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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1936
Page
12
Bill Delancey former St Louis Cardinals catcher told Phoenix reporters he hopes to return to the major leagues though not next season. After pleurisy and months of inactivity he has regained weight and fitness and may serve as a bench manager if an Arizona Texas League revival creates a Cardinals farm club in Phoenix.
George Von Elm of Hollywood shaved two strokes off par with a 70 in the third round to stay in the lead in the $1,500 Southern California open golf tournament at Glendale, California.
A faculty committee at North Carolina State College spent ten hours questioning twelve people including coaches alumni and administrators as part of an inquiry into the athletic program. Col John W Harrelson and Dr Frank Graham will study the transcript and decide on recommendations for the board of trustees, with no public statement likely before late January.
The High Point sports arena, used for wrestling and boxing this past year, has closed. The promoter is negotiating for another building to create a larger and finer sports center.
The National Boxing Association ranks Max Schmeling second to James J. Braddock and ahead of Joe Louis in the last quarter of 1926. Rankings list ten contenders. Braddock is champion with Schmeling, Louis, Tramell, Ettore, Haynes, Pastor, Godey, Walker, McCoy and Galento following.
St Petersburg December reports say Robert E. Harlow, dismissed PGA tournament manager, will seek a hearing before the PGA executive committee to defend himself. Fred J. Corcoran will assume duties as tournament bureau manager, with Florida and Southeast events proceeding as scheduled.
Chicago, Dec. 19 AP The Chicago White Sox and Charley Grimm’s Cubs will resume their long running feud with 11 interleague spring games in March and April. The Cubs schedule 24 exhibitions, with 25 for the Sox, plus additional games against Pirates and Dodgers affiliates as they travel to Arizona Texas and California before returning to Chicago for a April 16 preview at Wrigley Field and a April 20 NL opener at Wrigley. Managers Grimm leads Cubs westward later than ever, with Sox battery men in Pasadena March 4 and first spring game in Ontario March 20. The Sox-Cubs series kicks off in Los Angeles March 26 after Cubs’ island camp ends.
Greensboro Y M C A boxers defeated High Point Y M C A by 6 to 2 in a dual meet. Three High Point bouts were forfeited due to no-shows, including Worth Grant.
University of Virginia athletic director Py Norton Pritchett stated that Virginia’s withdrawal from the Southern Conference does not signal an intent to enter big time football or to recruit athletes aggressively. He urged focus on amateurism rules and student governance, done by university authorities to clarify motives.
The University of Pittsburgh football team arrived in San Bernardino on December 19 to prepare for the Rose Bowl clash with the Washington Huskies on New Year’s Day. Coach Jock Sutherland led the squad from the station to a private workout, with hundreds watching and a focus on revenge for past bowl setbacks and caustic east reactions.
Pinehurst opens its holiday golf program with three events starting December 28 and January 1. The 34th Mid-Winter tournament for men runs three days after a qualifying round. The second annual Christmas tournament for women features an 18 hole medal play handicap. The 15th annual Father and Son tournament begins January 1 in four somes style or alternate shots.
James Irvin of High Point won by decision over John Norris of Greensboro in heavyweight. Isler of Greensboro defeated Parks in 116-pound. Ryan of Greensboro beat Elkinton in 125-pound. Hilliard of a High Point team earned a technical knockout over Berry in 156-pound.
Merita Bakers held possession of first place in the Industrial league today by edging Triangle 28 to 20.
NASHVILLE Tenn Dec 19 The Southeastern conference seems to be a fairly stable spot for football coaches but it was not always so A check shows this is the first year since 1916 that the 13 teams of the Conference apparently are content to carry on into next season with no changes The schools in that happy year for coaches were all members of the old I I A A Since 1916 there has been at least one head coaching change every year In 1923 eight teams climaxed poor seasons by booting out their coaches and getting new gridiron instructors The new coaches for 1936 Bob Neyland Tennessee Josh Cody Florida and Lowell Dawson Tulane did so well with their material that supporters of those schools appear to be satisfied Veterans of the conference are Bill Alexander of Georgia Tech who has been teaching the Yellow Jackets tricks since 1920 when he succeeded the late John Heisman Harry Mehré Georgia's mentor since 1928 and Newland who coached Tennessee for nine years before missing the 1935 season.
Sherrod Shirt and Trinity won games in the girls basketball league while Allen Jay forfeited to Adams Millis. Sherrod Shirt beat Salvation Army 51 to 13 after a 36 to 7 halftime lead. Trinity edged Harrias-Covington 14 to 10. Adams-Millis defeated an opponent 34 to 7. The day featured several contests and a strong, competitive field across divisions in a winter sports context.
The eighth annual Southern Conference indoor games will be held in Chapel Hill on Saturday February 27 with preliminaries to take place. The event features Southern Conference athletes and is staged at the Carolina Tin Can arena, marking a key indoor athletics meet for the region.
A wild year in sports shines through in a list of freak plays. Kelley makes a bizarre third to home sequence that leads to a score while VOsmik and Rosenthal figures haunt the defense. The AP poll ranks a record seven nine points as a top freak play of the year with Navy, Cornell, Notre Dame and others also featured.
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