Photographs from the 1942 Southern Conference Tournament
Today’s post is the third and final on the 1942 Southern Conference Basketball Tournament, which we have been featuring on its seventieth anniversary in conjunction with the fifty-ninth annual Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament taking place March 8th through 11th, 2012.
Some of the photographs shown below are not available in the online collection of Hugh Morton’s photographs at the time of this posting. They will be added to the collection in the future. Those images that are available in the collection can be seen without cropping by clicking on the image.
Many of the people portrayed in these photographs are unidentified. If you can provide any identifications please leave a comment!
Duke bench during games versus Washington and Lee, March 5th, 1942.
UNC bench during game against Wake Forest, March 5th, 1942.
North Carolina Sate versus University of South Carolina, March 5th, 1942.
College of William and Mary versus George Washington University, March 5th 1942.
Bench photographs of unidentified teams, players, or coaches
Duke versus Wake Forest, March 6th, 1942.
North Carolina State versus William and Mary, March 7th, 1942.
Championship game, Duke versus North Carolina State, March 7th, 1942.
7 thoughts on “Photographs from the 1942 Southern Conference Tournament”
Interesting to see some teams wearing knee pads, some not. Was 1942 a time of transition away from pads?
Stephen, I am sure you must have a copy of Smitty Barrier’s book on the ACC, I just haven’t seen you refer to it. Hugh was grieved by the fact that Smitty wouldn’t use any photographs except those actually taken during the tournament. You might find some answers there.
I am blown away by the difference in the early bb pictures and those we have come to expect.. Cameras and film sure changed.
Regards, Julia
I had a chance to look at that book yesterday and found Hugh’s photographs (without a credit line) of the runner-up trophy presentation after the 1946 NCAA championship game. The author identified the presenter as Harold Olsen, the NCAA tournament chairman, so I was able to update the image in the online collection. Many thanks for the lead!
My father, George Strayhorn played basketball for NC State from 1939 until 1943. He was the captain of the team in 1942-43. In the 3rd photograph he is the player in the far background with the dark hair. In photo 11 he is in the middle of the photo wiearing jersey No. 9. I have the actual newspaper with this photo. If anyone ever comes to Annapolis, MD this newspaper is on the wall at Armadillos restraurant located on dockstreet.
I have a many newspaper with pictures of state players from that era. Robert
Strayhorne
Many thanks Mr. Stryahorn for the identifications! It’s great to have names reunited with faces. In case you didn’t see it, the first post in this series featured a photograph that also included your father, and I don’t think it’s one you email to me. See https://blogs.lib.unc.edu/morton/index.php/2012/03/1942-southern-conference-basketball-tournament/
In the coming weeks, I’ll sort through the images of clippings that you emailed and see what I can match up with negatives in the Morton collection. The snapshots have been useful for obtaining addition identifications.
The “struggle for possession” photograph appears in the March 7th CHARLOTTE OBSERVER with a caption identifying Matt Zunic, “George Washington’s star” who “goes to the floor to keep the ball away from William and Mary players.”
The action shot from the South Carolina versus NC State game also appears in the March 7th CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, with a caption that identifies USC’s Stan Stasica (left), NC State’s Buck Carvalho reaching in for the ball, and “Pres Westmoreland (right) looking on.” Mr. Strayhorne identified NC State’s George Strayhorn in the background, and his clipping led to the Observer for the additional identifications.
Interesting to see some teams wearing knee pads, some not. Was 1942 a time of transition away from pads?
Stephen, I am sure you must have a copy of Smitty Barrier’s book on the ACC, I just haven’t seen you refer to it. Hugh was grieved by the fact that Smitty wouldn’t use any photographs except those actually taken during the tournament. You might find some answers there.
I am blown away by the difference in the early bb pictures and those we have come to expect.. Cameras and film sure changed.
Regards, Julia
I had a chance to look at that book yesterday and found Hugh’s photographs (without a credit line) of the runner-up trophy presentation after the 1946 NCAA championship game. The author identified the presenter as Harold Olsen, the NCAA tournament chairman, so I was able to update the image in the online collection. Many thanks for the lead!
My father, George Strayhorn played basketball for NC State from 1939 until 1943. He was the captain of the team in 1942-43. In the 3rd photograph he is the player in the far background with the dark hair. In photo 11 he is in the middle of the photo wiearing jersey No. 9. I have the actual newspaper with this photo. If anyone ever comes to Annapolis, MD this newspaper is on the wall at Armadillos restraurant located on dockstreet.
I have a many newspaper with pictures of state players from that era. Robert
Strayhorne
Many thanks Mr. Stryahorn for the identifications! It’s great to have names reunited with faces. In case you didn’t see it, the first post in this series featured a photograph that also included your father, and I don’t think it’s one you email to me. See https://blogs.lib.unc.edu/morton/index.php/2012/03/1942-southern-conference-basketball-tournament/
In the coming weeks, I’ll sort through the images of clippings that you emailed and see what I can match up with negatives in the Morton collection. The snapshots have been useful for obtaining addition identifications.
The “struggle for possession” photograph appears in the March 7th CHARLOTTE OBSERVER with a caption identifying Matt Zunic, “George Washington’s star” who “goes to the floor to keep the ball away from William and Mary players.”
The action shot from the South Carolina versus NC State game also appears in the March 7th CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, with a caption that identifies USC’s Stan Stasica (left), NC State’s Buck Carvalho reaching in for the ball, and “Pres Westmoreland (right) looking on.” Mr. Strayhorne identified NC State’s George Strayhorn in the background, and his clipping led to the Observer for the additional identifications.