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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1957
Page
10
In Madison Square Garden tonight the quarterfinal double header features Manhattan versus Memphis State while St Bonaventure faces a challenging test. The Bonnies bring a 16 5 record into play as they seek an upset in the Garden showdown.
New York enterprise cage seer Joe Harris, riding NCAA playoff momentum, predicts NIT action with four games scheduled tonight and tomorrow. He cites Manhattan vs Memphis State and Seattle vs St Bonaventure as featured tilts in the opening rounds.
The report highlights Baylor as a 6-6 player amid heavy coverage, citing a 720-point season pace averaging 30 per game, a 488 shooting percentage, and 483 rebounds as standout credentials. Samia Clara credits coach Bob Feerick for recognizing his impact.
Mebane High School completed an undefeated season by beating Jonesville 66-59 to claim the North Carolina Class A championship. Zeke Ray led Mebane with 16 points, while Gene Compton and Jimmy Scoggins added 14 each and Phil Medlin 11. Jonesville’s Billy Joe Caetny scored 18, with Joe Lovelace and Larry Cheek posting 13 each. Howard Pardue had 12. Third place went to Rock Ridge 83-81 over Boone Trail. Williamston defeated Grantham 65-50 in the consolation.
Bob Grieve has coached Syracuse University cross-country teams for the past 11 years, shaping program development and athlete performance during his tenure.
Duke and North Carolina closed spring practice with intrasquad games. Duke Blue defeated White 21 7 as Bob Brodhead led with a five yard score and long passes. Carolina White beat Blues 38 12 with Dave Reed directing the offense and George Harris scoring on a one yard plunge. Honeycutt and Dutrow starred for Duke. Goss Shupin Reed and Harris shined for the Whites. Wake Forest NC State Clemson and South Carolina scheduled to finish spring drills with their own intra squad games.
Patty Berg, 39, of St. Andrews Illinois, heads west for more money after shooting a 69 to win her seventh Titleholders golf championship at Augusta Country Club. Berg’s 296 total leads Anne Quast by three strokes with 299. Top prize is $1,000. Berg’s career earnings near $100,000 since 1948. Marlene Hagge finished third with 301 and $750.
Cleveland officials race to raise nearly five million dollars by May 1 to secure federal aid for hosting the Pan American Games. If funds fall short, the Pan American Olympic Committee may relocate the games to Guatemala City, as the panel in Caracas votes 11-2 to push for the deadline.
North Carolina basketball stars Lennie Rosenbluth, Pete Brennan, Tommy Sarees, Joe Quigg, Bob Commecey and Bob Young were mobbed by autographs and greeted by hundreds at Raleigh Durham Airport. Coach McGuire was elsewhere, Gov. Hodges praised the Tar Heels before their NCAA semifinal run in Kansas City. Dartmouth's 1910 winter carnival note appears in the recap.
Tri City, led by center John Egelston with 12 points, defeated Clyde Erwin 63 50 to win the North Carolina Class AA high school title. The all tournament first team included Horace Medford Alley Hart Gordon Neville and Art Whisnant with MVP Deathl Besspins earning the honor. C G Hall led Tri City with 16 points.
Dick Jamerson of the UNC athletic staff collapsed Saturday while directing a high school swimming meet in Chapel Hill. Hospital officials said tests could not yet confirm a heart attack as the cause of his chest pains.
In a Dallas NCAA playoff incident Oklahoma City coach Abe Lemons accuses officials of protecting Wilt Chamberlain during his 81 41 Kansas victory. Referee Al Lightner and supervisor Abb Curtis discuss the volatile atmosphere amid racial tension and crowd disruptions.
Southern Pines N C top jumpers from the East and Midwest line up for the Sandhills Cup at the ecount meeting on Saturday Dancing Beacon a 1000 dollar race lead field also includes Jamaica Bay Navy Talk and Tippy Co as the Stoneybrook Hunt Racing Assn opens the 1957 steeplechase season with two hurdle races and two 2 year old trials over 1 1/2 miles and a six furlong event.
Pete Cooper of Lakeland Florida won the St Petersburg Open with a final 65 to beat Jackie Burke Jr by four strokes. The 42 year old veteran totaled 272 after 72 holes and claimed 1600 prize money. Art Wall Jr Don January Cary Middlecoff and Down Finsterwald followed in the top standings with 275 and 277.
Veteran Dick Metz, 48, won the $5,000 Gulf Coast Invitational with a final 72 a one over par to finish two ahead of Pat Abbott and Jim Barfield. Metz earns $800 and plans to rejoin the touring pros at the Seneca Open in Louisville while continuing the circuit. Abbott and Barfield split $525 for second and third. Revolta and Stiedle trailed with 279 and 281.
Minnesota tops Fort Wayne 131 127 to lead the Western Semifinal series 1 0 Minneapolis also beat St Louis 114 111 while Syracuse defeats Philadelphia 103 6 in the Eastern Semifinal weekend action
The Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association awarded Frank McGuire of UNC the Coach of the Year after the Tar Heels went undefeated. Chet Forte of Columbia, Guy Rodgers of Temple, Bob Cousy, and Heinshahn of Boston Del Forte received top honors for players and rookies in New York.
North Carolina seeks its 31st NCAA final as top seed with 30 straight wins and a 67-58 regional win over Syracuse led by Lennie Rosenbluth. Kansas, 23-2, 30-point star Wilt Chamberlain powered a 141-8 win over Oklahoma City as Frisco tops California in another regional. Michigan State, California, and others advance. convention set for the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
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