State's Mattson Drake Out For Records In Swim Meet
NC State's Bob Mattson and UNC's Phil Drake will miss titles as they chase records at the Atlantic Coast Conference Swimming Championship in Chapel Hill. Mattson holds the American 200-yard breaststroke mark and aims for the national intercollegiate record, while Drake seeks national intercollegiate, American, and world records in the 200 butterfly. The event features NC State and UNC as top contenders with eight Wolfpack champions returning to defend titles.
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Hal Stolz
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Michigan
Charlie Krepp
Dick Baker
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Wolfpack
Willis Casey
Fred Ruppenthal
Tommy Dunlap
John Hussey
Goodson To Speak At Hi-Tom Dinner In Thomasville Armory
Ex major league and local players attend Hi-Toms Meet The Manager banquet to kick off 1955 season ticket sales. Speakers include Dr Kenneth Goodson and Ted Mann as well as TV sportscaster Charlie Harville. New signings Bill Blanton and Jesus Ryan boost roster to 16.
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Hi-Toms
Thomasville Armory
Kemp Wicker
Don Padgett
Dick Culler
Ernie Shore
Tom Zachary
Sam Gibson
Cliff Bolton
Carl Howerton
Johnny Lybrand
Don Stafford
Jerry Thompson
School Boy
Jimmy Brown
Hi Toms
Hi-Tom
George Brath
Bill Blanton
Jesus Ryan
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Florida International Ague
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Lakers Tie Fort Wayne Chance With 107 104 Win
In Rochester on March 5 the Minneapolis Lakers edged the Fort Wayne Pistons 107 104 in a nationally telecast overtime game to keep a mathematical shot at the Western division title.
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Eastern Golden Gloves Opens Tomorrow at Madison Square Garden
The 19th annual Eastern Golden Gloves championships start Monday in New York with regional champions from New England to Florida competing over three days. Eight champions will be crowned Wednesday and face Western winners in Chicago on March 31. Entrants include teams from New England Buffalo Newark Pittsburgh Washington Huntington Charlotte Jacksonville and Miami for weight classes from 112 pounds to heavyweight.
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Tar Heels Seek Pitching Talent Ahead of Georgia Tech
UNC baseball coaches Bunn Hearn and Walter Rabb search a broad pool of sophomores and non-lettermen for starting pitching and infield roles as they prepare for the March 24 opener with Georgia Tech in Winter Park. Tom Maultsby is the lone returning pitcher. Harry Lee Liegd is out with knee cartilage injury, prompting hopes for replacements such as Buddy Strause and Tom Breake.
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Buddy Strause
Charlotte
Campbell College
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Soph Russell Perry
Tom Zachary
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Frye
Twen
Jack Woods
Albert Long
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Chuck Hartman
Iva Lee Hill
Woods
Fred Dale
Hill
Randolph
Connie Gravitte
Bob
Coons Payoff and Coon Transplant Program Details
Kinsey describes the Wildlife Commission coon transplantation in North Carolina. Trappers receive five dollars per live coon with half reimbursed to clubs, receipts routed to Raleigh, and checks issued later. Tags track survival and migration to assess program success amid hazards. Gardner of Jamesville sold 450 coons for two thousand two hundred fifty dollars while Kinsey notes the weariness of handling numerous animals.
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Carolina
Duckpin Results Ladies League and Community Center Scores
Readable lines show multiple teams and players with scores across rounds. Totals appear for each team, including forfeit entries and several near 500 point tallies across the event. The document preserves numerous individual names with partial scores, and overall results for several leagues.
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Ladies League
Neill Poutico
T Mann
Pendry
Brewer
Wright
Eins Vsmith
Phlesmr
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Gremesse
Trotter
Dlicap
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Bruel
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Davis
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Mic
Mitkard
B.caro
Whitly
P. Whitt
Co K.seller
Cfrye
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Cecil
Seawe Bs Bes Ssmith
Htneck
Wdicap
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Brooke
France Announces Spring Racing Dates
France announces opening dates for major speedways in North Carolina and Virginia. Champion Raceway Fayetteville will host early events after Daytona Beach program ends. Sun day March 6 brings first short track late model race at Fayou. Grand National Circuit starts March 27 at Orange Speedway Isboro and April 3 at N Wilkesboro Speedway. Weekly and Easter Monday events follow across multiple tracks.
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Bill France
National Association For
Carolina- Virginia
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Fayetteville
France
Alvin Hawkins
Winston-Salem
Daytona Beach
Savannah
Faya
Orange Speedway
Isboro
N. Wilkesboro Speedway
Raleigh Speedway
Bowman Gray Stadium
Winses
ACC To Play First NAIA Tournament Game Tuesday
Atlantic Christian College of Wilson North Carolina, District 26 representative, meets Evansville College Indiana at 4 30 pm EST Tuesday in the NAIA tournament opening round. Atlantic Christian is unseeded in the 382 team field as Western Illinois McComb hosts unseeded Regis at 8 30 Tuesday.
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Atlantic Christian
College of Wilson
N. C
Carolinas
Evansville College
Stock car season shifts to Saturday nights amid Friday changes
Fayetteville hosts a new schedule as Friday events move to Saturday nights this season. France predicts record interest and a historic season for stock car racing in the region.
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