The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-19
Teen-Age
Tatt|er

Darkness blanketed the spaciou
an instant. Then the powerful DC
lone basketball player who was II
of one of the championship teams
the Sixth Annual Duke-Durham
Tournament. How we Wilmington
eted spotlight! But, nevertheless,
our team. and we're always win
After getting off to a rather slow
start Friday morning, the Wild
cats picked up and soon were way
ahead of George Washington High
school of Alexandria,, Virginia.
The final signal sounded and the
lighted scoreboard showed that
the Cats had licked the Five Cap
Pistols of ole Virginny 56-32.
As the hometown team met
CRANKY High school of Norfolk,
Virginia, Friday night in the tour
nament semi-finals, we Whining
ton fans saw the possibility of the
tournament row slip from our
tight fingers as we rode a three
point backseat for the majority Of
the game, the final score ending
47-42.
However the Wildcat team
shone again Saturday night in the
consolation game as We walked
over the Greensboro quint by a
score of 44-23, receiving the con
ISOLATION trophy for the second con-
secutive year and proving to some
doubtful fans that state crown
fitted just fine!
Hands were clasped by hopeful
hoopsters just before the game be.
gan; and as the tussle started,
the team fought an easy battle to
win their last game of the year.
Saturday night CRANKY High
school rolled owe Patterson Park
High school Of Baltimore, Many
land to grab the tournament hon
ors, the score being 52.39.
Mel Baldwin of Patterson Park
High school was chosen as the
most valuable player in the tour
nament of champions and also
claimed the title Of highest scorer
by a record of sixty-six points.
The Wildcats not only came
home with a shining trophy. but
also brought back two especially
heaming players. Johnny McKoy
was selected for the center posi-
ton on the first all . tournament
team and Billy Mason fills n of
the Forward slots on the second
team. The eight coaches and four
officials cast votes for placement
of boys on the all-tournament
team.
We claim to be the second best
team in the tournament, over Pat
1erson Park after looking at the
score. Cranky led Wilmington by
only five points while Patterson
Park. was licked by thirteen
points.
Nine beautiful Durham young
ladies sat in on the tournament
games Friday night as the spon-
sors chosen for the eight high
schools represented in the tourna-
ment and for the Junior Chamber
Of Commerce in Durham. These
lovely girls were presented to the
teams before three thousand spec
tators between the two games.
Patsy Fowler, who has visited
Wrightsville Beach in the past
summers, was chosen the sponsor
S for New Hanover High cagers.
Pat Blackman sponsored the tor
team of the tournament, CRANKY
I High; Nancy Harriss sponsored
> Patterson Park High; Shirley
e Christmas sponsored Greensboro
T High; Coke Collins was sponsor
. for Calvin Collidge High in Wash
ington, D. c. Betty Griffin wa:
chosen sponsor for George Wash
ington High; jamie Carlton spon
l sored Greenville Senior High o
Greenville, S. c.; and Evelyr
i Rleke sponsored Parker Higl
1 school OF Greenville. S. C. Louis.
j Carmichael was chosen as spon
sor for the Jaycees.
Many Wildcat fans, who have
become ~well-known as the going
: est" people anywhere around
I treked to Durham for the big
event.
Passing through Raleigh late
Thursday, We saw several group.
CT Wilmington fellas on the way
and some of the familiar face.
were Shorty Stevens and J. B. Ste
vens.
Upon entering the gymnasium
we bumped into the team-Toddy
Johnny, Billy, Weinie, Luke, John
ny Crowley. Leroy Towles, Tinke,
Rogers, Don Hyatt, and Charlie
Smith-and as we walked out on
to the large balcony of the gym
we were hailed by Ronnie Walker
Billy McEachern, Conley Rogers
and Henry Trulove.
I saw that several groups of col
lege boys had come over for TIT
tournament. Some from State ovel
in Raleigh included Jimmy Mills
Johnny Hill, Billy Greasy, ane
with them was Paul Campbell
Buster Rose was there on hi
home campus, Duke, talking tt
Diane Costello and Jimmy eau
dill; and Hampton Frady and Eu
gene Mauney were other fellai
who were at the games.
Homer Ellis, Ray Haas, Jimmie
Keever, and Bobby Haas wer,
yelling along with Jack Bryant
Leonard Colley. Bob VIM, Frit
Stelljes, Billy Quarles, and Bobb.
Crowley.
Some of the gals who hustled III
that way were Beth Harriss, Lib
ba Roe, Jean Pope and Ann White
And others mingling in the larg'
crowds were E. A. Thomas, Glen.
Huffman, Neal Patrick, Pc.
Barefoot, A C. Gregg, and Jir
Thorpe. Eleanor Willetts heade
Durham way Friday to visit
friend and to take in the tourns
ment.
Ridino through Durham w