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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1939
Page
11
AP sports editor Jarker surveys pro grid matchups on October Friday. Notre Dame, Southern Methodists, and Oklahoma highlighted with picks across major colleges and conferences.
In Baltimore Tommy Speigal 135 from Uniontown Pa stopped Charles Burns 139 from Johnstown Pa in seven. In Portland Paul Junior 132 percent from Lewiston outpointed Honey Mellody 135 of Boston. In Augusta W L Allen 185 Macon knocked out George Vallas 190 of Vicksburg Miss in eight.
The Class D North Carolina State Baseball League unanimously re elected C Manley Lewellyn of Concord president secretary and treasurer at its fall meeting in Salisbury. Joe B Moffitt Jr of Lexington was re elected vice president. A slightly livelier ball was adopted for next season.
North Carolina high school football teams prepare for five games this Friday with key Class A and B matchups across the state. Western and Eastern divisions feature notable contests including High Point Tre nboro at Greensboro and Elizabeth City versus Edenton for Eastern District honors.
Salisbury wrestling through a third straight home game hosts Newport News Apprentice School tonight at 7 p.m. EST with likely lineups showing Haley to lead Catawba along with Baxter and Manning in key roles as the team aims to rebound.
The article narrates Columbus and his sailors exploring the Caribbean islands, seeking gold, and noting Cuba as beautiful with palm huts and dogs that do not bark. It covers encounters with natives, signs about gold, and Columbus’s later voyages, death in 1506, and a brief postscript on a map and a biographical sketch.
Dallas, Oct. 13. Texas Christian still shows talent and a powerful offense but lacks drive and spirit after two losses by a total of five points. Through games against U C S A and Arkansas, they tallied 32 first downs and 636 yards, while opponents gained 23 first downs and 416 yards. Coach Meyer cites being outfought by Arkansas, despite fine play elsewhere.
Twenty armed Japanese plainclothesmen seized the Bank of Communication building in the International Settlement's British sector. British forces took no immediate action as doors were smashed and bank stationery and furnishings removed. Staff quarters had housed operations since 1937 transfer to the French concession.
Davidson and South Carolina meet in Sumters South Carolina in a Southern Conference game neither side has won in three starts this season. Game time is 2 30 p m EST.
In Baltimore a racehorse named Rough Time owned by J. Y. Christmas survived after the vet advised destruction due to illness. The horse recovered through treatment with bottled medicine and care, overcoming the grave prognosis.
Max Bishop and Wally French, once teammates with the Philadelphia Athletics, now serve as coaches of the Navy and Army baseball squads.
In a six part series on psychological plays a bridge declarer bluffingly plays diamonds then spades to mislead defenders. A fake finesse fails but the bluff persuades West to mislead in hearts and clubs, letting South claim nine tricks before opponents grasp the trap.
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