Charlotte High wins Class A football title in 1937 season
CHAPEL HILL N C Nov 27 Charlotte High School captured the class A football crown while Reidsville took class B after Charlotte defeated Rocky Mount Eastern champions 20 to 7 and Reidsville Western champions defeated Hamlet 19 to 6. Wartman Gill Kale scored touchdowns for Charlotte.
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N. C
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Reidsville
Charlotte
Rocky Mount
Hamlet
Wartman
Gill
Kale
Queen City
Huckabee
Bennett
A. Felton
Raleigh
Major and Minor Leagues Hold Trading Session of 1937
New York dispatch details the 1937 baseball winter meetings with previews of trades and maneuvers in Milwaukee and Chicago. It notes Bill Terry at the Polo Grounds and says few deals would notably change pennant races, mentioning key figures like Joe McCarthy, Bill McKechnie, and Frank Higgins.
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Bill Terry
Polo Grounds
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Chiago
Chicago
Joe Melarthy
Bill McKechnie
Cincinnatis
Astre's Real Estate Auction Under Substituted Trustee
The substituted trustee will sell at public auction in Guilford County North Carolina a parcel known as 624 Fairview Street High Point described as the lot bounded by Fairview Street Willis Street and containing 144 by 50 feet. The sale follows a deed of trust dated March 13 1934 securing a note to ME OWNERS LOAN CORPORATION with default over 90 days. The auction is at noon on December 20 1937 at the Guilford County Court House in Greensboro. ABERNETHY substitute trustee and MacRae attorney.
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Emily Edmondson
Alan & Leal
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O'Neal
Mord County
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Arthur Edison
Romain Alben
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Register of
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Nat ie Mann Upsets Bob Pastor In Madison Square Garden
Nathan Mann of New Haven defeated Bob Pastor in a ten round upset at Madison Square Garden. Pastor, favored two to one, slipped from the top heavies while Mann rose into elite status and may earn a title shot against Tommy Farr.
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Bob Pastor
Joe Louis
Johnson
James Joy
Nathan Mann
New Haven
Madison Square Garden
Pastor
Mann
Tommy Farr
Auburn Star Jim Fenton Known by Many Nicknames
Auburns star halfback Jim Fenton nicknamed Jake Leg Ferdy Sis and Tinhorn leads Tigers with several monikers.
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James Auburn
Ala
Jimmny Fenton
Auburn
Tiger
Jake Leg
Ferdy
Sis
Tinhorn
Hoosiers name top Big Ten eater Corby Davis
In Bloomington on November 27 observers declare Indiana back Corby Davis the league's top eater for the season, succeeding Vernon Huffman as the record holder.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana
Big Ten
Corby Davis
Vernon Huffman
Wildcats Set Record Attendance at Northwestern
Evanston November 27 Northwestern football crowd sets a new attendance record, with 339 800 fans watching the Wildcats despite not winning the Big Ten title.
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Wildcats
Evanston
Northwestern
The
Purple
Brother pairs on Kansas State wrestling team
Three sets of brothers compete for Kansas State wrestling. Dale and Clifford Duncan, Forrest and Farland Fansher, and Loren and Roscoe Smith form the sibling contingent for the squad this season.
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Kan
Kansas State
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Clifford Duncan
Forrest
Farland Fansher
Loren
Roscoe Smith
Henry Russell Wins Carolina Amateur Golf Crown
Coral Gables student Henry Russell of Duke University defeated Bobby Dunkelberger of High Point 4 and 3 in the final round at Pinehurst to claim the Carolina amateur golf championship. The Duke athlete sealed the upset after the earlier rounds, earning the Carolina title.
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Pinehurst
Young Henry Russell
Coral Gables
Fla
Duke University
Carolina
Bobby Dunkelberger
High Point
Reidsville Captures Fourth Class Title Under Perry
Reidsville won its fourth class championship and fourth for coach L J Perry after a score by Ben Nettleton and key plays by Murrayl Day Sacrinity and Brown. Hamlet and Western teams share high school titles with Charlotte claiming an eighth.
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Rocky Mount
Blackbirds
Bennett
Charlotte
Murrayl
Day
Sacrinity
Reidsville
Brown
Hamlet
L. J. Perry
Elon
Wrestlers Clash In Coliseum Battle Royal Thunderous Upset
Tarzan Jordan and Pat MecClary triumphed over ex-referee Thompson Jerry Burns and others in a weekly wrestling show at the Coliseum. Jordan earned a two fall victory over MecClary, while Burns and Schul traded blows with Jones and Schul delivering decisive pins in their matches. Burns also shocked the crowd by tossing Thompson and the referee from the ring during the bout.
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Pat MecClary
Thompson
Jerry Burns
Pete Schul
Check Jones
Schul
McClary
Jordan
Atlanta
MecClary
Burns
Blue Devils Meet Panthers in Dixie Grid Battle
Pittsburgh's Panthers visit Duke in Durham with an expected 45,000 crowd for a key football clash. Duke seeks an upset to impact the Bowl picture while Pittsburgh relies on stars Marshall Goldberg and Frank Patrick as starters and officials list Ted Arnold and others.
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Panthers
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Navy
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Fordham
Duke
Dixie
Marshall Goldberg
Frank Patrick
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Brunansky Lezovski
Badgett Warroad Senneka
Cadei Ec
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Yorke Souchak
Edwards Michelosen
Hackney Goldberg
Spangler Stebbins
Tipton Patrick
Smith
Ted Arnold
Auburn
A. H. Slack
C. L. Bolater
R. M. Frew
Brake maintenance warning from National Safety Council
The National Safety Council urges drivers not to delay brake repairs. Procrastination leads to dangerous driving and highway deaths. Test brakes regularly and fix them promptly to avoid tragedy at the wheel.
Tarheels Route Virginia by Six Touchdowns in Turkey Day Showdown
North Carolina overwhelmed Virginia 40 to 0 at Chapel Hill. Tarheel halfback George Watson scored two touchdowns including an 82 yard reception from quarterback George Stirnweiss. Gener Brinklemyer and Tim Gillette observed the game from the line.
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George Watson
George Stirnweiss
Chapel Hill
Tarheels
Invaders
Gene Bricklemyer
North Carolina
Tim Gillettee
Virginia
Watson
Large Crowd To See Army Navy Contest Today
Philadelphia hosts the nation’s largest sports crowd of the year as 102000 fans flood the cement bowl to watch Army and Navy clash in the annual service gridiron spectacle. crowds arrive by train and air, fill hotels, and seek late seats priced 15 to 30 dollars.
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Army
Navy
South Broad Street
Notre Dame QB Chick O'Reilly Traveled Country with Guard
Notre Dame quarterback Chick O'Reilly from St Marys Ohio served with the National Guard, traveling through all 48 states before entering college. He is noted for his wide travel history prior to joining Notre Dame football.
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South Bend
Chick O'Reilly
Notre Dame
St. Marys
National Guard
Notre Dame Names Top Scholastic on Grid Squad
Len Skoglund of the Notre Dame College of Commerce has the best scholastic rating on the grid squad with an average of 93.8 over three years.
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South Bend
Len Skoglund
College of Commerce
Notre Dame
Fowl Intervenes As Golfer Smites Chick on Course
Horton Smith faced an odd moment on a prairie course when a chicken scratched for worms on the green 200 yards away. He struck a line drive that touched the bird and tore feathers, adding a curious incident to the round.
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Horton Smith
Horton
Dykes Sees Sore Feet at Meetings in December
Chicago White Sox manager Jimmy Dykes says his expectations from the major and minor league meetings in early December are modest, noting he only foresees sore feet and a stiff neck from travel and discussion.
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Chicago
Jimmy Dykes
White Sox
Whizzer White to Show Stuff Out of Section
Byron White Colorado’s national football scoring leader will play a post season game after the athletic board approved. The Buffaloes, undefeated in eight games, were invited to Yankee Stadium in New York to meet Villanova on December 11, with El Paso Sun also mentioned as a possible venue.
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Whizzer) White
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Texas Techs Likely Bowl Opponent for New Year Day
Texas Tech placed as probable opponent for the New Year Day bowl game while a charity clash in Los Angeles is planned for Christmas.
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Texas Tech
Los Angeles
Skiing a Varsity Sport at California
BERKELEY Calif Skiing is a varsity sport at the University of California with this year s Golden Bear team led by Milton Hildebrand who learned to ski at Hannes Sevhneider s school in Austria.
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Calif
University of California
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Hannes Sevhneider
Austria
Pitt Claims First Broadcast of a Football Game
Pitt says it became the first school to broadcast a football game. The 1921 matchup with Nebraska was the inaugural air, beginning the ongoing series with the Cornhuskers.
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Pittsburgh
Nebraska
The
Cornhuskers
Rose Bowl Guessers Work on Pasadena Bid
In Pasadena California on November 27 experts at California's headquarters weighed Rose Bowl invitations for New Year's Day. Ken Priestley head of the California program refused to name contenders amid rumors linking Alabama Pittsburgh and Fordham.
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California
Priestly
Pitt
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Fordham
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Dartmouth
Priestley
Duke-It's Game One Of Nation's Top Attraction
Drake scored a last period touchdown to beat Miami 7-0 in Miami. Two unbeaten teams Santa Clara and Villanova meet tomorrow with Santa Clara facing Gonzaga and Villanova at Loyola of Los Angeles.
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Bowl chatter hints at Berkeley return and tough fixtures
The writer notes plans for a Berkeley visit tonight with a Thursday return, suggesting a pending decision on a bowl announcement. Inside info circulates with little substance while college teams like Pitt and Washington gain converts and Fordham remains untested in Pasadena Bowls.
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Jock Sutherland
Pitt Panthers
Washington
Crimson Tide
Jimmy Crowley
Fordham Rams
Pitt
Pasadena
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