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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1946
Page
8
A veteran column rails at Rose Bowl choices and the amateur ideal in college sports, praising Army teams and criticizing big money promotion. It argues West Point and southern and western teams deserved Rose Bowl consideration, while decrying professionalized college athletics. Panthers Add Shift. To Offense Most Valuable Bison to Get A. B. Trophy description follows.
Thomas Elder Jr. of 1707 East Green Street claimed first in the final week of the Enterprise Pick the Winner contest by selecting 17 correct winners and scoring best on points. James H. Brooks of 713 Westchester Dr. finished second with 17 winners but fewer points. Both win two tickets to the High Point vs UNC jayvee game and a chance at a 1946 Mercury. The grand Sugar Bowl trip prize will be announced next week after full season tallies and tie break calculations.
High Point College football fans prepare for a Thanksgiving day tilt at Albion Mills Stadium as coach Ralph James unveils the X shift to challenge UNC junior varsity. Curt McDonald is sidelined for precaution while A B club predicts a near capacity attendance for the post season clash.
North Carolina's Choo Choo Charlie Justice and William and Mary's Jack Cloud each lead Southern Conference scoring with 54 points. Justice boosted his total with a touchdown in NC's 22-7 win over Duke, clinching the title for the Tar Heels. The two vie for the lead as NC meets Virginia and William and Mary faces Richmond on Thanksgiving Day.
In Philadelphia the rematch for the lightweight title pits champion Bob Montgomery against Wes Mouzon at Convention Hall. Mouzon is the 8 to 5 favorite. both fighters trained hard and vow a knockout. Montgomery says he will control pace while Mouzon promises to finish him again.
From 1900 to 1925 northern states saw a 35 percent rise in cotton spindles while southern states experienced a 300 percent surge, reflecting shifting industrial patterns in the United States textile sector.
Army and Navy meet in Philadelphia as Army holds the No 1 ranking in the AP poll. Navy seeks an upset at Franklin Field to topple Earl Blaik's Cadets and break Army's three year winning streak in the service classic.
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