Big Game Ticket Sales Boosted by Optimist Bow Event
Ticket sales for the Dec 13 charity game in High Point surged with over 2000 pasteboards sold as the Optimist Club promotes the first ever game for the town. Lineups for eastern and western squads to be released within three days. coaches from Raleigh, Wilmington, High Point, and Greensboro vie to field top teams. Promoter Dr. L G Harrison hints at surprise guests including Eisenhower Hoover Leahy and notable football stars. Bands from Raleigh, Greensboro, Thomasville and two local groups may perform at the Dec 13 event.
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Optimist Bow
Optimist Club
L. H. Baker
Baker
Raleigh
Wilmington
Lee Stone
Raleigh High School
Leon Brogden
West
Tony Simeon
High Point
Bob Jamieson
Greensboro
Simeon
Bob
Guilford County
Stone
Brogan
North Carolina
Jamieson
L. G. Harrison
Dwight Eisenhower
J. Edgar Hoover
Frank Leahy
Notre Dame
Army
Doc Blanchard
Glenn Davis
Harrison
Eisenhower
Hoover
Leahy
Kenneth C. Royall
War Department
Blanchard
Davis
Thomasville
High Point High School
William Penn
Tigers Face Schoolfield In Textile Bowl Contested Clash
Jamestown's Flying Tigers prepare for their second bowl bid in a month as they drill for the Textile Bowl against Schoolfield in Leaksville. Coach James A. Cobb vars the team in top shape despite bruises ahead of the clash with a heavier Virginia squad riding a 12 game 1947 winning streak.
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Jamestown
Flying Tigers
James A. Cobb
Tigers
Schoolfield
Leaksville
Guilford County
Mooresville
Cobb
Virginians
Virginia
Draper
Reitzel Parrish
Harry Hennis
Richard Willard
Billy Smith
Sedgefield Plans Ten Hunts For Year End Schedule
Ten hunts are set at four local farms this year with events at Adams farm High Point and an additional Adams farm date on December 13. The Tryon Hunt joins December 12 and 138 for a special invitational day while December calendar includes Sedgefield stables Stanley’s farm and Tryon venues with morning and afternoon starts.
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Sedgefield
Adams’ Farm
High Point
Adam Farm
Tryon Hunt
Sedgefield Stables
Stanley's Farm
Boren's Farm
West Gate
Sedgefield Inn
College To Award Letters In Soccer At High Point
Seventeen athletes will be awarded monograms at High Point college this week for their participation in soccer. The team, in its first post war season, posted four wins and five losses, with setbacks to Duke and North Carolina. Monogram recipients include Coble, Hedrick, Johnson, Wilson, Chappell, Cartwright, Hutchins, Evans, Steele, Davis, McCormick, Minter, White, Hylton, Winston, Winston’s Giltinan, and manager Eddie Giltinan from Johnstown Pennsylvania.
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High Point College
Seymour Franklin
High Point
Duke
North Carolina
Coble
Cocaptain
Pinky Hedrick
Captan
Tom Johnson
Jamestown
Vance Wilson
Murphy
Paul Chappell
Tyner
Gray Cartwright
Winston-Salem
Kenneth Hutchins
Clifton Evans
Lexington
Jake Steele
George Davis
Thomasville
John McCormick
Lindon
Melvin Minter
Draper
Robert White
Ramseur
Bill Hylton
Cameron Winston
Eddie Giltinan
Johnstown
Carolinas All Stars Open Shrine Bowl Drills in Charlotte
North Carolina and South Carolina high school football All-Stars arrive in Charlotte to begin Monday practice for the Shrine Bowl game at Greenville. Thirty man rosters will compete in the charity event with Bill Ludwig of Salisbury coaching the North team and Liz Durham of Olympia guiding the South. The squads will visit the Clippers for a game against the Atlantic City Senators.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
South Carolina
Shrine Hospital Hy Caer
Greenville
Bill Ludwig
Salisbury
Liz Durham
Olympia
Clippers
Atlantic City
N. J
Senators
VOLS DECLINE BOWL BID AFTER VANDERBILT WIN
Tennessee announces it will not accept a Dixie Bowl invitation to play William and Mary in Birmingham on New Year’s Day after defeating Vanderbilt 12 to 7. Coach Bob Neyland confirmed the decision.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee Today
William and Mary
Birmingham
Ala
Bob Neyland
Vols
Vanderbilt
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Charlie Justice
Eddie Knox
Art Weiner
University of North Carolina
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Bessemer
Rankin
Elkin
Guilford
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Summerfield
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Allen Jay
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DOG Food Manufacturer
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Stradivara
Fashion Park, Calvert, Michael Stern and
Clothcraft
Lorle
Bostonian
van Baalen
Manhattan and
Knox and Lee
McCurrach
Beau Brummell
Wembley
Carolinas’ All-Stars
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