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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1947
Page
8
The Enterprise announces a longer weekly game list of twenty five games with more prizes including a candy box from Mans drug stores. Entries open Tuesday and must be in the box by Friday noon or postmarked then. Winners are decided by most correct picks and tie breaks by score differences.
Wake Forest guards ready for big intersectional game with Georgetown Saturday night September 27. Five of the eight Deacon guards are letter men led by Bob Leonetti Richard Bud Wedel Gene Pambianchi Jim Camp and Ed Royston.
Georgetown heads to Winston-Salem to meet Wake Forest on September 27 in a clash underscored by the Hoyas long unbeaten runs. Auggie Lio, a first team All American tackle, delivered a late 40 yard field goal to seal a 3-2 win over Temple in 1939. Trainer John Williams reports he has used 1 020 000 yards of adhesive tape on Hoya players over 17 years, enough to span a Washington to New York round trip.
Backfield Coach Bobby Kellogg of Wake Forest still shows his punting touch. Rated among the best booters from his Tulane days in 1938 and 1939 he regularly punts with Deacon players and often outdistances the younger collegians.
Manager Bucky Harris and Brooklyn pilot Burt Shotton discussed pitching worries as Yankees near clinching the pennant. Bevens and Newson rallied in recent games while Dodgers struggled to find a reliable starter. Braves Spahn and Sain joined 20-win club as Giants beat Phillies, tying up doubleheader split.
National and American league games listed with results and postponements due to rain. Highlights include Rhawn homering in his 18th straight game for the Giants, Rae Scarborough’s 3-0 Senators win, and a split doubleheader for Cincinnati and Pittsburgh halted by darkness. Kansas tornado remark closes the note.
High Point High School Black Bison prepare for a trip to Durham Friday to face the Durham Bulldogs in a non conference battle. After a 12 12 tie with McCallie the Bison aim to sharpen offense and backfield as they chase a win to complement last season’s victory over the Bulls.
New York dispatch notes Bernie Moore at LSU could ditch college for pro offers if the grad crowd boos his performance. Ron Livingston, 16, from San Gabriel High, shows promise with low 70s at golf. Ted Fritsch arrives at Green Bay camp amid bootblack concession antics.
The page teases three exhibition matchups featuring Primo Carne ra and Tony Galenton with likely stops in St. Louis and Boston. It notes Frank Sinkwich may be retiring despite strong training, and references a two-year old Domino in race showdowns. Also mentions Georgetown fullback Tom Gallia and player Ray Brozovich as potential Hunchy Hoernschemeyer finds. The column asks readers to send in high school athletic feats for coverage.
Thirty six players who took part in the Wake Forest Georgetown game in Washington last fall will attend the current meeting in Washington on Saturday night September 27. Twenty one represent Georgetown and 15 are on the Wake Forest squad.
North Carolina coaches and players evaluate berths for the season opener with Georgia. With 48 squad members in contention, Charlie Justice Walt Papa Jim Camp and Joe Wright are set in the backfield while line positions remain open amid wide debate. Coach Carl Snavely cautions of a tough test against a powerful Georgia squad.
In Durham on Saturday Duke stadium hosts a major Southern Conference football clash between Duke and N C State with a massed band formation of about 700 musicians from nine bands. The gala Tobacco Festival Day parade adds color as fans expect 40 000 attendees and 10 000 seats remain.
Del Ennis and Bobby Rhawn lead Phillies and Giants with key hits. Ennis belts his 13th homer as Phils edge Giants 3-2 in opener. Rhawn drives in three with two singles and nets first major league homer in Giants 6-3 win. Warren Spahn becomes first Brave southpaw to win 20 since 1905 by blanking the Dodgers 4-0.
Belmont Park opens a three week meeting with a premier $100,000 winner take all match between Armed and Assault on Saturday. The program features 15 additional stakes totaling $480,000 and includes a six furlong prep race for Armed and the fall heavyweight handicap on the Widener straightaway.
Head coaches Douglas C. Walker of Wake Forest and Jack Hagerty of Georgetown enter their 22nd combined season at their schools. Walker begins his 11th year with the Deacons while Hagerty starts his 13th year with the Hoyas. More than 80 percent of the pods industry is located in an ork City.
Italian golfer Penna from Cincinnati clinched first in the $10,000 North Fulton Open at Atlanta with a two over par 73 final round to finish 281. Jimmie Demaret finished one stroke back with 282 after carding a 69 in the final round. Penna heads to Delray Beach to repair hurricane damage with a $2,000 check to aid expenses.
Detroit hosts the 47th annual women s national championship with 82 players competing for 32 title bracket spots after 18 hole qualifying rounds on a 6370 yard course.
High Point prepares for Milligan Friday night as Ralph James and Bill Faircloth praise the Panthers after a rugged week of practice. Ed Williams injury could force lineup changes with Otis Chapman likely stepping in. Bollinger and Page key the defense for a 8 oclock Albion Millis Stadium clash.
Observers expect a loss for Wake Forest as both teams prepare for a fast open contest. The Wake Forest and Georgetown showdown is scheduled for Saturday night September 21 in the first 1947 game for each squad.
Georgetown prepares for a Saturday night clash with Wake Forest as the Deacons meet the Toyas. Georgetown’s two starting halfbacks Louis Miller and Leonard Bonforte, each weighing 165 pounds, bring speed to the game.
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