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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1946
Page
9
In a muddy Kenan Stadium Tar Heels under Carl Snavely roll over Maryland 33 0 as Charlie Justice shines. With chief engineer on part time duty and 13 000 fans braving rain, the game becomes a stumble filled struggle.
North Carolina State, after a scoreless first half, surged to three touchdowns in the final period to beat Davidson 25 to 0 before 18,000 fans in Raleigh. Gwyn Fletcher sparked the rally, returning a punt and aiding a string of first downs before Les Palmer scored from the two.
In St Louis Brecheen and Ferriss prepare to duel for a decisive game as the 1946 World Series shifts to Sportsman's Park. Boston Ferriss, Billy Doerr and Ted Williams feature for the Red Sox, while Joe Cronin weighs his pitching choice against the Cardinals ace.
Justice played briefly as Maryland relied on a soggy turf game to limit him. Freshmen backs Billy Myers and Jim Camp each scored two touchdowns, supporting a North Carolina rout as they added one score per period and sealed the game in the final quarter.
Georgia Tech defeated Mississippi 24 to 7 before about 25 000 in Atlanta. Tech used three first half passes to score and added a late 20 yard touchdown pass drive. Mississippi scored late on a 26 yard pass Bobby Wilson to Everette Harder.
Virginia Cavaliers defeated Virginia Military Institute 19 to 8 before about 16 000 homecoming fans in Charlottesville on October 12. The Cavaliers built an early lead with two second quarter touchdowns and held off the Keydets despite repeated threats.
NC State explodes in the fourth period as Fletcher turns a punt return into a TD and Turner adds a pair of runs and a pass as Paul Gibson and George Blomquist receive scoring strikes. Smith and Byler handle key extra points as State outscores Davidson in a late rally.
Yale led 14 0 at halftime but Columbia fought back through fog and rain to score all 28 points in the second half. The Lions upset Yale 28 to 20 before a postwar crowd of 65 000 in New Haven. Levi Jackson and Bill Swiacki starred for Columbia as Yale fumbled twice before Swiacki and Gene's long pass helped seal the comeback.
The University of Texas football team, led by Dana X. Bible, is praised as possibly its greatest in 33 years. Bobby Lane, a key player, helped crush three opponents for 172 points to earn a No. 1 national rating, with a draft suspension delaying his army pre indiction.
Tennessee rallies past Chattanooga with 47 points as 49 players see action. The Volunteers score twice in the first period, once in the second, three times in the third, and once in the fourth, while Chattanooga’s lone score comes late in the second.
Buddy Lewis leads a Washington Senators all star group to Finch Field in Thomasville for a 3 p.m. barnstormer against a locally recruited Piedmont all star team. Local players include Harrington, Land, Nance, Leonard, Melton and Scarborough among others in a bid to boost the high school athletic fund.
Louis Fisher president of the Carolinas AAU says High Point will bid to host the Carolinas AAU and Junior National swimming events for 1947 at the 1st annual convention in Charlotte. High Point has hosted similar events for most of the past decade except two years, and Fisher hopes the city is awarded again.
Statistics on today's game at Wake Forest between the Demon Deacons and the Clemson Tigers are presented, highlighting team performance and key players.
In a rain interrupted match Wake Forest set up a late first quarter score when Red Cochran connected with Burnie Capps on the Clemson 13. Brinkley recovered a fumbled ball and crossed the line in the second quarter as rain began to fall. Clemson pressed through the rain with Henry Walker handling passes as the third period produced no further scoring.
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