Wednesday, Feb. 13, 1929
THE POINTER
Page Three
LOCALS SPLIT BILLS; GIRLS DEFEATED
BLACK BISONS BOWN GANOOR BOYS DEFEAT
BLACK BIS0N8 THERE
Local Quint Easily Takes One-
Sided Game from Visitors—
Winston Defeats Second
Team.
The Black Bisons defeated Bur
lington High Tuesday night in a
one-sided game, 45 to 19. High
Point took the lead from the first
and were never threatened through
out the game. Gurley and Johnson
led m the scoring for High Point,
Gurley making fifteen, while John
son scored fourteen, ten of which
he made in the first half. Garrison
was high scorer for Burlington
making a total of nine points.
High Point's passing attack was
too much for the Burlington quint
who were unable to score often
against the fast guarding of the
Pointers.
Winston - Salem’s second team
took a tight game from the Black
Bisons second team Tuesday night
as a preliminary to the High Point-
Burllngton game, by a score of
13 to 9. The game was featured by
close guarding on both sides with
neither team making a very large
score. Cllnard was high scorer for
High Point making a total of five
points, while Atkins and Pritchard
led in the scoring for Winston with
Atkins making seven and Pritchard
four points.
High Point Burlington
Smith F Jones
Gurley F Garrison
Johnson„_ C Walker
Bryant G Holt
Kearns G Knott
Substitutes for High Point—
Smoak, Abels, Hinkle. For B rllng-
ton—Hall.
Referee—Bailey.
High Point Winston
Cllnard F Pritchard
Brogden F Parrish
Strickler C Atkins
Reed G Vasx
Holcombe G Bates
Substitutes for High Point—
Moffitt, Steed, Mitchell.
Local Boys Fought Hard in
Second Half; Smith Was High
Scorer for High Point.
The Black Bisons were defeated
by the Candor basketball team
Saturday night by the score of
24 to 14. The Candor quint played
a fast game in the first half and
outplayed the Pointers to gain a
nice lead, the half ending 14 to 2
in their favor. High Point came
back in the final half and more
than kept up in scoring with the
Candor team, but were unable
to overcome the lead built up by
Candor in the first half. Candor
was outplayed in the final half.
High Point making twelve points
to their ten. Smith led the scoring
for High Point with six points,
while Clarke and Thomas were
high scorers for Candor, Clarke
making nine points and Thomas,
seven.
High Point Candor
Smith F Steed
Gurley F Clarke
J ohnson C Thomas
Bryant G Bennett
Kearns G J ancey
Substitutes for High Point—
Smoak, Hinkle, Apple. For Candor
—McDonald, Hurley, Stroller.
Referee, Auman (Carolina).
BLUE BASKETEERS ARE
VICTORS OVER TRINITY
LOCAL GIRLS DEFEATED
BY THE SYLVAN TEAM
FRIDAY NIGHT. 25-30
Hamil and McAnally Are Local
Stars—Fogleman and Lashley
Lead for Sylvan.
BASKETBALL LEAGUE IS
STARTED WITH 4 TEAMS
High School Freshmen Will
Have Two; Trinity Freshmen,
One; Junior High, One.
Mr. Hartley has started a new
basket ball league in which four
teams will take part. The league is
composed of the following teams.
Junior High, Freshmen of Trinity
High, and two teams from High
Point high school freshmen. The
two teams of High Point high will
be known as the Brown and the
Blue; and all four teams will play
one game each week beginning
Friday.
JUNIOR HIGH DEFEATS
BROWN FRESHMEN, 18-8
The Brown freshmen of H. P.
H. S. were defeated by Junior High
lin the first game of their schedule
Friday afternnon, 18 to 8. Junior
High played a fast game and were
more than able to double the score
rolled up by the High School quint.
Freshmen Junior High
Barker F Hedrick
Muse F Culler
Welch C Younts
Hinkle G Elridge
Whitter G A. Hoover
, Substitutes for Junior High—
E. Hoover. Whitley.
The Blue team won a easy
victory over the Trinity quint at
the Y.M.C.A. Friday afternoon,
28 to 10. The Pointers out passed
and generally outplayed the Trinity
team keeping them from making a
score in the first half.
High Point Trinity
Haworth F Lambeth
W. Connor F Lohr
Ridge C Burge
C. Connor G Hubbard
Morris G Wood
Substitutes for High Point—
Vance. For Trinity—Hiatt.
WHITE TEAM TRIUMPHS
OVER VISITING QUINT
TRY-OUTS TO BE HELD
ON NEXT FRIDAY FOR
TRIANGULAR DEBATES
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Those who have the privilege of
representing High Point high school
in the debate or oratory this spring
will be entitled to membership in
the National Forensic League, a
chapter of which Mr. Andrews is
Jioping to get for this school in the
spring.
High Point high school’s second
team defeated the Curry high
school of Greensboro Tuesday night
by the score of 25 to 20. It was a
close game with both sides striving
for the lead. The entire Pointer
team played well together and there
was no outstanding star. McKinnon
led the scoring for Curry with
seven points.
High Point Curry
Brogdon F McKinnon
Cllnard F White
Strickler C Mclver
Reed G Taylor
Holcombe G Benton
Substitutes for High Point—
Moffitt, Davis, Steed, Mitchell.
For Curry—Nance, Wicker.
HOME ROOMS COMPLETE
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
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Hauser, lieutenants; Rlpp Tabb,
treasurer; Bill Hayes, cheer leaders;
and Anna Lanier, reporter. 301A—
Bill Hayworth, captain; Ruby Al
bertson and Marvin Sinquifield,
lieuteants; Helen Davis, reporter;
Naonia Miller, treasurer. 301—
Jack Coble, captain; Lucille Payne,
reporter; Ethel Jones, Florence
Swaney, John Cox, lieutenants;
Ethel Jones, treasurer. 313—Win-
fird Roberston, captain; Ethel
Murphey, and R. I. Whitaker,
lieutenants; Louis Welch, treasurer;
Kathleen Embler, reporter. 302A—
Jack White, captain; Lucille
Brewer and Richard Lovelace, lieu
tenants; Charles Lee Amos, trea-
asurer; Sue Everhardt and David
Brogden, cheer leaders. 310—Shir
ley Furr, captain; Margia Hancock
and Mary Louise Cates, lieuten
ants; Dorothy Jester, treasurer;
Margaret Hamlin, reporter; Sam
Best, cheer leader; Thelma Culler,
song leader. 309—James Frazier,
captain; Dorothy Forward, and
iMiss Henderson took her basket
ball team to Sylvan last Friday
night only to be defeated by a 20
to 24 score. It was the first game
the locals have played away from
home and they seemed completely
lost in finding the basket.
The High Pointers took the lead
in the first part of the game but
lost it near the end of the half,
thus the home team was leading
by the score of 11 to 9.
The local sextet came back in
the second half in a fighting spirit
and this period was faster than the
first. The entire game was slowed
up considerably by frequent fouls
and violatio is.
Fogleman was the shining star
for Sylvan. Her accurate shooting
proved a great asset in the High
Point defeat. This forward made
14 of her team’s points. Lashley,
scoring 10 points, also played a
good game. Hamil was high scorer
for High Point with 10 points.
McAnally was the outstanding
guard for the locals.
Sylvan High Point
Teague - RF_ Hamil
Fogleman LF Hunt
Lashley CF Curry
Richardson CG Armstrong
Godfrey RG Smith
Pace LG McAnally
Substitutes—Sylvan, D. Teague,
Holman. High Point, Askew, Par
ian.
Referee, Sheffield, (N.C.C.W.)
P0INIE8S DEFESI HIT.
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Gurley and Johnson Star for
High Point—Creed Rings 7
Points for Visitors.
The Black Bisons ran rough shod
over the Alount Airy quint Friday
night to win by a score of 59 to 20.
High Point played a bang up game
with close guarding to keep the
Mount Airy team from piling up a
very large score. Gurley and John
son starred for High Point, Gurley
scored 23 points, while Johnson
played a fast game at center be
sides scoring eight points. Creed
led In the scoring for Mount Airy
making a total of seven points.
The Pointers gained a lead early in
the game and were not threatened
throughout.
High Point Mount Airy
Smith . _F Creed
Gurley- F Steward
Johnson C Hull
Bryant G Monday
Kearns .G Tesh
Substitutes for High Point—
Smoke, Abies, Apple, Stone, Hinkle.
For Mount Airy—Harker, Davis.
Referee, Hackney (N. C.)
Lucille Garland, lieutenants; Mu
riel Gomo, treasurer; James Frazier
and Lucille Clodfelter, cheer lead
ers. 307—Walter Walton, captain,
Thelma Lotts and Pauline Hol
comb, lieutenants; Melvin Howell,
treasurer; Hazel Farrington and
Reginald Goodman, cheer leaders;
Mary Phillips, reporter. 311—Mary
Doane Rankin, captain; Jessie
Curry and Rosa Lee Bell, lieuten
ants; Gertrude Bernard, treasurer.
Nellie Ellington and Fred Hol
combe, cheer leaders; Mildred Blair,
reporter. 306—Genevieve Sheetz,
president; J. D. Koonce, vice presi
dent; Franklin Suratt and Mary
Edith Woody, lieuteants; Dorothy
Krieger, secretary; Joseph Vaughn,
assistant treasurer.
includes complete traveling ward
robe, $200 spending money, and a
companion.
The purpose of this contest is to
further interest in the flag, and the
spirit for which it stands in Amer
ica. It Is possible that some of the
high school students may enter
and any who are interested should
get in touch with Miss Lindsay.
R. S. EATON, RED CROSS
REPRESENTATIVE, TALKS
TO ASSEMBLY OF BOYS
HARMON FOUNDATION
AWARD WON BY EAGLE
SCOUT ROBERT HUBBARD
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Ing forTat least one year.
4. He must have made an effort
to demonstrate leadership ability.
He must have given conspicuous
and unselfish service of some con
structive nature, denoting char
acter, perseverance, or self-sacri
fice.
These qualifications are in addi
tion to having the recommendation
from his troop committee, pastor,
chairman of the Court of Honor,
and scout executive denoting the
high type of scouting that Eagle
Scout Hubbard represents.
BIG FISH LITTLE FISH
IN SCHOOL AQUARIUM
The next president of the United
States will spend his vacation days
In the High Point high school
fishing. That Is, Mr. Sloan Is mak
ing preparations now; and the kind
of fish that he Is rearing for the
president to catch are gold fish,
eighteen carat—if Mr. Sloan s fish
tale can be believed.
Anyhow in the aquarium there
are two gold fish, one about a foot
long, and one less than a foot short.
These were snatched heartlessly
from their homes by Frank Steed,
and deposited m the future presi
dent’s fishing hole here in the high
school. Besides these fish of color,
there are eleven little gray fish
called carp, which look a lot like
catfish without horhs. These, Bus
ter Moffitt contributed.
FLAG CONTEST TO BE
HELD IN NATION SOON
MAY BE REPR’ED HERE
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Lindbergh when he returned from
Paris is to be given to the winner,
and the winner will also be given
a free trip to Washington, Balti
more, Philadelphia and Valley
Forge. The Grand National Award
is a trip around the world, for the
boy and the girl winners. This trip
u
Ritz
WEST END
Wed. 13—“Sinews of Steel”
A Romance of Flaming Forge
“Lver Languid Lure^^
Thurs. 14
“Dog of the RegimenP'
Mickey’s Comedy Circus
Fri. 15—“Haunted Island”
No. 8 Serial
“Valiant Rider’^—Western
‘Running Wild^’—Comedy
‘Hungry Hobo^^—Oswald Robbit
Sat. 16—Yakama Canut in
the “Iron Rider”
A Riproaring Western
‘Sailing Along”—Comedy
Mon. 18—“Fangs of Fate”
With Klondike Dog Star
“Daily Dozen^’—Comedy
(Concluded from Page 1)
tlstlcs has calculated that one
hundred thousand people will die
through accidents, most of them
preventable. He then told several
of the .“pressure points’’ to com
press in order to stop bleeding,
such as the thigh, upper arm,
temple, and throat.
“Some people think that the
home is the place where you should
be safest. On the contrary, thirty-
three per cent of the fatal accidents
happen in the home,” Mr. Eaton
informed the boys.
In conclusion, he explained the
method of artificial respiration and
told how valuable the knowledge
may be to everyone. Mr. Eaton
was assisted in the demonstration
of first aid by Harvey Curllee.
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