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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1952
Page
9
A critic attacks Vingo and Wingo, arguing boxing breeds risk and deceit yet rewards fame and luxury. The piece questions motives, responsibility, and the public’s sympathy toward broken fighters while defending boxing as a perilous sport for status and wealth.
Marshall overpowered Wake Forest 76 to 68 in Huntington. Walter Yoon led scorers with 36 points as Marshall overturned an seven-point deficit in the final five minutes before a 5,000 crowd. Sid King and Hemric contributed late to seal the win in the first meeting between the programs in a decade.
Western Carolina Catamounts dominated North Georgia Cadets 92-57 led by guard Paul Taylor with 29 points. Ronald Rogers, sidelined by the flu, was eclipsed as Taylor surged early by converting 14 of 16 shots.
Catawba turned a first-half deficit into a 71 to 69 victory against Elon in a North State Conference basketball game. Bill Hunsucker scored 21 and Francis Pleasants 17 for the Indians, who led by as many as 12 in the second half as Joe Popp and Nelvin Cooper aided the charge. Elon was led by Ben Kendall with 16 points as the Keyd players fought to the end.
President Grahammage said Joe Matesic of Indiana University played for the Sun Devils as Edward Andrew Matesic nicknamed Andy during the 1951 season. He enrolled under that name, left school several days ago, and was reported to have entered military service.
Raleigh NC January 12 North Carolina State College dominated William and Mary 46 19 early in the second half and never trailed by less than 30 points. State used 28 players 14 per team as Everett Case emptied the bench while William and Mary shuffled lineups in a bid to spark scoring.
Duke defeated Temple 86 to 65 while Illinois beat Michigan 67 to 51 Canisius topped Scranton 73 to 46 Tennessee won 76 to 69 over Ole Miss Kentucky crushed Florida 99 to 52 Marshall defeated W Forest 76 to 68 George Washington beat Pitt 60 to 82 Navy over Georgetown 62 H Point 61 over Western Carolina 57 Wisconsin 92 over North Georgia 57 Catawba 69 over Wisconsin 58 Ohio State 51 over Oklahoma State 61 57
Duke's Dick Groat led with 20 points as the Blue Devils rout Temple in the first game of a basketball doubleheader before 6,500. Temple's Kane was the top scorer for the losers with 18 as Duke pulled away after a 26-23 mid first half.
Atlantic City plans to host the heavyweight championship fight between Jersey Joe Walcott and Ezzard Charles. Officials seek to secure the event for the city with dates yet to be finalized.
Lenoir Rhyne trapped High Point with a second quarter zone and held on for a 61 57 victory. Tony Sellars scored 25 as the Bears outshot the Panthers 39 percent to 27 percent and overcame a late push to secure the win at Harrison Gym.
First Setback played defense and grabbed boards while contributions from Jesse Joyce and Sueta kept Panthers competitive. Joyce led with 22 points, Sueta added 22, but the team shot poorly as Thornton managed six and the guards converted few, ending with a 13.8 percent shooting from outside in High Point’s first loss at Harrison Gym since the season opener.
The St. Louis Cardinals announce a 55 night games schedule at Sportsman's Park for next season the most ever for a major league home season. Owner Fred Saigh says the plan helps draw fans and meet rising NL attendance while 13 of 22 day games align with fan wishes.
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