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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1949
Page
8
The piece rails against the NCAA Sanity Code and its critics, arguing athletes are lured by money, with Notre Dame cited as cutting help while SEC and UVA defy rules. It predicts the fuss will fade within a week as conferences push for relief and honesty in football.
North Carolina State's Wolfpack, led by Dickey, Ranzino, and Horvath, open the 1950 season in the new Reynolds Coliseum with three straight wins. The squad topples Washington and Lee, Davidson, and George Washington, bolstering confidence for a Southern Conference repeat as they face three inter sectional games and the Dixie Classic against Penn State, Rhode Island State, West Virginia, Georgia Tech, Duke, Wake Forest, and UNC.
A. B. Chandler, baseball commissioner, is seen backing the National League in the pennant playoff dispute. The NL favors best two of three and reinstates twi night doubleheaders while the AL sticks with sudden death. Final decision may come at tomorrow’s combined meeting. The All star game returns to Comiskey Park in Chicago. Chandler is expected to secure a seven year, 75000 per year deal.
Freddy Haas Jr., a rising pro, outlasted Bob Hamilton in an 18 hole playoff to win the 26th Miami Open. Haas finished 264 for the tournament, earning 2000 dollars while Hamilton received 1400 dollars plus gate shares.
Two Wake Forest seniors Jim Duncan and Red O Quinn were added to the senior bowl roster for January 7 in Jacksonville Florida. Arkansas guard Theron Roberts also was named to play. Duncan and O Quinn join the rebel squad captained by Charlie Justice with Roberts on the Yankees led by Doak Walker.
Nick Bambalis of High Point and Les Mincey of Raleigh won the South eastern Duckpin Doubles title at Mammar Alleys Raleigh with a near-record seven-game total of 1,871 pins from 60 entrants across four states. Bambalis and Mincey averaged 134 pins per game.
Thomasville High Point Hi-Toms remain the top choice to replace Martinsville in the Carolina league, with no action on other options until early next week. Ted Mann says Fayetteville and the A’s withdrawal rumors are unfounded while a Cubs working agreement could sway North State league timelines.
Vernell Harvey and Ed Kemp led the High Point entries with a high single game of 302. Bambalis and Mincey split a $200 cash award after their strong showings.
Major league meetings buzz as George Stirnweiss of the Yankees and Eddie Robinson of the Senators top trade talks. Clubs expect speedier deals once New York and Washington resolve talks, with several teams eyeing second base and first base adventures.
In Asheville on December 13 the 1949 North Carolina hunting season ended with hunter Hobart Freeman of Edneyville killing the legendary 600 pound bear known as Roaming John after an 18 hour chase. Freeman and the Mt. Mitchell Bear Hunting club’s Brush Busters pursued the animal through Bear Wallow and Hell's Half Acre before a final .30-30 shot ended his wanderings.
The Associated Press reports results from early games: William and Mary 73 over Randolph-Macon 46. Wake Forest 48 over Kansas State 49. West Virginia 44 over Alderson Broaddus 50. Mount Union 66 over Abilene Christian 45. Loyola of Chicago 76 over Marquette 48. and St Ambrose 69 over St Josephs Ind 56. Other scores include West Virginia State 70 over NC A T 59. St Bridgewater 52 over Roanoke 59. Bradley 64 over Nebraska on St Peter s N J 69. Seton Hall 69 over St Peter s N J 69. Western Carolina 69 over Wofford 57. Texas Christian 37 over Missouri 35. George Washington 83 over Washington and Lee 68. Loyola Baltimore 79 over Baltimore Univ 47. Morehead Ky 65 over Murray Ky 63. West Texas State 65 over Trinity Univ 45. Hamline St Paul 63 over Denver Vegis 40. Pepperdine 55 over Santa Barbara 47. Santa Clara 60 over Olympic Club San Francisco 16.
Dr. Karl Leib, NCAA president, warned at Notre Dame that violators of the sanity code may face sharper sanctions than expulsion. The plan may bar them from AAU sanction, Olympic eligibility, and accreditation. Leib noted a strong argument for restricting training-table meals, while supporting a three-meal plan to aid athletes with limited time to work for upkeep.
Bradley's veteran five downed Nebraska 64 to 54 for a third straight win and first defeat for the Big Seven co champion. Paul Unruh and Gene Melchior led the Braves as they pursue the national tourney. Oklahoma A&M and Regis Hamline, Loyola Chicago results also noted as major college games this night.
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