October, 1955
THE PILOT
Page Five
GARDNER - WEBB
FOOTBALL REVIEW
Appalachian "B"
Downs Bulldogs
Reserve power, aided by five Gard-
ner-Webb fumbles, took its toll on a
fighting Gardner-Webb eleven Sep
tember 17 as they went under de
feat to a strong Appalachian “B”
12 to 6.
Leading at half-time 6 to 0, the
Bulldogs held on throughout a
somewhat rugged first half.
Gardner-Webb’s tally came short
ly before the first half ended, when
quarterback James Johnson connect
ed to Bobby Crews for the T. D. Paul
Roberts attempted conversion was
no good.
Two costly fumbles accounted for
both of Appalachian tov.c.; downs.
Pete Allen scoring or:', T.-om the
three and Savage carrymg the other
over from the two.
Gardner-Webb Rolls
Western Carolina 6-0
In a hard driving rain, G. W.
won a hard fought 6 to 0 triumph
over the Billy Mounts of Western
Carolina.
G. W. took the opening kick off
and returned to their own 40 yard
line. Two end around plays netted
a first down on W. C.’s 45. Quarter
back Johnson hit Crews with a strike
which was good for 25 more yards,
and a first down on W. C.’s 20 yard
line.
On the next play, Johnson pitched
out to halfback Davis who carried
around the left end to the one yard
line. Davis then plunged across on
a handoff for the game’s only touch
down. Sheets conversion was wide.
Outstanding in the Builders line
was Scotty Frizzell, Tommy Sheets,
Jerry Doby and Allan Collins.
Davis, Crews, and Tobin were out
standing in the G. W. backfield.
Bulldogs Defeat
Hargraves By 19-7
The first five minutes marked its
toll for G. W. as they went ahead
13-0 against the stunned Hargrave
Military Academy of Chatam, Vir-
J. T. Davis tallied two of the
and another on a 33 yard pass from
James Johnson. Johnson passed 13
yards to Jerry Doby for the other.
Paul Roberts kicked for the extra
point. Bobby Dickens plunged for
the Hargrave touchdown and Nick
Patella kicked the extra point.
On a handoff from Quarterback Johnson, Don McCarson sweeps left end
for a first down as Gardner-Webb downs Mars Hill.
Mars Hill Stunned
14-7 By Bulldogs
J. T. Davis, aided by a strong
stubborn line and swift moving
backs, sparked Gardner-Webb to a
14-7 win over their Baptist Broth
ers at Mars Hill Saturday night.
A slow drizzle slowed up Gard-
ner-Webb’s ground game although
they pushed over one touchdown in
the second and one in the third
With one minute and 30 seconds
remaining in the first half, center
Jerry Hawkins fell on a Mars Hill
fumble on the Mars Hill 45 yard
line and in three plays, J. T. Davis,
Bobby Crews, and Bob Tobin carried
to the 11. When two line bucks
yielded no yardage quarterback
Johnson pitched out to Davis who
circled right end for G. W.’s first
touchdown. Tommy Sheets added
the conversion.
Crow returned Sheet’s kick-off to
his own 45; with five seconds re
maining in the first half. Crows
fumble was picked up by Sheets,
and returned to Mars Hill 10, where
he was brought down from behind
by Crow just as the half ended.
In the third period Scotty Frizzell
blocked and fell on a Mars Hill kick
and the Bulldogs fired up again,
began a drive from the Mars Hill 45
only to see it halted by two 15-yard
penalties.
With five seconds remaining in
the 3rd period, Bill Gamble para
chuted on a Mars Hill fumble at
the Mars Hill 10 yard line. After a
five yard penalty, Johnson faded
back to hit Davis with a strike for
Gardner-Webb’s second T.D.; again
Sheets converted.
If you do the best and most you
can today, don’t worry about to
morrow.
The man who succeeds may have
been counted out several times, but
he didn’t hear the referee.
—Copied.
Intramural Squads
Open Season
Gardner-Webb intramurals got
underway during the past week as
the dormitory teams began to bump
heads in touch football. A full pro
gram has been planned for this year,
and it should round out into good
shape if the students will participate.
In the first games of the season
the Basement defeated the small
but scrappy First East 7-0; highly
favored Huggin Curtis crushed the
Second West 13-0; 1st West and Sec
ond East battled to a deadlock 6-6.
The remainder of the football
schedule will be announced next is-
Everyone thinks the Basement has
the championship sowed up, but a
word to wise—don’t underestimate
the First East boys along with the
Second East for they are going to
be in there to give the Basement a
run for their money.
This program can succeed if the
students want it to. With the proper
amount of enthusiasm, an excel
lent intramural schedule can be
worked out for the rest of the school
year. It is up to you!
Our greatest glory consists not in
falling, but in rising every time we
fall.
—Emerson.
God often comforts us, not by
changing the circumstances of our
lives, but by changing our attitudes
towards them.
—Copied.
MR. FOOTBALL
From the musty smell of the
locker room where for many years
player after player has hung his
sweat stained gear, there arose a
discussion among a group of play
ers. Several years ago in one of the
national magazines there was an
attempt made to pick one player
among the nation’s college teams
who would be typically “Mr. Foot
ball.” The question was just who
or what was typical in football.
Football is born young in men.
The desire for competition for group
ing together against a rival group
for the sake of winning. The ear
liest lesson is that individuals only
serve to compose teams. Fi'om this
we assume that “Mr. Football” is
teamwork.
Not only that but “Mr. Football”
is game time nervousness, a band,
cheerleaders, mascots, point after
touchdown-wins, crowds, faU weath
er, Homecoming, and one of the big
gest reasons rivalry.
At G. W. we have our own ideas
about “Mr. Football.” He is a prep
aration for a life of living among
people. He is the heritage that
causes men often times to go a step
further to the aid of a man in need
of help. When there is teamwork
in any phase of life there is happi
ness. When people begin to drop
teamwork, and begin to live as in
dividuals, there is strife, malice, and
in international affairs, this leads
When men learn early that team
work is essential for life, as men
learn early in football that team
work is essential, then their achieve
ments in life come easier. The same
with football; when a team learns
early that teamwork is the essential
element to a goal winning games
becomes easier.
In concluding, and in assuming
that “Mr. Football” is teamwork,
we salute “Mr. Football” here at
Gardner-Webb and hope that he will
be carried through all phases of our
school.
Victory March
Go you great BULLDOGS
Break right through that line
With your colors flying
We will cheer you all the time
Rah Rah Rah
Go you great BULLDOGS
Fight for vic-tor-y
Spread far the fame
Of our fair name
Gardner-Webb Win that ;'ame.