Staunton and Greensboro Win Southern Inter scholastic Titles
In Chapel Hill on February 18 Greensboro High School and Staunton Military Academy defended their titles at the 11th Southern Interscholastic Swimming Championships. Nance and Hubner won two high school events each. Granby High, Norfolk, was runner up with 51 points to Greensboro’s 70. Staunton led by Laurence and Goldwater won the prep school division 113 to 48 over Augusta Military Academy.
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N.C
Greensboro High School
Staunton Military Academy
Reensboro
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Bob Hubner
Randy Dodson
Nance
Hubner
Granby High
Norfolk
Lee Laurence
Barry Goldwater
Staunton
Augusta Military Academy
Atlanta
Victor Via
Greensboro
Carolina Golf Association Names List for Team Matches
The CGA announces sixteen regular players and six alternates plus juniors and seniors named from fifty nominations for the CGA Virginia team matches. Regular team members include R H Chapman Jr and Billy Joe Patton with alternates such as A D Turrentine and P J Boatwright Jr. Matches are set for Pinehurst February 21 22 and Farmington Country Club August 11 12, Charlottesville Virginia.
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N.C
Carolina Golf Assn
CGA
Virginia
Carolina
Som
Pinehurst Band
Farmington Country Club
Charlottesville
R. H. Chapman Jr
Spartanburg
S.C
Lawrence Cook
Wrightsville Beach
Charles Dudley
Greenville
Benny Goodes
Reidsville
Ed Geasaier
Rocky Mount
Keely Grice
Charlotte
Robert Jordan
Greensboro
Erwin Laxton
John McCann Jr
Billy Joe Patton
Morganton
Aubrey Rothrock Jr
Dave Smith Jr
Gastonia
Ray H. Taylor
Fletcher Wall
Xington
Harry L. Welch
Salisbury
On H. Williamson III
Charotte
A. D. Turrentine
Durham
Ruffin
Wilson
Pat Brady
Beideville
Clarence Alexander
Raleigh
Phil Hazel
P. J. Boatwright Jr
Boatwright
la Beck
Kinston
Verner Stanley
Odell Massey
Uhler
Frank B. Edwards
John L. McCann Sr
Richard S. Tufts
Russell B. Lentz
Aussie Swimmer Breaks Own Mark For Second Time
Lorraine Crapp, 16, shattered her 440 yards freestyle Australian championship record for a second straight day in Sydney. She clocked 5 minutes 5.9 seconds, eight seconds faster than last night’s mark awaiting ratification. Earlier, Jon Henricks won the men's 220 yards freestyle final in what officials called a world record of two minutes 5.8 seconds.
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Sydney
Australia
Lorraine Crapp
Jon Henricks
Wyant Signs Contract With Washington Redskins
Fred Wyant star quarterback for West Virginia University signed to play with the Washington Redskins next season. Wyant, co captain of last year’s Mountaineers and Redskins No 3 draft choice, is a left handed passer, 21, six feet tall, 200 pounds.
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Fred Wyant
West Virginia University Mountaineers
Washington Redskins
Wyant
West Virginia
Redskins
Sime Heads Packed Field For ACC Indoor Meet
More than 600 entries from ACC schools and other colleges flood the third annual ACC indoor games in Raleigh at the State Fair Arena. Duke sprinter Dave Sime, fresh off a world indoor 9.5 in the 100 yards, will run the 60 yard dash and participate in high and low hurdles and broad jump alongside Jim Beatty, NC State’s Bob Jones, and Maryland’s Ed Cook.
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State Fair
Sime
Jim Beatty
North Carolina
North Carolina State
Bob Jones
Maryland
Ed Cook
Paul Derr
ACC
Social Climber Captures San Felipe in Stunning Upset
At Santa Anita Park, Social Climber a 55 to 1 outsider edged Count Chic by a neck to win the $29,750 San Felipe Handicap before 45,000. Terrang finished third as the Derby picture was thrown into flux. Social Climber paid 111.20 38.20 13.10 with Count Chic at 12.40 7.40 and Terrang 3.50.
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Calif
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Social Climber
Count Chic
Terrang
Larry Gilligan
Bill Boland
Dino A. Lozzi
Rex Ellsworth
Fathers Risk
High Point Girls Win Y Cage Crown
Bettie Lou Kennedy scored 35 points to lift High Point Mercury YMCA girls over Elkin 62 60 in the North and South Carolina YMCA girls basketball tournament final. Kennedy netted the decisive field goal with under 30 seconds left as High Point sealed its second straight title and third straight tournament win.
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Elkin Girls
Elkin
Bettie Lou Kennedy
High Point Mercury Ymca
South Carolina
YMCA
High Point
Refs Spring Clinic Set For Davidson College
The Southern Conference football officials convene its spring clinic at Davidson College next Saturday February 25 starting at 10 a.m. Secretary B W Hackney said Commissioner Wallace Wade will explain the 1956 rule changes and a Davidson practice game will cap the event, with 29 officials in attendance.
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Richmond
Davidson College
B. W. (Bunn) Hackney
Wallace Wade
Davidson
Cornelius Takes Lead In St Petersburg Women Open
Kathy Cornelius of Lake Worth fired a 68 to reach 215 after 54 holes at the St. Petersburg Women’s Open. She holds a four stroke edge over Patty Berg with Marilyn Smith two back as final round action looms. Cornelius set a course women’s front nine record with 31 and an eagle on the 2nd hole.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Kathy Cornelius
Lake Worth
Patty Berg
Miss Berg
Marilyn Smith
Wichita
Kan
Miss Cornelius
Mickey Wright
San Diego
North State Basketball Tournament Pairings Set
Greensboro reports the North State Conference 13th annual tournament opens Wednesday in Lexington. Earl Ruth of Catawba College chairs the lot draw to determine opening round opponents and bracket times. East Carolina holds the No 1 seed and the finals are set for Saturday at 8 p.m.
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North State
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Earl Ruth
Catawba College
Lot
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East Carolina
Pirates
Lenoir Rhyne
Atlantic Christian
Elon
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