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Deacons Beat Tar Heels In Record Northeastern NC Crowd
Wake Forest defeats North Carolina 8 to 6 before 5112 fans at Roanoke Rapids Park. Tommy Byrne earned the win with 12 strikeouts in a two hour 25 minute game that drew high local support from Lions and Kiwanis clubs and featured standout defense by Byrne and Nethercutt.
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Wake Forest
High School Athletic Association
Bill Alligood
Bill Harris
Lions
T. J. Alford
A. N. Martin
Kiwanis
Raleigh News & Observer
Roanoke Rapids
North Carolina
Deacons
Tar Heels
Carolina
Byrne
Tommy Byrne
Roanoke Rapids’ Owls
Caolina
Charlie Rich
Irvin Dickens
George Nethercutt
Roanoke Rapids Boys
Dickens
Nethercutt
John Caddell
Bunn Hearn
Caddell
Deacs Rap Radman
George Radman
Williams
Carolina Boys
Rooster Hoyle
Fred Tason
Rich
Pete Nelson
Cox
Dupree
Dave Fuller
Wake County
Dave
Swell
Deacon
Davis
Bissett
Figet Bissett
Matty Topkins
Bill Holding
Bill
Mae
Alfred Martin
Jocal