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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1939
Page
10
The columnist ends a season of bold prognostication with a final slate of college football picks. He notes poor bookmaker luck earlier, then forecasts key games including Duke-NC State, Notre Dame-USC, Auburn-Georgia, UCLA-Oregon State, and Cornell-Penn, among others, with a mix of confident calls and hedged bets.
High Point prepares for a Western Conference title showdown as the Black Bison meet the Greensboro Purple Whirlwind at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem. Brantley Hucks leads the Bison in a fast running and passing attack amid heavy pep rally turnout and fan travel plans.
New York November 24 An old sports columnist picks winners for upcoming college games. Cornell favored over Penn, Harvard over Yale, Southern California over Notre Dame, Ohio State over Michigan, UCLA over Oregon State, Baylor over SMU, and Iowa over Northwestern citing recent form and key players.
Duke center Gordon Burns is hospitalized with a throat infection and full back Roger Robinson nursing a leg injury from practice. Duke prepared 50 minutes in sunlit weather as NC State Coach Doc Newton patterns three teams to counter the Dukes for Saturday.
Wake Forest varsity appears at top form ahead of Davidson with coach Peahead Walker noting the team looked sharp in an hour long offensive scrimmage against freshmen. The first and second stringers ran plays while the Davidson defense formations were tested.
A long scrimmage pits Davidson against a B team with key players Sharpe Hand Spencer Hackney Bolin Shannon carrying the ball while Iowa and Kinnick figure in as strong regional mentions. Multiple college matchups are teased with brief, opinionated takes on likely outcomes.
A compressed sports digest notes Canzoneri entering the liquor trade in Brooklyn and Governor bets in Minnesota, with baseball chatter about Cecil Travis and a PGA dispute. It lists late November college football results including Boston College over Kansas State, Cornell over Penn, Carnegie Tech over Duquesne, Columbia over Colgate, Northwestern over Iowa, California over Stanford, SMU over Baylor, Minnesota over Wisconsin, and Ohio State over Michigan.
In tonight’s decisive game at Winston-Salem the Black Bison rely on senior Brantley Hucks’s passing arm and senior Jack Hussey’s receiving skills. Coaches June Scott and Ken Stephens expect crucial plays from the leader and his big end as they aim to clinch the title.
A compiled slate shows South teams dominating early with William and Mary, Virginia Military, and Loyola New Orleans posting large margins. Midwest and West teams also posted clean sheets or heavy wins as Oregon edged Washington and San Jose State surged past Fresno State.
Troy North Carolina November 24 A bi state invitational basketball tournament will be held at the Troy High School gymnasium on December 14 15 16 and 18. It will be open to any girls and boys high school teams from North and South Carolina under the Troy High School Athletic Association and directed by Coach McMillan.
MAPLEWOOD Mo Paul Christman Bill Cunningham and brothers Bob and Bud Orf four of Missouri's best footballers have played on the same team for six seasons They all attended Maplewood High School in the St Louis suburb as the article notes
California beats Notre Dame 8 5 Auburn defeats Georgia 12 5 Purdue 9 5 Indiana Princeton 14 5 Navy Harvard 2 1 Yale Oklahoma 9 5 Nebraska U C L A 7 6 Oregon State Pitt 9 5 Penn State
High Point College's Purple Panthers travel to Cullowhee for a North State Conference clash with Western Carolina Catamounts tomorrow afternoon. A 25–0 win over E C T C last Saturday boosts them as favorites, relying on a strong aerial attack. Captain Seymour Franklin, end from Freeport New York, ends his college career in this finale after three years on the varsity.
A Cleveland spotter Tommy Blunt and Wyoming blocker Sammy Boothe rise from Navy B squad to potential heroes for the December 2 Army-Navy game. Blunt spotter for writers turned passer, Boothe growling through scrimmage. coaches build Tar offense around them as Navy eyes a storybook upset.
Hamlet Red Rams beat Whiteville 7 to 6 to claim the Class B Eastern high school championship in Fayetteville. Harris scored on a late first‑quarter drive, Edwards to Hogan connected for the extra point, and Whiteville answered with a second‑quarter score after a long return by Jordan.
Kansas City reports recount Fielding Yost’s prank of proselyting a phantom player Krebs who vanished after a 34 to 6 Missouri loss. Krebs, later a mining engineer in Charleston West Virginia, was rediscovered at Kansas Homecoming in 1934 and recalled his ties to Yost and West Virginia days.
The Mills Home football squad held a gymnasium banquet Thursday night with Mills Home staff and guests. M. L. Patrick of Clov erdale School gave the main address. R. D. Covington served as toastmaster. Letters were awarded to all squad members led by captain Judy Woods, with Howard Day receiving the Lions Club trophy for the most valuable player.
Los Angeles reports world women’s tennis champion Alice Marble could receive a $30,000 guarantee if she turns professional this winter. Promoters also seek to sign land Helen Hull Jacobs, with options tied to Marble’s decision.
Duke and Clemson seek key Southern Conference clashes that will shape league standings. Duke visits N. C. State and Clemson travels to Furman as upsets loom and coaching strategists polish game plans.
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