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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1951
Page
6
The writer argues the Southern Conference should not abolish post season bowls or spring practice. Such moves would shrink football, remove its financial and spectator value, and ruin the sport. He warns the conference must curb excess without destroying football.
High Point faces Burlington in a Friday game led by Jim Jarrett and Harold O Kelly. O Kelly has rushed 244 yards in three games and Jarrett 174 yards, while Harold Martin adds 90 yards on 28 carries. Burlington aims to bottle up the trio as coach Simeon seeks his first win over the Bull Dogs.
Two exhausted teams meet in a decisive third game for the National League pennant with Sal Maglie for the Giants and Don Newcombe for the Dodgers. The winner advances to the World Series against the New York Yankees, while the loser packs up. Both aces rode strong form into the clash after pivotal wins and long scoreless innings efforts, as Durocher and Dressen set identical lineups for the decisive contest.
The first subway playoff series pits Brooklyn and New York with intense fan debate over manager decisions. Critics question Labine’s late save and Duroucher’s starting choices as bleacher fans critique the tactics from Manhattan to Flatbush in a new TV era.
Jamestown faces Summerfield at Helsted Field on Thursday night with 8 pm kickoff. Coach Larry Klosterman announced the rearranged game after both teams entered the week without a victory, Summerfield with two ties and Jamestown with two losses and one tie.
Vanderbilt University Chancellor Harvie Branscomb released a six point program to reduce intercollegiate football. He argues the sport is educationally wrong and outlines limits on spring practice bowl games scholarships competition and funding to preserve football as an undergraduate activity.
The Nevada Turf Club list New York Giants as 13 to 10 favorites to beat the Brooklyn Dodgers today. Brooklyn odds were posted at 10 to 12 by the club.
Holy Cross tops national ground gains with 611 yards against Harvard, while Johnny Bright sets a new career yardage record with 1,077 total yards after a 242 yard effort against Bradley. Gene Rossi trails in total offense, Parilli leads in completions, and Maryland sits fourth in ground gains with 394 rushing yards.
Wake Forest undefeated Deacons open home slate at 2:30 pm in Groves Stadium against an improved University of Richmond squad. Ticket sales remain strong with several thousand seats available. Richmond coach Taylor Sanford notes bigger, faster players and standout freshmen, while Deacons face potential injuries to Bill Miller and Leonard Paletta.
Australia’s Dave Sands, ranked No 1 contender for Ray Robinson’s world middleweight title, is a 13 to 4 favorite to defeat Carl Olson of Hawaii in a 10 round bout. Olson seeks a big win after 40 wins in 43 fights, while Sands holds multiple titles including the British empire middleweight crown.
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