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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1931
Page
3
In Atlanta the Kentucky Wildcats face Florida as Georgia meets Maryland in the college basketball semi finals. The doubles night features four seeded teams with Kentucky and Georgia aiming to reach the final, while Maryland hopes to upset. Final game set for tomorrow night.
Police seized a $200000 liquor stock and various wines and whiskies from Daniel Dever 80 of Philadelphia after a raid on his West Philadelphia home. The inventory dated before Prohibition and Volstead Act, Dever was released on $100 bail for a further hearing.
In Lahore India an eagle and a modern airplane fight over air space ends with the bird prevailing. The plane crashes from a high altitude, one pilot leaps but parachute fails, the other dies as the craft hits the ground. The eagle spans a wide wingspan.
An advertisement touts Adilerika as a German remedy that cleanses gas in both upper and lower bowels to cure poor sleep and nervousness. It claims quick results and urges readers, Eckerd’s stores, to buy now for a lucky day.
A sports note outlines tournament lineups and projections for Florida versus Kentucky with goals to win the conference crown. Florida displays scoring strength, Kentucky struggles yet remains in contention alongside Maryland and Georgia as dark horses, with Kentucky favored to beat Florida.
New York reports Primo Carnera of Italy faces Jimmy Maloney of Boston in Miami for the winter south land battle. Other heavyweight bouts in Philadelphia Detroit Chicago and Oakland share the week’s fistic spotlight with local 10 rounders and non title bouts featuring Canzoneri Fuller Thompson Anderson and more.
St Louis Browns chief feature is a radical infield reconstruction led by manager Bill Killefer. Aimed at speed and defense, the plan includes Jam Levy Irving Burns Lin Storti and Walter Buller as a new infield core, with Goose Goslin bolstering the outfield as the team eyes a quicker ascent.
France will defend the Davis Cup this year without Rene Lacoste and Jacques Brugnon due to appendicitis forcing both players out of all tennis competition for the year.
World welterweight champion Tommy Freeman boxed for about 30000 fans in Mexico City last night, entertaining the crowd and enlightening Alfredo Gaona, a popular Mexican spectator.
Montgomery reports a new league named the Association formed with bids invited from fourteen cities across Mississippi Alabama Georgia Florida and South Carolina. An eight or twelve club format is planned with a 3200 dollar salary cap and a 2500 dollar forfeit due next Saturday for bidding cities. Names include Annis ton Dothan Selma Montgomery and Columbus among others.
Reported today multiple teams begin camps across the country as players arrive or report in. Frankie Frisch, Chick Hafey absent from Cardinals camp. Pirates, Reds, Indians, Cubs, White Sox and Phillies squads assembling with pitchers, catchers and position players. Hornsby plans breakdown by role. Onslow aims three pitchers ready for nine innings two weeks before opening day.
Fort Myers Florida March 2 Infielders Boley and Williams and outfielder Bing Miller reported for duty at the Philadelphia Athletics training camp today as the champions move toward routine practice and preparation for the season.
SAN ANTONIO Tex Mar 2 The Idout list could complicate the Giants spring plans with only one New York Giant possibly remaining untouched as rosters face possible reshaping amid camp chatter.
The Postal Life and Casualty Insurance Co. offers an accident policy paying up to 100 dollars monthly for 24 months and 1000 dollars for deaths at 3.50 dollars per year. Over 68,000 insured. For ages 10 to 70, no money due now, just send name address age and beneficiary details for a 10 day free inspection policy. No examination required. Offer limited, act today.
The Ferrell family expands its baseball footprint with another brother joining Wichita Falls of the Texas League. Twenty year old Marvin Ferrell, six feet tall and 175 pounds, emerges after three semi pro seasons in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. Catcher Rick Ferrell compares Marvin’s natural talent to Wes Ley of the Cleveland Indians. a fourth Ferrell brother plays in the International League.
Hub Pruett, a pitcher, has obtained a leave of absence from the team until May 20 to finish his medical studies in St. Louis. The move allows him to focus on coursework and exams while maintaining his eligibility with the club.
An array of lawyers gathered in Hillsboro Oregon for the trial of Nelson C Bowles a Portland capitalist and his former secretary Irma G Loucks on a charge of murdering Mrs Bowles. Mrs Bowles died from knife wounds in the Portland apartment of Miss Loucks last November, after going there to discuss the husband’s relationship. Bowles and Loucks claim Mrs Bowles died by her own hand.
A whale with a mouth wide enough to engulf an elephant cannot swallow objects much larger than a small email fish. This limits the creature’s feeding options despite its huge gape.
Bobby Dodd, the Tennessee quarterback, began shaping Georgia Tech’s backfield in spring practice as his amateur career closes. The basket ball team’s season ended with a loss to Tennessee in the Southern Conference tournament, a rare defeat in four games.
Charleston March 2 Officials of the Citadel were to begin an investigation into a free-for-all brawl Saturday night involving Citadel and College of Charleston students city firemen and policemen The clash followed Charleston Colleges basketball victory and required all city fire apparatus to quell the disturbance.
A proverb notes that a Moor who swears by his beard is trustworthy to fulfill his word, emphasizing honesty linked to a personal pledge.
Teens win a puzzle about banned names and lines showing gray poets. The grid highlights GRAY MOORE BYRON POPE DRYDEN GAY KEATS and HE MANS, with large letters indicating the ten forbidden terms.
CHAPEL HILL March 2 There will be big doings in this university town next Saturday for the spring athletic carnival in Kenan Stadium at 2 o clock. The indoor southern conference games start at 3 45 in the Tin Can with a banquet and intermission for cats, followed by a night program at 6 45. Sixteen southern conference teams enter plus all top finishers from outdoor championships and others including Duke Washington and Lee Virginia Clemson and South Carolina. The meet features DeColigney Tulane Farmer Carolina Cox Mississippi A M Dickens Georgia McGinn State Coleman Auburn and Haynes Tulane among top entries.
Gene Sarazen of Lakeville New York surged to victory at Belleair Florida coast open golf championship posting 278 to win the event and $1000 It marked his second straight triumph in the tournament and his 72 hole score was within two strokes of the 1923 tournament record set by Walter Hagen with a 296
Dr J B Leonhardt introduces HEM-ROID Tablets as an internal medicine to cure piles by correcting root causes. After treating 1,000 patients, 960 recovered. the product offers money back if misery persists, per Mann Drug Co. distribution.
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