UNC and Duke Football Reflections Ahead of Key Showdowns
The column assesses North Carolina Tar Heels prospects against Lake Forest and Georgia Texas results, notes Duke Blue Devils’ return to form, and previews NC State vs Clemson with Bobby Gage’s dominance. It also highlights High Point Panthers’ strong reserves and ACC outlook.
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Chapel Hill
University North Carolina Tar Heels
Demon Deacons
Lake Forest
Tar Heels
Texas Longhorns
Carolina
Midas
Lexington Grabs 7-0 Victory Over Black Bison Pointers
Lexington Jackets edge High Point Bison 7 to 0 as Bill Eanes connects on a touchdown pass to Clark in the third quarter and Newell kicks the extra point. Isom and Miller spark late attempts for High Point but fall short.
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Russell Blackburn
High Point High School
Bison
Lexington Yellow Jackets
Lexington
T. C. Isom
Jackets
Bill Eanes
High Point
Eanes
Bill Saunders
Yellow Jacket
Isom
Ellington
W. B. Miller
Richard Crowder
Crowder
Miller
Clark
Newell
Carter
Bill Ellington
Lexington High
Poin Le—Taylor
Hunsucker
Lt—Blalock
Mickey PB
Burkhart
McCrary
Elliott
Bryant
Bolton
Kennedy
Rickert
Hall
Eeesees
Weather and hockey season mix in lingering world series buzz
The Oct 11 report notes unseasonable weather after the World Series and previews hockey opening with the NHL all star game and the Maple Leafs visit to Toronto. It cites Frank Boucher predicting the Canadiens may miss the playoffs and mentions NI hockey season start dates and four man lines in football talk.
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New York
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto
Frank Boucher
New York Rangers
Montreal Canadiens
Wisconsin California meet hints at cross sport rivalries
The piece notes Wisconsin and California renewing athletic rivalry across rowing and track with forthcoming basketball. It highlights local boxing prospect Bernie Reynolds of Fairfield Connecticut and a Bellingham Washington namesake middleweight, alongside Louisiana guard Ted Yokum and Notre Dame back Mike Swistowicz.
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the Garden
Wisconsin
California
Bernie Reynolds
Fairfield
Collegiate baseball and football talk from prominent figures
Happy Chandler backs college baseball in Kalamazoo while a Richmond legal tangle swirls over a so called pro player who seeks college eligibility. Harvard and Columbia may meet in football later. Michigan’s Don Kluck praised by Maury Cosman. western U S irrigation limits crop potential on about 50 million fertile acres.
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Happy Chandler
Kalamazoo
Richmond
Harvard
Columbia
Don Kluck
Michigan
America
Maury Cossman
Don
Kluck
United States
Harvard to Use Negro Against Va Homecoming Clash
Harvard, 4-0, awaits a capacity 24,000 crowd in Charlottesville for a homecoming game with Virginia. Chester Pierce, a 215-pound Negro tackle, is listed in the probable starting lineup marking the first such appearance by a Negro against a Southern college on a Southern field. The game is a tossup. Freight trains in the U S ran at a peak 16.7 mph in 1939 40, up from 11.5 mph in 1921, then declined slightly.
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Charlottesville
Harvard
Crimsons
University of Virginia
Cavaliers
Chester Pierce
Tempting October slate headlines college football
New York previews a full Saturday menu with top ranked teams visible on the street from five of the first 15 in national rankings. Iconic clashes include Army vs Illinois at Yankee Stadium and Columbia vs Yale, plus Notre Dame Purdue Michigan Pitt Oklahoma Texas Tech Georgia Tech and more across conferences with several decisive results.
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New York
U. S
California
Wisconsin
Southern Cal
Ohio State
Harvard
Virginia
West Coast
Army-Illinois
Yankee Stadium
West Point
Columbia-Yale
Penn State
Fordham
Perdue
Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
Purdue
Lafayette
Ind
Michigan
Pitt Panther
Texas
Oklahoma
Dallas
Georgia Tech
VMI
Atlanta
Miami
Texas Christian
University of Miami
Embry Dies Of Heart Attack
Nashville attorney and former St. Louis Browns pitcher Charles Akin Embry 46 died of a heart attack at his home in Nashville. A Columbia, Tennessee native, he graduated from Vanderbilt Law School in 1923 and played one season for the Browns before returning to practice law after a 1924 sale to the Chicago White Sox. He married Hermione Dunlap of Spartanburg South Carolina in 1924.
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Nashville
Tenn
Charles Akin (Slim) Embry
St. Louis Browns
Columbia, Tenn
Wiley B. Embry
Vanderbilt University
Chicago White Sox
High School Football Scores Roundup From Pr Grid
A dense grid of high school football results across North Carolina and nearby colleges with teams like Shelby Gastonia Cherryville Lenoir Mooresville Concord Raleigh Wilmington Chapel Hill Greensboro Asheville Lexington and Wake Forest plus various postponements and rain delays. Notable scores include Shelby 13 Gastonia 12 Greensboro 32 Asheville 6 Trinity Madison postponed and Central 41 Harding 6.
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Shelby
Gastonia
Cherryville
Lenoir
Mooresville
Concord
Raleigh
Wilmington
Chapel Hill
Burlington
Henderson
Goldsboro
Greensboro
Asheville
Lexington
High Point
Children's Home
Winston-Salem
Asheboro
Boone
North Wilkesboro
Gray Winston-Salem
Leaksville
Jamestown
Summerfield
Liberty
E. M. Holt
Ranking
Walnut Cove
Siler City
Braytown
Trinity-Madison
Wilkesboro
Macksville
Wake Forest
Cathedral Latin
Fairmont
Tabor City
Jacksonville
Swansboro
Selma
Wendell D. Eenesen Orphanage
Warrenton
Enfield
Aurelian Springs
Farmville
Warsaw
Mt. Olive
Smithfield
Wilson-Durham
Sparta
Jonesville
Barnum Springs
Thomasville
Boonville
Mt. Airy
Reidsville
Mineral Springs
Central
Harding
Charlotte
East Moravian
Upsala
Wagner
Lowell Textile
Hofstra
Brooklyn College
West Chester
Alaska Moose Antlers Shipped Runtime Record
A large set of moose antlers measuring 68 inches and weighing 70 pounds was shipped from Anchorage to Clare Michigan. The deer was shot 95 miles from the city and weighed over 1 500 pounds. Territorial guides noted a record antler size of 77 5 8 inches.
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Anchorage
Alaska
James FE. Ryan
Clare
Mich
Gambino Leads Maryland Past Richmond in Southern Showdown
Lucien Gambino scored two touchdowns and threw another as Maryland beat Richmond 18 to 6 at College Park. Gambino rushed 61 yards for a TD, caught a shovel pass for 18 yards, and helped the Terrapins total 234 rushing yards despite 75 penalty yards.
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College Park
Lucien Gambino
University of Maryland
University of Richmond
Richmond
Maryland
Walter Bolen
Gambino
Baltimore
Vic Turyn
George Simler
John Idzik
Frank Evans
Terrapins
University of Delaware
Hubert Werner
Lini Will Play Army In N Y Today
Illinois, defending Big Nine and Rose Bowl champions, faces Army in New York with 70,000 plus in attendance. The Illini enter with 29 victories and one tie since 1943, after strong showings against Pittsburgh and Iowa. Army opens season with wins over Villanova and Colorado.
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New York
Illinois
Notre Dame
Army
Plainsmen
Yankee Stadium
Champaign
Navy
Villanova
Colorado
Illini
Pittsburgh
Iowa
Dr Stanton Sets New Track Record at Aurora Downs
In Aurora Illinois last night Dr Stanton set a mile track record of 2 05 4 5 in the first heat of the Illinois Packing derby at Aurora Downs Lindy Fraser of Forest Ontario owned and drove the grand circuit star to victory before 7346 spectators Purdue Hal owned by David Gulley Harrisburg Illinois and driven by Dee Stover was second by a nose in the mile and one sixteenth division with a time of 2 15
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Aurora
Aurora Downs
Dr. Stanton
Lindy Fraser
Forest
Ontario
Purdue Hal
David Gulley
Harrisburg
Ill
Dee Stover
Racing Results from New York and Nearby Tracks
Yesterday's feature race winners included Belmont Park Flashco paying 20.40, Garden State Master Mind 4.50, Lincoln Downs Monitor 31.60, Hawthorne Quilt 6, Rockingham Helleptic 4, Laurel Shivaree 35, Golden Gate Fields Autocrat 3.20. A soil is peat if it contains at least 50 percent organic matter.
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New York
Belmont Park
Flashco
Frank Frankel
Garden State
Master Mind
Brookmeade Stable
Lincoln Downs
Monitor
Sam Warren
Hawthorne—Quilt
Mose Lowenstein
Rockingham
Helleptic
Ww. G. Loew
Laurel—Shivaree
Margie Fisher
Golden Gate Fields
Autocrat
Baroni
Stymie Refuses to Run as Strike Unfolds at Belmont
Belmont Park sees a possible strike as Stymie refuses to work under trainer Hirsch Jacobs ahead of the New York Handicap. Jacobs notes a sore spot but says Stymie remains a starter. the six year old gelding has earned substantial purse money and could still claim top prize with a strong finish.
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Stymie
Jacobs
New York
Belmont Park
Horsemen
Hirsch Jacobs
Jamaica
High Point dominates Atlantic Christian 33 0 in North State clash
High Point college football shutout Atlantic Christian 33 to 0 at Municipal Stadium Wilson. Curtis McDonald opened with a 72 yard score and led a heavy reserve second half surge as McGhee Lloyd Giles Collins and Iscovitz contributed scores while the first team left early.
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McGhee
Lloyd
Hugh Giles
ACC
von Drehle
Isscovitz
Charles Cooke
McDonald
Tommy McGhee
Jerry Iscovitz
Bill Williams
Dog Chapman
Don Page
Pos
High Point Atlantic Christian Ls
DIDO
Chica
Scott
Page
Williams
Brown
Brewer
Seeeees Zollicoffer
Cowan LH
Harris
Allsbrook RH
Foxworth
Fisher FB
Strickland High Point
Atlantic Christian
Giles
Collins
Johnson
Eight Games In N C Today Highlight Busy Campus Gridiron
North Carolina fans faced a crowded Saturday with eight college football games, six at home. High Point crushed Atlantic Christian 33 0 at Wilson while Duke JV fell to Navy 27 20 at Annapolis. NC State hosts Clemson as Wake Forest meets UNC in Chapel Hill. Lenoir Rhyne plays Appalachian, Elon faces East Carolina Teachers, Western Carolina Teachers at Catawba, Guilford meets Randolph Macon in Virginia, and Davidson hosts Wofford in Charlotte. The High Point win featured Curt McDonald and Hugh Giles scoring in a rain soaked night with 25 Panthers first downs to six for Atlantic Christian.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
High Point
Panthers
Atlantic Christian College
Wilson
Duke
Navy
Jay- Vees
Annapolis
Chapel Hill
University of North Colina
Wake Forest
Baltimore
Raleigh
N.C. State
Clemson
Bobby Gage
Lenoir Rhyne
Appalachian
Elon
East Carolina Teachers College
Western Carolina Teachers College
Catawba
Guilford
Randolph Macon
Virginia
Davidson
Wildcats
Wofford
Charlotte
Memorial Stadium
Pantherbacks
Curt McDonald
Hugh Giles
Atlantic Christian
Dukes Seek Third Win Over Navy In Baltimore
Duke Blue Devils face Navy in Baltimore aiming for a third straight win after beating North Carolina State and Tennessee. Navy hopes to snap a ten game losing streak and plays strong despite injuries to reserves. The article notes Navy’s two prior losses this season and Duke’s advantage in the ninth meeting.
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Duke Blue Devils
Navy
Dukes
Baltimore
Duke
Blue Devils
Tom Hamilton
Middies
California
Columbia
North Carolina State
Tennessee
Fights Last Night Across Cities and Weights
Associated Press report lists boxing results from last night with fighters like Bob Amos in Indianapolis outpointing Bob Garner in Louisville 10 rounds and Sonny Boy West in Baltimore outpointing Leslie Harris 8 rounds. Bolton Ford stopped James J. Cox in Dallas by 6th round TKO.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Bob Amos
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