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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1932
Page
9
Charlotte dispatch reports a marquee ACC matchup as North Carolina State Wolfpack visits Kenan Stadium to challenge the Tar Heels in a high stakes football showdown. Nearby Wake Forest hosts Delaware while Duke eyes an upset as Clemson looms.
Clemson invades Davidson to face the Wildcats while Wake Forest travels to Newark Delaware to meet the Blue Hens. State and North Carolina appear in fine form for their contest with the Tar Heels in scrimmage mode as the season builds.
Catawba and Guilford lead the Little Six after a week of sporadic play with a Greensboro clash set for tomorrow night as the title race reshapes. Elon starts its conference slate at home against Lenoir Rhyne while Appalachian and Western Kentucky Teachers meet in Kentucky and High Point faces Erskine.
New York reports a grim outlook for metropolitan race tracks. Without a big rise in business or legalization of pari mutuel betting, tracks from Belmont Park to Empire City may not open next season, as the current meeting ends with unprecedented losses across Empire City, Saratoga, Jamaica, Aqueduct, and others.
Fights in Tulsa feature Peewee Terry of St. Louis outpointing Bobby Allen of Chicago. In Mason City Harold Hoxwood of Des Moines outpointed Kenny Austin of Central City Nebraska. In Annapolis the Naval Academy announces spring track opener on April 15 against the University of North Carolina at Annapolis.
The article notes the Wolfpack showing resilience under a heavy schedule and their backfield options led by Clipper Smith and Chuck Collins. It compares their potential to trip the favored squad while the linebackers and ball-luggers remain a focal point in the game.
Duke men worked out in Knoxville anxious for a shot at Tennessee and Auburn. Duke students sent Captain Lowell Mason and his team a rousing send off after a strong night rally. Davidson’s Coach Doc Newton bets on spirit to cover losses Tubby Hand and George Wingfield, out of the lineup.
In good condition the Demon Deacons visited to face Delaware with expectations of victory as Pat Millers charges were expected to bring home a win.
Grid notes report Pitt sophomore Nick Nicksik is ruled ineligible for failing to attend classes while substituting for Warren Heller in the backfield. Other items note Navy service players praised for offense Killer Kane from San Rafael and Slim Brookes from Corpus Christi. Ann Arbor observes Stage Day honoring coach Old Man Stage before Michigan game. Notre Dame B team set to face Texas Tech in Lubbock. Oglethorpe’s Bill Wrens, from Wrens Georgia, heads North to play Manhattan.
Lafayette Indiana Purdue visits NYU for a notable first Big Ten clash in the east since Ohio State faced Columbia in 1926. The novelty attracts eastern fans as Purdue takes on the NYU squad on Saturday.
Chicago October 28 petitions with over 300 signatures urged keeping A A Stage as head football coach at the University of Chicago. The board of trustees and President Robert Maynard Hutchins considered the matter as petitions came from varsity and freshman teams and campus groups. Copies go to Thomas N Metcalf who will replace Stagg as director of athletics after his retirement next June. Metcalf is finishing duties at Iowa State College Ames Iowa.
A concise note identifies Nemesis as the goddess of retribution in Greek mythology, detailing her role as a divine personification enforcing balance and justice among gods and mortals.
Erskine and High Point prepare for a collision at Due West as both teams seek a first victory after tough seasons. Injuries have crippled the Seceders but they enter the game in fair condition and favored to pull even.
Reported rumors touch ten athletes inclining toward Tennessee scrutiny after trustees request probe into summer baseball activity. Feathers Petruszze and Anderson named in Florence affidavits. Felts and Foster already ruled ineligible for related violations.
The British Isles recorded its highest wind speed in January 1920 at Quilty County Clare Ireland with 12 miles per hour. Iodine State is a nickname recently used for South Carolina.
Chicago promoters weigh Mickey Walker's ten round date with King Levinsky against facing Johnny Risko or Max Baer. Jack Kearns says Risko beat Walker in their last bout, making a rematch likely. Baer would also be acceptable for a November 11 encounter.
Frankie Wine the Montana slugger meets K O Christner Akron heavyweight in Winston Salem North Carolina on Tuesday night at the new Carolina Boxing Arena on Trade street. Capacity 3500. Main bout supported by Bill Jordan versus Ad Berry and more, including Buford Burge vs K O Roberson.
The University of Arkansas Freshman team in Little Rock thirty miles away tonight faces two grid games to save travel costs. Coach Foy plans back to back contests for efficiency.
High Point defeated Salisbury 33 to 24 in a cross country meet run during the High Point Salisbury football game interval. Ellington and Milford Smith led HP with Earnhart close. Hubbard, Ellington and others filled top places amid 32 runners and injuries affecting Salisbury. Time was 11:28 for the 1.1 mile course.
Both John Adams and John Quincy Adams were born in Quincy Massachusetts. Both lived there at the times of their elections and are buried in Quincy, preserving a shared family and hometown legacy.
Greensboro reports the Carolina open underway at Starmount with 72 holes of medal play. Marshall Crichton of Durham defends his title as stars like Walter Hagen and Adrian McManus compete in pro-amateur pairings and best ball events.
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