Duke Faces Carolina Classic in NC Football Clash
Duke has blistered most opponents this season and eyes a Carolina matchup in the season’s Classic. The Tar Heels seek an upset to shake the Devils dominance before a likely postgame challenge from Virginia on Thanksgiving Day. Fans are urged to pick a side and prepare for storms.
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Weekend Musings on Duke Carolina Games and Local Notes
A string of casual remarks from readers and locals reflects football hopes and regional sports chatter. People mention Duke versus Carolina, Rose Bowl chances, teams like Morgans A T s Slippery Rock and Elon, plus a note about High Point High School in the Little Six league.
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Ellis Frady
Lexington
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Walter Johnson birth story and college football roundup
Sports Roundup notes Walter Johnson birth dinner with Clark Griffith and a 1918 signing dispute. Mentions Lafayette season, coaching rumors for Gabby Street, and mixed college results including Army, Harvard, California, Washington, Texas, Baylor, Pitt, Alabama, Tulane, and Rice teams.
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New York
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Broadway
Helen Wills Moody
State High School Soccer Schedule Set At Meeting
Representatives of entering schools meet tonight at the Sheraton hotel at 8 for the state championship schedule. NC high school soccer association secretary BE Rankin announced the gathering amid few registrations. Schools listed include Burlington Curry High Point Jamestown Kernerville Old Town Lewisville Walkertown Mineral Springs Rural Hall. Lewisville has won the past two titles.
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North Carolina
Pennsylvania approves bowhunting amid new forest preserves
Harrisburg reports Pennsylvania joins Michigan in legalizing hunting with bow and arrow. Authorities set aside two forest tracts of 1,000 acres each for this use, introducing a new Indian style nim..
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Michigan
Tide and Blue Devils Ahead in Dixie Rage
In national college football notes from New York dated November 8 1940 Baylor and Temple lose from the undefeated list while Rice rises in the Southwest standings Texas A and M and Southern Methodist keep pace as conference totals shift after last week’s upsets Pitt Notre Dame Army Navy and Yale loom in key inter sectional games with Dartmouth Cornell and Princeton set to clash Yale favored over Princeton while Villanova Holy Cross and Lafayette hold unbeaten status Stanford and California lead the Far West with Oregon State and Washington facing crucial tests in the Pacific Coast race
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Western Reserve
New York University
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Ohio State
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Gophers
Iowa
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Beloit
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Ernie Lain
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Mrs Combs Still On Top In National Horse Show
Mrs Loula Long Combs maintained lead at the National horse show as Captivation and other stables raced to close in. Florsheim of Libertyville and Silberman of Glenview challenged with two entries each, aiming to dethrone the Kansas City rider in the blue ribbon hunt.
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Libertyville
Embert S. Silberman
Glenview
Packers Throw Bomb Into Pro Grid Chase
Green Bay upset Chicago 24 14 at Chicago in the early season shakeup. The Bears face Detroit and New York Giants looming large in the standings as the Packers gain momentum and defend their title hopes. Giants beat Pittsburgh 17 0 at the Polo Grounds as Detroit trounces Cleveland 27 7. Detroit shocks Cleveland, while Philadelphia and Brooklyn split scores with 14 10 Eagles win.
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Fordham
Highs In Final Lap Of Gridiron Season
High Point football closes season with three away games starting Friday in Gastonia Greensboro and Asheville.
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Gastonia
Greensboro
Asheville
Five Blues Sealed After Narrow Lead In Finals
Silberman held four blues while Miss King failed to improve beyond five classes, despite earlier disappointments as her horses stalled after winning just two blues in the first five days.
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Seven teams still unbeaten after first November weekend
The Associated Press notes seven squads remain perfect after the weekend: Alabama Colorado Montana Santa Clara Lafayette plus ten others on the undefeated list. California was held to a scoreless draw by Washington while Baylor fell to Texas and LSU tied Southeastern Louisiana. Cornell College of Iowa leads with eight straight wins.
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Cornell College of Iowa
Women Lose To Men In Winston Golf Match
In Winston-Salem on November 8, Estelle Lawson Page and Mildred Babe Didrikson faced Bobby Dunkelberger and Paul Andrews in a highlights match. Page shot 75 and Didrikson 79 while the men posted 72 and 73 as a gallery of about 2 000 watched the upset.
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Estelle Lawson Page
Mildred Babe Didrikson
Bobby Dunkelberger
Paul Andrews
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Sunday Football Scores Across Regions
The Associated Press lists results from a Sunday slate: St. Bonaventure 22 over Mt. & J. Mary 9, St. Thomas 12 over Canisius 7, St. Vincent's 19 over St. Anselm's Niagara 17, Providence 6 over St. Mary's California 3, San Francisco 0. Other matchups included St. Bonaventure and St. Thomas heavy despite mixed outcomes.
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White Moves Up To Second Place In National Scoring
Byron Whizzer White of Colorado climbs to second in national scoring after totaling 79 points in six games this season. Rutgers star Bill Tranavitch leads with 84 points after an 82 yard touchdown run. Conference leaders shift as Kentucky's Bob Davis and Texas Christian's Dave O'Brien climb in their leagues.
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Foxhunters Meet in Jackson Tenn for National Trials
In Jackson Tennessee the National Foxhunters association field trials opened with almost 100 hounds and about 50 riders including nine judges. Archibe McDuffie notes the focus on hounds. riders face barbed wire fences rather than traditional rails. Sportsmen from 14 states entered kennels as clean as a Dutch home, while a lone red fox observed the event.
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England
Duke North Carolina clash headlines 1937 Southern Conference race
Duke seeks at least a share of the title with a win over North Carolina in Durham while NC State and Wake Forest influence the standings. Conference leaders include Berlinski of NC State and Maryland’s Meade, Henry of Virginia Tech, with key games across Furman South Carolina Citadel and others shaping the crown.
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Girl's Cage Loop To Be Formed Tonight
Representatives enter women teams in High Point Industrial basketball league meet tonight at 6 in W F Bailey city recreation department office. Several teams already announced intent to enter and others invited to attend.
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At & O'Clock
Detroit Star Athlete Gets Custom Shoes for Flat Feet
NO PLATTIRE, HOWEVER DETROIT, Nov. 8 Andy Far kas, Detroit University's 199 pound touchdown demon, is so flat footed that the Titian managers had to have his shoes made to order.
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Slagle Runs Weekly Grid Guess Contest in Baltimore
Jake Slagle, noted Princeton All Americas star, operates a weekly grid football guessing contest for a Baltimore advertising client. He hosts the event likely drawing local sports fans and participants seeking prizes. The feature highlights Slagle's post college involvement and promotional work in the city.
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Princeton
Actors from USC stars appear in local film
Amby Schindler Southern California quarterback and Cotton Warburton Jules Bescos and Toby Beard former Trojan stars all had roles in a film completed in Los Angeles on November 8.
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Cotton Warburton
Jules Bescos
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