Duke Edges Navy 64 63 in Comeback Thriller
Duke rides a late surge from Carroll Youngkin who scored 26 and sank the final three with 12 seconds remaining to stun Navy. The Blue Devils trailed by 21 as Navy led 46 25 with 13 10 left before Duke’s press and timely baskets turned the game.
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St Joseph's Tops Wake Forest In Palestra Tilt
St Joseph's of Philadelphia beat Wake Forest 76-67 in the Palestra doubleheader. Bob Clarke scored 18 points and Bobby McNeil 23 as St Joseph's earned its sixth straight win with strong inside play and rebounding. John Egan added 18 for the Hawks while Clarke fouled out late. LaSalle defeated Duquesne 72-65 in the opener.
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Belmont Abbey Remains Undefeated in Narrow Win
Belmont Abbey beat Newberry 68 64 to stay perfect as Doyie scored 21 and Mullin 20. Short led Belmont Abbey with 26 points and Gallagher added 20 while the Abbey shot 85 percent from the free throw line.
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Car! Short
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West Virginia Beats Richmond In Southern Conference Thriller
Ninth ranked West Virginia erased a late deficit with three clutch free throws by Jim Ritchie and Bob Smith in the final 47 seconds to defeat Richmond 62 44 for their 45th straight Southern Conference win.
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New Grid League Postpones Meet
MEMPHIS AP Disappointed promoters of a new Mid America Professional Football League postponed their organizational meeting to Feb 28 at Miami due to foul weather. Franchise options may be awarded at the Miami meeting. Conference plans call for a 12 team circuit with eastern and western divisions. Possible eastern teams include Atlanta Miami St Petersburg Charlotte Buffalo Shreveport Louisville Columbus Brooklyn Dallas Mobile New Orleans. Western cities mentioned were Denver Kansas City Memphis.
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MacLean and Jolly Named Wake Forest Co-Captains for 1959
Full back Neil MacLean of Lumberville Pennsylvania and center Buck Jolly of Chadbourn were selected as co captains of the Wake Forest 1959 football team by 21 returning lettermen from 1958. MacLean led in yardage and scoring the past two seasons with 1166 rushing yards on 247 carries and 55 points. Jolly started at center last fall after being No 2 in 1957. Coach Paul Amen praised the choice saying they will be excellent leaders.
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Wolfpack Defeats Maryland 53 37 In ACC Tilt
North Carolina State remains hot with a seventh straight win, beating Maryland 53 to 37 as John Richer passes 1 000 career points and George Stepanovich leads with 20. Maryland shoots 26 percent, the Terps fall to 6 11 overall and 1 6 in ACC.
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Charles McNeil
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Mountaineers Hand HPC First Home Loss In NSC Duel
Appalachian State overpowered High Point College 82-71 to hand the Panthers their first home defeat and drop HPC to fourth in the North State Conference. Sewell led with 35 points while Don King added 26 for Appalachian State as Bill Mueller 23 and Rick Howe 17 supported the win.
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Virginia Rallies To Drop Tigers 69-61
Virginia Cavaliers overcome a late Clemson push to win 69-61 in Charlottesville. Herb Busch scores 16 of his 22 before the break as Virginia improves to 2-7 in ACC play. Ed Krajack, Haner, Adkins and Sievers propel the home team with key scores in the final minutes. Clemson’s George Krajack leads Tigers with 23 points.
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Duke Adds Jurgensen to Coaching Staff for Offseason Drills
Sonny Jurgensen, former Duke star and current Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, joins Duke as assistant to coach Ace Parker in offensive backfield duties. Bill Murray's squad of 78 candidates started spring drills in Duke Stadium as Jurgensen prepares to mentor quarterbacks amid expected graduations and limited returning lettermen.
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Tar Heels Dominate Loyola In Chicago Showdown
North Carolina ranked No. 2 defeated Loyola Chicago 76 to 57 extending its winning streak to ten and improving to 16-1. York Larese and Doug Moe led with 20 and 13 points as UNC built a 29-20 halftime edge and pulled away in the second half.
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Smith Luebke Sign With Cardinals For 1959 Season
Catcher Hal Smith and rookie pitcher Dick Luebke agreed to terms with the St. Louis Cardinals for 1959. Seven unsigned players remain, including Vinegar Bend Mizell and Joe Cunningham. Smith hit .227 in 77 games last season, while Luebke went 11-7 mainly in relief after coming from Vancouver.
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