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SATUBDAT, MABCB Mh, Iffi ftt CABOUMA tmw Hilkide High Gymrmsium Scene Of Schoolboy Cage To^rney ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ NCC Eagles Are State Cage Champs For 4th Time Reidsville Five Ends Season On Victorious Note REIDSVILLE—The Washing ton high school cagers wound up their season on a victorious note by eking out a close, 64-60 victory over Leaksville. The girls’ team,- however, was stop ped by Leaksville’s femmes, 27- 22. In notching their 15th win on the season, the Reidsville boys had to come from behind In the last two minutes of play to e- rase a three ^int deficit, as the invading Lea^ville quint led at that point, 60-57. Albert Allen, who wound up the season with a total of 310 points for 24 con tests, led the Reidsville quint with 23 points. Reidsville lost nine games during the season. Although Reidsville lasses ^had defeated the girls’ team from Leaksville's Douglass high school in an earlier contest in Leaksville, they were unable to pull this one out. Douglass high increased its 12-11 halftime lead and maintained it through out to wrap up the victory. The girls’ team has experi enced one of its best seasons un der the tutelage of Mrs. D. D. Ruth and H. W.-Hines, coaches. Before the loss to Douglass high the Reidsville sextet had count ed second victories over Gra ham, 27-25, and Lutheran of Greensboro, 25-21. With Elizabeth Wilson and Barbara Slade leading the way with 100 points a piece for the season, the team has complied a 10-5-1 record. It has lost twice only to the strong Burlington sextet. Charlotte Harrison and Ber nice Lowe have contributed their part to the team’s total of 415 points on the season. Shlre- ly Watlington, freshman who scored 31 points, has also been outstanding. Outstanding de fensive perfoimers for the fe males have been Ethel Johnson and Loretta Broadnax. The girls were coached this season by Hines and Mrs. Ruth. Hines is a graduate of North Carolina College where he play Albert Little, 6, 1V4 rebound artist for the Hillside Hornets, has been one of the reasons for the 24-5 record currently sported by the local cagers, and their recent success In defending their Bull City Tournament title. The versatile Little has been most be fuddling to opponents, who never quite know what he’ll do next. The stellar guard ranks second in individual scoring with 289 points, 49 points behind teammate Tommy Wilson. When the Hornets meet the winner of the Baleigh-Oxford game in the Triple A play-offs here this week-end. Little will match his skill against that of Oxford’s Chester Hines or James Covial of Baleigh. Lincoln, Howard Sliare Grunt, Groan Crown; A. & T. College, Howard Univ. Boxing Champs RALEIGH—Shaw University played host to the CIAA boxing and wrestling tournament at Spaulding Gymnasium last Fri- varsity ^ootb€»tt and base- )^y Saturday. ball and intra mural basketball. Mrs. Ruth is an alumna of Shaw University. Jack OKeUey is head coach of the boys’ team. He is assisted By Hilburii Sparrow, also North Carolina College graduate. O’Kelly was varsity standout at Winston-Salem where he was all conference end. The Reidsville boys racked up 1120 points on the season. In addition to high scoring Allen, the Bulldogs wei;e sparked by the fine play of co-captain Gor don Slade, James Lumford, David Gunnigan, Willie Lane, Alex Coleman, Douglas Davis. All of these boys will return next season. Donald Lee, Lorenza Gaston anl Burnell Allen did a gool job holding the freshman squad to gether. UNION NIPPED IN THRILLER • PETERSBURG, VA.—They’U be talldng for years abodt that shot at Virginia State College: that final-moment shot that sank Virginia Union 63-61 in Daniel Gymnasium Monday night. John D. Willianu, brilliant Trojan guard, through stiffering from, a leg injury, was the hero. With 12 secohds to go, Her man Howard, Panther guard, slipped in for a layup to knot the score at 61-all. Time was runing out as Dee Williams took the throw-in and dribbled fast for the forecourt. Just across the center line, he pumped one. The final gun cracked. Fifteen hundred fans watched breath less. Swish; Williams had hit and pandemonium broke loose. The victory gave the Trojans a 10-10 CIAA record on the sea son with only two more to go. It also rejected-Union from that charmed circle of teams that- have whipped the Statesmen in their own balHwlok. The Tro ians have lost only two games out of 12 on their home court. Howard and A and T were the fourtunate opponents. The close of the tournament found Lincoln University of Ox ford Pa. as wrestling team champions while Howard Uni versity and A. and T. College of tied for first place for boxing title. Howard and A. and T. had 21 points _each in the boxing totals. Lincoln University gained 43 points for first place in wrestling, while Virginia State College finished second with 34 points. In wrestling the winners were as follows: 115 lb Thurman (Howard U.) won by decision over Friend of (Va. State); 123 lb (Lincoln) decision over Dali (Howard; 130 lb Brown (Va State over Gibbs (Morgan), 137 lb. Thomas (Howard) over Brown (Lincoln); 147 lb Caro thers (Lincoln) over Mudd (Hampton), 157 lb Peters (Va ST. PHILLIPS AUXILIARY RUMMAGE SALE CITY ARMORY Doora Open At 10:00 A. M. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MARCH 7 - 8 DtmmdBgkt Oimonii IMMMMiilitHimMnailMI KWiI IMUMCI..MWTM 14 TEAMS ARE ENTERED IN PUY-OFFS Hillside high school will play host to the Durham-Raleigh cen ter district pldy-off for the North Carolina Negro high school athlctic association bas ketball championship Friday and Saturday. Fourteen triple A and double A quintets are entered in the two day dribble derby which will get underway at 3:30 Friday af ternoon and v/ill conclude with the finals Saturday night. Winner of the AAA play-offs will go to Winston-Salem for a shot at the State title held by Laurinburg. Victor in the AA division will be entered in tlie tournament at Goldsboro for u crack at the crown now held by Hickory. The teams rfrom the following cities are entered in the dribble derby; Hillsboro, Louisburg (two teams). Chapel Hill, Ba hama, Roxboro, Oxford, Hende- s 0 n, Franklinton, Raleigh, Smithfield, and Durham (Hill side, Merrick-Moore). Lincoln of Chapel Hill, Henderson Institute, Johnston County Training school o t Smithfield and Merrick-Moore' will play in the second round of the tourney. Hillside^ only AAA school to draw a bye in the tournament, will see first action against the winner of the Raleigh-Oxford contest Satur day evening at 7:30. Although Hillside has counted victories over Oxford and Ra-, leigh twice this season, Oxford is the choice of vetefan observ ers. State) decision over Cobbins (Lincoln); 167 lb Parsons (Mor gan) over Lewis (Hampton); |177 lb Sexton (Lincoln) pinned Johnson (Howard); Anderson (Va. State) pinned Jones (Lin coln) in the 191 lb. In the heavy weights Baptiste (Va. State) won decision over Stockton of Lincoln University. The winning boxers who com peted at the CIAA tournament are in the 125 lb class Lewis (Please turn to P^ge Eight) A familiar scene enacted at Fayetteville State College’s Lilly gymnasium last Saturday night shows North Carolina College’s Eagles receiving championship trophy for the fourth annual Col leges of North Carolina Tournament. The Eagles defended their State crown for the fourth succes sive time last Saturday by defeating A. and T., Winston-Salem and Johnson C. Smith. Shown above are, left to right, J. W. Seabrook, president of Fayetteville Teachers’ College, presenting trophy; Cliaries Harrison,’ the powerful I Eagles drubbed Johnson C Smith, 107-87. Smith Gains Second Place In Tournament FAYETTEVILLE — John B. McLendon's North Carolina Col lege basketball team proved the old saying, “Old champions nev er die” last weekend, as the Eagles cagers racked up an amazing 90 point per game av erage in three tilts to win their fourth consecutive CoH®8es of North Carolina tournament here last Saturday night. “ Going into the State tourney with an over-all season’s record of 14-8, the McLendonmen de feated A. and T. Friday night, 82-76; turned back Winston-Sa lem, Saturday afternoon, 81-68, and* Saturday night, playing witho.ut- Ernest Warlick and REPAINTING? DEVOE On««Coat Houte Paint will wve you up to 40%.,. Atk yovrpomtf OR Sil YOUR DEVOE DEALIR LYON PAINT COMPANY PHONE S- 00 9 1 CORNER CHAPEL HILL AND FOSTER STREETS Opposite The Washington Duke Hotel. We Are Open for Business Again, 5 A. M. Every Morning. For the best home cooking in ^ town, come to the LINCOLN CAFE TELEPHONE 4-2951 114 SOUTH MANGUM STREET The Eagles’ George McQueen was unstoppable at Fayetteville. He scored 75 points in the three games, averaging 25 mar*kers in in each contest. Maurice Low ery hooped 66 points for a per game average of 22. Sam Jones average in tournament play was 17 points. He bucketed a total of 51 scores. McQueen was at his best in the last tilt with Smith. He net ted 35 points in that game. Low ery also had his best night against the Bulls, accounting for 32 digits to trail the red-hot McQueen. Jones played steady, consistent ball, getting 17 again st A. and T., 16 in the Winston- Salem game, and coming up with 18 in the Smith finale. The Eagles tallied 267 points against 231 for their opponents. Against the NCC teams 90 points per game,-their opponents could take some consolation in racking up a 77 point per contest aver age of their own. Defense of their crown in the State tournament proved costly the Eagles, however, as they their co-captain and star 'd, Ernest Wartick foi^^e CIAA tournament. Warlick sus tained a broken foot in a freak accident early in the semi-finals play. Also sophmore flash Charlie Harrison, a sure fire performer, suffered an injured Semi-finals play starts Friday leg during practice before the at eight p. m. with winner of tourney, and this is expected to the Va. State—Va. Union game slow him considerably even if pitted against the victor of the he does see action in the confer- NCC—A and T tilt. The second ence tourney. game of the semi-finals is set foi' North Carolina College Coach J. B. McLendon, C«-Csptains Jay Petersen and Ernest Warlick, accepting trophy; George MeQucca, Rawlings Walton, Charlie Barrick, Sam Jones, Charlie HanisM, who missed the tournament because of an imjored leg, James Pfiffer, manager, and L. T. Walker, assistant basketball coach. Kneeling, are, left to right, Fred McClaren, Joe Battle, Rady Robinson and Maurice Lowery.—Stanback Photo. First Round Of CIAA Tourney Pits NCC and A. and T. For (th Time The North Carolina College- A and T College feud on the basketball court will be carried >n to the conference tourna ment at Baltimore this week end as it was announced that th,ese two Tar Heel quints will square off for tlie sixth time this season in the first round of play Thursday afternoon at the 7th annual conference dribble derby. Pairings for the three day af fair were announced here early this week by coach J. B. Mc Lendon, CIAA statistician and head coacii of NCC’s basketball team. The tournament will be held this year in Morgan State College’s new" Edward P. Hurt gymnasium. Hurt is director of Athletics at the Baltimore school. In addition to the NCC—Aand T tilt, the quarter finals on Thursday«will pit the follow ing _teams^ Morgan and J. C. Smith, 1:30; Va. Union and Va. 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