High Point-Durham Game Spurs Mixed Sportsmanship
A lively High Point-Durham bus game drew mixed sportsmanship with Durham fans booing and interfering as High Point attempted plays. Neutral spectators turned against Durham while the Bulldogs showed effort amid tensions. In other sports, baseball springtraining chatter and aging rosters loom as managers seek fresh options and the NC football scene remains unsettled with UNC and Cornell links.
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Durham
Bulldogs
Bulldog
Bison
High Point
Big Leaguers Enter Spring Training For War Year
Major league clubs begin spring training for a third war season amid drafts and wartime labor drains. Detroit suffers the heaviest losses, with stars like Bridges Wakefield Bloodworth and Trucks taken. Clubs scramble rosters and anticipate rosters of 25 to 28 players, relying on veterans and service releases as others head to duty.
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New York
Detroit
Evansville
Indiana
Cincinnati
Bloomington
Ind
New York Yankees
Atlantic City
N. J
New York Giants
Lakewood
Philadelphia
A’s
Frederick
Cleveland Indians
LaFayette
Landis-Eastman
St. Louis Cardinals
Browns
Tommy Bridges
Dick Wakefield
Jimmy Bloodworth
Half White
Virgil Trucks
Boston Braves
Red Sox
Philadelphia A's
Washington
Johnny McCarthy
Tex Hughson
George Staller
Mickey Vernon
Chet Laabs
Charley Keller
Bill Johnson
Marius Russo
Yankees
Armed Services
Spud Chandler
Joe Gordon
Cleveland
Jim* Bagby
Jeff Heath
ao_o
Lou Boudreau
Lou Klein
Harry Walker
al Brazie
Ernie White
Walker Cooper
Marty Marion
Billy Southworth
Pepper Martin
Chicago
Cubs
Clyde McCullough
Mickey Livingston
Hiram Bithorn
Johnny Vandermeer
Lonnie Frey
Bert Haas
Reds
Pittsburg Pirates
Pittsburgh
Babe Dahlgren
Elbie Fletcher
Page
Bring Home Class A Trophy
The High Point Y upset the Piedmont Open Class A final by defeating the Carolina All Star Freshman 72 to 50 in Greensboro. Nostrand grabbed rebounds and scored 17. Thomas led all scorers with 26 for the champions while Anderson added 24 for the runners up.
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Greensboro
Carolina
Nostrand
Thomas
Anderson
Carolina Fresh
White Atoms
North and South opens 1944 golf tourney season at Pinehurst
The 42nd North and South championship kicks off the 1944 golf season in North Carolina Tuesday through Thursday at Pinehurst. The event features Gene Sarazen and Willie Goggin with Lt. Horton Smith among entrants, plus amateurs like Harold Leonard Dodson and Clayton Heather. Charlotte hosts a $1,000 war bond open Friday to Sunday, followed by the $5,000 Durham open March 24 to 26. Hotel reservations are set in Charlotte for players.
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Pinehurst
N. C
North Carolina
Charlotte
Durham
Gene Sarazen
Willie Goggin
Horton Smith
Army
Johnny Kinder
New Jersey
Harold (Jug
Leonard Dodson
Lesnedy
Clayton Heather
Myers Park
Ten Thoroughbreds March To Post At Agua Caliente
Ten Cane tops the Agua Caliente Handicap field, a $10,000 race over a mile and one quarter at Agua Caliente. George Woolf rides Johnson's Kind, with Vain Grove in the hunt for a strong upset under Harry McGahan. Kind Sir carries 122 pounds as the race nears post time.
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Agua Caliente
Mex
Mar
Caliente
Johnson
Kind
George Woolf
George Lawless
Vain Grove
Harry McGahan
Radio broadcasts to save gas for Cardinals and Browns games
St Louis March 11. Presidents Sam Breadon and Don Barnes said they will permit radio broadcasting of Sunday and holiday games this season for the first time. The move aims to keep out of town fans connected as gas and tire rationing reduce box office attendance and will place the entire home schedule on air.
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ST. Louis
Sam Breadon
Cardinals
Don Barnes
Browns
Spring Grid Drills Highlight High Point Prospects
High Point High School shows bright fall football potential after spring drills. Coach Tony Cernugel counts 44 candidates, with 14 as regulars, and varsity experience bolstering a lean 3-10 record last season. Open practices from 4 30 to 5 45 pm welcome public scrutiny.
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High Point High School
Tony Cernugel
Cernugel
Bison
T Forson
Iene
Varsity
O. B. Levine
Varsity Exrience
Don Hooper
Richard Reid
Charles Mann
Richard Crowder
Lee Wade
Sandy Rankin
Bob Renfrow
Willie Clary
Bill Brewer
Bill King
Roger Hedrick
Pete Armstrong
Paul Brewer
Terry Brasewell
Marshall Newell
Kenneth Poindexter
J. C. Saunders
Bob Bollinger
Graham Smith
Wilbur
Jugs Arrives In Charlotte For Practice Warmups
Harold Jug McSpaden, winter golf circuit star, lands in Charlotte to prep on Myers Park course for the upcoming Charlotte Open worth 10 000 dollars. He will skip the 3 000 North and South at Pinehurst, with many pros unlikely to enter. Local star Clayton Heafner also to compete alongside Me Spaden and others.
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Charlotte
Harold
Jug) McSpaden
Myers Park
McSpaden
Pinehurst
PGA
Beating Twin in Mile Run Opens Big Ten Indoor Meet
Bob Hume edged his twin brother Ross by inches to win the mile for Michigan at the Big Ten indoor championship in Chicago. Both finished in 4 24.5, well off the conference record.
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Chicago
Bob Hume
Ross
Michigan
University of Chicago
Zivic Plans Two Bouts Before Army Call
Fritzie Zivic will fight twice more in late March before reporting for Army duty between April 5 and 10. He seeks to win two fights after breaking a hand, aiming to complete 177th and 178th professional bouts since 1931.
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James Jordan
Pittsburgh
Fritzie Zivic
Fritz-eroo
Milwaukee
Wis
Elizabeth
N. J
Freddie Archer
Jake la Motta
Zivic
Navy
Army
Marcel
Notre Dame Adds Dartmouth Tulane To 1949 Schedule
Notre Dame announced a 10 game slate for this fall with Dartmouth in Boston on October 7 and Tulane October 14 as one of four home games. The Navy clash remains in Baltimore November 11 and the Army game in New York November 18. Spring practice starts St Patrick's Day with a Georgia Tech game at Atlanta December 2.
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South Bend
Ind
Notre Dame
New York
St. Patrick's Day
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
Teddy Haste Sets Tropical Park Record in Orange Blossom Stakes
Teddy Haste broke the Tropical Park track record and won the $5,000 Orange Blossom for two year olds at Miami on March 11. Harold Clark’s Tiger Call faded late after a fast start. Don Chance finished a nose behind in a photo finish with Teddy Haste.
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Miami
Fla
Warren Wright
Teddy Haste
Harold Clark
Tiger Call
W. A. Coleman
Don Chance
Conn McCreary
Ben Jones
Don Hen
Tiger
Teddy
Rey
Five UNC Sports Captains Serve with Navy in WWII
Five Carolina team captains from the 1943–44 seasons are serving on active duty with the U S Navy. Craven Turner and Bernie Mock train at Parris Island while Lew Hayworth and Denny Hammond pursue medical duties and Jim Kelly serves after an ROTC commission. All parallels between athletics and military leadership are noted.
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Horace Carter
Lew Hayworth
High Point
Lew
Carolina
Mack
Parris
Navy
Jim Kelly
Washington, N. C
Jim
Ensign Kelly
Coaches vote to ban goal tending in college basketball
Norman Oklahoma March 11 The nations top basketball coaches 50 of 54 believe goal tending by skyscraper players should be eliminated by rule Bruce Drake University of Oklahoma disclosed findings from a questionnaire mailed to fellow coaches The conference committee meets in New York March 27 28 Drake will present the results and list of noted goaltenders including Mikan Risen Novak and others from several colleges and universities
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Norman
Okla
Bruce Drake
University of Oklahoma
Howard Hobson
Oregon
Ce Washaba
Wedanees
Sam M. Maddus, Jr
DePaul
Gus Miller
West Texas State College
Drake
James St. Clair
New York
Kurland
Oklahoma
Aggies
Don Otten
Mikan
Risen
Ohio State
Novak
Loyola
Schroyer
South Dakota State
Holstein
Penn State
Boykoff
St. Johns
Holub
Long Island
Cotten
Long Island University
Wiley
Borrevik
Wintermute
Henry
Rice
Ellifson
Halbert
West Texas
Carpenter
Arkansas
Daughtery
Gruening
Denver Safeways
Wellhausen
Kansas
Michigan First In Big Ten Indoor Meet
Michigan won the Big Ten indoor track and field championship led by six firsts and a share of another win to set a 75 14 point meet total. Illinois, Purdue, Ohio State, Iowa, Indiana, Northwestern, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Chicago followed with point totals as listed.
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Chicago
Michigan
Illinois
Claude
Buddy”Young
Purdue
Ohio State
Iowa
Indiana
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Jackie Hawkes Named MVP in Piedmont Open Cage Tourney
Jackie Hawkes of the Y Juniors was chosen as the most outstanding player in the Class B division of the Piedmont Open at Greensboro last night.
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Jackie Hawkes
Greensboro
Y Eagles Triumph Over Burtner 29 to 22 in Friday Clash
The Y team eliminated Burtner last year's champions and claimed the crown in a Friday contest. Juniors led 15 to 12 at halftime but the Y surged ahead for a 29 to 22 final. Hawks scored 13 to top the winners, with Hartley next at 10.
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Burtner
Purple Cubs
Hawks
Hartley
Hartley, Was Next High Man With 10 Wie Ellington and Kellam
Ellington
Sneeereeennnees
Army Clinches Team Title In Ring Tourney at State College
Army heavyweight Bruce Staser edged Coast Guard’s George Richardson to seal the Cadets' third eastern intercollegiate boxing crown since 1938, scoring 25 points as five runners-up aided the title run. Virginia claimed two weight titles led by Steve Conner and Bob Linley. Penn State’s Frankie Serago won the 127s.
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State College
Bruce Staser
Army
Coast Guard
George Richardson
New London
Steve Conner
Jimmy Miragliotta
Virginia
Bob Linley
John Vaci
Frankie Serago
Penn State
Frank J. Goodman
Nittany Lions
Jeannette
Salvador Felices
Coast Guard Academy
Conn
Lewis P. Andreas
Syracuse University
The
Boxing Association
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Joe Heving
Jim Turner
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K'shi
Brooklyn
Cooney
Jakeb
Char- Observer
Carl Snavely
Cornell
Ray Wolf
UNC
Carl
Gues
Chapel Hill
INS
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Byanuary
Myers Park Country Club
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Tex
Charlotte, N. C
Charlotte J.C.C
W. 4Th St
Hice-Williamson
National Bat
Faul & Orymes
Twin Brother
Dartmouth
Tulane
Sinkwich
Frankie Sinkwich
University of Georgia
Hayworth
Cage
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