Davidson Plans to Spend Big on Ball Players
Dr Oren Moore and Wallace Wade headlined the Teague Memorial banquet as Davidson vows to back pro style athletics and hire top players. Moore recalled past amateurism while noting a shift toward money and results. Chubby Kirkland praised Carroll Bowen as league award winner and eyed a future clash with the Purple Panthers.
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Oren Moore
Charlotte
Davidson College
Wallace Wade
Duke
Blue Devils
Moore
Davidson
Simon
High Point Bison Open Baseball Workouts Ahead of Reynolds Opener
High Point High School hosts early season baseball workouts as Coach Tony Simeon prepares the Bison for the conference opener with Reynolds in Winston-Salem on April 9. The Western loop splits into two divisions with top teams meeting in a three game title series next spring.
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Tony Simeon
Reynolds
Winston- Salem
High Point
Greensboro
Burlington
Gastonia
Charlotte
Salisbury
Simeon
Curt McDonald
Tommy McGhee
Bison
R. J. Reynolds
Greens
Scouts Weigh Cardinals Exhibition Strength in Florida
In St. Petersburg on March 12 the Cardinals line up fair crowds for Florida exhibitions as scouts monitor a dozen or more pitchers in Eddie Dyer’s camp. Rival managers push to land Cards players like Pollet Beazley Brecken Barrett and Lanier, raising tampering concerns amid the looming sale.
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Fla
St. Louis Cardinals
Florida
Ubs
Pny
Eddie Dyer
St. Louis
Howie Pollet
John Beazley
Harry Brechen
Charles Barrett
Ernie White
Howie Krist
Max Lanier
Bowen and Holshouser named coaches at Lee Edwards
Asheville officials announce Dwight Holshouser as head football coach and Carroll Bowen as assistant at Lee Edwards high school. Both played at Catawba College earning All-American honors, Holshouser in 1942 and Bowen in 1943.
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Dwight Holshouser
Carroll Bowen
Lee Edwards High School
Catawba College
Holfhouser
Bowen
Coastal South Carolina semi pro league planned
Plans have been announced for a coastal South Carolina semi pro baseball league including North Charleston Bishopville Kingstree Florence Sumter Hartsville Orangeburg Walterboro Georgetown and St Stephen.
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S. C
South Carolina
North Charleston
Bishopville
Florence
Sumter
Hartsville
Orangeburg
Walterboro
Georgetown
St. Stephen
Kentucky Favored To Win Invitational Cage Crown
Kentucky's classy quintet was favored to win the national invitational basketball tourney opening Thursday at Madison Square Garden. Bowling Green of Ohio meets Rhode Island State in the first game, followed by St John’s against West Virginia.
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New York
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Ohio
Rhode Island State
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West Virginia
Asa Bushnell
Entucky
Arizona
Borderevence King
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Buckeyes
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Oklahoma A. & M
Football minds outnumber gymnasts in college sports talk
West Point report quotes Col Earl Blaik on the mental demands of football versus basketball and baseball. Coaches Blaik and Holcombe discuss strategic thinking differences, noting football requires ongoing planning while other sports rely on established schemes and individual skill development.
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West Point
N. Y
Col. Earl
Red” Blaik
Red
Stu Holcomb
Blaik
Ingles
Army
Holcombe
Howard Cann
West Point cadet squad report and entries
Blaik notes daily marks for every cadet and a watch on the squad. A stack holds data on prospective members of the incoming class. Red laments seeing mainly 120 pound honor students instead of big athletes. The easy jobs are in baseball or basketball.
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Blaik
West Point
Red
Blaik on Football Planning and Lessons from Great Teams
Blaik explains football is about constant planning learning from past teams and opponents. He notes each of the eleven players has many assignments and the coach focuses solely on football.
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Blaik
Tennis Back In Highbrow Arena Again
The National Indoor Tennis Tournament returns to its Park Avenue home after six years away. Amid formal surroundings, Sidney Schwartz, 16, defeats Gardner Mulloy 12-10 6-3 in the opening upset as Sidney Wood edges Ed Jenkins 2-6 6-0 6-4.
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New York
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Iment Armory
66Th Street
Oklahoma City
Sidney Schwartz
Brooklyn
Gardner Mulloy
Miami
Fla
Ed Jenkins
Clifton
N. J
Sidney Wood
Lafayette edges Muhlenberg in tight playoff semifinal
In Bethlehem Pa LaFayette College beat Muhlenberg 59 58 to advance in the East Middle Atlantic Conference playoffs. The NAIB first round saw Dakota Wesleyan 39 New Mexico School of Mines 36 and Hastings Naples shows confusion. games listed include Southern Illinois Normal 49 Central Missouri State Teachers 39 and Loyola New Orleans 76 Culver Stockton 55.
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Chaiship
Bethlehem, Pa
LaFayette College
Muhlenberg College
Dakota Wesleyan
S. D
New Mexico School of Mines
Southern Illinois Normal
Central Missouri State
Loyola University
New Orleans
Hastings College
Nebr
N. C
George Pepperdine College
Arkansas State Teachers
Triangle, HP Weaving To Battle For Title
Triangle teams advance to finals after a 57 23 win over Tomlinson while High Point Weaving top Highland 27 19 to earn the title series. Triangle girls take Tomlinson 16 12 in the opener of a two out of three final. Dwight Upton scores 22 as Triangle eyes 34th straight win. finals set at the local Y M C A Thursday and Friday.
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Basketeers
Tomlinson
High Point Weaving
Highland
Triangles
Dwight Upton
Romdack
Ingram
Crotts
Rothrock
Evel Kivett
Evel Upton
H. P. Weaving
Rg Rrerre
Chapman
Giles
Ballard
Stroud
Ee Jones
Yarborough
Fights Last Night Roundup From Cities Across the East
Multiple boxing results reported from Philadelphia to Stamford. Ike Williams stops Eddie Giosa in Philadelphia. Jimmy Doyle falls to Arth Levine in Brooklyn. Red Priest knocks out Nava Esparza in Cambridge. John Thomas outpoints Joe Maxim in New York. Ellis Stewart outpoints Coolidge Miller in Holyoke. Joey Angelo stops Larry Bolvin in Providence. Carto outpoints Clint Miller in Newark. Elliott outpoints Johnny King in Stamford.
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Cleveland
Arth Levine
Brooklyn
Jimmy Doyle
Los Angeles
Boston
Baltimore
Santa Bucca
Piladelphia
Dorsey Lay
Philadelphia
Troy
Ham Wibby
Hartford
Conn
Joe Gatto
Holyoke
Mass
Ellis Stewart
Coolidge Miller
Bergenfield
N. J
Perk Daniels
Chicago
Earl Lowman
Detroit
Keane
N. H
Tommy Spencer
Canada
Billy Woods
Lancaster
Providence
R. L
Joey Angelo
Larry Bolvin
Newark
Frank’Carto
Clint Miller
Elizabeth
Stamford
Jimmy Elliott
Johnny King
New York
Teague Awards Presented To Bowen Dunn
Teague memorial awards honor outstanding amateur Carolina athletes of 1945. Carroll Bowen of Salisbury and Bertha Dunn of Mount Holly awarded at a Charlotte dinner. Bowen highlighted as a three sport star from Catawba College with all American honors. Dunn known as Rex-Hano softball pitcher.
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Teague
Carolinas
Carroll Bowen
Salisbury
Bertha Dunn
Mount Holly
Charlotte Quarterback Club
Bowen
Catawba College
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Rex- Hanover
Gastonia
Wallace Wade
Duke
R. A
Bob” Fetzer
North Carolina
Davidson
Bill Storey
Charlie Jamerson
Half Million At Stake In Golf Matches
The Professional Golfers Association announces a spring summer schedule of 45 tournaments with over 500000 dollars in prize money. The season opens in Houston May 9 12 and runs to November. Key events include the U S Open at Canterbury Club Cleveland June 13 15 and the Tam O Shanter at Chicago July 22 28 with a 45000 purse. Other winter events include Jacksonville Open March 14 17 Greensboro Open March 22 24 Charlotte Open March 28 31 and the Masters at Augusta April 4 7.
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Fla
Professional Golfers Association
Fred Corcoran
Houston
Tex
Canterbury Club
Cleveland
Ohio
Te Pa Ore
Golf Club
Chicago
Tam O'Shanter Club
Greensboro
N. C
Charlotte
Kriest and Burmeister Report to Cardinals
Pitcher Howard Krist and catcher Gerry Burmeister had their first workouts with the St. Louis Cardinals. Kristi arrived late after injuries from an auto accident over a month ago. Burmeister, newly signed, was discharged from the army last Monday.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Howard Krist
Gerry Burmeister
St. Louis Cardinals
Kristi
Burmeister
Charley Keller Extends Hitting Streak as Yankees Beat Cardinals
Charley Keller of the New York Yankees extended a 14 game hitting streak as the Yankees defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 7 to 4 yesterday. The win marked the Bronx Bombers third in a row.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Charley Keller
New York Yankee
Bronx Bombers
St. Louis Cardinals
Rangy Texans Open NCAA Opener Win 63 34
Houston led 27 18 at half and pulled away in the second half to defeat High Point 63 to 34 in the first round. Guy Lewis scored 12 field goals and 6 free throws for 34 points while teammates Brown and Wiederman contributed prominently.
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Paul O’roynick
Kansas City Star
the Enterprise
Kansas City
Guy Lewis
University of Houston
H Point College
Lewis
Mr. Lewis and Company
Carolina
Houston
Houston Star
Lewis Brown
Ilowig
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High Point
Hamond
Bell
Little Rock
Craig
Chicago
Beggs to Start for Reds in Exhibition Debut
Fireman Joe Beggs, relief pitcher extraordinary, is slated to start as Sean Estes with the Reds. Beggs set Tigers down in order Sunday as Cincinnati won their first exhibition game 3-1. Manager Bill McKechnie called him one of the starting pitchers.
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Fla
Joe Beggs
Seanestes
Feels
Beggs
Troil Tigers
Reds
Bill McKechnie
Hal Gregg Says Fastball Looks Livelier This Year
Hal Gregg of the Brooklyn Dodgers, after winning 18 games last season, notes his fastball has more hop and may be livelier this year, with a playful remark about “going over the fence.”
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Gregg
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Fla
Hal Gregg
Brooklyn Dodgers
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