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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1942
Page
3
PORTS ROUNDUP reports a chaotic sports wire mix with World Series notes and college football coaching moves. Mentions Cardinals, Red Ruffing, Rogers Hornsby, and Terry Moore amid war-era logistics, while high school and service teams are profiled alongside a San Diego Naval Training Station relay record.
High Point Bison overwhelmed Durham 39 to 0 as Dunkelberger Metcalfe Evans and Barker led the surge. Dunkelberger scored twice and Evans added two touchdowns with Barker kicking extra points and a late rushing score. Durham’s defense yielded 287 rushing yards and four turnovers as High Point rolled to 14 first downs to one for Durham.
High Point College Panthers fell 38 14 to Catawba in Salisbury. Holshouser connected with Rhodes for early Indian scoring as the visitors pulled away in the second and third periods, with Rhodes, Bowen and Hunt key scorers and Holshouser directing the offense. Petack and Spinelli scored for High Point, while Bowen added a late drive and Boles recovered a fumble to set up Spinelli's TD.
Cardinals and Yankees prepare for Game Three of the World Series at Yankee Stadium with Ernie White set to face Spud Chandler. Beazley led St Louis to a 4-3 win in Game Two while the Yankees reassess lineups and travel plans amid transportation concerns and a looming fifth game scenario.
A garbled list of football scores from various schools with teams including Duke, Georgia, Navy, Virginia, and others. The fragmentary text includes mismatched city names and unreadable portions, but clearly presents numerous game outcomes and rivalries across the period.
October 3 1943 preview notes the New York Yankees clash with the St Louis Cardinals in the World Series opener at the Bronx park. Ernie White for the Cardinals opposes Spurgeon Chandler for the Yankees, with bets offered on outcomes and a note that the 1941 champs could be swept if results lean Brooklyn’s way.
New York results feature Ray Robinson beating Jake Lamatta in a clear points decision in New York. Sidney Walker defeated Chester Rice in Atlanta by wide margin. Jimmy Gerdner scored a points win in Philadelphia against Wing Knog with a notable Camden, Baltimore area context.
Members of the losing circuit in a bowling match between southern California and Los Angeles leagues report to the Red Cross and donate in pint of blood.
In a tense first two games, eight Cardinal runs came from eight different players, led by Charlie Keller whose homer in game two stood as the series' lone four-bagger so far. The Cards have previously won three World Series titles, all in seven games.
Raleigh dispatch notes four Big Five football games on Tar Heel soil. Duke faces Wake Forest in a likely close rivalry match while North Carolina plays South Carolina in Chapel Hill. Charlotte hosts N C State against Clemson with Davidson meeting Rollins after a 0-0 tie last season.
New York October 3 Whirlaway gets a shot at a double revenge and a shot at becoming the first $300,000 money winner in turf history. The two mile Jockey Club Gold Cup features Whirlaway 124 pounds against Alsab 117 with Bolingbroke and Behnan also in the field. The stakes total 825,000 added and 16 250 to the winner plus 35,000 to second. Sig Tail has 193,136 in the bank. Stanford urges advance ticketing due to a stadium booth labor shortage.
Secretary John McDonald is expected to succeed Lieut.-Col Larry MacPhail as president and general manager of the Brooklyn Baseball Club.
Lloyd Wickett of Oregon State, the letterman left tackle, spent the summer working as a professional fisherman in Alaska before resuming college football duties. He played for the Beavers this season and gained experience on the water before reporting back to campus.
Allie Stolz, a light weight boxer from Newark, is undergoing medical treatment to harden his hands for competition. The procedure aims to strengthen knuckles and improve durability for upcoming bouts.
From far and wide New York Yankees receive World Series ticket orders from Panama Cuba and Canada as fans abroad seek seats for the big games.
Triangle surged with runs in the third and sixth frames to beat Carolina Container 7 to 3, earning a finals berth against Highland. Highland faces Triangle in the opening finals bout at Highland Park at 3 o'clock, as Triangle’s Paige Dennis seeks the win.
Thomasville High School routed Barium Springs 27 to 0 in a South Piedmont Conference game. Led by QB HB Lambeth, Thomasville struck with a 18 yard pass to Black, then a 26 yard score set by Russell to Doby, before Lambeth’s 42 yard punt return for a third tally and a late 10 yard pass from Russell to Black. Russell added two extra points on placements.
Minnesota seeks to extend its 18 game winning streak as it hosts Lieut. Col. Bernie Bierman and his Iowa Pre-Flight Cadets in Minneapolis. The game headlines a day of major matchups including Texas Northwestern Notre Dame Georgia Tech and LSU Rice with Bill Schatzer highlighted for Seattle and George Hauser guiding the Gophers.
Keeneland racecourse in Lexington Kentucky announces its fall meeting runs from October 13 to October 24 with a break on Monday October 15. The schedule covers ten days of racing at Keeneland as the autumn meet returns.
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