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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1955
Page
35
East and West all star squads finished final workouts ahead of the Pro Bowl with Jim Trimble's East at USC Bovard Field and Memorial Coliseum and Buck Shaw's West at Gilmore Field. Both coaches reported their teams in fine form and no changes to plans.
Asheboro fans tout the 1954 55 Blue Comets as potential best since 1950 51 with a 6 2 record, led by Don Redding over 20 points per game and 1000 point career milestone. Team features Minshew, Williamson, Bulla, Tatum, and Moody with strong guard play and a bid to the WNCHSAA tournament. The squad aims to finish strong and justify state level expectations.
High Point University grapplers edged Greensboro rivals with an unofficial 34 to 2 score in Greensboro. Eight matches contested across weight divisions. High Point won by pins in most bouts with three decisions and multiple early pins. Notable results include Wood pins Meade and Snotherly pins Johnson while Culler and Dillion secured second period pins for HP.
Gil McDougald, Yankees stand infield star, signed his 1955 contract in New York after a brief meeting with club officials. While figures were not disclosed, estimates place his salary around $16,000, down from about $18,000 last year. The 1951 rookie of the year hit .259 with 12 homers and 43 RBIs last season.
The Washington Senators released Cuban slugger Conrado Marrero after optioning him to Charleston West Virginia. Marrero 39, likely older, posted a 3 6 record with a 4 77 ERA last season. The club also announced signings Bruce Edwards Steve Korcheck John Kline and Johnny Schmitz to future contracts.
World Bantamweight champion Robert Cohen suffered a broken jawbone a slight breastbone fracture a knee bruise and a forehead cut in an automobile crash while returning from a boxing program in Paris He rode in a car that overturned and is slated to defend his title against Willy Towell in Johannesburg in March, authorities said.
High Point College Panthers rank near the top in NAIA offense, averaging 90 plus points in nine games. New additions Bill Hunsucker and Milt Candler bolster a team led by coach Don Hoover, with McCrary at Asheboro and a four game win streak cited. Also notes upcoming events and local wrestling, boxing, and judo happenings.
High Point High School won every event and finished with seconds and thirds against Davidson College JV Mermen. Coach Bob Ousley called the win not among the team's best this season and noted Davidson’s weakness. The victory starts a season with a clash against Greensboro High, last year’s state co-champs.
Golf pro Nicky Gudzan 27 of Beaufort South Carolina died in Memorial Hospital after battling cancer. He had his left arm amputated last spring but continued as Beaufort Lady's Island Country Club pro for a period. He was married with three children. Funeral services planned in South Carolina Monday at Waters. He endured four major operations since last May with hospital stays in May June July October and December. Several benefit golf matches were held for him during his illness.
The AAU concluded an investigation into gifts given to Bob Richards during his This Is Your Life appearance. Gifts were donated to the Long Beach Church of the Brethren, where he is pastor, but the committee declared Richards' amateur status not jeopardized. He competes tonight in the Boston AA Games indoor meet.
Darrell Floyd, a 21 year old junior, scored 49 points for Furman to lead his team past Georgia Tech 111 to 95 in Greenville. Floyd now averages 35.27 points per game atop the national scoring list.
Cary Middlecoff seized an early lead in round two of the $15,000 Bing Crosby pro-am at Pebble Beach as steady rain slowed play. Several top scores followed with Gene Littler close behind, while Bing Crosby watched from his 13th fairway backdrop amid forecasts for drier play next day.
Ray Sugar Ray Robinson, 34, aims to regain the middleweight crown against Tiger Jones, a relentless Yonkers challenger. The 10 round CBS telecast from Chicago Wednesday night follows Robinson’s comeback win over Joe Rindone, with Olson looming if he handles Jones.
High Point contenders Cornell Johnson and Jerry Skeen head the list of fighters at the 18th annual Tri-State Amateur Boxing Tournament sponsored by Mercury Athletic Club in High Point. Both shone at a recent Gastonia Golden Gloves event, with Johnson earning the knockout and rookie light heavy trophies.
Last night’s cage results list Manhattan over Navy 73 68 Illinois over Ohio State 86 78 and Army over NYU 63 58. Presbyterian College of Charleston Richmond 2 William and Mary 71 Michigan State 4 Michigan 2 High Point 80 Appalachian 77 Lenoir Rhyne 98 East Carolina 79 Wake Forest 73 Princeton 63 Harvard 54 North Carolina 95 Clemson 87 Stetson 85 Mercer 82 Bowdoin Maine 65 Elon 87 Catawba 60 Duquesne 67 Fordham 56 Columbia 82 Cornell 62 Louisiana 87 Louisiana Tech ? Worcester Teachers 70 Bridgewater 59 Massachusetts 90 New Hampshire 80 Cincinnati 116 Kentucky 7 Rochester 82 Toronto 59 Lincoln Memorial 79 Austin Peay 42 Knoxville 107 Florida A M 3 Maryville 3 Chattanooga 75 Davis Elkins 118 Shepherd 60 Pennsylvania 0 Brown 70 Georgia Teachers 83 Belmont Abbey 75 Belmont Abbey 75 ? Davis and Elkins 118 Shepherd 60 NCAA notes include boxing finals where David Mills defeated High Point opponent. Mount Holly Open team progress and Gaston and Charlotte PAC involvement.
Lincolnton welterweight Jarrin Jim Carter dominated the Gas tonia gloves event winning the open welterweight division trophy the popularity trophy and the best boxes award He plans to compete at the Mercury Athletic Club meet as well
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