Burke Grabs Lead At Rio Grande Open With 66
Young Jack Burke Jr. of White Plains NY shot five under par 66 to lead the Rio Grande Valley Open at three-quarters, totaling 199 for 54 holes. Fred Haas Jr Dave Douglas and Skip Alexander were close behind at 200, with Fazio Ferrier Heafner and Farina among others in contention as final 18 holes approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold V. Ratlife
A. PB
Harlingen
Tex
Jack Burke, Jr
White Plains
N. Y
Texas
Burke
Fred Haas, Jr
New Orleans
Dave Douglas
Newark
Del
Big Skiplexander
Blaster
Knoxville
Tenn
Haas
Douglas
Alexander
Harlingen Municipal
Fazio
Jim Ferrier
San Francisco
Clayton Fearner
Charlotte
N. C
Ferrier
Lynchburg Dominates High Point in 55 38 Victory
Lynchburg advances to 16 1 with a 55 38 win over High Point. Franklin Stinnett and Balley lead scoring for Lynchburg while Hassell and Yarborough pace High Point scoring. Next Friday the rivals meet again for the possible Dominion schoolboy crown.
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High Point
Lynchburg
Jefferson of
Roanoke
Lynchburg Quint
Id Dominion
Virginia
Franklin
Balley
Stinnett
Settee
Bison Face Two Conference Games in Week
High Point college cagers rest three nights then travel to Statesville for North State conference tourney opening, with Ralph James' team seeded first and set to meet Elon or Guilford in first round. Key game Friday pits Greensboro against High Point at Senior High gym as Powell may miss time with mumps. Standings show High Point atop Western Conference with Salisbury and Burlington close behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
Statesville
Tony Simeon
Sin
Panis
Onhinald Dans
Ellirtt
Ralph James
Elon
Guilford
Panthers
Black Bison
Jack Powell
Salisbury
Yellow Jackets
Greensboro
Powell
High Point
Whirlies
Bison
Burlington
Charlotte
Bonovill
Winston-Salem
Erqiomir
Stnings
Point
Cvent
Man Hurt As Gun Goes Off In House Incident
Buford C. Littleton 1319 Longstreet injured himself when a .32 revolver went off while he was hanging it. He suffered a chest wound and thumb damage but was discharged after doctors removed a slug. A second man, Robert E. Rivenbark 20, and George H. Woodle 30, were charged with affray after a street bar confrontation.
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Buford
Littleton
Robert E. Rivenbark
Clara Cox
George H. Woodle
Fast Commerce Street
Mountaineers edge Catawba 76 71 in north state clash
Appalachian State nips Catawba 76 to 71 to close the regular season as the Mountaineers finish 18 4 in the North State Conference and Catawba 8 6. Glenn Hunts ey and Charlie Hope sparked the early lead while Grant and Graham led for Catawba.
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Boone
Appalachian State
Mountaineers
Catawba
Indians
Glenn Huntsey
Charlie Hope
Tera Ada
Parawna
Susey
Graham
Lancaster
Modgin
Hope
Breen
Hunt
Tomlinseen
Martin
Sifunsucker
Moir
Piessante
Matts
Elon College Triumphs Over Guilford In Conference Finale
Elon College led from start to finish defeating Guilford 54 to 52 in the North State Conference showdown. Veteran guard Nelvin Cooper sparked the early offense with 14 first half points, James Hamrick added key second half baskets, and center Don Hartheax controlled rebounds to propel the Christians to the win.
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Elon College
Guilford
Elon
Nelvin Cooper
Christians
Cooper
James Hamrick
Don Hartheax
Hamrick
Hall
Flen
Jenna
Rakes
O Simmons
Kampman
Osteen
Haltheax
Panthers Finish Strong in Conference Regular Season
High Point Panthers beat Lenoir Rhyne 84 71 to seal fifteenth conference win and set up State ville tournament. Hunt led with 25 points to reach 356 on season, Walz added 21, Joyce 16, and Draper 10 as the Bears close the year with one loss.
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Bears
Statesville
Panthers
Hunt
Walz
Bill Walz
Jesse Joyce
Bob Draper
High Point
Sovco
Draper
Tr Kantorski
Seer
Ewe Ennee
Lyerly
Sellari
Willis
Bost
Pawlak
Wells
Wella
Prayer
Joyce
Cartwright
Kantor' Ski
Neighbors
Robbery Charges Loom in Superior Court
Guy S. White and two others were jailed in default of $100 bonds. Littleton and Rivenbark face robbery charges from November 1948 for allegedly taking $1,850 from R. R. McMahan. Trials are pending in Superior court.
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Guy S. White
Montheu Avenue
Littleton
Rivenbark
R. R. McMahan
Superior Court
Hagen Dominates PGA Titles and Golf Streaks
Walter Hagen captured four consecutive PGA championships from 1924 to 1927 and achieved an impressive run of 22 straight golf match victories during that era, underscoring his dominance in the sport.
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Walter Hagen
Heavy Action Third Annual Junior High Tourney Starts March 2
The State Junior High School basketball tourney opens March 2 at High Point with eight teams invited and more expected. Defending champions E. K. Powe Durham and host High Point return, with local favorites Hanes Winston-Salem. A free throw contest will accompany the event and trophies go to the champion and runner up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point High School
Ahletic
Tony Simeon
Simeon
North Carolina
E. K. Powe
Durham
High Point
Durham Institution
Hanes
Winston- Salem
College basketball scores and mixed results across teams
A long list of college basketball scores follows with teams like Cange, Lenoir Rhyne, Appalachian, Catawba, State, Louisville, Duke, Maryland, Davidson, V M L, Guilford, ACC, Virginia, Pfeiffer, Temple, West Virginia, Hawaii, Providence, Belmont Abbey, Emory and Henry, Syracuse, Auburn, Alabama, West Virginia Tech, Charleston, Florida, Miami, Michigan, Ohio State, Northwestern, Wisconsin, Iowa, Penn, Kentucky, Western Maryland, Hampden, Marshall, Xavier, Nebraska, Colorado, Yale, Army, Indiana, Purdue, Newberry, Presbyterian, Winston-Salem State, Fayetteville State. The note ends with a statement about professional hockey sticks breaking about 600 times per season.
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Heh Point
Lenoir
Navy
Brown
Syracuse
Colgate
Auburn
Alabama
West Virginia Tech
W. Va
Wea
Schlege of
Charleston
North Ga. Military
Florida HH
Miami
Kitimere
Michigan
Ohio State
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Iowa
Athelic U
Fontyne
Howard
Penn
Servaré
Kentucky
Western
Maryland
Hampdenney
Marshall
Xavier
Ohto
Nebraska
Colorado
Yale
Army
Indiana
Purdue Newberry
Presbyterian
Winston-Salem Techro
Fayetteville State
Maryland Defeats Davidson In Close Southern Conf Tilt
In College Park Maryland edged Davidson 64 61 in a nip and tuck Southern Conference basketball game Lee Brawley and Lee Smith led Maryland with 17 points each while Bill Brook topped Davidson with 15 The Terps pulled away late then slowed the pace to salt away the victory improving to 5 1 in league play Davidson suffered a 12th conference loss in 16 starts.
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College Park
University of Maryland
Davidson
Maryland
Terps
Lee Brawley
Lee Smith
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A. P
Leonard Hunt
Lenoirne
Ed Sueta
Hodge
Rio Grande
Fred Haas
Skip Alexander
Heafner
Armand Farina
Schnedt Ca Be
George Schneiter
PGA
Farina
Jimmie Demaret
Ojai
Calif
Mountaineer
Quakers
Tatawka
Causey
Lan‘caster
Elon—Hammex
Harthcax
Drew
Mondy
Leith
Jonhns
Simmons
Wright
Ferebee
Gorrell
Sri
The
Jamestown
George D.witenes
Old Kinney Farm
Davidson J
Brawley
Murray
Turk
Brook
Mack
Osborne
Armaworthy
Hengeveld
Halkler
Smith
Leonard
DuPont
Wrenn Street
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