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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1931
Page
2
The unbeaten Tulane Green Wave completed its initial workout at Tournament Park in Pasadena as odds favoring Southern California in the New Year's Day game began to shrink. Paul Zimmerman reports from 108 Angeles with updates on the prep and shifting betting interest.
Ham Fisher writes a playful Christmas Eve note in which he signs off by imagining Santa delivering items for local sports figures and teams. He lists requests for a Piedmont Negro pennant, a new manager, skilled players, championships for High Point teams, a city basketball surge, a summer tennis tournament, and assorted miscellaneous gifts for several local residents.
Report on Tulane football at Tournament Park Pasadena shows Vernon Haynes and Don Zimmerman connecting with Jerry Dalrymple in drills. Coach Bernie Bierman notes cautious optimism despite confidence in Tulane's line depth and reserve strength ahead of the Troy game.
The New Year brings thirty two rounds of colored boxing headlined by Kid Brown defending the south middleweight title against Jim Gandy in a ten round main event at William Penn High School. Other bouts include Kid Crawford versus Speedy Dean in an eight round semifinal and Battling Six versus Snowball Spencer in a six round opener. The event, run by the John McLean Post No 196 American Legion, features notable local and Southern fighters in a night hailed as one of the era’s hottest colored bouts in the city. Brown, known for a hard defense and powerful right, has faced top opponents including Jack Britton, with Gandy rising as a serious challenger from Jacksonville Florida, gaining momentum in the region.
The report notes that the two sides worked together on several pass plays, but this collaboration comprised almost all of the organized effort.
The Cafeteria quint won 30 to 21 on Highland soil in a tight game decided late. Wop Dennis led Highland with 16 points on eight field goals while Moorehead and Welborn paced Cafeteria with 10 and 8 points respectively as they built a late third-quarter lead and played conservatively in the final period.
In 1931 the death of Knute Rockne topped a national AP poll as the era’s leading sports story. The tragedy echoed worldwide, influencing fans and newspapers alike, with 96 of 131 editors naming it the year’s standout event.
New Orleans December 24 UP report says 25 Tulane Green Wave supporters crowded into a large transfer truck. Tulane junior leader says the group has high hopes of reaching the west coast in time for the Rose Bowl game.
North Carolina formerly sustained market hunting for upland birds and migratory waterfowl with pockets of coastal gunners selling red heads and geese. Notable figures include Capt. Ike O Neal of Ocracoke who once killed 74 red heads and a goose in a day. The piece notes rabbit and squirrel trade limits, scent study on young animals, and references Ackerman’s Guide as a key men’s sport resource.
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