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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1949
Page
7
High Point flashes a surprise victory over Salisbury with a dynamic defense and breakout runs. The Yellowjackets stalled in the first half while High Point seized momentum, setting up a tense stretch of games against Greensboro and Charlotte on the road.
New York clubs push player trades for next season. Brooklyn broker Branch Rickey sells Marv Rackley to Cincinnati for about $50,000 and Whitman to Philadelphia for $25,000 as Jeve Lembo, Everett Bridges, and Dee Fondy rise from Montreal and Mobile prospects. Yankees add Paul Hinrichs for a $40,000 bonus while releasing Hugh Casey. Giants buy Louis Sleater from Jacksonville as part of a busy off season market. Rackley batted .303 in 74 games. Whitman hit .284 in 23 games.
Appalachian State hopes to stay in the North State Conference title race with a 8 p.m. game against Catawba at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem. The Mountaineers, 2-2 in conference play, must win all four remaining games. Catawba is 2-0 in league play.
Three conference battles shape the North State race as Western Carolina Teachers and Catawba share the lead with East Carolina Teachers and Appalachian. High Point visits Lenoir Rhyne while Western Carolina hosts ECTC at Cullowhee. Catawba and Appalachian clash at Winston-Salem. Elon beat Newberry 26 to 12 in Burlington and Norfolk Naval defeated Atlantic Christian 14 to 7 in Rocky Mount.
Salisbury High Point Scene reports the Bison defense and backfield drive for 70 yards in 11 plays opening a 27 yard sprint and a 26 point win over the Yellow Jackets before 4000 fans at Millis Stadium. Jarrett Mickey and Don Brown led rushing while Ring and Farmer supported with key gains.
In San Francisco, Pat Valentine was defeated by an opponent listed as Brrtard Charies. Chicago-Kid Gavilan edged Bean Jack in Augusta Georgia. Art Aragon outweighed Julie Dimmer in Hollywood. Pat Tacebucci fought Marten Bhe ten in Milwaukee. Many details are unclear due to OCR errors but indicate a rail of boxing results across multiple cities.
High Point College Purple Panthers meet Lenoir Rhyne Mountain Bears in a North State conference clash during Hickory homecoming. Rain could disrupt passing and ball handling as bands parade and alumni gather. kickoff slated for 8 p.m. with anticipated strong crowd and home crowd support.
Notre Dame, ranked No. 1, hosts Tulane, No. 4, in a pivotal clash at Notre Dame Stadium. Tulane seeks upset after 1947 loss and key injuries hit both sides as the Irish chase a possible national title.
Ezzard Charles retained the NBA heavyweight title with a 35 second KO of Pat Valentino at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. The victory marked his second title defense since beating Joe Walcott, set a new California indoor-fight gate record of 167000, and left Charles earning about 45500 from a 840000 guarantee or 35 percent of the receipts.
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