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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1951
Page
8
Critics say inexperienced officials are being assigned to college games, especially in the North State conference, while seasoned referees feel snubbed. They urge a shift to a businesslike, merit based system under the new commissioner's office to restore credibility and smoother scheduling next winter.
Long Island University battled on the road losing 62 61 to Arizona as Jerry Dillon fed a late winning toss. Coach Clair Bee protested officiating while star Sherman White fouled out with 12 minutes remaining. Kentucky beat Tulane 104 88 and other notable results included Northwestern over Ohio State 78 67 and Purdue 59 55 in overtime.
Jamestown high school hosts Alamance in a Guilford Conference doubleheader with a 7:30 p.m. opener for the girls. Both schools’ boys teams sit in the top half of the Guilford loop and expect a close twin bill tonight. Jamestown also plays Nathaniel Greene on Friday.
High Point Panthers defeated Guilford Quakers 70 to 59 to tie for first with Lenoir Rhyne Mountain Bears. High Point led late after a 35 33 halftime and dominated the second half at home. Bobby Crews starred for Guilford in the first half while Ed Sueta missed the next game due to a family death.
The New York Yankees, after Eddie Ford’s midseason arrival, aim to add a fourth starter. Vic Raschi Ed Lopat and Allie Reynolds form a strong trio while Tommy Byrne’s wild spells prompt calling for a dependable option. Bob Porterfield also figures as a potential rotation piece.
Western conference action centers on Asheville where High Point at Lee Edwards battleground tests is pivotal for state tournament berths in Durham. Reynolds travels to Burlington to face second-placed Bulldogs while Charlotte Central aims to boost out of sixth place against Green Wave.
Kentucky remains atop the AP poll with 42 first place votes and 988 points while Oklahoma A&M gathers 31 firsts and 969 points. Long Island University fell to fourth after a 69-67 defeat to California. Kentucky 15 1 faces nine regular season games as Oklahoma A&M, 18 1, braces for tough Big Seven and Missouri Valley tests.
Amateur boxers from the Carolinas join open novice and sub novice divisions for the 11th annual Tri-State event at the High Point Armory. Competition runs four nights with finals Saturday as 100 entrants register by 6 p.m. tomorrow.
Roy L. Straight resigned as University of North Carolina line coach. He will move to public school work in Huntington West Virginia. His duties will be absorbed by Gill and Ted Hazelwood as Snavely adjusts staff during winter practice with about 70 candidates reporting and 27 lettermen back.
The Greenville franchise will be voted on forfeit at a Feb 8 directors meeting in Macon Ga for failing to post a 5000 operating guarantee for 1951 or explain the lapse League President Earl Blue said the forfeit rule could end the club's membership. James B Gaston has led Greenville since 1942 with Montgomery Ala seeking a Sally membership.
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