Tournament heat clouds Statesville basketball crowds
A Statesville observer raps the North State Conference for weak promotion and small fan support at the three day tournament. He suggests moving the event to Elon College or Hickory for better facilities and notes Low attendance hurts revenue and interest outside the home towns. He also criticizes press coverage and calls for a conference town to host next year.
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Ben
Statesville
Civitan Club
Hickory
Elon
North State
Pairings Set Tomorrow for Southern Conference Tournament
Durham February 25 The 29th annual Southern Conference basketball tournament pairings and seedings will be determined tomorrow morning at 10 30 in the Washington Duke hotel Duke hosts the event Thursday through Saturday with N C State the defending champion among eight top teams listed Wake Forest George Washington South Carolina Virginia Tech Duke and others expected to contend The NC State squad has dominated the past three seasons but lost two conference games this year to Duke and William and Mary.
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Malcomb Pitt
Richmond
Roy Clogston
N. C. State
W. L. Younger
Virginia Tech
Cameron
William and Mary
George Washington
South Carolina
North Carolina
Wake Forest
Duke
Apps win North State title. advance to NAIA bid
Appalachian team tops Elon 67 to 53 to claim the North State Conference championship and earn a date with Erskine, the South Carolina Little Four winner, for the chance to reach the NAIA tournament in Kansas City. The photo lists players: Emory Stephens, Charlie Hope, Leo Martin, Charlie Moir, Clifton Wey, Glenn Causey, Joe Hunt, George Lancaster, Vernon Norman, and Jimmie Mast.
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Elon
Erskine
South Carolina
Kansas City
Emory Stephens
Charlie Hope
Leo Martin
Charlie Moir
Clifton Wey
Glenn Causey
Joe Hunt
George Lancaster
Vernon Norman
Jimmie Mast
Mountaineers
Flying Fleet
Francis Hoover
Pee Wee Martin
Causey
Harthcox
Martin
Doc Mathis
Elon Crew
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Stephens
Eeseseseseseees
Gaither
Seeseseeeveess
Mondy
Kamrick
Rakes
Haithcox
Drew
Cooper
G Seeeeeseeeesees
Foster
GG Seveesesesesess
T Totais Senere Eseteteres
Hunt
Hamrick
High Point Hosts Third Annual Junior High Cage Tourney
Seven teams already entered the state junior high basketball tournament set to start Thursday at High Point with more expected before the deadline. Defending champions High Point Juniors, coached by Ray Correll, face annual rivalries as Greensbo ro, Statesville, Sanford, FE K, Powe of Durham, East Durham, Millard of Asheville, and host High Point vie for gold miniature basketballs and trophies. Pairings to be announced Tuesday ahead of a four day event featuring a free throw contest with up to three entrants per team. Powe, last year’s winner, is favored this season after two decisive wins over High Point.
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Associated Press
Internaval
A. J
Tony) Simon
High Point High
Simeon
Greensboro
Statesville
Sanford
FE K
Powe
Durham
East Durham
Millard
Asheville
High Point
Ray Correll
High Point Senior High
Burlington
E. K. Powe
Elon
James Hemmirick
Christians
Mountaineers
Tech tops VMI for tenth straight home win
Virginia Tech defeated Virginia Military Institute 78 to 58 in a Southern Conference game at Blacksburg. Tech led 37 to 30 at halftime and pulled away after the break, remaining in control throughout.
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Virginia Military Institutes
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VMI
North Carolina State Beats Davidson Wildcats in Piscine Showdown
The North Carolina State swimming team defeated Davidson 36 to 30 at Frank Thompson pool in Raleigh. It marked State's 11th win of the season, with Davidson suffering their second defeat.
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N. C
State
Davidson
Wildcats
Frank Thompson
Four Tar Heels Play In Masters
AUGUSTA Ga Feb 25 Four North Carolinians are among 106 golfers invited to the Masters Tournament on April 6 7 8 9 Skip Alexander Clayton Heafner Johnny Palmer and Harvie Ward earned spots by different provisions. The field includes legends Bobby Jones Walter Hagen Chick Evans Tony Manero George Von Elm and current stars Sammy Snead Cary Middlecoff Jimmy Demaret Fred Haas Jr Ben Hogan seeks his first Masters win after a year layoff and a prior auto bus accident.
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Skip Alexander
Lexington
U. S
Clayton Heafner
Charlotte
Badin
Johnny Palmer
Harvie Ward
Tarboro
Bobby Jones
America
Walter Hagen
Chick Evans
Tony Manero
George von Elm
Sammy Snead
Cary Middlecoff
Jimmy Demaret
Fred Haas
Ben Hogan
Hogan
College Basketball Scores Across The AP List
The Associated Press recap shows numerous men’s college basketball results including Appalachian 67 over Elon 53 and Villanova 68 over N C State 64 in OT. Other notable outcomes include George Washington 83 over Wake Forest 67 and Davidson 87 over The Citadel 58.
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Elon
Villanova
N.C. State
George Washington
Wake Forest
Davidson
the Citadel
Manhattan
Fordham
William & Mary
Richmond
Eastern Kentucky
Marshall
Western Kentucky
Murray
Johnson C. Smith
Morgan State
Unusual Stakes Race News From Hialeah and Santa Anita
Royal Governor, six year old handicap veteran owned by Mrs. E. DuPont Weir, won Hialeah Park's Widener Handicap by a neck over Calumet Farm's Coaltown. Arise finished second with Going Away third. Coaltown fifth. Noor upset Calumets to win the Santa Anita Handicap by a length and a quarter over Citation. Two Lea and Ponder also placed in the field of 11.
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Hialeah Race Track
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Addison Stable
Arise
Brookmeade Stable
Going Away
Arcadia
Calif
Noor
Calumets
Citation
Charles S. Howard
Ireland
Lea
Ponder
Tech Cards 11 Games For 1950 Gridders
Georgia Tech announces an eleven game 1950 football schedule led by Athletic Director Bill Alexander. The slate includes SMU in Dallas, South Carolina, Florida, La State away, Auburn, Kentucky, Duke away, VMI, Alabama, Davidson, and Georgia in Atlanta.
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Georgia Tech
Bill Alexander
Tech
Southern Methodist
Dallas
Louisiana State
Kentucky
VMI
Davidson
Smu
South Carolina
Florida
la. State
Auburn
Duke
Alabama
Georgia
Causey And Martin Lead Mountaineers To Crown North State Champs
Appalachian Mountaineers defeated Elon 67 53 to claim the North State conference basketball title. Causey and Martin led the effort with key scoring and defense while Don Harthcox paced Elon with 22 points. Lancaster stood out for Appalachian in the closing stretch.
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Enterprise Sports
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Elon’s Christians
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Oak Ridge Captures Carolinas Junior College Title
Oak Ridge Junior College defeated Pfeiffer 38 34 to win the Carolinas tournament in Shelby. Park Collins and Sammy Cross led Oak Ridge with 17 and 15 points respectively as they rallied in the final five minutes after Pfeiffer led 46 39.
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Selikowitz
Wood Named Wake Forest Backfield Coach
Wake Forest announces Walter Babe Wood as the new backfield coach succeeding resigning Bobby Kellogg. Wood, a Tennessee alumnus and former NC State and Maryland assistant, will report Monday to assist Peahead Walker during winter practice. He previously led Navy service teams and backfield units at NC State and Maryland.
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Babe) Wood
Wake Forest College
Jim Weaver
Wood
N. C. State College
Maryland
Bobby Kellogg
D.C. (Peahead) Walker
University of Tennessee
N.C. State
Williams
Doc) Newston
Navy
Honolulu
State
Wake Forest Baseball Schedule Shows 26 Games In 1950
Wake Forest defending NCAA runner up prepares for a 26 game spring slate starting March 26 with Michigan State in Kannapolis. Coach nominations cite 38 wins and 6 losses in 1949 with 23-3 in collegiate play, two losses to Texas in the title playoffs. The list includes Duke, North Carolina, NC State, Davidson, and multiple Carolina League teams, plus the Quantico Marines and Lynchburg College engagements.
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University of Texas
Deacons
Michigan State
Kannapolis
Texas
McCrary FK Eagles
Asheboro
McCrary Eagles
Davidson
Greensboro
Carolina League
N. CC. State
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Reidsville
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Rocky Mount
Coastal Plain League
Chapel Hill
Duke
Durham
N. C
State
Capitols Meet Nemesis at Reynolds Coliseum
Washington Capitols coach Bob Feerick leads his team against the Chicago Stags at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh on Wednesday night. The Stags hold a 17-12 edge in the series, after Capitols won five of six games in the 1946 47 season.
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Bob Feerick
Washington Capitols
Reynolds Coliseum
Chicago Stags
National Basketball Association
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Stags
Chicago
Capitols
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