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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1931
Page
3
A long, opinionated piece argues college football is mischaracterized as overemphasized. It defends football as the most disciplined campus activity, noting players balance sport with academics, training, and conduct rules, while questioning critics and citing a rumor about Fred Sington seeking a summer job.
Press dispatch from Atlanta notes four teams hold perfect records as conference play enters week four. Georgia leads with eight wins, Alabama close with seven, while Kentucky and Maryland are tied for third with three each. key clashes include Tennessee at Knoxville, North Carolina vs North Carolina State, and Duke at North Carolina plus a slate of regional games through Friday and Saturday.
Davidson College announces a six game week for varsity and freshman teams. Elon is set for a hardwood game on January 27, Belmont Abbey hosts Davidson freshmen tonight, and a wrestling meet with N C State opens the 1931 grappling schedule. Doe Unger guides the mat squad.
The male swan is called a cob and the female a pen. This distinction clarifies common names for mature swans in ornithology and natural history references.
York reports a light weight bout in New Orleans headlining the week with Freeman’s title not at stake as the Clevelander meets Tulsa’s Murdock in an overweight affair. Canzoneri defends the 135 pound crown against Johnny Farr with Dempsey as referee and Loughran returns in a ten rounder in Philadelphia. Schaaf faces Daniels in Boston while Berg opposes Perlick in the Madison Square Garden finale.
Jim Londos defends his heavyweight title against Jim McMillen in New York at Madison Square Garden. The matchup pits a famed wrestling champion against a former University of Illinois football star in a high profile bout expected to draw a sellout crowd. The piece notes differences between football and baseball scrutiny and hints at crossovers from football to other sports.
New York 1930 saw golf boom across municipal and public links with Seattle use rising 280000 from 190000 the year prior and Atlanta adding 73663 players aided by new nine hole John White course. Private clubs shed members while pay as you play grew. New York plans two new municipal courses in Queens and Brooklyn amid a nationwide surge in players and courses.
The St. Louis Browns announce a compact spring roster for West Palm Beach training camp, listing eight pitchers and a 27 man squad that includes 11 players from the minors. New pitcher Fred Stiely, a left hander from Milwaukee, joins the fold.
Ralph Guldahl, 19, Dallas youth now turning pro, won the 36 hole final against Tony Manero at the Riviera Country club tournament securing the $1,000 top prize and total earnings of $2,793 for the week. He had previously won $875 in the San Antonio Open and earned cash at St. Louis, Portland, San Francisco, Pasadena, Santa Monica, and Agua Caliente.
The Charlotte High School team faces Coach Wade Marlette's squad tomorrow night in a showdown seen as one of the state’s strongest. Gastonia and Queen City teams have dominated recently, while local hopes ride on improved shooting and sharper floor work led by Culler and Harris as momentum builds toward a possible state title.
A new brake system marketed in New York uses an electrical control to trigger a strong dash button that releases a spring to clamp the brakes instantly, claiming a stop within one fifth of the normal braking distance. The device is designed to improve safety by providing rapid deceleration.
Creditors of the estate of David W. Drage, late of Guilford County North, are notified to present claims by September 12, 1932. The administrator urges all persons indebted to the estate to make immediate payment.
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