High Point College Runner-Up in Big Five Race
Duke leads with state second while locals cling to third place in the Little Five standings. High Point College maintains pace with top rivals in the Big Five race.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1927
Page
8
Duke leads with state second while locals cling to third place in the Little Five standings. High Point College maintains pace with top rivals in the Big Five race.
Berkeley notes fair Helen and Bobby shine with shotguns and golf while Miss Wills plans duck hunting with her dad as Robert Tyre Jones Jr. turns to trapshooting. Mercedes Gleitze aims to swim the Straits of Gibraltar next month with U.S. financial help. Notre Dame faces ticketed Army and Southern California games in major venues. George Alt, a Buffalo railroad conductor, cites a German property loss as a citizen rights issue amid inflation disputes.
Spider Kelly once a top eight boxing hopeful died at 55 from brain disease after a mastoid infection. Born James Patrick Curtin, he had come to Plymouth area from Tucson ten days earlier seeking health. His body will be sent to San Francisco for burial.
A clay county forest fire swept 1500 acres before being checked at Mantahala National Forest headquarters. The origin remains undetermined. It was discovered Saturday afternoon and rainfall Sunday night aided control efforts.
Raleigh October 31 AP voluntary bankruptcy petitions filed in federal district court by H S Banks trading as H S Banks Co of Fayetteville and W G Weaver of Rocky Mount. Banks lists assets 21676.11 liabilities 27814.88 Weaver assets 1318 liabilities 180.
RALEIGH Oct 31 AP Incorporated Tom Walker Company of Greensboro North Carolina a clothing and furnishing business Authorized capital stock 50000 subscribed 400 by T A Walker A G Sutherland J Medearis and A C Davis of Greensboro.
Ruth Elder may pursue any endeavors except attempting another Atlantic flight. Lyle Womack, en route to meet her in New York, declares he will insist on no more ocean soaring.
In Constantinople Zara Agha a centerarian bachelor with a luxuriant moustache plans to resist a prefect’s order until payday. In Detroit John M Colquhoun the hot dog king who helped Henry Ford finance his first car is dead, his wagon and Ford’s early designs preserved in the Ford museum.
A Civitan meeting at the country club featured reports from Dr. Harry L. Brockman on a visit to the State Sanatorium for Tuberculosis and Roy Johnson on plans to present the High Point High School library fund. Members enrolled as subscribers to the Sanatorium Sun and Julius D. Barnett joined as a new member. Further meetings were voted for the Sheraton hotel.
Morton Kaer, USC football star and All-American candidate, is an amateur standout with Olympic Club San Francisco. He plans to return to Southern California in February to resume track and basketball focus while weighing pro offers. He previously led the nation with 19 touchdowns in 1925 and eyes the 1928 Olympic team amid four varsity sport letters.
A large group of North Carolina students head to Greens for the State College football season as efforts to secure a successful trip continue. The event includes bracketed golf parings with notable players such as Johnny Farrell and Gene Sarazen in the upper and lower sections.
Walter Hagen led the field as medalist in the National Professional Golfers Association championship elimination round at Cedar Crest, posting 141 one under par. Teammates Sarazen Turnesa and Albert Alcroft trailed with 144, while Al Espinosa and Johnny Farrell followed at 146, as favorites qualified for match play.
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