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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1950
Page
9
A long resident column reviews the Jordan report from Princeton on how TV changes attendance at sports events. It notes short term drops after getting a TV, but two years later attendees may exceed initial levels. insists live games offer irreplaceable atmosphere despite TV appeal.
Ed Ford, 21, rookie lefthander who helped the New York Yankees win the World Series clinching game last Saturday, underwent a physical today for army service. He had been examined in September but deferred due to tropical germ in his system. Ford won nine games for the Yankees after joining in July and defeated the Phillies 3-2 in the series fourth game.
The St Louis Browns added opera star Helen Traubel to their ownership circle in a symbolic move she called a sentimental purchase. President Bill DeWitt confirmed the stake and said Traubel may perform The Star Spangled Banner at next year’s opener.
High Point high may face Salisbury Boyden in a Friday game as the Bison seek revenge after last year 26 to 0 loss. Salisbury enters as 14 point favorite but the Bison show occasional improvement. tailback Jerry Barger headlines Salisbury’s single wing threat while High Point fixes its defense ahead of a tough slate including Charlotte Central Asheville Greensboro and Winston-Salem Reynolds.
High Point College Purple Panthers, after a 27-6 defeat by Catawba, prepare for a Saturday home clash with powerful Lenoir-Rhyne Mountain Bears under coach Clarence Stasavich. Coach C. Q. Smith tightens punt protection, boosts scrimmage work, and aims for peak fitness to meet the Hickory squad.
Jim Mallory, head coach of Elon Christians, will address the High Point Touchdown club tonight at 8. The meeting, moved from last night, will be on the Sheraton hotel mezzanine. Winners in Pick the Winners get tickets to the North Carolina Wake Forest game in Chapel Hill Saturday. Mallory aims to boost Elon in the North State conference and plans to show film from Elon’s game against Appalachian, which ended in a 14-14 tie. All members are urged to attend and interested non-members are welcome.
Michigan aims to break Army’s 22 game unbeaten string in a Yankee Stadium showdown after Army spoiled Michigan’s 25 game winning streak with a 21 7 upset last year. Bennie Oosterbaan cautions players against overconfidence while defending a Big Ten title and facing six top conference foes after the Army test.
Army rises to No 1 in the AP college football poll while Notre Dame slips to tenth after a 28 14 loss to Purdue. SMU, Oklahoma and Texas also factor in the top tier as the rankings anticipate key showdowns this weekend in Yankee Stadium and the Cotton Bowl.
The Southern Conference braces for its season’s first big clash as North Carolina Tar Heels meet Wake Forest Deacons in Chapel Hill. Washington and Lee leads the race 3-0, with other teams nursing injuries including NC State wingback George MacArthur and North Carolina center Andy Mikita.
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