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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1932
Page
8
Tulane and Southern California meet on New Year’s Day at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena for the seventeenth Rose Tournament gridiron classic. A 75,000 plus crowd was expected despite unsettled weather and soggy field as the high stakes game unfolds with the Trojans favored.
The piece contrasts Coach Howard Jones of USC and Bierman of Tulane with weather and fate shaping a Pasadena showdown. Tulane eyes an upset against powerhouse Southern California as fans recall past blows and the Dixie rivalry heats toward a national crown.
Doak Connelly from Greensboro featuring the Ferrell Brothers beat the Thomas Mills All-stars 44 to 15 at the Y M C A court. Virgil Yow and Thomas led the local team while Wes Ferrell, Rick Ferrell, and Jimmie James paced the visitors with nine, nine, and twelve points respectively.
East versus West all star football benefit at Kezar Stadium draws about 60 000 fans under clear skies. Eastern team favored. game at 2 p m PST with lineups featuring Mason Toscani Wellendorf and others. Boxing card at William Penn High School proceeds with Kid Brown vs Jim Gandy in 10 rounds and local bouts including Joe Crawford Speedy Dean and Battling Six Snowball Spencer in six rounds.
Bay State defeats Drake 32 to 30 while Purdue tops Monmouth 51 to 26. Charleston beats DePaul 27 to 23 and Illinois Wesleyan wins 33 to 22 against Cornell. Baylor 47 East Texas Teachers College 23.
Plymouth prison has been sold by the Home Office and will be converted into a municipal laundry facility. The move aims to repurpose the former detention site for public use under local control.
The 1931 football season saw 49 deaths but governing bodies refused to push for drastic rules changes. Two separate investigations will report findings to the rules committee. officials urge slow, careful action and emphasize supervision and proper care as key preventives.
The Friendly Cafeteria five upset Salvation Army 33 to 21 on their home floor. Welborn led with 10 points and Cooley added 10 from 11 shots as the Cafeteria defense limited Army scoring while capitalizing on under-basket short shots to seize a 13 2 half lead and finish strong.
George T. Dunlap of New York won his sixth consecutive mid-winter Pinehurst golf crown at Pinehurst on New Year's Day. He defeated Richard Wilson of Southern Pines one up in the final round, posting a 76 to Wilson's 78, sealing his intercollegiate status. Dunlap was paired with Miss Helen Waring in the mixed championship event.
The University of Washington reports testing aluminum treated shingles said to be non corrosive and fire resisting. The shingles are red cedar dipped in hot pitch and coated with aluminum foil as part of the experiment.
In Miami Florida on January 1 nearly 200 of the nation s top golfers began the new year as the Miami open tournament started with 18 holes today 18 tomorrow and 36 on Sunday on a three day program.
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