Dixie Classic Opens With Georgia Tech and Wake Forest Clash
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh hosts the First Annual Dixie Classic Basketball Tourney. Georgia Tech and Wake Forest open as top contenders while N C State meets Rhode Island in a 3:30 p m headline. Duke faces Penn State and North Carolina meets West Virginia in later games.
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Lacey High Enterprise
Reynolds Coliseum
Raleigh
Georgia Tech
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Rhode Island
Wake Forest
State
Rhode Island State
UNC
West Virginia
Duke
Penn State
Thrills and highlights from High Point sports 1950 recap
A look back at 1949 and early 1950 sports across High Point area teams. Homers by Williams and Edwin Green are noted, plus High Point College stars Hunt and Reid delivering key moments. North State League feats, UNC, and Duke Carolina clashes pepper the summary with standout moments and upcoming 1950 hopes.
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High Point College
Leonard Hunt
Panthers
Hanes
Harold Reid
Tony Simeon
Asheville High
High Point
Bison
Worthington wins 2nd Donald J. Ross junior golf title
Ken Worthington 17 of New Bern shoots 70 at Pinehurst No. 1 to lead junior field in the Donald J. Ross Memorial. Tufty Henderson 15 of Charlotte is four strokes back with 74. Other top finishers include Bobby Sisk 14 of Charlotte 76 and Sammy Estridge Jr. 12 of Badin at 112 as the event honors designer Donald J. Ross.
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Pinehurst
N. C
Ken Worthington
New Bern
Donald J. Ross
Pinehurst Country Club
Worthington
Tufty Henderson
Charlotte
Bobby Sisk
Jimmy Deemer
Blacksburg
Sammy Estridge, Jr
Badin
Bobby Gerring
High Point
Tuffy Henderson
Eamey
Deemer
Larry Parker
Wilkinson Sees Worries Ahead Before Sugar Bowl
Oklahoma coach Bud Wilkinson spoke of overconfidence and doubts as the No. 2 Sooners re opened Sugar Bowl practice in Biloxi Mississippi LSU looms Monday in New Orleans. He questions bowl novelty and whether LSU will seize the edge and push harder than Oklahoma. The Sooners prepare four secret workouts with rest before the Jan 2 showdown.
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Biloxi
Miss
Bud Wilkinson
Oklahoma
Wilkinson
Louisiana State University
New Orleans
L.S.U
Gulf Coast
North Carolina
Eddie Price Named Captain for South
In Montgomery on December 28 a blue gray football game the south named Eddie Price its captain while the north elected tackle Gus Cirelli. Center Angelo Carnaghi of Purdue was named blue alternate captain and Randall Clay of Texas was the south alternate. The north lost guard Chuck Gottfried who returned home after his wife Betty gave birth to twins.
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Montgomery
Ala
Notre Dame
Tulane
Gus Cirelli
Eddie Price
Angelo Carnaghi
Purdue
Randall Clay
Texas
Chuck Gottfried
Ilinois
Betty
Cage Scores From The Associated Press Results List
East St Johns over Utah 51 50 in OT UCLA 60 over CCNY 53 Syracuse 54 over Brown 82 74 Duquesne 74 Idaho 5S Boston College 45 over Yale 38 Dartmouth 62 over Rochester 53 Marshall 83 over Evansville 71 South Tampa 57 over Pennsylvania 33 Murray 69 over New Orleans Loyola 46 Southwest Arizona 59 over Texas Oklahoma State 58 Kansas 48 Oklahoma 62 over Vanderbilt 61 Chicago Loyola 70 over Oregon 33 Bradley 68 over DePaul 65 Bowling Green 59 over Pepperdine 41 Illinois 38 over Columbia 46 Oklahoma 66 over Iowa State 57 Wyoming 44 over Texas 35 Hilly Cross 54 over Xavier 51 Oklahoma City 48 over Baylor 42 Arkansas 41 over Alabama 33 Texas Christian 54 over Wichita 42 Far West Minnesota 51 over Oregon State 41 Eastern Washington 67 over Washington State 44 Los Angeles Loyola 52 over San Diego State 49
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UCLA
CCNY
Syracuse
Brown
Duquesne
Idaho
Boston College
Yale
Dartmouth
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Marshall
Evansville
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Murray
New Orleans
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Arizona
Texas
Ogries
MID Kansas State
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Bradley
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Pepperdine
Hlllnois
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Iowa State
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Hilly Cross
Xavier
Oklahoma City
Baylor
Arkansas
Alabama
Texas Christian
Wichita
Minnesota
Oregon State
Eastern Washington
Washington State
Los Angeles
San Diego State
Tar Heels Headed to Dallas Cotton Bowl
NC Tar Heels travel by air to Dallas for the Cotton Bowl after Christmas break. Veterans from Sugar and Sugar Bowls join a mix of newcomers as coach Carl Snavely predicts a renewed, vigorous attack.
Boxing results from various cities last night
White Plains New Jersey Tony Baldoni 157% out pointed Wilkes Barre Tony Bazzane 152%. Middletown Connecticut Val Meredith 155 Daytona Beach outpointed Jimmy Shedeker 154 Springfield New Jersey 10 Los Angeles bout Tomm y Campbell 189 Los Angeles and Irvin Steen 1413s San Diego draw. Bout stopped in third round after head butt left Campbell with a cut over his left eye.
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White Plains
N. J
Tony Baldoni
Wilkes-Barre
Tony Bazzane
Middletown
Conrad Family Of Thomasville Vies for Title
Wilson is hosting the national family basketball tournament with sixteen teams. Close-relatives teams compete, and a new champion will emerge Friday night. First-round pairings include Conrad of Thomasville versus Harris of Oak Ridge and other matchups across multiple states.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
Carmichael
Mullins
S. C
McCord
Allisona
Sorrell
Burlington
N. C
Ratchford
Chattanooga
Miller
Galesburg
Becker
Wheeling
West Va
Morith
Batavia
N. Y
Snaveley
Sidney
Anthony
Cherryville
Griffin
Elm City
N.C
van Duyne
Joliet
Stupi
Baltimore
Phillies show team spirit as Goliat backs out of doctor visits
Babe Alexander cites Phillies zest as Mike Goliat avoids appointments until manager Eddie Sawyer insists. The Phils expect repeal of the bonus rule and plan to trade Stan Hollmig to Toronto while Curt Simmons eyes a majors shot. Frank Lawrence lauds Portsmouth for drafting Pete Spataford after Lynchburg losses. Christmas outreach brings Rex Barney Lee Savold Pollard Berlenbach and Goldstein to a Tupper Lake veterans show with film prizes.
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New York
Babe Alexander
Phillies
Mike Goliat
Phils
Mike
Eddie Sawyer
Goliat
The
Stan Hollmig
Toronto
Curt Simmons
Cal Band to perform at Rose Bowl recalling 1921 game
A wild mix of notes from a newspaper page mentions California's band performing during halftime at the Rose Bowl to recall the 1921 Cal win over Ohio State. Other items highlight Michigan runner Don McEwen aiming for two miles near nine minutes and San Francisco coach Pete Newell targeting Long Island U as a NY cage threat.
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Grant
Washington
California
Rose Bowl
Cal
Ohio State
Michigan
Don McEwen
Ottawa
Pete Newell
San Francisco
Tabs
Long Island U
New York
St. Johns
Phil Brownstein
Chicago Stags
Openers Spark Pre-Season Cage Tourney Debut
Salisbury and Wilmington open the three day High Point Pre-Season Cage Tourney with a 4 pm tilt as Boyden High competes against Wilmington. Charlotte Central faces Durham at 5 30 pm followed by High Point vs Fayetteville and Wilson vs Burlington in quarterfinals.
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Ed Green
Kannapolis
High Point High
Greensboro
Bill Ellington
Frank Hassell
Charlie Bryant
Bill Hackney
Boyden High
Salisbury
Wilmington
High Point
Quints
Simeon
Bison
Yellow Jackets
Wildcats
Port City
Fayetteville
Bulldogs
Wilson
Burlington
Charlotte
Durham
Senior High Athletic Department
Wildcats Plan Long Drill Session Before Orange Bowl
Kentucky Wildcats prepared for a 90 minute practice in Miami Beach as they ready for the Orange Bowl on January 2 against Santa Clara. Captain Harry Ulinski was absent with a cold and a 102 degree fever, likely out two to three days per coach Bear Bryant.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Kentucky Wildcats
Santa Clara
Harry Ulinski
Ulinski
Ambridge
Paul
Bear) Bryant
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Cotton Bowl Athletic Association
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Dan D. Rogers
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Johnny Clements
Sang Powell
Bill Waridle
Irv Holdash
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