West Caps Crown In Third Optimist Bowl Game
High Point College Purple Panthers host Batmans of Greensboro in Harrison Gym for a semi pro tilt. Coach Ralph James plans to start Waiz Joyce Sueta Hunt and Cartwright after a 64 59 win over Monroe Clippers and only one loss this year to Hanes Osiery. Virgil Yow’s Winston team looms as the foe.
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High Point College Purple Panthers
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Greensboro
Gate City
Harrison Gym
Monroe Clippers
Panthers
James
Bill Waiz
Jesse Joyce
Ed Sueta
Leonard Hunt
Gray Cartwright
Hanes Osiery
Virgil Yow
Winston
Charles Heavyweight Champion Safe Despite Starza Bout
Ezzard Charles remains the NBA heavyweight champion after a unanimous decision over Roland La Starza at Madison Square Garden. The 22 year old Bronx contender pressed early but faded, as Brion failed to capitalize, leaving Charles secure on the throne with spectators totaling 12,035 and gate receipts of 400 292 dollars.
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New York
Ezzard Charles
Roland la Starza
Bronx
Madison Square Garden
la Starza
Cesar Brion
Brion
Burrows Stars as West Routs East in Optimist Bowl
In Millis Stadium 2,200 fans watched Western North Carolina stars, led by Bobby Burrows, crush East 18 to 0 in the third Optimist Bowl. Key plays came from Beale and Lackey with Burrows disrupting East backfield throughout the game.
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Bill Hackney
Bobby Burrows
Asheboro
Millis Stadium
Burrows
Optimist Bowl ends with West line dominance and Burrows shine
The West line, led by standout Bobby Burrows of Asheboro, overpowering East in the Third Annual Optimist Bowl, drew praise from referees and coaches. Dick Lackey and Gene Wilson sparked key plays while Grady and Burton exchanged guard duties, ending a week of Optimist Club events with high praise for the single wing setup.
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Shelby
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Carrol Beale
Belmont
Beale
East
Smith
Burlington
Wilson
Paydirt
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Small
Benny Allen
Marvin Gray
Elizabeth City
Joe Whaley
Kinston
Whaley
Asheboro
Junior Leavell
Lackey
Gray
Pas
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Le—Mack Smith
Harold Davis
Gastonia
Richard Sains
Hickory
Bobby Grady
High Point
Harelan Burton
Junior Seawell
Carl Lavell
Bobby Burrows
Jim Eller
Greensboro
Bill Burch
Charlotte
Stanley Leftwich
Mt. Airy
John Coulter
Carl McGilliard
Marion
Frog Roberts
Winston Reynolds
Frank Browne
Walter Propst
Charlotte Central
Wilburn Hammett
Johnny Deal
Kannapolis
Darrel Small
Harlon Burton
Brother Burrows
Grady
Burton
Hank Madden
Knocker Atkins
Rocky Mount
Roth
Burrows
Huffman
Notre Dame Ends Season with SMU Tilt in New York
Notre Dame, the four year gridiron scourge, faced a late season game against a crippled SMU in New York as three bowls hovered on the card. Doak Walker sat out for SMU, while Alabama and Auburn also prepared for a major matchup and Southern Conference games wrapped up the schedule in Charleston and Tempe.
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Southern Methodist
Glass
Refrigerator
Shrine
Great Lakes
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SMU
Doak Walker
Alabama
Auburn
Crimson Tide
South Carolina
Citadel
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Quinn Becker
Arizona State
Temple
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Veterans Will Spark Indians In Boston Tilt
Williamsburg Va December 3 The Indians enter the Boston Garden opener with veterans Chet Giermak Jere Bunting and Ed McMillan likely to start Colby challenge brings in newcomers Renfro Broaddus and Fred Allen as scoring threats Giermak led the nation last season with 740 points and 218 game average while McMillan and Bunting were strong scorers.
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Indians
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Boston Garden
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Ed McMillan
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Bob Benjamin
Bill Orenberger
Renfro
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Nuggets Win Again In Narrow Victory Over Waterloo
The Denver Nuggets edged Waterloo 74 to 63 in an NBA game as Ken Sailors led with 25 points. Denver owns a 2-2 home record and 0-14 on the road, placing them bottom in the Western division.
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Associated Press
Denver Nuggets
Waterloo
National Basketball Association
Nuggets
Ken Sailors
Denver
Rochester Royals
Philadelphia
Royals
Minneapolis
Rochester
Bill Calhoun
Vern Gardner
College Cage Scores Roundup From Boston to Montana
A sweep of men's college basketball scores from Boston University, MIT and Syracuse to Colorado A&M and Gonzaga. Notable results include Syracuse 79 over Toronto 45, NC State 67 over Washington and Lee 47, and West Texas 74 over McMurray 30.
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Juke La Motta Reigns With Unanimous 10 Round Decision
Sports Mirror recalls past results noting Juke La Motta won a unanimous 10 round decision over Tommy Yarosz in a single title fight. It also references Glenn Davis winning the Heisman, Twilight Tear as horse of the year, and the Giants edging the Redskins 9-7 for the NFL East title.
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Tommy Yarosz
Glenn Davis
Army
Fleet
Warren Wright
Twilight Tear
New York Giants
Washington Redskins
Jamestown Boys Open Season With Win Over Creedmore High
Jamestown Highs boys edged Creedmore 29 to 20 at Jamestown last night in the season opener. Ted Wirtz led Jamestown with 7 points while Bobby Harvey had six. Eisenhour led Creedmore with 16 points and Little added 13 for the losers. The Tigers travel to Summerfield Tuesday for their first Guilford County Conference game.
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Jamestown
Ted Wirtz
Tigers
Bobby Harvey
Mangum
Brinkley
Hervey
Eisenhour
Little
Summerfield
Guilford County
Jamestown High Schedule Shows 22 Basketball Games
Jamestown High’s Flying Tigers plan a 1949-50 season of 22 basketball games under Coach Joe Slade. Opening night featured Greensboro at Jamestown with Teddy Wirtz the only returning regular, others including Marcus Woods Bob Dixon Gordon Dillon and newcomer Travis Durham competing for spots. When doubleheaders with the girls are on, games start at 7 30 p m.
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Flying Tigers
Joe Slade
Greensboro
Jamestown
Slade
Teddy Wirtz
Marcus Woods
Bob Dixon
Gordon Dillon
Travis Durham
Hoosman to Face Joe in Dec Exhibition in Oakland
Promoter Jimmy Murray announced he has signed Al Hoosman of San Francisco to fight Joe in a ten round exhibition on December 19 in Oakland. Hoosman holds the former world heavyweight title contract with a $5,000 guarantee.
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Calif
Jimmy Murray
al Hoosman
San Francisco
Joe
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Football Scores Report States Maryland Dominates Miami
Maryland shut out Miami Florida 13 to 0 while Hardin Simmons scored 66 to beat Trinity Texas. Hawaii topped Fresno State 41 to 14 in college football action.
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Tex
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Univ
Fresno
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