The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1951-02-16
MARCH OF DIMES
GETS $13O FROM
BENEFIT GAMES
Large Crowd Sees Ruritan-
Lions Basketball Hocus-
Pocus. Town Girls
Easy Winners

A large crowd of generous bas-
ketball fans suffered through two
travesties on the sport in order
to swell the Dare County March
of Dimes treasury on Tuesday
night Two games were played
during the weirdest evening the
Manteo gymnasium has ever
known. In the first head-on col
lision of skill and science, between
the Wanchese Ruritan Club and
the Manteo Lions Club, the decis-
ion was finally awarded to the
Lions-though not many in the
crowd could find much to choose
between the teams. The score is
reputed to have been approximate
ely 1886. No one has been found
who will testify to- this score. In
the second game of the evening
the Manteo Town girls toyed with
their "bushed" opponents, the
Lions, and kept the score tanta-
lizingly close throughout. Final
was 1915 in favor of the girls.
The real treat of the evening
came midway in the last con-
test, when Melvin r. Daniels,
president of the Wanchese Rur-
itan Club, announced that over
$3.50 dollars for the March of
Dimes had been raised by the
games. Those who assisted the
worthy cause by their attend
ance at the games have every
right to feel pride in their con-
tribution; for the benefit affair
turned out to be one of the best
money aking events for the
March of Dimes ever staged in
the county. The county cam
paign chairman, Mrs. BalfOur
Baum, wishes to express her APP
probation to those who made
the event a success with their
generous help.
The Wanchese Ruritan warriors
appeared on the court in baseball
uniforms, and were led into ac-
ton by their manager, Melvin
Daniels, who played superb flool
game all evening without evel
finding it necessary to remove his
derby hat. The Manteo Lions
played in rolled~up dungarees and
in most cases in distressing condi.
ton.
Many players appeared fol
both teams. The play of all was
of about equal brilliance. How.
ever, a few players are deserving
of special mention. The center
jumps between George Halle
dudley, Ruritan flash, and Dez
Rogers, Lion streak, were really
something for the books. AL
though not a great deal of space
showed between the soles of theil
feet and the floor when they were
supposed to be jumping, the right
hand lawmakers they threw at the
tossed-up ball surpassed anything
seen in this country since Joe Lou.
is slowed up. Blitz Biggs, Lior
forward, paced the attack of his
team in the first game with ser.
les of spectacular shots from Sim
possible" positions rif you see
him talking to some one over g
great Pile of papers, it will prob.
ably be one of the professional
scouts who saw him in actor
Tuesday,.
jamie Etheridge and Marjalene
Thomas did most of the point.
making for the town girls in the
final game. This game, like the
first one, had a little of every.
thing in it. One feature of it was
father guarding his daughter
Sam Midget attempting to exert
paternal authority over Maria
lene.
After the last contest, Mr.. Dan
iels presented a beribboned "trav-
cling trophy" to the winning
team. It was a valuable trophy
and will be, doubtless, jealousy
defended by the champions who
won it.