Carolina Georgia clash cited for tough officiating
The piece credits generally fair officiating but labels the State Clemson game as poorly called, noting missed fumbles and a close, even contest. It praises Charlie Justice's effort against Georgia, argues against quitting, and highlights Catawba’s loss to Wofford and Lenoir Rhyne’s rise under Clarence Stasavich with a potential North State loop title for Hickory.
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Clemson
North Carolina
Justice
Maricich
Carolina
Lenoir-Rhyne
Newberry
Bears
Clarence Stasavich
Catawba Indians Visit High Point in Injury Crippled Showdown
Catawba aims to avenge past losses at High Point as injuries cripple the Panthers. Panther stars Kimball Loyd and McGhee sit out or nursing injuries while Catawba, coached by Bob Spangler, fields a strong line. Last year the Indians held a 27-7 win in the second half. Tickets go on sale locally and in Salisbury for the Saturday clash.
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Indians
High Point
Panthers
Tribe
Cc. L. Kimball
Bill Loyd
Tommy McGhee
Evans
McGhee
Loyd
Wofford
Redskins
Panther
Bob Spangler
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Kirkland
Rowan
Salisbury
Dick Short
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Yankees Dodgers Ready For Opening Of World Series
New York and Brooklyn face off at Yankee Stadium and Ebbets Field in a subway world series billed as a dime clash. The Yankees seek their 12th title as Preacher Roe or Don Newcombe duel Ed Lopat in the opener, with the Dodgers aiming to end their title drought.
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New York
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Yankees
Casey Stengel
Moutual Broadcasting System
Ed Lopat
Preacher Roe
Brooklyn
Ebbetsfield
Dodgers
Boston Red Sox
Yankee Stadium
Vic Raschi
Sox
Phillies
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St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Boston
Detroit Tigers
Chicago
Burt Shotton
Don Newcome
Shotton
Don Newcombe
Ralph Branca
Joe Hatten
Rex Barney
Jack Banta
Barney
Banta
Carl Erskine
Erv Palica
World Series Toss-Up Opens With Yankees Dodgers
The 46th World Series begins at Yankee Stadium with the Yankees and Dodgers evenly matched amid fatigue and injuries. New York relies on Vic Raschi and Fireman Joe Page, while Brooklyn counters with Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider, Gil Hodges and Carl Furillo. Offense leans to Brooklyn 270 to 267 in team batting with run-heavy lineups and deep pitching staffs on both sides.
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Jack Hand
New York
Newark Yankees
Brooklyn Gers
Yankee Stadium
Brooklyn
Yanks
Joe DiMaggio
Boston
Casey Stengel
Vic Raschi
Joe Page
Smoky Joe
Dodgers
Burt Shotton
Shotton
Jackie Robinson
Carl Fuo
Luis Olmo
Gene Hermanski
Duke Snider
Gil Hodges
Roy Campanella
Carl Furillo
Robinson
Seven Meets Booked For Duke's Harriers
Durham October 3 A seven meet cross country schedule for Duke University opens with the U S Naval Academy at Annapolis this Saturday Duke will race four Southern Conference opponents along with Maryland Tech Virginia and the Middies First home meet set for October 15 against the University of Maryland Only three members of the 1948 squad return with sophomore standouts Bill Griffith Buddy Grisso and Henry Bullock among the leaders Charlie Tomlinson the undefeated Big Four freshman champion joins the team
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U.S. Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Duke University
H. H
Red) Lewis
Harriers
Middies
Rgin Tech
Virginia
University of Maryland
Bill Griffith
Buddy Grisso
Henry Bullock
Charlie Tomlinson
Robinson Wins 1949 NL Batting Title with .342
Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers finished the 1949 season as the National League batting champion with a .342 average. He collected 203 hits in 593 at bats, edging Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals who batted .339, and teammate Enos Slaughter who hit .336.
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New York
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn Dodgers
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Musial
Enos
Cone Takes Southern Conference Scoring Lead in Battle
Clemson fullback Fred Cone has surged to the top of the Southern Conference scoring list with 24 points in three games. Duke’s Billy Cox Maryland’s Stan Lavine and William and Mary’s Jack Cloud and Vito Raggazzo each led with 18 points. The schedule features four conference games this week with UNC to South Carolina and VMI to William and Mary. Duke visits Navy while Maryland meets Michigan State. Duke’s 21 7 win over Tennessee highlighted by Cox’s 172 passing yards and two TDs. North Carolina edged Georgia 21 14 with a late Weiner reception. MORE ON PAGE EIGHT.
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Clemson
Cone
Frank Howard
Billy Cox
Duke
Stan Lavine
Maryland
Jack Cloud
Vito Raggazzo
William and Mary
United North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia Military Institute
Furman
University of Richmond
Davidson
Carolina State
Charlotte
North Carolina
Baltimore
Navy
Michigan State
Dukes
Tennessee
Georgia
Billy Hayes
Art Weiner
Justice
Weiner
Tony Simeon
Gastonia
Lexington
Salisbury
Army Michigan grid clash looms as week’s top showdown
Army and Michigan, two college football titans, clash in Ann Arbor. West Point’s young team beat Penn State 42-7 while Michigan routed Stanford 27-7. Other big games include Texas-Oklahoma in Dallas and Ohio State vs Indiana, with Southern California and Navy also in action. Notre Dame prepares after a 28-27 win last year. Purdue fell 21-7 to Iowa.
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Oklahoma
Dallas
Ohio State
Southern California
Los Angles
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Pacific Coast
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Wolverines
Aggies
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Sooners
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California
Washington State
Tennessee
Wallace Wade
Blue Devils
Princeton
George Sauer
Notre Dame
Purdue
Boilermakers
Iowa
Fighting Irish
Washington
Huskies
North State football records set and conference results
Wofford shut out Catawba 14 0 ending Catawba 89 game scoring streak as High Point routed Pope Field 107 0 in a likely state modern scoring record. Appalachian beat Elon 14 0 in a conference game with Lenoir Rhyne and Guilford winning league contests. Evans of High Point and Bill Barger of Elon lead individual scoring with 24 points.
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Catawbar
Wofford
Terriers
Spartanburg
Indians
Catawba
High Point
Pope Field
North Carolina
Appalachian
Elon
Western Carolina Teachers
Tusculum
Lenoir Rhyne
Newberry
East Carolina Teachers
Hampden-Sydney
Lantic Christian
Newport News Navy
Guilford
Randolph-Macon
East Tennessee
Face Evans
Bill Barger
Atlantic Christian
High Point Bison to Face Lexington in Non-Conference Clash
High Point High School travels to Holt-Moffitt Field for a Friday night non-conference game against Lexington. QB Jerry Paschal is expected to return fully from injury, while Charlie Bryant and Bobby Hoover remain sidelined. The Bison aim to rebound after two straight losses as both teams seek a key early-season win.
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Bill Hackney
High Point High
Black Bison
Lexington
Holt-Moffitt Field
High Point
Burlington
Bison
Jerry Paschal
Charlie Bryant
Bobby Hoover
Letterman
Reidsville
Durham
Simeon
Salisbury
Detectives Patrol Shibe Park After Riot Rumor
Philadelphia October 3 Detectives guarded Shibe Park after a rumor of a planned riot at the Dodgers Phillies game. Assistant Superintendent George F Richardson said 100 detectives were deployed across eight divisions plus off duty plainclothesmen. Dodgers won 9 7 in nine innings.
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Philadelphia
Brooklyn Dodgers
Phillies
George F. Richardson
New York
Dodgers
Richardson
Herbert J. Kitchenman
Istandings and Sunday results from early baseball season
The ISTANDINGS show New York 5 Boston 8 Cleveland 8 Detroit 4 Chicago 4-3 St Louis 8-5 Washington 3 Philadelphia Boston 2 New York 1 Pittsburgh 4-5 Cincinnati 2-6 St Louis 18 Chicago 5 Brooklyn 9 Philadelphia 7 (14 In nings) Sundays results Dayton 74 St Bonaventure 8 Xavier 29 Quantico Marines 1.
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Chicago
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