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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1931
Page
2
Davidson announces the retirement of head football coach W L Monk Younger after a long tenure and confirms he will take a five year assistant coach role at Virginia Tech starting next September. Officials and students react with gloom to the move.
Davidson head coach Younger plans to move to Virginia Tech to join Henry D. Redd as assistant, with Tex Tilson as a likely successor. Younger says he is leaving Davidson after this college year, intending to coach baseball and basketball while preparing for the transition.
The sport nears its end with two major games left the Georgia Tech California clash in Atlanta and Tulane USC in Pasadena. Georgia just suffered its worst loss to end a southern major team season, while December often extends the college schedule into Christmas month in warm climates.
The article outlines the State Game Warden’s appointment, salary up to 5000 dollars, travel reimbursement, bond requirement, and office location in Raleigh. It names assistants and deputies, discusses December Channel Bass fishing on Ocracoke Island, deer bag limits, and wildlife concerns in Jones County amid fires and scarcity. It also mentions local animal anecdotes from High Point to Roanoke Island and a roaming tale of a Wampus near Hatteras Inlet.
University of Georgia coach Harry Mehre foresees USC defeating Tulane in the Rose Bowl, citing USC strength and Georgia’s lopsided 60 to 0 loss, while noting Tulane’s heavier lineup and the Trojans’ late-game resolve.
A dragon fly demonstrates equal speed flying backward and forward, indicating versatile wing mechanics and power to sustain reverse motion without loss of pace.
Philadelphia’s Al Simmons led the American League with a .390 batting average, the highest since 1925. Babe Ruth finished second at .373 with 46 homers, while Lou Gehrig set an AL record with 184 RBIs and 410 total bases. New York led team batting at .296. standings list several standouts and base hits records.
At the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association annual meeting in Bowling Green Kentucky officials noted resignations from Howard and Birmingham Southern. Chattanooga Spring Hill Centre Southwestern Mercer Millsaps Mississippi College were mentioned as possible withdrawals with Centre and Millsaps considered for retention.
Beeson Hardware is two wins from leading the YMCA Commercial league after beating Highland MWA and Leonard and Younts. Dennis of Highland leads scoring with 18. Beeson players Yow Johnson and Watson each have 12. Printers remain in last place with two losses as DeMolay clashes with Printers and Highland faces Leonard and Younts.
John F. Chick Meehan resigns as head football coach at New York University. He asks that no renewal consideration be given to his contract and states he does not want to involve friends, associates, or players in controversy. Officials may issue a later school statement.
New York December 14 Tommy Loughran renews his clash with King Levinsky in a ten round feature at Madison Square Garden Friday night. Their first meeting a year ago ended in Loughran’s decision after he rose from a nine count in the second round. Levinsky, coming off a close decision loss to Primo Camera, seeks an upset.
Wiffy Cox of Brooklyn led George Von Elm of Los Angeles by five holes at Lake Merced in the National Open finals. Heavy rain halted the first 18 holes, Cox shot 74 to Von Elm 80, with seven holes to Von Elm and nine halved.
The calendar lists dates for the basketball tournament, a track meet, and next year’s meeting.
Southern California's Trojans open as heavy favorites to beat Tulane in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day after routing Georgia 60 to 0. Coach Mehrer praises USC's performance as the strongest he has seen. 41,000 tickets sold, expect 85,000 capacity. The winner may claim the national title. Georgia was outweighed by about ten pounds per man but fought hard.
Paris reports high diplomacy costs with supplementary credits for two October missions. The Petain mission cost 1,200,400 francs and the Laval mission to confer with Hoover 400,000 francs.
The article notes football coaches face tough early seasons due to heat and conditioning. It highlights Monk Younger leaving Davidson College after this year to assume the assistant coach role at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, where his playing days at VPI marked him as one of the sharpest ends.
Davidson mourns the loss of mentor Monk Younger as football memories linger of a scoreless draw with Duke and a reputation for hard fighting. North Carolina honors the longtime figure while predicting continued grit from Wildcats teams despite the setback.
Report notes that more than 40 percent of the United States wealth is held by women, signaling a shift in financial influence across households and industries.
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