Randolph County Class A Tournament Opens with Four Games
RAMSEUR The Randolph County Class A Basketball Tournament begins with four games tonight. Girls feature Liberty vs AKameeur at 5 30 and Trinity vs Seagrove at 7 30 while boys matchups include Seagrove vs Grays Chapel at 6 30 and Ramseur vs Randleman at 8 30. Seedings place Staley girls top seed at 18 0 followed by Grays Chapel 15 3 Trinity 15 3 and Randleman 15 45 in the divisions. Action continues with semifinals Tuesday and finals Saturday.
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Randolph County
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Akameeur
Seagrove
Grays Chapel
Farmer
Franklinville
Coleridge
Staley
Staley Girls
Trinity
Randleman
Rancieman
North Carolina swimming roster brims with distant newcomers
The 1954-55 NC swimming team gathers talent from five states and Turkey, reflecting a wide recruitment net. The Chapel Hill squad brings diverse backgrounds as it competes this season.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Turkey
UNC Swimmers Won Southern Conference Title Long Ago
Chapel Hill reports UNC swimming teams held the Southern Conference title 13 years before joining the Atlantic Coast Conference, reflecting a prior era of conference success for the Tar Heels.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Tar Heels
Goodloe Leads Qualifying At Golf Club Champions
Dynamite Bill Goodloe of Savannah shot 67 to lead qualifying at the Tournament of Golf Club Champions in St. Augustine Florida. His 158 two round total tops a field that includes hot rence Cook of Wilmington and Don Hoeni from Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Match play begins soon with Goodloe favored to claim his second straight title.
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ST. Augustine
Fla
Bill Goodloe
Savannah
Ponce de Leon
Rence Cook
Wilmington
N.C
Don Hoeni
Massachusetts
Ducats Put On Sale for UNC-NC State Game
About 1,400 reserved seat tickets for the February 22 basketball game between North Carolina and NC State go on sale in Chapel Hill. Vernon Cook, UNC athletics business manager, says student and faculty tickets are distributed, with general public sales on a first come, first served basis.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina
N. C. State
Vernon Cook
Don Cockell Seen as Contender for Rocky Marciano Foe
Gayle Talbot summarizes Don Cockell as Rocky Marciano’s next heavyweight challenger. Jim Braddock, Cockell’s former referee, notes Cockell’s speed and punching ability, while Cockell’s confidence and cockiness are highlighted as factors in the looming title bout.
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New York
Rocky Marciano
Don Cockell
Archie Moore
Tar Heel Spring Drills Postponed to Feb 21
UNC announces postponement of spring football drills to February 21. Coach George Barclay will lead 17 lettermen at practice, including six last season's starters Will Frye Norman Lane Jack Maultsby Roland Perdue George Stavnitski Len Bullock. Several former starters such as Jimmy Neville Ed Patterson Larry Parker Connie Gravitte and Don Klochak will not attend. The session peaks with the annual Orange Bowl? game at Kenan Stadium on the 19th.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
George Barclay
Will Frye
Norman Lane
Jack Maultsby
Roland Perdue
George Stavnitski
Len Bullock
Jimmy Neville
Ed Patterson
Halfba
Larry Parker
Connie Gravitte
All —S
Don Klochak
Finished Second in ACC Last Year
The report notes that the team finished second in the Atlantic Coast Conference in the prior season, highlighting their strong performance within the league.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Spring Comes Early For Marquette Five
Marquette, under coach John Nagle, surged to a 20th straight victory, beating Bradley 93-83 after an 11-15 previous season. Rube Schultz led with 23 points as Marquette moved to No. 6 in the AP poll and maintained a 98-point average over three games since NCAA at large selection.
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Marquette
Warriors
Tey
John Nagle
Michigan State
Nagle
Bradley
Arriors
Rube Schultz
San Francisco
St. Mary's
Calif
Bill Russell
LaSalle
Albright
Tom Gola
Okla
Hill-North Carolina coach Sam Barnes takes UNC post in 1951
Sam Barnes assumed the wrestling coaching role at the University of North Carolina in 1951 after previously coaching at Virginia Military Institute.
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North Carolina
Sam Barnes
Tar Heels
Virginia Military Institute
Teague Award Banquet Set in Greensboro
Greensboro hosts the annual Teague Award banquet in March honoring Billy Joe Patton of Morganton and Marjorie Burns of Greensboro. Mrs Louis J Fisher chairs the Carolinas AAU Selection Committee, with the Junior Chamber of Commerce organizing the event. Patton is noted as 1954 Masters hero and Burns as a three time women's amateur winner recognized by Carolina newsmen.
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Billy Joe Patton
Marjorie Burns
Louis J. Fisher
Junior Chamber of Commerce of
Patton
Morganton
Miss Burns
Carolinas
College hoops action features Iba brothers squabble and close games
The piece notes a Tulsa loss affecting standings amid a squabble between Hank and Clarence Iba. It reports North Geor win over Davidson 83-79 in the ACC and Dick Hemrick's 35 points. Virginia Tech endures its 17th straight defeat as Virginia Military Institute narrows the Southern Conference playoff race. Penn edges Brown 67-61 as Princeton shocks Columbia 53-62 with a late surge.
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Warrest
Dick Hemric
Virginia Tech
Virginia Military
Bert
Don Nyman
Penn
Brown
Princeton
Columbia
Duke Fans Rally Behind Ronnie Mayer At Duke
Duke fans praise Ronnie Mayer nicknamed Mr Inside as he leads Duke with 930 points this season and 22.2 average. The Kangaroo has 12.2 rebounds per game and 44 percent field shooting while Duke eyes a 1,000 point career by his junior year before key ACC games. Mayer and Joe Belmont, Mr Outside, anchor a 15–5 Duke record ahead of Wake Forest rematch after the NC State clash.
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Maryland
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Wakes Forest
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Virginia
Rosenbluth
North Carolina
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Blue Devil
Duke
N. C. State
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Joe Belmont
Mr. Outside
Peerly
Mayer
Dick Groat
Blue Devils
Wolfpack
Wake Forest
Duke Indoor Stadium
Tom Scott Named Davidson Athletics Director
Davidson College in North Carolina announced former UNC coach Tom Scott will become director of athletics and physical education on July 1. Scott, a Columbia education PhD candidate, has led teams at Concordia College Central Missouri and UNC with a career record of 99 wins and 63 losses in North Carolina.
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University of North Carolina
Tom Scott
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Davidson College
Paul Scott
Cornell
Iowa
Columbia University
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Central Missouri College
Navy
Scott
Central Missouri
North Carolina
Carolina
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