PAGE EIGHT wick Groat Receives Award For "arolinas' Top Amature Athlete Bitar Gets SINT ?JIPI— Dick Groat, ketball star from Swiss will receive the 1951 Itl Award as the top trUete of the Carolinas. ■ Oroat’s selection by sports writ es T was by a wide margin. Louis >L- Fisher, Carolinas AAU piestd«t, said Groat received 90 points to S tor Steve Wadiak, South Caro lina football player. :»*ie Jordan, star of the Hanes Hosiery girls basketball team, was Winner of the women's award, lather said. Miss Jordan polled 90 paints to 42 for Marjorie Burns, g# flteensboro golfer. ” CHOSEN BY WRITERS , ?fwenty-nine sports writers in the two states cast ballots far the Award instituted in 1938 in mem l m m ft Wf i pk^ matkSßf Mlj M Eyng? DICK GROAT West Virginia Gets , Tie With N. C. State For Conference Lead RALEIGH —(IP— West Virginia and North Carolina State are tied for first place in the Southern Con [ ference basketball race today after the Mountaineers' smashing 80-65 victory over North Carolina at j , Morgantown, W. Va. The win last night gave both I teams identical 8-1 records in con l ference play, just 24 hours after I William and Mary spoiled State s II perfect loop record with a 70-61 | licking at Norfolk, Va. I Mark Workman whipped the nets | for. 35 points to lead the scoring. ■ The visiting Tar Heels rallied in the final period to narrow the gap to eight points at 62-54 before a final scoring spurt put West Vir ginia out of reach. Virginia Tech scored its first Southern Conference basketball win of the season at Blacksburg, Va., by , downing the University of Riclunobd 80-54. i George Washington beat The 'Cit adel 73-64. Duke plays host to William and Mary tonight. 27-Washington and Ie» at David son; Oct. ;4-N. C. State at Ra leigh; Oct. 11—open; Oct. 18 Presbyterian at Clinton; Oct. 25 Furman at Davidson: Nov l-Har vard at Cambridge Nov. 8 Rich mond at Davidson; Nov. 15 George Washington at Washington; Nov. 22—The Citadel at Charles ' ton. W&M Indians Bring 6-3 Record Against Duke's 6-3 Tonight Durham, N. C„ Feb. 7 One of the best * basketball attractions of the season between a pair of tough teams battling desperately for berths in the annual Southern Conference tournament will be ; served up in Duke’s Inddfct Stadium at 8:15 o'clock tonight when the Blue Devils go against William and Mary’s Indians. The Blue Devils who were im nrescive la-t week in wins over North Carolina and -George Wash ington, will enter the clash with a five-game winning streak since they drooped a double-overtime to N. C. State’s conference champs. They have a 6-3 mark in the con ference and at the close of la«t week’s play were tied for seventh : '■not in the rankings with George 1 Washington. The Indians have a 6-3 mark al- j so. They took a 70-61 will in Tues day night's game against N. C | State at Norfolk. The brilliant Bill Chambers and his senio- running mate. Joe A*ee are topping the Indians in scor ing this season and they bring a team that has both speed and the necessary height to Durham. D-.ike is really the "Little Boy Blues” this season and most of the time they have to spot height to j their opponents and depend on j their speed; William and Mary has j both height and speed aVid Duke | will undoubtedly have trouble get j ling their share of the rebounds j tonight. j Duke will start w-Pt Bill Flern- I ing and Benue Janieki at the for- ; ! "-ards- TTek Crowder at cent"!-; | 1 Dick Groat and Rudy D'Emilio at i g-ards. The Indians will line up with Bill j Chambers and Howie McCallen at t'-'e forwards; Gerry Harris at cen ter: Joe Agee and “Ducky" Drake at guards. | There will be a preliminary game between the Duke jayvees who have won nine out of ten and Brevard Junior College at i 6:30 Illinois Race Track Burns At Completion CRETE. 111. t by AU-American lavelli durinw the 1949 season. And Beck sank 17 out of 19 free throw tries to equal another I avelli mark. WILDCATS ADD 19CTH Beck’s brilliant display was the highlight of a big night of college basketball which saw'Kentucky, the nation’s No. 1 team, score its 13th straight victorv SI to 61. over Miss issippi in a Southeastern Confer ee.; game and unbeaten Ditmiesne rack up Its 16th straight win, 64 to 49. over Niagara. Tr-rt-vvy- s w i n was the Wild cat’s i n 3;h straight on their home co rt a : Lexington, Ky. .Ft Bccaventure, only other un h-H’-c’i major team in the nation, clashes with Duquesne next Mon day at Pittsburgh In a long-awaited game that already is a sellout. Marshall Teague Defends At Daytona: - MntShalF Teague, the SO-year o»d Daytona Beach driver who won the late model stock car race at Daytona Beach lost year, will def- February 9 and 10. t TOE DAK* RECORD, DUNN. M. G | W Hb lH? XAR HEEL ENTRIES AT DAYTONA: Here are three of North Carolina’s leading drivers who wi'j vie for honors In the two big winter speed clasdcs sehedu'c for Daytona Beach. Fla., Saturday and l Sunday, February 9 and 10. Left to right they are Herbert Thomas, Olivia, N. ,C.. Grand National Circuit champion for 1951, who will drive a 1952 IJud'sm In the SOO-miic late model car race Sunday; Buck i Baker, Charlotte, who will compete in both races plus the speed trials, a .:S Buddy Shuman, another j Charlotte star, who ranks high in the NASCAR circuits. Campbell Gets Win Over P.J. Camels Face Wingate Tomorrow Night; Dunn Bov Stm-s For JVs Sam Frazier, Smith Langdon, Paul Davis, and Don Percise led the strong Campbell College basket ha’l squad to its tenth straight Junior College Conference victory | last night against P. J. C. at Max i ton. The Camels took a 79-51 win ! over the Scotties without much ; trouble. Coach F.arl Smith used his star- 1 ters for only half the ball game in grabbing win number 10 in 10 games as the -starting quintet ran up a 42-24 lead by halftime. The first string was paced by Smith Langdon, w&o scored 18 points, and; Sam Frazier, who led the defease and hit for 13 points. The reserves played good ball for the winners also as Paul Davis scored 10 points and Don Percise shared the top defensive play. Stone, Fields, and Baker scored 9 points each for the Scotties to lead the way for the losing home team. BIG GAME TOMORROW The most important and most interesting game of the season in Junior College circles takes place in the Campbell gym at Buies Creek on'tomorrow night when powerful Wingate battles the Camels for the leadership of the conference. Dnth teams hold a 10-0 conference rec ord. The visitors also claim the league’s high scorer - among its crew In the JV game at Maxton last night, Dunnts Billy Barefoot scored 27 points to lead the Camels to a 94-42 win. Jay Foreman added 14 points to the total. Barefoot also shared the defensive lead with Ed . Lilly. CAMELS Byrum F 12 4 But the Bonnies must clear two high hurdles before facing the Iron Dukes. They shoot fra- their 14th win erf the year tonight at Olean, N. Y„ against Murray of Kentucky, a tpugh outfit with a 16-5 record, and then meet Cin cinnati on*Saturday. MOUNTOINEER IS HOT West Virginia’s Mark Workman, rix-foot. nine-inch powerhouse, rip oed off 35 points last night to lead his mates to an 80 to 65 victory over North Carolina. West Virginia, ranked No. 14 nationally, now has won 15 and lost two. Seton Hall, ranked No. 1. cruised to a 60-41 victory over Fordham: and Dayton, ranked No. 20. unset Louisville, ranked No. 12. 72-71.. In addition to St. Bona venture, three other high-ranked teams wBl play tonight. The Oklahoma Ag gies, ranked No. 10, will toy to rebound from their 44-42 los« to Detroit In a Missouri Valley Con ference game against Tulsa. High scoring DePsul, No. 17, takes on Manhattan. Western Kentucky, Ns. 20, faces Tampa.' Other leading games tonight in clude: William Sc Mary-Duke and Furman - Fouth Carolina in the Southern Conference: Syracuse-New York U. t Columbia-Holy Crass, Marquette-Notre Dame. Utah State- effect of the apprrachlng speed week program. The arrival of the famous Bluebird car that was pi loted to many world records ty old days when the world records were set annually at Daytona. Easy 79 To SI ,C. At Maxton Mikies E 13 5 Frazier F 6 1 13 * Blake K 14 6 I Westbrook F 0 2 2 ' McDaniel C 0 0 0 Davis C 3 4 10 Langdon G * 4 18 Bowen G 4 19 R. Percise G 10 2 Barefoot G 124 27 23 79 SCOTTIES i ; Stone F 4 19 Stewart F Oil Blue F 3 2 8 Fields C 3 3 9 Parker C 011 Bethune C 0 0 0 Barker G 238 | Baker G 3 3 9 Carter G 2 2 6 17 16 51 Camels 17 26 20 16 79 Scotties 8 16 16 11 51 FIGHT RESULTS 1 j By UNITED PRESS DETROIT—Robert Villemain, 162 1-2, France, drew with Eugene “Silent” Hairston, 160 3-4 New ! York 10. 1 " , I s I i iii i Mini 11 Aii i 1 if. if, ili ’fc . 1n n i liTii 11 £ i />j' rirlM f yi&w Wiumqsmsni dnd OwmMkip! Best Nash Sales and Service FORMERLY Dunn - Erwin Motor Company OPERATED BY MR. C. H. GURLEY OF GOLDSBORO. IE The Car For • You In ■' MR O. H. “DOtr BEST ooi^oek i-mD. V"' ir. TM Hairston Bottles Villemain To Tie; Rematch Proposed DETROIT —(IP— A rematch be tween Robert Villemain of France and Eugene "Silent" Hairston of New York appeared likely today before either gets a crack at the middleweight title. The two contenders battled to a 10-round draw last night before 7,859 fans at Olympia. A cham pionship bout with Sugar Rny Rob inson - had been promised the win ner by the International Boxing Club. Hairston, weighing 160 3-4 seemed well on his way to victory and a title bout in the early rounds against Villemain, 162 1-2. How ever. the stocky pride of France rallied gamely and had Hairston , worn down at the end. j Both Hairston, a deaf-mute, and I Villemain, who does not speak j English, appeared pleased at the decision. Jean Bretonqel, Ville- I main's manager, said, “We will j keep trying until we get another 1 chance at the title.” I Judge Jack Asperry awarded the ! first three rounds to Hairston, ’ gave Villemain the fourth, seventh 1 and ninth and called the others i even. He ruled a draw. Judge Joe Lenahan scored his THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 7, IM® Greenwave Team Meet Guard. Guardettes Tonight In Armory „ Dunn High teams face local Op position tonight at the armory when the girls and boys meet the National Guard team and the Quartettes. The high school team* won both ball games in an earlier meeting. The Guard and Quartettes have beeen playing high school teams in this area for the last three weeks, but they haven’t acquired a boasting record so far. The Guard has yet to win a game and the Guardettes have won only one In card In favor of Villemain In the third, fourth and ninth rounds, gave Hirston 'the fifth and seventh and called the others even. He favored Villemain on points, 51 to 49. ' • Referee Johnny Weber scored the third, fourth and ninth rounds | In favor of the Frenchman, award- I ed Hairston the fifth, sixth an(J eighth with the other rounds even. He called the bout even. Ambulance Service Rhone 2077 CROMARTIE FUNERAL HOME DUNN, N. C. | leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetee* 5 JUST RECEIVED S | NEW SHIPMENT' OF ' * } FRESH MILES f % We Also Have Good Second # § Handed Mules and Horses p 2 CASH OR CREDIT J 2 See--- J J Louis Baer Livestock Company $ * Dunn, N. C. 5 games against punn. Herring.* Weestbrook and Plainvlew High teams. The win came against the Westbrook girts. The Greenwave teams haven t been successful in their games ei ther. The girls have won 3 games tied 1 and lost 6; and the boys hove won 4, 'and lost 6.- . - Star es the Show In the first meeting of the two teams. Melrose Tart of the Quart ettes fouled out before the halftimes intermission. The ions were look™ lng 'forward to seeing the former Gfeenwave star to go into action, and she showed them quite a bit In the short stay, in the' games a gainst Herring and Plainvlew, Mel rose scored 40 and 43 points, and ■ she will undoubtedly get her share tonight. ) The Greenwave takes a trip ' down to the southeastern corner of the state tomorrow night to meet strong Tabor City in a AA^ - conference game.