxing at Polo Grounds Recalls Historic Fights
New York note recalls major bouts staged at the Polo Grounds. Mike Jacobs plans small scale matches there next summer while boxing legacies at the ball yard are reviewed, including Hubbell in 1933 and long innings by Carleton and Haines in prior baseball and football classics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mike Jacobs
Polo Grounds
Lee of Bluff
Deannes
Carl Hubbell
Tex Carleton
Jess Haines
Diz
Polo Grounds Fights Highlight Frenchman Criqui Career
The article recalls Eugene Criqui at the Polo Grounds with two visits to claim the featherweight crown in 1923 and to lose it weeks later, noting his place in a history of big matchups. It also mentions Gene Tunney and Georges Carpentier, plus Mike Jacobs’ 1937 quadruple header featuring Ambers, Ross, Jeffra, and Apostoli, and Uncle Mike’s gate impact on famed bouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polo Grounds
Eugene Criqui
Johnny Kilbane
Johnny Dundee
Gene Tunney
Georges Carpentier
Mike Jacobs
Lou Ambers
Pedro Montanez
Barney Ross
Ceferino Garcia
Harry Jeffra
Sixto Eschobar
Fred Apostoli
Marcel Thil
Mike
Rantees
Powerful bout sparks debate at Polo Grounds fight card
Eddie Brannick, the Giants’ secretary, says Mickey Walker’s bid to beat Harry Greb was the second-best bout at the Polo Grounds, while ring historian Nat Fleischer ranks Pancho Villa versus Jimmy Wilde as the top bout amid the earlier ring action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Brannick
Giants
Mickey Walker
Harry Greb
Polo Grounds
Nat Fleischer
Jimmy Wilde
Kansas State Stages 70-42 Victory
Kansas State defeats opponent 70 to 42. Saturday's college basketball slate features Missouri vs Oklahoma and Kansas versus Iowa State alongside the K State win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas State
Missouri
Oklahoma
Kansas
Iowa State
Head Men In Agreement With Boards About War Time Sports
War department and manpower rules may curb professional and intercollegiate sports next year but sports leaders aim to avoid war interference. NFL and NHL officials say they will suspend or continue only if players are fit for service and men are available. Canadian exit permits for servicemen complicate hockey as most players are Canadian. Baseball faces toughest pressure due to dense schedules and travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
War Department
War Manpower Press
Bill Tobin
Chic Blackwks
National Hockey League
Washington
National League Hockey
Canada
United States
National Football League
Jimm Wilde Fights On Before Sevenths Knockout Crown
The 1923 flyweight bout ends with Jimm Wilde refusing to quit after six hard rounds as Wilde continues, then is knocked out in the seventh. The defense earns high praise from W. O. McGeehan who compares the surge to Battling Nelson. The piece notes a curious aside about the origin of the potato on the west coast of South America.
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Jimm
Wilde
W. O. McGeehan
Nelson
California
South America
Radio Program Schedule Corrections and Listings
Corrections by networks adjust Eastern War Time programming. The revised schedule covers 5:45 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. with news reports, dramas, serials, comedies, musical shows, and special features from CBS, West coast networks, and NBC affiliates.
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Willerness Road
Cbe
Cbs Falter Kiernan & News
Terry
Lyn Murray
Cbs
Chick Carter
Sally Moore
Cbs Serna
Superman
Lowell Thomas
Nbe World News
Pegsy Mann
Biu-Basic
Biu-West
Tom Mix
Mbs-West
Como
Nbe-Bas
Jack Kirkwood
Ebs
Blu Fulton Lewis
Mbs
Nbe
Hedda Hopper
Hollywood
Cba
Raymond Gram Swing
Blu
Carolyn Gilbert
Bob Hawk
Cis
Kaltenborn
Cecil B. DeMille Radio Theater
W. 0
Blu Gabriel Heatter
Stone
Faul Schubert
Johnny Morgan
Ebs-East
Bob Hawk Quix
Blu Peace Orchestra
Cbs & Blu
High School Football Team To Be Honored At Banquet
The High Point High School 1944 football team and guests will be honored Thursday at 6 45 pm in the Senior High cafeteria for the annual banquet. Tony Simeon announces a Duke Alabama Sugar Bowl film will follow the banquet in the high school auditorium. Dutch Stanley will narrate the color film and describe Duke's 29 to 26 victory over Alabama on New Year’s Day. Rev Wilson Weldon Duke Alumni head will supervise the film presentation.
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High Point High School
Tony Simeon
Direcor
Dutch
Stanley
Blue Devils
Duke
University of Alabama
Wilson Weldon
High Point
Duke University Alumni Association
Germans Kill 12 French Resistance Members in Gambsheim
An Alsatian refugee reports to officials that in Gambsheim over the past eight days German forces killed 12 French resistance partisans and harmed their families.
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Weyersheim
Alsace
Gambsheim
Mangrum Cops Tucson Top Honors
Lanky Ray Mangrum 34 year old Los Angeles golfer won the Tucson open with a 268 12 under par after subpar rounds of 66 and 64. Byron Nelson finished one stroke back after a late miscue. Jim Gauntt placed third with 271, Harold McSpaden fourth at 272, Sam Snead and Willie Goggles tied for fifth with 273. Mangrum left for San Antonio with plans to skip the winter swing due to Los Angeles business. The San Antonio event starts Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ariz
Ray Mangrum
Los Angeles
Miami
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Ohio
Jim Gauntt
Ardmore
Okla
Mangrum
Harold McSpaden
Sanford
Sam Snead
Hot Springs
Willie Goggle
White Plains
N. Y
Nelson
San Antonio
Tex
James Howard Forrest Returns Aboard After Nine Day Leave
Quartermaster 2/c James Howard Forrest has returned to his ship after a nine day leave spent with his mother Mrs. L. W. Forrest. He has crossed the Atlantic several times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Howard Forrest
Q.M
North Carolina Faces Wake Forest In Southern Conference Test
North Carolina travels to Wake Forest tonight for a Southern Conference clash. Manny Alvarez earns a starting guard spot as Coach Ben Carnevale trials a two team rotation with Ira Norfolk Jim Jordan Bill Allen Clive Thompson and Alvarez on the first unit. Jordan leads Tar Heels with 104 points followed by Norfolk with 98.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
N. C
North Carolina
Wake Forest
Demon Deacons
Manny Alvarez
Ben Carnevale
Phantoms
Bob Paxton
Walter Markin
Dick Garvin
Deacon
The
Baptists
Coachurray Greason
Harris
Marney
Bruno
Ognovich
Jim Jordan
Duke
Norfolk
Basketball At Y Tonight Feature Local City Matches
At the Y tonight two men’s games are scheduled. High Point Weaving faces Youth Center at 8:00 and Amos meets Tomlinson at 9:00. Local teams compete in a stacked doubleheader in the gym.
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Amos
Tomlinson
High Point Showcases Strong Week In Local Sports
Branch Rickey Jr with Doak Finch discussed plans for next season as Thomasville joins the Dodgers farm system. High Point Hi wins three in a row 46-20 over Thomasville 47-23 over Burlington and 29-27 over Danville. Elon, Guilford, N C State, and other area teams post scores as local sports scene stays active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Branch Rickey, Jr
Brooklyn Dodgers
Thomasville
T'ville
Doak Finch
High Point Hi
Burlington
George Washington High
Danville
Bison
Tony Simeon
High Point College
Purple Panthers
Elon
Guilford
Coal Shortage Hits High Point and Statewide Markets
High Point and the state face a coal shortage with orders exceeding supply. Gov. Cherry warns schools may shut and urges conservation. Cigarette rationing may roll out with 15 daily per civilian under a National Association of Tobacco Distributors plan. Draft boards crack down as 15 to 17 year olds seek registration. civil service reform faces political pushback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherry
National Association of Tobacco Distributors
Draft Board
Civil Service Commission
High Point
Democratic Executive Committee
Seven Sons and Military Service Amid War Efforts
The Reid Joyce family of Rt. 1 lists seven sons serving in various branches from Naval training to the Fifth Army in France. Guilford College launches a $350,000 development drive with a $100,964 local quota and reports 81 percent of goal in a dinner. J R Dillon, a motorcycle patrolman, was injured in a riding accident.
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Reid Joyce
Rt. 1
Roby
Ralph
Henry C
States
Reid Howard
Pacific
Pfe
Robert L
Fifth Army
France
William P
12Th Army
Jesse A
ATC
Canada
Guilford College
Five Suggestions to Ease Transition Unemployment
The local Committee for Economic Development studies five proposals from Duke University expert Richard A. Lester to bridge peace and civilian production. They advocate extending unemployment compensation, boosting benefits to 20 dollars weekly, using workers for maintenance and repair, short costless retraining, state and local public works funded jointly, and federal general assistance grants on a matched basis. Noble Praigg notes High Point faces less need than some towns as local manufacturers resume civilian output.
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Local Committee For Economic Development
Richard A. Lester
Duke University
National Committee
Noble Praigg
High Point
Deaths Reported in High Point and Nearby
Death notices list residents including John R. Purcelle 59 of Ward Street Edgar Allred 18 of Denny Street George Barton 66 of Thomasville John W. Bowers 81 near Thomasville Mrs G Lee Davis Groometown Rebecca Ann Heath infant of Marvey Heath 210 Spring Street Josephine Hyde 70 611 Cable Street Bobbydee Joyce 7 Groometown Road William J. Kelly 23 113 Redding Street Overcash infant son of James Overcash Thomasville Rt 27 Mrs A J Rickel 225 W Ray Street Marvin Ray Sexton 38 414 Park Street.
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High Point
John R. Purcelle
Ward St
Edgar Thomas Allred
Denny St
George Rufus Barton
Thomasville
John W. Bowers
G. Lee Davis
Groometown
Rebecca Ann Heath
Bobby Dee Joyce
J. D. Joyce
Groometown Rd
William J. Kelly
Redding St
James Henderson Overcash
James Overcash
A. J. Rickel
W. Ray St
Marvin Ray Sexton
Park St
Half mast flag honors fallen in High Point war dead
The flag beside High Point's Roll of Honor flew at half mast for many men who lost their lives in the war. The American Legion erected the board and presented gold star certificates to the next of kin, pledging to continue the sympathy program for bereaved families and the home front's dedication to the unfinished task.
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High Point
Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
War Casualties Listed for Local Servicemen in Europe
Casualties include killed in action Corporal John Raymond Marsh and Private Bruce Ledbetter in Belgium in December. Missing in action are Prec Johnnie Beaver and Sergeant Walter Halstead in Italy and Luxembourg. others reported missing or wounded across Germany, France, Italy, the Pacific, and over Europe. Prisoner of war is Norwood Hut ton of Thomasville Road.
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John Raymond Marsh
Rt. 3
Belgium
Joseph Shelton Baker
Rt. 2
Bruce
Ledbetter
Willowbrook St
Johnnie B. Beaver
Park St
Walter Halstead
Barker St
Italy
Troy Warner
Fisher St. Thomasville
Germany
William S. Wall
Campbell St
Charles G. Bell
Archdale
Norwood H. Hutton
Thomasville Rd
Dewey G. Walton
W. David St
Liebers EB. Shipton
Franklin St
Pacific
Wayne King
English St
Carl N. Bumgarner
Thomasville
France
Marine
Charles L. Davis
East Russell St
Service News Briefs From The Front
In Service continued from page one Pvt Charles E Martin of 715 Mangum Ave has arrived in France Pfc T R Robertson has arrived overseas S/Sgt Houston H Hodgin of 51 Whiteoak St after a European tour Major G C Farr now in Memphis after 21 months overseas Pic Bill J Thornburg Rt 2 after four years in Southwest Pacific 1st Lt William R Gorman 70 Montheu after five months in Mediterranean Pvt Worth Pugh 12 months in Greenland 1/C Willard M Jennings 720 Main after 17 months overseas B M 3/C Charles A Alien Rt 4 after 17 months in the 8 Pacific Pfc Calvin Murrow 612 Prospect St after 27 months overseas
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Charles 8. Martin
Manegum Ave
France
Pfc
T. R. Robertson
Houston H. Hodgin
Whiteoak St
G. C. Farr
Memphis
Pic Bill J. Thornburg
Rt. 2
Southwest Pacific
William R. Gorman
Montheu
Mediterranean
Worth Pugh
Greenland
Willard M. Jennings
Main
Probation Association launches national appeal for child welfare
The National Probation Association led by vice president W. Idol begins a nationwide drive to raise funds for children who appear before the courts and lack other support.
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National Probation Association
W. €. Idol
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