North State conference coaches share humor at Statesville
Earl Ruth of Catawba leads light moments with Appalachian’s Francis Hoover and Lenoir Rhyne’s Clarence Stasavich during a Statesville gathering. Jett Pierce of Elon confirms quiet order, while plans for a Statesville arena spotlight test and a hoped merger with South Carolina four fade as High Point assumes a standout role alongside NC State.
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Earl Ruth
Catawba
North State
Earl
Appalachian
Francis Hoover
Lenoir Rhyne
Clarence Stasavich
Statesville
G. A
Chubby) Kirkland
Bob Spangler
Lenoir-Rhyne
Don McCurry
High Point
Lacy High
Last Half Rally Falls Short Here
Powerful E. C. Glass of Lynchburg Virginia built a 36 14 halftime lead and held off a late High Point Bison rally 55 38 in an inter sectional game. Palmer led Glass with 19 points while Franklin added 11 and Cox and Bailey each had 10. High Point’s Ken Yarborough topped the visitors with 14 points in the second half as the Bison shot poorly early but improved after halftime.
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E. C. Glass High School
Lynchburg
Virginia
High Point
Bison
de Lenting
Tony Simeon
Black Bison
Jackell
Jerry Paschal
John Palmer
Manaees
Pascha
Frank Hassel
Otto Franklin
Franklin
Palmer
Hburg
Billy Cox
Bob Bailey
Cox
Bailey
Ken Yarborough
Paschal
Virginians
Lenoir-Rhyne
Leonard Hunt
Panthers
Tony Sellari
Billy Wells
Bears
Sellars
Don Embler
North State Basketball Tournament Opens in Statesville
Eight North State conference teams begin play Thursday at the new high school gym in Statesville with two afternoon and two evening games. High Point is the overall favorite, with Appalachian and Elon also favored as seeds two and three. Western Carolina Teachers misses the field. Single-session tickets and a $1 saving on full tournament books are offered.
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Kirkland
Earl
Catawba
Igh Pointeden
North Carolina
N. C. State
High Point
State
Statesville
Civitan
W. T. Moran
Statesville Civitan
Moran
Panthers
Ralph James
Eastern Carolina
Appalachians Mountaineere
Elon
Western Carolina
Catamounts
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Carolina Baseball League announces 1M game season
Durham February 18 The Carolina Baseball League will play a 1M game schedule this season opening April 19 and closing September 14. President Glenn E Mann said the card marks the longest league schedule in history with several changes from past years as the season plans are announced.
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Durham
Carolina Baseball League
Glenn E
Ted) Mann
Mies
Combined Sedgefield and Lions Club to Stage Big North Carolina Horse Show
The High Point Lions Club and the Sedgefield Hunt will merge to present a large spring horse show at Sedgefield grounds May 4 to 6. Clarence Lambeth of High Point is general chairman. Proceeds fund blind work and other charities. advance tickets go on sale in April with about 300 entries expected across classes.
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High Point Lions Club
Sedgefield Hunt
North Carolina
Clarence Lambeth
High Point
Sedgefield
Lions
Guilford County
Pre City Civic Club
Thedgefield Hunt
Lion's Club
Brookdale
Ayers
Nathan Ayers
Ralph Slaughter
High Point Lions
Slaughter
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Rams Fire Shaughnessy ends era as top Ram coach
Los Angeles Rams terminate head football coach Shaughnessy after internal friction. Line Coach Joe Stydahar elevated to head coach. Owner Dan Reeves and other Rams owners cite to deliver a stronger team for Los Angeles fans.
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Los Angeles
Clark Chenemeny
Los Angeles Rams
Shaughnessy
Dan Reeves
Rams
Reeves
Joe Stydahar
Ram
Exoe
Stydahar
Teague Trophies To Be Presented Tomorrow Night
The Teague trophies will be awarded at a Winston Salem banquet honoring 1949 amateur Carolina athletes. Charlie Teague a Wake Forest second baseman will be named the No 1 male athlete and Jack ie Swaim Fagg a Hanes Hosiery baseball star the top female honoree. Baseball Commissioner A B Chandler will give the principal address with several former winners expected to attend.
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Teague
Winston Salem
Carolinas
Charlie Teague
Kerthant
Wake Forest College
Dackie Swaim Fagg
Hanes
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Dan Hil
Bob Gantt
Duke
Pat Preston
Wake Forest
Bertha Dunn
Carroll Bowen
Catawba College Grid
Lewis FE. Teague
High Point
Amateur winner Daytona Beach race crowned for Amateurs
Rod Coates a 35 year old rider from Plainfield New Jersey won the American Motorcycle Association 100 mile race for amateurs in Daytona Beach Florida today.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Rod Coates
Plainfield
N. J
American Motorecycle Association
Hunt Leads High Point Past Lenoir-Rhyne 87 81 in Fierce Battle
In Hickory on February 18 High Point and Lenoir-Rhyne split the lead nine times before a late surge by the Panthers gave them an 87 81 victory. Leonard Hunt led with 25 points and Tony Sellars and Billy Wells also hit 25 for their teams.
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Hickory
High Point College Purple Panthers
Lenoir-Rhyne
Mountain Bears
High Point
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