Tar Heels retain Dixie Indoor Track title in close finish
Chapel Hill, March 5. By winning the mile relay the University of North Carolina clinched the Dixie Indoor Track championship with 246.7 points, edging Louisiana State 246.7 to 216.7 as the final event ended. freshmen also captured a title for UNC, while Tulane’s Zimmerman set the pole vault record and LSU’s Moreau tied a 70 yard hurdles mark.
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Washington and Lee
Kentucky
South Carolina
North Carolina
Richmond
William and Mary
Boys High
Atlanta
Ruble
Gordon
Burnette
Farmer
Moreau
Speer
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Childers
Derrill
Catena
Joyce
Thornton
Winston-Salem
Chipman
Hargrave
Sams
High Point
Pike
Arnold
Goodwin
Moseley
Augusta Military Academy
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Decaligny
Antrim
Bryan
Speed
Hays
Newman
Tech Hi
Byrd
Lockwell
Greensboro
Williams
Weill
Stockwell
Gordy
B. David
Schultz
Peterson
Vaughn
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North
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Watkins
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Brownlee
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Finklestein
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Case
Maryland
Weil
Montgomery
Coffield
Shipman
Sizemore
Boyer High
Local Boy To Lead U. N. C. Grapplers During 33 Season
Chapel Hill N C March 5 Percy Idol a High Point Junior has been elected to next years wrestling team at the University of North Carolina Idol had a good season as a sophomore and was undefeated in his junior year He won a fall in the final unlimited match to give Carolina a 12 12 tie with Army.
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N. C
Percy Idol
High Point
University of North Carolina
Idol
Carolina
Army
Still Searching for Mr Right, Mrs Walk er Says
Mrs Ortence C Walker of Los Angeles says she has tried five men and gone through five divorces. In Superior Judge Paul A Stutzman s court she declared she is still looking for a good one.
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Los Angeles
Ortence C. Walker
Paul A. Stutzman
Monograms Edge Rockies 14-6 In Close Winter Classic
In Chapel Hill on March 5 the Monograms defeated the Rockies 14-6 in a hard fought winter football finale. Both teams had a TD called back and the veteran Monograms relied on passing star Jimmy Ward to break through after initial Rockies offsides.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
Rockies
Carolina
Martin
Jimmy Ward
Ward
Masters
Jones
Chandler
Monons
Ray Yom
Ell Sapp
Poi Mb
Shelley York Captures City Handball Championship
Shelley York defeated Cerney 21 14 in the first match and 21 19 in the decisive second to win the city handball title. Cerney had won the 1931 final in three games, and York advanced by beating L. F. Tuttle in the semifinal while Cerney beat G. G. Dickson to reach the final. Cerney and M. L. Patrick also hold the state doubles singles title.
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M. L. Patrick
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Baseball spring camps show Reds Lucas signs one year deal
In Tampa Charles Fred Lucas ace of the Reds pitching staff signed a one year contract for 1942. The terms were not announced. President Sidney Weil offered him a $14 000 contract, a cut of $2 500 from last season.
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Fifa
Cincinnati
Charles Fred Lucas
Reds
Sidney Weil
Tigers Beat Bay Street Sluggers in Open Season Classic
The Tigers of Steele Street defeated the Baystreet Wildcats 28 to 9 in the season opener. Ernest Robinson the Tiger catcher and George Hutchens the pitcher each piled up 65 runs in the scoring spree.
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Steele Street
Baystreet Wildcats
Ernest Robinson
Tiger
George Hutchens
Hipparchus Estimates Latitude Historic Milestone
The latitude determination attributed to Hipparchus of Nice dates to around 162 B C indicating early geographic measurement methods and the progress of ancient astronomy.
NYU Wins 11th Intercollegiate Track Meet Title
New York University dominates the 11th annual intercollegiate AAU track and field meet in New York. The Violet relay team tied the world record at 3:17.8 for four laps, Harvard placed second with 24 points, Penn third with 23.12, and Yale fourth. Norwood Hallowell of Harvard set the ICAAAA indoor mile record at 4:12.4. Joe McCluskey of Fordham and Ted Lee of Yale set two additional meet marks in the two mile and pole vault.
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New York University
University of Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania
Yale
Norwood P
Nap) Hallowell
Crimson Ace
Paavo Nurmi
Jose Ray
Gene Venzke
Pottstown
Joe McCluskey
Fordham
Ted Lee
Lee
Winston Lassies Defeat Local Y in Winston-Salem
The High Point Y W C A basketball team edged the Winston Y icagers 19 to 15 in a fast, close game in Winston-Salem. Winston led 8-7 at half and pulled away with late baskets to secure the victory as High Point prepares for upcoming matchups with Greensboro and Durham.
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Durham City
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Terrell
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Clappe
Wollechinger
Brown
Small
Whicker
Stig Sharpe
Eden
Reid
Fulton
Voglar
Pultz
H Point
Lucky Strike bowling sees Elwood girls edge Adams-Millis
Elwood Cafe and Adams-Millis ladies split a Friday night match at the Lucky Strike alleys with Elwood winning two of three by four pins in the second game and two pins in the third. Spencer led Elwood with 97 in a single game while Bambalis and Moody topped Adams-Millis. City Stores set to bowl the Post Office Monday night.
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Trio Of Local Boys Signed By Durham Bulls
Three High Point players from the Thomas Mills baseball team Charlie Young Fritz Henry and Romba Weston have signed with the Durham Bulls of the Piedmont League.Manager Virgil Yow praised their stellar play and promise from last season and notedgbird Gib English who began there before moving to the New York Yankees is among those developed by Yow.Yow said Aubrey Brogden also received a contract but has not signed it yet.
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Thomas Millis
Durham Bulls
Virgil Yow
Thomas Mills
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Charlie Young
Fritz Henry
Romba
Weston
George Whitted
Durham
Aubrey Brogden
Brogden
Yow
Gib English
New York Yankees
English
Cardinals Rally Past Athletics in Spring World Series Opener
In Miami on March 5 the world champion Cardinals edged the Philadelphia Athletics 6 to 5 in ten innings to win the opening game of the spring world series. Jim Collins homered in the first extra frame to seal the finish after Lee Cunningham drove in two with a ninth inning double. Collins and Cunningham keyed a late rally as St. Louis overcame a 5-3 deficit to claim the victory.
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Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
New York Yankees
Myril Hoag
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Gehrig
Earl Combs
George Selkirk
Selkirk
Sam Byrd
Miami
Cardinals
Philadelphia Athletics
Jim Collins
St. Louis
Lee Cunningham
Coleman W
Athletics
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Foxx
Madjeski
Allen Jay Defeats Princess Cafe 32-23
The Allen Jay basketball team defeated Princess Cafe 32 to 23 in the Greensboro Y M C A Gold Medal Tournament. The first half ended 17-15 with Allen Jay ahead, then a strong second-half surge widened the margin as Allen Jay scored 15 points to Princess Cafe's eight.
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Princess Cafe
Allen Jay Basketeers
Greensboro
Geemith
Gram
G. Seatte OY
Ae Moorehead
C. Elder
Eeerere Smith
FCS
Aver Howerton
Crash Accident in Fort Worth Breaks Boy’s Leg
Vernon James fourteen-year-old Earl Thompson riding a bicycle crashed into him while chasing a marble into the street. Lenard Reed carried Vernon to a hospital. Jack Adams fourteen volunteered to help. Their car collided and overturned during the trip, Jack’s arm broke while Vernon’s leg was set in the chaos.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Vernon James
Earl Thompson
Lenard Reed
Vernon
Jack Adams
Reed
Jack
Salvation Army Still Willing For Tilt With Winners
The Salvation Army team, eliminated at mid tournament, remains confident it can beat the eventual champion. West End Ramblers captured the title with an 18 to 15 victory over Cecil's Service Station on Friday night.
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Ramblers
West End
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Golfers Prepare for 5000 Dollar International Four Ball
In Miami the dress parade of Florida winter golf begins with the $5,000 international four ball matches. Denny Shute is out due to a crippled foot. Clarence Clark replaces him to team with Tony Manero. Openers feature Willie MacFarlane and Wilfy Cox paired with Herman Barron and Johnny Watson as the top seed.
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Denny Shute
Cleveland
Clarence Clark
Bloomfield
N. J
Tony Manero
New York
Miami Country Club
Willie MacFarlane
Wilfy Cox
Brooklyn
Herman Barron
Port Chester
N. Y
Johnny Watson
South Bend
Ind
France governs half the world’s desert lands
The article notes that half of the world’s desert regions are under French governance. It also states Mahatmas title meaning great soul and claims Gandhi’s birth name was Mahandras, not Mahatma.
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Mahatma
Gandhi
Mahandras
Methodists- Welch Memorial rivals in league opener
In division two Sunday School League play the First Methodist Protestant topped Welch Memorial 31 to 4 on the Y court. Russell led with 14 points and Humphries added eight as the Methodists cruised past Green Street Baptists 24 to 5, with Steele leading the Salvation Army attack with 11 points.
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Davidson Awards Varsity Letters At Davidson College
The Davidson College athletic association awarded varsity letters to eight basketball players and three wrestlers. Recipients include captains G L Mathis and E Bruce Peabody, plus players J Wagner and J W Lafferty Jr. and others. wrestling captains E L Gorham Jr., P M Conway, B B Taylor Jr., with team managers R K Morton Jr. and A A St Clair also honored.
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H. K. Boucher
Damascus
E. L. Gorham, Jr
Lake Charles
P. M. Conway
Henderson
B. B. Taylor, Jr
Baton Rouge
R. K. Morton, Jr
Charleston
W. Va
A. A. St. Clair
Bluefield
One For Three Glasses Aid Fort Worth Officials
In Fort Worth Grace Moore, the commissioner's court secretary, and commissioners Joe Scholer and Bill Merrett share a single pair of reading glasses. The trio often forgets their own eyewear, so they borrow Moore's glasses for reading tasks whenever needed.
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Tex
Grace Moore
Joe Scholer
Bill Merrett
Ito
Mise Moore
All-Star Basketball Team For This City Is Selected
High Point champions the Ramblers place one on the first team and two on the second as J Brooks Reitzel leads the city tourney all star selections. Cecil Service, Leonard and Younts, Ramblers and Allen Jay place players with honorable mentions.
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Ramblers
High Point
J. Brooks Reitzel
Virgil Yow
High Point College
L. J. Fisher, Jr
University of North Carolina
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Younts
Princess Case
Allen Jay High School
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Leonard
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Gate Smith
Leonard and Younts
Gable Harris
Dugan Aycock
Princess
Ed Farlow
Cecil Service
Red Hayworth
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