Rumor of Bobby Wilkins Lexington manager deal turns truth
The Denton dynamo Bobby Wilkins could have managed Lexington’s class D team but contract costs sank the deal. Toronto team reportedly outbid, while Wilkins plays with McCrary this winter and denies a return to Catawba college.
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Crowder Leads High Point Bison Past Greens in Conference Tilt
High Point beat Gastonia Greens 60 to 34 after a 61 to 10 win over Salisbury. Crowder sparked the offense with steady scoring as Hartley Hawks and Ellington backed the rallying push, setting up a key clash with R. J. Reynolds and a Greensboro visit that could decide the conference crown.
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Devils Get Win Over Tech 64 54
Five teams advanced to the second round of the junior men division AAU basketball tournament in Winston-Salem. The Red Shields, Greensboro, defeated Winston-Salem Barber College 40 28. King Steak House beat Bethesda 29 17. Monroe Blue Birds edged Jonesville All Stars 37 34. Pilot Mountain defeated Hall's Grocery. King Legion advanced via forfeit over Siler City Jaycees.
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Cats Defeat Cadets 57-45 in Southern Conference Clash
Davidson cagers toppled Furman Paladins 57-45 at Greenville as Russ Peters and Buddy Cheek led a second half scoring surge after a 23-22 halftime edge. Davidson pulled away to 40-26 with 10 minutes left and withstood Furman’s late rally to seal the win.
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Duke Blue Devils Top Georgia Tech 64 54 For Second Loss On Road
Duke surges to a 64 54 win over Georgia Tech as Ed Koffenberger sets a new Duke scoring record with 15 points in the game. Wes Paxson leads Tech with 21 points while Garland Loftis scores 18 for Duke and North Carolina defeats Georgia Tech 58 48 in a separate game. The Duke win follows a Tuesday upset by North Carolina, and in a preliminary game NC junior varsity beats Duke 53 41.
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Brantley Hurt In Grid Drills At Duke Hospital
Greensboro freshman half back Jack Brantley sustained a broken leg during early winter practice at Duke hospital. The injury, a recurrence of a 1945 break, occurred while Brantley carried the ball in a first contact drill of off season work.
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Generals Rally Past William and Mary in Southern Tourney
Washington and Lee unleashed a late burst to score seven points in the final minute and drop William and Mary into the misc ranks amid the Southern Conference tournament scramble at Lexington.
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Duke Stars Sign With Pro Bears
Chicago Bears sign Duke guards Charles Milner and Ernie Knotts for the 1947 NFL campaign. Milner from Waynesville NC is 24, 210 pounds and was Duke captain last fall. Knotts, 22, 206 pounds, earned all Southern honors two seasons.
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Cy Young to be honored in Newcomerstown on 80th birthday
Newcomerstown Ohio prepares a gala banquet inviting about 750 baseball figures to honor Denton T Cy Young who turns 80 on March 29. The star pitcher won 511 games and 315 losses in 22 major league seasons before retiring at 44. Cy reflects on Bobby Feller and Hal Newhouser, notes pay trends, and recalls no hitters and long streaks.
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Cy) Young
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Feller
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College Basketball Scores From Various Institutions
High Point College 48, Appalachian 64. Duke 64, Georgia Tech 54. Catawba 51, Lenoir Rhyne 387. South Carolina 51, Georgia 40. Richmond 68, Maryland 49. Clemson 54, Presbyterian 53. Davidson 57, Furman 45. Newport News 49, E C T C 42. Dartmouth 53, Yale 50. W and L 61, William and Mary 56. Ohio State 58, Michigan State 46. Villanova 68, Rutgers 63. Illinois 59, Indiana 50. N C College 83, Hampton 55. So Methodist 47, Arkansas 44. Wrestling results listed. Boxing Citadel 6, North Carolina 2. Virginia Tech 98, W L 17. Swimming Georgia Tech 45, Duke 30.
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