High Point YMCA Programs Keep Strong Amid Construction
Despite construction woes at the High Point YMCA, Physical Director Dick Meisky runs industrial basketball weight lifting and wrestling from the National Guard Armory with boxing by Jack Smith's team. Charlie Nance may leave the Red Shield Boys Club, while plans to replace him loom as leaders seek capable successors. The Dixie basketball classic and Cotton Bowl clash threaten schedules as writers split between Raleigh and Dallas trips.
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Alyta Casts Ballot For Enright As Commissioner
Alyta Casts Ballot For Enright As Commissioner. Rex Enright, former Notre Dame full back under Knute Rockne, is nominated for Southern conference commissioner in a personal bid. Duke's Wallace Wade is also mentioned, with doubt he would leave coaching soon. Enright is praised for press relations and storytelling sense.
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Five college cage scores in early games
A string of early season basketball results shows Holy Cross 85 over Dartmouth 53 and Colgate 83 to 68, NYU 78 defeating Long Island 38, Oklahoma A M 31 over Duquesne 55, New Mexico 36 over Niagara 60, Buffalo Tech 45 over Harvard 54, among others.
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Loyola Lions To Clash With NC State In Raleigh
Loyola of Los Angeles brings a strong lineup to William Neal Reynolds Coliseum to face North Carolina State. Key players include John Donovan and Bob Perich with Mitchel L Heureux and Chuck Sorrentino guiding the offense. State, led by Dick Dickey and Sam Ranzino, seeks revenge after last season’s win by Loyola. Advance ticket sales near 9 000 with 3 000 more seats available. ducats range from 50 cents to 1.50. A freshmen game vs Campbell opens the event.
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Scotty McDonald
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Citation Asked To Pack Top Weight Of 132 Pounds
Arcadia Calif December 14 The Calumet Farm star Citation was set to carry 132 pounds the top weight in the 1950 Santa Anita Handicap with 91 nominees for the mile and a quarter race. His stablemate Ponder was second high at 124 pounds and other top weights included My Bequest 122 and Vulcan's Forge 121.
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Majority Favor Earlier Start For Grid Games
The Associated Press poll shows many sports writers and casters favor 1 pm starts or earlier for college football to avoid darkness and cold. Night games are widely disliked but remain common. Writers note better attendance in some regions, while southern experts cite heat as a daytime hurdle.
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Louis Resumes Exhibition Tonight Before Detroit Crowd
Retired heavyweight champ Joe Louis returns to the ring for two five round exhibitions at Olympia Stadium in Detroit before about 12 000 fans. He faces Roscoe Toles and Johnny Flynn while a rival bout and a charity headliner round out the card with Louis taking 35 percent of an expected 40 000 gate.
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East Carolina Tops Tribe in Surprising Cage Duel
East Carolina defeated Catawba 52 48 in Greenville as Warren Russell led ECU with 17 points and Larry Graham added 14 for Catawba. The Pirates pulled away after a late three minute stretch to secure the non conference win.
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Duke Blue Devils Open Southern Conference Season With Davidson
Duke Universitys sophomore dominated squad reaches ACC like tone with a conference opener against Davidson College Wildcats in Durham. Dick Groat leads Duke scoring as Co Captain Tommy Hughes misses games nursing a foot injury.
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Committee Named For Merger Plan
The North State conference names a five member committee to plan an athletic merger with the South Carolina Little Four. Dr E G Purdom of Guilford chairs the North State panel with Dr C F Dodson Western Carolina Teachers Dr J B Cummings East Carolina Teachers Dr D E Faust Catawba and Prof A L Hook Elon.
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT Across Cities and Weights
In Los Angeles Lucero stopped Rudy Garcia in the 9th round. In Toledo Archie Moore KOed Leonard Morrow in the 10th. San Jose Chavez outpointed Lawton Disono over 10. Honolulu Olse defeated Fort Turner in a 10 round decision.
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Oakland
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High Point Panthers face McCrary Eagles in pivotal showdown
High Point College hosts McCrary Eagles in a key North Carolina game as Ralph James nears retirement. Eagles feature former Panthers Bill Sheets and Ted Moran with guard Frank Henry, while High Point relies on Ed Sueta Leonard Hunt and Bill Waiz to sustain an early season hot streak.
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