ECC Triumphs Over Elon 92-80 in Midweek Cage Win
East Carolina edged Elon 92 to 80 as five ECC players contributed to the tally led by Don Harris with 23 and Ed Jurath scoring 22. C. Thomas and Cecil Heath also reached the scoring column in the balanced attack.
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N.C
East Carolina
North State Gailerencs
Elon
ECC
Don Harris
C. Thomas
Cecil Heath
Guy Mendenhall
Ed Jurath
Christians
Bears Top Catawba 87 to 66 in N State tilt
Lenoir Rhyne extended its win streak to 16 with an 87 66 victory over Catawba in Hickory Raeford Wells led Lenoir Rhyne scoring 29 points as he moved to 610 points this season Charlie Smith topped Catawba with 24 points.
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Hickory
Lenoir Rhyne
Cat
Raeford Wells
Wells
Charlie Smith
Indians
Becker and Davis Win Australian Tag at Lexington
George Becker and Wee Willie Davis defeated Ernie and Emil Dusek in an Australian tag team feature at the Lexington YMCA. The win ended the Duseks’ Lexington winning streak as Becker and Davis rallied with body presses and a back drop to claim victory.
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Lexington
George Becker
Wee Willie Davis
YMCA
Ernie
Emil Dusek
Duseks
Davis
Becker
Emil
George
Jack Witzig
Angel
Dick Steinborn
Tom Bradley
Leathernecks Defeat Belmont Abbey 75 65 in Belmont
Camp Lejeune's Leathernecks beat Belmont Abbey Crusaders 75-65 led by Nick Maguire with 20 points while Roger Marcil paced Belmont Abbey with 23. The teams traded leads in a close first half before the Leathernecks pulled away late.
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Belmont
N.C
Nick Maguire
Jerry Wright
Camp Lejeune
Leathernecks
Belmont Abbey
Crusaders
Marines
Maguire
Roger Marcil
Abbey
Aly Khan's Royal Tan Finishes Last in Manifesto Stakes
Aly Khan's Royal Tan, defending Grand National winner, finished last of eight as Pointsman ridden by Dick Morrow won the Manifesto Stakes 3 miles in 6 minutes 47.8 seconds on a muddy course at Longfield England. Gay Donald placed second with M'as Tu-Vu third for Queen Mother Elizabeth.
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Longfield
England
Prince Aly Khan
Pointsman
Dick Morrow
Gay Donald
Mayer Sparks Duke Past Navy in 76-56 Romp
Duke defeated Navy 76 to 56 as Ronnie Mayer scored 25 points before fouling out. Dave Smalley led Navy with 20. Duke shot well, dominated the boards, and stretched a nine point late after intermission. Duke improves to 15 wins in 20 games with Navy dropping to 8-8 in 16 starts.
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Annapolis
Ronnie Mayer
Duke
Navy
Blue Devils
Mayer
Dave Smalley
Little Joe Belmont
Harold Turner
High Point Panthers Fall as Powell Scores 33
Boone February 12 Appalachian State beat High Point 82 79 despite Jack Powell's 33 points for HPC. Powell and Dave Abernathy led the Mountaineers with 33 and 22 respectively, while Campbell and Hauser added 16 each. High Point nears a conference tourney spot as Guilford and Western Carolina fortunes shift.
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Boone
Adhion State Teachers Call
Mountaineers
Purple Panthers
HPC
Jack Powell
High Point
Guilford
Quakers
Western Carolina
Appalachian
Panthers
Apps
Powell
Virgil Yow
Johnny Echa
Dave Abernathy
Campbell
Hauser
Crockett
F-C
Stanton
Feevee
Co A
Payne
Feeeweee
Huegele
Davidson
Dixon
Dunbar
Abernathy
Perry
Lawing
Pyedha
Brown
Hiatt
Harthcock
Catamounts Rally To Edge Guilford 81 78 In NC Clash
Western Carolina's Catamounts overcame a late deficit to beat Guilford 81 78 in Callowhee. Herman Shamel and Tony Migiaolo led WCU with 22 points each as Guilford guard Bill Atkins scored 22 after an early second half ankle issue.
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Callowhee
N.C
Western Carolina
Guilford
Herman Shamel
Tony Migiaolo
Ronnie Swartzel
Bill Atkins
Fish tale grows as 53 pound catfish tale unfolds
Greenville reports a claim by Eugene Perry that he caught a 53 pound catfish in Santee Cooper Lake in December. Perry sued Woodside Fishing Club for a missing prize, but the club says no record of his fish in that lake on that date and that the claimed fish is not native to the area. Moral: let the big ones get away.
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Greenville
S.C
Eugene Perry
Santee- Cooper Lake
Woodside Fishing Club
Perry
Santee- Cooper
Furman Edges Citadel In Freezing Southern Conf Battle
Furman University slipped past The Citadel 26 to 24 in Charleston as a deep freeze and stalled second half halted scoring. Furman star Darrell Floyd sat out ill, while Bob Gaines and Bob Thomas contributed for the Paladins. Citadel, led by Bill Spivey and Al White, stayed within reach late.
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Charleston
Furman University
Citadel
Furman
Bulldogs
Jim Browning
Lyles Alley
Peck Harmening
Bud Sparling
Bob Thomas
Paladians
Bill Spivey
al White
Alley
Browning
College basketball scores from various games across the nation
A roundup of scores shows Minnesota 78 Duke 76 Navy 56, Kansas 78 Kansas State 68, Nebraska 75 Oklahoma 67, Maryland 63 North Carolina 61, Army 4 George Washington 80, Tulsa 66, Rice 79, Newberry 66, Holy Cross 85, Colgate 77, Hamilton 83 Ithaca 71, Union 85 Centre 67, St Louis 70 Detroit 66, Tennessee Wesleyan 95 Berry 81, Lincoln Memorial 84, Fordham 61, Connecticut 116 Maine 72, Brandeis 82 Massachusetts 80, Western Carolina 81 Guilford 78, Elon 80 William and Mary 89 Virginia Military 66, Lenoir Rhyne 87 Catawba 66.
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Minnesota
Dougie
Duke
Navy
Winston-Salem
N.C
Fayetteville
Kansas
Kansas State
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Maryland
North Carolina
Camp Lejeune
Belmont Abbey
George Washington
Army
Tulsa
A See
Arkansas
Rice
George Tech
Han State
Colgate
Cman
Hamilton
Ithaca
Union
Centre
St. Louis
Detroit
Tennessee Wesleyan
Berry
Lincoln Memorial
Maryville
Tenn
Tusculum
King
Auburn
Florida
Miami Flat
Rollins
Elizabeth City State Teachers
J. Paul's Polytechnic Institute
Lawrenceville
Western Carolina
Guilford
N.C. College
Johnson C. Smith
East Carolina
Elon
William and Mary
Virginia Military
Lenoir Rhyne
Catawba
Hi-Tom Season Tickets On Sale For 1955 Home Games
Hi-Toms announce 1955 season tickets go on sale Monday with two options. Reserved seats cost 50 dollars and cover the full season, saving 27 dollars over regular price. General admission tickets are 35 dollars, saving 24.50. Mail orders to The Hi-Toms Inc. High Point. Seattle? (Text notes: mailing options and sale locations to be announced.)
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Hi-Toms
George Erath
Erath
High Point
Thomasville
Hi-Toms, Inc
Main St
Skeen Loses To Mills At Charlotte
Mills defeats Skeen in open middleweight final of the Carolinas Golden Glove championships in Charlotte. Mills earned a second round technical knockout, with Skeen suffering a cut in round two. The event crowned 16 champions across novice and open divisions, with several other title bouts decided by knockout or decision.
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David Mills
Ilotte
Cham
Mills
Jerry Skeen
High Point
Skeen
Maxie Sava
Mount Holly
Charles Dellinger
Kannapolis
Waban Thomas
Charlotte
Billy Lippard
Charlot Roy Smelter
Colen Warren
Cherryville
Oince
Darrell Powell
Drexel Community Center
A. Lincolnton Jaycees
Fraineee Davis
Jaycees
Jack Gilspoon
Bert
Charlotte P.A.C
Ilotte Pac
Larryce Cherryville
Od Belmatwerry
Boys Club
Robert Bryant
Babcock & Wilcoston
Alien Wilson
Belmont Boys Club
Ervin Lancaster
Rutherfordton
James Carter
Lincolnton
V.F.W
Gerald Hasty
Monroe
Graydean Laughter
Donald Carswell
Charlotte Pac
Howard Wheeler
Lionel Benton
Florence Lions
Dwyer Wins Baxter Mile In 4 06 2 At NYC Meet
Fred Dwyer of Villanova defeated Wes Santee and Gunnar Nielsen in the Baxter Mile at the New York Athletic Club games, clocking 4 06 2 as Nielsen finished second and Santeefaded to third after a tactical race.
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New York
Fred Dwyer
Villanova
Wes Santee
Gunnar Nielsen
Nielsen
Santee
Copenhagen
Lakers End Losing Streak With 96 95 Win Over Royals
Minneapolis Lakers snap four game skid by edging the Rochester Royals 96 95 in Rochester. Clyde Lovellette scores 25 and Vern Mikkelsen adds 23 as the defending champions finish strong.
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Lakers
Rochester
N.Y
Minneapolis Lakers
Rochester Royals
Clyde Lovellette
Vern Mikkelsen
Knickerbockers Edge Pistons 88 82 in New York Battle
New York Knicks beat the Fort Wayne Pistons 88 to 82 at the 69th Regiment Armory. TheKnickerbockers surged late with a solid fourth quarter to secure the win.
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Knickerbockers
Pistons
New York
Fort Wayne
69Th Regiment Armory
Berg Takes Two Stroke Lead In St. Pete Open At Halfway
Patty Berg, at par 74 for 145, holds a two stroke lead halfway in the St Petersburg women's open. Mary Lena Faulk drops to 81 for 150. Beverly Hanson and others chase at 147 to 156 as wind and cold challenge the 6116 yard Sunset Country Club course. The event resumes with another 18 holes Monday after a weather delay.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Patty Berg
Miss Berg
Mary Lena Faulk
Thomasville
Marlene Bauer
Sarasota
Beverly Hanson
India
Calif
Miss Faulk
Jackie Pung
Cincinnati
Fay Crocker
Montevideo
Uruguay
Sunset Country Club
Miss Crocker
Betsy Rawls
Spartanburg
S. C
Louise Suggs
Carrollton
Peggy Kirk Bell
Southern Pines
N.C
Mark +p
Lookouts Sign Fleshman For 1955 Season
Chattanooga Lookouts announce free agent signing of Levi Buck Fleshman a right hander who starred for Charlotte Hornets in 1951 with 20 wins and later moved between Washington and Charlotte. Fleshman a Hyattsville resident started 1952 with Washington then pitched briefly for the Lookouts before returning to Charlotte.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Chattanooga Lookouts
Levi
Buck
Charlotte
Hornets
Fleshman
Card
N.C
Washington Senators
Washington
Lookouts
Hyattsville
VPI Wrestling Downs Duke to Run Win Streak to Six
Virginia Tech defeated Duke 23-10 at Blacksburg as three pins boosted the Gobblers to six straight wins. Alfred Carson Armand Taylor and Robert Swindell all struck falls, with Carson earning his sixth pin in as many matches this season.
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Blacksburg
Virginia Tech
Duke
Gobblers
VPI
Alfred Carson
Armand Taylor
Robert Swindell
Carson
Missouri Football Staff Reappointed for Year
University of Missouri board reappointed the entire Tiger football coaching staff for one year. Don Faurot remains head coach and athletic director with Simmons Cooper Simpson Smith Kadlee listed as assistant coaches and instructors in physical education.
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Columbia
University of Missouri Board of Curators
Tiger
St. Louis
Elmer Ellis
Don Faurot
John C. Simmons
Clay Cooper
Chauncey Simpson
Carey Smith
John Kadlee
NC State Rout South Carolina In ACC Clash
North Carolina State, ranked seventh, beat South Carolina 93 71 in Raleigh to improve to 9 2 in the ACC and 21 4 overall. Ron Shavlik led with 22 points as State built a 45 35 halftime edge and widened it to 60 45 early in the second half.
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Vic Molodet
N. C
South Carolina
Raleigh
Tom Hofferth
Joe Smith
State
North Carolina State
Cliff Hafer
John Maglio
Wolfa
Everett Case
Ron Shavlik
Relle Ada
Wolfpack
Citadel Matmen Triumph Over Wildcats in Davidson Meet
The Citadel wrestling team won bouts by falls and defeated the Davidson Wildcats in a Southern Conference match held in Davidson North Carolina.
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Davidson
N.C
Citadel
Davidson Wildcats
Maryland beats North Carolina in ACC thriller on late jumper
Bob Kessler hit a two handed leap shot with two seconds left to lift 11th ranked Maryland to a 63-61 victory over North Carolina in College Park. Rosenbluth poured in 31 for UNC as Kessler and Dilworth paved the late rally. Maryland improves to 15–4, 9–2 in ACC. UNC drops to 9–8, 7–4 in league.
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College Park
Bob Kessler
Maryland
North Carolina
North Carolina State
Kessler
Lennie Rosenbluth
Rosenbluth
Alexandria
Tar Heels
Bob Dilworth
Jerry Vayda
Vayda
Likins
Young
Lifson
Spesetest
Ene Radovich
Bask
Eeewsenst Neues
Goodwins
Anetanis Kessler
Ie Dilworth
SaRe
Aoe
Schauffer
Piverett
Tere
le Brien
Hower
E Webster
Bassin Iankeeen
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Cornwell
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Lyndon
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Aly Khan
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Blue Devils Wallop Navy
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Tere Turner
Thummel
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Smalley
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Bill Huegele
Paul Stanton
Guilford College
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Atkins
LA Memrick
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Ceenceeeeceess Kirby
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Ee Pasnin
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Scheffel
N. C. State
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Citadel Matmen
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Herb Altschull
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