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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1939
Page
8
The column muses on an endless football cycle from autumn bowls to June talent hunts. It praises High Point High School’s Bisons for their grit, notes Duke and State headlines, and praises players like Fehley while reflecting on luck and coaching across a lengthy, reflective sports column.
Albert Ferguson Branner Jr., 16, of Marietta high school, died from complications after a spleen operation following an injury sustained in a November 17 football game. It was his first varsity season.
At Pine Needles Club in Southern Pines Nov 27 two score golfers began qualifying for the Thanksgiving tournament. Entrants include Jack Robertson Cooperstown N Y Bing Hunter North Adams Mass J H Livingston Jr New York and Bobby Knowles Brookline Mass.
Cornell Missouri Ohio State and Texas A and M claim crown talk after campus results. USC holds Rose Bowl chances as Notre Dame rout remains a memory. Duke, Clemson edge in the Southern Conference while Missouri and Nebraska loom in conference titles. Army Navy looms as week’s anchor game with several windups across regions.
Dallas November 27 Roughhouse Texas A and M aims for a season defining bout with unbeaten Texas and a possible New Year bowl bid. The Aggies, praised for defensive strength, face star runners Jack Crain and Gilly Davis while anchoring a lineup including John Kimbrough Derace Moser Bill Conatser and Cotton Price as they seek the upset.
Three major teams wrap up 1939 seasons on Thanksgiving Day with Duke, North Carolina, Wake Forest, and Davidson drawing final games. Duke trounces N C State 28 to 0, while Virginia and Davidson look to close strong despite underdog status. Duke aims to deny post season bids as Pitt stunned them, with regional stakes clear in key turf matches.
New York, Nov 27. Eddie Brietz, author of Sports Roundup, asked readers to pick ten winners from ten games for fun. Responses from 43 states plus DC and Canada ranged up to 3,000 letters, reflecting wide readership. Brietz, AP staff since 1929, writes the widely read column in nearly 700 papers.
New York reports wide ranging sports chatter from football contest winners and bowling feats to baseball finances and coach admirers. Ruth Tompson of Birmingham leads with 2 754 ballots as Texas and Missouri top entry counts. Al Jensen, famed fight manager, dies. a correction about a 241 yard field goal is noted. Port's Corner riffes on Notre Dame.
Richmond, Nov. 27. With the championship struggle ended, Southern Conference football previews focus on all star candidates. Duke and Clemson lead the race with key wins and tied standings, while Wake Forest and others chase. Leading scorers include Polanski and Lalanne as Carolina builds an all star following amid a wealth of talent across 15 squads.
North Carolina and South Carolina all star football squads to face off in Charlotte on December 4 will have selections announced next Sunday. Coaches and committee members met but postponed the reveal to another week.
Davidson plays Wake Forest in an end of season clash as the Southern Conference winds down. North Carolina faces Virginia in a rematch with Rocky Mountain Big Seven implications. Colorado Denver also eyes a title race as a win would reshape the standings.
Hammerin Henry Armstrong, down to his last title, will challenge Lou Ambers for the world welterweight title in a 15 round bout Friday night at Madison Square Garden. Their last fight left Armstrong stripped of the lightweight crown after low blows cost him rounds.
Miami officials weigh Tennessee as top candidate for the January 1 Orange Bowl while Missouri Duquesne Georgetown Texas A&M and Georgia Tech enter the running as possible Southern or Northern entrants with Tulane Clemson and others also discussed.
The 1939 Western Conference All-Star football team was chosen by Big Ten coaches with Nile Kinnick of Iowa as the sole unanimous pick on 10 first team ballots. Don Scott of Ohio State, Tom Harmon of Michigan, and George Paskvan of Wisconsin were among the leaders, with Esco Sarkkinen and Erwin Prasse at end and tackle stars noted by peers.
Detroit Lions were eliminated from NFL title contention after a 31 to 7 defeat at Washington. The loss leaves four teams still in playoff chase as the regular season ends next Sunday with key title games in New York and Detroit. Giants host Redskins while Green Bay visits Chicago and Detroit, with possible playoff scenarios tied to Packers results. The Washington win drew 36,183 spectators, part of a 121,860 total attendance across five games.
Thurman Horney, high school football star, was taken to Guilford General hospital for observation after Friday night’s game with Greensboro. Dr. W. L. Jackson reports a sprained bruised knee with no fractures on X-ray. injury not considered serious.
Cornell, labeled the team of all stars, finished 1939 unbeaten and untied by beating Penn 264 despite no single standout. Coach Munger of Penn called Ithacans the best team he had faced in two years. Snavely, usually pessimistic, conceded Cornell was the best he had coached. The Scarlet and Gray built an agile attack using 16 players, with Mor Landsberg the reliable 169 pound fullback and Nic Drahos among scorers.
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