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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1942
Page
16
New York November 19 1942 NHL officials discuss reducing rosters to 13 men amid wartime pressure. The plan aims to ease manpower shortages impacting all sports as football and baseball squads shrink. War-time constraints force reevaluations across leagues and schedules.
Gastonia and Greensboro will clash Friday in a Western Conference playoff to decide who advances to the state finals. Greensboro and Gastonia tied for first in Western Class A with three wins and no losses and two ties. the winner meets Mt Airy in the finals. Wilson and Mt Airy had secured state final spots earlier.
North Carolina State coach Doc Newton expresses dissatisfaction with the Wolfpack pass defense as they prepare for a key game against Duke. He notes flat footed play in drills and focuses on stopping Duke’s aerial attack while juggling injury news and lineup shifts.
The BC seniors favor the Orange Bowl over the Sugar, citing visits to New Orleans but not Miami. Esther Wrona, Michigan women’s speed skating champ, received a $1,000 war bond in Saginaw for saving 470 man-hours monthly in machine gun manufacturing. Pete Reiser is in St. Louis for after effects of a head injury. Hendy White Trophy to reward least-disarranged hair.
Gordon Cobbledick reports Ted Williams said he times fast balls and can hit anything once he sees it The Indians pitchers were instructed by Lou Boudreau to rely on curves and slower offerings until Williams faced two strikes, altering the game plan for late season.
The Army ordered 16200 Benlee gloves and the Navy 3000 pairs, signaling a strong punch for the service. Lieut Commander George Halas spent 40 dollars making calls from Norman Oklahoma to Chicago to obtain Bears Packers game details. Eight Iowa Navy Seahawks, including Matt Bolger and Judd Ringer, move to flight training and will miss the Nebraska game. Seventeen years after Stanford football, Capt Ernie Nevers of the Marines weighs 210 pounds, six pounds over his college playing weight.
Adrian Berwick of the Office of War Information urges wartime readers to keep sports visible for troops. He notes that among 3000 words wired to London 1500 were sports and 1300 to New Delhi two thirds were sports.
Lefty Gomez notes that Bucky Harris resigned as manager of the Washington club after Harris faced Senator pitchers. The incident followed Gomez’s four hits against the Senators in a single game.
The Pennsylvania coach denounces propaganda and urges keeping sports alive amid wartime transport concerns. He warns insidious propagandists and notes football and other games must continue, as soldiers long for home even as Army meets Navy in Annapolis on November 28, a globally watched contest celebrated as a symbol of America fighting for the right to play.
The New York Giants spent 7500 to add Bud Blattner to their players in military service. Blattner, an infielder, was acquired from the Cardinals on waivers late last season.
New York Rangers defenseman Babe Pratt is out with a shoulder separation and expects to rejoin the lineup in about two weeks, from the Nov 18 report from New York.
Williams burg Va Nov 19 Saturday will be judgment day for Cary Marvin Voyles now rebuilding William and Mary football fortunes. The Indians undefeated but for one tie face North Carolina Pre-Flight School, a top national program, as Voyles guides a turnaround that began in 1939 from a winless freshman season to a state conference crown and a national ranking by AP listing William and Mary as the 14th team in the country.
Willie Pep, a Connecticut standout and former bootblack, is favored to defeat Chalky Wright in Madison Square Garden tomorrow night for the featherweight title. Reports from New Haven and Hartford promise huge local turnout, with 7,500 to 10,000 fans expected and $20,000 in ticket revenue cited as the big winter season draw.
North Carolina Pre-Flight, 1 loss at seven to Boston College, faces William and Mary with heavy passing expected. Voyles notes possible absence of Glenn Knox, reliability on Red Irwin, and uncertain kicker Jackie Freeman with Bob Longacre as backup. Teams study Harvard ties and war-time schedules, while Duke and NCSU adjust lineups and tackling to counter deception.
Ohio State hopes ride on Tommy James as the Massillon redhead may return to face Michigan after shoulder injury. Coach Paul Brown said James has not missed a game and could be used at right Wingback. The Buckeyes seek an undisputed Western title with a win over Michigan in front of about 80,000 fans.
NEW RIVER November 19 A Henderson family with five fighting men in the armed forces is represented at the Marine Barracks here by 20 year old twins Thomas and George Case who have just qualified as Marksmen on the rifle range Both are golfers with local state and national laurels Their boot training is done and they await advanced Marine tactics training Their one fear is possible separation and attachment to different units Their father J W Case Route 4 Hendersonville and mother Mrs J W Case have three other sons in the Army one serving in the Solomon Islands.
Rudolph Mobley of Hardin Simmons and Camp Wilson are set to become the top two rushers in 1942, possibly giving their team the nation’s leading rushing attack. Mobley already has 1,145 yards in seven games, Wilson 797 yards in seven, with Steuber and Fekete close behind for runner-up.
Detroit Lions arrived in Cleveland aboard a lake steamer tied near the stadium. The vessel served as the players hotel during the visit, with the team using the ship as their base while in town.
North Carolina and Tommy completed a clerical course at a business school and enlisted in the Marines last September, signaling a shift to military service.
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