Wake Forest to face State in Southern Conference clash
Wake Forest Demon Deacons prepare a zone defense to challenge North Carolina State in a Southern Conference game at Wake Forest. State, ranking as the nation’s top scoring team with 78.4 points per game, seeks a win after a 17 of 19 record run.
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Wake Forest
Raleigh
Demon Deacons
North Carolina
Wolfpack
State
Deacons
Everett Case
Array Greason
Gation
Deacon
Deron Walters
Jack Gentry
Wake
Gentry
Willard Kaylor
Walters
Jack Mueller
Jim Patton
Dick Dickey
Jack McComas
Paul Horvath
Eddie Bartels
Leo Katkaveck
Bison Open Season With Loss To Greensboro Wrestlers
High Point High School fell 28 18 to Greensboro in the season opener at the local gym. Beamon, Farber, Chamberline and Alfred sealed falls for Greensboro as Bragg of High Point pinned Barham twice in the heavyweight bout.
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Greensboro High
Bison
Beamon
Whirlwind Crew
Hudson
High Point
Farber
Chamberline
Alfred
Greensboro
Gorley
Garsh
Smith
Roy Bragg
Barham
Bragg
Daniels
Honeycutt
Gay
Slayton
Beeth
Winslow
Rogers
Malone
Burnette
Corn
Baird
Maner
Bryant
Fortune
Finison
Allen
Bobby Baird
Lloyd Maner
Degroot Named WVU Football Coach in 1948
Dudley Sargent Degroot will become the West Virginia University football coach on July 1 succeeding resigning William Kern. The 48 year old former pro coach declined salary details and will move from Palo Alto after a career including a 1945 NFL division title with Washington and an undefeated 1939 San Jose State season.
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W. Va
West Virginia
Degroot
Arcata
Calif
Palo Alto
Stewart
California
Los Angeles Dons
Washington Redskins
San Jose State College
the Coast College
Basketball Scores From Last Night
East New York University beat Brooklyn College 70 to 46. Texas Wesleyan defeated Kings Point 69 to 48. Susquehanna 58 over Gallaudet 39. Mansfield Pa Teachers 35 over Lock Haven 34. Alderson Broaddus 82 over West Virginia Wesleyan 46. Concord West Virginia 81 over Shepherd Teachers 46. California Pa 63 over Edinboro 55. Georgia Tech 31 over Georgia 55. Mercer 53 over Memphis State 46. Murray Ky 37 over Union Ky 62. Georgetown Ky 60 over Virginia Tech 71. Hampden Sydney 49 over North Carolina 50. Davidson 42 over Richmond 71. The Citadel 50 over Midwest Marietta 84. West Liberty Town Central 34. Iowa Wesleyan Far West Stanford 45 over College of Pacific 43. Oregon State 71 over Washington 63. Utah 43 over Denver 37.
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Gallaudet
Mansfield
Lock Haven
Alderson-Broaddus
West Virginia Wesleyan
Concord
WVA
Shepherd
California
Edinboro
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Far West
Stanford
College of Pacific
Oregon State
Washington
Utah
Denver
United States Bobsled Team Reports Damaged Cars
In St Moritz Switzerland the U S Olympic bobsled team posted a watch at the garage after three of the two man sleds were found damaged shortly before the initial tests set for Friday.
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ST. Moritz
Switzerland
United States
Suggs and Kirby Set for 36-Hole Helen Lee Dorothy Final
Louise Suggs and Dorothy Kirby, both from Atlanta, meet in the 36 hole final of the Helen Lee Dorothy tournament in Miami after Suggs won 5 and Kirby beat Mrs Harting 3 and 2. Suggs and Kirby have reached the finals of major women’s events together eight times in eight months.
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Miami
Fla
Louise Suggs
Dorothy Kirby
Helen Lee Dorothy
Atlanta
Miss Suggs
Odom
Far West Team Racks Up 24th Straight Win
In college basketball on January 31, Rocky Mountain extended its win streak to 23 with a 64 35 triumph over Carroll of Montana. Utah edged Denver 43 37 and Oregon State beat Washington 71 63 to claim first in the Northern Pacific Coast conference. New York University remained unbeaten with a 70 46 win over Brooklyn College. St Louis beat Drake 63 34 in the Missouri Valley, and Auburn defeated Georgia Tech 38 31 in the SEC. Also noted, precision timing gear debuted for winter Olympics in St Moritz.
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New York
Rocky Mountain
Utah
Oregon State
Carroll
Montana
Denver
University of Washington
Utes
Washington
New York University
Brooklyn College
St. Louis
Drake
Auburn
Georgia Tech
Skip Alexander Leads In Tucson Open Standings
Skip Alexander of Mid Pines North Carolina holds a one stroke lead entering the third round of the $10,000 Tucson Open after posting 67 63 for 130. Jim McHines and Vic Ghezzi trail, with Hogan and Stranahan tied for third as Snead and Teal fall back.
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Ariz
Stewart
Alexander
Mid Pines
N. C
Duke University
Golfdam
Jimmy Hines
Chicago
Big Vic Ghezzi
Kansas City
Kas
Bobby Locke
Johannesburg
South Africa
Ed Furgol
Pontiac
Mich
Dave Douglas
Wilmington
Del
Chandler Harper
Portsmouth
Ben Hogan
Hershey
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Sammy Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Glenn Teal
Jacksonville
Fla
Teal
Snead
Boxing Tourney Enters Second Round Of Bouts
The Carolinas AAU boxing tournament in Greenville South Carolina moved into the second round as 150 boxers began with 74 bouts in yesterday’s opening day. Boxers from nine South Carolina and eight North Carolina clubs competed in the three day event.
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Greenville
S. C
South Carolina
North Carolina
Thirteen Run In Bougainville Handicap At Hialeah
Thirteen distance runners including Jacob Shegr s free Jacques and Sanford Stud farm entries are set to run in the $10,000 added Bougainville handicap at Hialeah race course today.
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Miami
Flia
Jacob Shegr
Sanford Stud Farm
Round View
Hialeah Race Course
Dillon Stars In Carolina Cage Victory
The article reports John Dillon scoring 15 points as the White Phantoms beat Davidson 50 to 42 in a warmup, with North Carolina State set to play Wake Forest and later North Carolina. Other local games included Guilford defeating McCrary Eagles 68 to 40 and several postponements.
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Furman
State
Wake Forest
Demon Deacons
North Carolina
White Phantoms
Davidson Wildcats
Phanto
John Dillon
High Point
Applachian
WCTC
City Electric
Canton
Guilford
McCrary Eagles
Davidson
Duke
Lenoir Rhyne
ECTC
Atlantic Christian
Elon
Catawba
Jim Camp Signs With Cardinals of Pro League
UNC halfback Jim Camp signed a 1948 contract with the Chicago Cardinals of the NFL. Card president Ray C Bennigsen announced the deal. Camp, from Danville Virginia, played for the South in the Blue and Gray bowl game defeating the North 33 to 6 in Montgomery Alabama on New Year’s Day.
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Chicago
Jim Camp
University of North Carolina
Chicago Cardinals
Ray C. Bennigsen
Camp
Danville
Montgomery
Ala
Heritage Edges Triangle In Tight Industrial League Win
Heritage held off Triangle 44-42 to claim a close victory in industrial league play Thursday night. Foxworth poured in 24 points for High Point Weaving as they defeated Tomlinson 63-54 in a separate game.
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Triangle
High Point Weaving
Tomlinson
Foxworth
National speed skating championships open in St Paul
The national speed skating championships begin a two day program at Lake Como in St Paul Minnesota. Five winners from last week's North American events compete as part of the St Paul winter carnival.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Lake Como
Olympic Skiers Start Jumps in Stormy St Moritz
The opening events of the fifth Winter Olympics began with skiing and skating races and the two-man bobsled, while ice hockey remained in doubt after IOC ousted the IIHF. Seventeen nations compete in the 18 km cross country event with Sweden favored in the long race. Swiss bobsled teams swept the early honors as the games opened.
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ST. Moritz
Switzerland
International
Ieay 8
International Ice Hockey Federation
Ken Henry
Chicago
Felix Endrich
Fritz Waller
Fritz Feierabend
P. H. Eberhard
Mittee
1.O.C
Finn Helgesen
Oslo
Norway
United States
Robert Fitzgerald
Kenneth Bartholomew
Minneapolis
Thomas Byberg
Underdogs Triumph in New York Heavyweight Bout
Pudgy Gino Buonvino of Bari defeated Jackie Crawford by unanimous decision at Madison Square Garden in a 12 round bout. Paddy DeMarco, 19, upset Terry Young in the eight round, derailing a future title bout. Crowd of 16,247 paid $64,836. Crawford, a Washington D C challenger, showed reach but failed when Buonvino rushed in. Crawford suffered a cut. Buonvino had a swollen left eye. Next for Buonvino likely a clash with Joe Baksi.
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New York
Jackie Crawford
Terry Young
Pudgy Gino
Buonvino
Bari
Italy
Crawford
Madison Square Garden
Young
Ike Williams
Paddy Demarco
Demacro
Washington, D. C
Rery Poly Buonvino
Gino
Joe Baksi
Jackie
Hunters Bag Record Bears in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania hunters killed 567 bears during the 1947 season, the highest total since 1941 when 593 were reported.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Panthers Postpone Trip to Hickory for Weather
High Point College officials announced that the game scheduled with Lenoir Rhyne in Hickory tonight was postponed due to inclement weather and slick roads. The Panthers aim to play Greensboro High School in Guilford gym tonight, as two recent weather postponements affect North State Conference play.
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High Point College
Lenois« Rhyne
Hickory
Greensboro
Greensboro High School
Guilford Gymnasium
Tony Simeon
Ath- 7
Panthers
Boone
Appalachian
College Gym
Black Bison Coach Postpones Greensboro Game
Tony Simeon announced shortly after noon that the game with Greensboro has been postponed. He said next week’s schedule may be adjusted to include three or four games to bring the card up to date.
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Tony Simeon
Black Bison
Greensboro
High Point Favored In Conference Showdown
High Point enters the game with an undefeated record likely favored over Greensboro which has one conference loss. Burlin shut down the Whirlies earlier this week as Simeon fields a starting backcourt of Crowder Hun sucker Harris Cooper Ellington against the Bison with Fra zier Crews Elkins Holt and Ward or Self.
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High Point
Greensboro
Burlin
Simeon
Richard Crowder
Billy Hunsucker
Richard Harris
Nelvin Cooper
Bill Ellington
Bob Jamieson
Andy Frazier
Bobby Crews
Dick Elkins
Bobby Holt
Joe Self
Tommy Ward
Bison
Phil Executive Dies At New York Home
New York Chicago and Philadelphia mourn the death of Herbert J. Pennock 53 longtime general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies He died yesterday in New York of a cerebral hemorrhage and will be buried in Chester County Pennsylvania farm country.
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Kennett Square Pa
Paw Herbert J. Pennock
Philadelphia Phillies
New York
Chester County
Browns Stars Otto Graham Dante Lavelli Play Basketball
Otto Graham and Dante Lavelli, famed Cleveland Browns standouts, engage in basketball games after the football season. The two sports multi players continue to star under the same team name, showcasing athletic versatility beyond football.
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Otto Graham
Dante Lavelli
Cleveland Browns
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