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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1933
Page
9
UNC remained undefeated in Big Five play with a 36 to 33 win over Wake Forest. The first half finished 19 17 Wake Forest with seven lead changes in the second half before UNC pulled ahead.
High Point teams across high school college and the YMCA plan two basketball contests plus wresting and other events. Atlantic Christian College visits Wilson for a pair of games while Eastern Carolina Teachers visit Greenville. High Point High hosts Gastonia and Lexington games with additional local matches including Walnut Cove Candor and Thomasville wrestling. YMCA senior team in town hosts Spencer as Jack Douglas departs for Augusta.
Paul Runyan, 24, won the Agua Caliente opening with a 72 hole total of 287 to beat Horton Smith by two strokes. The Arkansas born pro, based in White Plains, earned $1,500 and moved ahead after a late surge on the final nine. Craig Wood led after 63 holes before Runyan overtook him.
The eight North State Conference colleges meet at High Point College to outline a spring baseball schedule and discuss eligibility rules. New members Western Carolina and Atlantic Christian join the eight schools Elon Guilford Catawba Lenoir Rhyne Appalachian and High Point. Officials withheld comment on rumored town event.
Catawba College defeats High Point College 55 to 47 after Purple Panthers finish with four players due to fouls and penalties. Broadus Culler scored 20 for Catawba, Wildermuth 14, Robinson 15 for the Indians. Referee: Col Guilford. Score at half 21-25.
North Carolina State's Red Terrors defeated Virginia Poly 46 to 18 in Raleigh. Hall led NC State with strong defense and scoring while Rex and Leagan contributed as State pulled away after an even start.
Navy defeats Duke 44 to 22 in Annapolis as two Duke stars out with injuries. Buzz Berry scores 20 for Navy while Kasten and Laughlin sit. Navy leads 22 to 11 at halftime and expands to 40 to 12 before substitutions late.
Georgia Tech will end its 1933 football schedule in Atlanta on December 2 against Duke University. A two year contract was signed and Duke should be a top Southern Conference team next season. Tech mix includes Clemson North Carolina and other Southeastern opponents.
Durham County Wake Forest alumni voted for an immediate change in the college's coaching staff with only one dissenting vote. The secretary was instructed to relay the group’s actions to Wake Forest’s board of trustees.
A mid-winter ball hosted by A. J. Hammonds and the J. D. K. club will take place Monday night at the Blue Moon ballroom 127 North Wrenn Street. The Carolina Serenaders a nine piece Durham orchestra will provide music and Billie Back the Greensboro tap dancer will perform.
Virginia opened defense of the Southern Conference title with a 5 to 3 boxing win over Duke before 3 500 spectators in Virginia. Archie Hann Jr and Bobby Golstein led Cavaliers with decisions while Duke fared with two technical knockouts and one clean knockout by Fred Lloyd over Gordon Rainey.
Cordelia Georgia unveils a steel and concrete replica apple 22 feet in circumference. The monument weighs 5900 pounds and rests on a base eight feet tall in the town square.
Mandeekorn reports a basketball score at halftime with Duke leading Navy 22 to 11. Referee Voith Loyola Baltimore and umpire Enright Loyola oversee the game.
The Olsen Swedes professional basketball team, national champions, travel to Lexington to face the Erlanger Mills five Wednesday night. Erlanger enters hoping for an upset, with a solid record and competitive lineup.
Davidson announces 1933 Wildcat football candidates will be called out for practice next week as spring workouts approach. Coach Doc Newton and assistant Gene McEiver mark time. all-state guard Charlie Rives has recovered from knee surgery and is in good shape, while Percy McElrath will undergo a similar operation next week.
The play Leicester a Tragedy by William Dunlap from 1794 is noted as the first American tragedy performed and is also known as False Deception.
The heaviest rainfall in the world occurs on the southern slopes of the Himalaya in Northern India. The region around Chatra punji receives about 40 feet of precipitation annually, roughly 600 inches.
The Southern Conference urged an investigation into recruiting and subsidizing athletes amid low scholastic standards. It called for withdrawing standard college ratings from offending schools and pressed for administrative accountability in athletics. The group also revised bylaw rules requiring four-fifths of college work for eligibility and discussed future basketball tournament sites.
Erlanger defeated the High Point Y M C A five 44 to 43 in a fast, exciting game. Everhart scored 15 and Barnes 10 for Erlanger while Farlow led High Point with 15. Substitutes Ritchie and Martin also contributed for their teams. The match featured a sharp finish and tight defense.
Virginia Military Institute opens its season with a 30 29 upset of Maryland to top the Southern Conference standings alongside North Carolina. Maryland faces Washington and Lee next as Duke eyes Navy while Clemson hosts Florida in a doubleheader and N C State prepares for its conference debut against Furman.
Atlantic City reports Dr W P Few president of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary. The announcement highlights his leadership role and ongoing efforts to coordinate higher education in the region.
Wilson Crain from Akron and Jim Martucci from New Jersey won the annual winter pro pro team match at Miami Country Club 2 and 1 over Walter Bourne and Herman Rama. Martucci carried the rally with key birdies on holes 28 30 and 32 as the teams halved the final stretch to finish on the 35th green.
The High Point Ministers association will hold its regular meeting at Wesley Memorial church Monday at 10:30 AM. New officers will be installed at the gathering. All members are urged to attend.
J. H. McDowell head of sanitation and Gurney Royals streets superintendent are confined to homes on Branch Street and Willowbrook Street respectively with influenza.
St Louis Cardinals vice president Branch Rickey predicts a spring bout with holdouts across major and minor leagues as clubs cut salaries. He cites a widespread 50 percent reduction in the minors and says big league cuts are not yet agreed but unanimity exists on reductions for big leaguers.
First Reformed beat Episcopal 18 to 7 after a halftime deficit with Barrier scoring nine for the winners. Trinity Methodist defeated Methodist Protestant 21 to 14 led by Lohr who scored all but two of his team's points. Hayworth led the losers in Trinity’s contest.
In 1929 Johnny Myers aged 34 deserted an army bunk at Fort George Wright after a hot 'slum' stay. He recently offered to surrender and confess the desertion, citing a low mood that glorified the bunk and the slum.
The Salvation Army basketball team will face a strong Proximity squad on the local Army court Monday night at 8 o'clock. The Army quint is a serious threat to contenders hoping for the city championship and the game is expected to draw a large crowd.
The article notes Earth's orbital motion at about 19 miles per second around the sun, illustrating the planet's rapid celestial movement and the vast scale of the solar system.
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