The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-18
DUKE PLAYS TECH,
PHANTOMS AT use
| in FEATURE GAMES
Red Terrors Invade Char
Lottesville For Virginia
Battle

DURHAM, Jan. 17-Duke's de
fensive wonders of the Southern
Conference appear to be in for 6
real test today when they trave
to Atlanta to meet Georgia Tech
in the first game Of a two-day
road trip.
The Blue Devils will meet their
only conference opposition of the
week on Saturday when they face
{ :mson College.
The Yellow Jackets, who have
won four out of six games, were
undefeated until last week wher
th.ey dr.pped a pair of games te
Alabama by 44-37 and to Tulane,
58-45. They have beaten Clemson
and Auburn each in two games.
The Blue Devils will risk not
only nine game victory string
but also a perfect record in col
le-e competition.
Coach Gerry Gerard has warn.
ed his squad that they will have
tc be at top defensive peak
against Tech for the Jackets have
made good on 81 per cent of the
field goals attempted this season.
Georgia Tech is led by big Jim
Nolan, a six-foot, eight inch cen
ter who has accounted for At
points in the first four games Tech
played. Against Clemson Nolan
made good on seven out of eleven
attempts from the floor.
Georgia Techs other four start
ers are Johnny Doyle, g., and Jim
Ray, g., A., at forwards, and Cap
tain Bob Davis, g. A., and Ramon
Echols, s. g., at guard. Doyle is
the most accurate shot on the
Yellow Jacket squad, having hit
with field goals 18 times in Al
,napts.
Duke will battle the Jackets with
Rubber Seward, Buck Cheek, Ed
Koffenberger, Dick Whiting, and
Dick Gordon in the starting line
up.
-dAPEL HILL, Jan. 17-With
the basketball team off to High
Poir College Friday and South
Carolina Saturday, the sports
light at North Carolina will be
held by the opening wrestling
meet with Appalachian here to-
night and the first boxing meet
with South Carolina tomorrow.
The speedy Junior Varsity quint
will meet the Special Service Of
fee club, 517th Parachute Infan-
try Regiment, from Fort Bragg
in Z o'clock prelim to the ring
shoN, here Saturday night.
Tuesday nights cour. victory
over Davidson marked the debut
of Bones Mckinney in a Carolina
uniform, and the ex-star at Camp
Butner, Fort Bragg. and N. c.
State may get a, chance with the
Fhantoms' flashy starting five at
either High Point College Friday
night or at South Carolina Sat-
urday.
His addition gives the Tar Heels
four All-Southern performers, all
at forward and center. Mckinney
made the first selections in 1912
o. Jim Jordan in 1915, while
John Dillon and Bob Paxton made
the second picks last year. The
starting guards will be chosen
from Don Anderson. Taylor
Thorne, and Jim White.
RALEIGH, Jan. I'm. c. State
Colleges Red Terrors, sporting
record of two victories and two
losses in Southern Conference com.
petition, will leave the campus
today for game with the Uni
versity Of Virginia's Cavaliers at
Charlottesville.
Hoping to pass the 500 mark in
loop standings, the Terrors will
be seeking revenge for an earlier
defeat when they play Maryland
Old -ners at College Park on
Saturday night. The State quintet,
lii its games since it met the Old
Liners. has shown improvement in
and in hitting the mark
from the free throw line and may