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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1947
Page
8
The piece discusses factional pressure around selecting a new head coach, with talk of an experienced replacement and the athletic office’s influence. It includes dispute over past coaching style and backing for a candidate amid youth rowdiness and town politics.
Eight teams finished in the first division and received official invitations to the Southern Conference tournament in Durham. Top seed NC State at 11–2 leads, followed by North Carolina 10–3 and Duke 9–3. First-round matchups include Duke vs South Carolina and NC State vs Maryland with semifinals set for Friday and finals Saturday.
In Havana Leo Durocher says he will bar all except credentialed media and equipment men from the Dodgers dugout and clubhouse to avoid trouble after a recent meeting with Commissioner Chandler. Other notes cover Phillies shortstop search, Braves hoppers notes, and Yankees’ Lyons shining in Venezuela game.
The second annual Tri State Golden Gloves tourney comes to town this Thursday through Saturday under Mercury Athletic Club sponsorship. Marines from Cherry Point and Camp Lejeune along with Ft. Bragg paratroopers headline a strong field, with many service members and YMCA entrants expected to compete for titles. About 800 spectators can be seated at the armory, with pre sale tickets encouraging but doors open for late buyers.
A garbled account describes a late night event with a band playing and flash pops after midnight. It mentions Point Cadets, Doc, Joe Coleman, Phil, Gilbert, and a promoter’s ally, plus a reference to an extinct marsupial and Burroughs.
In St Petersburg Florida Jimmy Demaret the St Petersburg Open champion and Ben Hogan runner up will team to defend their Miami four ball championship starting Thursday Demaret won 10000 prize money and earned leading winter season money while Hogan was last year’s winner.
NYU won the intercollegiate AAAA indoor track title at Madison Square Garden scoring 35 points to beat Manhattan College. The Violets led after securing four of 13 varsity events and eight top finishes, earning the permanent retention of the 4A trophy after 26 years.
Duke forward Ed Koffenberger topped the Southern Conference with 237 points in 14 league games, including 92 field goals and 53 free throws. Chester Giermak of William and Mary was second with 215 points, while Deran Walters of Wake Forest placed third with 198. North Carolina State led the 16-team race with 11–2, followed by North Carolina 10–2, Duke 10–4, and George Washington 9–4, as the regular season nears its end with non conference games remaining and key matchups ahead in Durham at the conference tournament.
Ray Street ousted Johnson Street to reach the Gray Y championship game, where they will face the Cloverdale Ada Blair winner. Ada Blair beat Cloverdale 13-12 in game one of their series while Cloverdale captured game two 12-8 to level at 1-1.
The article lists early invites and contenders for the NCAA and NIT tournaments. Kentucky and West Virginia hold NIT bids with Duquesne and Notre Dame likely to join. Holy Cross leads the NCAA field with 22 wins and 3 losses, while District seeding details and early contenders across multiple universities are outlined.
Stan Musial ends his holdout and will stay with the St. Louis Cardinals likely at the club's highest salary. The figure is secret but is said to near his initial demand of 28000 dollars. Musial, 1946 batting champion at .365, had negotiated a long term deal pegged to a 14000 prewar level.
Augusta Georgia March 3 four U S national champions join 92 top golfers for the Masters tournament set for April 3 6 at Augusta National Golf Club Tournament chairman Clifford Roberts announced the field including the top 24 from last year 39 Masters and 58 open championship entrants Ted Bishop Dedham Mass amateur king Ben Hogan Hershey Pa PGA champion Lloyd Mangrum Chicago open title holder Smiley Quick Inglewood Calif among the four titleholders listed.
In Arcadia California on March 3 the Mighty Armed suffered a shocking shutout, marking the biggest upset in the Santa Anita handicap's decade. Attention shifts to next Saturday’s $100,000 Santa Anita Derby where three year olds vie for the rich purse as Calumet’s top horse faltered, finishing fifth by two and a half lengths behind Oldaverry from Chile.
Duquesne University stands two wins from an undefeated season after beating Georgetown and the Quantico Marines earlier. The Dukes, the nation’s only unconquered quintet, travel to Washington to face Georgetown and then Quantico, aiming for back to back 51 35 wins to seal Chick Davies first unbeaten team in 20 years.
The report highlights the fat rich alana from Hawaii credited with versatile culinary uses. It notes its inclusion in jams jellies pastes and related goods highlighting its texture and potential.
During the twelve months ending June 30 1946 world sugar production reached 27 million tons, well below the 34 million tons typical of pre war years 1935 1939, highlighting a sharp decline in global output.
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