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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1930
Page
5
The piece notes cheerful reactions among Tennessee and Tulane followers after recent games. It highlights laundry workers celebrating a revival in business, and mentions Tennessee alumni amused by a rival's losses while Tulane eyes a path toward final glory. Louisiana State at Thanksgiving looms as a key matchup.
The piece praises Georgia’s basketball feats against NYU and Yale while noting losses to Florida and Tulane. It argues the team’s strength would shine in the Southern Conference and treats the Georgia Yankee rivalry as a friendly inherited feud from former Southeast distinctions and a desire to beat the Yankees at something.
A suggestion to the Presbyterians of the state to use a revival campaign now would mobilize the old membership and attract new converts. The text notes Davidson's recent win over Carolina, praising the Wildcats as formidable and worth celebrating.
The Blue Devils extend their win streak to seven while suffering a single loss. The setback occurred fourteen days after the ides of September, now distant history. DeHart’s proteges, used to triumph, aim to maintain momentum against Washington and Lee, Wake Forest, and Carolina as the season progresses.
In High Point on Saturday the Pointers faced the Appalachians in a mud drenched exhibition. Swart the Beall team diver slipped under a punt and surfaced near the goal for a seventy five yard touchdown as water vanished from the aquarium like field.
In North Carolina college football week, Duke faces Wake Forest while Davidson upset Carolina altering title hopes. NC State ends season at South Carolina as Duke Wake Forest and Carolina loom large with wins or losses shaping the state championship picture.
After seven weeks of campaigning the majority of Dixie’s major gridiron teams pause for Thanksgiving games. Auburn meets Vanderbilt. NC State travels to South Carolina. Center College visits Kansas State. Randolph-Macon faces Drexel. Maryland battles Navy. Sewanee plays Southwestern. Duke seeks NC State title at Wake Forest. Conference showdowns include Birmingham Southern vs Howard, Centenary vs Louisiana Tech, East Kentucky vs West Kentucky, Wofford vs Erskine. Mercer, Citadel prepare intra-state derbies. many classic rivalries set for Thanksgiving.
University, Va. Nov. 17 Captain Hunter Motley will be the sole Virginia regular to abandon his uniform after the North Carolina clash on Thanksgiving day. Most Cavaliers seniors have at least one more season, with several two year players. First year men like Motley and Churchill Dunn will depart the squad.
AP notes East Western Maryland keeps unbeaten status while Army and Dartmouth lead strong. Pacific Coast Washington State clinches title. Rocky Mountain Utah repeats with 34 0. Southwest Texas defeats TCU for power status. Virginia eyes next season as Motley aims to cap career with Carolina win on Thanksgiving
New York, Nov 17 The nation reduces its unbeaten college football clubs to eleven as Fordham Oregon Akron lose games and Marquette draws. St Olaf leads scoring with 302 points in eight games while Western Maryland allows only seven points, highlighting top offenses and defenses across the era.
Chapel Hill N C November 27 Indications are for a large fast field for the Seventh Annual Southern Conference Cross country run on the University of North Carolina five mile course next Saturday at 2 30. Forty entrants from five institutions include Georgia Florida Tennessee VPI and Virginia with others expected from Georgia Tech Duke Washington and Lee Clemson Alabama and Auburn. Miles of VPI is the favorite, Baucom leads Carolina, and several stars from last year return to challenge.
Spicer of Kentucky scores 19 points to pull within three of Jack Roberts of Georgia in the Southern Conference scoring race. Roberts remains TD leader with 12, while Berger of Maryland and Campbell of Alabama tie for third with 66 points. Other top scorers include Zimmerman of Tulane, Almohary of LSU, Welch and Harvin of Clemson, and Murray of Duke.
Notaries public commissioned at the office of Gov. O Max Gardner on November 17 include O R Ferguson Winston Salem Judson C Jones New Bern W E Reynolds North Wilkesboro W F Adams Johns J W Baggett Fayetteville Miss Mackie Flowers Mr Olive Mrs Nettie Mae Whitener Hickory M E Block Greensboro P B Cameron Goldsboro J S Ray Greensboro Mrs Alma White Salisbury Miss Beulah Cockerham Jefferson Mrs Wilma T Fox Rockingham J M Hedgecock High Point Miss Ada M Pearson Charlotte Miss Emma H Strickland Smithfield.
A spectator asked about the game mirroring a political party and a preacher replied with a controversial joke about it being dirty wet and dry. The moment drew mixed reactions from fans and officials as the game continued.
The forty second annual National Amateur Athletic Union session focuses on commercialism in amateur sport and how to curb it. President Avery Brundage pushes a constitutional amendment to bar athletes from commercial teams unless they are bona fide employees for at least 90 days before competition. Debate centers on 60 and 80 day alternatives amid strong emphasis on basketball.
Field goal by Bylyle Maskill from 38 yards gave Washington State a 3-0 win over Washington. Wes Fesler of Ohio State starred in a 16-7 victory against Pitt. Jackson Wheeler of Michigan returned a punt 45 yards for the game's lone score against Minnesota. Monk Campbell of Alabama ran 80 yards for a kickoff TD against LSU. Bobby Dodd and Buddy Hackman of Tennessee connected for a 13-0 win over Vanderbilt. Carey Spicer of Kentucky broke loose for three TDs against Virginia Military. Len Macaluso of Colgate boosted total to 135 with four TDs a field goal and two extra points against Syracuse. Phil O'Connell of Holy Cross passed Holy Cross to a 27-0 win over Harvard. Lou Kirn of Navy carried 24 times for 118 yards versus SMU.
Eighteen local units have been formed to market cooperatively the Mississippi pecan crop for the 1930 season. The move aims to stabilize prices and expand sales channels for pecan growers across the state.
An advertisement promotes Cystex claiming fast relief from backache leg pains and bladder irritation linked symptoms. It asserts action within 15 minutes, promises improved sleep and energy, and offers an iron clad guarantee with a 60 cent price at druggists.
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