High Point Hosts Durham Bulls In Major Tilt
High Point entertains Durham High Tuesday night with two games on the schedule. The White team faces Greensboro reserves at 7 and the varsity game follows. Durham seeks revenge after a close earlier meeting as Mariette’s Bisons sharpen for the Salisbury trip Friday.
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High Point
Durham
Bisons
Durham Bulls
Greensboro High School
Mariette
Bulle
Greensboro
Salisbury
Salisbury High
Old Town
Bill Batley
Spencer
Virgil Yow
High Point Panthers
Bozeman and Jackson Defend Billiards Records
In Chicago on January 23 Bozeman Jr. of Vallejo California and Clarence Jackson of Detroit, tied for leadership with Walker Cochrane of Hollywood California in the world three cushion billiards tournament, prepared to defend their clean records. Bozeman faced Frank Scoville of Buffalo New York while Jackson met Johnny Layton of Sedalia Missouri in this afternoon’s matches.
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Chicago
P—J. N. Bozeman, Jr
Vallejo
Calif
Clarence Jackson
Detroit
Walker Cochrane
Hollywood
Bozeman
Frank Scoville
Buffalo
N. Y
Jackson
Johnny Layton
Sedalia
Wilson Stripp Join Holdouts In Giants Dodgers Market
In New York on January 23, activity in the baseball contract market slowed to a crawl over the weekend. The Giants and Dodgers dominated the headlines as holdouts Garner attention with only a few minor returns keeping interest alive.
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New York
New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Giants Sign Mel Ott for 1933 Contract
The Giants announced Mel Ott has agreed to terms for 1933. Ott, Gretna Louisiana home run slugger and seven year veteran at 23, signed and declared in excellent shape. He hit .318 last season and tied Chuck Klein for the NL home run lead with 38.
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Giants
Mel Ott
Gretna
Ott
Chuck Klein
Dodgers Hold-Outs Signal Pay Battle With Stripp And Wilson
Hack Wilson and Joe Stripp publicized dissatisfaction with contract offers from the Dodgers as Wilson’s pay was cut from 16 500 to 9 000 and Stripp rejected a 2 000 slash. Yankee talks stalled with Gehrig Ruth and Gomes awaiting terms after Gehrig discussed with Ed Barrow. Farrell approved of the tender.
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Dodgers
Hack Wilson
Joe Stripp
Wilson
Stripp
New York Yankee
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Lefty Gomes
Gehrig
Ed Barrow
Eddie Farrell
Yankees
Moore Loses Lead in Southeastern Basketball Scoring Race
Georgia's Virlyn Moore drops from first to near third as sprained ankle sidelines him. Blair of LSU leads with 92 points, Wade 89, Moore 88 after a weekend showing including 14 points against Florida.
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Atlanta
Virlyn Moore
Georgia
Southeastern
Moore
Florida
Blair
Sparky Wade
Louisiana State
Tiger
Wade
Waites
Mississippi
Baumann
Alabama
Ernie Beck
Tulane
Cassidry
Mississippi State
Kimprough
Jack Torrance
Harris Samuels
LaBarba Favored to Defeat Watson in MSG Bout
Seaman Watson faces Fidel LaBarba in a 12 round Madison Square Garden match with a February title shot against Kid Chocolate at stake. LaBarba, a top featherweight, is favored by bookmakers at about 2 to 1 over Watson in New York.
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New York
America
Seaman Watson
Fidel LaBarba
Madison Square Garden
Kid Chocolate
New York State Athletic Commission
Jem Driscoll
Abe Attel
A. C
Watson
LaBarba
Big Five Quintets Face Lull In Week Of Games
Charlotte, Jan 23. The Big Five schedule shows a quiet week with Duke and North Carolina the sole leaders. UNC plays VMI Friday while Duke faces Virginia Tech on Saturday. Wake Forest and N C State idle. Davidson meets Wofford with other college events around: wrestling, boxing, and regional matchups featuring Guilford, Catawba, Elon, and Appalachian.
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Maryland
Wake Forest
N. C. State
Davidson
Wildcats
Wofford
Terriers
Blue Devils
Tar Heels
State
Gon
Forest
Franklin and Marshall
Lancaster
Duke
North Carolina
Carolina
V. M. Ls
Guilford
Appalachian
Boone
Hickory
Elon
Parris Island
Marines
Newport News
Eastern Stars Lead On All-America Track Team
The 1935 all-America track team highlights regional strengths with 30 stars across 235 events. Eastern runners claim 17 placements, midwest dominates sprints, and Leo Sexton leads as a versatile standout with three selections.
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Eastern Stars
New York
East
Midwest
South
Far West
Daniel J. Ferris
Amateur Athletic Union
Leo Sexton
Emmett Toppino
Loyola
New Orleans
Ralph Metcalfe
Marquette
Eddie Tolan
Detroit
Whitney
Colgate
Bill Carr
Pennsylvania
Alex Wilson
Notre Dame
Ben Eastman
Stan
Harry Cooper Tops Arizona Open Golf Tourney
Harry Cooper, the Chicago professional, won the Arizona open golf tournament in Phoenix with a 281 total after rounds of 70 68 71 and 72. Horton Smith and Ray Mangrum tied for second at 283 while Craig Wood and Paul Runyan finished fourth at 284. Cooper earned 400 dollars.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Harry Cooper
Chicago
Cooper
Horton Smith
Oak Park
Ill
Ray Mangrum
Los Angeles
Craig Wood
Deal
N. J
Paul Runyan
White Plains
N. Y
Double beam airways beacons for navigation
The department of commerce adds double beam airways beacons with lights projecting from both ends. They rotate at half the speed of older beacons and deliver six flashes per minute. Each beam emits 1 780 000 candle power and includes automatic lamp changers, needing little attention for weeks.
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Washington
Airways
Department of Commerce
Pacific Coast All State Rout Packers 183 6 in Charity Game
Ernie Nevers led the Pacific coast All State to a dominant 183 to 6 charity game victory over the Green Bay Packers. Forward passes powered every touchdown in the high scoring exhibition.
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Ernie Nevers
Pacific Coast
All State
Green Bay Packers
Be Prepared Woman Uses Salt To Free Stuck Car
A Salt Lake City woman, inspired by the boy scout motto, sprinkled salt under her car tires on an icy street. After a brief wait the vehicle gained traction and moved, illustrating practical readiness in winter conditions.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Auto Trip From Jersey City to Oakland in Record Time
A cross country drive from Jersey City to Oakland covered the distance in 86 hours and 20 minutes elapsed time. The feat highlights endurance and efficient routing across multiple states and terrains.
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United States
Jersey City
Oakland
Reindeer Milk Used for Cheese Making in Norway and Sweden
In Norway and Sweden the milk of reindeer is sometimes used for cheese making. The practice reflects regional dairy traditions and Arctic animal husbandry.
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Norway
Sweden
Hall Paces Southern Conference Scorers With 64 Points
Virginia Poly star Bus Hall led the Southern Conference scoring with 64 points over six games, edging Rufus Vincent of Maryland who had 58 points in five contests. Vincent posted the higher per game average, Hall the total. The Gobblers face Virginia Cavaliers in Lynchburg this weekend as leaders juggle exams and a curtailed schedule.
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Joseph EK
Nettles
Richmond
Bus Hall
Virginia Poly
Rufus Vincent
Maryland
Vincent
Hall
Gobblers
Virginia
Cavaliers
Lynchburg
Joe Sawyer
Washington and Lee
North Carolina
Wilmer Hines
Bill Downey
South Carolina
Wolfe
Henderson
Tompkins
University of North Carolina Quint
Chapel Hill
Tar Heels
Durham
Duke
Gamecocks
Sawyers
Sawyers, 7 TF A. Ae
Thomas
V.P
Downey
V.M.I
Se Hancock
VMI
William Penn Opens Season With Dual Victories Over Woodyside
William Penn teams both boys and girls defeated Woodyside High with strong second half surges. Girls led 38 12 at halftime before Penn offense clicked with Gomes and Whitaker scoring while Johnson and Brevard anchored defense. Final girls score 39 6. Boys trailed 30 12 at half, then tightened defense to limit Woodyside to three field goals and power Penn to 29 points in the second half. Hutton stood out for Woodyside as Penn showed solid form.
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William Penn
Woodyside High
Guilford College
Penn
Gomes
Whitaker
Johnson
Brevard
Woodyside
Hutton
Davis
Roman earthquakes may explain seeming ancient ruin damage
The article notes that while Rome faced many earthquakes, no single event stands out for destruction. Some historians argue that ruins attributed to barbarians between the fifth and ninth centuries may reflect quake damage instead.
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Rome
State Air Board adopts plan to teach aviation in Michigan schools
Lansing Michigan The State Air Board adopted a resolution to introduce basic aviation in high schools and vocational schools It urges physics texts to include aerodynamics and flight theory geography books to cover airport construction reading lists to add aviation books and model plane building in manual training programs.
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Lansing
Mich
State Air Board
Michigan
Tennis Tournament Opens in Miami Amid Davis Cup Hopes
Chicago's George Lott and New Orleans star Cliff Sutter lead a strong field at the All South championships in Miami. Players include Gregory Mangin Newark and N Y's Berkley Bell with notable rivals Gene McAuliffe and Gustavo Vollmer among entrants at the Miami Biltmore courts.
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Miami
Fla
George Lott
Chicago
Cliff Sutter
New Orleans
Gregory Mangin
Newark
N. J
Lott
United States
George Rivolet
Bell
Th Courte
Gene McAuliffe
New York
McAuliffe
Bryant Grant
Atlanta
Gustavo Voll«mer
Cuba
Jay Cohn
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