Guilford Tournament Opens With Doubleheaders In Greensboro Area
Guilford County Conference basketball tournament begins with two-gym doubleheaders tomorrow. Opening rounds run through Wednesday with quarterfinals Thursday through Saturday at Bessemer, Jamestown, Sumner and the Greensboro Senior High Gym. Allen Jay and Stokesdale lead boys and girls divisions with byes. schedules list matchups and venues through Feb. 25 finals at Greensboro Senior High Gym.
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Bessemer
Stokesdale
Allen Jay
Monticello
Rankin
Colfax
Guilford
Pleasant Garden
Summerfield
Ons Geen
Serer
Sfax
Nathanael Greene
Alamance
McLeansville
Gibsonville
Greensboro Senior High
Tinnet
NASS
Greensboro Seniormes
Upper Brack
Aun
Besel
Pleasant Gardens
Peamer
Hower
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Grounabere
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Connie Mack laid to rest in rain soaked Philadelphia
More than a thousand mourners at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery bid farewell to Connie Mack also known as Mr Baseball. Dignitaries and former players attended as the 93 year old legend who guided the Athletics to nine pennants and five world titles was buried in the Mack family plot amid prayers and tolling bells.
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Connie Mack
Holy Sepulchre
Ball Park
Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Greystone
Ifice
St. Bridget’s
John A. Cartin
Cartin
Cornelius McGillicuddy
Connie Mack Stadium
Elmer Vale
Kansas City Athletics
Kansas City
Jimmy
Vale
Briton Seeks Switch To U S Ring Judging Plan
British promoter Alex Griffiths calls for official adoption of the American judging system with two outside judges alongside the referee. The move follows disputed referees’ decisions and calls for reform after a controversial Waterman-Gavilan bout and other tight verdicts. The BBBC has ordered an inquiry as tensions flare in British boxing circles.
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London
Britain
Alex Griffiths
Birham
Griffiths
Sammy McCarthy
Johnny
Belfast
Charlie Hill
Scotland
Billy Kelly
Ireland
the Waltham
Beetle Pears
Croker Berg Tie For Lead In Miami Beach Women Golf
Defending champion Faye Crocker of Montevideo Uruguay and Patty Berg of St Andrews Il tied for the first round lead in the 36 hole Miami Beach Women’s golf tournament at Normandy Shores. Both posted one under par 71s on a rain soaked day. Cathy Cornelius led amateurs with 73 while Ruth Jessen headed a 77 from the amateur field.
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Fla
Faye Crocker
Montevideo
Uruguay
Patty Berg
St. Andrews
Berg
Kane
Normandy Shores
Cathy Cornelius
Lake Worth
Mary Leno
Thomasville
Betty Jameson
San Antonio
Tex
Betsy Rawls
Spartanburg
S.C
Tri-State Open Golf Set for Monday in Aiken
A field of about 100 pros and amateurs from the Carolinas Virginia Tennessee Georgia and Florida is expected for the 11th Tri State Open at Aiken Municipal Golf Club. The 36 hole event carries a $500 purse and pro prizes may total $1 000 with amateur merchandise prizes. A pro am and individual scoring in the open standings are planned. Jim Ferree and other pros from Winston Salem Greensboro and Charlotte are listed among probable entrants.
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Aiken
S.C
Carolinas
Virginia
Tennessee
Georgia
Florida
Jim Ferree
Winston-Salem
N.C
University of North Carolina
Greensboro
Charlie Farlow
Joe
Dunedin
Fla
Johnny Palmer
Charlotte N.C
Tulsa
Okla
Palmer
Hiepikko Named Assistant Football Coach at Wake Forest
Wake Forest head coach Paul Amen completed his staff by naming James Lee Hiepikko, 24, of Ponneaut Ohio, as an assistant coach. Hiepikko played at Ohio State and briefly for the Browns in 1953 before coaching duties at Lancaster High School. Amen also announced Billy Hildebrand as No 1 assistant and line coach with others listed as assistants, while spring practice dates remain undecided.
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N.C
Paul Amen
James Lee Hiepikko
Hiepikko
Ponneaut
Ohio
Amen
Ohio State
Woody Hayes
Ponneaut High
Cleveland Browns
Lancaster
Columbus
Army
Tom Rogers
Billy Hildebrand
Minnesota
Elmer Barbour
Durham High
Kenneth Wable
Massillon High
Gene Gibson
Latrobe High
Pennsylvania
Hildebrand
NCAA TV committee to unify 1956 football telecasts
Regional national plan for college football telecasting to be finalized in Chicago Feb 11 1956. The 12 member NCAA TV committee will draft a national control plan and mail it to members by March 1 with a two thirds vote required for adoption. The group considers Iowa region overlap and flexibility for sellout games while retaining regional demand from Big Ten and Pacific Coast.
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NCAA
Big Ten
Pacific Coast
Doug Mills
University of
Iowa
Notre Dame
University of Iowa
Ig Ten
Jim Weaver
Walter Byers
Bership
Mills
Jen P. McGuirk
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Massachusetts
Robert J. Kane
Cornell University
James Weaver
Atlantic Coast Conference
Reaves E. Peters
Missouri Valley Iaa
Howard Grubbs
Southwest Conference
E. le Romney
Mountain States Athletic Conference
Alfred R. Masters
Stanford
Rix N. Yard
Denison University
Theodore Harder
Saneta Barbara College
Asa
Bushnell
Eastern College Athletic Conference
Illini Rout Ohio State 111 64 in Big Ten Play
Illinois blitzed Ohio State 111 64 at Huff Gym to set a new school scoring record with 111 points while holding Freeman to 12 points on 14 shots. Illinois led 87 49 late as reserves finished strong and extended their Big Ten win streak to seven.
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Timois
Robin Freeman
Ohio State
Freeman
Bill Ridley
Paul Judson
Illinois
Huff Gym
Fin
Butler
Napuirpenness
Erest
The
Illini
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Spike) Briggs
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