Williams signs with Braves amid ACC talent spillover
ACC stalwart Jerry Williams signed a professional contract with the Braves for four thousand dollars, aiming for the Atlanta Crackers AA farm team after graduation. The move highlights colleges as breeding grounds for baseball talent and adds to the era's crossover between college and pro baseball. Meanwhile Carolina League changes saw Carroll Poplin ousted as Winston-Salem Twins business manager after clashing with director Joyner. The Dixie Classic Baseball Tourney is seen as boosting Big Four athletics, with basketball already thriving at Duke, State, Carolina, and Wake Forest.
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Braves
Atlanta Crackers
Carroll Poplin
Winston - Salem Twins
Poplin
C. R
Pop) Joyner
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Joyner
Twin City
Duke
State
Carolina
Wake Forest
May Have Found a Home for Woodling and Evers with Orioles
Veterans Gene Woodling and Hoot Evers, shuffled into new roles, may claim regular spots in Baltimore's outfield after winter moves that included Paul Richards replacing the manager. Woodling and Evers delivered clutch hits in a ninth-inning rally as the Orioles beat the Dodgers 8-6.
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Associated Press
Gene Woodling
Hoot Evers
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore
Paul Richards
Woodling
Orioles
Bob Turley
New York Yankees
Evers
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland
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Yanks
Tigers
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Boston Red Sox
Boston
New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Bob Darnell
Glenn Cox
Darnell
St. Louis
Gordon Jones
Bob Tiefenauer
Joe Presko
Cincinnati Redlegs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ewell Blackwell
Philadelphia Phils
Ham
Seuse
Stin le
Milwaukee Braves
Mel Parnell Ane
Ralph Kine
Cleveland Indians
Tribe
Ruben Gomez
Gulfstream Park 1954 Attendance Sets Record
Gulfstream Park reported a 617,537 total attendance over 43 racing days in 1954 despite 14 days of rain. Officials say they expect that high mark to be surpassed in the current season.
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Gulfstream Park
North State Intramural Tourney Opens at HPC
The first Annual North State Intramural Basketball Tourney starts tomorrow at High Point College Harrison Gymnasium with four teams Elon Guilford Catawba and host HPC. The schedule runs 1 30 Guilford vs High Point 3 00 Elon vs Central 7 00 consolation and finals later. organizer Arthur Peace aims to spark intramural interest and possibly expand field in future years.
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High Point College
Harrison Gymnasium
Po Point
Elon
Guilford
Catawba
High Point
Cest
Arthur Peace
Pascal
State Shavlik Set 10 22 New Records Set In ACC
The 1954-55 ACC season produced 22 new team and individual records led by NC State and center Ron Shavlik. Buzz Wilkinson of Virginia led with 32.1 points per game and 898 total points while Virginia posted a season scoring average record. Dick Hemric of Wake Forest set multiple marks, and Virginia tied and broke several single game and season records across teams and players.
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North Carolina State
Ron Shavlik
Buzz Wilkinson
ACC
Virginia
Aong
ACC Service Bureau
Duke
Maryland
Shavlii
Willam & Mary
State
W&m
Clemson
Penn. State
Wolfpack
Wake Forest
Dick Hemric
U.S
Hemric
Deacons
Deacs
Murdock
Deacon al
Lassi
McCarty
Gene Shue
Furman
Big Ten Approves TV Football Plan for 1955
The Big Ten conference endorsed a television football program for 1955 after hours of discussion with athletic directors and faculty. The plan includes 13 national games and five regional telecasts with no national Game of the Week format. Approval hinges on NCAA member vote by March 21, with two thirds needed.
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Chicago
Big Ten
Big
NCAA
Mooers Plans Sell of Class B Piedmont League Franchise
Richmond owner Eddie Mooers of the Colonial Heights Petersburg club said he intends to sell the Piedmont League franchise to Sunbury Pennsylvania interests. He cited poor recent performance and a desire to stay with friends in Richmond if a sale fails. Sunbury offered to raise funds or operate, Mooers noted. The piece references Sunbury and local civic efforts, plus a brief 1954 note on 10 run games by White Sox pitchers.
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Virginia
Eddie Mooers
Colonial Heights-Petersburg
Sunbury
Mooers
Colonial Heights - Petersburg
Civics
Chambers of Commerce
Aes Wolfe
Bury
Chicago White Sox
Don Johnson
Virgil Trucks
Jack Harshman
St. Francis Topples Holy Cross in NIT Quarterfinal
Maurice Stokes star of St Francis (Pa) powered a 21 point effort and strong rebounding to topple Holy Cross in the NIT quarterfinal at Madison Square Garden. Dayton beat St Louis 97 81 to reach the semifinals with Sallee scoring 33.
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New York
Maurice Stokes
Maenice Itill
Maurice
Stokes
Little St. Francis
Madison Square Garden
Dayton
St. Louis
Billikens
St. Francis
Duquesne
Cincinnati
Holy Cross
William
Hughes
Frankies
Jack Sallee
Connecticut
Sallee
Gold Medal Tourney Opens With 45 Teams In Five Divisions
The High Point Y hosts the annual Gold Medal Basketball Tournament starting tomorrow at 5 30 pm. Thirty five teams compete across A B C divisions with 23 in C boys the largest group. High Point Y aims to defend its A crown while Cone Y Greensboro seeks to repeat in B.
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Charlotte Central
Asheville
Gastonia
American Legion
High Point Ymca
High Point Y
Midway Sports Center
Cone Y
Greensboro
High Point
Taylor Oil Company
Winston-Salem
Bob Paxeton
Jack Kness
Graham
J. Venable
William Stanfield
High Point Crew
Jack Powell
Bill Hunsucker
Bill Huegele
Bobby Davidson
Jim Varner
Guilford Clowns
Kannapolis
Dykes Must Fight Gavilan In National TV Showdown
Bobby Dykes of Miami weighs 160 pounds for a 10 round nationally televised bout with Kid Gavilan of Havana who weighs around 152. The Miami Boxing Commission removed a judge and referee after Gavilan objections. The bout airs at 10 p.m. EST from Miami Stadium on CBS.
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Miami
Fla
Bobby Dykes
Kid Gavilan
Havana
Cham
Miami Boxing Sion
Gavilan
Mandito Medina
Eddie Coachman
Allie Zack
Jerry Sherrard
Coachman
Gavilan-Dykes
Miami Stadium
Medina
Columbia Broadcasting System
Northwood Contender for Tri-County League Crown
Northwood enters the Tri County Baseball League as a likely contender for the title. Sponsored by merchants of High Point Northwood and Jamestown the team features former league players and newcomers from other circuits. Drills began Monday at 4 p m and run each Monday, Wednesday and Saturday with an intra squad game Saturday at 1 p m at Conrad Memorial Church ground. No schedule yet but exhibitions are planned for April.
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Northwood
Merchants of
High Point
Jamestown
Conrad Memorial Church
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