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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1937
Page
5
A humorous golf anecdote unfolds as a farmer, spurred by banter from knickered players, steps to the tee. After lessons from a spectator, the farmer drives a perfect shot within a few feet of the hole, exclaiming in disbelief that he did indeed miss it.
Horace Tiderton guides Chase Idol Forrest Murray and Bob Amos on a deer hunt. Amos, off a 25 year gun layoff, fires twice at a deer then a second, and a third deer soon after, with the beaters and dogs nearby.
In Asheboro and Athens chatter swirls over Carl Snavely possibly taking Georgia's coaching job amid Florida and Cornell links. The NEA Service notes California seeks comparable scholastic standing and questions a $110 000 amateur venture cost.
Pree Coaches of the Pacific Coast Conference urged the rules committee of the national association to permit forward passes anywhere behind the line of scrimmage and to deaden a kicked ball on the try for point after touchdown. They also proposed placing the ball at the point of any illegal lateral on the end line and restricting defensive penalties to the five yard line with further limits on subsequent infractions.
Chicago reporters describe a quiet major league meeting with little trade action as clubs and executives roam hotel lobbies. The piece notes figures like Bill Terry, Charley Grimm, Warren Giles, Bill McKechnie, and Bucky Harris among others, and recalls past high activity while humor and banter surface amid negotiations.
Clint Edward Frank of Yale University receives the Heisman Memorial Trophy at the Downtown Athletic Club, joining a gallery of all America selections. He maintains calm amid praise, says football is a game, plans to leave the sport after graduation and pursue a business career.
American league officials voted to keep the lively ball for 1938 while National League leaders return to the deader horsehide. Ford Frick and Will Harridge blamed each other for the split, and a committee will study options with no change before 1939 at the earliest.
University of Georgia moves to hire a successor to Harry Mehre after his resignation takes effect January 1. An athletic board committee will study candidates, with no definite names disclosed. Mehre, a Notre Dame alumnus who coached 10 years, noted Georgia’s strong history against Yale and Fordham while facing injuries and mediocre material.
Gene Tunney visits Madame Bey's training retreat in New Jersey to watch Max Schmeling work out signaling a widening role for the former champion at 89. The New York training scene continues amid a frenzied baseball winter trade market as clubs seek deals before year end.
Four games will be played in the Y Amateur league tomorrow night at 7 30 in the Industrial loop action resumes Sater afternoon meeting tomorrow night will feature Tomlinson on Red Top Adams Millis B vs Globe Par lor Hasty vs Harris Covington and Highland vs High Point Paper Box
In Summit a cheering crowd welcomed Schmeling returning to town with Tunney. The ex-champion Tunney predicted Schmeling would beat Joe Louis, noting Schmeling’s consistent weight and appetite. Madame Bey called the moment with Schmeling and Tunney the biggest in years.
Civic backers of the Los Angeles Open seek an underwriter as sponsors may trim the purse from 8000 to 5000. The January 7 to 10 event draws top professionals, with other winter tournaments listed in Del Mar Pasadena Oakland Sacramento and San Francisco.
Chicago December 8 The Washington Redskins travel to Chicago to face the Bears at Wrigley Field in a championship showdown. A capacity crowd of 44000 is expected if weather allows. Coach Ray Flaherty plans brisk practice. Bears owner coach George Halas builds a stop unit around Slingin Sammy Baugh and Cliff Battles.
New Haven reports Yale varsity hockey player Clint Childs in his third season continues to wear glasses during games despite hockey being noted as a rough sport.
West Point announced a shift to the three year varsity eligibility standard used by Navy and top civilian colleges. General William D. Connor said cadets may not play if they had prior varsity experience, affecting players like Bill Guckeyson and Carl Hinkle as potential Cadets. Current athletes' status was not disclosed.
Duke Blue Devils start a 22 game schedule tonight meeting the Methuen McCrary Eagles in Asheboro. Coach Eddie Cameron relies on lettermen Ed Swindell and John Hoffman plus reserves Jim Thomas and John Minor with sophomores led by Even Hendrickson and Bill Parsons.
Eastern college teams featured in 71 of 106 major intersectional games, posting 41 wins 24 losses and six ties for a .631 mark. The Southwest followed with 14 10 and .583 while the West fell back third at 7 8 .467.
Maxie Rosenbloom of Hollywood defeated Big Boy Bray of Los Angeles by decision in a light heavyweight bout last night. The match took place in Los Angeles with Rosenbloom earning 10 points.
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