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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1943

Page

9

Baby Bison Steamroll Mineral Springs 27 0

The Baby Bison, led by A. J. Simeon, overwhelmed Mineral Springs 27 to 0 at High Point Stadium after trailing last week. Taylor and Thomas led scoring with several early drives and a late aerial to Leonard, while High Point and Springs both produced key plays as the game progressed.

Minerals Baby Bison A. J. Simeon Vic High Point Stadium Mineral Springs Taylor McGee Thomas Omas Leonard Sekurepeseecss West Pet Owens Tucker Smith Mickey Ee Deseveces Bryant Peri Tay Mann Over Thurber Bencini McDonald Alton Rankin Crowder

Chicago bowlers set new mark as Raad tops 770 series

In Chicago on October 29, Harry Raad posted a 770 plus series, leading the bowling league with a perfect game in his second frame of league play. The performance surpassed Joe Aubert’s previous 770 series, marking a new high for the circuit.

Chicago Lion's Chicago Kegler Raad Joe Aubert

Top College Football Clash Weekend Slate

Saturday features Navy at Notre Dame in a major showdown with Frank Leahy’s squad riding a long No 1 buzz. Other key games include Indiana vs Ohio State Minnesota vs Northwestern Dartmouth vs Yale Duke vs Georgia Tech and Texas vs SMU as the South’s top teams clash.

Tme York Navy Notre Dame Clevel Gunestat Aneahe Avy Midshipmen Penn State Georgia Tech Hamberg Hillis Hume Notre Angelo Bertelli Army Indiana Ohio State Texas Southern Methodist Great Lakes Western Co Oklahoma Dartmouth Yale North Carolina State North Carolina Tar Heels

Season's Previous High Performance Highlight

He opened with a 257, then rolled a perfect game and finished with a 237 to set a season best.

Robertson Picks Notre Dame Army To Win

New York writer Orlo Robertson lists picks for college football games. Notre Dame and Army are favored, with Georgia Tech, Southern Cal, Michigan, Texas, and Oklahoma among other teams slated for wins. The column notes transfers and lineups affect outcomes and includes many service teams and military bases in the selections.

Robertson Notre Dame Army Tech Duke Orlo Robertson New York Navy Notre Dame Angelo Bertelli Navy Pennsylvania Glenn Davis Quakers Bob Odelly Georgia Tech Navy Nees California Southern California— Trojans Howard Lanan Eir Southern Cal Minnesota Northwestern Gophers Otto Graham Wildcats Michigan Illinois Bill Daley Marv Pregulman Olverines Texas Christian Louisiana State Horned Frogs Pai L.U Steve van Buren L.S.U Texas Southern Methodist Longhorns TCU Methodist Georgia Tulane Patter Idue Wisconsin Tony Burko Vich Purdue Second Air Force Washington Huskies Southeastern Tex Tulsa Texans Brown Princeton Doc Savage Columbia-Cornel Columbia Cornell

Rickey signs five year Dodgers post contract

In a major front office move, Branch Rickey agreed to a five year term as president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers with an estimated annual salary of 35000 plus bonuses. The report notes the deal as of today in a retrospective sports mirror.

Branch Rickey Brooklyn Dodgers Cornell Associated Press Notre Dame Army Yankee Stadium Pittsburgh Fordham

Koonts and Kearns Lead Bison Against Cats in Charlotte

High Point Bison coach Tony Cernugel names halfback Bob Koonts and end Gene Kearns as co-captains for the decisive conference clash with Charlotte Central Wildcats at Queen City Memorial Stadium. Injuries eased, morale high, and the team aims to rebound after recent setbacks as several other North Carolina prep games loom tonight.

Tony Cernugel Bob Koonts Gene Kearns Bison Ters Cernugel Charlotte Vince Bradford Wildcats Cats Bradford Central Footballers Jim Eskridge Harry Benton Greensboro Reidsville Gate City R. J. Reynolds Gastonia Gaston Stadium Winston-Salem Asheville Greenville South Carolina Red Raiders Raleigh Lee Stone Capitol Boys Oxford Durham High Bulldogs Rocky Mount Durham County Blackbirds Salisbury Boyden High Yellow Jackets Cernigel Mooresville Blue Devils

Notre Dame Navy Classic Tops Saturday's Grid Slate

Notre Dame and Navy headline a busy Saturday card capped by the Notre Dame unbeaten Irish meeting Navy in Cleveland at Stadium on October 30. The clash is billed as a premier football attraction of the season to date.

Notre Dame Cleveland Irish of Notre

Angott Heads East To Clear Title Muddle

Sammy Angott travels east to clear confusion over the lightweight title as the NBA and New York Athletic Commission hold a title bout plan. He is set to face Bobby Ruffin on November 29 after recent wins and prior title disputes.

Angott Sammy White Los Angeles NBA Bobby Ruffin Bobby Beau Bobcat Bob Montgomery New York Lew Ambers Lew Davey Day New York Commission Ambers Lew Jenkins

Gruzdis Returns to Thomasville After Toronto stint

Jim Gruzdis former Thomasville baseball manager returns home from Toronto club. He will resume work at the Thomasville Chair Company. A silver baseball bat presented for his 1942 minor league batting average accompanied him.

Thomasville Jimmy Gruzdis Toronto Thomasville Chair Company Jimmy

Ticket swap after Notre Dame Navy game rumor

Cleveland reports a man named C. E. Bruner found a single ticket to the Notre Dame versus Navy football game amid anticipated sell out of 80 000 at Cleveland Stadium. He offered to return it if the loser could identify the ticket, expressing sympathy for the holder.

Cleveland Notre Dame Navy Cleveland Stadium C. E. Bruner Cleveland News

Veterans on Ice and Naval Cross Country Boosts

The season opens with veteran players in goal and field shifting roles as ex pros and rookies brace for a lively hockey year. Loyola cross country teams race at Great Lakes Naval Station and Navy Pier with Lieut Bennion crediting Marines for weight loss and morale boosts. Father Rooney, former Duquesne star, now serves as an army chaplain in England.

New York Soay Pat Egan Babe Pratt Detroit Jimmy ‘Franks Benny Grant Toronto Curtis Sven Serive Great Lakes Naval Station Chicago Navy Pier Loyola Vaughn Bennion Utah Elmer Salter Bainbridge Daniel Rooney Duquesne St. Bonaventure China England

Brushoff For Macomb Football Recount Demand

Macomb Alabama high school won at Havana last week but fans demand a recount after an •5 yard touchdown by fullback Don Daniels was nullified due to only ten players on the field. Officials found the eleventh man in the crowd, not on the sideline, as spectators crowded the edge of the field.

Macomb Havana Don Daniels

Pigskin Picking Aligns Yet Again

The column previews Army vs Penn and California vs Southern California and Navy vs Notre Dame with playful bets and local fan banter. It hints that Notre Dame will win, while cautioning readers about weather and betting risks as it wades through rivalry matchups.

Army Penn Pennsylvania California Southern Calif

Bertelli and Rogers Smith Highlight 1943 All-Americas Claim

In Lubbock Texas Rogers Smith of Lubbock Army Air Field draws praise from Texas Tech coach Fell Morgan who calls Smith the greatest triple threat left halfback in the nation and places him among the all-America backs alongside Jim Thorpe.

Lubbock Texas Angelo Bertelli Sammy Baugh John Kimbrough Rogers Smith Lubbock Army Air Field Fell Morgan Texas Tech Jim Thorpe

Four Hounds Share Lead in Fox Hunters Meet

In Paducah Kentucky on October 29 four hounds swept the top positions in the all age stakes of the National Fox Hunters association annual meet. Sunrise 2nd owned by J R White led the tie with another hound as the second cast concluded today.

Paducah National Fox Hunters’ Association Sunrise 2Nd J. R. White

Orange Bowl capacity to rise to 70000 after war

The Orange Bowl near two thirds sold as January 1 game nears with no teams set yet. A plan to raise capacity to 70000 after the war is discussed. Hawaii players Wedemeyer Fernandes Van Giesen Alana Mattos are noted, along with Hell and Taylor from Kamehameha at Willamette College.

Jimmy Phelan St. Mary’s Herman Wedemeyer Bob Fernandes Harold van Giesen John Alana Cliff Mattos Herbert Hell Mack Taylor Kamehameha High School Willamette College Oregon

Army Penn Classic Has Governor on Spot

Harrisburg report says Governor Edward Martin, a retired two star general and UPenn head, faces a tough choice at the Army Penn game. He plans to attend in Philadelphia with Maj. Gen. F B Wilby, superintendent of the United States Military Academy.

Harrisburg Edward Martin University of Pennsylvania Penn Philadelphia F. B. Wilby United States Military Academy

Dogs Tie for Second in Spartanburg Event

Spartanburg S C and White Rose Lady 2nd both scored 90 points for Finley and Douglas of York S C. In second with 70 were Lucky K owned by Otto Kennedy of Mount Pleasant NC and Bell owned by Ches ton Hall of aie Va.

Spartanburg S. C White Rose Lady 2Nd Finley and Douglas York Lucky K Otto Kennedy Mount Pleasant N. C Bell Cheston Hall Aie Va

Five Pointed But There May Not Be There Five Pointed

Baltimore racing notes on Pimlico entries for a mile and three sixteenths purse. Probable starters include Shut Out Slide Rule Eurasian Anticlimax and Fairy Manhurst with owners Hal Price Headley and William du Pont involved. Eddie Arcaro rides Shut Out. track conditions muddy. final lineup pending.

Baltimore Pimlico War Admiral Sea Biscuit Challendon Market Wise Whirlaway Slide Rule Eurasian Anticlimax Fairy Manhurst Greentree Stable W.E. Boeing Hal Price Headley Wheth William du Pont Eddie Arcaro

Louis nominates Star Harvey as successor contender

In Portland on October 29 Sergeant Joe Louis says his leading contender for the heavyweight title is Star Harvey, a New York Negro in the army. Louis adds Harvey is a much better fighter since joining the service and the best he has seen to date.

Portland Ore Joe Louis Star Harvey New York Louis

Former Coach Named To High Naval Post

Lieut. Marty G. Karow, former backfield coach at Texas A. & M., is named athletic and welfare officer at the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Jacksonville Florida. Karow previously served as athletic director at Corpus Christi NAC. He was an All America fullback for Ohio State in 1927.

Jacksonville Fla Marty G. Karow Texas A. & M Naval ‘Air Technical Training Center R. W. Womach Karow Naval Air Technical Training Center Corpus Christi Tex Ohio State

Boxing Results From Last Night in Massachusetts and Delaware

In Fall River Buddy Farrell of Newark stopped Freddy Cabral of Cambridge after seven rounds. In Wilmington Walter Speedy Duval of Philadelphia knocked out Larry Cowboy Kellum of New York in the second round.

Fall River Mass Buddy Farrell Newark N. J Freddy Cabral Cambridge Wilmington Del Walter Speedy

College grid transfers hit teams across the South

Navy trainees thinning rosters as UNC faces potential loss of 22 of 48 players for a Southern Conference clash with NC State. Wake Forest gains momentum with players returning to lineup as Duke eyes Georgia Tech. VMI practices for Virginia, Richmond and Maryland slate adjustments noted ahead of upcoming games.

Colgate-Holy Cross Colga Pitts Carnegie Tech Davis Cam Lejeune Marquette Denver Kansas Kansas State Greenville Air Base Maryland March Field St. Mary's Missouri Nebraska Texas Aggies Arkansas Texas Tech Rice U.C.L.A San Diego Naval Training Station Virginia V.M.1 Wake Forest Clemson Rutgers Lehigh Associated Press Navy Chapel Hill University of North Carolina Tom Young Young Craven Turner Ray Poole Dick Hussey Hamilton Maskas Bull Johnson Dick Oe Palmer Brylon Tar Heels North Carolina North Carolina State Doc Newton Newton S.C Arthur Trumpere Deacon D. Harris D.C Peahead Eddie Cameron Atlanta Blue Devils Georgia Tech Virginia Military Institute Lexington University of Virginia University of Richmond Spiders VMI Air Norfe Marines Richmond Charleston Coast Guard University of Maryland Greenville S.C., Army Air Base Penn State

Zivic Battles Richardson to Open Chicago Boxing Season

Fritzie Zivic of Pittsburgh to bow for the 176th time in his 13 year career tonight at Chicago Stadium facing 21 year old Bobby Richardson of Cleveland in a 10 round opener. Zivic has 129 victories and 69 knockouts but four losses in his recent bouts with his last Chicago appearance on February 27, 1942 when he lost to Tony Motisi.

Chicago Fritzie Zivic Pittsburgh Bobby Richardson Cleveland Zivic Tony Motisi

Civil Service Exam for Lineman and Helpers

Civil Service examination scheduled for November 11, 1943 at 7:00 PM in the Council Chamber City Hall. Applications due by 5:00 PM Tuesday November 9, 1943 at the Civil Service Office 808 Jones Bank Building. James B Lovelace Secretary High Point Civil Service Commission highlights city job benefits and promotion prospects.

Council Chamber Civil Service Commission Civil Service Office Jone Bank James B. Lovelace High Point Civil Service Commission

Also Mentioned on This Page

Ineral Springs Sports Mirror High Point Enterprise P-9 Shakey Kkk Koonts Kearns Paar Frog Ghost Crazy Legs Whiz Wassau Hirsch Creighton Miller Hal Hamberg Navy Herb Coleman Bertelli U. S. Naval Academy Berg Angelo Bert) Bertelli U. S Parris Sammy Angott Nabobs National Boxing Association New York Athletics Sweepin Aaa Gruzdis Buddy Bruner Daffy High Naval Post Civil Service Examination
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