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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1932
Page
10
Elon College teams up against High Point College Panthers in a Friday night game at the YMCA. A likely thriller with revenge on the line after an early season loss. Local students practice new yells as a large crowd is expected. The Elon squad recently played a YMCA select team, a close first half and a tough challenge.
Ontario California January 29. William Graber intercollegiate champion trains while on leave from the University of Southern California. He vaults 14 feet 1 1/2 inches to set a new record and aims for 14 feet 3 1/2 inches or more as Olympic hopes rise. coach Cromwell praises his error correction and focus.
In Orleans on January 20 a father and his son competed in a local race. Both runners finished with close times, drawing praise for family participation and community turnout.
Davidson North Carolina January 29 The athletic council failed to meet on schedule leaving the coaching vacancy unresolved. Monk Younger and Tex Tilson, football coaches for nine years, are slated to join V P I staff next season. Younger and Tilson oversee spring practice.
The Army quint defeated Cafeteria 13 to 12 on the Army court in a tightly contested game. Gaddis fed Dutis for an early lead as Cafeteria rallied to tie at halftime. Aycock sealed the win with a late field goal as Welborn Gillen and Moorehead contributed for Cafeteria, in a spirited local showdown.
The Trinity All-Stars routed Salvation Army No. 2 by 27 to 10 on the Salvation Army court. E Hoover led Trinity with five field goals and a foul for 11 points, A Hoover added six, while Gaddis and Brittain contributed for the Army.
William Penn High topped Dudley High in Greensboro in a girls 22 to 9 win and a boys 30 to 22 victory. Penn’s Boger and Gibson led the offense. Dudley’s Kara and Herbin starred for the girls. Referee was Peeler with Mrs. Richardson timer.
New York report says Babe Ruth weighs 220 pounds after winter training conducted by Artie McGovern. The expert deems him in peak condition and capable of three to four more seasons, noting the slight midsection is muscle. Ruth to depart for St Petersburg Florida on Monday.
Jackie Fields of Los Angeles won the welterweight crown from Lou Brouillard of Worcester by unanimous decision before 11,203 at Chicago Stadium. The 10 round bout produced $28,270.24 in receipts with Fields weighing 145 1 2 pounds and delivering decisive sixth to seventh rounds and a strong final stretch. Brouillard vowed a return match within 90 days as Nate Lewis eyes another title bout.
The Cubs will send their first squad including all rookies to Catalina Island for a two week ahead start. Rookies get 10 days of work before the regulars arrive under a new training plan by Manager Rogers Hornsby. Thirty thousand mounted birds were donated to Harvard University Museum by John Eliot Thayer.
A coastal guide lists croakers, hogfish, bluegill, weak fish, eels, pompano, kingfish, brook and rainbow trout, red drum, scallops, and more. It notes habits, habitats, and regional distribution across the coast and inland streams, plus hatchery efforts and fishing tips.
Elon College basketeers defeated the local YMCA squad last night with a lopsided score. The first half ended 13 all, and Elon led to the final whistle in a game described as well played by both sides.
The Allen Jay boys defeated the Printers 17 to 5 in a Commercial league game. Key scorers included Ingram Nelson Hoover Hayworth and Armstrong with multiple points while Thomas C Bilder and Farlowe contributed as well.
Tonight at 8 o clock Winston Salem Journal bowlers meet King Pin team at King Pin Lanes. The match ends with Journal 1640 and King Pin 1665, showcasing some of the town s best bowlers.
Young Stribling of Georgia has agreed to a February 26 10 round bout with Ernie Schaaf of Boston at Chicago Stadium. The match was postponed from December after Stribling injured his hand.
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