Thirteenth Year Ends For Simeon
High Point High coach Tony Simeon faces superstition about the number 13 as his Bison go into the State Tournament in Durham. If they beat Raleigh in the first round and reach the title, he may drop the belief that 13 brings bad luck.
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Tony Simeon
Raleigh
Simeon
Salisbury
Carolinas
North Carolina
Palmettos
High Point
Jack Powell
Powell
Charlotte
Winston- Salem
Greensboro
Ken Yarborough
Yarborough
High Point Seeks Bigger Homes for Strong Panthers Sports
City's basketball and football fans confront cramped venues at High Point college and senior high gym. While Albion Millis Stadium hosts football, gym seats at Harrison and the senior high limit viewing, urging a municipal auditorium for major games. Nearby schools also face similar crowding pressures.
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High Point College
Harrison
Panthers
Millis
Statesville
High Point
Greensboro
Winston- Salem
Harrison Gym
Senior High
Guilford and Trinity Vie For North Piedmont Honors Tonight
The North Piedmont conference finals in Jamestown pit Guilford against Trinity in both girls and boys finals. The girls play at 7:30 p m with Guilford edging Jamestown 51 50 to reach the final. Betty Little led Jamestown with 29. The boys seek the title with Guilford holding a slight edge. Putman scored 17 for Guilford in a 40 26 semifinal win over Allen Jay.
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Scrappy
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Putman
Guilford
An Ity
Shirley Swiggett
Mills
Jay Bird
Trinity
Lassies
Betty Little
Pleasant
Bradley Favored To Win NIT Basketball Tourney
Bradley University's Braves enter the NIT as 7-1 favorites for the tourney opener at Madison Square Garden. Western Kentucky and Kentucky are prominent threats, with Arizona, Duquesne, St. John’s, and LaSalle among top contenders. The bracket proceeds with quarterfinals Saturday, semis Thursday, and finals March 18 at the Garden.
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Western
Kentucky
St. John’s
Duquesne
Arizona
San Francisco
Long Island University
CCNY
LaSalle
Syracuse
Niagara
Associated Press
LIU
Poe
NCAA
Arkansas
Kansas City
the Garden
Holy Cross
North Carolina State
Ohio State
St. John's
la Salle
Princeton
UCLA
Washington State
Summers Says Baseball Not Softening Up
Tucson dispatch reports Bill Summers, veteran American League umpire, says there is no danger of baseball becoming soft under new rules. He notes the rule allows umpires to curb obvious unsportsmanship but permits aggressive double plays when the runner stays within reach of the bag.
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Bill
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Powe Becomes First Back-To-Back State Junior High Champs
E. K. Powe of Durham won its second state junior high basketball title in three years by defeating High Point 58 to 36 in the finals. Norman James led Powe with 20 points, followed by Lewis McDaniel 15 and Oakley 12. High Point narrowed the gap to five in the second quarter before Powe pulled away to a 32-16 halftime lead.
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Durham
Tykey Savvas Enterprise
E. K
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Powe
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Ronald Nifong
Fred Byrd
Ray Correll
Statesville
Jacksonville
Sanford
Hickory
David Milliard
Asheville
Nifong
James
Gil
Orolden
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McDaniel
Rick
Meier Picks Tonight's Basketball Winners
Ted Meier of the Associated Press selects winners for tonight's major games. East Columbia over Harvard, Holy Cross over Yale, Rhode Island over Brown, Syracuse over Canisius, Colgate over Rutgers, Siena over Williams, Penn over Duke, Villanova over Duquesne, Hardin Simmons over Arizona State, Indiana State over Evansville.
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Associated Press
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Columbia
Harvard
Holy Cross
Yale
Rhode Island
Brown
Syracuse
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Colgate
Rutgers
Siena
Williams
Penn
Duke
Villanova
Duquesne
Southwest
Hardin Simmons
Arizona State
Flagstaff
Midwest
Indiana State
Evansville
Fights Last Night Highlight Notable Boxing Wins
A Cincinnati card featured Artie Towne knocking out Fred New bill in New York and Roger Donohue stopping Tommy Mack in Springfield amid several decision wins and fast finishes across cities including Havana Toronto Toledo and Kansas City.
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Artie King
Toronto
Raphael Lastre
Havana
Cincinnati
Towne
New York
Fred Newbill
White Plains
Roger Donohue
Tommy Mack
Springfield
Mass
Kansas City
Jimmy Sherrer
Milwaukee
Jimmy Welch
Columbus
Training Camp Briefs Jumpers and Injuries Across Spring Games
In Florida reports From Vero Beach Pee Wee Reese remains limited after hernia surgery and will be backed by Eddie Miksis or Bobby Morgan. In Sarasota the Red Sox plan intra squad play with Al Papai and Maury McDermott atop the rotation facing a non lineup. In Tucson the Minoso mystery ends as the Cuban outfielder returns to the Indians camp awaiting transport. In Tampa Grady Hatton vows to swing for hits rather than home runs this season. In San Bernardino Ralph Kiner homers and singles in a 5 5 tie as Marv Rickert also goes deep. In Orlando Washington manager Harris to debut Cuban pitcher Conrado Marrero against Philadelphia values.
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Pee Wee Reese
Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston Braves
Miami
Eddie Miksis
Bobby Morgan
Reese
Sarasota
Boston Red Sox
al Papal
Lefty
Maury McDermott
Joe McCarthy
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McCarthy
Buddy Rosar
Merrill Combs
Hunter Stephens
Orlando
Fila
Bucky Harris
Washington Nationals
Conrado Marrero
Philadelphia Athletics
West Palm Beach
Marrero
Cuba
Harris
A's
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Stumpy) Correll
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