High Point College to make third national tourney trip
High Point College heads to Kansas City for the national invitational tournament for smaller colleges. Captain Russell Lombardy leads the squad, with seven freshmen on a youthful roster under coach Ralph James. Lawrence Walker, a senior, and Lombardy share veteran status among the eleven players. Short practices are planned at the local gym before departure.
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Billings
High Point College
Kansas City
Virgil Yow
Yow
High Point
Ralph James
Lawrence Walker
Russell Lombardy
Walker
Lombardy
Kenneth Tilley
Bob Edwards
Ten Dodger Farm Clubs To Train At Thomasville Park
Thomasville prepares for spring training with ten Dodgers farm clubs using Finch Field as base for pre season conditioning. Alden Clark named Tommies business manager for the North State league pennant race as the Dodgers expand spring activities beyond prior years.
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Thomasville Park
Thomasville
Finch
Tommies
Brooklyn Dodgers
Harold Roettger
Dodgers
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Threevers
Wisconsin
Cambridge
Maryland
Daytona Beach
Florida
Olean
New York
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Ohio
Valdosta
Georgia
Alden Clark
Organization Plans Completed For League
MOUNT AIRY March 4 A constitution by laws and schedule will be adopted soon by the newly formed class D Blue Ridge baseball league which held its final organizational meeting here yesterday Members of the league are Mount Airy Galax Salem and Radford the latter three in Virginia.
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Mount Airy
Bile Ridge Baseball League
Galax
Salem
Radford
Virginia
Koffenberger Captains All-Southern Team in ROTC era
A smooth working naval ROTC student Ed Koffenberger captains the All-Southern conference basketball team after leading UNC Wake Forest and Virginia Tech players to a first team showing. He scored 40 points in three tournament games and was the sole unanimous pick. The Blue Devils beat Wake Forest 49-30 to win the title.
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Naval Rotc
Ed Koffenberger
University of North Carolina
Associated Press
Koffenberger
John Dillon
Wake Forest
Touring Pros Head South For Tourneys
In St Petersburg on March 4 the touring pro golf circuit moved south for events in Miami and Nassau. Ben Hogan led after winning the St Petersburg Open with 269, earning $2,000, while Sam Snead took second with 274 and $1,400, and Vic Ghezzi shot 275 for $1,000.
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Fla
Ben Hogan
Miami
Nassau
Hershey
Sam Snead
Hot Springs
Big Vic Ghezzi
Knoxville
Tenn
Athletics Pitcher In Army Hospital
Lt. Thomas M. Clyde 22 of Effingham South Carolina a pitcher on leave from the Philadelphia Athletics has entered an army hospital in Frankfurt Germany for treatment of a cut tendon in the third finger of his right hand. Doctors say they are hopeful of restoring full use of the finger.
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Germany
Thomas M. Clyde
Effingham
S. C
Philadelphia Athletics
Red Shield Basketball Doubles Up Kiwanis Then Beats Jaycees
The Lions of the Red Shield basketball team split a two game card on Saturday. They lost a hard fought 31 to 26 decision to Kiwanis. They then defeated the Civitan team 39 to 13. The Rotary quint, using only five men, came from behind in the second half to hold a four point margin over the Jaycees.
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Civitans
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JayCees
Vistory
Basketball post season bids fill National brackets
New York March 4 Basketball moved to post season tournaments after crowning most conference champions. Ten schools accepted bids to the National Invitational and NCAA events with Madison Square Garden hosting the Invitational and Eastern NCAA rounds. Teams named include Kentucky Muhlenberg St John s Brooklyn Bowling Green West Virginia Syracuse NYU Harvard Ohio State while De Paul and Duke linger outside.
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Brooklyn
Bowling Green
West Virginia
Syracuse
Arizona
de Paul
New York University
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Ohio State
Duke
North Carolina
Louisian State
All-State Cagers Named in South Carolina
Sumter Daily Item reports Greenville high School class AA champions center Bill Kerr and guard Bill Phillips earned all state basketball honors for their performance in last weekend's tournament. Other selections include Red Kenney of Bishop England Charleston forward, Jack Chandler of Sumter forward, and Charlie Fabian of Charleston guard.
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S. C
Bill Kerr
Bill Phillips
Greenville High School
Sumter Daily Item
Red Kenney
Charleston
Bishop England
Jack Chandler
Charlie Fabian
North Carolina Y M C A novice boxing tourney set
Winston-Salem hosts the first annual North Carolina YMCA novice boxing tournament from March 28 to 30 at the YWCA venue. Organizers expect regional youth and amateur boxers to compete over three days with junior and beginner divisions.
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Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Inquest Called For College Boxer Killed Saturday
Dixon Walker 20 a Maryland freshman died from a cerebral hemorrhage after a boxing match Saturday night. A coroner’s hearing was ordered to document that the bout was conducted properly while Walker’s parents traveled from Canton, Ohio. He was knocked out by Gus Gersin of Catholic University and died hours later after surgery.
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Dixon Walker
University of Maryland
A. Magruder MacDonald
Walker
Maryland
Gus Gersin
Navy
Catholic University
High Point Pros Attend Golfing Meet
Blair Park pro Al Gerring and Emerywood pro Boyd Jaeger left for Reidsville to attend a Piedmont section pro-am event. Gerring noted a large crowd at the local public course yesterday, signaling growing interest in golf and outdoor sports.
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Boyd Jaeger
Emerywood Country Club
Reidsville
Piedmont
Gerring
Armed Not To Be Entered At Santa Anita
Miami March 4 A plan to fly Armed winner of the Widener handicap to Santa Anita for the 100000 Santa Anita handicap was rejected by trainer Ben Jones. Armed, a Calumet Farm star, won Saturdays classic by four lengths over Concordian, boosting his career earnings past 200000 with 13 wins in 19 starts.
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Ben Jones
California
Coast
Poes
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Star of Calumet Farm
Jones
Santa Anita
McLennan
Ben
Widener
Baseball Briefs from Spring Training Across Florida
Louis Novikoff reported to the Phillies for his first practice and joked about clowning off the field. Connie Mack refused holdout demands from Murchildon and Peck as spring camps opened. Mel Harder shone in an intersquad for Cleveland while Ray Mack’s hit broke a tie. Reds prepare rookie pitchers for Detroit, while Yankees finish Panama training with profits and fan attendance. Ted Williams returns from a cold and homers in BP as Don DiMaggio also practices.
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Novikoff
Philadelphia Phillies
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Dean
Cleveland Indians
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Lattter
Ray Mack
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Fla
Ted Williams
Don DiMaggio
Dodgers consider Herman move to third base
Brook lyn Dodgers manager Leo Durocher weighs Billy Herman switching from second base to become the regular third baseman. Herman previously appeared at third in 35 games for the Dodgers in 1943.
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Fla
Billy Herman
Brooklyn Dodgers
Leo Durocher
Herman
Dodgers
Veteran Mort Cooper and Frank Seward Tie Braves Giants
In Miami on March 4, veteran Mort Cooper of the Boston Braves and rookie Frank Seward of the New York Giants pitched in a 17 inning exhibition that ended 4 to 4. Cooper gave up one hit in three innings while Seward allowed no runs in seven innings, the longest outing by any Giant pitcher so far.
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Boston Braves
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New York Giants
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Seward
Braves
College athletics and baseball talk in New York
Commissioner Chandler plans to speak at the American College Publicity Association May meeting on protecting the college athlete. The Phillies announce signing Gale Bishop, Washington State star, while Chandler notes only about one third of colleges field baseball teams despite baseball’s agreement with high schools.
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A. B
Chandler
American College Publicity Associations
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Phillies
Gale Bishop
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Cougar
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Cubs GM Plans Escalators at Wrigley Field
Jim Gallagher, Cubs general manager, proposes installing escalators at Wrigley Field to lift fans to the upper stands while Bob Carpenter pushed a campaign to lift the Phillies from the cellar, underscoring diverging team strategies.
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Cubs
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Bob Carnter
Phillies
Monday Matinee and Busy Week for Track Writers
Marcel Hansenne, the French miler, has little sugar from the A A for his failed American campaign but has collected spare lumps at weekly track writers lunches. Three Giants office girls manage season reservations while Bill McGowan signs with the International League for 200 a month and is released after under a month. Allentown Pa claims a basketball record with Muhlenberg in the New York invitation tournament for a second year. Allentown High and Central Catholic high reach state playoffs after last year’s group championships.
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A.A
Football Giants
Bill McGowan
Allentown
Muhlenberg College
New York
Allentown High
Central Catholic High
Historian Corrects 1888 Baseball Record Figure
Historian Ernie Lanigan found that center fielder George F. Gore was credited with four assists for the 1888 season, but investigation showed pitcher William George had five assists in the game while Gore had none.
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New York NL
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Asheville Baseball Club Makes Agreement With Dodgers
Asheville Tourists of the Tri State league announce an agreement with the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National league. The Dodgers will supply Asheville with an entire team including a manager if needed.
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Tourists
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Dodgers
Meet Whirlies At 8 Oclock Tuesday Night
High Point and Greensboro meet in the Western Conference title game in Woollen Gym Chapel Hill tomorrow night at 8. Both teams split their regular season on foreign floors with 12 wins and 2 losses. Coach Simeon predicts a strong effort from the Pointers as Jack Hawks recovers from an injured finger and the teams prepare for the pivotal clash.
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Greensboro ORD Wins Service Title
Greensboro ORD clinched the 1946 North Carolina service basketball title by beating Point here Saturday night, 54 to 44, to finish as champions of the state service teams.
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ORD
North Carolina Service
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