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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1931
Page
12
Duke and North Carolina lead an undefeated five in the state era as Georgia and Davidson prepare for tomorrow’s headline bill in Charlotte and Durham. Wake Forest ousted N C State, boosting the state tilt while North Carolina reshuffles for Georgia with Branch suspended and Chandler moving to quarterback.
Sale of valuable land by trustee to satisfy a deed of trust recorded in Guilford County North Carolina. The property known as Dave Baker lot No 7, 50 feet front and 150 feet deep, bounds Salem lot No 7 The sale will occur at the Municipal Building in High Point on November 17 at 2 30 PM. Trustee V Idol and Peacock Dalton announce the terms of sale.
Panthers travel to Washington to face the Eagles on Homecoming. Coach Monk Younger tabs Fred Ogden at guard and Bill Flinn at halfback while Bob Johnston stays at right end. Mathis and Bruce Peabody injury notes shape late lineup. Regulars rest, stir of substitutions expected as High Point College gears for the American A game and NC Conference stretch.
Fishermen at the City Lake reported a busy day with several large bass and a bounty of crappie. Hubert Sechrest noted a five pound bass tangled with R E Hutchins’ hook for the season’s third largest catch and other heavy catches included T C Gudden four and one half pounds, Dr Simmons three and a half, C D Kutechilnskie and R E Moore four pounds each. Sechrest plans to host parties as fishing remains strong.
In Nashville and Knoxville authorities plan a dry game day at major college football matches. Prohibition agents will patrol Dudley Field for Vanderbilt versus Tulane and the Tennessee Alabama game to keep spectators within the law. The report also notes Tennessee’s enrollment of 21,851 in crop and livestock projects this year.
Florence South Carolina October 16 AP Clemson and The Citadel renewed their gridiron rivalry in the Pee Dee Fair game with both teams appearing evenly matched. Citadel had defeated Erskine while Clemson had yet to claim a state race victory.
Ohio State coach Sam Willaman outlines a two flank back winged system for 1931, stressing a more open formation, clock like timing, and pivots to deceive defenses. He cites a 30 yard captain Stew Holcomb run in the 1930 Navy game as an example of the tactic.
Francis Carpenter reports Dixie football fans eye three big Saturday games as Tennessee faces Alabama Vanderbilt meets Tulsa and Georgia hosts North Carolina with title implications. Other key matchups include Auburn Georgia Tech in Atlanta and a slate of SEC and regional contests across the South.
The North Carolina Boxing Commission will hold its annual meeting tonight at six at Fritzharry Sedgefield Lodge. State boxing had a strong outdoor season with many standout fighters and strict adherence to National Boxing Association rules. The commission will discuss winter shows and review summer activities, with commissioners and writers from Asheville Greensboro Winston Salem Gastonia Charlotte High Point Burlington Goldsboro Wilmington and Charleston and Columbia expected.
New York October 16 boxing card features Billy Townsend of Vancouver against Paulie Walker of Tren ton New Jersey at Madison Square Garden. Walker was to meet Benny Leonard, but Leonard was banned from the Garden by the New York State Athletics Commission after a poor bout with Pat Silvers. Nebraska imposes a 15 cent per pound tax on butter substitutes.
Jack Gillen Jr forecasts football results for upcoming weekend games noting last week’s 11 of 50 picks. He lists heaviest interest games like Duke vs Davidson and Georgia vs Florida, then provides a long slate of matchups with his picks and caveats about accuracy.
High Point High School Bisons host Winston-Salem High in the first conference game of the season. The Twins arrive with a potent power attack, having won two games despite a reliance on line plays. Bisons lost last Friday to Asheville 19 to 12 after outplaying them except for defense against forward passes.
In Terre Haute Pat Murphy of Terre Haute outpointed Willard Brown of Indianapolis over ten rounds. In Muncie Tony Lombardo of Toledo defeated Donald Fagg of Clinton over ten rounds.
ATHENS Ga Oct 16 Thirty two Georgia Bulldogs left after a light workout for a Saturday game at Chapel Hill against North Carolina. Rex Enright chaperoned the group while Head Coach Harry Mehre will meet them in Durham tonight due to his father’s illness and death. The squad is in good shape and favored to beat the Tar Heels.
Mrs. John Earl accuses her husband of disorderly conduct claiming he keeps her shoes in water to trap her indoors at night. The complaint led to his arrest in Newburyport Massachusetts.
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