The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-10

WHITEVlLLE. Mafch y. - The
rambler is of the opinion that he
IA right well in his choice of inter
,,iews with the four outstanding
.ooo teams in Columbus county.
.r;fn three of the four proceeding
~ cain the finals of the Columbus
ourney. and only the fate of the
draw keeping the other, Chad
.o,rns Lady Phantoms. out. We
.1,o believe that the lot of senti-
n,entalists from east of the coun-
-, seat are now satisfied that the
Whiteville Wolflets are the best
Girls team in Columbus since they
n calamity defended their crown
~ The finals of the classic by
downing a very fine Acme-Delco
six. 1913.
The girls from AID were a worthy
cnnonent but were helpless before
The Wolflet defense, led by the
great work of Billie Schulken and
EeJen Hooks; and their offensive;
snearheaded by Mary Sibbett and
Mamie Thompson - a reserve -
who tailed 5 points each. Tabor
CITY Red Devils likewise defend
Cd their boys crown against Fair
Rhffs Lumbees by overrunnine
them. Al to Is. So, a round of ap-
nlause to Coaches L. A. Bruton,
n the Whiteville Wolflets; and Sill
csruso. of Tabor City's Red Devils
for the fine leadership they have
shown in handling their respective
teams in the defense of their Co
Iu1nbus diadems.
ALL-COLUMBUS TEAM GIRLS
- Forwards - Mary Kate Sibbett.
Whiteville's tall, shapely forward
who led the Champions in scoring
throughout the year, also a slick
nassel: Catherine Marks, Acme
Delco. a speedy. shffty forward,
who vas the handspring in the at
tack that led the semi-finalists
through an undefeated season until
the tourney finals; a beautiful gal
with a beautiful hook-shot. Clara
Louise White, the most versatile of
OH forwards. this Chadbourn Phan-
tom ace. who was the high scorer
In Columbus with over 300 points,
this wear has finished one of the
most brilliant careers in Chad
bourn cage history.
Guards - Billie Schulken, White
vile. who is, beyond a shadow of a
doubt. the greatest defensive girl
player in our county today, being
one Of the top reasons for the Wolf
lets successful defense of their title:
Marqueen Byrd. Chadbourn's one
girl defense, who was tops all sea-
son for her team in this depart
nent. this tall, good-looking girl
was hard to get past. Helen Hooks,
Of Whiteville, who may come as a
surprise to some, but only the ones
who saw the manner in which this
petite miss completely covered the
brilliant Catherine Marks in the
tourney finals, can really appreci-
ale the great defensive work she
has done all season. Only a sophie
more. Helen has a great future.
BOYS ALL-COLUMBUS - For
wards - Fred Soles and Earl STAN
ley, mainstays in Tabor City's
champion Red Devils lineup
throughout the schedule; Stanley
consistently leading his team in
scoring-hitting from every angle -
while Soles is a brilliant play-mak-
er: also the best little man we've
seen under g. for controlling re-
bounds Center - Ralph Rogers.
Fair Bluff high scoring pivot man.
who led the county with an average
of 1873. Guards - Tabor City TED
Fipps, one of the fastest guards
we've seen perform in these parts:
dead sure on long set-shots: and
Jack Allen, Acme-Delco's southpaw
defense man, really hard to out
maneuyer best ba1l-handler on the