Central Carolina Conference crowns decided in Lexington YMCA
In Lexington, Denton and Central Davidson captured division titles at the Central Carolina Conference finals in front of about 4 100 spectators. Denton girls toppled Ledford 74 62 while Central Davidson won 54 42. Carol Robbins led Denton with 32 points. Beverly Jones added 27 and was named MVP. Brenda Regan led Ledford with 42. Coach Bob Rankin was dubbed Coach of the Year as Denton built a defensive surge to pull away.
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Robbins
Denton
Beverly Jones
Raiders
Little
Rankin
Carol Harrison
Ledford
Brenda Regan
Betty Jean Link
North Davidson
Esther Hartman
Zennie Rollins
Fair Grove
Central Spartans Clinch First Central Conference Title
Central led 30 17 at halftime and pulled away to beat the Dragons during the first annual Central Conference title. Center Rhodes topped scoring with 18 points followed by Gary Hedrick with 12 as Jerry Davis grabbed six rebounds. West coach Bob Ward named Coach of the Year and Bob Davidson of Jamestown cited as outstanding coach.
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Uable
Dragons
Central
Gary Hedrick
Spartans
Hoover
Jerry Davis
Rhodes
Bob Ward
West
Bob Davidson
Jamestown
Jaybirds Top Monticello in Guilford Tourney Domination
Allen Jay's Jaybirds opened Guilford County Tournament with a 59-33 victory over Monticello as Richard Cross scored 16 and Franke Bishop led Monticello with 14. Allen Jay led 14-8 after one, stretched to 26-11 at halftime, and widened the gap in the third period. The reserves outpaced Monticello 14-13 in the final frame. Allen Jay advances to face Colfax next Tuesday in a semifinal.
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Jamestown
Allen
Jay
Jaybirds
Guilford County
Monticello
Monticello Quint
McLeansville
Gibsonville
Allen Jay
Jim Swiggett
Jaybird
Richard Cross
Franke Bishop
Colfax
Pope
B'man
P'ram
H'ler
Bishop
Hilett
Chappel
Brest
East All-Star grid tussle ready for air or ground
East football co coaches Roger Thrift of Sanford and Roy Brown of Smithfield say the 12th annual North Carolina high school all-star game in Greensboro will feature a prepared team for either passing or rushing.
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Roger Thrift
Sanford
Roy Brown
Smithfield
Bob Jamieson
Greensboro High
Earle Cole
Wilmington
Cole
Jerry Spivey
Brown
Sam Green
Roxboro
Adrian Walters
Washington
Frank Galloway
Wilson
Phil Ennis
Buck Hodges
Hamlet
Jimmy Jordan
Dunn
Butch Williams
Ahoskie
Bruce Owens
Tarboro
Bernice Rigsbee
Durham Northern
Silas Snow
Rocky Mount
John Jernigan
Durham
Minton Small
Edenton
Rigsbee
Snow
Fred Smith
Raleigh
Mike Lundy
Pat Phifer
Rockingham
Billy Sims
Frank Creech
Rickey outlines Continental plan to own minor league players
President Branch Rickey promotes a new Continental League system where the league would own all players in a designated minor league and clubs would have working agreements. He envisions scouts, a league draft, and eight Continental clubs sharing control of the minor league talent.
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Charlotte
Branch Rickey
Rickey
Ers
Citadel Rolls Past Davidson in Conference Tilt
The Citadel defeated Davidson 92 65 behind Ray Graves 30 points to secure 15th win and an 8 4 conference mark to finish tied for third and face George Washington in the opening tournament game. Musselman 14 Daniels 20 Jones 16 led the Cadets while Davidson’s Russell had 13 in a 19th loss.
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Charleston
S.C
Citadel
Ray Graves
Cadets
Davidson
Graves
George Washington
Art Musselman
Wildcats
Gary Daniels
Dick Jones
Musselman
Wofford Quint Downs Erskine In 78-62 Tilt
Wofford College shot 63 percent in the first half to topple Erskine 78-62 in a Little Four game played in Due West. Trap Hart scored 20 points with 18 rebounds, while Boyce Berry added 17 and Bill Barbee and Charlie Cluff 16 each. John Keenan led Erskine with 15.
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Erskine
Due West
S.C
Wofford College
Red Hot Terriers
Wofford
Trap Hart
Boyce Berry
Bill Barbee
Charlie Cluff
John ‘Keenan
Dodge Dart: New Unibody Medium-Price Auto From Dodge
The Dodge Dart introduces a unibody, compact full-size car with a range of engines from economy six to a 383 cubic inch V eight. Test results show 0-60 mph in under 10 seconds and 0-30 mph in under 4, with strong emphasis on handling, interior comfort, and rust protection. A DuPont test run from Seattle to Alaska praised its dust-free unibody and reliability, signaling Dodge's bid to top five global sales.
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Chrysler Proving Grounds
Jules Verne
DuPont
Seattle
Alaska
Artic Circle
Bill Carty
Chrysler
AlCan
McMichael
Amalgamated Chemicals
Mercury
Pontiac
Olds
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Harrison Hayworth
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Sharpe Stee
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