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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1938
Page
9
Temporary rules announced to govern the play in the newly formed Tag football league. Key provisions set kickoff from the 40 yard line, four downs to gain 20 yards, any player may receive a lateral, and no tackling—ball dead when touched. Scoring assigns 7 for a run, 6 for a pass, 2 for a safety. Penalties mirror official football with offside five yards and blocking 25 yards.
Tex fighter Lew Jenkins stopped Faust of Chicago in Sweetwater with a 2 down 135 pound bout. Jar Johnson from Norway outpointed Henry Per in New York. Bobby Green defeated Ted Christie in Philadelphia by technical decision.
Joe Savoldi outweighed Tom Maho in Amden New Jersey by pin. Dynamite Joe defeated Dusek in Omaha in two of three falls.
Ted Fink, a guard, is planning a career as an operatic tenor, disclosed in a brief item from Sol a Mio Chicago dated Oct 21.
Barker predicts outcomes across major games naming Notre Dame Yale Harvard Fordham USC Auburn Pitt Cornell Temple Duquesne State Columbia Navy Colgate MSU Michigan State Illinois Purdue Ohio State Oklahoma Missouri Texas Christian Alabama LSU Tennessee NC State Wake Forest North Carolina California Santa Clara Washington Missouri Rice California Santa Clara and other matchups in a wide ballot style preview.
In New York roundups Oct 21, Don Budge waits on national amateur rankings before turning pro, while Tommy Goodwin earns praise for state titles. Fordham's Jim Crowley joins Saints and Sinners club. Yale prepares for Michigan. Fritz Crisler lauded as top coach. Ed Williams eyed by New York backfield moves. Northern Carolina and Violet efforts noted. debate over N Y U lineup inclusion of a colored player continues.
Fielding H. Yost touted Michigan football lore in town recounting a 1920s game against Minnesota. He described a Statue of Liberty touchdown and a pass from a place kick, with Benny Friedman delivering the final scoring play as a Gopher defender charged the kick. The end blamed the coach’s country club instruction for the timing of the trick play.
Ken Wilhelm of California broke the world distance archery record at Barstow by sending an arrow far beyond the previous mark, exceeding it by more than 100 yards.
Mickey Thompson from Raleigh joined North Carolina State as an end and had not watched a football game before entering college. He later adapted to college play and contributed to the team’s lineup.
Wayne Millner Washington Redskins end stands as the lone former Notre Dame alum active in the National League.
Marvin Paul, Columbus high school football coach, fires a pistol to call attention to errors during practice. at the sound, every player stops immediately.
A trade magazine survey found that car owners overall do not want their vehicles to match the speed of contemporary American cars, signaling a shift in consumer preference toward slower performance.
Four matchups listed with winners including Tulane over Mercer and Virginia over Maryland. Other results show Virginia Military over William and Mary, Richmond over Roanoke, and Florida over Tampa.
Graham T. Overgard, director of Wayne University’s 130 piece band, has developed an instrument that produces a Lion’s roar for Detroit Lions game performances. The device is designed to amplify the team’s mascot roar during football games at Detroit venues.
North Carolina and Duke are favored in Southern Conference play as Davidson visits and Wake Forest hosts. Davidson boasts an unmatched forward passing record this season with 10 59 attempts, 30 completions, two TDs and four others for scores. Duke rides a four game shutout streak into Winston-Salem to help dedicate the new Bowman Gray Stadium.
A football quiz night at the High Point Lions club featured Loc Chakales sports editor of The Enterprise, with proceeds to fund the club charity program. Guests included Wayne Russell and C R Reed. Attendance awards went to I Fey Horton and Dr Marvin L Slate.
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