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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1947
Page
8
High Point College Purple Panthers and Western Carolina Teachers College prepare for a key North State Conference clash under the lights in Asheville. Catawba and Appalachian State again field j unior senior lineups, both considered dangerous in the race.
The Industrial league baseball series between Triangle and Carolina Container remains unresolved after Carolina won Game 1. The teams meet this afternoon to determine the champion.
Ansel Snow wins the Emerywood club championship defeating defending champion Frank Garrett 5 and 4 in a 36 hole final. Boyd Jaeger club pro announced Snow’s victory after setting a course record with 64 recently.
Brownie, a lively puppy be longing to Art Eaglebeak Weiner, participates daily on the football practice field with his master at Chapel Hill. The latest addition to the town’s famed dog colony showcases Brownie’s agility and bonding with Weiner during training sessions.
The State College football squad reports no change in the condition of 20 year old infan tile paralysis patient McCormick of Greensboro at Rex hospital Raleigh. He was hospitalized last week triggering a 14 day quarantine of the team. Coach Beattie Feathers says practice will continue during quarantine through Sept 26 ahead of the Duke game in Durham. The player comes from a football family, with brother Bill McCormick at Guilford College and father who played in Greensboro high school years ago.
Wake Forest plans six appearances in the State this fall with key trips to Chapel Hill Raleigh Winston-Salem and Charlotte. The Deacons travel about 5000 miles last season and will play at Wake Forest on September 27 and October 25 with other away games on October 11 November 15 November 21 and November 27.
Friends of John Red O Quinn a sophomore right end from Asheboro expect a big year in receiving He ranked fourth nationally last fall with 29 catches for 434 yards He will share the right end spot with Ed Bradley as the Decas meet Georgetown in Columbia September 27 for the Yale football squad represented by twenty states and the District of Columbia
McCallie Blue Tornado faces High Point High School Black Bisons in High Point as about 400 North Carolina alumni plan a reunion. Coach Buck Flowers returns with a 33 man squad including Tommy Fanjoy and Preston Henn, aiming for a strong 1946 season start.
Lexington Indians face Mooresville Moors in the North State league final at Holt Moffitt field. A rain interruption halted last night’s game with Lexington leading 3-0 in the third inning. the rematch is set for 8 p.m. tonight under lights.
Citadel coach J Quinn Decker builds a sharp passing attack for 1950 season with freshmen Al Bohlen and John W Jones as primary throwers. Tall ends Dick Whiteheart and Gene Foxworth give targets while backs Watson Goodman and Joe Lewis anchor the backfield. Schedule includes Presbyterian, William and Mary, Newberry, Furman, Georgia Tech, South Carolina, VMI, Navy, and Davidson.
Yankees secure the American League pennant after a 6-3 loss by the Red Sox to Chicago, while Detroit wins 7-2 and Sam Mele, Bobby Doerr, and Don DiMaggio homer for Boston. Attendance record set at Shibe Park as Athletics fall to the Indians 2-1 in 11 innings.
AP baseball notes show today’s NL schedule with Brooklyn at Cincinnati and New York at St. Louis among others. Yesterday’s results feature New York 10 St. Louis 5, Chicago 3 Boston 2, Pittsburgh 12 Philadelphia 2.
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