Class A Cage Meet Set For Tomorrow At Greensboro
Greensboro seniors host the Class A high school basketball tournament at Senior High Gym with Ahoskie King and Beaufort returning. Youngsville opens against Cove Creek at 2:30, Beaufort faces Hildebran at 4, with semifinals at 7:30 and 9:00 follow.
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N.C
Ahoskie
King
Beaufort
Camp Lejeune
Cary
Youngsville
Cove Creek
Hildebran
Red Springs
Bethel
Franklin County
al DePorter
Wake Forest College
Applications Open for Local Softball Leagues
High Point's Parks and Recreation Department invites teams to join the Industrial Sunday School and Recreation Leagues for the coming season. Industrial teams must be part of an employer, Sunday School teams must be Sunday School members, and Recreation is open to players not in other leagues. Contact the department at 4525 to arrange. Last year the program saw strong participation with 12 in Sunday School and six in Recreation. There is no team limit per league.
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High Point
Parks and Recreation Department
Announcement Of Club Status In Piedmont League Expected Today
The deadline for the Colonial Heights Petersburg baseball club in the Piedmont League expired at midnight. Judge Ben Campbell said a decision on whether the franchise stays or sells to a group from Sunbury Pennsylvania would come today with a slim chance of saving the club. The eight clubs in the circuit include Lynchburg Newport News Portsmouth Norfolk Colonial Heights Petersburg Hagerstown and York Lancaster.
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Colonial Heights
Lynchburg
Newport News
Portsmouth
Norfolk
Hagers—town
York and
Lancaster
Duke Blue White Contest Set For Saturday Afternoon
Duke football fans will see the 1955 varsity contenders in the Blue White intra squad game Saturday at 3 in Duke Stadium. Coach Bill Murray aims to rebuild a strong lineup with returnees like Sonny Sorrell and Sonny Jurgensen, while shifting Buddy Bass to right end and evaluating quarterbacks and backs for fall. The event follows Duke’s coaching clinic for East high school coaches Friday and Saturday.
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Durham
Duke University
Duke Stadium
Crack
Sonny Sorrell
Riley Stallings
Bob Ben
Milt Konicek
Jesse Birchfield
Marty Rose
Jim Nelson
W. D. Fesperman
Charlie Klinger
Ronnie Falls
Don Snowberger
Sonny Jurgensen
Bob Murray
Bob Pascal
Fred Assey
Bunny Blaney
Nick Kredich
Ed Post
Bryant Aldridge
Letterman
Buddy Bass
Duke
Jerry Barger
Murray
East
McGuire Lines Up 610 Cager For Carolina
Chapel Hill NC Basketball coach Frank McGuire says Billy Hathaway a six foot ten player from Long Beach New York will join North Carolina next fall. He is 17 years old and 245 pounds McGuire called him a fine looking well coordinated fellow who should make a great college player.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
Frank McGuire
Billy Hathaway
Long Beach
N Y
North Carolina
McGuire
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New York
Dixie Classic Basketball Field Completed
Raleigh officials announced the Dixie Classic field for the December 29 to 31 tournament in Reynolds Coliseum. Villanova Wyoming Oregon State and Minnesota join North Carolina State Duke North Carolina and Wake Forest. Last year State beat Minnesota 85 to 84 to win the classic.
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Raleigh
Reynolds Coliseum
Villanova
Wyoming
Oregon State
Minnesota
North Carolina
North Carolina State
Duke
State
Wake Forest
Eighteen Braces Entered In Field Trial Meet
Eighteen braces were entered in the North Carolina Field Trial Association open all-age event at Pinehurst N C. White Savage owned by Allen Shore of Booneville and Harold Garman of Reading Pa captured first in the open derby with Yaqui owned by Milton C Dennehey of Willimantic Conn taking second Zevhawk owned by Joe ce of Thomasville was fourth
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N.C
North Carolina Field Trial Assn
White Savage
Allen Shore
Booneville
Harold 8. Garman
Reading
Yaqui
Milton C. Dennehey
Williamantic, Conn
Zevhawk
Joece
Thomasville
Freese Opens Spring Training With Home Run Splash
George Freese, a slugger in last year’s Pirates camp, started this spring by homering on his second at bat. The 1954 season saw him with New Orleans in the Southern Association, where he batted .324 with 23 homers, boosting his bid for a Pirates third base role.
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Fla
George Freese
Pittsburgh Oe
Freese
Pirates
New Orleans
Asia
Masters Invitation List Grows to 105 for Tournament
Augusta Ga The Masters field grows to 105 with the addition of Johnny Palmer of Charlotte and Bill Goodloe of Valdosta. Palmer earned his spot by a vote of former U S Open champions and Goodloe by 26 former USGA amateur champions. Two professionals remain to be selected based on winter scoring records. Palmer won the Tri-State Open at Aiken S C.
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Maters
Johnny Palmer
Charlotte
Bilpete Goodloe
Valdosta A
Palmer
Goodine
USGA
Aiken
S.C
Athletics Mirroring Cautious Spring Training Start
Lou Boudreau, manager of the Kansas City Athletics, insists he is not risking fines by supervising a workout at Connie Mack Field before spring training. He claims the group includes 12 rookies from a San Pete Kozleski organized program in Plains, Pa, noted for multiple 300 games in 1954.
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Fila
Lou Boudreau
Kansas City Athletics
Connie Mack Field
Boudreau
San
Pete Kozleski
Plains
Powell Warns On Water Pistols At Tournament
Police Chief Don Tony in Powell warns all schools and fans that Powell ordinances will be strictly enforced during the Big Horn district high school basketball tournament. Water pistols are banned.
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Powell
Don Tony
Big Horn
Boxing Roundup Shows Wide Roster of Fights and Notables
The AP dispatch lists several boxing results from locations including Washington Ocean Park Richmond Galveston San Jose Chicago Trenton and London with winners such as Tommy Hurri cane Jackson Virgil Akins Keen y Teran and Bolden Abrams. It notes William C. Campbell as U S Walker Cup captain and mentions Boston Red Sox rookie Al Curtis attending Furman University during the off season.
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Tommy Hurricane Jackson
New York
Chuck
Kid) Saucer
Ocean Park
Calif
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Mexico City
Willie Lucero
Santa Monica
Richmond
Nunn Randle
Ay Velasquez
Mexico
Galveston
Tex
Bolden Abrams
Philadelphia
Terreon
San Jose
Keeny Teran
Hugh
Edinburgh
Scotland
Boston Red Sox
al Curtis
Furman Univers
Bison Baseball Faces Shortstop Dilemma and Outfield Battle
High School coach Jim Hayworth faces key positions as Nathorines returns at most spots but shortstop remains unsettled. Outfield features four lettermen and two newcomers while mound staff includes Huff Cook and Hunt. Forty players practiced ten days as weather delays intra squad games.
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Bill Penfield
Jim Hayworth
Hayworth
Nathorines
Charles Dority
Vernon Head
Ted Clodfelter
Joe Jones
Don Moser
Buddy Long
Joe Huff
George Cook
Jack Hunt
Arthur Wilson
Jerry Webb
Philip Blair
Dickie Culler
Ronnie Russell
Fred Styles
Charles Huff
Myrle
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