Boxing Groups Move Toward Unified Championship Plan
The NBA and New York State Athletic Commission signal a push toward unified champions across divisions. Abe Greene and Eddie Eagan outlined plans after a dinner honoring James Walker and Johnston, with key matchups including Williams-Montgomery and Pep-Bartolo to resolve weight-class tensions.
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Ray Robinson
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Los Angeles
Fights Last Night Sees Several Boxers Prevail
Akron entry Pat Comiskey defeats Paterson rival Johnny White over ten rounds. Floyd Gibson bests Tommy Charles in Cincinnati. Leo Methot from Montreal outpoints Johnny Campbell of Brewer, in Bangor showdowns.
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Pat Comiskey
Paterson
N. J
Johnny White
New York
Cincinnati
Floyd Gibson
Tommy Charles
Terre Haute
Ind
Bangor
Leo Methot
Montreal
Johnny Campbell
Brewer
Roundup hints at star players and spring camps
New York reports ponder Yankee names in Panama and Dodgers February camp in Sanford Florida. Chat touches Rams potential fall draw, Giants early games, and Portsmouth high school with four Smiths led by coach Murl Messersmith.
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Larry McPhail
Panama
St. Pete
Branch Rickey
Dodgers
Sanford
Fla
Manuerers
Chick Meehan
Los Angeles Rams
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Smiths
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Norm
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Murl Messersmith
Messersmith
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De Groot Declines Redskin Trip. Flaherty Hints at Possible Additions
Ad De Groot refuses to take Redskin players to Los Angeles while Ray Flaherty, former Redskins coach, hints at possible additions before next season. Sammy Baugh and Steve Bagarus have personal contracts with George Marshall. Ohio envisions a big night racing push with a 12 night meet at Wapankoneta and 18 nights at Arion. Bruce Blount of South Kingstown leads a Boston tripleheader scoring 1270 points in four seasons. scouts show little interest as the town sits near Rhode Island College. Cooperstown’s baseball hall of fame bid remains unlikely.
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Los Angeles
Yankees
Ray Flaherty
Dud
Sammy Baugh
Steve Bagarus
George
Marshall
Qhio
Wapankoneta
Arion
South Kingstown
R. I. High
Boston
Bruce Blount
R. I. State College
Baseball Hall of Fame
Cooperstown
Bowling editors seek teams for Buffalo A B C tourney
Dick McGeorge of the Toledo Blade ran a tournament to pick two service men teams to go to Buffalo for the A B C tournament this spring all expenses paid. The Milwaukee Journal with the local association is holding a similar event to send a veteran's team to Buffalo. How about a few more?
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Dick McGeorge
Toledo Blade
Buffalo
Milwaukee Journal
Billy Sixty
Milwaukee Proprietors’ Association
Cleaning the Cuff Reveals Big Baseball Registration Drive
Proxy Ray Dumont aims to sign up thousands at the annual national baseball congress on May 30. He seeks autographed baseballs from 8,000 cooperating sports goods stores for the first registrant in each store. Wonder which other 492 000 will play with.
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Ray Dumont
National Baseball Congress
Wonder
Small Colleges Move to Form New Athletic Conference
Greensboro January 24. A conference of 12 to 15 smaller colleges from the Carolinas and Virginia will seek to organize a new athletic conference. Led by W K Greene of Wofford, the plan targets church affiliated members of the Southern Association of Colleges. Expected North Carolina participants include Catawba Guilford Davidson and Lenoir Rhyne with Elon and Appalachian not in the Southern group. South Carolina delegates come from Erskine Newberry Furman and Presbyterian. Virginia will be represented by Randolph Macon Hampden Sydney and Roanoke.
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Carolinas
Virginia
W. K. Greene
Wofford College
Southern Association of Colleges
North Carolina
Catawba
Guilford
Davidson
Lenoir Rhyne
Elon
Appalachian
South Carolina
Erskine
Newberry
Offord
Furman
Presbyterian
Randolph - Macon
Hampden-Sidney
Noke
Pullman’s Sleeping Car Idea Traced to Gold Rush Bunks
George M. Pullman attributed the invention of the American type sleeping car to double-deck bunks observed in Colorado mining camps during the gold rush.
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George M. Pullman
Colone
Panthers Head to Chapel Hill for Second Clash With UNC
High Point College Panthers travel to Chapel Hill for a second showdown with the University of North Carolina. Coach Ralph James tightens drills as center Kenneth Tilley nursing a knee predicts possible return by tipoff. UNC seeks a stronger showing after last week’s 65 34 win over High Point.
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High Point College
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Carolina
Ralph James
James
Kenneth Tilley
Tilley
Chapel I
North Carolina State
Red Terrors
Phantoms
High Point
Triangle Girls Win First Victory Over Reed All Stars
The Triangle hosiery mill girls basketball team defeated the Reed All-Stars of Lexington 32 to 21 at the local YMCA gymnasium, securing their first win of the season.
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Triangle Hosiery Mill
Reed All-Stars
Lexington
Industrial Cagers Play Tonight at Local YMCA
Tonight's Industrial basketball card features Highland Mills versus Randleman Hosiery and Tom Linson versus Triangle Hosiery in the men's brackets. Triangle versus the Mercury Athletic Club in the girls league completes the schedule.
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Randleman Hosiery
Tomlinson
Triangle Hosiery
Triangle
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Mercury Athletic Club
Taylor Promotes Simple Basketball At College Clinic
Chuck Taylor, Wright Field cagers coach and ex pro, led a High Point college cage clinic at Harrison gym. He urged simple play and systemized offense focusing on passes, screens, and defense. His Wright Field team faces Duke in Durham on the 70th.
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Wright Field
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High Point College
Chuck Taylor
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College Athletic Association
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Durham
Mel Ott Picks His All Star NL Team
Giants manager Mel Ott names his personal National League all star lineup active during his career. He cites Waner Slaughter Musial Roush Moore Medwick Hafey Hartnett O Farrell Walker Cooper Hubbell Dean Vance Vander Meer Marion Miller and McGraw as leaders with debate over selections.
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New York
Mel Ott
New York Giants
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Paul Waner
Ott
Enos Slaughter
Stan Musial
Eddie Roush
Terry Moore
Otte
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Joe Moore
Pie Traynor
Billy Terry
Travis Jackson
Marty Marion
Rogers Hornsby
Frankie Frischford
Marion
Eddie Miller
Miller
Toma
Hartnett
Bob O'Farrell
Walker Cooper
Carl ‘Hubbell
Dizzy Dean
Dazzy Vance
Johnny Vandermeer
Lefty Hallahan
Bucky Walters
Paul Derringer
Melvin
John McGraw
Met Field
Foresters Hold Two Day Conference in Raleigh
A two day meeting of foresters and central office staff from the state division of forestry and parks concluded in Raleigh. About 35 people attended to discuss new foresters and veteran staff under the state's closure program.
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Raleigh
State Division of Forestry and Parks
Acat
Armfield Property Sold to Asheboro Three
Three Asheboro businessmen Carl P. Koonce J A Holder and E H Crawford purchased the W J Armfield property about three acres on West Broad Street.
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Carl P. Koonce
and E. H. Crawford
W. J. Armfield
West Broad Street
Golf Balls To Be On Market By August
Chicago report says synthetic rubber golf balls will not be on the market before August and perhaps not this season. Clubs production will be brisk by May or June, but a steel strike may slow shaft manufacturing.
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Chicago
New Power Saws 300n To Woodsmen
Urbana Illinois reports a new power saw aiding woodland owners. Tested by the University of Illinois Agriculture College the machine designed for southern pine pulp wood works well on level firm Illinois land. One operator suffices though two or more boost efficiency. The saw rests on an angle iron frame with two 26 inch rubber tires and uses four V belts to drive a 30 inch circular blade. It can cut trees down and into lengths in vertical or horizontal positions.
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Iil
INS
Illinois
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Princeton Beats Army In A Hard Fought 51 48 Victory
West Point N Y January 24 Army coach Holcomb and Princeton coach Wes Fesler former Ohio State teammates faced off in a game where the Tigers were 24 point underdogs yet edged Army 51 48. Fesler led Princeton to the upset.
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N. Y
Holcomb
Army
Wes Fesler
Princeton Cage
Ohio State
Fesler
Tigers
Swim Guide Names Tar Heels Top national ranks
Chap el Hill Jan 24 The official Swimming Guide of the National Intercollegiate Athletic Association ranks North Carolina with Army and Navy as the three top teams for last year. Starters include Billy Kelly Raleigh No 1 breaststroker Ben Ward Goldsboro No 4 50 yard freestyle. Ward co captain leads current Tar Heels slated to swim Navy and Cornell at Annapolis Saturday in bid to retain high rank in 1946.
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National Intercollegiate Athletic Association
North Carolina
Army
Navy
Billy Kelly
Raleigh
Ben Ward
Goldsboro
Kelly
Camp Lejeune
Marines
Ward
Tar Heels
Cornell
Annapolis
Carolina
Denny Hammond
Atlanta
Dick Greenbaum
Baltimore
Will Ward
Dick Twining
Charlotte
Twining
Nathan
Champ” Twining
Willis Casey
Ralph
Duke Carolina Cage Game Is Complete Sellout
Durham date Duke Carolina basketball clash on February 16 is a complete sellout with 9 000 spectators expected Duke athletic officials say 3 000 student seats reserved in the lower stands for the game
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Duke
Carolina
Durham
Duke And Carolina Cagers Win
Duke extended its winning streak to 12 with a 55 33 victory over South Carolina in Durham. North Carolina beat NC State 71 34 at Opel Hill as Jim Jordan led with 19 points and Dillon hit 12. Appalachian State Teachers upset Western Carolina 43 38 at Boone. Tonight EC TC faces Atlantic College in Greenville and Catawba meets Greensboro ORD in Salisbury.
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Associated Press
Duke
North Carolina
Blue Devils
South Carolina
Durham
Bubber Seward Dre
Kes
Billy Pizza
Gamecocks
Jim Jordan
N. C. State
Opel Hill
Pee. State
Jim Boger
Boger
Carolina
John Dillon
Dillon
Boone
Aplachian State Teachers
Western Carolina Teachers
Bob Allen
Mountaineers
ECTC
Atlantic College
Greenville
Catawba
Greensboro Ord
Salisbury
College basketball scores wrap up busy day
East results show Princeton 51 Army 48 and Syracuse 63 Cornell 45 among others. Duke 55 South Carolina 38 and North Carolina 71 NC State 44 highlight the Midwest and Far West action with Stanford 3 San Mateo Merchant Marines 34 noted.
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Death in Greensboro: Private Elvert D. Wyatt Found Dead
Coroner W. W. Harvey of Guilford County states Pvt. Elvert D. Wyatt of Abingdon Virginia died from accidental asphyxiation in a gas-filled hotel room in Greensboro. The body was found yesterday.
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W. W. Harvey
Guilford County
Pvt
Elvert D. Wyatt
Abingdon
Radio Schedule Corrections and Evening Lineup
The listing shows corrected network changes for late edits affecting programs from 6:00 pm to 1:00 am EST. Shows include Just Plain Bill, Captain Midnight, Jack Armstrong, News Reports, Echoes of Tropics, Encore Appearance, Radio’s Supper Club, News & Comment, Bob Burns Comedy, The FBI in Peace and War, Dinah Shore Open House, Abbott & Costello, and more with gaps for later announcements.
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Jack Armstrong
Abc-East
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Basic
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Abec Sparrow and
the Hawk
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Tennessee Jed
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Kiernan
Terry
Abc-West
Howe
Mbs-Weat
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Dick Tracy
Mbs-West
Abc-Weat
Lowell Thomas
Abc World News
Cal Tinney
Abc-Basic
Tennessee
Jed
Tom Mix
Cbs News
Fulton Lewis, Jr
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Raymond
Bob Burns
Nbc
Mr. Keen
Basic Dancing Music Orchestra
Arthur
Abe T
Kaltenborn
Nbbe
West Inside of Sports
Bill Brandt
Geo. Burns
Gracie Allen
Abe
Lum
Abner
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Dinah Shore
FBI
Cbs America Town Meeting Forum
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Frank Morgan
Andre Kostelanetsz
Gabriel Heatter
Jack Haley
Dave Elman
Antonini
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Valles Varietee
Danny O' Nell
Cbs Dance Music
Nbe Basic Supper Club
Nbc News
Foe Canes
Ews
Nee Banows
Ibe
Nbe
Black Bison Poised for Rematch with Gastonia Green Wave
High Point High School’s Black Bison polish the gym floor and run drills ahead of tomorrow night’s Western Conference clash with Gastonia Green Wave. The Bison beat Gastonia earlier and sit in a three way tie for second with Greensboro and R. J. Reynolds as Gastonia holds first.
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Gastonia
Bison
Charlotte
R. J. Reyenolds
Winston-Salem
Hig Pointers
R. Reynolds
Asheville
American League Plans 277 Spring Exhibition Games
Chicago reports the American league will play a record 277 exhibition games in spring. The New York Yankees lead with 26 exhibitions on their schedule. Earl Hilligan, manager of the American league service bureau, said teams played 94 exhibition games last spring.
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New York Yankees
Earl Hilligan
American League Service Bureau
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