Jinxed Duke Hosts Wake Forest in Gridiron Showdown
Duke, 7 point favorites, hosts Wake Forest at Duke Stadium as Peahead Walker's Deacons seek an upset. The matchup rekindles Wade's long standing jinx since his 1931 arrival and 1927 Wake Forest win.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1948
Page
3
Jinx of Wade Ends as Duke Faces Wake Forest Rivalry
The 1942 Enterprise and Wade broke the jinx on Blue Devil teams, with Wade returning in 1945 to defeat Wake Forest again and again. Walker’s charges were supported by Freddie Folger’s standout play and Duke’s goal line stands as Wake Forest faltered. Pea head targets four key wins this season: William & Mary, State, Duke, and South Carolina. the first two already secured, South Carolina seen as manageable, leaving Duke to close the stretch. Big Red O Quinn, with 25 receptions for 372 yards and five TDs, headlines a strong Duke attack including Fetzer, Blackerby and the potent Greggs and Dowda. Wade’s 17‑year jinx looms until it breaks, while William & Mary’s publicist provides pregame notes.
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Durham
Duke Stadium
Demon Deacons
Wake Forest
Wallace Wade
Deacs
Carolina
Tar Heels
Dukesters
Wade
Dukes
Duke
Baptist
Blue Devils
Devils
Blue Devil
Scrap Walker
Freddie Folger
Wily Wallace
Peahead
William & Mary
State
South Carolina
Big Red O'Quinn
Tom Fetzer
Carroll Blackerby
Bill Greggs
Harry Dowda
Georgia Tech
Navy
Virginia Tech
Maryland
N. C. State
Tennessee
Deacons
George Washington
William and Mary
Duquesne
Boston College
North Carolina
High Point Bison Beat Greensboro Whirlies In Close Clash
High Point's Black Bison defeated Greensboro Whirlies 19 points by 13 in a tight Western Conference showdown at Millis Stadium before about 10 000 fans. The win, ninth in 46 years, moves High Point toward a possible conference title with Reynolds of Winston-Salem next on the schedule. The margin ties a 1945 and 1974 record for the series and the Bison set a 33 game scoring high.
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High Point
Black Bison
Greensboro Whirlies
Millis Stadium
Simeon
Greensboro
Bob Jamieson
Bison
Whirlies
Reynolds
Winston-Salem
Duke and Wake Forest Meet in Feature Matchup
Duke faces Wake Forest in Durham for the 30th meeting with a focus on defense and pace. Duke’s record shows a tough 19-7 loss to Georgia Tech but solid defense, while Wake Forest comes in 4-2 with a high scoring offense and a 34-13 win over NC State.
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Durham
Duke
Wake Forest
Deacons
Blue Devils
State
Virginia Tech
Navy
Tennessee
Maryland
Georgia Tech
Campus teammates Wardle Rizzo among inseparable guards
CHAPEL HILL report notes Bill Wardle guard and Paul Rizzo blocking back seen together on campus. Guards Bob Mitten and Sid Varney also described as close friends and inseparable chums.
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Chapel Hill
Bill Wardle
Paul Rizzo
Bob Mitten
Sid Varney
Unbeaten Penn Teams Collide at Franklin Field Clash
Philadelphia November 6 two unbeaten teams Penn State and the University of Pennsylvania meet at Franklin Field with an expected sellout crowd of about 80 000 starting at 2 p m EST. Penn State brings 13 straight victories since a 1946 loss while Penn remains undefeated in 14 games amid 7 7 tie with Army last fall.
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Philadelphia
Franklin Field
University of Pennsylvania
Penn State
Pittsburgh
Penn
Army
Penna Shocks North South Golf Field at Pinehurst
Toney Penna won the 46th North and South Open with a 285 total after two rounds of 70 each. The Cincinnati native living in Florida earned 2500 dollars as Hurricane wrecked his Delray Beach home, while rivals Snead and Boros had 287 and 287 totals respectively.
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Pinehurst
Toney Penna
Cincinnati
Florida
Toney
Delray Beach
Fla
North
Penna
Chick Harbert
Sammy Snead
Julius Boros
Harbert
Snead
Far'y
Lenoir Rhyne Appalachian Favored Tonight
Appalachian Mountaineers look to move closer to the North State conference title as they host Fast Carolina Teachers in Bone Stadium. Guilfoyl faces Lenoir Rhyne in Hickory while Catawba travels to Louisville and Western Carolina hosts Newberry. Atlantic Christian Flow and High Point idle.
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Associated Press
Appalachian
Mountaineers
Bone
Atlantic Christian
Flow
High Point
Graziano Apostoli Bout Postponed in Oakland
Rocky Graziano's scheduled bout with Freddie Apostoli in Oakland is moved from November 17 to December 1 due to Apostoli's nose injury. Promoter Jimmy Murray says the postponement is approved by the State Boxing Commission.
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Oakland
Calif
Rocky Graziano
Freddie Apostoli
Jimmy Murray
State Boxing Commission
Toney Leads Pack Then Stumbles at Local Golf Meet
The first half of the 72 hole tourney left him four strokes behind the leader. Toney, a Cincinnati sporting goods representative and goodwill man, was a pleasant raconteur and a capable golfer who usually contends for titles. He finished tenth here last year.
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Toney
Cincinnati
Wolfpack Favored Over Cavaliers in Homecoming Clash
North Carolina State entered Homecoming Day as the favorite at Riddick Stadium despite a 2-4-1 record, facing Virginia whose 3-2-1 mark includes a 55-14 loss to Princeton. Virginia’s Johnny Papit leads the Cavaliers’ ground game with 632 yards, while State prides itself on top national rankings in total defense and rushing defense.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State
Wolfpack
Riddick Stadium
Virginia
Cavaliers
Princeton
Miami
Ohio
Virginia Tech
Washington and Lee
Virginia Military
George Washington
State
North Carolina
Tar Heels
Clemson
Tigers
Wake Forest
Duke
Chattanooga
Ogden Smith
Johnny Papit
Papit
Bears and Rams collide as 50,000 expected at Memorial Coliseum
In Los Angeles on November 6, a Memorial Coliseum crowd of about 50,000 is expected for the Bears versus Rams NHL clash. Sid Luckman Johnny Lujack Bobby Lane J R Boone and Joe Osmanski lead Chicago against a Rams line that shut down the Cardinal running attack last week as Los Angeles seeks a fifth win in six games.
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Los Angeles
Memorial Coliseum
Chicago Bears
Los Angeles Rams
National Football League
Sid Luckman
Johnny Lujack
Bobby Lane
J. R. Boone
Joe Osmanski
Chicago Cardinal
Ars
Rams
Sooners and Missouri meet in Big Seven clash for title
AP reports a major college football spotlight on a Norman clash as Missouri travels to Oklahoma in a tossup that could decide the Big Seven championship and bowl fate. Both teams, each 1-0 in losses, have since dominated. Penn State meets Penn at Philadelphia and Georgia Tech faces Tennessee in Atlanta as other unbeaten squads test weekend schedules.
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Missouri
Oklahoma
Norman
Okla
Ohio State
Santa Clara
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Georgia Tech
Fenn
Penn State
Wathouses
Philadelphia
Georgia
High Point Bison top Greensboro Whirlies 19 6 in crowd of 10000
High Point High School defeated Greensboro Whirlies 19 to 6 at Millis Stadium to stay the west’s top prep team. Kansas Yarboroughs I Yarborough and another key plays by Ellington Mickey Jones fueled the Bison’s march as Jones intercepted a pass early in the third quarter and Ellington closed the scoring with a second TD. The crowd of 10 000 roared as the Bison, led by guard Saunders tackle Grant and center Allen, held off the Whirlies in a hard fought Conference clash.
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Mickey
Bison
Bobby Joe
Charlie Thacker
High Point High School
Greensboro
Whirlies
Millis Stadium
Bill Ellington
Charlie Jones
Bobby Joe Mickey
High Point
Ellington
Jones
E. N. Hale
Geensboro
Jamieson
Ed Burton
Tilington
Wheat Miller
Illard Yarborough
Charlie Bryant
Muse
I. Yarborough
Bryant
Bobby Enochs
Attayek
Lester
Thacker
Allen Smith
Bobby Watson
Miller
Ken Yarborough
Yarborough
Durham
Bill Saunders
Truitt Grant
Jim Allen
Yarboroughs
Tony Simeon
Sean
Villines
Thornberg
Archer
Siler
Beam
Finison
Myers
Wade
Watson
Grant
Martin
Hayworth
Bragg
Allen
Smith
Tar Heels chase 14th straight win at Kenan Stadium
North Carolina hosts defending champion William and Mary before about 40 000 fans as star backs Choo Choo Justice Hosea Rodgers and Johnny Clements lead a prolific offense. William and Mary faces a strong test with Flying Cloud and Riewerth out or doubtful, while McCray stresses stopping Justice passes to Art Weiner and the running game.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Tar Heels
Kenan Stadium
Carl Snavely
William and Mary Indians
Carolina
Charlie
Choo Choo
William and Mary
Weiner
Indians
Tommy Korezowski
Jack
McCray
Rube McCray
Choo-Choo
Hosea
Justice
Art Weiner
Citation to Run On West Coast
San Francisco reports Citation, the triple crown champion, will ship by train with Calumet Farm horses to run the $50,000 Tanforan Handicap on December 11. Jimm Jones trained, Eddie Arcaro to ride, likely routing from here to Florida after Tanforan. Shannon II is noted as Citation’s main threat with the Golden Gate Fields record time.
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San Francisco
Citation
West Coast
Tanforan
Eugene Mori
Jimm Jones
Calumet Farm
Eddie Arcaro
Mori
Florida
Shannon II
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