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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1943
Page
5
Parker criticizes the New York racing scene during Racing Victory Week. He notes slim entry lists and low competition while discussing tax implications on pari mutuel betting and historical betting growth. The column weaves in wrestling referee quirks and World War II era remarks.
In New York Jake LaMotta outpointed Fritzie Zivic while Pedro Firpo drew with Lester Young in Reading. Pat Doyle stopped Johnny Martin in Taunton and Johnny Potenti defeated Lew Greenberg in Worcester. Larry Torpey earned a decision over Ray Morris in Philadelphia. Vinnie Vines and Izzy Jannazzi drew in Norfolk. Bax Berger outpointed Pete Galiano in Highland Park and Paulie Peters won by technical knockout over Bobby Berlay in San Francisco.
Today a year ago Sammy Angott announced retirement from boxing while three years earlier Frank McCormick of the Reds was named NL MVP. Five years prior John Rakkonen of New York won the National AAU 15 500 meter walk.
Yale visits Evanston to face Northwestern as Otto Graham stars for the Irish and a large crowd anticipates a Northwestern upset. Southern California looms for Notre Dame while Penn, Navy, Army, Cornell, Dartmouth, Purdue, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio State, Georgia Tech, Tulane, Texas, Texas A M, Duke, Virginia, California, and UCLA are noted in upcoming clashes and implications for conference titles.
Mills Home Orphans topple Concord 7 6 as Red Yarborough drives a first quarter TD with two 14 yard passes to Wilson and Godwin. Concord replies with a second quarter TD on a Jim Dorton to Carpenter pass but fails on the extra point. Both teams threaten but fail in the second half. Mills Home evens league mark at 2-2 while Concord suffers second defeat in nine league games.
Armstrong Illinois November 13 Armstong high school names Kenneth Moffett 39 as basketball coach replacing former leader. Moffett has driven the team for six years and brings veteran high school and independent cage experience to the program.
Asheboro High School defeated Thomasville 20 to 7 in a South Piedmont conference game. Joe Myers opened scoring for Thomasville, then Asheboro answered with a 60 yard drive and two scores in the second half led by Max Morgan. Morgan added both extra points as Asheboro earned its first conference win of the season while Thomasville dropped to seven straight conference losses.
The Missouri crowd greeted the Oklahoma football players with kisses as the Sooners left Norman for the Missouri game. Coach Dewey Luster refused all kissing or posing requests, citing a prior poor defeat as a reason.
Chicago, Nov 13. The University of Chicago hosts the 29th western conference cross country meet with five schools competing Indiana, Ohio State, Iowa, Purdue and Wisconsin. Indiana cannot defend their 1942 title as every member of the title team is in military service and the Hoosiers are not favored to repeat.
Maxie Berger of Canada defeated Pete Galiano of Baltimore by decision in an eight round feature at Masonic hall Highland Park New Jersey. Berger won six rounds Galiano won one round and one round was even.
In New York on November 13, sports writer Hugh Fullerton Jr notes the revived interest in the old Ivy League matchups with Dartmouth facing Cornell and Yale meeting Princeton. The piece riffs on past era rivalries and hints at high scoring possibilities in Yale versus Princeton. It also briefly mentions Detroit winger Johnny Sherf’s failed scoring bid blocked by Montreal goalie Bert Gardiner and his reaction.
Observation notes Pitt fans claim Chicago should join the league after the Panthers endure a ten game losing streak to Western Conference foes. The piece weighs Pitt’s case for replacing the Maroons and securing a Chicago berth.
Brigham Young University began practice for its basketball season with 24 candidates and only one letterman on the squad. The team features mostly inexperienced freshmen as they prepare for the season opener.
Lieut Don McNeill former tennis champ rejected for navy aviation asks transfer from Buenos Aires embassy to anywhere in the field. Marine Staff Sgt Gene Ward reports Zealand as top spot for fishermen and deer hunters. Pvt John Mac assigned to Camp Edwards Massachusetts. Bill Cadenhead praised as a standout left halfback after helping the Lance Marines upset Southern Cal and joining Alabama under coach Frank Thomas.
Jack Thurner, a Camp LeJeune football scout, traveled to Wake Forest for the Wake Forest North Carolina Pre-Flight game where in a Raleigh bus station he gathered inside information from three men about the Norfolk Fleet Marines. He relayed the data to Coach Jack Chevigny and LeJeune’s team overwhelmed the Fleet Marines 55 to 6.
Alsab attempts to add to his $347,315 bankroll in the Bryan and O’Hara Memorial Handicap at Pimlico facing 11 rivals including Stefanita Mokablue Zanzibar and Son of Peace. George Woolf rides the 122-pound top-weight contender as trainer Sarge Swenke aims to recapture past form from 1942 Preakness winner. The race closes Maryland War Fund meet at Pimlico.
Byron Nelson and Harold Jug McSpaden, top contenders on the national 180-hole golf tour, hope to stay under par. Both are four and three under par for Pinehurst and Greensboro courses in North Carolina. Nelson shot 68 and McSpaden 63 in yesterday's warmup for today's 18 holes.
Butterfingers and a baffling Whirlie reversal doomed High Point as the Purple Whirlwinds defeated the Black Bison 19-0 before about 4 000 fans in Greensboro. No further clear details.
Greensboro defeats High Point 13 0 after two first half scores and late touchdown. Whirlies clash with High Point fans during halftime. police restore order as Mabry caps scoring drive with a one yard TD plunge.
New York Nov 13 Fritzie Zivic declares he will fight at least one more year and targets Jake Lamotta after their Madison Square Garden clash. Lamotta won a close ten round decision but Zivic thrilled 11,330 fans and lobbied promoter Mike Jacobs for a fourth meeting. Zivic faces draft board questions before resuming boxing plans.
New York Giants executives received two nostalgic requests as fans mailed unused World Series tickets from 1912 and 1937. Secretaries handled the mail but declined the later request, noting the odds and the old age of the tickets.
Yesterday's grid scores show Greensboro 19 over High Point Mills Home 7, Gastonia Reynolds 34 over Gray Children's Home 13, Salisbury 13 over Mocksville 7, Taylorsville Mineral Springs 20 over Hillsville Va 0, Elkin 20 over Lexington, Kannapolis postponed till Tuesday, Navy Jayvees 20 over Bainbridge Jayvees 0, and W Missouri 19 over Rosecrans Fliers 9.
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