Conference clubs prepare for Saturday showdowns across the ACC
Southern Conference teams expect strong performances as injuries mend. Duke and Virginia remain atop standings with key linemen returning for clashes against Ashington and Lee and against North Carolina respectively. State, Furman, Wake Forest, South Carolina, and Virginia Tech adjust lineups amid shuffles and scrimmages as coaches seek optimal combinations.
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Richmond
Virinia
Duke
Ashington and
Lee
Richand
Southeastern
Brown
Anderson
N. C. State
Hank Anderson
North Carolina
Eddie Ptwhistle
Ren
State
Ray Wolf
Offpack
Chep-in
Furman
Davidson
Wake Forest
Orangebars
Joe Robinson
Virginia Tech
Glenn Thistle
Hwaite
Vv. M. IL
Virginia
Gus Tebell
Cavaliers
Bisons Prepare for Western Conference Clash at Salisbury
High Point Bisons, undefeated in 1936 with four ties and one win, travel to Salisbury to face Rowan County in a Western Conference game. Coach Bolick expects a full squad after recent injuries and predicts a tough battle against one of the conference’s strongest outfits.
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Black Bisons
High Point High School
Salisbury
Rowan County
Bisons
Winston-Salem
Harry Bolick
Aternoon
Varsity
High Point
Roundup of Baseball and Football News and Rumors
New York sports round up reports on Lynn Waldorf and Tuffy Thompson at Northwestern Franston plans for Tuffy Bernie Bierman managing rumors about Babe Herman with the Brooklyn Dodgers and a possible Giants switch. It notes Bert Bell’s Eagles remark and Pitt’s Marshall Goldberg as Pittsburgh’s choice.
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Eddie Brintz
New York
Minnesota
Lynn Waldorf
Northwestern
Tuffy Thompson
Bernie Bierman
Tuffy
Franston
Babe Herman
Brooklyn
Reds
Bert Bell
Philadelphia Eagles
Pittsburgh
Marshall Goldberg
Pitt
Moat
Slip Madigan
Fordham
Giants
Polo Grounds
Dodgers
Ruselan
Palachamin
Nick Polly
Gunnar Barlund
Southeastern Conference Looks To Strengthen Grid Lead
Georgia Tech hosts Clemson in Atlanta as fans expect the SEC to hold its 7 3 edge over the Southern loop. Maryland visits Florida in a Florida homecoming clash likely favoring Maryland though a Gator win would not be shocking.
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OY Associated
FREAS
Southeastern Conference
Southern Loop
Georgia Tech
Southeastern
Clemson
Atlanta
Maryland
Florida
Terrapins
Techs
Fletcher Sims
Collins
Lawrence Hays
Koneman
Harry Appleby
Jess Neely
Tigers
Berry
McConnell
Tech
Presbyterian
Sewanee
Kentucky
Duke
Vanderbilt
Pompoon Leads New England Futurity Threat at Narragansett
Pompoon the season’s top two year old is rated the biggest threat in Narragansett’s $54,000 New England futurity. With Sonny Workman up, he faces Rival Milk Way Farm entries and others. winner’s share could be $37,350 with eight starters possible and Pompoon’s earnings already $78,420 from seven starts.
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Pawtucket
R. I
New England
Pompoon
Narrangansett
Pompeon
Clark
Jerome H
Louchheim
Sonny Workman
Milk Way Farm
W. H. Gallagher
Lone Star Stable
Jewell Dorsett
C. T. Grayson
Ocean Roll
L. H. Ward
Prince Sador
B. F. Lister
L. Rosenberg
Granville
Boxing Roundup From Camden and New York
In Camden unknown Winston defeated Lipps by decision in ten rounds. In New York Baby Salvy Saban stopped Johnny Toomey in five rounds to claim victory.
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Associated Press
Camden
N. J
Winston
Holyoke
Mass
Joe Lipps
Atlanta
New York
Baby Salvy Saban
Johnny Toomey
Newark
Dual highways urged over widening existing roads in NC
North Carolina highway engineers favor building parallel dual highways rather than widening two-lane roads to three or four lanes. Chief Engineer W Vance Baise cites higher cost but greater safety, noting money constraints limit such projects. one semi dual road is under construction from China Grove to Concord.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
W. Vance Baise
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Baise
State Highway Department
North Carolina
China Grove
Concord
Collection suit over 1931 note filed in Greensboro
Special to the Enterprise reports action for 222. balance on a 2000 note, dated November 22, 1931, executed to Commercial National Bank of High Point. John D. Biggs, receiver, filed the suit yesterday against George H. Crowell and Elizabeth Gaston Crowell of Randolph county.
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Greensboro
Commercial National Bank of
High Point
John D. Biggs
George H. Crowell
Elizabeth Gaston Crowell
Randolph County
Paint and fur labeling in artificial silver fox pelts
The fur industry uses the phrase to paint and fur meaning to add white hairs to create a frosty effect. Pelts are then labeled painted fox by reliable dealers.
Richard the Lionhearted Associated with Tarring Feathers
A historical note attributes to Richard the Lionhearted the development of tarring and feathering as a punishment in medieval times. The claim links him to early practices of public shaming and corporal punishment.
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Richard the Lionhearted
Eastern Gridders Lead in Early Intersectional Standings
SID FEDER reports the East holds a decisive edge in early intersectional football, posting 37 wins to 15 losses and one tie against Mid West South Southwest and Pacific coast teams. Standings show East 16, South 7 with one tie. West fast and others trailing as the season halves.
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Sid Feder
New York
Mid-West
Atlantic Seaboard
Hae
Atlantic
Pacific
East
Southwest
Pacific Coast
South
Rocky Mountain
High Point College Plans Central Piedmont High School Conference
High Point College will sponsor a rural high school basketball conference for boys and girls in Davidson Guilford Randolph Forsyth and Alamance counties. Coach C Virgil Yow mailed entry blanks to most rural schools and expects at least 20 affirmative replies. Representatives will meet at High Point College to elect officers organize the league and set a season schedule with a tournament decision at Harrison gym to crown the champion.
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Central Piedmont High
C. Virgil Yow
Davidson
Guilford
Forsyth
Randolph
Alamance
The
Harrison Gymnasium
Oddities In The Election
New York reports a string of election oddities across the nation with quirky items. Delaware faces two Republican elector slates on ballots, one pledged to Roosevelt, splitting the vote. Prescott Massachusetts nears its last national election as a reservoir floods the town. A Northwestern railroad conductor becomes lieutenant governor, and in Texas a 358 year-old governor faces a 78-year-old Republican. Idaho borders drift past state lines on Main Street in Freedom. Dick Weisgerber of Little Willamette converts kicks at Salem Oregon, while Temple’s backfield tweaks Pop Warner’s system amid Buffalo cheering as the Bulls win again.
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Jimmy Nicholson
University of Oregon
Washington
Huskies
Portland
Dick Todd
Texas A. & M
Arkansas
College Station
Tex
Andy Paley
Fordham
Pitt
Polo Grounds
New York
Babe Bender
Minnesota
Northwestern
Evanston
Bender
Johnny Bettridge
Ohio State
Notre Dame
South Bend
Henry C. Whitaker
Dartmouth
Yale
New Haven
Delaware
Roosevelt
Prescott
Mass
Berkshire Hills
Northwestern Railroad
Wisconsin
Thomas J. O'Malley
Edward H. Gervais
Texas
James V. Allred
C. C. Harris
Voters In Freedom
Wryo
Idaho
Dick Weisgerber
Little Willamette College
Salem
Ore
Weisgerber
Orange
N. J
Temple
Pop Warner
Buffalo
University of Buffalo
Look and Learn By A. C. Gordon
Q and A from Look and Learn feature list five questions and answers. Hoosier President is Benjamin Harrison. rusts iron more than others. eugenics is the science of improving the human race by better breeding. U S cultivates 360 million acres. world population Russia accounts for about one sixth.
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Hoosier
U. S
Russia
Benjamin Harrison
Efficiency experts link happiness to staff productivity
Efficiency experts say happy staff perform better than those under bullying or nagging bosses. They claim nearly half of unhappy staff time is wasted, highlighting the impact of workplace mood on output and morale.
Executors Notice of Ida Ingram Estate in North Carolina
Executor announces claims against Ida Ingram estate in Randolph County North Carolina to be shown by October 30 1937 at High Point North Carolina. Creditors are asked to pay any debts promptly and the executor is Ed L Ragan president of High Point Savings and Trust Company.
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Ida Ingram
Randolph County
North Carolina
High Point
N. C
High Point Savings & Trust Co
Ed L. Ragan
Pacific Coast Fattening Promising Players for Majors
In San Francisco owners fatten young players for spring tryouts. Tim Marble, brother of tennis champion Alice Marble, is sent to a California ranch for beefsteak and milk. Other products of the fattening program include Vernon Gomez, Frankie Crosetti, and Eddie Joost.
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San Francisco
Harry
Tim) Marble
Alice Marble
Winters
Calif
Vernon Gomez
New York Yankee
Frankie Crosetti
Eddie Joost
Cincinnati Reds
Football toll for 1936 reaches 18 deaths this season
New York report shows 18 deaths from gridiron play so far in 1936, with 223 fatalities among players since January 1. The year mirrors 1935 figures, which recorded 17 deaths by this point, and most fatalities are linked to sand-lot and high school games.
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New York
Great Britain Leads in Combined Trade Ahead of U.S.
Great Britain exceeds the United States in imports, but not in exports. Britain ranks first in value of exports and imports combined, while the United States sits in second place.
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Great Britain
United States
Walter Johnson's no hit game on July 1 1920
The legendary pitcher Walter Johnson threw a no hitter on July 1 1920 marking a remarkable pitching feat. This historic performance stands as a notable moment in early 20th century baseball history.
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Walter Johnson
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A. C. Gordon
North State Distributing Company
High Point, N. C
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