High Point Panthers face bid dilemma with coach James
The High Point college Panthers, led by Ralph James, may win the conference and be invited to the National tournament, while James plans to leave March 1 for Asheville. New coach C. Q. Smith arrives after March, prompting questions of loyalty and future availability as the team seeks the conference title and a Statesville tournament bid.
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High Point
C. Q. Smith
James
High Point College
Kansas City
Asheville
North Carolina
Eastern Carolina Teachers College
Elon
Lenoir Rhyne
Appalachian
Statesville
High Point Paladins Clinch Regular-Season Title With 72 51 Win
High Point College's Purple Panthers toppled East Carolina Teachers' College 72 to 51 to seal the regular season crown in the North State Conference. Led by Leonard Hunt's 23 points, the Panthers built a 36-20 halftime lead while missing center Ed Sueta due to injury. Bill Waiz added 22 points as ECTC’s Jack Everton fouled out early in the second half.
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Bill Hackney
High Point College
Purple Panthers
Statesville
East Carolina Teachers’ College
Greenville
Panthers
Ralph James
Ed Sueta
Lenoir-Rhyne
Elon
Jamesmen
Appalachian
Western Carolina
Catawba
James
Panther
Sueta
Pirates
Leonard Hunt
Husky
Jack Everton
Indiana
Everton
ECTC
High Point
Paul Pryor
Bradley Braves Press Holy Cross In Chase For No 1 Crown
Bradley University Braves gain ground on Holy Cross in the national basketball rankings. Holy Cross holds No 1 with 986 points and 56 first place votes, Bradley gains with strong secondary ballots as Kentuckians, St Johns, Long Island University, and others jostle for spots in the top 10.
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New York
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Associated Press
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Crusaders
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Western Ky
College basketball shocks and tight wins across major conferences
Ohio State slips at Missouri to 16 3 while Dick Schnittker sinks the winner. Santa Clara tops San Francisco in OT. Bradley beats Oklahoma A&M to lead the MVC. Indiana rolls Illinois 83 72 as Kentucky, Vanderbilt, and others win high scoring games amid shifting conference standings.
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Associated Press
Columbia
Missouri
All America
Dick Schnittker
Far West
Santa Clara
San Francisco
Bradley Braves
Oklahoma A & M
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Bill Garrett
Jerry Stateville
Indiana
Illinois
Lexington
Whitey Pearson
Kentucky
Wildcats
Last Night's Fights Across U S Cities
Provided punch by punch results from fights reported by the Associated Press. Holyoke saw Henri 185 outbox Dominic 260 before stoppage. Providence hosted Aranjo 126 stopping Posey 124. Haines 142 outpointed Rowe 140 in New York. Matthews 176 stopped Fidu cia 149 in Newark. Titone 125 outpointed Osorio 125 in Washington. Robinson 153 stopped Mobley 150 in Miami.
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New York
Joe Dominic
Providence
R. J
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Eddie Posey
Walter Haines
Brooklyn
Johnny Rowe
Rochester
N. Y
Newark
N. J
Harry Matthews
Seattle
Freddy Fiducia
Washington
Charley Titone
Filberto Osorio
Puerto Rico
Miami
Fla
Ray Robinson
al Mobley
Calumet Coaltown ties world mark at Hialeah mile
In a memorable feature at Hialeah Calumet's Coaltown equaled the world record by winning the mile and a fraction in 1 47 3 5. Bobby Chase scored eight points to lead the Carl Chavis YMCA Junior Bombardiers to a 29 27 victory over Thomasville. The High Point girls fell 8 7 to Thomasville in the preliminary.
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Hialeah
Sugar Ray Robison
George Costner
Boston
Dick Siebert
Philadelphia Athletics
Joe Medwick
St. Louis Cardinals
Carl Chavis Ymca
Central To Be Tougher For Locals
High Point eyes a first game in almost two years without star Jack Powell who has mumps. The Bison face Division rival Charlotte Wildcats led by Paul Brantley and Ken Frye as they seek to avoid slipping to second and chase a state tournament berth in Durham. Powell’s absence heightens Charlotte’s challenge as coach Tony Simeon weighs substitutes Harold O Kelly or Frye in the backcourt.
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Paul Brantley
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UNC
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Beaumont Hassell
Ritch O'Kelly
Frye
Brown Yarborough
G—Prantley Bryant
Ig Hazleton Paschal
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Lonny) Russell
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