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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1949
Page
8
A columnist debunks myths about George Washington on his birthday noting cherry tree tales and voting limits, contrasts with modern patriotism, and argues teaching often omits his real history while praising Valley Forge resilience and Russian patriotism as lessons.
Trinity high school completed its season with both boys and girls teams winning in the North Piedmont Conference at James Town. The boys posted a 71-29 win while the girls ran to a 56-15 victory. Coach Red Coble plans to discuss a conference tourney with officials, but Trinity will play in the Randolph County tourney. Trinity players: Wade 11 Swiggett 18 Lambeth 8, Lohr 20, Lawrence 10, Chilton 16, etc. Jamestown top scorers included Wertz 10 and Staley 5.
High Point college announces a switch from the single wing to the fast T formation for next fall. Ralph James will stay with basketball after the North State conference tourney. Forty one candidates open spring workouts under Assistant Coach Bill Faircloth as James oversees both programs.
Kentucky No. 1 rolled to a 95-40 victory over Georgia as Alex Groza scored 38 to set a Southeastern Conference scoring mark. Tulane and Bradley upset by Vanderbilt and Drake respectively. Illinois and Minnesota win big in conference play.
New York February twenty two. Kentucky leading the AP poll with 55 first place votes and 647 points. St Louis Oklahoma A and Illinois chase the runnerup spot with 548 479 and 417 points respectively. North Carolina sits 21st with 13 votes in a tight top ten.
Schools from NYU to Vanderbilt reported scores including NYU 67 Temple 35 and Kentucky 95 Georgia 40. Notable games saw West Virginia 96 Virginia Military Institute 48 and Indiana 65 Ohio State 45 amid wide spreads and overtime at Nebraska 47 Missouri 46.
High Point Panthers optimistic about defeating Lenoir Rhyne in the first round and pursuing the North State conference tournament crown. Seniors Bill Sheets Ted Moran Malcolm Sullivan and Hebron Coble back the effort as Ralph James wrestles with doubt and a slump in late season play. The junior chamber hosts the event in Elkin starting Thursday with tickets at five dollars for all sessions.
Phoenix reports Buckhorn Mineral Wells hosts the New York Giants for pre season camp. manager Horace Stoneham and pitcher Larry Jansen express cautious optimism about reaching Septembers Polo Grounds pennant goal with Leo Durochers staff guiding the mound corps.
The race for the three final spots in the Southern conference tourney stayed murky after last night’s results. Maryland lost to Clemson 58-49, Washington and Lee fell to William and Mary 89-43, and South Carolina was beaten by North Carolina 62-48. Tonight Furman visits North Carolina State, Washington and Lee at Richmond, and Davidson meets North Carolina at Charlotte.
Ned Ray of West Allis Wisconsin and Ed Bomar of Chicago challenge for the lead in the singles event at the American Bowling Congress tournament in Atlantic City New Jersey. Howard Eaker of Grand Rapids Michigan set the early pace with a 709 series yesterday while Joe Van Winkle of Charleston West Virginia led the all events with 1872.
High Point seeks to extend a ten game win streak as it meets Burlington in a Western conference showdown at 8 p m tonight The game airs on WBBB FM with Marty Schaap providing play by play The Bulldogs aim to disrupt the Bison bid for top place and earn a potential tie with Charlotte plus a spot in the upcoming state tournament in Durham
Los Angeles heavyweight Turkey Thompson won a ten round decision over Roy Taylor at the Coliseum Bowl. The bout was unexciting as heavy clinching dominated with boos from the crowd and papers thrown into the ring.
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