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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1939
Page
8
Compilation of sports anecdotes from Wallace Wade and others. Notes Wade praising Duke teams, Stirnweiss and Bailey stories, Jock Sutherland reflections, and multiple college football tidbits including Harmon, Evashevski, and rugby remarks.
High Point College football faces Appalachian Friday as Frankie Fernandez returns at quarterback and co captain Seymour Franklin is likely to play. Star center Altier is out for the season with a wrist injury, while Mickey Cochrane has an ankle sprain possibly keeping him from the Ripper game. Bill Bennett steps in as experienced first-string center. The team aims to improve blocking tackling and punting while pursuing a potent passing attack led by Sinclair Horney, Jimmy Moore, Whitey Watts, and George Denny. The homecoming program includes a band drill and a new show for Friday night.
Funeral services were held for Alfred S. Barnard 68 former mayor of Asheville 1907 1909. Barnard captained the University of North Carolina 1893 football eleven in the sport’s early days as teams sometimes played four intercollegiate games in a week. He died at his home Friday night.
Clemson will meet South Carolina in Columbia on Thursday at 2 o clock with seven players from Columbia in Clemson uniforms. The starters include Wade Padgett Ed McLendon Ernest Edwards Aubrey Rion Roy Pearce Clayton Cargill and Gorge Cogswell.
North Carolina star George Radman, a 175 pound halfback and top receiver, headlines a colorful aerial attack against Tulane in New Orleans. He has seven receptions for 112 yards over four games as North Carolina meets Tulane Saturday.
Clemson and South Carolina meet at the South Carolina State Fair in Columbia at 2 PM Thursday for the 38th gridiron encounter. Clemson leads 25 wins to 11 with one scoreless tie in 1915. Clemson has scored 637 points to South Carolina 252.
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CHAPEL HILL Oct. 17 General George Stirnweiss and North Carolina face Tulane whose three lines average over 200 pounds each. Tulane’s front wall held Clemson, Auburn and Fordham to minimal yards and has potential as one of the greatest teams according to Jack Meagher. The Tar Heels will test Tulane’s ground power against UNC’s passing attack, with Tulane the favorite.
Detroit News tops locals guess on next season aims for Yanks Giants. Pitt coach Derringer in Sarasota buys lots. Missouri's Christman signs to play baseball with the Yanks. Baer seeks 10 000 guarantee for Nestell bout in Chicago. Tennessee Alabama sellout, Ambers honeymoon, Economopoulous new football king, and Rhode Island backs three round pros.
The Black Bison prepare for a Lexington High clash in Tribe Town with key shifts in the lineup due to injuries. Joe Polanski may play despite intestinal illness and Bill Simmons returns to bolster the line as Frank Amick remains sidelined.
N State held a scrimmage with freshmen yesterday as it began prep for the Detroit game. Davidson will take things easy this week with an open date.
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced that Johnny Gooch, 40, was released as coach and immediately reassigned as a South scout for the National League club. Gooch, who lives in Nashville, had requested southern scouting, and previously managed Durham in the Piedmont League in 1936.
Ankeny leads with 45 wins followed by Massillon with 44 and Windber with 41 as the season progresses. The standings reflect current momentum while awaiting longer streaks.
Comrade Whitney Martin reports from Pitts burgh that Pitt football is on a high plane with athletic offices now on the 27th floor after a scouting trip.
Southern Conference football teams have won six of 18 interleague games this season. Losses to Colgate, New York University, Miami, Vanderbilt, Georgia and Sewanee were offset by a tie with Rutgers and Southwestern. The slate shifts to a weekend of intersectional play as South Carolina prepares for Clemson with injuries and lineup changes affecting Duke and North Carolina matchups.
Pittsburgh earns the top spot in the first AP gridiron poll of the season with 709 points. Notre Dame narrowly trails, while Oklahoma, Tulane and Tennessee follow in the top five amid closely packed voting among 102 experts. Duke and North Carolina also receive votes in the early rankings.
Yale and Army officials broke a precedent by making their football game next Saturday a two price event. 30000 seats go on sale at a popular price of $1.65, aiming to attract fans unable to pay higher prices. The teams appear evenly matched based on current records.
William Henry Bucky Walters Jr the prodigious pitching star of the Cincinnati Reds today was named the most valuable player in the National League by a committee of the Baseball Writers Association of America. The selection, long anticipated, was tied to a trophy offered by The Sporting News.
Associated Press summary of boxing results from Washington Louisville Galveston Newark Baltimore Lancaster and New Orleans. Pat Comis Paterson stopped Joe Hill in eight rounds. Johnny Den stopped Chet Gideon in five. Wild Bill McDowell outpointed Paul Cortlyn in ten. Maynard Daniels stopped Howard Langrathe. Wickey Harkins and Harvey Massey fought to a points decision in Lancaster. Drew fought in New Orleans.
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