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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1949
Page
12
Everette Case, the Indiana native leading North Carolina State, blends sharp strategy with a winning, engaging style. He drives fan support, advocates affordable student access, and disciplines players, shaping the Wolfpack into a rising national presence despite midseason challenges.
Thomasville hosts the third annual Jaycee midget basketball finals with Thomasville High facing the Davis Townsend squad after an earlier midget final between Thomasville and Salisbury. The 8:30 p m feature follows a 7:30 p m finale, with Hasty vs Liberty at 6:30 p m for consolation.
Carl Snavely head coach of the University of North Carolina was named as Southern coach for the Blue-Gray game to be played in Montgomery. The selection was announced by Blue-Gray Manager Champ Pickens. Snavely has previously coached in the All-Star game and is the second coach to lead both North and South squads.
Mooresville special to The Enterprise reports Thomasville High School Bulldogs clinched the South Piedmont Conference crown with a 51 to 39 victory over Concordia led by Harrington 13 points. Farrington 11 and Huffman 8 supported the win while Irvin paced the losers with 10. The second half defense sparked the rally after a close first half.
Bobby Locke, the top international pro golfer, flies to Florida then plans to join the GGA winter circuit, play in the pro am at Aiken, S C, and compete in the Greensboro Open on March 25 26 27. A PGA executive committee vote may bar his National PGA Championship entry in Richmond. Locke awaits a new large automobile delivery to Greensboro during the event.
Spartanburg S C March 12 a nine game schedule for the 1949 Wofford College football team was announced by athletic director and head coach Phil Dickens Dickens said a tenth game will be added It will be played in Spartanburg either September 23 or 24 The Terriers were undefeated in nine games last season and have not been beaten in their last 12 starts They opened the 1948 season with five ties.
In Oklahoma City on March 12 observers question the Phillips Oilers being the leading team to win the National AAU tournament. RBartlesville Oklahoma club is seen as a challenger as Oakland Bittners hold No 2 seed in the lower bracket.
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association Board approves current three-tournament format for basketball and adds rules for football ties and scheduling. A 8-minute overtime will decide football ties if yardage favors the winner. Football championships must finish by November 26 with needed playoffs by the following Tuesday.
Trinity's battling Bulldogs edged Camp Lejeune high 34 32 to capture the class B state title in Durham. Charles Gregory led Trinity with key plays and defense while Roy Chilton added 11 points. Floyd Propst paced Camp Lejeune with 14 points as Trinity held the lead through the final minutes to seal the championship.
The piece reports two court hearings challenging suspensions in baseball. Danny Gardella seeks immediate return to play with the New York Giants via a federal writ. The next day Max Lanier and Fred Martin face a court-ordered show cause hearing to explain why they should not be allowed to rejoin their teams.
In the State high school AA final at Duke Indoor Stadium Winston-Salem’s R. J. Reynolds routed High Point 38-23 as the Black Demons overwhelmed the Bison after a 17-12 halftime. Reynolds hit 14 of 60 shots for 23 percent while High Point managed only 10 of 62.
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