The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-11

Tonight's cage twinbil]
In fact, policemen and fireme
result with the largest crowd
and corner of the spacious
tussle are selling for as high as
$40 today, and may climb to an
ever higher sum shortly before
gametime tonight.
For the benefit of those sports
enthusiasts, who have been unable
to obtain a ticket, Wilmington radio
station WMFD will present a
special play-by-play account of to-
nights encounter beginning at 7:45
o'clock. Sports announcer Tom
Cause and Ben Mcdonald will con-
duct the broadcast, Cause giving
the play-by-play and Mcdonald,
the highlights.
GREENSBORO TEAM
Coach Bob Jameson, regarded
as one OF the best basketball skip
pers in North Carolina, puts on
the floor tonight q Greensboro team
that has everything except height.
1t has speed, deception, shooting
ability, and smooth teamwork. In
Don Lanford, 5 #. 10 in. guard.
Jameson possesses the second
highest scorer of the Western Con-
terence. In Larry Dempsey, a 6
TT. 2 in. center, Jameson boasts
possibly the best defensive pivot
man in the western portion of the
State. And in Captain Rick Terrell
the Whirlie pilot has one of the
top ball handlers in North Carolina.
Height is the only advantage Will
mington will hold over the visitors.
Johnny McKoy is four inches tall
er than Dempsey at 6 #. 6 in. Ma
o stands five inches taller than
either of the two first string
Greensboro forwards at 6 it. l in.
Lanford is slightly taller than Tod
dy Fennell, Louis Collie is two
inches taller than either Whirlie
forward, but Brown stands four
inches shorter than Greensboro's
smallest player at 5 #. 4 in. The
flashy Wildcat guard has had little
trouble in the past, handling lanky
opponents, however, and that dis
advantage will probably not bother
him SO much tonight.
STARTING LINEUPS
Probable starting lineups for to-
nights fracas are for Wilmington:
at forwards, Billy Mason and Louis
Collie; at center, Johnny Mickey;
at guards, To-day Fennell and W.
A. Brown. For Greensboro: at for
wards, Earl Keistler and Jim Hook;
at center, Larry Dempsey; and
at guards. Don Lanford and Cap
tain Rick Terrell.
Top reserves for the invaders will
be Harry Morrison and Horton
Highfill. Furnishing replacement
strength for Wilmington will be
Charlie Smith, Leroy Towles, Don
Hyatt, Johnny Crowley, and Marion
"'Tinkey" Rogers.
Of Wilmington's first five,
the big boys are expected to again
be Mason and McKoy, the one
two punch that has floored 81 out
of q Wildcat opponents this year.
Both were selected on the Raleigh
Times All-Conference basketball
first team. Mason eXcells as a one
handed push shot and rebound ex-
pert. while McKoy can fling any
type shot through the hoop from
almost any distance. Much can be
expected of Collie, Fennell, and
Brown also. These are the three
who work the ball through, setting
up their teammates or rapplng In
goals themselves. Collie has buried
AZ points in the past three contests,
giving him an average Of IA points
for each of these tits. Fennell
dropped is markers through at
Fayetteville on long set shots. And
Brown looked better in practice
Yesterday than at any other time
since the Fort Bragg debacle.
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
Greensboro will be wearing vel
uniforms tonight. Coach Leon
Brogden announced last night. He
also stated that Wilmington will be
earbed in black suits with white
trimmings.
Greensboro leaves for Whining
ton at 9 o'clock this morning &C
companied by three or -four other
ouses carrying high school students.
The Whirlie quint is slated to ar
rive here early this afternoon and
will work out at the New Hanover
High gym at around 4 o'clock.
Coach Bob Jameson has dlsclos-
ed that his team will spend the
in Wilmington.
New Hanover High last met a
Greensboro team In December,
1945. at Greensboro and lost a 81
27 contest. The Wildcats missed 10
out of 10 free throws in hal game.
while the Whirlies we're making
II out of Is. The box score OF that
game read: Wilmington = Lee a,
Collie O., Smith 2, futile O., Rogers
0, McKoy 10, Fennell 2, Brown T.,
Crowley 2; Greensboro - Hall l,
Russell 3, Hobbs l, Hook g.. Demp-
sey 5, Hutson 6, Terrell a., Lanford
5, Ward 0. Lanford, Hook, and
of that 1945-46 team will
McKoy, Collie, Fennell, and
Brown again tonight.
Asked last night if the 300 tickets
sent to Greensboro had been sold
out. Al Thomy of the Greensboro
Daily News said: Il understand
that they have"
T. T. Hamilton, principal OF
New Hanover High school, and c.
:. Berry, head of the ticket selling
committee for the State champion
game, were not available for
comment.