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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1942
Page
10
Connie Schwoegler of Madison Wisconsin wins the All-Star Bowling title in Chicago to become the world match game champion. He averages 217 over 72 games and dethrones Ned Day of West Allis Wisconsin who held the championship for four years.
Black Bison dominate Blue Comets 40 to 28 in season opener led by Junius Idol with 12 points and Melvin Walker with 12. Asheboro’s Williams led 11 in defeat. O’Quinn held to lower output. Friday a home game vs Thomasville follows after junior varsity win 30 to 17. Officials Evans and Preston.
New York readers hear debate on boxing unions and the State Athletic Commission with figures on Madison Square Garden bouts since 1937. The column also recounts military and sports moves including Parker at Bow Rainville defense, rodeo claims, and updates on coaches, baseball, basketball, and hockey figures across colleges and pro teams.
The column argues who deserves coach of the year, weighing winning talent versus turning nothing into something. It cites Howie Odell of Yale for restoring respectability with wins over Lehigh, Dartmouth, Brown, Princeton and Harvard, and discusses In Memoriam's disputed finish with Earl Sande. Warren Giles weighs Eddie Miller trade as a club-building move.
Miami hei states that Florida horsemen anticipate a new racing season starting Monday despite wartime uncertainty. The split Tropical Park meet runs to Jan 12 with optimistic President Henry L. Straus noting tourists replaced by soldiers at Miami Beach hotels and a large local base likely to support racing. Gas rationing and suburban tracks pose challenges, but officials expect enough local demand to sustain the sport.
Tide will collide with Boston College in the Orange Bowl at Miami on New Year’s Day. Alabama, coached by Frank Thomas, will face a team using the T-formation for the first time, prompting plans for a third squad to study BC plays.
New York Dec 16. Horse racing, which promised war relief of at least 2 million in 1942, has raised 2,807,777.31 for various war funds. Herbert Bayard-Swope, chairman of the turf committee of America, said the total would likely reach 3,000,000 by year end with expected contributions from Southern and Western tracks.
Rusty Callow, longtime Penn crews coach since 1927, received leave to become personnel director of a large Seattle plant. He is succeeded by John J. Carlin of the Fairmount Rowing Club.
Today a year ago New York Yankees acquired first baseman Buddy Hassett from the Boston Braves. East West football game moved from San Francisco to New Orleans and set for Jan. 3. Three years ago Long Island University beat Oregon 56 to 55 for its 40th straight win. Five years ago college rowing coaches proposed shortening varsity race at the Poughkeepsie regatta from four to three miles.
Michigan tackle Al Wistert will play in the Shrine East West game in San Francisco on January 1. The following day he will marry Eleanor Koenig of Glendale California in Los Angeles.
Washington reports that a proposal to divide major league baseball into eastern and western divisions to cut rail travel drew lukewarm reaction. Eastman and several executives cautioned the plan. Collins called it impractical, while others urged cooperation but questioned feasibility and benefits.
West Coast meet: Pacific Coast Conference votes to let freshmen play on varsity squads in all sports effective January 11, due to wartime conditions. The rule lifts the 27 year old eligibility standard, affecting winter and spring sports but not football this season. Santa Clara and St Marys, plus nearby independents, likely adopt similar practice.
In the Cotton Bowl Texas facing Georgia Tech as Southwest Conference champion. Dana Bible praises Texas 1942 squad as a tough finish-focused unit built from the ground up with Roy McKay leading the ground game and standout linemen and backs shaping a resilient, hard-working attack. Georgia Tech arrives ready for a hard fought ball game after Texas’ dramatic championship run.
Pittsburgh report lists Fritzie Zivic and Johnny Coats with points losses in a slate from New Bedford and Worcester. White Plains bout saw Al Fine outpoint Andy Koler. Local cards covered by the Associated Press from several Eastern cities.
The Great Lakes high scoring team aims for their sixth consecutive victory in Chicago tonight before a second test against Western Conference foe Illinois. The Sailors also play St. Thomas at Minneapolis, after a 76 13 win over Lawrence College. The Blue Jackets average 61 points per game and beat Ohio State 49 15.
Athens December 16 Coach Wallace Butts revised plans for the Georgia Bulldogs Rose Bowl trip. He may enlarge his travel squad to ensure enough players for scrimmages against the varsity. The team will hold twice daily drills in Los Angeles after arriving December 21, then finish practice at home Thursday before boarding a Rose Bowl bound train Friday.
All-America Frankie Sinkwich tops the AP sports editors poll with 94 points, beating Ted Williams of baseball and Don Hutson of football. Sixteen athletes received first place votes. Sinkwich led with 19 second and third place votes.
Fullback Walter Gorinski of Mutual Pennsylvania received Louisiana State University s most valuable player award at the banquet. Athletic Director T P Heard announced the 1943 nine game schedule with seven homes and listed dates against Mississippi Rice Texas A and M Mississippi State Vanderbilt Tennessee Fordham Tulane and more. Twenty nine 1942 squad members including four freshmen were awarded letters by Coach Bernie Moore. Women s fencing New York University will host the annual Women s Intercollegiate Invitation Fencing Tournament December 23.
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