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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1947
Page
8
Local columnist reviews Carolina football pacing, praising Harold Bowen and Ralph James while critiquing film coverage and pronunciation lapses. UNC faces Wake Forest after a 34 0 Texas loss shakes Southern Conference title hopes and Charles Justice seeks All America prominence.
After three weeks only three of North Carolina's 14 football colleges remain unbeaten Duke and Wake Forest have two wins each and Appalachian State has three straight. North Carolina lost 34 to 0 to Texas in Austin, while Lenoir Rhyne and High Point fell in upsets. Duke defeated Tennessee 19 to 7 at Knoxville, Wake Forest beat Clemson 16 to 14, and NC State topped Davidson 14 to 0.
Wake Forest ventures to Chapel Hill to face North Carolina in a Southern Conference clash seen as the toughest of Wake Forest's 1947 schedule. The Tar Heels, led by all star candidate Charlie Justice, expect a strong home-field advantage as 41 players from last year's title squad join the lineup.
South Africa's Bobby Locke finishes second to E. J. Harrison at the Reading Open in York Pennsylvania with 277 total and $1,400. Locke earns $24,327.50 for 14 events, while Sunny Jim Demaret leads the PGA 1947 prize list with $24,536.83 after a 282 total and $900. Harrison praises the American players and the tournament crowd before Locke departs for London en route to Johannesburg.
East Bloomburg Pa 19 Lock Haven 14. Youngstown 27 Geneva Pa 7. Davis and Elkins 12 Salem 0. W Va Wesleyan 20 Glenville 0. West Liberty Va Teachers 16 California Pa 12. Potomac State 31 Morris Harvey. Morgan State 31 Delaware 0. Midwest Wittenberg 7 Wilmington 6. Marshall 7 East Ky 6. South Rollins 20 Richmond 7. Virginia Military 13 George Washington 7. Jacksonville Navy 23 Stetson 0. Hampton Institute 13 Johnson C Smith 7. Southwest Southern Methodist 35 Missouri 19. Texas A I 19 Southwest Texas State 13. Arizona 40 Montana 26. Oklahoma Aggies 14. Santa Clara 20 Fresno State 19. San Diego State 56 Calif Twins 13. Brooke Army Tex Medical Center 7 Los Alamos Atomic Project 0. Sam Burth Jackson Tenn 7 Arkansas College 6.
The statement notes Iceland was proclaimed a republic on June 17 1944 and adds a France related figure claiming one of every five French citizens is a farmer.
Dodgers Casey and nine others face Bill Bevens of the Yankees in game seven after a dramatic series. Gionfriddo's leaping catch and Casey’s relief win left New York 75,065 fans in a record crowd as Bevens hopes to deny the Dodgers solo glory.
Notre Dame Michigan Texas and Georgia Tech emerge as top title contenders as the season progresses. Army faces Illinois after a 47-0 win over Colorado, while Duke beats Tennessee and Navy meets Duke in big clashes. Other results include California rolling past St Marys and a string of conference showdowns across the nation.
High Point college Purple Panthers travel to Wilson to face Atlantic Christian in a renewed conference rivalry while High Point High’s Black Bison visit Lexington to take on Coach Jimmy Mayes' Yellow Jackets in a non conference game. Neither squad is eased by last week’s heavy losses as both aim for quick returns while avoiding major injuries.
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