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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1956
Page
12
Virginia upset Wake Forest 7-6 as Bill Barnes, Wake Forest fullback, was limited to 36 rushing yards. Barnes leads the ACC scoring race with 20 points after a three TD game and two extra points in the opener. Clemson and South Carolina also pace the league with 18 points each.
Oklahoma Sooners extend their win streak to 32 with a 66-0 victory over Kansas State. Michigan State Ohio State Georgia Tech Tennessee Ole Miss Vanderbilt also win as USC edges Wisconsin 13-6 and Pitt falls to California 14-0 in the weekend slate.
The Chicago Cardinals and Detroit Lions remain the NFL’s two undefeated teams heading into week three. Cardinals upset the Giants 25-27 for their second straight win, while the Lions avenged 1954 and beat Baltimore 31-14. Other results include the Bears 37-21 over Green Bay and the 49ers beating the Rams 33-30 on Soltau’s kicking. Browns and Eagles win their first games. Green Bay, 0-2.
In Fort Lauderdale Gale Kerwin won on points over Rocky Randell after ten rounds while in Hollywood Jose Cortero stopped Bobby Courchespe in the same round. Kerwin, 140, from New York, Randell, 139, from Rome GA, Cortero, 131, from Los Angeles, Courchespe, 129, from Holyoke MA.
Lenoir Rhyne remains unbeaten in 14 straight games with a 32-0 conference win over Appalachian State and eyes a Saturday clash with Guilford. Harold Bullard ran for 136 yards and two TDs as the Bears prepare for Western Carolina East Carolina Elon and Catawba amid a 11 game win streak from last season.
VMI halfback Bobby Jordan increased his league total to 43 points as his team beat Richmond 35-20 to widen the chase for the conference title. George Riggs of Richmond and Bobby Wolfenden of Virginia Tech sit tied for second with 24 points.
Dink Davis, 68, and his wife, 64, argued over the World Series. He allegedly bit her with a chair, bruising arms, she claims he struck her with a hammer. Davis received hospital treatment for head lacerations. his wife was charged with assault with intent to kill and released on bond. Both declined to name their favored team.
In Lexington North Carolina brothers Al and Tiny Mills won a wrestling feature at the YMCA beating George Becker and Ray Wilmer with body slams. Tiny beat Becker and Al beat Wilmer, while Wilmer defeated Al in one fall with an airplane spin. Witzig won a 10 round boxing bout when Carl Von Hess was disqualified for excessive fouling in the fifth round. Len Rossi opened with a body slam over Nelson Royal. A 10 man battle royal was announced for next week with contestants to be named later.
Thom asville Motorcycle Club secretary treasurer Joe Bowers announced the annual cross country race will be held near here Sunday October 14 at 1 p m. The 1 5 mile track off highway 62 seven miles south of here near Wheatmore Farm on Negro Mountain will feature state champions and top riders from North and South Carolina in two one hour races with no admission charge.
Trinity Highs Bulldogs meet Liberty High in a Class A football game at 8 tonight in Jamestown. One starter Jom Davis is out with an ankle injury while Ken Nance may play but at half speed after preseason injuries.
Ken Rush narrowly misses victory as Jimmy Rumley of Greensboro wins the 45 lap amateur Stock main at Tri City Speedway reopening on a new quarter mile dirt track. Rush finishes second with Larry Isley third in hot rod. Crowd 1500. Rumley earns 60 and 10 from heats. Paul East and Rush win other heats. no serious wrecks in the first race in a year.
VMI opened with a 93 yard kickoff return by Sam Woolwine and never slowed, building a 21 point first quarter lead as Richmond struggled to respond. Joe Moody added a 62 yard interception return and the Keydets held on for a 35-20 victory over the Spiders.
A comprehensive list of college football results shows Penn 14 Dartmouth 0, Carnegie Tech 19 Johns Hopkins 13, Princeton 39 Columbia 0, Army 14 Penn State 7, and many more across the South, Midwest, and West. Notable scores include Alabama 7 Western Kentucky 26, Notre Dame 20 Indiana 6, and Texas Christian 41 Arkansas 6.
The standings show Brooklyn and New York tied at .500 in a best of seven with games at Yankee Stadium and Ebbets Field scheduled from Oct. 8 to Oct. 10 if needed. Financial figures list attendance and revenue shares for the fourth game and totals for the first four games, including players' shares and commissions.
Jon Arnett powered Southern California to a 13-6 win over Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium. He rushed 25 times for 182 yards and scored the decisive touchdown, as USC extended its streak to three victories and beat Wisconsin for the third straight meeting.
Ohio State used two strong halfbacks to overpower Stanford 32-20 in Columbus. John Brodie led Sanford with 256 yards and two touchdowns on 21 of 45 passes, but key Buckeye runs and a late fumble recovery and interception broke a 20-20 tie in the third quarter.
Welterweights Giovanelli and Miceli clash in the New York headliner at St Nicholas Arena a 10 round telecast at 9 30 p m EST on DuMont Miceli carries a 49 26 7 record and Giovanelli 32 6 1 Also on the program middleweights Spider Webb and Rory Calhoun fight at Chicago Stadium ABC TV 9 p m EST Webb the 24 year old former GI is 16 1 facing Charlie Cotton Calhoun meets Johnny Sullivan at Cleveland Arena NBC TV 9 p m EST
Mary Lena Faulk of Thomasville Ga won the Heart of America Open at Hillcrest with a seven under par 69 finishing at 214 for 54 holes. Betsy Rawls led by two shots entering the 15th but shot 72 final round to finish second at 217. Louise Suggs, Patty Berg, and Marlene Hagge followed in order as top contenders.
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