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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1950
Page
8
High Point College shifts focus to basketball after scrubbing football. The Panthers head to Due West to face Erskine, then debut home games against Washington and Lee with season tickets on sale and strong local support expected.
The University of Richmond Spiders travel to Quantico Marine base to face the Marines in the season opener. Virginia Tech and Duke also play as part of a light schedule with several Southern Conference tests and numerous early week games across campuses.
High Point Y boxing team defeated Winston Salem and Albemarle 3 3 in a Tri City meet at High Point. Wayne Voncannon Billy Wood and J Skeen won for the locals. Wood stopped Crisco in 1 0 to extend his season win streak to four. Results list wins by Voncannon Wood Skeen Morton Teameven Russell Freeman Pappas and others with several TKOs.
The YMCA Industrial Basketball League opens Monday at 7 15 pm with two games. High Point Weaving faces Pitts Plate Glass at 7 15 followed by Thomas Car Works against Heritage. Triangle Hosiery Mill sits out first night. play continues Mondays and Wednesdays. Notable players include Jackie Hawks Ralph Gurley and Fred.
New York reports college football's death match ends with Oklahoma Princeton and Wyoming unbeaten. Navy defeats Army 14-2 before 103000 as Notre Dame loses in Los Angeles. Other results include Alabama 34 Auburn 0 and Georgia Tech 7 Georgia 0.
Kraffert of Titusville Pa shot 72 in the final round to finish 36 holes at 147 and win the Southern Seniors Championship. Edwards of Spartanburg S C was second with 73-75 148. Woolworth of Salem Center N Y climbed from the midway lead to total 70-80 150.
The season’s first week rattled top programs as Rice Michigan Texas Loyola of Chicago Pittsburgh and Dartmouth fell to upsets. Bradley and CCNY started strong, while St. Francis Brooklyn College and Brigham Young prepared for key dates at Madison Square Garden and other arenas.
AP roundup lists Catawba over Newberry 75 51 Presbyterian 70 over Lenoir Rhyne 58 Enka 65 over Clemson 50 Georgia Teachers 77 over Parris Island Marines 59 Appalachian 87 over Kannapolis 53 Duke 76 over Hanes Hosiery 71 Wake Forest 71 tied McCrary Eagles 56 North Carolina 57 over Elon 48 Presbyterian 70 over Lenoir Rhyne 53 North Carolina State 71 over Loyola Baltimore 53 Greensboro A and T 54 over Shaw 52 Wake Freshmen 59 Duke Freshmen to Junior College 77 Catawbas overtime 2 a Tech Junior College Atlan }
The North State conference schedule features fourteen games this week with most teams active. Highlights include East Carolina routing Guilford 61 35 and matchups across Atlantic Christian Lenoir Rhyne Western Carolina Catawba and High Point with multiple contests through Saturday.
Navy star Bob Zastrow led a 14 2 upset of unbeaten Army with a single score and a touchdown pass. Southern Cal’s Jim Sears returned a 94 yard kickoff for a TD in a 9 7 win over Notre Dame. Claude Arnold sparked Oklahoma with four TD passes in 41 14 win over Oklahoma A M. Johnny Turco scored four including a 97 yard kickoff return in Holy Cross 32 14 over Boston College. Johnny Papit rushed for 141 yards in Virginia’s 44 13 win over North Carolina to reach 3 000 yards rushing in three seasons. Larry Isbell threw three TD passes in Baylor’s 33 7 triumph over Rice. Bob Marlow scored twice and threw a TD as Alabama routed Auburn. Shoo Shemonski scored five times and added a conversion as Maryland defeated Virginia Tech.
Navy, fresh off a 14 to 2 upset of Army in Philadelphia, says it will de-emphasize its heavy football schedule. Athletic director Capt. Howard Caldwell notes plans to keep top foes like Notre Dame and Penn but add softer opponents. Coach Eddie Erdelatz credits team effort with ending Army’s 28-game unbeaten streak and highlights QB Hob Zastrow as a standout.
Salisbury reports rising interest as Appalachian of Boong and West Liberty WV prepare for the Pythian Bowl at Catawba Stadium benefiting Clayton Orphans Home. Appalchian and West Liberty boast high scoring offenses led by Jack Grace and Frank Gerard with strong defenses and solid kicking. Advance sales promise a near sell out with lodges statewide moving tickets fast.
Sam Snead won the Miami Open by five strokes with a 13 under par 267 to claim his fourth victory of the year and seal top money honors at 35 758.83. Teammate Jim Ferrier and Jack Burke Jr. tied for second at 272, each earning 1 in prize money.
Trinity High School begins its 1951 basketball season tomorrow at 7 30 p m hosting Seagrove girls and boys. The girls squad returns fully from last year and three boys veterans start again. Randolph County champions last season the Bulldogs are favored. After the opener the Bulldogs defeated Cole Ridge on Friday night.
In Cincinnati on Tuesday night Ezzard Charles defends his title against challenger Nick Barone at Cincinnati Garden. It is the first Ohio heavyweight title bout since 1919 and Charles fifth defense since June 1949. Barone, younger at 74 to Charles 79, weighs about 180 pounds and is the underdog.
Maryland junior halfback Bob Shemonski captured the Southern Conference individual scoring crown with 97 points after a 63-7 win over Virginia Tech. He edged Walt Michaels of Washington and Lee, Fred Cone of Clemson, and Dickie Lewis of Maryland, who tallied strong totals as the season closed with Washington and Lee in bowls and Virginia’s record 8-2.
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