Amateur Boxing Tournament Opens With Veteran Sluggers
The 18th Tri-State Amateur Boxing Tournament begins Thursday at the local YMCA and runs through Saturday. Teams from Mount Holly High Point Charlotte Police Club Berryhill Bombers Gaffney Brevard Gastonia Newton enter, with 70 to 80 fights expected over three evenings.
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Jerry Sheen
Howard James
Dink McManus
Carl Todd
Max Davis
Colon Austin
Waban Thomas
Waban
Charlotte
Berryhill Bombers
Mount Holly
High Point
T. L. McManus
Gaston County Way
Jacob Smith
Ray McDowell
McDowell
Mercury Club
Thomas
Jerry Skeen
Dink McM
Mt. Holly
McManus
Charlotte Police Club
Gaffney
S. C
Brevard
Gastonia
Newton
Citadel Upsets Clemson 60-57 In Late Rally
The Citadel defeated Clemson 60-57 as Dick Wherry led with 17 points and the Cadets scored 12 straight in the final five minutes to overturn a nine-point deficit. Wherry iced the win with four late free throws, and The Citadel improved to 11-6 overall while Clemson fell to 6-9.
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Citadel
Tigers
Dick Wherry
Columbus
Ohio
Norman Sloan
Walt Gibbons
Ed Brinkley
Tom Cameron
Charleston
Bob Blackledge
Art Musselm
Wherry
Abbey Downs Bears 60 56 in belmont abbey win
Belmont Abbey senior Jim Sparrow sparked the Cru Saders late with a steal and driving layup to break a tie and lift Belmont Abbey over Lenoir Rhyne 60 56 in Hickory North Carolina Sparrow led Abbey scorers with 17 points as Bob Stewart also contributed prominently.
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Hickory
Belmont Abbey
Jim Sparrow
Lenoir Rhyne
Crusaders
Sparrow
Bob Stewart
Abbey
Wolfpack Rout Camp Lejeune In Exhibition Victory
North Carolina State opened with a strong lead and defeated Camp Lejeune 98 to 54 in Reynolds Coliseum before about 4 000 fans. Four NC State starters hit double figures as the Wolfpack rested at the 14 minute mark. Jim Mullins led Camp Lejeune with 14 points and Ken Norman scored 20 for Lenoir Rhyne in the same game context.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State
Camp Lejeune
Reynolds Coliseum
Wolfpack
Jim Mullins
The
Crusaders
Ken Norman
Lenoir Rhyne
Johnny James
Apps Trip Catawba By 84-75
Appalachian State defeated Catawba 84 to 75 in a North State Conference game. Tom Muse scored 25 points and grabbed 17 rebounds as the Mountaineers built a comfortable lead after halftime, while Woody Helfrich and Horace Medford sparked Catawba’s late rally.
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Boone
N.C
Appalachian
Catawba
Mountaineers
Tom Muse
Don King
Mountain
Eers
Muse
Woody Helfrich
Horace Medford
Western Carolina Edges Elon 66 62 in N S Conf tilt
Western Carolina nudged Elon 66 62 to secure its sixth North State Conference win. Harris Pryor sparked a late surge with two driving baskets and a free throw, helping trim Elon’s lead in the final minute. Franson led Catamounts with 20 points while Cerita scored 19 for Elon.
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Elon College
Western Carolina
Elon Christians
Harris Pryor
Catamounts
Pryor
Elon
Jack Franson
Frank Cerita
Tony Carcaterra
Sime Sets 80 Yard Dash World Indoor Record in Washington
Duke star Dave Sime defeats Ira Murchison of Western Michigan in a trio of events at the Evening Star Games indoor meet in the District of Columbia Armory. Sime clocks 7.8 seconds for the 80 yard dash, then 9.7 for the 100 and leads in the 100 as well, securing three indoor sprint marks. George King wins the mile, with Jim Beatty and Velisa Mugosa among top finishers. Elias Gilbert takes 70 yard high hurdles in 8.4 seconds, near the world record, as Willie Stevens and Francis Washington place behind.
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Whitney Shoemaker
Washington
Dave Sime
Duke
Ira Murchison
Western Michigan
Sime
District of Columbia Armory
Murchison
Sime-Murchison
George King
New York A.C
King
Jim Beatty
Ft. Jackson
Velisa Mugosa
Yugoslavia
Bobby Seaman
Ucla
Little Ira
District of Columbia
Henry Thresher
Mercersburg Academy
Elias Gilbert
Winston-Salem Teachers College
Gilbert
Lee Calhoun
North Carolina College
Willie Stevens
Tennessee A&i
Francis Washington
Winston-Salem
Joe Harris Carries Duke Pick To Four Point Victory
Sports note reports Joe Harris predicts Duke will beat West Virginia by four at Duke Indoor Stadium. He also forecasts Georgia over South Carolina by four. The piece cites Harris as confident and bold in his mathematical approach to basketball.
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Joe Harris
Harris
Duke
Blue Devils
University of West Virginia
Ole Joe
Georgia
South Carolina
High Point Panthers Top Atlantic Christian 79 75
Danny Sewell scored 30 as High Point Panthers beat Atlantic Christian 79 75 to take sole first in the North State Conference. Sewell fueled a 52 point second half surge, outscoring Atlantic Christian 52 27 in the final 20 minutes and earning eighth win in nine league games.
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Bill Hodges
Wilson
High Point
Purple Panthers
Atlantic
Danny Sewell
Panthers
Sewell
Bulldog
Jim Holland
Kenly
N. C
Holland
Atlantic Christian
Bulldogs
Steve Arendis
Mayodan Cagers Defeat High Point in Doubleheader
Mayodan YMCA teams defeated High Point in a cage doubleheader last night. Case scored 24 points in the 47 to 41 opener as Mayodan led at halftime. Thronburg tallied 18 for the High Point girls, who played with only six players.
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Harold Crump
High Point
Mayodan
High Point Ame
Mayodan Ymca
Case
Thronburg
Bob Davidson
Ken Prosser
Smothers
Montgomererg
Glidewell
Singoten
Mayodan High Point
Payne
Candwell Joyce
Crmp
Sneathers
Dixon
Matemry
Davidson
Johnson
Crump
Mounties Might Get Tough Battle
Duke to host No. 1 West Virginia in Duke Indoor Stadium in Durham on Monday night. The Blue Devils and Mountaineers share four foesKentucky North Carolina Pittsburgh Villanovaand both show strong potential. A Duke win would validate their ACC class while a weak shooting night could spell Duke history’s worst defeat.
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Durham
Duke University
West Virginia
Duke Indoor Stadium
Blue Devils
Mountaineers
North Carolina
Kentucky
Pittsburgh
Villanova
Duke
N. C. State
Maryland
Eddie Cameron
South Carolina
George Washington
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