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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1937
Page
10
The column surveys weekly college basketball matchups including Duke vs Tennessee and Wake Forest vs Erskine with bets ranging from 1500 dollars on Duke to 2000 on Duke in Asheville. It notes opinions on favorites like Furman over State and Northwestern over Michigan while forecasting outcomes.
Youthful 225 pound former South amateur champion Jimmy Morris meets Roy Graham in the main event of Curt Denning's bill at High Point arena tonight. Morris seeks wins in a card featuring Lee Wing versus Jerry Burns in the opener.
Chief Thunder Bird, 215, from British Columbia, threw Pudy Dusek, 218, of Omaha, Nebraska, in 17 minutes 46 seconds at a Camden event.
High Point High School Black Bisons prepare for tonight’s home game at Willis Park under floodlights facing Mills Home of Thomasville. Captain George Marsh returns at center while Clarence Idol and Sinclair Horney are sidelined with injuries. Mitchell and Lehman start at tackles as the Bisons aim to avoid a winless start after losses to South High and Reidsville.
Eddie Berlinski, State college’s elusive halfback, will start at tailback against Furman in Greenville tomorrow night, with Art Rooney moved to No 1. Berlinski’s 142 scrimmage yards and a 15 yard punt return last week drew praise as one of State’s best backs.
Davidson's Wildcats left by bus for Lexington, Va., to meet VMI on the gridiron tomorrow. They planned a workout stop in Roanoke this afternoon. Four regulars on the casualty list Bob McClellan Frank Purdy Haywood Hill and Bill Bolin were injured in last week's Duke game.
Pro Jimmy Crichton announced at Blair Park that tournament greens will open Saturday at noon. Temporary greens had been in use while the main greens were seeded and trimmed, and officials report they are now in excellent shape.
Duke’s Blue Devils host Tennessee’s Vols in a storied classic on Homecoming Day at Duke Stadium. Duke seeks revenge for 1936 while Tennessee brings a powerful line and rapid backfield depth led by a star blocking unit. Durham-Duke Day parade and campus events surround the game atmosphere.
Hal Schumacher toed the mound in a desperate bid to halt New York’s steamroller. Rufus Ruffing and Monte Pearson shut down the Giants as the Yanks built an 8 to 1 rout in front of 57,000 at the Polo Grounds. Manager Bill Terry faced a bleak outlook as the team tumbled toward a likely four straight losses in the World Series.
Davidson Wildcats leave by bus for Lexington to face the Tigers in the 20th renewal of the clash. Four players—Frank Purdy Haywood Hill Bob McClellan Bill Bolin—injured and out of the lineup.
The baseball series between the White Sox and Cubs shifts to Chicago's Wrigley Field for game three. Larry French, the White Sox ace, faces Charlie Grimm's club with Thor Lee pitching for the Sox. Both teams rely on left handers.
Wake Forest's Demon and Erskine's Seceders clash at 8 p m with Wake Forest listed as underdogs. The Demon lineup is crippled by two additional injuries Dave Fuller quarterback and Rupert Bryan guard were expected to start despite late damage.
In Knoxville 34 Tennessee football players traveled in high spirits for the Vols clash with Duke in Durham. Coach Bob Neyland remained optimistic about avenging last year’s defeat, despite concern.
The Church of God defeated the Lutherans in a playoff game by a score of 5 to 9 yesterday afternoon in the day school softball league.
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