Bones McKinney Returns Home to Play in Coliseum
Raleigh reports Horace Albert Bones McKinney of the Washington Capitols will face the Chicago Stags at Reynolds Coliseum next Wednesday night. The six foot six forward has endured many injuries and become a noted figure for courage in professional basketball history.
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Bones” McKinney
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Notable North Carolina ace boosts Caps to stellar season
A former Durham high school star, linked with NC State and UNC, drives the Caps to a record year in professional competition. The player overcomes many hurdles and shoulders back-breaking responsibility to spark team success.
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Bones McKinney to Headline Night at Reynolds Coliseum
Washington Caps star McKinney makes his first North Carolina pro appearance against the Chicago Stags in a Bones McKinney Appreciation Night at Raleigh Reynolds Coliseum. About 5 000 tickets remain at the State college athletic offices, Box 5187, Raleigh NC.
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Heft to Work Tournament Again in Raleigh Tale
Heft will work the tournament again this year and is due at Durham this week. An amusing incident from the season concerns the late College-San Francisco game in Raleigh coliseum. Officials for that game were Jerry Husser of Mocksville and Heft the great.
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Coach grills officials on palm rule before game
San Francisco coach asks how officials interpret palm ing the ball and Heft replies he will call the game as he does in Madison Square Garden. The exchange sets the tone for the officiating style and expectations for the match.
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Huskers Coach Mocksville High Call Compared to Mocksville
Husser vowed to call plays as he does at Mocksville high school. The remark came amid a tense moment as Heft mulled a possible garden job. The exchange stood out as one of the season’s stronger comebacks in basketball.
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Regional Bias Sparks Debate Over Basketball Talent
Officials from the East claim superior skills and methods compared to the South. The era’s media, doctors, lawyers and many others share the sentiment, highlighting a long standing mystery about regional superiority.
Wake Forest Opens 1950 Baseball Schedule Against Michigan State
Wake Forest baseball runner up in NCAA finals opens the 1950 season against Michigan State at Kansas City March 29. The Deacons boast a 24 of 26 win record last year and schedule 26 games, mostly away, with dates across North Carolina and Virginia venues and several Carolina League games.
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Twin Paces Sydney Registers First Twin Pacer in Australia
The Trotting Association in Sydney reports receipt of what is believed to be the first registration for twin pacers in Australian trotting history. The two bay horses stand just over 13 hands high each and twins in this sport rarely reach maturity.
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Officiating Praised at North State Tourney in Statesville
Spectators called the North State tournament officiating fair and solid despite standard beer and complaint chatter. Report notes strong attendance could have boosted local supporters' finances if revenue matched the crowds.
Statesville Civitan Eyes Bid To Host Tournament Again
W. T. Moran, basketball chairman, said after the final game the club had come out financially. He suggested the conference might stay for one or two more years to prove Statesville as a tournament site, but it seems doubtful the tourney will return to Statesville.
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Elon’s Hammrick Emerges as Surprise North State Star
James Hammrick of Elon tops all tournament teams at Statesville and becomes a season surprise in the North State conference. He moved from Elon jusvees to the starting lineup late, boosting Elon from eighth place through grit and hustle.
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High Point Y wrestlers capture southern crown third year
High Point Y M C A wrestlers won the southern Y wrestling championship in Knox Ville. They finished first with 23 points, narrowly beating Knoxville at 22 and Atlanta at 21. Winners included Jerry Daniels 121 pounds Sherill Allman 136 Harold Morgan 155 Roy Bragg heavyweight. Allman also topped the field in points by pinning both opponents. Other scorers were Bobby Burgess 128 Buggs Setliff 145 and Zeke Cox 165.
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Cincinnati Herman Wehmeier Transition to Pitcher at age 12
Cincinnati pitcher Herman Wehmeier was converted from third base to pitcher at age 12. He then starred on local sandlot teams winning 52 straight games before a single loss and pitched for four city champion Knothole and American Legion teams. In his major league career he never batted under the.
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Albans Leads UNC In Sixth Straight Indoor Title Sweep
Jersey Bill Albans returned from a neck injury to win two hurdles and the broad jump and tie for high jump as North Carolina clinched its sixth straight indoor title and 11th in 15 years. The Tar Heels tallied 60 points, Maryland 38, and Duke 13, with Albans thwarting rivals including Tar Heel teammate Jack Moody.
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Wolfpack Tops Seeding In Southern Conference Tournament
North Carolina State the favorite with a 21-5 overall mark enters the Southern Conference tournament in Durham as top seed. Duke, Wake Forest, George Washington and others face off on Thursday with semifinals set for Friday and the title game Saturday night at Duke’s Indoor Stadium.
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North Carolina Fans Await Key Conference Finals
North Carolina fans await the Southern Conference tournament opening in Durham after the North State and Carolinas Junior College tournaments ended. Appalachian State Teachers College won the North State title 67 53 over Elon while Oak Ridge captured the Junior College crown 58 54 over Pfeifer with a late surge. Villanova edged NC State 65 64 in overtime and George Washington beat Wake Forest 83 67.
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Babe Wood Takes New Job at Wake Forest
Walter Babe Wood former backfield coach at NCSU and Maryland is named Wake Forest backfield coach succeeding Bobby Kellogg. He starred at Tennessee before the war and will assist head coach D C Walker through spring practice.
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Babe) Wood
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NCAA offers violators clearance prompts new probe
The NCAA will allow certain sanctions violators immediate eligibility in sponsor events. Boston College is cleared to defend its hockey title, while Maryland Virginia Virginia Tech Villanova VMI and The Citadel may reapply or seek compliance. A new nationwide probe of athletic policies is ordered.
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Slaughter tops Southern scoring with three games left
Jim Slaughter of Richmond highlights the Southern conference scoring race finishing the regular season with 338 points over 16 league games. The next best mark is Coy Carson's 264 from four years ago, with Nearman 287 Cotter 275 and Giermak 273 close behind. Only three league games remain as Duke hosts the conference tournament opener at indoor stadium.
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Nemo) Nearman
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Middlecoff Near Top in Pro Golf Gold Rush
Cary Middlecoff, former Memphis dentist, posted a sub par 72 hole total to win $2,000 in the Houston Open boosting to fourth in the 1950 purse. He sits among golf money leaders, with Sam Sneed and Jackie Burke ahead, and moved after strong finishes by Demaret and Burke.
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Highs Tangle With Reynolds In Final Home Stand
High Point Black Bison, already tied for Western class double A, host Winston-Salem Reynolds Demons in a final regular season game. Tony Simeon’s squad seeks revenge after last year’s state final loss, with Jack Powell back from mumps and aiming to lift the home crowd.
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Derby hopeful Royce G. Martins sport page comeback
Mrs Royce G Martin's sport page notes a bright Derby prospect for 1949 at Hialeah. The article traces her horse's return to form after a rough spell, highlighting renewed speed and training progress.
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Bobby Jones Dominates U S Amateur Record Five Wins
Bobby Jones captured the U S Amateur title five times, setting a record for most victories by any golfer in history. His dominant run reshaped amateur golf and solidified his legendary status in the sport.
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