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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1939
Page
11
Lexington high school beat Thomasville 12 to 6 in a spring football game here. Rose scored two touchdowns for Lexington on long passes. Harrison answered for Thomasville with a 40 yard kickoff catch and run.
Mossville high school defeated Greenville high school 40 37 after two overtimes in the first annual Duke Durham high school basketball tournament. Durham high led Charleston DC 65 38 at the start of the fourth period in the second scheduled game.
In Hartford Steve Casey of Ireland beat Frank Brown of Louisiana two falls to none. In Camden Ernie Dusek outweighed Tommy Rae in 33 minutes and nine seconds. In Boston Gus Sonnenberg defeated The Shadow of Tacoma two falls to one.
Savannah, defending champion of the South Atlantic League, leads by example with an all time attendance record for class B baseball, surpassing two hundred thousand in last season's crowds for the Indians.
In Greensboro on March 17 Floyd Carrico a noted local fighter and 1937 Golden Glove winner faces Jim Murphy a Gastonia steam shovel worker in a padded fist bout. Snyder returns to the Greensboro mat to meet Bascom Bradley in the semi final, with other undercard fights listed including Haney Hufstettler Crumpler Ward Thomas Talley.
Best punting average of 43.73 yards per punt last year is credited to Jerry Dowd of St. Marys. The figures come from the American Football Statistical Bureau and rank him highest nationwide.
Los Angeles and Chicago rivals field nearly full strength rosters as the Bis League camps begin. Red Rolfe signs with the Yankees in brace for a World Series defense against the Bees. The club reached $15,000, a $1,500 rise. Casey Stengel plans to use Lou Fete and Jim Turner on the mound.
Manager Oscar Vitt of the Cleveland Indians says Jimy Webb could solve the shortstop problem with Lyn Lary out. Vitt believes Webb is superior defensively and would benefit from a full season against major league pitching to prove himself at the plate.
Cincinnati Reds shut out the New York Yankees 1-0 in a 20 inning exhibition. Wes Ferrell belted the lone homer for the Reds, providing the decisive run as Detroit Tigers began its exhibition schedule.
Washington Senators president Clark Griffith endorsed Morris Aderholt a Wake Forest second baseman praised by manager Bucky Harris and Buddy Myer as he competes for a major league job.
Pittsburgh Pirates open exhibition schedule vs San Diego Padres in California and signal plans to train in the area next spring. President William Benswanger praises San Bernardino weather and expresses a wish to return.
In Clearwater Florida the Brooklyn Dodgers used an open date for a deep sea fishing trip and stirred rumors of a Lavagetto for Gutteridge trade with the St. Louis Cardinals while pitchers Van Mungo and Wayne Lamaster received treatment from trainer Denny Carroll in Lakeland.
Lake Charles reports Connie Mack says he has not heard from pitcher Iroy Parmelee or outfielder Dee Miles since camp opened and questions major league salaries until they prove they can play. Cincinnati Reds previously received Third Baseman Bill Werber via waiver.
Baton Rouge report states Bill Terry announced the National League opener starter against the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 18 would be Harry Gumbert, indicating a long distance record or notable decision.
Henry Armstrong delivered a quick victory by stopping Lew Feldman in 2 minutes and 12 seconds in St. Louis on March 17. Armstrong, the light welterweight champion, demonstrated speed and power, improving on last year’s five-round KO of Feldman.
Two California clubs advance to the semi finals of the National A A U basketball championship in Denver. The Hollywood Metros upset Oklahoma City Parks and face Bartlesville Phillips, while the Denver Nuggets meet the San Francisco Olympic Club, winner of Northern California A A U.
Kentucky defeated Tennessee in the Southeast Conference basketball final, the third meeting in four years for the crown. The March game in Knoxville continued a heated rivalry as Kentucky claimed the title.
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