Duke Blue Devils coast to 109 89 win over Virginia
Duke opens strong and leads 8 2 early as Virginia relies on Buzzy Wilkinson who scores 35. Joe Belmont leads Duke with 25 points while Ronnie Maud and Herky Key add 20 and 16 as Duke improves to 11 4 and Virginia drops to 3 5 in ACC play.
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Blue Devils
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Virginia
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Joe Belmont
Harold Bradley
Ronnie Maud
Herky Ae Y
Jerry Ns
Belmont
Lamiey
Wolfpack Edges Wake Forest In Overtime 75 73
North Carolina State College defeated Wake Forest 75 to 73 in overtime before 11000 fans at Reynolds Coliseum. Davey Gotkin fed Phil DiNardo for the decisive late basket as NC State captured its 15th win against two losses. Wake Forest led much of the game and held a halftime edge before losing in the extra period.
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Reynolds Coliseum
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Wolfpack
N. C. State
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Phil DiNardo
Maryland
Umderdog
Deacons
Panthers topple Apps 80 77 in gripping gym thriller
High Point College edge Appalachian 80 to 77 at Harrison Gym as John Pyecha racks up 42 points for the Mounties. Bobby Joe Davidson leads the Panthers with key shots while Teeman Haithcock and Phil Crockett contest at the hoop.
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Dixon
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Osborne
Geeuwees
High Point Edges Appalachian in Thrilling Narrow Win
High Point College beat Appalachian 80 to 77 at Harrison Gymnasium led by Johnny Pyeda's 50 point burst earlier in the week. Bobby Dunbar iced the game with two late free throws as the Panthers improved to 3-2 in conference play.
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Harrison Gymnasium
Mountaineers
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Johnny Pyeda
Mounties
Johnny Hauser
Apps
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Bobby Dunbar
HPC
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Bobby Davidson
Pyeda
Dixon
Dave Abernathy
Dunbar
Panther
Hauser
Bill Huegele
Pyedha
St. Joseph's Upsets Furman in Philadelphia doubleheader
St. Joseph's College used a tight man to man defense to upset Furman 85 76 before 4 305 fans at Convention Hall. LaSalle beat Lebanon Valley 112 70 in the opener and Darrell Floyd led with 33 points while Howie Landa scored 32 in the opener.
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St. Joseph's College
Toeman
Furman
LaSalle College
Lebanon Valley
Iman
Purple Paladians
Darrell Floyd
Hall
Valley
Howie Landa
Hopkins Middie Captains Navy Football 1955
John Hopkins a 204 pound tackle from Brooklyn New York has been elected captain of the Navy football team for the 1955 season. Capt Elliott Laughlin announced the pick noting he finished 1954 with a broken thumb and out a month after the second game against Dartmouth.
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John Hopkins
Brooklyn
N.Y
Navy
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Hopkins
Dartmouth
Georgia Teachers Defeat Crusaders in Close Bout
In Statesboro on January 15 Georgia Teachers College beat Belmont Abbey 83 to 75 behind Chester Webb who scored 26 points. Belmont Abbey’s top scorer was Roger Marcil with 22 points followed by Al Tagieri with 17 others.
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Statesboro
Chester Webb
Georgia Teachers College
Belmont Abbey
Roger Marcil
Belmont
al Tagieri
Curtis Brothers Win Over Swedish Angel in Lexington
In Lexington on January 15 the Curtis brothers George and Jack defeated Jim Austeri and the Swedish Angel in the feature wrestling match. Austeri won the first fall in 13 minutes with a back breaker and a full crush. George Curtis answered with an atomic drop sequence to win in eight minutes.
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Jack
Jim Austeri
Angel
Austeri
Jack Curtis
George Curtis
Austein
Herb Larsen
Frank Thompson
Wee Willie Davis
Steve Novak
George Becker
Emile Duseck
Spiders Top William and Mary In 92 71 Victory
Richmonds 13th ranked Spiders defeated William and Mary 92 to 71 in Richmond. Ed Harrison led with 26 points all on field goals and shot 13 of 17, delivering one of the finest shooting displays seen here.
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Richmond
Spiders
William and Mary
Ed Harrison
Harrison
Meeting To Start County Baseball League
Tobis Embler plans to form a county baseball league for the coming season. He calls interested residents to meet at Hasty High School on Thursday January 20 at 7 30 p.m.
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Embler
Hasty High School
Wells scores 48 as Lenoir Rhyne tops ECC 98 79
Raiford Wells poured in 48 points to lift Lenoir Rhyne Bears past East Carolina College 98 79. The 6 6 guard tied the North State single game mark for top scoring, as Lenoir Rhyne extended its win streak to seven and improved to 8 4 overall with a 4 2 conference record.
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ECC
Lincolnton
N.C
Raiford Wells
Noir Rhyne Bears
East Carolina College
Johnny Peacha
Appalachian
Lenoir Rhyne
Bears
Shamel and Migiaolo lead Catamounts past Milligan 101 95
Center Herman Shamel scored 38 and forward Tony Migiaolo 28 as the Western Carolina Catamounts defeated Milligan 101-95 in Bryson City. Milligan's Joe Crouch led visitors with 22 points as the teams traded leads before halftime and the Catamounts pulled away in the second half.
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Bryson City
N.C
Herman Shamel
Tony Migiaolo
Western Carolina Catamounts
Milligan
Joe Crouch
Tar Heels Top Tigers 95 87 In ACC Clash
North Carolina defeated Clemson 95-87 in an Atlantic Coast Conference game in Clemson. The Tar Heels opened hot, led 31-18 after the first period, and stretched the margin to 82-78 with three minutes left. Bill Yarborough and Tommy Smith led Clemson in scoring with 23 and strong late work, while Al Lisson Jerry Vayda Tony Radovich and Lifson contributed key late points for UNC.
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North Carolina
ACC
Tar Heels
al Lisson
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Tony Radovich
Lifson
Bill Yarborough
Yarborough
Tommy Smith
Smith
No Cage TV From State Home Court
Raleigh January 15 Live telecasts of basketball from Reynolds Coliseum are banned for this year by Chancellor Rostian of NC State College. Films of varsity games may be shown on WUNC TV after the game but not during live broadcasts and must not conflict with Big Four games. Woolen Gymnasium games at Chapel Hill will continue telecasts.
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Reynolds Coliseum
Carey H. Rostian
North Carolina State College
Rostian
W. D. Carmichael Jr
Consolidated University of North Carolina
Bostian
Wunc-Tv
Woolen Gymnasium
Chapel Hill
Jensen Becomes First Red Sock To Sign 1955 Pact
Jackie Jensen, 27, center fielder, signed with the Boston Red Sox making him the first player to return a 1955 contract. He led the AL with 22 steals last season and topped Boston in hits runs batted in total bases. Jensen’s 25 homers trailed only Ted Williams 29.
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Jackie Jensen
Boston Red Sox
Joe Cronin
Red Sox
Jensen
Boston Baseball Writers
Ted Williams
End Gene Brito Back With Skins
Gene Brito returned to the Washington Redskins for the 1955 season after a year in Canadian football. A standout defensive end, he left with Eddie LeBaron when Curly Lambeau coached the team, and rejoined after Joe Kuharich took over. Both Brito and LeBaron previously starred for West Coast colleges Loyola of Los Angeles and College of the Pacific.
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Washington
Gene Brito
Washington Redskins
Brito
Redskins
Curly Lambeau
Calgary
Lambeau
Joe Kuharich
Eddie LeBaron
LeBaron
College of the Pacific
Loyola of Los Angeles
McCrary Eagles Rout High Point YMCA 111 to 67
McCrary Eagles dominated High Point YMCA 111 to 67 for their sixth straight win led by Huffman Hodges and Ranzino with 20 plus. The Eagles showed 46 percent first half shooting and 50 percent in the second half as Sheaf added 11 points and McCrary finished with 111.
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Asheboro
McCrary Eagles
High Point Ymca Quint
Eagles
Charlie Huffman
Bobby Hodges
Sammy Ranzino
McCrary
Thomasville
Bob Callicut
Bob Sheaf
Guilford College
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Jack Hawks
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Ranzino
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High Point Ymca
Otrary Ay
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Slaydon Hodges
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Haithcox
Warner
Ngdon
Hunser
Ranzino Fara
Dunn
Michela
Callicutt
Miller
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