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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1951
Page
8
Furman Bisher reports in the Atlanta Constitution that Duke has invited Wally Butts for talks as speculation grows over the Blue Devils football coach vacancy. Catawba coach Bob Spangler visits, denying readiness to step aside, while Wallace Wade’s stance hints at careful policy amid the Duke uncertainty.
MOBILE Alabama January 8 Fifty four college stars in the second annual senior bowl played mainly for glory as the South beat the North 19 to 18 in Ladd Memorial Stadium before 13232 paying spectators. The sponsors paid players with 220 each for the winning South and 150 for the North. Bucky Curtis of Vanderbilt caught two TD passes and set up another, with Kentucky's Bob Gain kicking the deciding extra point. Newsmen named Curtis MVP as Kyle Rote and Leon Heath led North scoring efforts.
Babe Zaharias receives the Associated Press Woman Athlete of the Year award for 1950 marking her fifth win after 1932 1945 1946 and 1947. She won the Ponte Vedra club women’s open with a 4 over par 228 as Marlene Bauer and Alice Bauer tied for third and Florence Chadwick placed fourth with 20 firsts and 91 points.
National basketball notes show Drake St John s and Niagara all chasing the Bradley Braves longest season high 14 game win streak. Columbia Columbia Princeton and Villanova key upsets reshape rankings with St Louis Duke La Salle and others in action across major conferences.
GREENSBORO Jan 8 The wrestling program for Tuesday January 9 features an all star card at the Sports arena headlined by Jack McDonald versus Farl Wampler in a return match. Semi final pits Gentleman Jim Coffield against Mike Paidousis and Chief Little Fox faces Rube Wright of Amarillo with Sheik Clarence against Paddy Mack of Boston in the opener. Tickets are on sale at Wilkerson McFalls and doors open at 7 15 p m with matches starting 8 30 p m
Sam Snead, playing with a broken left hand, trails Henry Ransom by four strokes entering the final round of the $15,000 Los Angeles Open at Riviera. Snead revealed x rays confirmed the injury from two weeks earlier after a Miami Open win. Ransom leads at 208 to Snead 212, with Cary Middlecoff and Doug Ford at 211, amid a field chasing a 7,020-yard course.
Sammy Ranzino of North Carolina State leads the Southern Conference scoring with 126 points in five league games. He scored 32 in the 77-71 overtime win over Duke as Duke’s Dick Groat trails by six points after a 36-point effort before fouling out.
In Tampa Florida on January 8 Gardner Mulloy defeated Tony Vincent in the semifinals of the Dixie tennis tournament while veteran Bitsy Grant wore down Ham Richardson.
Quebec horse Lusty Louis, a 10-year-old gelding, achieved 29 consecutive wins at Quebec Raceway in 1950. Owned by Joseph Cauchon of Quebec, the horse had not raced until age seven.
High Point College prepares for a North State Conference clash at East Carolina in Greenville following an 80 to 68 victory over Catawba. Coach Smith notes the taller Pirates pose a tougher challenge on their home floor as the Panthers chase a sixth win.
Georgia coach Wally Butts was added to Duke University's list of possible head football coaches to replace Wallace Wade. Furman Bisher of the Constitution said Butts has been invited or will be invited to Durham for an Athletic Council interview. Butts denied any invitation while in Athens and said he was unaware of the move. Frank Howard of Clemson is also reported as a candidate after meeting Duke officials last week.
Des Moines reports Football Writers Association of America selects Lt. John Trent, Army 1949 captain, as Man of the Year for his heroism in Korea. Trent died November 15 while alerting his weary men. award plaques go to his parents and the trophy to West Point for one year.
Houston January 8 The University of Texas coach Jack Gray predicts rule changes to limit time a team may control the ball without shooting and to end the 10 second center-line rule He argues ball control makes games dull and fans want more scoring and balance in basketball.
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