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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1946
Page
3
The column critiques the proliferation of bowl games across America driven by money and hype. It notes Sugar and Orange Bowls as front runners while warning too many minor bowls threaten the entire enterprise. It observes Southern teams' strong post season presence and warns against overexpansion.
Athens Georgia December 21 Georgia's undefeated football team and coaches will play Santa Claus Christmas morning They will distribute gifts to underprivileged children guests at a big Christmas tree party sponsored by the Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Salvation Army.
Executor announces claims against the estate of Dr W A Hayes of Guilford County North Carolina. Claims must be shown by December 21 1947 at 418 Edgedale Drive High Point NC or be barred. All debtors should pay promptly. dated December 19 1946. W S Hayes executor B L Herman attorney High Point NC.
Gilbert E Bernard administrator of the estate of Abraham Bernard Guilford County North Carolina invites all claims to be presented by December 1 1947 at 401 Parkway High Point NC. Creditors must deliver payment and claims. L Herman Attorney High Point NC affirms the notice date range 12 21 28 4 11 18 25.
New York boxer Ray Robinson won a welterweight bout on points over Tommy Bell. Lew Jenkins stopped Nick Castiglione in Chicago. Johnny Bratton beat Willie Joyce in Chicago. Frankie Abrams defeated Willie Watkins in WilkesBarre. Al Johnson won in Indianapolis after Charley Banks was disqualified. Rusty Payne knocked out Willie Brown in San Diego.
A resale of lands in High Point Township Guilford County North Carolina will occur at public auction on Tuesday January 7 1947 at 2 00 PM The parcels include Lots 1 2 and 5 of the A S Newton Sr lands as recorded in Plat Book 16 page 23 The sale offers 42 cash and two deferred installments secured by mortgage or deed of trust. Arthur S Newton Jr Commissioner December 19 1946.
City adopts amendment to Chapter 6 Schedule IV changing on street parking limits on South Main Street. East side from Post Office corner to Russell Street set at one hour. from Post Office corner to Green Street set at fifteen minutes. Effective upon passage. repeals prior conflicting ordinances. Lois Welborn, City Clerk.
North Carolina and South Carolina colleges pause sports for Christmas holidays with only three games on schedule. NC State beat Tulane last night in Indianapolis and was to face Anderson College in Indiana. College of Charleston hosted Oliver General Hospital of Augusta and won 40-36 as NC State Red Terrors defeated Indiana Central 54-44 in the same double-header.
Georgia great Charles Trippi, an All America halfback, was drafted by the defunct Miami club in the All America Conference first draft and promptly swapped to the New York Yankees. The move follows a prior selection by the Chicago Cardinals and signals a record money bid for his signature, with expectations of a bonus surpassing $30,000 offered to Whizzer White previously.
In Montgomery Alabama on December 21 the 24-man football squads for the north and south began practice for the Blue-Gray game set for December 28. Coaches announced double workouts daily as the teams prepare.
The High Point City Council adopts amendments to the 1945 Code of Ordinances Chapter B Section 8 Article 1. The divisions listed include Service foreman 165 220, Linemen's helpers 135 165, Utility servicemen 160 210, Meter repairman 200 225, with the City Manager allowed to place new hires anywhere within these ranges.
Wilson hosts the national family basketball tournament with fourteen clans entering. The event runs three days at Atlantic Christian college gym and features the Loftis, Henson, Moore, Winstead, and Bowen families among others from North Carolina and Tennessee.
Illini football squad boards three Panama Limited coaches for Pasadena Rose Bowl to face UCLA on New Year’s Day. Dwight Eddleman joins after basketball in Berkeley. team of 43 arrives in New Orleans for a sightseeing stretch before coastward voyage.
The Cleveland Browns, western division champions, meet the New York Yankees, eastern title winners, in the All-America Pro title game at Lakeside Stadium Cleveland. Weather expected cold but sunny with crowds near 50,000. Browns missing key back Al Akins and Rainy injuries across the backfield. Don Greenwood limited by a sprained ankle. Bill Lund could start at halfback.
New York report says 70 sports writers expect the postwar sports boom to peak now and attract overflow crowds for three years, with 1946 seasons noted as highs. Baseball is seen as best at holding gains due to low ticket prices. basketball also packs crowds amid arena talk.
Princeton defeated Rutgers 60 to 40. Other results include Sampson College over Hobart 41 to 31 and Stevens 71 over Clarkson 51. Georgetown beat Davis Elkins 70 to 31 and Westminister won 50 to 44 over Gannon.
Raleigh will stage the Southern Conference annual basketball tournament for three days with Mayor Graham H. Andrews announcing satisfactory arrangements with conference officials. The mayor did not disclose terms or address reports that the event could move if Memorial Auditorium rents are not reduced.
In Houston today College of the Pacific meets North Texas State in the Optimist Bowl marking the end of Amos Alonzo Stagg’s coaching era at Pacific. The 84 year old coach finishes his fourteenth year there before moving to Susquehanna as co coach with his son Amos Alonzo Jr. He faces Odus Mitchell in his first college head coaching year.
Wilmington led by Dick Mason and W A Brown defeated High Point 39 to 30 to remain in control in the eastern AA high school conference. Mason scored 13 points while Brown added 11 and McKay 11 for Wilmington. High Point’s Bill Hunsucker had 12 and Hartley 7 for the Bison. The game swung late in the third period as Wilmington pulled away after a tight 18-17 halftime. A preliminary High Point junior varsity loss followed at 40-9.
In a round up of sports gossip Ray Murphy notes Bob Fenimore could outpace Glenn Davis for the Chicago Bears backfield while George McAfee Ray McLean and Noah Mullins bolster the club speed. Leroy Addington moves to southern brewery management as a head start.
Johnny Nee scouts Clyde Lindsay a standout at Louisiana State University in football basketball and baseball Leslie O Connor becomes president of the North American soccer league Texas high school football semi finals predicted to draw 80 000 fans for two games Al Bush elected captain of Western Michigan college footballers after captaincy at Princeton baseball is noted Ellipsis of sports news and leadership updates from college and professional circles.
Sanford Maine high school athletes travel up to twenty miles to practice as the burned gym awaits rebuilding materials. Philadelphia showcases Johnny Papit, a northeast high school standout who has visited Notre Dame and West Point among others.
In New Orleans on December 21, the Southern California Trojans meet the Tulane Green Wave in a postponed 1943 football game played as a consolation bow after wartime travel restrictions. Tulane and USC enter amid prior defeats and had threatened to cancel if invited to a postseason game.
Sugar Ray Robinson defeated Tommy Bell in a 15 round decision at Madison Square Garden to become the welterweight champion. The crowd of 15,670 saw an eight to five to two draw on the AP card as Robinson, long considered uncrowned, finally claimed the throne after five years of waiting and 75 prior fights.
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