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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1950
Page
10
Bill Stern’s sign off on Northwestern Illinois draws focus to war priorities while North State conference directors fear for sports programs as wartime recruitment shifts to ROTC. High Point drops football amid criticism and ACC revenues slump, prompting questions about continued play.
The Virginia Cavaliers and North Carolina Tar Heels renew their long rivalry in Richmond Saturday in game 55. The series leads North Carolina 28–23 with three ties, and UNC has won five straight since 1945.
Sports editor Bill Currie reports East Carolina Teachers quarterback Roger Thrift earned the A B trophy as the North State conference’s outstanding player for 1950. North State reaction followed High Point College’s withdrawal as Appalachian was named football champion after a protest over two Lenoir Rhyne players.
Clarence Ace Parker, once a Duke back and pro star, tells Thomasville Touchdown club members that faster football results from factors including two platoons, open passing behind scrimmage, and scouting films. He praises two-platoon play yet warns players to ignore praise and stay focused. Joe Johnson wins Pick The Winners Award. seniors at Thomasville High and Mills Home receive gold footballs amid honors. Parker closes with a film of Duke-C Carolina game.
ANNAPOLIS Md Nov 29 A memo to Navy coach Eddie Erdelatz suggests if Army cannot pass Navy should force fumbles. Statistics show Army dominates both sides with 3247 total yards to Navy 2489 and a 62 0 by pass completion edge 52 3 against Navy. Army beat Penn State 28 13 and Columbia 24 0 while Navy edged only two games.
Los Angeles match saw Cho Chan Jimenez of Mexico City stop Juan Zavala of Mexico. Toronto bout pitted Alan McFater against Tom McMenamy from Ireland. Tampa fight featured Panny Nardice of Tampa beating Bey Wilson from Charlotte North Carolina by ten points.
The AP cage scores list Denver Chevrolets 44 over Colorado College 37 and Southern Methodist 58 over Texas Wesleyan 53. Dartmouth 36 edged Middlebury 42 while Arkansas 50 beat Arkansas Tech 45. North Carolina State 102 defeated Furman and Lawrence Tech 2, Delaware 58.
Wyoming, unbeaten in nine games and Skyline Six champions, will face Washington and Lee, Southern Conference champions, in the Gator Bowl on January 1. Bowden Wyatt coaches the Cowboys, who run the single wing with Eddie Talboom at tailback, while Washington and Lee under George Barclay uses the split T behind quarterback Gil Bocetti.
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