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Thursday, September 26, 1940 THE POINTER Page Three THE GRIST MILL OF SPORTS By FATE SASSER BISON UNDERDOGS Bi-Weekly Bison Sports STOP REIOSVILLE ENGLISH GAME OF RUGBY Well, kids, it’s here—the topic that has gradually worked its way onto the sports page of all the papers in the nation. The pennant races, which in former years have taken much space, must share with the development of the old game of Rugby, football, to you, which was introduced from England about 1870. Now the game has turned out to be the talk of August and the competition of September. Each fall school and college aggregations in every part of the land play this national game before thousands of spectators in stadiums that rival the huge Roman Colosseum It has gotten to such a point that the “flying wedge’’ formations of Rugby have become a year-around subject. With the season opening in mid-September and practice getting underway—some instances as early as the middle of August—several weeks before then. Football has become a four-months’ sport, rather than an eight or ten weeks’ as was the case some years ago Going into the third week of conflict for high school aggregation, the question has been asked by many a person, “Who will be the team to watch in the Western Class A conference?’’ As long as a guy is the champion, it’s a good thing to watch him. And that, we believe, holds true in every sport. The champ knows how it feels to win. That being the case, it might be advisable to keep the Purple Whirlwinds of Greensboro in the back end of your cranium . . . The Gate City eleven up to date is undefeated and untied in their first two encounters . . . Oh, yes, they have not had a point scored against them. . . . Some record so far, but they will stick their neck out tomorrow night when they mix it with the strong gridiron eleven of Rocky Mount REIDSVILLE HAP PERRY The little man that you see talking to the Reidsville tonite out at the stadium will be the little big man of the invaders. His name is Hap Perry, who last year coached his gridmen to the championship of the Western Class B crown and onto Chapel Hill, where they won the State B bacon. . . . Glancing at their record so far this fall, we see that the Reidsville Lions are still yet to be defeated. . . . With two victories and a total of 66 points being marked up against Danville and Leaksville So students the aggregation of Coach Hap will make their first air maneuvers in this city tonight with the many fans looking at one of the best mentors in the high school circuit. When we leave the tilt tonight after an hour of high-minded airmail attack, we will be saying to ourselves. “Where did they get such an eagle-eye passer as Sacrin- ity ? ... Well, boys and girls, they must grow them in Reidsville, since you can see they have one of the best pigskin elevens in this section. .... I have been talking a little strong for the invades, but there .is a reason for such a fact. SCHEDULE VERY TOUGH Taking on their second competition of the autumn, the local gridiron eleven will be without the material with which they started off at the first of the fall’s daily labor. And as they open with the first of four home games, the Bison slate will grow rough and tough with such high-flying and serious-minded troupe of gridmen as the Bulls of Durham, and Burlington, and the Lexington undefeated aggregation. Coach June Scott’s warriors will be out for revenge over two of the invaders after receiving a spanking by the Durham and Davidson county gridders last autumn. ... As you can see, the husky lads in blue will have no easy road to travel this fall, with nine foes remaining on the list—counting tongiht’s council of war under the lamps. . . . Although head mentor June Scott does not appear to be in a particularly pessimistic mood about the approaching season, a glance over the list of reserves and left-overs will explain his feelings The Western loop race this year, as we see it on the basis of last year’s varsity and scrubs and the returning prospects, should be the best balanced since a decade There I stick my neck out again, but you wait and see for yourself how the parade will turn out at the end. . . . Sectional foes such as Durham, Burlington, Reidsville, Lexington, and Charlotte dont have anything to do with the conference .... PICK-UPS FROM HERE AND THERE Traveling to the East Coast, we find the high schools in that section asking hte question, “Who is going to be the champion of the state in football, basketball, swimming, track, golf, wrestling,^ tennis, and, last of all, baseball? ... A good many of these championships have been won by the Durham lads Here are the ones they hold: football, basketball, track, golf, and wrestling. Swimming was won by the Caps of Raleigh after the Goldsboro fish had held the crown for three years without a defeat. Baseball was taken over by the Gate City lads, and they are picked by many to retain the crown again thm fal after they undermine the Durham county nine . . . Tennis the la^ of the minor sports was won by the Charlotte Silver netters . . . With a: d»wlng th. pla,-.tf 01 the ,rid™„ timq in November-the mentors of the Class A schools are saying that their gridmen should have a chance to win the honor this fa 1. . . . • Way down in the tobacco belt in the Eastern corner of ® ^ be a crop of farmers ni Edgecombe county who say that they will s P the Brewbaker boys of Durham. . . . They should be the ones to stop the Bull! r the Rock'y Mount lads are well on the trail of the Durhamites as they engage a neighbor city Friday night. ^ POINTERS OPEN HOME SLATE TONIGHT mm lifes ft I ■ Above the 1940 coaches and co-captains of the High Point high school gridiron aggregation, who tonight open a four-game home card at Albion Millis Stadium. Read ing from left to right are: Mentor June Scott, Co-captains Herbert Speas, Abie Short, and Kenneth Stevens, line coach. Golden Lions Journey Here This Evening for Annual Tilt Against Scottmen Coach Hap Perry Aggregation Takes to the Field With a Clean Record of Two Victories (Special to The POINTER) REIDSVILLE, Sept. 26.—Coach Hap Perry’s gridiron eleven, out standing in the past decade, will leave this morning for High Point where they face the Black Bison in their first home engagement of their 1940 pigskin schedule, with the Pointers out for the hide of the Luckies who set them down last fall on a smooth aerial attack that carried them to the state championship in Class B ball. Guilford county town On the soil of a "'"thrElIckbirds will mix it with the Greensboro aggregation, with both outfits yet to receive a set-back in this season s . the North Cavolino t7j.m.’s.ow„ entered school the past spring, has dropped " retur to carry on where he left off in soccer and basketball and size will leave a big hole in derstudy to Purcel Kimsey at right for the remaining of the season is out His weight the Bison forward wall. . • • Russell un tackle. . . . Also lost to the Pointers speedy Bill Lackey who had to drop me remaiiiiiis h'a. , ■ rtlo-Tit leff . See you the account of a pulled m h.yhjh*, at the game tonight along wrth the new^^ Thelma Weekly. . you again soon. . By . I hope VIBRATIONS FROM THE FEMS V THELMA WEEKLEY Well, folks, here it is September j and school again. Seems as if those two come along just like wet feet and “Ha-ch-oo-s.” But the dainty damsels are all ready to take their health and physical education ^ to keep in trim for these wasp-waist- ed fall styles. Too bad you can’t keep that lovely, hard-come-by tan. But, of course, there are always sun lamps. The sophomores, lucky stiffs, are taking gym five times per week this year, but we knew there would be a catch to it, the boys and girls will not take gym together this year as they hape done in the past. While the boys are building up muscle, preparatory to showing off, the girls will take health, and vice-versa. High Point high school is a mem ber of the North Carolina High School Girls Physical Education Association. Our course in this will follow the organization plans. The local officers of the associa tion are: Garnett Hinshaw, presi dent; Mary Ann Coe, vice presi dent; and Helen Craven, secre tary-treasurer. The after school teams in soccer and other sports will begin the next two weeks. Sophomores, jun iors and seniors will have home room and class teams this year as usual. The class teams will be chosen from all players. Come on, you juniors and seniors, let’s get (Continued on back page) Tonight’s cjonflict will be the first time that the Dions have played on the soil of Albion Millis Stadium, with the locals out for blood on the new field and hold ing an upper hand in the battles that were played in Willis Park. In the past, Coach Perry has received the better end in the annual fray, with his crew being stopped only twice by the Bison. In previous conflicts, the Golden Lions have presented a stalwart defense and fast-moving offense. Down near the chalk mark, their line has been almost impregnable as they have held their opponents to a big zero this fall; and in the past they were scored upon only by the Purple ‘ Whirlwinds of Greensboro. With such a record, the local aggregation of Rocking ham county enters the tilt tonight as the team favored to be unde feated in the high school circuit this season. Most of the power is built around the air attack that has been the big factor in the Perry- men’s last two encounters and was the top development in its maneu vers last season, which saw them going down only once under the razzle-dazzle assortment of plays that was handed out by Greens boro. The attack through the air route is not the only big threat in the Lions’ power, for they have smooth running plays to keep their opponents on their heels. Making the trip along with Coach Perry are 33 members of the varsity and reserves who have seen actfon in every engagement so far this season. Of this num ber, 15 were lettermen last year, and the first team is composed of 10 monogram winners from last fall. This flock of boys hit the beam around 160 pounds on the average, while the Bison aggrega tion is reported larger. This is a group of boys who can get about and makes things rough and tough for its opposition. Outstanding gridders who will appear on the grounds of Millis Stadium are the Sacrinity broth ers, with the elder holding an edge over his brother. These two lads play the same position, and by many they are picked as the best pair of triple-threaters in the state. Both are great mail-carriers VARSITY RESERVES DPEN SEASDN WITH DID TDWN DF MINERAL SPRING, DOT. 3 Out With Injury Following right along in the footsteps of the varsity, the little Bison reserves Jare making last minute preparation for their open ing tilt with Old Town or Mineral Springs as the host city on the date of October 3^. With most of their last fall’s material moving up to the varsity, the two mentors are looking over the flock for new talent for this coming pigskin schedule which is the roughest and toughest slate that could be mapped out. Al though the parade will be no easy road^ the boys appeared in high spirits for their first encounter) which will be followed by Griffith, there. The following week the lo cal lads will play host to the invad ers of Lewisville on October 24. The schedule that has been made out reads as follows: Old Town at Mineral Springs, October 3; Griffith, there, October 10; Clemmons, there, October 17; Lew isville, here, October 24; Burling ton, there, October 30; Sedge Gar den, here, November 9; Walker- town, there, November 14, and Burlington, here, November 21. Bill Lackey, flash youth from Archdale, will be lost to the Black Bison for the greater part of the 1940 football season on account of a bad leg injury. Tilt Against Reidsville Is First of Season for Locals In Albion Millis Stadium First String Players From Injury Jinx Will Keep Two Starting at 8 o’Clock By FATE SASSER (The POINTER Sports Editor) The Black Bison’ prize high school gridiron extravaganza of the season will be unreeled this evening on the soil fo Albion Millis Stadium at 8 o’clock, where the Pointers hope to outscore a high-flying and se rious-minded troupe of Reidsville’s high school gridmen, who, the past autumn, were winners of the Class B championship. WESTERN CONFERENCE LOOP LOOKING FOR GREAT YEAR WITH COMPETITION TOUGH Veursity Wins First Encounter of Year and can heave the pigskin to any point on the field. Another mem ber in the backfield who has caus ed many a coach to worry is Byrd, who can be found at any spot on the field, shifting from one berth to another. His ability as a kicker rates among the outstanding in the South. Morris carries the num ber thirteen on his back, by no means is that unlucky, for the speedy back has crossed the in vaders’ pay dirt for more points than any other member on the roster. In the forward wall. Coach Hap has seven veterans on hand to take over the duties on the number one squad, with good material on hand to put in if there is a need. Most of the linemen can play 60- minute ball, with Pettigrew, flash defensive performer, able to last overtime if the need should come. Co-captain fullback Abie Short intercepted a pass on the Bison fifteen yard line and ran 85 yards for a touchdown, the only score of the game as the Bison won their initial game of the season over Mills Home of Thomasville, 7-0. The Little Baptists were not considered to have much this year. Hpwever, the Bison found them to be most formidable, and they again proved their merit last week when they played Reynolds High a close game only to be defeated 6-0. The Bison were outplayed in every phase of the game. The Lit tle Baptists made 9 first downs to the locals’ 5. They outrushed the Bison 105 yards to 54, and outpassed them ,11 to 84. It was a closer game than High Point expected, but the Bison mer ited beneficial epperience through their hard fight. MAJORETTES Five majorettes have been added as a new feature of the high school band this year. Selected for these positions from a large number of contestants were: Tommye Stan ton, Dorothy Highfill, Dorothy Pe- gram, Belty Jean Culver, and Sara Stone. These girls will show what they can do in the way of high- stepping Thursday night, when they will preform with the band at Albion Millis Stadium. With the 1940 gridiron seasor for high school aggregations ir the Western Carolina Class A Conference unrolling in sectional and intersectional battles, the sur vey of the teams composing the loop reveals an abundance of ma terial showing up for early au tumn practice. Numerous letter- men in uniform, along with many youngsters who made a ood show ing last season, promise a serie.= of thrills for the fans who follow the parade in the West. Over in the Twin - City, it ap pears that skipper “Red” Smith, who received his football training at Presbyterian, way down in the corner of South Carolina, has one of the best aggregations to report for gridiron labor in the past dec ade. They opened their pigskin schedule last Friday night against Mills Home of Thomasville, with his lads coming out on the better end of the score, 6-0. Big sparkplug in the Reynolds High attack is Phi) Brewer, who, in the past years, has caused trouble for every opponent, The next stop on our jaunt through the conference is Greens boro where Coach Bob Jamieson is laboring with his prize crew that won the Western Conference crown the past season and which is picked by many to retain this honor again this autumn. The rea son for this is that Coach Jamie son has such crack backs as Joe Winner and Jack Dempsey, who in the past two weeks have overrun Burlington and Raleigh by one sided scores. Leaving the Guliford county sec tion, we journey to the West whert (Continued on back page) Hanging onto a record of one win for their first appearance, the local aggregation is out to under mine the highly-touted aerial at tack of Coach Hap Perry’s aggre gation—the same eleven which has handed out two shellackings in its first two conflicts of the pigskin season. Tonight’s battle under the lamps will be the first appearance that a Reidsville crew has played in the Albion Millis Stadium, with the ag gregation of Coach June Scott la boring for the first time this sea son on home ground. High Point opened the season a fortnight ago in Thomasville, triumphing over Coach Charlie Kearns’ Little Bap tists. In previous conflicts, the Lions have presented a stalwart defense and fast-moving offense. Down near the doublechalked stripe their line has been almost impregnable as their record of having only five touchdowns scored against them in the past year shows. On offense, Sacrinity, 160-pound triple-threater, gets most of the headlines, for the Lions crop of backs with the little blonde lad being picked by many as the best passer in the state this fall, as his name again appears on the list for All-State honors. Although not shifty, he is a fine pigskin carrier and his kicking is his specialty. On numerous occasions, his booming kick has sent th© opposition moan ing back toward its end of the field. Other Rockingham county (Continued on back page) Pause... Refresh HARRY YIP LAUNDRY All Clothes Cheap Prices 209 East Commerce Street High Grade Samples for Less Money BARGAINS AT ALL TIMES Sample Shoe Store V._ DONT WORRY-CALL MURRAY 40 2 1 FIRE AND AUTO PROTECTION J. W. SECHREST & SON SINCE 1897 AMBULANCE SERVICE PHONE 3349 Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Of High Point
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