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Leeson W'i'o ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES. ASHEVILLE, N. Sunday, December 5, 1954 State Edges Temple Five, 70 To 65 il J'hi jPrep 1 (Talk 1 By Bill Glance 1 RALEIGH, Dec. ltd Center Cliff Dwyer's 25 points led North Carolina State to a 70-65 victory The stuffy little 12 bv 12 cubicle over Temple in an interscctional the Citizen-Times Sports office I was Duzzing with activity. All four phones were ringing offi me noons ana an lour scribes were tearing their hair.

Mechanically they pulled on their head phones and immediately took em on me appear ance of Martians. just landed from Il trans-s pace basketball game before 10,000 spectators tonight. Although Stale was nutscoretl from tho the Wolfpnck dominated the backboards throughout and made 22 points from the free throw line to Temple's 11. Hal Lear, Temple's stellar six-foot guard, was high scorer' for the night with 26 points, making 10 of 20 from the floor and all 6 of his free throw atlemiHs. State held a 10 point lead al one time during the first half but lhe Owls narrowed it to 37-36 at intermission.

Holding a '64-59 lead with four minutes remaining in the game, SLale went into a freeze and both teams began swannini! fmils Tim cruise. Two hours later, they would have given their most -cherished PEE WEE JAMES Little Man, Big Muscles possessions their Shuler Ilipps Spurlin Fox Cltlzrn.Titili Phnln-nll beat up typewrit SjH'rial To Main Kvcnt ersfor a flying Yarborough Cline Pippas STALWARTS FOR OLD TIMERS. Eleven players who will perform for the Old Timers against a team composed mostly of Asheville-Biltmore perform-ersin a game at Memorial Stadium today are Lou saucer to carry Fox, Max Spurlin, Roy Hipps, Morris Shuler, Jim Pap-pas, Bob Cline, Bob Yarborough, Jesse Jayne, Dick White, Billy Britt and Clyde Leeson. them to some far off planet. Anything to get GLANCE score was 68-63 when Lear hit a Midgets To Wrestle On Wednesday Card away from it all! One was screaming his lungs out over in the corner.

He had a baa Catamounts Defeated By Catawba Terrible, two well-known small Hardy Old Timers Battle A-B Grid Eleven Today jump rrom the circle with 21 seconds left, to bring the Owls their final points, 6R-65. At this point Al Ditlrikson of Temple fouled out ol the game, John Maglio making both charily losses to make the final score, 70-65. Temple made 27 field goals on 67 shots for a 40.2 per cent accuracy while Stale made 24 of 68 for 27.2 One nf wrestling's most favored ntlrac-l ions midget grapplcrs will head (he program nf City Auditorium Wednesday night. I'cc Woe James and Ivan the fry, will wrestle in a special feature to the mnin event. Both grnpplers weigh in the vicinity in 'Hill pounds and stand around feet tall.

Their bouts usuallv SALISBURY. N.C.. Dec. 4 UR- per cenl. phone connection.

Another was getting his ear drums blasted out by a correspondent who refused to turn down his volume. Another was in a frenzy because a correspondent had forgotten to total his book and was using 20 minutes for a call that should have Lakcn three. The correspondent was unruffled, however. The company was paying for the call. Another writer was having trouble with a correspondent who insisted on relating every incident that had occurred in his home village in Ihp last 10 vears.

arc as savage ns those put on by the larger fellows. The hu: By KARL FLEMING Citizen-Times Sports Writer In the sunny reaches of Memorial mores the Old Timers who'll plav Young at ends, Dick Hcnslcy andj Asheville-Biltmore today were Ansel Page at tackles, Ken Black working out. and Roy McCall at guards, Dumas! Here were former high schooliChapman at center, Jack Bishop at TKMPLK Calawba won its first North Slate Conference basketball game, defeating Western Carolina, 70-63, here Smith. Hie main event also will be a variation from the usual South .1 II 12 Stadium, their past glories buried Leo Is iisclalls Comeback Man Of The Year nelnlrlJ. Slims, in the sod, the perennial sopho- stars, ex-collegiate greats.

Ten! quarterback, Don Gassaway and ern circuit I rend Brother Frank lhe victory evened a two-game Diclriksett, Lear, ft years ago they moved easily down Phil MeKcnzic at halfbacks and series between the schools. West Whitney McAllister al fullback 22R, of Provo, Utah, and Gino Garibaldi. 225, of St. Louis, in a no time limit bout in which Oslienuv, ft r. i i i i i i .1 i i i ii r.

I 2 0 I 0 II I 0 3 I IS IS they will wrestle by Texas rules. Tot Mi STATU IHtiariln. llalrr. I sh.vlik. ern Carolina defeated Catawba last night at Lexington, 77-69.

Guard Roy Holland led the Indians tonight with 18 points. He CHICAGO, Dec. 4 Manager Leo Duindicr, whose New York Giants won the National League The roar continued and in ceased. Rosenbliith Leads Win By Tar Heels Dwyer. 2 pennant and swept lhe World Serr bagged five field goals and eight Reporters from the city room their work just about rounded out for the night meandered by.

Each 4 4 1 3 0 30 Mnlndet, ft MhcIIo, ft Got kin. ft cs from Cleveland in four straight games, today was named- base the field, relishing the tough body contact, exuberant with youthful energy. Now now they came afield with white legs, balding heads and great stomachs which draped loosely down over their beltlincs. The old engine ain't what she used to be. A man would go downfield for a pass and return grinning loosely, attempting to hide the fact he was winded, bereft of the old zip.

They looked like old Cadillacs, Several other area players will join A-B for this game. DaClub To Be Host At Banquet The 67 players and coaches who Totals 12 in free throws. Jack Lyndon got 14 aw1 forward Warren Summy 13 as the other leading Indian scorers. High man of the night was lanky Western Carolina center Herman Italfllme score? Stale 17. Tnmtl ball's "Comeback Man-of-the Year." stopped, starea ana Kepi going, quickening his pace.

Snme looked in as if to offer con Free throws missed: Siicox 3. Smith 3. Durochcr was elected for the Dldnksen 1, Maglio 3. (Aitkin 2, Shavllk 2, lltnardo, Dw.ver, Molodet. first annual William Wrigley Jr Shamel with 26 points.

In other words, no holds burred. Jim Coffield, 220, Valdese, will wrestle Al Cortex, 220, Mexico, in the semifinal event a one-fall, 30-minute affair. The opener, also one fall or 30 minutes, will match Tinker Todd, 2IH. Dublin. Ireland, against Jack O'Reilly, 225, Australia.

The first match begins at 8:30 p. m. Ft. Eiislis Drill) Gamu Lejeiine, 26-0 CAMP LEJEUNE. N.C..

Dec. 4 dolences. Others wore a smirk as if to sav "You poor devils." It CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Dec. 4 Uft-North Carolina caught fire in the second half to roll up a 99-66 victory over Clemson tonight in its WESTERN CAROLINA Memorial Award for making the made you feel forlorn, unwanted: slaves to the task at hand. All nf this had its meaning.

game greatest comeback Chicago bavball writers. He wil be honored at the writers' 15th an first Atlantic Coast Conference of. diSniy and strength, ketball game of the season. But the paint was faded and -the won six and lost four football games for Lee Edwards High tljis season will be guests of honor Basketball season had in mini diamond dinner Jan. 16, at A-B Opens Cage Slate With Win Lennie Rosenbluth, the Tar Chicago's Palmer House.

Wednesday night at a banquet giv en for them by the Dad's Club. Durochcr is the third baseball personality selected for honors this The banquet, an annual Dad's Club project, will be held in the Heel's 6-5 sophomore forward, scored 30 points, 22 of them in the second half, for point making honors. The game developed into a scoring duel between him and Capt. year by the Chicago writers. Bob MV-Ft.

Eustis, exploded for Lewis and Frank McMahon. trav UiPKins. I Williams, Migiaolo, RiKlcrs, g( Stevens, Shamel. Wilson, Swarlzel. Holcombe, Mathews, Kirby, Larkey.

Total. CATAWBA Yancey, I Fleming, Summy. HuU'hins, Cline. Bryant, Porter, Holland. Totals Halltime score IS main ballroom of the George Van-i derbilt Hotel, beginning at 7:30 three second quarter touchdowns and went on to drub Camp Le Asheville-Biltmore College opened its basketball season 'at Hall 2 cling secretaries of the Chicago Cubs and White Sax, respectively, p.

m. jeiine, 26 0. here today. like an avalanche, lhe lirst Dig night of Western North Carolina high school basketball season was being reported. What a night it At 10:30 p.

m. the bedlam reached height. A head phone was sent reeling and danced crazily on the floor as a weakened sports writer collapsed beside it. Two trained corpsmen from the newsroom promptly marched in, revived the prostrate body, propped Bill Yarbourourzh of the Tisers. who 2 1 earner were chosen lor the J.

Fletcher last night, defeating the machines no longer roared merrily as they dug off down the road. They ran plays, dummy scrimmage. On a play, somebody failed to block a halfback. "Who's supposed to get the halfback?" somebody asked, envisioning the all-the-way run. "Don't worry about the halfback," a man said; "We'll be lucky to get past the line of scrim-mage.

If we do, we'll worry about the halfback then." These former hardies, meet a team made up largely of A-B players at 2 o'clock at the stadium today. Although a number of A-B gridders will play, the game is Fullback Bob Raley plunged from I 'jjl had a hot touch throughout with 25 Main speaker for the occasion will be Rex Enright, head football 22 i 0 2 4 Western Carolina College Jayvccs, Louis Comiskcy Memorial Award This award is for long and mer 9 points. 67-60. coach at the University Of South Center Smoky Young scored 34 ilorious service to Chicago base The 99 point total fell shy by one point of North Carolina's team Carolina an after dinner speaker the one for the first Army touchdown. Minutes later linebacker George O'Brien intercepted a Marino pass, latcralling to Dick Gregory who raced 64 yards to score.

ball. record of 100 scored against Fur ol note. The public is invited to attend. points to lead the Bulldogs to victory. Rahy of the Jayvecs totaled 21 for high losers honors.

Catawba 36, Western Gold Star Winner Tickets may be purchased at the him back into his sagging chair, Young fired 22 of his points in A 44-yard pass from Donald James to end Jim Rapier in the man in 1932. The 3.000 partisan fans yelled during the last few minutes for the far Heels to match or beat LONDON, Dec. 4 Ml Stirling tho first half. Carolina 29 Free throws missed: Williams, Migiaolo Shamel 4. Wilson.

Swarlzel. Kirby 2, Yancey 3. Fleming. Summy Cline, Bryant, Holland 2. The came was close throughout end zone brought lhe third score of the quarter.

Moss was named totlay as llic winner o( British Gold Star Award for road racing in 1954. The award Harold Payne went 12 yards for not recognized by college ofncials as part of the regular schedule. Ralph James, the former Lee Ed Ashevillc Army Store or the Sports Mart in advance, or at the door the night of the banquet. Admission will be $2.50 per person. At the banquet, George O'Neal, president of the Dad's Club, will give a short history of the club and a report on the club's activities.

Prizes will be awarded to the is symbolic of the championship the final touchdown in lite third quurter. among British drivers. with WCC holding a 15-14 first quarter edge and A-B taking over at halftime 34-32. At the end of the third A-B held a 49-44 advantage but the Jayvccs closed the gap until they trailed by one point, 61-60, late in the game. wards and High Point College coach, and Bob Swicegood are that mark.

They nearly did but sophomore guard Ed Sutton missed 3 of 4 free throws in thej last minute of the game. The Tar Heels trailed during the first six minutes and 45 seconds, once by 8 points. After 6 minutes, Tony Radovich, Jerry Vayda and Yankee Coaeh Honk Named To Pilot Denver tutoring the Old Timers. They have had two practices, one a skull session in City Auditorium last week three ladies who sold the greatest WATCHES Ashevillc-Ummore got possession and the Jayvees began foul Rosenbluth hit consecutively to number of advance season tickets to Lee Edwards home football and the exercise drill yesterday. James announced a starting line DENVER, Dec.

4 I Ralph Houk, a reserve catcher and later games. ing on a pressing defense until the Bulldogs widened the gap to seven points by the end of the game. make it 14-14. The Tigers slipped ahead, 17-16, less than two minutes later on a Yarborough's goal. The Tar Heels quickly shot back out front and threafter were never Unredeemed Pledges up composed of Bob Yarborough and Lou Fox at ends.

Max Spurlin and Bob Cline at tackles, Bill Miller and Randall Leslie at The Dad Club is an organization which supports activities at Lee Edwards High. It realizes its income through club membership and the sale of concessions at foot 95 guards, Joe Swicegood at center headed. and placed his fingers on the keys. He carried on. It was later found he had quite a tussle with an untrained correspondent.

It went something like this: Correspondent: "I've got a ball game for you." Writer: "Alright. Who played?" Correspondent: "Deep Creek and Black Rock." Writer: "Who won." Correspondent: "They did. We fii wildcats but they whupped us, 62-13." Writer: "Who is we and who are they. And is this the girls or boys game?" Correspondent: "Oh! We're Deep Creek. And I don't remember who won the girls game.

I didn't think you wanted that." Writer: "Sure we want it. Is there any way you could get the score and lineup on the girls game?" Correspondent: "No, I'm the only one left. Everybody's gone home." Writer: "O.K., do you have the lineups for the boys' game? Give me Black Rock first please." The Correspondent read off the names taking a two-minute pause 12 Tl-e I.lnenp: WCC Jsyrers (mil F-Cloer tin F-Carlton til) C-MrClnin O-Hitches 14) and Clyde Leeson. Jesse Javnes. The box; a coach for the New York Yankees, was named manager today of the Denver club in the American Assn.

Denver General Manager Bob Howsam said Houk, who is 34, will be playing manager for the Bears. Denver, champion of the class A Western League last season, was drafted into the triple-A association last Monday. The franchise was moved west (7 Holder-K (101 Rloe-r H4 Ynung-C (II) Pryor-G (.1) Mulvaney Dick White and Bill Britt in the ball games at Memorial Stadium 7-Jewel ELGIN'S and BULOVAS- 17-Jcwrl ELGIN'S and BULOVAS- 2 1 G-Tlark Sl CLEMSON Ryan, Shook, Smith, I Rtser. This year's banquet will be the third such given by the Dad's Suhs: WCC: Rabv 21. Dave Ballard backfield.

Coach Frank Maennle of A-B probably will start a lineup con 1495 Club lor the Lee Edwards football 4 2 2 3 3 4 3 It Brodie. Yarborough 2, Dan Ballard. A-B: Carter. Brenriell. Half time score- A-B 31 12.

Officials: Not-Row and Eblen. sisting of Nick Carter and Smoky team and its coaches. 1 4 1 12 1 3 0 I) 2 10 after the Philadelphia Athletics of Kirthstnne. Wedding and Masonic $7.93 Jewel Kings I up E'Bin Bulovas J22 95 In North Slate Rare 2 12 6 Yarborough, Holzchuh, ft Crnsland, Totals NORTH CAROLINA Rosenbluth. Vayda, I McCab.

1 Greene, I.tkins. Young, Lilsnn, ft Radovtrh. ft Sutton, ft Uncle Sam's Loan Jewelry Co. 5 S. Wr Pack Square Dial 3-1449 ACC Tops High Point HIGH POINT, N.C., Dec.

4 W-Scven players hit in double figures here tonight as Atlantic Christian College rolled over High Point College 104-97 in a North State Conference game. Height, Speed, Vets Give Bears Strength 1 I) 0 4 2 2 7 5 4 .1 2 ft I 31 23 between each. He continued only Totals Halltime: North Carolina 40. Clemson 30. Free throws missed: Clemson Ryan 2.

By BILL GLANCE Citizen-Times Sports Writer Shook 2. Smith 2. Riser 2. Brodie 2, lloli-schuh 5. North Carolina Rosenbluth.

Vayd Likins 2, Young, Lllion, Radovich 2. Sutton 3. Height, speed, experience and more than ample scoring anility make Coach Jim (Pappy) Hamilton's Lenoir Rhyne Bears look like the powerhouse of the North State Announcement! the American League were transferred to Kansas City. Denver will take over Kansas City's role as the Yankees' top farm club. Apps Play 2nd Bowl Game Saturday RALEIGH, Dec.

4 W-Appalach-ian State's Mountaineers will be playing in their second bowl game of the season next Saturday when they meet Newberry in the third annual Elks Bowl game here in Riddick Stadium. Proceeds from the game, which is sponsored by the North Carolina State Elks will be used to finance the Elks' youth activities, including its two camps for boys. Appalachian defeated East Tennessee, 28-13, in the annual Bur-ley Bowl game at Johnson City, on Thanksgiving day. During the regular season, Appalachian won eight and lost two. Newberry won five, lost three and was tied twice.

Grid Bowls At A Glance Conference this basketball season. The Bears have the tallest team in the conference with such giants as 6-8 forward Bob Ortmyer and 6-6 center Racford Wells towering By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The lineup for the post-season above most of the other players in the league. football games during December after the writer asked him six times to do so. He gave first names on each player although the writer told him he needed first name only in case of duplication, When the chore which re-embled pulling teeth was completed, the writer ask him for the Deep Creek lineup. Correspondent: "Oh: That was the Deep Creek lineup." The writer sighed on oath under his breath, grabbed another short form and yelled, with all the pleasantness he was able to muster, "Well, I'll take the Black Rock lineup." He encountered the same difficulty in getting this lineup even more.

Johnson, the Black Rock center, collected 42 of his team's 62 points. The writer then requested Johnson's first name. Correspondent: "Oh! They didn't give me that." Writer: "Did you ask?" Correspondent: "No, it wasn't 00 the book so I didn't get it." In addition, they nave live men hovering around 6-2. Experience? Hamilton nas seven and January: (won, lost and tied records in parentheses) Dec. Refrigerator Bowl, Evansville, Ind.

Kent State (8-1-0) vs Delaware (7-2-0). Dec. 11 letter-winners, including four regular backs from last year's club. And to show their strength in the scoring department, here are a few figures on how these bas-keteers stacked up last season while amassing a 20-7 record: 'ijl Elks Bowl, Raleigh, N.C.-Ap-palachian (7-2-0) vs Newberry We Is. a Hickory boy who set me (5-3-2).

Junior Rose Bowl. Pasadena. dent. Why didn't you get it?" Corespondent: "I didn't think you tvniilrt want that." Calif. El Camino Junior College (9-0-0) vs Hinds Junior College state buzzing while playing at St.

Stephens High School, stuffed in 517 points with theBears last season as a freshman. il was ton much. The writer (8-0-0), Dec. 17 flaked out. He would never be the writer: "You re our correspon- Ortmver.

a junior this season, same again. JIM HAMILTON He Guides The Bears to win the regular season title but won the tournament. Last year, Hamilton was named "Coach of the Year" in district 26 of the NAIA and was mentioned in the national voting for coaching honors after making an outstanding showing with the youngest team in the conference. Twcntv-one games remain be racked uo 461 Doints last season. Cigar Bowl, Tampa, Fla.

University of Tampa (7-1-0) vs Morris Both of last year starting guards At 11:30 D. m. murder was "We appreciate the many calls and good wishes our friends have showered upon us since the newspaper story appeared announcing the new ownership of the Mountain City Cleaners and Laundry. and we want to state that no changes in personnel or business policy is anticipated that our sole aim is to maintain and improve the quality of our cleaning and laundry service to you! Please feel free to call us at any time!" Sherman Gen'l. Manager are returning.

They are team cap Harvey (8-1-0). Dec. lit SALE Poinsetta Bowl, San Dicgo-Ft. tain Roland Barker, who scored 320 points, and Floyd Propst, former independent with the DcHart Truckers who hit for tween the Bears and a successful 433 points with the Bears last season: Dec. 10 at Atlantic Christian: 11 Ail I save I Frank Hasscll.

a leltcrman Sill (9-0-0) vs Boiling AFB (9-0-1). 25 North vs South All-Stars, Miami, Fla. Blue vs Grey All-Stars, Montgomery, Ala. Dec. 31 Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Fla Auburn (7-3-0) vs Baylor (7-3-0).

Jan. 1 at East Carolina: 14 at Wof- reserve who has moved up to the nearly committed by one of the sportswriters. The victim was a man who stuck his head through the door and asked the writer in a'l innocence, "Do you like basketball?" The repair shop got the scribes typewriter the next morning. Cigarette butts were piled up ankle deep around each desk. Nerves once steady as the rock of Gibraltar were completely wrecked.

I weakened about midnight and retreated to a more tranquil atmosphere. The rumbling press ford: 15 at Newberry; 17 Vir ft 10.57 starting lineup, -contributed 153 markers. ginia Tech. Jan. 6 western Carolina: at Other lcttcrmen include guards Appalachian; 10 Belmont Abbey; Joe Buff (6-1) and Ferris Feltner 13at Catawba; 15 fcast Carolina; (5-10).

They will lead the list of East vs West All-Stars, San Fran 21 Elon; 25 at Guilford; 29 Hamilton's strong benchmcn. cisco, Calif. Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif. High Point; 31 Newberry. Feb.

2 at Western Carolina; 5 The only weak spot sighted is Ohio State (9-0-0) vs Southern Cali 4.95 SAVE 14.07 Appalachian; 8 Atlantic Christian; the lack of reserves at the for fornia (8-3-0). room appeared almost quiet that ward positions. Hamilton will have 10 Guilford; 12 Catawba; 16 at to go along with freshmen Hume Elon; 19 at High Point. Sugar Bowl, New Orleans Navy (7-2-0) vs Mississippi (9-1-0). Cotton Bowl, Dallas Arkansas night.

As I left the office in a lurch my three cohorts each were grip Collins (6-1), Frame cline (ti-z) and Robert Mydock (6-1). INSTALL NEW BLOCK ASSEMBLY (8-2-0) vs Georgia Tech (7-3-0). ping their telephone receivers like baseball bats and were beating Aiding wells witn the pivot Orange Bowl, Miami Nebraska chores will be Charles Loggins, a 6-2 senior. (6-4-0) vs Duke (7-2-1). tnem over me innocent aesks.

.95 Tangerine Bowl, Orlando. Fla. 229 Three other guards set for ac SAVE 48.07 I am certain we will get used to Omaha (9-0-0) vs Eastern Kentuo ky (8-0-1). OPEN MONDAY i AND FRIDAY Nights Til 9 tion are Calvin Wells, 5-10 iresn-man from Bethel; Walter Corn- it all in a tew weeks. We ve got to.

The season lasts until'March. MOUNTAIN CITY CLEANERS LAUNDRY Sun Bowl, El Paso, Texas Texas (Chevrolet Owners) Western (7-3-0) vs Florida State (7-3-0) with one same to olav ARKLANI Salad Bowl, Phoenix, Ariz. well, 6-2 sophomore and Johnny Moore, 5-11 freshman. With this aggregation, Hamilton poses his third potent threat to the conference laurels in five years. In the 1950-51 season, his Bears annexed the regular season crown but bowed out in the tournament.

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