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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1949
Page
9
The article predicts Davidson will win the Southern Conference tournament, detailing scores against William and Mary Maryland and State, then a final 57 55 with a behind finish. It notes North State and Southern tours, upsets, and strong West teams like Burlington as dark horses.
Duke hosts the 27th Southern Conference basketball tournament with North Carolina State favored to win a third straight title. State faces Wake Forest in the opener while UNC and Maryland square off in a separate afternoon game. George Washington meets South Carolina and Davidson plays William and Mary in other first round bouts ahead of Friday semifinals and Saturdays finals at Duke.
In a state junior high basketball tourney at the senior high gym, Roanoke defeated High Point 34-52 to reach the semifinals. Ray Correll's team flogged Millard of Asheville 40-25 and will face Fletcher of Asheville next Monday in a bid to reach the finals.
Utah and San Francisco look strong for the eight team national invitation field joining Kentucky and St Louis. Bradley Western Kentucky Loyola Chicago also seen as contenders with Kansas State and Wyoming noted for key results. Browns upset Holy Cross while Southern Methodist Texas Penn Harvard Cincinnati Ohio University scores listed.
The St Louis Cardinals and Browns clash over Sportsman's Park with the Browns serving notice to vacate April 1. The lease issue stems from a corporate name change and demands for higher rent while broadcasting road games angers the Browns. Cardinals president says lease is valid as they prepare for spring training in St Petersburg.
Trinity high school Bulldogs overwhelmed Coleridge 73 to 39 to advance to the Randolph county tournament semi finals. They will face Randleman Thursday night at home, as Chilton and Lawrence led with 21 and 19 points while Cox paced the losers with 15.
A string of game results lists Dickinson 74 Johns Hopkins 457 Niagara 67 St. Francis Pa 49 oe Pa 93 Susquehanna Bloomsburg 72 Lycoming Pa 39 Pennsylvania 78 Harvard 63 Marshall W Va 60 Dayton 9 Fairmont W V 94 West Liberty 72 Potomac State W Va 65 W Va Wesleyan 38 California Pa 88 Indiana Pa Alliance Pa 56 Fredonia N Y 1 Westminster Pa S34 Slippery Rock 38 South Baltimore Loyola 68 Roanoke 50 Tampa 58 Florida State 47 Bethany W Va 48 Wash Jef 4 George Washington 69 Virginia Military 52 Carson Newnan 35 Sewanee 38 Erskine 74 Lenoir Rhyne 58 Bridgewater 68 Catholic Univ 54 Morgan State Md 73 Winston Salem 60 Kentucky State 68 Morristown Tenn 33
Joe Louis announces retirement and promoters plan a June Walcott Charles title bout to crown a new champion. The likely successors include the winner of Charles Walcott and a British bid by Jack Solomons for the survivor of a series with Lee Savold Bruce Woodcock and Freddie Mills. Louis reports earnings of 3 887 323 72 in Ring magazine figures.
Oklahoma A and M rose to No 2 in the AP poll after beating St Louis 40 37 and edging Bradley 35 31 last night Their surge comes as Kentucky holds 37 first place votes from 56 cast with 25 wins in 26 games. the margin to first place is thin and Kentucky remains the favorite In a tie scenario the Aggies could have topped Kentucky with six more first place ballots.
Two top teams Stroh's Bohemians of Detroit and Miller High Life of Brooklyn ready to bid in the American Bowling Congress tournament in Atlantic City New Jersey on March 20.
In Honolulu Manuel Ortiz of El Centro outpointed Dado Marine. In Los Angeles Rudy Garcia defeated Poncho Uribe. In Louisville Reid Riviera beat Sid Peaks. In Reading Cubby Wright outpointed Billy Guy.
Roanoke's Jefferson High School five edged High Point 34 to 32 to snap the Bison's 31 game home win streak in a Western Conference thriller. Rudy Lacy led with 14 points as co stars added 10. Ellington and Yarborough fought hard for High Point in the late minutes.
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