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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1947
Page
5
A North State conference clash between Elon Christians and Ralph James' Purple Panthers prompts editors to urge sportsmanship. Past brawls at High Point College taint the scene, with calls to bar fighters, cancel games, and promote mature conduct by fans and players alike.
A batch of Army football songs circulates during lulls in baseball festivities while fans cheer Glenn Davis at the Millrose track meet. Georgia Tech proposes football funding by taxation to curb commercialism, and Oregon faces Oregon State in rainy action. Willie Kummer’s 1911 12 Central league points are noted as Fulks contends many players lag in shooting.
Johnny Pesky narrates a cost of a missed play at a World Series game last fall. He describes how a simple mistake at the plate or in the field led to a pivotal loss, reflecting on the pressure and consequences of big moments in baseball.
In a Border league game amid fan unrest from excitable Quebec fans, a veteran groundskeeper filled in as umpire. His first close call drew anger. he called time, summoned players as guards, then returned with a Stillson wrench laid at home plate and signaled play.
The rumor at the baseball writers dinner says Joe McCarthy may join the Boston Red Sox this season as coach or in the front office. McCarthy would likely replace Eddie Collins as general manager amid Collins health issues. Ford Frick urged stronger ethics to keep baseball clean and healthy.
A tense moment at midfield sparked by a sign of disturbance during the game did not escalate. Referees reported no further incidents as play resumed and the contest continued without additional interruptions.
In Woollen Gymnasium tonight NYU Violets seek to extend their two loss slate against Carolina White Phantoms. The Phantoms aim to upset the visitors on a high note while Carolina’s strong two season ties with the Violets fuel the showdown.
Two fast paced basketball games set for the high school gym. The Y juniors coached by Dick Meiskey face the junior high cagers while the high school sophomores play the juniors. Admission is free. The lead players include Fred Gleasner Leonard DeLappe for the juniors and Donald Levainer for the junior high team. Games start at eight with the junior high Y clash first and the main feature following.
Austin report says H. O. Fritz Crisler, Michigan coach and athletic director, is en route to California to meet UC officials about a coaching job. He left by plane last night and will land in San Francisco at 4 10 p m Pacific time and go to Berkeley.
Bethlehem Pa. high school athletes form a family of competitors. Edwin and Eric Erikson from Bellmore New York join the wrestling squad while Frank and Karl Rehnert from Pottsville Pa. play on the varsity basketball team. The Heck brothers Guy Theo dore and William from Lancaster Pa. were on the 1946 football squad. A separate note describes natives of New Guinea using a spider web as a fishing net.
The Industrial League nears playoffs with Highland Triangle and V F W tied for first after a week of wins. Marvin Summey of Triangle leads scoring with 156 points. Walt Spencer and Ralph Gurley close behind. Tuesday results and Thursday schedule listed for February 4, 1947 with Heritage, Highland, Weavers, and Carolina Craft in key matchups.
The column vents disillusion with college football hero worship. The writer jestingly scorns stars Davis Poole and Rooney McKinney, critiques war and sports mixing, mocks Rocky Graziano, and ends with a resolve to step away and cool off from the fervor of the game.
Kerrville Texas February 3 The National Collegiate Athletic Council rules committee completed its first Texas meeting with seven changes for next fall including relaxed substitution and a ban on running shifts. Chairman Willard J Gham of Harvard cited bitter protests in Virginia and the Carolinas over the shift rule.
Wake Forest coach Murray Greason sends his cagers to Raleigh to raise the Southern Conference standing above .500 as the Deacons seek a win over North Carolina State after a 3-3 league start. They beat Clemson twice and William and Mary, while losing to Duke and Furman once each.
Wake Forest reaches the halfway point of the 1947 basketball campaign with a 4-4 mark in the Southern Conference after eight games. The Demon Deacons seek better results as they chase key wins in upcoming matchups.
The University of Maryland guard Bill Brown leads the Southern Conference scoring race with 103 points after a 22-point week, edging teammate John Edwards. Duke and North Carolina State also figure prominently as teams pursue top spots with key victories and upcoming tests across the schedule.
High Point College Panthers travel to Salisbury and Catawba while local Black Bison must win at Salisbury and Asheville to stay in race for conference honors. Panthers aim for prestige by winning to boost tourney status as Elon and Limestone loom. Ralph James praises road effort despite loss to Appalachian.
Tomlinson of High Point will represent both men and women at the invitational all star tourney in Francisco this week. Ninet teams invited. the girls open Wednesday against Pilot Mountain and the men meet Franklin. The season ends with a Mayodan rivals rematch tomorrow. the Tomlinson girls won 41 to 27 while the Furniture men lost 77 to 34. Coach Frank Johnson may again use All-State Mage Idol on the men's squad.
A handwriting expert uses a mathematical approach to estimate the extremely small probability that two samples are exactly alike. The calculation yields about one in 68.6 million, illustrating the rarity of identical handwriting patterns.
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