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The Chapel Hill weekly., 1963-01-09
Wildcats Score A Sweep
In Durham Tournament

later at 2l-2l. On both occasions
Dunlap hit to break the dead
lock. The score at the half stood
at 1921 with Dunlap and Filing
ton contributing 10 apiece. The
teams weakness in rebounding
and susceptibility to fouls was
more than made up for by an
astounding 70 plus percentage
from the floor,
AS the second half got under
way, the game was clearly be-
coming a rout as Chapel Hills
scoring balance improved. Con-
tributing to this second half Scor-
ing balance was David Clark
with 8. 8 in the second half; Dav-
id Hyperion with 5. and Ken
Hackney with 4.
Going into the third period the
Rebels trailed 44-3l and resorted
to u court press. and after al
most 4 minutes of that, the score
stood 54-3l as Chapel Hill ran
circles around the bewi'd!ccrreu
Southern defenders.
With AIS remaining, Southern
went to a full court press and
cut the Chapel Hill lead TO Il
points at 55-4l. AT that time with
the clock; showing 2:34. Coach
Culton took out his entire first
stmad and sent in tie subs who
act,,ally increased Chapel Hills
Head To Is points at the games
end,
For the second half the Cats
299 299 ffeeiiii1t the the ffleees fer
65cc average, Their game total
was % of "a for 68Fss. In free
throws they connected for So
Jim Dunlap led in the rebound
ing with TO- followed by Ken
Hackney = ith G, and Dave Clark
and Bill Watson with 5 each
Repeating their performance of
the night before, Chapel Hill used
a b0X-and-one defense. On of
fense, they utilized a shuttle and
a spread stall, opening up with
a fast break on occasions.
This game marked a milestone
for this years squad in that it
was their best offensive showing
of the year. Their average game
total has been in the low 40'S.
For the season in six games
Chapel Hill has scored 266 points
to taeir opponents 236.
Chapel Hills next game is at
RoXboro Friday night and will
be The first game to count in the
conference standings.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1963-01-09
BY DOUG JOHNSTON

In last Saturdays finale of the
Durham Orange dribble derby
held at Southern High School, the
Wildcats OF Chapel Hill made
sweep of the event by downing
the Southern Rebels 66-5l. The
Cats victory. the previous night
over Northern 44-40. made them
the only team to cop two vic
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Honor Society wiz
Hold 3rd Seminar

and who is now living in Charl-
0tte.
Congratulations are in order
for three members of the high
school VINO were recently laud-
ed for their musical ability by
their SelectiCu as members of
this years Afl-State Orchestra.
Lesley Straley and Mars saret
Haymau, who play the violio.
and Carolyn Brauer. bassoon
player, will journey to Charlotte
on January , for a weepend of
rchearSalS and concert.
A Sophomore cheering soaad
us chosen this this week tee ttee fadzA pep
to the Sophomore Basketball
games. Under the direction of
head cheerleader Susan PaIli-
dino are other members Janine
Basile, Carolina Tyler, Susan
Patterson, Linda Dixon, Pam
Cherry. and Sue Cheek.
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Bill Prouty 5 Sports Report

was saying what a shame it
would be il the lyfir I29-pound
racer didn't win the award given
annually to the American anna
teur athlete who by perform
ance, influence and good ex-.
ample, did the most to advance
the cause Of sportsmanShip dur
ing the year - 4
Jim Beatty's record. both on =
and off the track. has been an
honor not only to his native
Charlotte. but to uNC, the State
of North Carolina. the State of
California, and the U.SA.. and
to worldwide amateur athletics
jim Beatty must go down as
the greatest Of all the UniverSi-
tvs athletes, whose members
have included such information
ally known men as tennis star
Vic SeixaS, golfer Harvie Ward,
footballer Charlie Justice. ard a
score of AlEAmericans in foot
ball, basketball, baseball, tennis
and track.
And Jimmy may yet have an
other first" to 90 along with his
indoor mile record He may be
tine first man voluntarily TO move
frem California % Carolina since
Richard Nixon came east to at
tend Duke University Law School
over two decades ago. Rumors
persist that The little runner will
return to Charlotte before too
long with a nationwide itStir aftee
firm
Dale. and a lot more of lis Tar
Heels are hoping that il Jim de-
cides to keep on racing that he
does better than Dick did ms
TlST TINE 10 tt1T p1ffS m V'5'f1--
fornia.
The odds are. good that he will
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Little River
Swamps Lincoln

Invading Little River scored
its 18th straight win here Tues
day night with a 72-S7 romp over
Lincoln High.
The Busy Beavers started fast
and never let up in keeping their
unbeaten string intact.
Dwight H0lloman paced the
Busy Beavers from the floor with
80 points as teammate Medford
Hawley tossed in Is.
John Jones scored Il points for
Lincoln.
Lincoln's girls, behind the 49,
point shooting of Betty Earring
ton, scored a 1874 win in the
opener. "-"''
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Southern's Sophs
Whip Chapel Hill

Southern Highs Sophomores
took a 1886 overtime victory
from the Chapel Hill Sophs Tues
day afternoon in the Rebel gym
in Durham.
The Southern quint battled from
behind to tie the count at 31-all
on Gary Ferrells basket just be-
fore the final whistle. Randy
Harris scored the first basket in
the overtime period and Chapel
Hill never managed to pull even
again.
Mike Deal led Southern with
10 points, while Ferrell had eight.
Tom Wallace hit II for Chapel
Hill.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1963-01-09

IF YOU WISH TO SELL YOUR
BOOKS DO NOT ACCEPT the first
bid but consult a professionally
qualified Bookman. | pay the
highest prices for large or small
collections of good books mot in
terested in textbooks). JEREMY
NORTH, The Gothic Bookshop,
Duke University, Member of the
Antiquarian Booksellers Associa-
ton Of London and the ABA. of
America.
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FIRESIDE

Peggy Muirhead led the ladies
Fireside Coffee League last
Thursday morning with a high
game of l66 and a high set Of 445.
Bowling for the Hopefuls, she
led them to a 40 victory over
the Pinheads with a team game
of GOA and high team set of
1,74O. The Psychos took second
place with a 81 victory over the
Scatterpins.
League standings to date:
Hopefuls, first place; Scatter
pins, second; Psychos, third; and
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tories. Chapel Hills record is
now Az.
Wildcat co-captain Jim Dunlap
led the scoring with rs points and
Randy Ellington followed in scor-
ing with II. and kept the Cats.
from falling behind throughout
the game. Southern's first and
only lead was 20 In The first
half they managed to knot the
count twice first at 1919 and
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1963-01-09

POTTERY CLASSES-L E A r N
basic techniques with clay beginn-
ing January 18th at night and
January 18th morning, once a
week for 10 weeks. Call Sally
Prange 968-1891.
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VISITS HERE

Raymond Strowd from Fort My
ers, Florida. spent the holidays
here with his parents, MIR. and
Mrs. H. D. Strowd. While here
he visited his brother and family,
Roy Strowd in Charlotte.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1963-01-09
GUYS AND DOLLS

Bowling last Sunday night, Bert
Smith rolled a 234 high game
and a 573 high series to take
the hofors for the Guys. Jean
Shannon and Roxie LaSsiter led
the scoring for the Dolls with
Jean Shannon a high game Of 1873,
and Roxie a nigh SIT of sos
League standings to date:
WCHL, won 35.5, lost 16.5; Coz
ley's Refrigeration, 1920; Tar
heel Cleaners, 1920; Greene
Electric, 1924; All star Kesta-
urant, 1929; Zoom Zoom, 2l-5--
30.5: Unt0uchabIeS, 2O-32; AStr0-
nuts, 1886.
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HRIDGE CLUE MEET

The evening bridge group of
the Newcomers Division OF tie
University Wnman's Club VIII
meet Thursday evening. at 8
pm. at Lenior Hall Hostesses
: for the meeting. will be Mrs.
Charles Johnston, Mrs. Adrian
Lineberger, Mrs. George Ven
mart, Mrs. Wayne Danielson,
and Mrs. Manrine Webster.
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'inheads, fourth.
DECEMBER FINALS

The CIVIC LEAGUE, bowling
its last game Of the I'D year on
Dec. Is, had Gene Brown lead
ing the way for University Re-
search Glass with a high game
OF 254 and set OF ell. High team
scoring was by Cooper Harris
Ford with high game of 932 and
d high set OF 2.494
League standings to date:
Cooper Harris Ford, won Sc,
lost u; University Research
Glass, 35-l3; Ktwanis Club, 3l-l7;
City Barber Shop, 27-2l; Crowell
Little, 1922; Jayeees, 2l-27; The
Shack, 1882.
Bowling sets of 500 plus were:
Gene Brown, Gil; Jack Johnson,
52l; Ted Greene, 5S5; Randy
Moore, $40; Junior Brown, SIS;
and Bullingt>n, 529 ?.
Bowling for CHEMSTRAND
LEAGUE, Dick kale of the Pin
Splitters rolled a high game of
1856. Lloyd Hill of the OlOS. rolled
tne high series for score Of $40.
The high team game ended in a
tie for Bad News and the Pin
SplittcrS with both bowling 639.
High team series was rolled
by Bad News with l.845.
League standings to date:
Bad News, Pin Splitters. Pinch
Hitters, TetramerS, OhOs.e and
ChemspinS.
The MERCHANTS LEAGUE
bowled Dec. lt~With Ralph Ed
wards taking the donors for
PROBE ssional Barriers with a high
game of 222 and high set of
610. Stancell Motor Company
rolled high team game of 900.
High team set was rolled by
Yates Motor Company with 2,5l2.
Schlitz won 81 over MauhSby-
Perry: StanCell Motor Company.
81 over Kenan Oil: Carolina
BARRIERS. 81 over Yates Motor
Company Professional BARRIERS,
81 over The Hub; Nets, 81
over Walkers Gulf
League standing to date;
Schlitz, won 80, lost Is; Stancell
Motor, 30-l8: Yates Motor. 29-l9;
Professional Bsrbers. 1920; The
Hub. 24-24: Kenan Oil, 2l.5-26.5;
Maultsby-Perry Tire, 2l-27: Caro-
lima BARRIERS. I95-285; Walkers
Gulf, 1871; Nets, 1871.
HONOR ROLL
Six people made the All Star
Honor Roll last month. Gene
BroWn joined the high-game hon
or roll with a 248, and Frank
Foster with a 245. Terrell Mann
Joined the Honor Roll Series
with a 626, also making the 625
fIb jean SfTerIrtUtf vert vert III b h0tA ct
ladies honor rolls with a high
game of 226 and a ;1igh set Of
533. Joyce Gregory became q
member of the $50 Club with 9
high series Of $50 which landed
her on the honor roll. Phyllis
Brogan rolled a game of 23O to
ioin the ladies honor roll.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1963-01-09
TRAVELLING LEAGUES

The Ladies All Star Travelling
Team will bowl at Fairlanes in
Raleigh this Sunday at l:30 pm.
Bowling will be Peggy Greene,
RoXie LaSsister, Phyllis Brogan,
Jean Shannon and 10 Smith.
The team is riding a close second
in travelling league standings:
The Mems All Star Travelling
Team will bowl in Henderson
this Sunday against nine other
teams. The team, now in fourth
place, includes j. B. Norris, Bob
Shannon. John Kepler, Fenno
McGinty, Bert Smith and Harold
Smith.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

House manager Harold Smith
announced that applications can
be picked UP at All Star Lanes
for the Women's International
Bowling Congress State Cham
pionship tournament in Fayette-
vile. The contest is scheduled
for the last three weekends in
March. All women league mem
bers are eligible.
Mr.. Smith said plans are also
under way for the Durham
Orange County Women's Assoc
iation tournament. Those interest
ed should contact Mrs. Lu>y
Puckett, secretary of the Assoc
iatlon, or All Star Lanes.
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t0riOusly poor starters, are the
proud defending ACC champions
and last years number three
NCAA team.
If the Tar Heels can top the
tall Deacs in WinSton-Salem, they
will have to be considered a
darkhorse for top league honors.
nov conceded by most experts 10
Dukes powerful Blae Devils.
Supporting thu spring.loaded
jumping jack Cunningham down
through the season will be the
sharpShooting, ball-handling back
court. men. Co CaptS. Larry
Brown and Yogi Poteet. while
bearing the burden up front with
Cunningham will be Ray Res
pess, Charlie Shaffer, Mike
Cooke. Billy Galantai and Bryan
McSweeney.
DALE'S HAPPY
And Coach Dale RanSonS usual
Mona LiSa-like smile has broad
ened to one looking like a mule
eating briars ever since Saturday
night when little Jim Beatty, the
worlds indoor one-mile and out
tleer- twG-mile record holder. and
American record breaker for
every race from l,500 to 5000
meters. was named winner OF the
1862 Sullivan Award by the ANA
teur Athletic Union at banquet
in New York City,
Beatty, who only q few years
ago was ore of Dale's al!-tlme
great distance runners here at
Carolina. later came out OF re-.
tirement TO become at q the first
man ever TO run the indoor mic
in less than four minutes.
Only the other afternoon Dale
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Bowling W W orld
By PAQUITA FINE

Bowling leagues at All Star
Lanes are back in the groove
This week after a lengthy holi-
day. Chemstrand League will be
bowling on Monday ms. rs; Civic
League, Merchants League nnd
Ladies Scratch League on Tues
day nights; Hospital Saving. on
Wednesday nights; Fireside Col
fee League on Thursday mcrn-
ings; Ladies Tarheelites on
Thursday nights; open bowling
on Friday Junior League en-
Saturday mornings; Guys ard
Dolls on Sunday nights; UNC
Phys. Ed. classes and leagues
aSypreviously scheduled.
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Subs: Little River--Baird 2, Nc
Duffie, Funk 2, Satterwhite q.
Lincoln-Link 2, Davis, Hines 2,
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The lineups:
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Cubs Dick Ellsworth, 22-l0.
Koufax was 25-5 and Marichal
1858.
With the exception of SPAIN,
all became 20-game winners for
the first time.
In the American League, Ford.
24-7. and Minnesota's Camilo
Pascual, 21-9, are two-timers.
PaScual Gid it last year, Ford
in 1861.
Ford's pitching partner on
the Yankees, Jim Bouton, was
2l-7; Boston's Bill Monbou-
quette 20-l0 and Baltimore's
Steve Barber 20-13.
OF the 1862 20-game winners
who failed to repeat, Drysdale
was the most notable. He fin
ished with 10 victories as did
White Sox rookie Gary Peters.
San Francisco's Jack Sanford
and Bob Purkey and joey Jay
of Cincinnati were other mem
bers Of the 1862 20-game win
ming class who failed to repeat.
In the American League, Ralph
Terry Of the Yankees, Cleve-
lands Dick Donovan and Ray
Herbert of the White Sox failed
to make 1t a second time.
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Orioles, Aporicio
Set Records for
FeWest Errors

BALTIMORE, Oct. l (AP).-
Unofficial statistics show that
the Orioles set two major
league club fielding records
and Shortstop Luis Aparicio
established one America n
League mark during the 1868
season.
The Orioles made only SO
errors in 1872 games for a field
ing percentage Of 1888. break
ing Cincinnati's records of 10C
errors and a 1881 percentage
set during a 154-game sched-
ule in 1858.
Aparicio made Is errors al
shortstop while playing in IA
games to break the record set
by Phil Rizzuto of the New
York Yankees in 1850 Of IA
errors in 155 contests.
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10 Pitchers Make Up
Elite 20-Victory Club

NEW YORK, Oct. / CAP).-
Sandy Koufax Of the Dodgers
and Whitley Ford of the Yam
KEGS, who'll be facing each
other in the opening game OF
the World Series tomorrow,
head q list Of 10 pitchers who
entered the 20-victory circle
during the 1868 baseball season.
The 10 members Of the elite
group make up the largest con-
tingent since 1851, when Is
pitchers won 20. The modern
two-league record is II, set in
1908 and equalled in 1920.
However, the large number
does emphasize that 1868 will
go down as a pitchers year.
There were six 20-game winners
last season, and only Don Drys-
dale Of the Dodgers posted Is
victories. This year both Kou-
fax and Juan Marichal Of San
Francisco won rs.
The other National League
20-game winners were Milwau-
KEGS Warren SPAIN, 1877, and
a 20-game winner for the 18th
time-a mark exceeded only by
Cy Young's Is - Cincinnati's
Jim Maloney. 1877, and the
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DOdgersJoIt
Ticket Buyers

LOS ANGELES, Oct. l (AP).-
Six thousand World Series
tickets will go on public sale
at IL am. Friday, the Dodgers
announced yesterday as about
300 disappointed would = be
ticket buyers stood in line.
Some had waited outside
Sc, 000-seat Dodger Stadium all
night, hoping to buy reserva-
tons for the Dodgers-Yankees
games.
The single-game seats will
be at all prices and they will
be sold on a first-come, first
served basis, two tickets to a
customer" the Dodge- an
nouncement said.
Regular mail-order custom
ers and season box holders
have been sent applications
and their headlines have
passed.
THE public sale is for the
average day sale customer
who has purchased tickets at
our windows during the sea-
son."
NEW YORK, Oct. l (AP).-
Glenn Granflarten, 52-year-
old cab driver from Madison,
S. Oak, walked up to the
bleacher window at Yankee
Stadium last night and began
a 3912-hour wait for tickets
to the opening game of the
World Series.
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FOuETa EAcE1PGT:: 9 100 sI.%ln. HleOO' B.
Red Sox Drop
Five, Pick Up
Six Rockies

BOSTON, Oct. / (AP)-The
Red Sox dropped five players
today, including veterans Billy
Gardner and Chef Nichols, and
purchased the contracts Of six
rockies.
The American League base
ball club asked waivers on
Gardner, 36-year-old utility
infielder. and Nichols, 32-year-
old pitcher, in order to give
them unconditional releases.
Pitchers Billy Mcleod and
Dave Busby and Outfielder Pete
Jernigan were sold outright to
Seattle of the Pacific Coast
League.
Bought by the Red Sox we're
Pitcher John Boyle and Catch
er Archie Skeen from Seattle;
Pitchers Pete Charlton and Dave
Gray and First Baseman Tony
Horton from Waterloo Of the
Midwest League: and Outfield-
er Tony Conigliaro from Weels-
vile Of the New York-Penn
League.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-01

harich the strategy that re-
suited in this stunning upset.
The Rams are his pet pigeons.
Living in Hollywood Fido keeps
q beady eye on them the year
around. Parker says the Rams
coaches hate Fido because he
hangs out with their players
and gets the lowdown from
them. Buddy adds that Muir
ply has a winning way in sign
ing players.
Fido has little respect for
most coaches and all scouts.
They have to wait until they
see the films before passing
judgement on a player, he
complains, while he can tell
right off whether the boy will
make good. He predicts that
Quarterback Pete Beathard Of
Southern Cal will be the Heis-
man Trophy winner this year,
because the I-formation will
make him look good. He also
Says Terry Baker of Oregon
State. last years Heisman win
ner. now with the Rams. was
not as promising a pro prospect
as Bill Nelson, a quarterback
who played behind Beathard
last year and Fido signed him
for the Steelers.
There are some who'll make
a little wager on that, but the
truth can't be proven right
now. Neither is playing first
string for his respective team.
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600 people. I had a triple and
a double and If I remember
right we won. So"
That wasn't the same Kou-
fax two years ago. Sandy only
started to come last season and
he came fast, but by the same
token that wasn't the same
Ellie Howard. Then he had to
stay in the large shadow cast
by Roger Maris and Mickey
Mantle running neck and neck
in their home-run race, which
Rog eventually won with his
81. This season Ellie is the kind
Of ballplayer who says:
II get mad when I don't hit
every time I go up there. I
think 1 can hit anybody who
ever pitched. I know this fell
ler's fast. But Herb Score was
faster. Steve BARRIERS fast. I
know this guys got a good
curve ball. good change. good
everything and knows how to
pitch. but I think we can beat
him"
Howard, Just as the rest Of
the Yankees, has concluded
that if they get by Koufax in
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Rich Purses
ToSet Record
At HidIeuh

MIAMI, Oct. l (AP).-Six-
teen stakes worth $650,000 in
added money will feature Hia-
leah Parks 1864 racing program
during which a record $2,349,-
781 in purses will be distributed.
President Eugene E. Mori
yesterday said a new $4,000
stake for 3-year-old fillies will
be added, to be run February
II at a mile and one-eighth
known as the Mimosa. Hialeah
will operate January IT.
March 8.
The Black Helen will be
raised from $4,000 to $4,000,
and value of the Florida
Breeders Stake will be in
creased from $4,000 to $40, 900
The daily purse distribution
will be $42,500, exclusive Of
stakes. a record for any Florida
track.
The 500, 00o-added Flamingc
Stakes, first major test fol-
Derby-age colts, will be rur
Tuesday, March 8, the closing
day, instead Of the usual
Saturday.
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NOT AWED BY DODGERS
Ellie Supremacy Confident of Victory

the opener, so much Of the
Dodgers belief in themselves
would go with 1t. They've heard
tell Of how the Dodgers never
think Koufax can be beaten.
How can they say he can't
be beat?" Howard said, but
not as a question. ANY pitcher
who throws the ball can be
beaten. He's lost five, even II
he won IS. that's proof enough.
'We're the Best"
I've seen enough of him 70
know he's tough" Ellie said.
Hes one Of the best, but we
ARE the best. Richardson will
hit him. That Teller over there
Howard pointed across the
Yankee locker room to Mantle) i,
Maris and I will hit him. Wait
and see."
Ordinarily Howard keeps his
own counsel. He doesn't pop
off or say anything which can
be interpreted as horn-blowing,
but Ellie virtually has taken
this series as he took this sea-
son for a personal challenge.
For one thing, he badly
wanted the record for the num-
Der Of home runs hit by a
catcher. held by Yogi Berra and
Gus Triandos with 80. Now
Howard confesseS that at the
end Of the year he found him
self swinging for the fences
rather than merely trying to
meet the ball.
II Just fouled up my timing
doing that" Ellie said, but I
figured I should hit more than
80 home runs and I only got
%. I hit .287 and / figured
I should have hit more than
that"