Parks Rise From 87-Pound Beginner to National Wrestler
The story traces Charlie Parks from a frail 87 pound high school wrestler under coach A. J. Simeon at High Point College era to national prominence. Parks, initially shy, trained obsessively, winning state titles and a Carolinas championship, later claiming national recognition and reference alongside Ben John Birmingham as top lightweights. The piece also notes optimistic plans for baseball and softball development in High Point amid wartime service shifts.
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Yale swimmer Alan Ford clocks 59.7 in 100 free to win NCAA crown
Alan Ford of Yale shatters records by winning the 100 yard freestyle in 59.7 seconds at the NCAA meet, earning the American Swimming Coaches Association top college swimmer award and lifting Yale to team honors amid a close battle with Michigan. Forks include Nakama defending titles for Ohio State and Brown taking breaststroke, with Yale finishing 39 to 38 over Michigan in a tight team race.
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Swimming advised as high school course prerequisite
The National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association adopted a resolution recommending swimming be a school duration prerequisite. Wallace Laury of Northwestern High School Detroit was elected president with Dan Fowler of Phillips Academy Exeter as vice president and Al Neuschaefer of Trenton High School as secretary treasurer.
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Bison Close Spring Grid Drills With Reds Whites Game
The Bison end spring football drills Monday with a Reds versus Whites scrimmage. Whites won the third game 18 to 6, led by captain Bob Bollinger, as McGhee and Delappe connected on passes and runs. Red squad under Terry Brasewell showed speed and effort in T formation drills ahead of the ten game schedule.
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Asheboro Kiwanis Horse Show Set For April 10
The Asheboro Kiwanis sponsors the fourth annual Horse Show at the Randolph County Fair Grounds on Easter Monday April 10 with afternoon and night performances. Many last year entrants return alongside new entries as top horsemen forecast an even better event. Proceeds benefit the Kiwanis Underprivileged Committee in the city and county.
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Emma Blair Wins Gra Y Reserve Championship
Emma Blair reserves defeated Elm Street reserves 14 to 3 on the Y floor to cap the Greenware for the year. Emma Blair led 8 to 1 at halftime. J McDowell D McDowell and Embler topped the scorers with four points each. Culler had the lone basket for Elm Street.
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Pirates Depend on Gustine as Key Man for Pirates
Frank Gustine, 25, Chicagoan and 4-F, could be a central figure for the Pirates if his injured knee holds, boosting their bid to stay in the NL first division. Manager Flash Frisch calls for nine players with competitive spirit as the club maneuvers roster moves and draft eligibles.
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Muncie
Ind
Frankie Gustine
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Gustine
Flash” Frisch
Pirates
al Lopez
Albany
Hank Camelli
Black Badge equals Tropical Park track record in De Soto handicap
Abe Hirschberg’s three year old Black Badge, racing against nine older horses at Tropical Park, led from the stretch to win the 85 000 De Soto handicap by a length and a half, tying the track record. Armistice Day was second, African Sun third, with Harvard Square fading to sixth.
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Black Badge
Tropical Park
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Jule Fink
African Sun
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Roy Angler
Armer Deepenmeen
Country Club Men To Stage Golf Tourney
Em erywood Country club plans a April 15 golf tournament and evening entertainment for male members. The Stag Committee ordered a dinner and various games with prizes for winners. War bond attendance is noted and tickets go on sale March 27 with reservations due by April 14.
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Emerywood Country Club
Stag
Warm Weather Fishing Season Extended to April 11
Raleigh March 25 The April 5 fishing period has been extended to April 11 according to Hinton James game and inland commissioner. Western North Carolina remains unaffected while streams there may be fished until April 15 when trout season opens.
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Raleigh
Hinton James
Game and Inland Commissioner
North Carolina
Air-Borne Grid Loop May Span Coast to Coast Meet in Pittsburgh
A post-war air-borne professional football league aims to play two games weekly across eastern and western divisions. Representatives from at least ten cities plan to meet April 2 in Pittsburgh to discuss organization and possible franchising.
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Roland D. Layne
Ocssman
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Payne
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Tigers Cup First Of Series From White Sox 5-3
Evansville Indiana March 235 The Detroit Tigers opened their exhibition season by defeating the Chicago White Sox 5 to 3 in the first game of a two game series Al Wittmer 16 year old Sox pitcher retired the Tigers in the first inning then allowed a double to Dickshot York scored on Red Barons fly and a sequence of walks and hits produced two more Tigers runs before Wittmer's exit
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Spran
Rudy York
York
Red Baron
Wittmer
Five Players Sign Up With Pro-Grid Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles announce five new signings for next season. Bleeker from Southern California, Jarvi a 190 pound halfback from Northern Illinois Teachers, Sava a 200 pound Philadelphia Olney high school graduate, Beyers from William and Mary, all discharged from military service, and Horton Young a 215 pound guard formerly with Newark high school.
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Northern Illinois
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Coach outlines midweek scrimmage plan for Sunday game
A coach describes a two to three hour midweek scrimmage and a light Sunday session to prepare for the upcoming game. He emphasizes keeping the Wednesday practice focused and manageable to avoid overexertion.
Stu Hofferth Heads Star Brigade of New Catchers
Star Brigade of catchers heads to the majors with Stu Hofferth leading 1944 rookie prospects. Mueller and other 100-game catchers from the NL scene this year include Hoferth 130 games for Indianapolis last season and Kreitner 107 for Nashville. Gerry Burmeister and Andy Seminick emerge among top rookie contenders for 1944.
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Mickey Kreitner
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Rochester
Gerry Burmeister
Red Wings
Andy Seminick
Knoxville
Andy
Eddie Sauer
Bill Hart
Buck Fausett
Little Rock
Reds
Wood Leads Durham Open Field With 67 67
Craig Wood from Mamaroneck leads after 36 holes of the Durham Open with 67-67 134 as Byron Nelson and Jimmy Hines trail by one stroke at 135. Harold McSpaden is tied for fourth at 141, with Johnny Bulla and Tony Penna at 141. Ed Furgol tops amateurs at 144.
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Fritz Littlejohn Durham
Craig Wood
Winged Foot Club
Mamaroneck
Byron Neledo
Jimmy Hines
Amsterdam
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Harold
Jug) McSpaden
Johnny Bulla
Atlanta
Tony Penna
Dayton
Wood
Ed Furgol
Detroit
Hope Valley Country Club
Jimmy Demaret
Minneapolis
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Hines
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Ohio
Jag) McSpaden
Philadelphia
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Evanston
Skip Alexander
Durham
Willie Gogging
White Plains
Furgol
Bob Hamilton
Evansville
Ind
Leonard Dodson
Kansas City
Ngat Farmington
Ynston
F. Mich
Fred Annon
A. D. Turrentine
Orville White
Winston-Salem
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Joe Zarhardt
Norristown
Conn
Ralph Hutchinson
Bethlehem
Lefty Stackhouse
Seguin
Tex
Otts Physical Exam Deferred For Month
Lakewood draft board chairman Harry G. Hecht said Mel Ott will not take his physical examination for induction on Monday because his papers are not yet in. The Giants manager-related medical test is postponed for one month.
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Harry G. Hecht
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