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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1942
Page
17
A roundup of numerous college football scores from multiple teams across the nation. Highlights include Richmond 0 over 13, Furman 0, Wake Forest 0, Harvard 6, Navy 0, Notre Dame 7, Wisconsin 7, Michigan 9, and multiple others with varied margins and ties.
Navy Pre-Flight football opened the wartime season with upsets and strong showings. Iowa Sea Hawks defeated Northwestern 20-12, Penn fell to Georgia Pre-Flight 14-6, Harvard lost to North Carolina Pre-Flight 13-0, while St. Marys Pre-Flight beat Oregon 10-9. Notre Dame and Tennessee tied, and Minnesota crushed Pittsburgh 50-7 as the circuit packed up a day of surprises and smaller crowds amid war conditions.
Catawba College overwhelmed Wofford College 36 to 0 in Spartanburg with 270 rushing yards and 17 first downs while Tony Georgianna and Harold Bowen led the attack. Wofford managed only one first down and was largely contained throughout the game.
In front of about 17,006 fans, Georgia Tech hammered Auburn 24 7 as Eddie Prokop and Clint Castleberry led a swift offense. Prokop connected twice with Jack Marshall and George Manning sealed a late score with Helms adding the extra point as Tech built a 14 point lead by the third quarter.
Chapel Hill reports Shot Cox, Tar Heels star, scored the deciding touchdown in a 6 0 victory over Wake Forest then spent the night in the infirmary. He collided with Buck Jones while returning a punt in the fourth period and was carried from the field. Doctors say his condition is not serious and he is expected to be released tomorrow.
Cleveland blanked Detroit 3-0 in a penultimate game at League Park as Mel Harder pitched seven strong innings and Les Fleming drove in two runs with a triple and a single. Hank Edwards sparked the offense with a first inning single, and Fleming added the key hit in the seventh. Only about 1,000 fans attended.
Washington officials stated that the Joe Louis Billy Conn bout will not be held and that Secretary Stimson’s word is final. Doubts about a possible reconsideration were dismissed, with no comment on unpaid staging offers from New York.
In Columbia South Carolina and Tennessee battled to a scoreless tie before about 14 000 fans. The Gamecocks for the first half matched the Volunteers and used a strong defensive line and aerial attempts by Tennessee to hold. Key plays featured Roskie booting 47 yards and a series of passes disrupted by Louis Sossomon as South Carolina stifled Tennessee’s air attack and kept the ball from pay dirt in a tense third and fourth quarter.
Major League daily slate with American League games Detroit at Cleveland New York at Boston St. Louis at Chicago and Brooklyn at Philadelphia Chicago at St. Louis Pittsburgh at Cincinnati also listed with pitchers and records for each matchup.
Raleigh reports opening week tobacco market activity in the Old Belt. A general average of 40 per hundred, bolstered by strong demand and bids from domestic buyers, with volume up nearly 5 million pounds year over year and leaf grades rising broadly.
In a Camp Randall thriller Notre Dame and Wisconsin drew 7 all after a flurry of scoring in the third period. The Irish led in statistics but self-inflicted errors cost them drives while Wisconsin's defense clamped down on Angelo Bertilli and Notre Dame’s T formation. Pat Harder shared scoring honors for the Badgers as both teams threatened throughout the game before the late stalemate.
Clemson and VMI played to a scoreless tie before about 10,000 fans in Lynchburg. Walt Muha, 210 pound Clemson captain fullback, carried the Tigers with long runs and steady defense, while Monty Butler and Maron Butler sparked Clemson’s limited offense as VMI’s dominant defense kept both sides from scoring.
In New York Belmont Park Whirlaway finished second to Bolingbroke in the Manhattan Handicap before a crowd of 25,230. Bolingbroke carried 15 pounds to Whirlaway's 132, covered the mile and a half in 2 27 5, earning 31.30 for backers as Whirlaway’s season total rose to 493,136 while a track record was set for the old American mark at 2 28 25.
William Mary Indians defeated Navy 3 to 0 on opening day at Annapolis in a bruising game. Py Harvey Johnson kicked a 30 foot field goal from the 20-yard line, the Indians’ only scoring play after a tight defensive battle. Navy, led by Johnny Beckett and Tillis Hume, drove into Indian territory multiple times but could not reach pay dirt, mustering 14 first downs and stalling at the 18-yard line.
Fordham Rams, Sugar Bowl champions, used two of the three aerial bursts to beat Purdue Boilermakers 14 to 7 before 19 000 at Ross Ade stadium. Steve Filipowicz connected with Francis Malinowski for the first score, and Jim Thearn reeled in a 45 yard pass to Kean for a pivotal 39 yard TD in the third period.
In Greenville on September 26 Furman led 6-0 before Virginia Tech responded with a fourth quarter scoring push. A single point after a late Gobblers TD sealed a 7-6 Southern Conference victory for Virginia Tech.
In Philadelphia on September 26 1947 the Dodgers beat the Phillies 8 to 3 to stay in the NL pennant race. A late six run inning and a triple steal sparked Brooklyn's win as Chicago and St Louis awaited final season games. Key players included Newsom Melton Camilli Reese Owen and Warren with French earning the win and Melton the loss before a crowd of 2374.
Mrs J B Cooper, in the Ladies Club Championship at Emerywood Country Club, posted a 39 44 for 18 holes to set a new ladies course mark. Finals pairings include Mrs A M Rankin versus Mrs Matt Wall in the championship flight, and Mrs J B Cooper versus Mrs T A Marlowe in the consolation. Second Flight results show Mrs Logan Porter Jr defeating Mrs George Machen 2 up in 8 holes, with Mrs Elerman Lenn beating Mrs H H Dunkelberger in the consolation.
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