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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1925
Page
8
The Carolina-VMI football clash in Richmond on Saturday November 7 shapes as a major preseason highlight with a tied history. Carolina holds a better record in the series nine wins to five with one tie since 1893.
In a close finish the cadets push for a late score while the teams trade honors. Virginia Military Institute claimed the 1923 victory in Richmond 9 to 0 with Windy White contributing a field goal and a key forward pass. Carolina, led by Bunn Hackney, won last year on a 37 yard dropkick in the final period at their home field.
University of Virginia coach Earle Neale orders fundamental drill to fix weak blocking and tackling after a tough showing against VMI. Captain Diffey may miss Maryland game while Hushion Cuddy Laird and Loth lead a reshaped backfield as regulars prepare for Saturday’s test. Continuous practice focuses on defense and sharpening the attack with few new plays available.
The Louisville Colonels, champions of the American Association, travel to San Francisco to face the Pacific Coast League title holders the Seals. Fresh from a 7 to 0 victory yesterday the Colonels are slight favorites to win the nine game series on the coast.
The Southern Conference schedule features sixteen league games with several key showdowns. Alabama and Georgia Tech meet in Atlanta while North Western visits Tulane in Chicago. Rivalry games include Mississippi's Ole Miss vs Mississippi A&M in Jackson and Kentucky hosting Sewanee in Lexington.
Davidson College aims to begin wrestling practice soon after Christmas under coach Weems. The team will likely face Concord Y M C A Carolina Duke Virginia and Navy Plebe this season, though exact schedules remain unsettled. The core squad this year is smaller than in prior seasons.
BERKELEY Calif Oct 23 A motion for unification with the Methodist Episcopal church was rejected in the Pacific conference of the Methodist Episcopal church south failing to reach the three fourths vote required.
North Carolina teams set to face out of state rivals in key clashes. Wake Forest meets Florida in a heated renewal, while NC State plays VMI in Richmond and Duke faces William and Mary in Virginia. Davidson Furman and Erskine Lenoir-Rhyne also compete with mixed odds.
Charlotte speedway gears for November 11 with 1925 season stars like DePaolo, McDonough, Hartz and Milton among a field chasing a $25,000 purse and national title. The event showcases 280 mile races in under two hours on the famed oval drawing eager crowds.
The field will comprise the lineup of drivers who will send their motors roaring around the Charlotte bowl.
Middlebury college football team set a record for leaps from depths to heights. Harvard crushed Middlebury 68 to 0 on October 22. Next Sunday Willis Ritola plans a ten mile run at City College stadium in New York aiming to beat the American mark of 51 minutes 32 5 seconds by Hang Kohlemainen in 1913.
Kamekichi Suzuki, holder of the national junior 18.2 balk line billiard championship, will not defend his title this year after returning to Japan. Plans are underway for a junior tournament.
Christy Mathewson Jr elected director of the Boston Braves yesterday. He excels in Bucknell studies, plays saxophone, and is a student favorite, diverging from his father’s athletic path.
Phil Ball, owner of the St. Louis Browns, announced 80 000 capacity at Sportsman's Park next spring after improvements now underway. The double deck stands will be extended with only a small bleacher section left. The park, built in 1908, is used by St. Louis major league teams.
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