North Carolina Gold Medal Basketball Tournament Opens at Y M C A
The North Carolina Gold Medal Basketball tournament starts at 5 p.m. at the Y M C A with 24 teams across classes A B and C. Six games are scheduled tonight and six tomorrow night, featuring college players and amateurs from firms, with local fans watching Adams Millis Robbins Knitting Purol Kester Premiere and Mills home club action.
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Hich Point
Guilford
Tion
Fane
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Robbins Knitting
Purol
Kester Premiere
Thomasville
Mills
Erlanger
Local Y. W. Beating Winston Y. W. C. A. 26 to 24
The High Point Y. W. C. A. defeated the Winston-Halem Y. W. last night on the local court by 26 to 24. Frite led the winners with 17 points as the outcome was decided at the final whistle.
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Winston-Halem Y. W
Frite
Leading Stars To Compete In Intercollegiate Games
Five colleges send top athletes to the intercollegiate AAU indoor track meet at 258th Field Artillery Armory. NYU's George Spite seeks wins in high jump and broad jump while Fordham's Joe McCluskey targets the two mile title. Yale's Keith Brown and Frank Pierce aim for pole vault and Mortimer Reznik of NYU leads the weight throw. Penn and Princeton send teams for relays and the two mile, with Ven zke honored for best performance of the nationals and C uffingham noted for a near upset in the 1500 meters.
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New York
258Th Field Artillery Armory
George R. Spite
New York University
Joe McCluskey
Fordham
Keith Brown
Frank Pierce
Yale
Mortimer Rezfick
Pennsylvania
Bill Carr
Princeton
Bill Bonthron
Kentucky Takes Tourney Crown
Atlanta March 1 Southeastern Conference final at the University of Lucky saw Kentucky defeat Mississippi State 41 to 27 to capture the tournament title. The Bluegrass team asserted early control, ending a history of near misses with a decisive victory as Mississippi State fought hard but could not match Kentucky’s efficient offense.
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University of Lucky
Lexington
Mississippi State
Lesingt
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Fallsworth Vines Retires From Tennis After Racket Fasting
Pasadena March 1 AP Fallsworth Vines Jr nation’s top player has cut the strings on all his rackets. He says the only way to keep off the courts is to exile himself from the sport for six weeks to regain focus and rest physically.
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Cal
Tournament committee and officials named for event
The tournament committees are composed of Julian Rieall Rev C Wae fener Virgil Yowade Mar lette Charile Spencer Brooks Reitzel Bunh Hackney and Frank Barfield. Officials include Benn Hackney Bill Bailey Chariie Spencer Ed Farlowe Gaston Hinkle and Bill Bryant.
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Rev. C. Waefener
Virgil Yowade Marlette
Charile Spencer
Brooks Reitzel
Bunh Hackney
Frank Barfield
Benn Hackney
Bill Bailey
Chariie Spencer
Ed Farlowe
Gaston Hinkle
Bill Bryant
Lenoir Residents Offered Chance To Run Davenport College
Salisbury March 1 Trustees in Lenoir voted to close Davenport College near June with support ending after 1933. A committee will hear locals who want to propose running the plant for at least one more year. The church aims to consolidate Davenport assets with Greensboro College as part of a regional educational overhaul.
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Davenport College
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Dodgers Lose Time To Loosen Up In Spring Training
The Brooklyn Dodgers show early spring work with two rookies drawing attention Chick Outen catcher from Jersey City and Charley Sheerin outfielder a former player out with a broken leg in 1932. Outen’s hitting and Sheerin’s fielding impress manager Max Carey.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Max Carey
Chick Outen
Jersey City
Charley Sheerin
Outon
Dodgers
Sheerin
Yankees start spring training with unsigned Raffing Dickey
ST PETERSBURG Florida March 1 two batterymen Charley Raffing and Bill Dickey remained unsigned as the New York Yankees began spring training activities today.
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Charley Raffing
Bill Dickey
New York Yankees
Babe Herman Tops Grimin's Cleanup for Cubs
Avalon reports Babe Herman, showing power, chosen by Manager Grimin as the cleanup hitter in the Chicago Cubs batting order as a response to the club's need for a long distance hitter.
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Cal
Babe Herman
Chicago Cubs
Grimin
Faber Sets Pace for White Sox Pitching Veterans
Urban Red Faber, oldest on the squad for years and service, leads Chicago White Sox pitchers as he reports with the first squad and strides to work first each day at Pasadena practice.
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Cal
Urban
Red
Battery quartet sets pace at Senators training camp
In Biloxi Mississippi a hard working battery quartet leads the Washington Senators spring workouts. Luke Sewell catcher Karl Whitehall Walter Stewart and Jack Russell newcomers with reputations for pitching against Washington New York and Philadelphia.
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Washington Senators
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Walter Stewart
Jack Russell
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
Letty O'Doul Heads to Dodgers Spring Camp
Frank Letty O'Doul, star outfielder of Brooklyn, leaves town for the Dodgers Miami spring training camp in Florida. He led the National League in batting last year and aims for his best season yet.
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Boston Red Sox open training camp in Sarasota at noon
The Boston Red Sox launch their spring training camp in Sarasota with the first workout scheduled for noon today. Players report to a venue expected to showcase new signings and competing veterans as the team prepares for the upcoming season.
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Reds Hit Hard Spring Work as Camp Opens in Tampa
The Cincinnati Reds travel south for spring workouts with manager Donte Bush scheduling intense sessions once the team arrives in Tampa Florida for camp tomorrow afternoon.
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Miller Defeats Arizmendi For Featherweight Crown
Freddie Miller retained the National Boxing Association featherweight title by defeating Alberto Arizmendi of Mexico City in 10 rounds in Los Angeles. Miller, a calm southpaw, repelled Arizmendi’s late dramatic charges as fans showered the ring with bottles and peanuts after the decision.
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National Boxing Dessociation
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Training With Own Club Isn’t So Hot
William D Benswanger president of the Pittsburgh Pirates said training with the own club has its disadvantages after nursing a badly bruised leg from a Larry French ball in Paso Robles. The Pirates advance guard is there and the rest arrive to begin spring training.
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Cal
William D Benswanger
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Larry French
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Rumors Fly Thick in Piedmont League as Plans Form
Charlotte rumors circulate about a 1933 Class B season with Dan Hill finalizing the schedule. Possible Orioles affiliate at Hickory, three day games, new managers for Wilmington and Charlotte, and Eddie Moors negotiating Jack Onslow to manage the Richmond Colts amid territorial disputes with Norfolk.
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Jack Onslow
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Fights Last Night in Toledo and Los Angeles
In Toledo Gorilla Jones of Akron stopped Willie Oster of Houston in the only stoppage noted. In Los Angeles Freddie Miller of Cincinnati outpointed Baby Arizmendi of Mexico City to retain his featherweight title, with the bout ending after ten rounds.
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Gorilla Jones
Akron
Willie Oster
Hoston
Los Angeles
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Baby Arizmendi
Mexico City
Squirrels Use Tails as Parachutes in Long Jumps
Report notes squirrels can use their tails as a parachute during extended leaps. The text also remarks that sponges are simple animal life with feeding and digestion abilities.
Jonesboro Wins North Carolina Class B Basketball Title
In Chapel Hill on March 1 Jonesboro defeated Dobson 39 to 38 to capture the Class B state championship, ending Dobson's bid for the title. Jonesboro led early and held the edge throughout the game against the western contender.
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Jonesboro
Dobson
Bachman Named to Succeed Hull as U S Senator from Tennessee
Nashville Tenn Governor Hill Me appoints Nathan Bachman of Chattanooga to succeed Cordell Hull in the United States Senate. Bachman 55, a Democrat and former Tennessee Supreme Court justice, began public service in 1908 as city attorney. He credits his growing granddaughter, born mid month, as his life’s greatest influence.
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