District 5 Class A Basketball Opens Tonight
Eight teams compete in High Point High School as the District 5 Class A tournament starts with two games. Mebane vs Seagrove at 7 15 and Ruffin vs Colfax at 8 30 lead the opening slate. Semifinals Friday night and finals Saturday decide who advances to the State Class A tourney in Durham next week.
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High Point High School
Mebane
Alamance County
Seagrove
Randolph County
Ruffin
Rockingham County
Colfax
Guilford County
Walnut Cove
Stokes County
Guilford High
Pleasant Garden
Pleasant Grove
Durham
Scotland
Alamance
Franklin
Wallace
Same Teams Battle For Pinehurst Senior Four-Ball Title
In Pinehurst North Carolina two frequent champions meet in the Senior Four-Ball final. Defending pair James H McAlvin and Thomas C Robbins face Egon F Quittner and John W Roberts after both teams won semifinals by 4 and 2 and 3 and 2 respectively.
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Pinehurst
N.C
James H. McAlvin
Lake Forest
Ill
Thomas C. Robbins
Egon F. Quittner
Rydal
John W. Roberts
Chicago
McAlvin
Robbins
Rhode Island
Bradford Oxnard
Providence
Malcolm Stone
Barrington
Quittner
Roberts
Benjamin F. Kraffert Jr
Titusville
Malcolm Thorp
Oreland
Bowling Results Highlight Top Scores At Adams-Millis
Mareio Pagg bowls high game for Tire Exchange. Frances Moore leads Adams-Millis with high series 392. Adams-Millis also tops team high game 517 and team series 1466.
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Mareio Pagg
Tire Exchange
Frances Moore
Adams-Millis
Betty Nash
Adams
Local bowling meet highs and team leaders listed
Last night’s scores show Clyde Wood with a 148 high game and a high series. Clyde Wood also posted a high team series, while Troy Berson and C. B. Matthews lead in high games and series for the season with notable totals.
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Clyde Wood
Sexece Sanne
Ker -C
Vee
Troy Berson
Ivebene
C. B. Matthews
C. BE. Matthews
C. EB. Matthews
Vernon
Lucille Vorens
Snipes TV
Snipee PY ccc
Prairie View Soft Pedals Small College Title Match
Prairie View A&M leaders downplay celebration as they prep to face Superior State Teachers for a NCAA small college playoff spot. The Panthers topped the AP small college poll with seven first place votes, 97 points, ahead of Tennessee State and Mississippi Southern.
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Prairie View
Tex
Prairie View A&m
Leroy Moore
Superior State Teachers College of Wisconsin
Associated Press
Tennessee State
Ohio State
Panthers
Mississippi Southern
Southern Illinois
Grambling
Oun
Hofstra
Westminister
Mt. St. Mary's
Northern Michigan
Wittenberg
Detroit Blanks Boston 3 1 In NHL Action
Detroit defeats Boston 3 to 1 on Tuesday as Chicago meets the New Yorks and New York visits Montreal. Detroit also hosts Boston in Thursday’s schedule while Chicago and Detroit both appear in upcoming games.
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National Hockey League
Associated Press
Detroit
Boston
Chicago
New York
Montreal
Tough battle expected NIT field lacks top teams
The 1961 NIT field includes Dayton Memphis State Niagara and either Colorado State or Utah as seeds. The four seeds sit in two brackets with Dayton paired with Temple Army winner and Niagara with DePaul Providence winner. Critics claim racial bias due to omitted all Negro Nashville school. committee denies prejudice citing past performance.
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NEW York
Dayton
Memphis State
Niagara
Colorado State University
Utah
Colorado State
Utah-Colo
St. Louis
Miami
Florida
Holy Cross
Detroit
Temple
Army
DePaul
Providence
Colorado State U
Bradley
Tennessee State
Percy Sutton
National Association For Advancement of Colored People
Nashville
Tenn
Ken Norton
Manhattan
Wilmington Opens 4-A Title Bid vs Salisbury
Wilmington seeks its fifth 4-A state basketball crown in six years as top player Billy Brogden leads a 15-2-1 team contesting Salisbury in Greensboro. Reynolds, a 12-year first berth program, looms in lower bracket with 53 ppg, while Reynolds coach Ray Whitley promises no jitters.
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Kenalyta Greensboro
Wilmington
Salisbury
Leon Brogden
Durham
Greensboro
East Mecklenburg
Gastonia
Winston - Salem Reynolds
Myers Park
Charlotte
Raleigh
Wilson
Reynolds
Ray Whitley
Richard Herring
Steve Heckard
John Barrow
Billy Brogden
Wildcats
Ingemar Johansson Sets Psychological Edge Over Patterson
Ingemar Johansson holds psychological advantages ahead of his third heavyweight title bid against Floyd Patterson at Convention Hall Miami Beach. Odds and experts favor Patterson, who previously defeated Johansson despite early betting and pundit support for Johansson in the first two fights.
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Ers
Palm Beach
Miami Beach
Johansson
Floyd Patterson
Fra
Ingemar Johansson
Patterson
Convention Hall
Ingo
Pow
Floyd
Golf Tourney Opens Today in Aiken with 175 Entries
The 16th Tri States Open tees off in Aiken with 175 players. Harold Kneece won the Midland Valley Open with 144 after a 71, earning 325 dollars. Dan McDougal and Dick King tied for second at 145, each 207.50, while Jim Riggins led first round and finished 77 Tuesday for 150. Pro Alexand er and Briggs tied for 148 with local amateurs Bill Smith and Demos Jones. pros earned 120 dollars.
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Aiken
S.C
Harold
Catfish) Kneece
Tri-States
Midland Valley
Kneece
Dan McDougal
Dick King
Jim Riggins
Spartanburg
Chuck Alexander
Rocky Mount
N.C
Mack Briggs
York
Bill Smith
Demos Jones
North Davidson Black Knights eye state title in 2A tourney
North Davidson faces Garner at Reynolds High School gym in the opening round of the North Carolina State Class 2-A basketball tournament. Larry Parker hit a 53-53 layup with five seconds left to clinch the district title as Parker Leonard and Saintsing pace the Knights.
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Winston-Salem
North Davidson
Black Knights
Garner
Central Carolina
Reynolds High School
Knights
Forsythe County
Larry Parker
Parker
Northwest
Danny Leonard
Mike Saintsing
There's No Hitter Who Can't Improve
Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox batting coach in Scottsdale discusses ongoing player development. He asserts any hitter can improve from .280 to .300 by studying pitchers and game situations and adjusting swing and approach based on success or failure.
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Scottsdale, Ariz
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Ted
Bosox
Williams
Feathers Joins Wake Forest Football Coaching Staff
Beattie Feathers former NC State head coach and long time Texas Tech assistant joins Wake Forest football staff. Reports say he briefly planned to coach Range Junior College in Texas but accepted Wake Forest offer, leaving one vacancy on the staff.
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Winston-Salem
N.C
Beattie Feathers
North Carolina State
Texas Tech
Wake Forest
Feathers
Range Junior College
Texas
Winston-Salem Teachers College Faces A&I For NAIA Title
Winston-Salem Teachers College travels to challenge Tennessee A&I for District 29 NAIA title after edging Johnson C. Smith 106 103 in overtime to win the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association tournament.
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Winston-Salem
N.C
Winston - Salem Teachers College
Tennessee A&i
Johnson C. Smith
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