NCAA Basketball Ties Tighten as Teams Vie for Tournament Berth
New York University and North Carolina show strength but stagger in standings. six teams including defending champion Oklahoma Aggies appear eliminated from NCAA playoffs. District leaders include Holy Cross Rhode Island State West Virginia Duquesne Seton Hall Syracuse NYU Navy La Salle St Josephs. Southern toss up favors Duke North Carolina State and North Carolina with NIT invitees Kentucky Arizona and others under serious consideration.
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Oklahoma Aggies
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Tarheels
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Duke
Harvard
Ohio State
Aggies
Baylor
Colorado
California
UCLA
Holy Cross
Rhode Island State
West Virginia
Duquesne
Seton Hall
Syracuse
Navy
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Kentucky Wildcats
Adolph Rupp
Arizona
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Beloit
Loyola of Chicago
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Western Kentucky
Nevada
Texas Wesleyan
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High Point Seeks Bigger Crowd as Conference Tourney Looms
The North State conference tournament arrives Feb 24 at Harrison gym after High Point hosts Appalachian. Coach Flack Stewart notes debates over using the tournament to decide the title, urges stronger regular season emphasis, and predicts Cold Boone weather affects Appalachian. Ralph James praises Appalachian coaching and points to the Greensboro High Point ticket crowd and potential bids to larger events.
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Ralph James
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James
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Giermak Takes Lead In Southern Conference Scoring
Chester Giermak of William and Mary leads the Southern Conference with 164 points in 10 league games, edging Duke star Edward Koffenberger who has 157. Reggie Crockett of Washington and Lee surged to third with 58 points last week as teams eye the upcoming Durham tournament. Duke holds 8–1, NC State 9–2 in the standings as the league nears the March 6–8 tournament.
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William and Mary
Duke
Edward Koffenberger
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Washington and Lee
Reggie Crockett
Baltimore
Clemson
Wake Forest
Rosenberger
Durham
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Blue Devils
North Carolina State
State, Heels To Meet On 47 Gridiron
North Carolina State college will play North Carolina in Raleigh on November 8, marking the teams' first grid clash since 1943. The slate also lists Duke, Davidson, Clemson, Florida, Chattanooga, Wake Forest, Virginia, and Maryland games across September to November in Raleigh and surrounding sites.
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Eight-entry classic bids eyed by several teams
The article notes inches to play in the big show with North Carolina seemingly in and South Carolina Maryland and Washington and Lee also in. Richmond Wake Forest George Washington and Davidson are highlighted as contenders for the remaining berths in the eight entry classic.
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Maryland
Washington and Lee
University of Richmond
Wake Forest
George Washington
Davidson
Philley Leads AL Switch Hitters in Early Games
Chicago White Sox rookie Dave Philley posts a .353 average in 17 games as the season opens, pacing 17 American League switch hitters and highlighting his versatility at the plate.
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Wake Forest Plans Virginia Road Trip For Deacons
Wake Forest basketball teams schedules a trip to Virginia with VMI in Lexington on Monday and Washington and Lee on Tuesday. The Deacons then return home for five remaining games in Gore Gym.
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Wake _ Forest
Virginia
Deacons
VMI
Lexington
Washington and Lee
Gore Gymnasium
Wake Forest and N C State Basketball Clash Friday
Interest grows for the Wake Forest versus N C State return meet on Friday night. State won the first game, though the Deacons led 30 to 28 at halftime.
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Deacs
Bison Meet Reynolds On Road Tomorrow In Big Clash
The Bison of High Point High prep for a Greensboro road game Friday against R. J. Reynolds of Winston-Salem. Reynolds defeated High Point 39-24 in their only meeting but aims for a nip and tuck battle this time. Coaches Simeon’s squad shows strong form with 61-10 and 60-34 wins over Salisbury and Gastonia. Co-Captains Jack Hawks and Frank Richard Crowder lead the attack as the Bison seek five more conference games to claim the title. High Point stands 8-1, Reynolds 9-1 in the conference.
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Greensboro
Bison
High Point
Bill Campbell
High Point High School
R. J. Reynolds
Winston-Salem
Furniture City
Reynolds
Demons
B. T. Henderson
Eddie Lyons
Simeon
Salisbury
Gastonia
Jack Hawks
Richard Crowder
Snead Set to Defend Virginia State Open Title
The 20th Virginia State Open at Cavalier Country Club will be held April 19 and 20 with Slammin Sammy Snead returning to defend his championship after last year’s 18 hole playoff with Chandler Harper of Portsmouth. Harper also plans to return. Marvin English of Newberry College leads Indian scorers with 239 season points and a 14.1 game average, but teammate Mack Waldrop follows as key forward.
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Chandler Harper
Portsmouth
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Newberry
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Inky) English
Newberry College
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Indoor Carnival Prep at Woollen Gymnasium
Chapel Hill Feb 17. Carolina prepares for the Southern Invitation Indoor Games at Woollen Gymnasium. A banked track longer than MSG and a 70 yard straightaway will be installed. 13 colleges have entered with 23 events scheduled across college, freshman, and scholastic divisions. Preliminary rounds start March 1 with 1:30 p.m. early events and a 6:45 p.m. program. North Carolina defends its title as the meet returns after wartime era changes.
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Carolina
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Tar Heels
Top Flight Field Assured For G. G. Golden Gloves Meet
The Mercury club reports four signed teams from Lumberton Kannapolis Cherry Point Marines and Ft Bragg for the High Point golden gloves tournament March 6 8. Local talent is urged with entry blanks available from the Mercury club Jeffs Manns or club members as advance ticket sales begin.
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Waldorf Hired to Bring Top Football Back for Bears
Lynn Waldorf accepts the California coaching challenge to revive the Golden Bears programafter Rose Bowl glory. He leaves Northwestern after 12 seasons and plans a three year term, with a staff he will choose and a new direct report line to the president.
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Frank Wickhorst
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Olympic hockey hopefuls call for candidates amid amateur rule
Dr. Lou Keller, chairman of the Olympic ice hockey prospects committee, issued the first call for 1948 team candidates. Candidates must be strictly amateur U.S. citizens, likely drawing many from colleges. The roundup also notes Virginia Union’s Jack Smith in a 1943 title bid and other sports tidbits from the era.
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Minnesota
United States
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Smith
Prairie View College
Charlie Beetham
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Virginia Union
Willis Anderson’s 18 College Offers Highlight Sanford Star
A Florida high school star Willis Anderson, 200 pounds, scored 228 points at Sanford High and counted 18 scholarship offers from colleges as far as Indiana. The piece also notes growing snowplane racing in Idaho with Herman Weise of Swan Valley flying 100 feet after a bump. Walker Cup members name top shots.
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Willis Anderson
Sanford
Fla
Willis
Indiana
Idaho
Herman Weise
Swan Valley
Charlotte Golden Gloves Final Bouts Set Tonight
The 16 final bouts of the 1947 Carolinas Golden Gloves will be held tonight. Open division winners earn the right to represent North and South Carolina in Madison Square Garden next month. Berryhill has already clinched.
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Three Games Will Decide Loop Crown
Western Carolina's Catamounts led by scoring ace Jimmie Gudger travel to High Point College tonight at 8 for a North State conference clash with the Purple Panthers. A junior varsity game precedes. A win will secure top seed and round robin lead in the North State tournament opening next week.
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Appalachian
High Point
Panthers
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Jimmie Gudger
High Point College
Purple Panthers
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Ralph James
High Point Men Face J V Tonight in 7 PM Prep Game
Tom Linson's High Point men battle a junior varsity squad at 7 o'clock as a warm up for the High Point W C T C event. Coach Frank Johnson says all state star Maye Idol will play heavily against the dagrees in the girls game.
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High Point
High Point College
W.C.T.C
Frank Johnson
Maye Idol
Dagrees
Catamounts Face Acid Test In Trip To Elon College
High Point travels to Elon college for a critical conference game as the Panthers seek to keep pace in the loop. Elon’s gym with balcony obstructs, while Guilford looms in the season finale, and Appalachian Mountaineers threaten to gain the top seed if High Point falters.
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