Seixas is Sidelined After Close Semifinal Victory
Vic Seixas of Philadelphia collapsed after a hard fought semifinal win over Orlando Garrido of Havana Cuba at Hollywood Tennis Tournament. Seixas won 6-2 2-6 10-8 and is expected to play Eddie Moylan in the final.
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Hollywood
Fia
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Orlando Garrido
Havenes Cuba
Hollywood Tennis Ennemae
Seixas
Eddie Moylan
Trenton
N.J
Garrido
Joylan
Armando Vieira
Brazil
Toronto
Canada
Jack Station
St. Petersburg
Fla
Hobart Wrobel
Miami
Irv Scholosser
Surfside
Staton
Nathan Brandon
St. Petersberg
Wake Forest Coach Named NC Federation Leader
Dr. Harold M. Barrow, associate professor of real education and freshman coach at Wake Forest College, was chosen president of the North Carolina Federation for Health, Physical Education and Recreation.
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Wake Forest
Harold M. Barrow
Wake Forest College
North Carolina
Fmtation For
Deg Om Education and Recreation
VMI Winter Relays Set With Coastal Teams In Lexington
Eighteen teams from the ACC and Mason Dixon conferences will compete at the fifth annual VMI Winter Relays in Lexington. North Carolina heads the field with star Jim Beatty favored in the two mile and a strong Tar Heel squad in multiple events. Georgetown, Richmond, NCSU, VMI and Maryland also headline a 14 event program starting at 7 p.m. with distance medleys and sprint relays among key events.
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Lexington
VMI
North Carolina
Atlantic Coast
Mason - Dixon Conference
Virginia
Vidson
Richmond
William and Mary
Washington and Lee
ACC
Maryland
Duke
Wake Forest
N. C. State
Roan
Ed Shea
Dave
Davidson
Ed Sime
Blue Devil
Washington
Sime
New York
Citadel Opens Spring Football Drills February 6
The Citadel in Charleston announces spring football practice begins February 6 under Athletic Director John Sauer. About 50 players are expected to participate with Southern Conference rules observed. Practice runs through March 3 leading to an intrasquad game.
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Charleston
S.C
John Sauer
Citadel
Sauer
Landy clocks 3 58.6 as second fastest mile ever
Australia track notes Sandy Landy the world’s fastest miler ran 3 58 6 to loom as Olympic contender. He defeated Merv Lincoln and Ron Clarke at Olympic Park while noting he must run 3 55 to win Olympic gold. Landy’s return follows retirement and 1956 Games pursuit with prior 3 59 6 in Vancouver.
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Australia
Triding Landy
Landy
Olympic Park
Merv Lincoln
Ron Clarke
Lincoln
Sandy
Pie
Mame
Vancouver
B.C
Bannister
Competiton
1919 U.S. Amateur Golf Champion David Herron Dies
David Herron, 1919 U.S. Amateur golf champion, died at Moore County Hospital in Pinehurst after years of ill health. He defeated ay Jones 5 and 4 in the 1919 final and later joined the 1923 Walker Cup team. Herron had lived with his wife in Pinehurst while his Alabama teammates set school yardage records at Alabama.
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Pinehurst
Davidson Herron
U.S
Moore County Hospital
Herron
Sandhills
Ay Jones
USGA Rules Calcutta Pools Updated At Pinehurst Meet
The 1956 CGA season opens Feb 12 with a one day tournament at Pinehurst C C. Pinehurst hosts the closing event Dec 9 as CGA announces schedule including 26 one day meets and a May CGA championship at Spartanburg S C Dave Smith of Gastonia defends his title in the main event and junior champ Larry Beck hails from Kinston.
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Pinehurst
N.C
Carolina Golf Assn
Pinehurst Country Club
P. J. Boatwright
CGA
Association
Country Club
Spartanburg
S.C
Dave Smith
Gastonia
R. FE
Duke of Raleigh
Camden
Myers Park Club
Charlotte
Larry Beck
Kinston
Carolinas
Pinehurst C. C
Dunes, Golf and Beach Club
Myrtle
Carmen C. C
Highland C. C
Fayetteville
Country Club of
Starmount Forest C. C
Greensboro
Myers Park C. C
Country Club of Spartanburg
Alamance C. C
Burlington
Charlotte C. C
Sedgerfield Club
USGA
Aean
Lexington
Columbia
C. C
Greensboro C. Co
Old Town Club
Win Alem
Benvenue _ C
Rocky Aout
Orangeburg
Southern Pines
C. C. Sie
Pine Needles C. C
ACC players set 14 new team records in 1955 football season
Wake Forest Clemson and North Carolina led ACC record marks with 14 new team records. Maryland set top figures for rushing defense and total defense while Duke and South Carolina added notable single-game and season marks across punting, rushing plays and total plays.
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Greensboro
Wake Forest
Clemson
North Carolina
Maryland
Terrapins
Terps
ACC
Oklahoma
ACC Service Bureau
Deacons
Iagal Steelagite
Wake
Tar
Virginia
Duke
Blue Devils
Chiot State
South Carolina
Tar Heels To Meet Same Foes In 1956 Schedule
The 1956 North Carolina football slate repeats most 1955 opponents under new coach Jim Tatum. The Tar Heels face Oklahoma September 29 in Norman, Maryland shifts to Chapel Hill, and South Carolina moves to Columbia, as Raleigh-based and Charlottesville venues are adjusted.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
University of North Carolina
Tar Heels
George Barclay
Jim Tatum
Oklahoma
Norman
Sooners
Tatum
Maryland
College Park
South Carolina
Columbia
S.C
Chuck Erickson
N.C. State
Okla
Georgia
Tenn
Virginia
Charlottesville
Notre Dame
South Bend
Ind
Duke
Curtis Cup Team Named By Group
The USGA named a seven member Curtis Cup team to face Britain at Sandwich England June 8-9 led by Pat Lesser of Seattle. The group also created the Bobby Jones award for sportsmanship and named Richard Tufts as new USGA president. An amendment to rule 13 tightens amateur status to curb golf gambling amid a Deepdale Club scandal.
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New York
United States Golf Assn
Calcutta
Golf Fathers
USGA
Sandwich
England
Pat Lesser
Seattle
Wash
William J. Campbell
Bobby Jones
Francis Ouimet
Boston
Campbell
Huntington
Richard Tufts
Pinehurst
N.C
Isaac B. Grainger
Montclair
N.J
Swank
The
Golf Association
Miss Lesser
Jane Nelson
Indianapolis
Mary Ann Downey
Baltimore
Scott Probasco Jr
Chattanooga
Tenn
U S Women May Top Men Stars In 1956 Olympics
San Francisco January 28 1956 Roxanne Anderson newly appointed manager for the U S women track team predicts stronger performance by American women than men at Melbourne The group train early and with single minded purpose naming Milly McFaniel Karen Anderson and Marcia Cosgrove as rising stars and asserting potential to win events and contribute to a U S lead over the Russians if other nations aid enough in the points race
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San Francisco
U.S
Roxanne Anderson
Helsinki
Grove
Renton
Wash
Milly
Men's Softball Tourney Set For Canton
The Amateur Softball Association names Canton North Carolina as the site for the Southern regional men’s tournament this summer. Sacramento California will host the men’s world championship in the fall. Clearewater Florida hosts the elimination rounds September 17 to 21. The Southern regional women’s tournament will be in Chattanooga Tennessee with the women’s world site undecided.
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Newark
N.J
Canton
N.C
Sacramento
Calif
Clearewater
Fla
Chattanooga
Tenn
Wake Forest Free Throw Leader Murdock Tops 1954 55 Pace
Wake Forest guard Jackie Murdock has converted 121 of 141 free throws this season for an 858 average, placing seventh in NCAA statistics with 11 games left.
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Wake Forest
Jackie Murdock
Murdock
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