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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1947
Page
8
Raleigh sports writer visits NC State football practice and notes upgraded facilities, new gym under construction, and anticipated stronger Wolfpack with twenty plus returning players. Ed Danforth and Neale Patrick provide corroboration on prospects as coach Beattie Feathers builds a more powerful squad.
NC State coach Beattie Feathers builds around 23 lettermen a strong senior core after a solid preseason. The Wolfpack emphasize experienced backs like Charlie Richkus Gwynn Fletcher and Ogden Smith while adding new talent including T. S. Ary a 23 year old all America in college sports. The line features Buck Bloomquist Al Phillips and others as a stout forward wall. The squad aims to challenge in the Southern Conference this year despite no bold Duke predictions.
Coach Ralph James confirms co captain Donald McCurry is hospitalized with a back injury likely sidelining him for about a week. Teammates Curtis McDonald and Hugh Gordon miss practice but aim to return for the Duke B game. James Petree and Otis Chapman compete to fill McCurry’s spot. Tickets for the Duke junior varsity game are selling fast through the college offices and downtown outlets.
High Point Bison football suffers as Charlie Jones breaks his nose and heads to the bench for a couple of weeks ahead of Friday night’s clash with Reidsville Lions. Riley Elliot returns to practice boosting backfield strength while injuries and drills dictate a week of heavy offense and defense prep.
Burlington claimed the Carolina league pennant with an 87 55 record finishing two games ahead of Winston-Salem 85 57 Raleigh 81 60 and Durham 70 71 The Shaughnessy system playoffs start tomorrow with Burlington hosting Raleigh and Winston-Salem hosting Durham, then sites reverse after two games.
Eastern Daylight Time slate shows Brooklyn at Chicago 2 30 p m New York at Pittsburgh 8 30 p m Boston at Cincinnati 9 30 p m Philadelphia at St Louis 9 15 a m American League Detroit at Boston 2 p m St Louis at Philadelphia 8 45 p m Chicago at Washington 8 30 p m Only games listed without commentary
In London Freddy Mills stopped Pol Goffaux in Great Britain during 1724. In Baltimore Archie Moore defeated Jimmy Bivins in St Louis. Allentown Archie Wilmer stopped Willie Alexander in Wilmington with knockouts recorded in Chester.
The New York Yankees, the only club to draw 2 million fans in a season, surpassed 2,023,643 paid admissions through 62 home games with 53,101 in attendance last night at Yankee Stadium. Bob Feller shut down the Yankees late as Cleveland beat New York 4-3, leaving the Yankees needing an eight win and Boston Red Sox losses path to the pennant. In the other game, the New York Giants erased an early eight run deficit to beat Pittsburgh 9-8 on Lloyd Waner Hart's two run homer in the ninth.
In Los Angeles on September 9, UCLA coach Bert LaBrucher says 130 in suits and 30 players, USC's Jeff Cravath cites 95 nonplayers and 20 players, and Little Loyola's Bob Swisher notes 60 candidates and four players. Nearby, Queen Elizabeth reportedly has over 3,000 gowns.
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