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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1955
Page
21
Joe W. Brown's long shot Gigantic outpaced favored Determine and Poora IT to win the $60,000 San Antonio Handicap at Santa Anita Park. The victory came in a dismal defeat for the heavily backed runners, with Gigantic surging in the stretch to prevail.
New Orleans lines report Hopkins from Grambdin College La. as a junior who already leads college scorers with 2,571 points, 33 ahead of Selvy, and projects to top 3,000. He records 32.4 points per game. George Swyers tops small colleges at 35.7, while North West Virginia Tech dominates scoring averages. Horse racing results note Jockey Roy Lumm winning stakes aboard Challedon’s Gigantic at San Antonio and Imbros, with payouts and race times. Lumm won the San Luis Rey Handicap on Alidon. Bay View win in Santa Anita Handicap noted.
The Guilford County Basketball Tournament opens Monday with Monticello favored in the boys division and Bessemer with Pleasant Garden as co-favorites in the girls division. Games run at two county gyms until the quarterfinals, then move to Greensboro Senior High for the final three rounds.
Bud Holscher of Santana Calif shot 66 at El Rio Golf and Country Club to grab a 10 under par lead at the Tucson Open $10,000 event. Tommy Bolt trails by one stroke with 201, while Fred Wampler and Bob Rosburg sit in the chase pack as play continues under warm, calm conditions.
Lopez tops Hutchinson to reach the semifinals of the 15th annual Players golf tournament at Miami Springs. Alvin Dark, 1951 winner, beats Birdie Tebbetts 5 and 3. Semifinals set with Lopez vs Gray and Dark vs Church, morning rounds precede 18-hole final.
Akron based welter bout ends with Ronnie Delaney upsetting Johnny Saxton in a 10 round non title fight. Officials scored Delaney the winner by wide margins though card secrecy delayed public release. Saxton admits rust while both boxers boast solid records. Delaney improves to 48 1 3 and Saxton to 46 3 2.
Arezzo Italy February 12 Mario D Agata bantamweight champion of Italy was gravely wounded in a shooting during an argument with a laundry manager. Police said he and his mother Rosa were shot as they left the scene. he was set to fight in San Francisco on March 9.
North Carolina State College swimmers won first in every event at the Carolinas AAU meet closing at Frank Thompson Pool Raleigh. Bob Mattson set an American record in the 200 yard breaststroke with 2 25.7, breaking Dick Fadgen’s 2 26.5. Bi Sonner also set a pool mark in the 100 yard backstroke with 57.8 seconds, surpassing Buddy Barreke’s 59.6.
In Asheboro on February 12 the Mc Crary Eagles overcome a 15 point first half deficit to defeat Pfeiffer College 96 to 86. Hodges and Langdon lead with 3 and 24 points respectively while Ranzino adds 14. Pfeiffer’s Clyde Bryant scores 25. Eagles improve to 14 4.
Jimmy Carter, 31, edged toward welter title contention with a rugged 10 round draw against Tony DeMarco in Boston Garden. DeMarco, 23, outweighed and younger yet gave height reach and experience, while Carter pressed a close battle before 12 163 fans and a $74 670 gate draw verdicts by the judges varied.
Duxbury led 39 26 at halftime as lights failed at Marshfield High School Friday night leaving the result unknown. Officials planned to resume or recount play when power returned.
Lexington North Carolina February 12 a two person pro and assistant championship golf event will be held Tuesday at Lexington Country Club. Pros and assistants who are PGA members or associates may enter with four prizes including $50 top money. Entry fees fund the purses and nearby pros should bring their own caddies.
The Tucson Open in Tucson Arizona features leaders after the third round with Bud Holecher Tomy Bolt Bob Rosburg Fred Wampler and many others posting notable scores. Notables include Moses Holguin and Fredd Hawkins among a large field around par with various rounds recorded.
High Point High School defended state champion wrestling by sweeping the last five matches of a ten bout card in Goldsboro. Goldsboro led early 4 1 before John Ganaman HP halted the run with a 127 pound decision. HP then surged, winning five straight to finish 21 14. HP boasts a season record of 40 wins.
In Miami Florida on February 12 a four bout program will feature Bud Smith of Cincinnati versus Johnny Gonsalves of Oakland in a 10 round lightweight title bout. Smith is fifth contender for Jimmy Carter’s crown, while Gonsalves sits one place below. Their previous meetings include a May Cincinnati decision for Gonsalves and a January 8 Miami draw.
Milwaukee County Stadium hosted a homer hex as Duke Snider Repulski Frank Robinson and Ernie Banks all hit homers in every park except the Braves home field. The feature underscores a rare streak across NL sluggers.
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