Tar Heels edge Buckeyes to claim NCAA regional title
North Carolina defeats Ohio State 60-57 in overtime at Madison Square Garden after trailing at regulation. Jim Jordan, Don Anderson, and John Dillon scored key points as UNC advances to face the Western champion for the overall crown.
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Bob Paxton
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Big Ten
Madison Square Garden
North Carolina
Dillion
Jim Jordan
Don Anderson
John (Hook
Wayne Wells
Jordan
Carolina
Bowen
Snyder
Wells
Anderman
Huston
Johnston
Amling
Dillon
Anderson
Scholbe
Paxton
McKinney
Thorne
Eel Jordan
Ohio State Carolina
North
Hunton
MecKinney
White
John Nucatola
William Orwig
Louis and Conn Begin Heavyweight Training For June Bout
Joe Louis has lost one pound in two weeks of limbering work and diet as he trains for the June title defense against Billy Conn. Conn plans to start formal training in ten days, has shed about ten pounds, and weighs around 190 pounds, aiming for 182 by fight night. He is sparring at Pittsburgh’s Lyceum to loosen up before his Greenwood Lake, New Jersey session starting April 1.
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Joe
Mannie Seamon
Seaman
Conn
West Baden
Ind
Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Pittsburgh
Billy
Pittsburgh Lyceum
Greenwood Lake
N. J
Otto Jaretz Now Serving On Camp Lee Staff
Otto Jaretz, Olympic 400 meter relay record holder from the 1938 Berlin Games, is stationed at Camp Lee Virginia. He is attached to the physical education staff and serves with the post facilities.
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Camp Lee
Otto Jaretz
Berlin
Oe 2
Lee
Coaches Seek Minor Cage Rule Changes in NBA Session
The National Basketball Coaches Association urged three minor rule changes without requesting broader changes. They want clearer shooting foul definitions, possession after free throws in final two minutes, and substitutions in last four minutes only after a timeout. They rejected widening the free throw lane or expanding the three second area.
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New York
National Basketball Coaches’ Association
National Rules Committee
Coaches’ Organization
Aggies Top Carolina In Mat Tournament
In Stillwater Oklahoma on March 23 the Oklahoma Aggies led a strong NCAA wrestling bid advancing five men toward the finals. Semi-final results included Morris Chitwood Indiana defeating Al Crawford North Carolina 4-3 at heavyweight. Consolation preliminaries saw Sam Harry Penn State defeat T A Hearn North Carolina 6-2 and Glen Brand Iowa State advance by forfeit from Crawford.
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Okla
Oklahoma Aggies
Todo
Morris Chitwood
Indiana
al Crawford
North Carolina
Sam Harry
Penn State
T. A. Hearn
Glen — Brand
Iowa State
Norfolk Tars name Thomas G. Kain as manager
Norfolk Virginia farm team of the New York Yankees, the Piedmont League Norfolk Tars, appoint Thomas Gerald Shaky Kain as manager. The club finished third in the Piedmont race in 1943.
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Norfolk
Thomas Gerald
Shaky) Kain
Norfolk Tars
Kein
New York Yankees
Plans Laid For Annual Elementary School Track Meet
Plans are nearly complete for the annual elementary school field and track events in early May. About 250 boys are expected, with several thousand spectators likely. Eight white and two Negro schools will participate under adult supervisors at each site. A coaches meeting will review events and selection methods. Prior dual meets in April precede a central meet, with a trophy for the winning team and ribbons for winners and runners up. Supervisors named for each school include Oak Hill, Clov erdale, Brentwood, Elm Street, Johnson Street, Fairview, Leonard Street, and others.
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J. J. Ellington
Th Activities
Leonard Street
Fairview
Ellington
Oak Hill
Lloyd Thayer
Ada Blair
Jane Lowe
Cloverdale
Paulette Lindsay
Emma Blair
Henry Hall
Brentwood
Allen Thadler
Elm Street
Ray Street
Rosalene Ruscoe
Johnson Street
Keran Canady
Janie K. Wills
L. L Hoya
Fortino Leads MSU Scoring With 251 Points in 21 Games
East Lansing Michigan Sem Fortino topped Michigan State scoring for the second straight season with 251 points across 21 games as the team pressed its campaign.
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East Lansing
Mich
Sem Fortino
Michigan State
Protests Rise Over High School Signing Rule Deluge
In Cincinnati on March 23 the office of baseball commissioner A B Happy Chandler reports a flood of letters from club officials scouts players and parents protesting the new high school signing rule. The rule bars signing a high school student to a pro contract until after graduation with limited parental consent possible for early signing. Violations void contracts and incur fines up to 500 with ineligibility for a year.
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A. B
Chandler
Harold D
Muddy” Ruel
Ues
Ruel
Commissioner's Office
National Federation of State High School Athletic Associations
Wightman Cup selects new U S tennis squad for Britain
New postwar U S Wightman Cup team announced for June 14 and 15 at Wimbledon led by captain Hazel H Wightman. The lineup includes Pauline Betz Margaret Osborne A Louise Brough Doris Hart and Patricia Canning Todd. Team seeks a fourteenth U S victory over Britain in the 18 matches. The 1939 Forest Hills contest ended 5-2 for the U S.
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New York
Greta Britain
Wimbledon
Hazel H. Wightman
Pauline Betz
Margaret Osborne
A. Louise Brough
Doris Hart
Patricia Canning Todd
United States
Forest Hills
N. Y
U. S
Alice Marble
Belen Jacobs
Dorothy Bundy
Story
Arnold
Dorothy Workman
Sarah Cooke
Cooke
U.S
Betz
Los Angeles
Osborne
San Francisco
Miss Brough
Beverly Hills
Calif
Todd
Miss Hart
Great Britain
Jurges Returns To Cubs After Extended Absence
Shortstop Billy Jurges returns to the Chicago Cubs after seven years away. Manager Charley Grimm hired him by long distance after an unconditional release by the Boston Braves in Florida. Jurges will join the Cubs on their Phoenix exhibition tour and is slated for relief duties at third base and shortstop.
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Billy Jurges
Chicago Cubs
Charley Grimm
Jurges
Boston Braves
Florida
Cubs
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Ariz
Grimm
Billy Herman
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Giants
Braves
McSpaden To Play In Charlotte Open
Harold Jag McSpaden will arrive in Charlotte and participate in the Charlotte Open golf tournament set for March 28. Fred Corcoran, tournament director, noted the Sanford, Maine pro had bypassed the Greater Greensboro Open and earlier said he would not compete in Charlotte.
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McSpaden
Charlotte
Fred Corcoran
Charlotte News Today
Harold
Jag) McSpaden
Sanford
Greater Greensboro
Kannapolis Wins YMCA Volleyball Title in Finals
Kannapolis retained the Carolina YMCA volleyball title by defeating Greensboro 15-6 and 15-11 in the final. Both teams had reached the final with semifinals over Winston-Salem, in a double elimination format. Seven teams entered, including three from Kannapolis and one from Rock Hill, South Carolina.
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Kannapolis
Carolinas
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Rock Hill
S. C
Wimbledon tourney set to begin June 24 in 1930
The Wimbledon tournament opens on June 24, 1930. The USLTA gave no details on the possible makeup of the British team. Ruth Mary Hardwick and Kay Stammers, two leading 1939 squad members, have since turned professional.
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USLTA
Ruth Mary Hardwick
Kay Stammers
Tipton Shows Potentiality At Tailback
Horace Billings reports High Point college Foothill squad white team dominates Purple in spring practice finale 20 0 with Carl Tipton breaking a 77 yard TD run and later scoring another as Wiley Clary Glenn Painter and Tipton lead a strong offensive showing while coach Ralph James cautions that work has just begun with shifts in player positions and praise for blocking and tackling.
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Horace Billings
High Point College
Foothi
Perio
Carl Tipton
Tim
Wiley Clary
Knapp
Purple
Glenn Painter
Tipton
Arthur Griswold
Dob
Painter
Torr
Panthers
Spo
Ralph James Appeare
White
Sam
Cale
Evens Sapien
Pag
Edward
Budge Beats Riggs To Break Winning Skid In NY
Don Budge finally ends Bobby Riggs’ run, winning 7-5 6-3 before 3,500 at Seventh Regiment Armory in New York. Riggs, on a long cross country win streak, had defeated Budge 8 straight times. Other singles match saw Wayne Sabin and John Faunce tied 5-1 in the seventh after each had a 6-1 set.
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New York
Bobby Riggs
Don Budge
Tennnis
A.c
Regi Armory
Riggs
Budge
Redhead
Red Cross
Ore
John Faunce
Los Angeles
West Charlotte Wins Negro Cage Tournament Here
West Charlotte defeated Reidsville in the finals of the boys division 29 to 26. Allen Home of Asheville led West Charlotte with 16 points. West Charlotte girls lost to Asheville 14 to 16. Kannapolis beat East Spencer 35 to 23 in boys B. Leaksville beat Olive Hill 19 to 13 in girls B. State title playoffs set for Winston-Salem this week.
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Allen Home
Asheville
Kannapolis
East Spencer
Leaksville
Olive Hill
William Penn
S. E. Burford
Winston-Salem
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