State Wolfpack Opens Season Against Furman
Raleigh 1951 52 season opener at Reynolds Coliseum pits NC State defending Southern Conference champion against Furman University. State relies on eight returnees led by Bobby Speight and Lee Terrill. Furman fields an all new lineup around sophomores and junior college transfers led by Frank Selvy and Neil Gordon. About 8 000 spectators expected with season tickets breaking records for 16 home games.
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William Neal Reynolds Coliseum
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Champagare Furman University
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Lyles Alley
Frank Selvy
Neil Gordon
Wingate Junior College
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Wolfpack
Bobby Speight
Lee Terrill
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Terrill
Bill Kukoy
Kukoy
Bernie Yurin
Gary, Ind
Eddie Morris
Winston-Salem
Forward
Bob Cook
Paul Brandenburg
Case
Bobby Goss
Letterman
Danny Knapp
Staten Isand N.Y
Wolffpack
North Carolina superintendents push limits on high school sports
About 155 of NC's 172 high school superintendents met to curb sport exposure. They backed a 22 point plan to trim schedules to ten football games and caps on basketball, while endorsing safety measures and academics. The plan affects tournaments like the Journal Sentinel tourney and bowls, with mixed views on preserving smaller schools' post-season chances.
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North Carolina
Greensboro
Charlotte Central
Tony Simeon
High Point
Wake Forest Deacons Open Six-Game Road Test Tonight
Wake Forest hosts Hanes Hosiery in a stiff 28 game slate with five in eight days. The Deacons face Enka Bavonites in Enka, then Knoxville against Tennessee Vols, then NCSU Wolfpack here, and finish with McCrary Hosiery. Returning guard Alton Brooks leads a thin core with two fellow sophomores from last year returning. Freshmen include Lipstas and Lyles among others. Hanes brings a veteran roster of Carolina and Duke alumni.
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Tennessee Vols
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Armed Forces
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Norman Muller
Clifford Corey
SEC chief backs campus gyms to curb fixing in basketball
Meridian Mississippi President of the Southeastern Conference Dr Fred T Mitchell says league games should be held only in conference controlled gymnasiums to curb bribery and point shaving. He foresees New Orleans December meetings approving the move which could end Louisville as a tournament site but not affect Sugar Bowl participation. He condemns post season bowls as rackets and calls for profits shared among conference teams. He endorses Tulane head Rufus Harris eight point de emphasis plan reducing scholarships recruiting limits 30 day spring practice limits and abolishing live platoon and certain degrees. He also favors cutting spring practice entirely and shortening season hours arguing players cannot study while spending 257 30 hours weekly on football.
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Southeastern Conference
Fred T. Mitchell
SEC
Mississippi State College
Athletic Association
New Orleans
Mitchell
Louisville
Rufus Harris
Tulane
Vols Favored 26 Points Over Vanderbilt in Homecoming
Tennessee, top ranked, entered the season finale as a 26 point favorite over Vanderbilt. Coach Gen Bob Nevland warned the team might be mentally sharp after three tagged games. The Commodores, having four losses in ten, were not expected to upset the Vols despite Georgia Tech scare.
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Vanderbilt
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Big Four Open With Temple Duke Clash At Durham
Duke and Temple meet to open the season in Durham Indoor Stadium with Duke favored to use speed around Bill Fleming and Dick Crowder. Raleigh's N C State starts vs Furman as Look ranks them eighth nationally.
Women's Cage League Set To Begin In High Point
Six teams are lined up for the City Recreation Department's Women's League in High Point. Practice starts next week at the Armory court with teams urged to reserve courts through the Parks and Recreation Department. A five dollar entry fee is required to enter a team.
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Recreation Department
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Recreation
Parks and Recreation Department
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In Action Tonight Allen Jay and Manns Drug Teams Photo
A captioned team photo shows Allen Jay players Ronnie Bishop Ronnie Odell Richard Hall Edward Yarborough Bobby Driggers Gerald Leonard Wesley Hawkins Walter Johnson Buford Kennedy J W Wilson Gary Bishop. The Manns Drug squad includes Don Shipwash John McGahey Buddy Fulton J D Darity Billy Crouch Roger Edwards Jimmy Holston Clifton Hughes Phillip Fulton Sanders Dallas Larry Hill Larry Sechrest Morris Motley John Kirkman Corey Green Pete Moffitt Charles Collins John McComb es George McLarty Jerry Shipwash Charles Patterson Arnold Metcalfe and coaches Curt McDonald Marvin Summey not present.
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Ronnie Bishop
Ronnie Odell
Richard Hall
Edward Yarborough
Bobby Driggers
Gerald Leonard
Wesley Hawkins
Walter Johnson
Bueford Kennedy
J. W. Wilson
Gary Bishop
Mann’s
Don Shipwash
John McGahey
Buddy Fulton
J. D. Darity
Billy Crouch
Roger Edwards
Jimmy Holston
Clifton Hughes
Phillip Fulton
Sanders Dallas
Larry Hill
Larry Sechrest
Morris Motley
John
Holy Cross Favored By 21 In Boston College Clash
Holy Cross, rated a 21 point favorite, seeks an eighth straight win against Boston College, which has only two wins and two seniors in the lineup. Also noted is Duke football averaging four yards per rush for 2,272 ground yards in ten games.
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Holy Cross
Boston
Boston College
Durham
Duke University
Blue Devils
City Hall Seeks Volunteer Coaches for Department Programs
City officials invite volunteers to serve as coaches in department programs. Public information and details on how to apply are available at City Hall.
Bears Hit Postseason Bowl Prep In 1951 North State Fame
Lenoir Rhyne Bears, 1951 North State Conference football champions, prepare for their first postseason bowl in school history hosting the Pythian Bowl at Salisbury on December 8. The team finished 9-1, scored 292 points while conceding 82, with seven players on the All-Conference squad and several on All-State honors as drills intensify after a 33-13 win over Catawba.
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al Archibald
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Jim Garrett
Jerry Robinson
Clarence Stasavich
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Archibald
Jim Hurmel
Harold Eglesby Cuard
Gene Abercrombie
Dick Laine
Sid Wilson
Catawba
North State Conference Sets One Day High Point Meeting Agenda
Conference president J B Cummings announced a full agenda for the North State Intercollegiate Athletic Conference meeting in High Point on Tuesday December 4. Sessions include committee reports on merger talks and major and minor sports with reports drafted for the entire membership. Dinner guests will honor Lenoir Rhyne football champions and Greenville attendees include N M Jorgensen and James Butler among others.
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Jack) Boone
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Jim) Butler
Tigers and Trinity split twin bill in tight finish
Jamestown girls edged Trinity 27 to 22 as Glover scored 11 for the winners and Boyles added seven. Trinity boys prevailed 26 to 23 led by Boyles with 13 while Chet Hayworth paced the Insers. It marked Tigers second straight loss.
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Tom Wood Ready For Action In Shrine Bowl Showdown
North Carolina stars led by Sonny Sorrell at left end and Tom Wood at tackle face South Carolina in the Shrine Bowl Charity game in Charlotte with 15,000 in attendance. Injuries dent both rosters as North Carolina aims to overpower the lighter Sandlappers through a strong ground game while South Carolina plans aerial attacks. Lineups feature NC ends Juan Rogers and Sonny Sorrell with tackles Bobby Ussery and Foyle Wagner, and SC backs Don King and Bill Sargent among listed starters.
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Wilmington
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Foyle Wagner
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Wayne Harrelson
Salisbury
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Butelington
W. D. Fesperman
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Witemington
Paul Beck
Lenoir
Fulfhack
Jim Nelson
Winstone Salem Reynolds
Navy Navy Navy Army clash at Municipal Stadium
In Philadelphia the Navy meets Army in the 52nd gridiron classic before 101,000 fans. Both service teams arrived with poor records, Army two wins six losses, Navy one win six losses and one tie, despite Navy being the favored team.
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