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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1955
Page
19
High Point and Mount Holly teams earned top honors in local sports competition. The pair topped standings at a regional meet, with coaches praising timely performances and standout athletes securing multiple points for their schools.
Villanova, unranked, upset North Carolina State 107 96 at Reynolds Coliseum before 10 500. Wolfpack center Ron Shavik scored 49 points and grabbed 35 rebounds setting a new Coliseum record, as Villanova used late third quarter surge to pull away.
Lenoir Rhyne Bears routed High Point College 113 to 89 as Raeford Wells scored 38 points and Bob Ortmyer added 25. The Bears shot 60.8 percent, built a 58 38 halftime lead, and extended their unbeaten streak to 10 games. Huegele Powell and Wells starred for Lenoir Rhyne, while HPC’s Huegele also delivered outside scoring.
High Point YMCA defeated Albemarle 105 55 as four players scored in double figures led by Bill Hunsucker with 19 points and Don Traywick adding 22 for Albemarle. The victory lifts High Point above .500 and sets up next game against Point.
Maryland eighth ranked Terps edge Navy 60 54 in a tight Ivy League style clash at Dahlgren Hall. Sophomore Dave Smalley scores 19 for Navy while Maryland’s Bob Kessler leads with 21 points before fouls slowed him.
Georgetown College will return to football competition on a non scholarship basis next fall. President H. Leo Eddieman and Athletic Director L. E. Brad Jones announced Bob Davis will head the football program. The team last fielded two seasons ago with Centre and Rose Poly among scheduled opponents.
Ernie and Emil Basel captured the feature and Australian tag matches against George Becker and Larry Hamilton in Lexington at the YMCA. The deciding fall came when Ernie pinned Hamilton after 100 minutes, amid a disputed sequence. The program included two other bouts with a crowd of about 2,400 spectators.
High Point YMCA Midgets overwhelmed the Cone Y Midgets of Greensboro 58 to 25. Richard Cross led with 17 points, Charlie McPherson added 11, while Rodney Sain scored 40 for the Greensboro team.
Wake Forest Deacons defeated 17th ranked Richmond 75 to 72 as Richmond missed four free throws in the final three minutes after rallying from a 15 point deficit. Dick Hemric led Wake Forest with 27 points while Richmond’s Warren Mills scored 20 and Ken Daniel had a late layup to briefly put Richmond ahead.
Maryland defeated Navy 60 to 34 while Ohio State edged Northwestern 91 90. Columbia beat Army 75 to 69 and Boston University triumphed over Boston College 78 58. Other results include South Carolina 90 over Erskine 88 and Tennessee scoring 7 percent in a loss. College of Charleston 71 over CONY 76. Florida State 84 over Stetson 73 and Western Carolina Tech 113 over Lenoir Rhyne 80. Brown 61 over Tufts 66, Wake Forest 75 over Richmond 73, Alabama 101 over Georgia 74, LSU 67 over Miss State, and Illinois 95 over Chicago Loyola 69. Hofstra 102 over Baltimore 01 and Minnesota 59 over Purdue 56 in six overtimes. Various other intercollegiate games listed with scores involving Cincinnati, Western Kentucky, N C State freshmen, Manhattan, Siena, Tulane, La Salle, St Josephs Philadelphia, Eastern Tennessee, Milligan, St Francis Pa, St Bonaventure, Elon, Catawba, Presbyterian, Wofford, Fordham, Seton Hall, and NBA results show Minneapolis, Rochester, Philadelphia, New York, Milwaukee. Swimming shows VMI 67 East Carolina 16 and gymnastics notes Army 62 North Carolina 34.
Greensboro High's mermen beat High Point 46 to 29 as six of nine events awarded to Greensboro. High Point falls to 1-3. coach Bob Qousley notes improvement for Greensboro and plans next meets in Lexington Virginia and Staunton Virginia.
Ohio State overcome a 14 point first half deficit without star Freeman to beat Northwestern 91 90. John Miller 33 points and Charlie Ellis 31 fueled a 39 point second half surge while Northwestern guard Frank Ehmann scored 32 and nearly forced a late winning play but fouled Miller as time expired.
The International League at its annual meeting approved transferring the Ottawa franchise to Columbus. A condensed 154 game schedule for 1955 was adopted, with play from April 19 to September 5. Opening games feature Montreal at Richmond and Buffalo at Havana on April 19.
Cornell Johnson wins 175-pound novice title plus three awards as High Point seals novice team championship. Jerry Skeen takes 160-pound novice by TKO. Colon Austin and Danny Mullins also win titles as an overflow YMCA crowd watches fast-paced finals amid multiple TKOs and knockouts.
Tony Trabert’s bid to sweep the year’s four majors ended in Adelaide as Ken Rosewall defeated him in the Australian National Championships semifinals 8-6 6-3 6-3. Rosewall advanced to face Lew Hoad in the final while Rex Hartwig, Moss and Green also won junior and semifinal matches.
Quickest Kayo times lead the list with Cornell Johnson and Jerry Skeen earning top marks in Novice and Open divisions. Major honors include Outstanding Open Jim Carter and Outstanding Novice Jerry Byrd, plus team trophies for Mount Holly and High Point.
Presbyterian established dominance in the South Carolina Little Four at Clinton with a 96 to 74 win over Wofford. Ron Ragan scored 25 and Eddie Weil 23 as Presbyterian extended its unbeaten run to four wins.
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