Friday, November 8, 1940
THE POINTER
Page Three
The Grist Mill
of Sports
BY FATE SASSER
SCOTTMEN ENTERTAIN GREEN WAVE
LOOP FRAY SGHEOULEO AT
MILLIS PARK; TILT OPENS
A DOURLEHEADER AT 7:15
YEARLING OUTSTANDING BISON PERFORMERS
PRESENT ALL-STATE ELEVEN ' V> . '
This thing Tjl -writing a holu-m'ft^foi' the Teaders of this paper te
something that is hard . . . You don’t know what the people would like
to read, so the miller is going to do everything in his power to write a
column that the few readers he has will like ... A little dope that has
not been printed in this paper is an All-State roster for the top grid
iron performers . . . This will come out in the next Pointer, so keep
in touch with this section of the paper for the 1940 pigskin All-State
eleven . . . Several members of the Black Bison squad have caught the
eye of the miller, along with a few who will most likely receive a bid
next fall ... So he says keep in tune with the Grist Mill for the lat
est thing about the who’s who of football.
MANAGER THE FORGOTTEN MAN
, The forgotten men of football . . . Who can they be? ... The
managers are the forgotten lads on the gridiron . . . They do much
labor and receive less honor than any other member who makes up
the roster . . . Gosh, theose two kids who act before the stands as if
they just came out of the cradle, are the managers of the Bison foot
ball team . . . The little fellow, better known as the “Muscle,” is Dar
rell “Haite” Welborn ... Yes, girls, he has a love . . . The other man
ager is called “Poker”, but the real “John Hancock” is Jack Preston.
. . . By the way, the miller would like to know could he be serious about
Betty Jean Bales? ... I believe you have something there, “Poker.”
Tonight the many fans that journey to the battles that the Bison
perform, will have their second opportunity to see the huskies dressed
in blue at full strength after they have been ragged with injuries . . .
Along with the return of the injured players, the local eleven will make
an attempt to bounce back into the winning column after they have
remained off the honor list for the past three councils of war ... It
does not always turn out as everybody would like it . . . You can’t win
all the games, but you can put up a great fight; and that is just what
the Scottmen have done . . . The return of Charlie Kimsey to the line
will add power to the defensive attack, and also the return of Purcell,
brother of Charlie, will put the Bison in the race for the Western
Class A crown ... That they have lost one loop fray is no sign that
their chance is dimmed, for the locals still have R. J. Reynolds and
Greensboro after the combat with Gastonia . . . Tonight in Salisbury
the Yellow Jackets entertain the Greensboro troupe in what might be
the turning point for the state standing . . . The Rowan county eleven
needs only one, victory to take the bacon . . . while the Jamieson aggre
gation lacks two.
PICK-UPS FROM HERE AND THERE
Well, students, here is the high school bi-weekly round-up, with
the eastern seaboard being the topic for the first few statements . . .
The Blackbirds of Coach Emory Adkins of Rocky Mount did something
that no other school has been able to do for the past two years on the
Eastern shores, and that is to undermine the Crimson Tide of Durham
high . . . And that can be marked down in history for the Edgecombe
county institution . . . They have pushed the Crimson Tide to the last
ditch every year, but have not been able to overtake the hard charging
Bulls.
Still remaining on the slate for the Tobacco county lads is the
troupe from Wilson, who week before last pulled, what the sport
writers thought, was the impossible as they held the last year’s state
champions to a tie . . . The fray was a duel between Wilson’s Billy
Brooks and Durham’s Russ Perry, with the first receiving the better
end of the deal.
Lexington has the upper hand in the South Piedmont loop, with
the Greyhounds of Statesville sharing honors with the strong unde
feated Davidson county crew . . . They were officially picked state
champions last year . . . Class B in the East is a fight between Hamlet
and Rockingham, while Reidsville is sure of the laurels in the West . . .
The Miller comes to a close by saying, “So long, and see you at the
ball game tonight” . . . Watch for the next issue All-State pick.
VIBRATIONS FROM THE FEMS
By Thelma Weekly
College Host To Guilfwd Fol-
. lowing the Bison
Combat
Hi lassies! Autumn certainly
must have had sports in mind when
she settled her schedule. The tangy
air had just the right ingredients
to pep the girls up and really make
them play soccer.
Sixteen o f
the home room
t o u r n a ment
games have al
ready been
played to the
tune of record
par ticipation.
Orchids to
you, lassies. If
it doesn’t rain
next week the
home room
tournament games will end and the
class games will begin. Come on
out girls, and get on a class team.
It’s a distinction.
Hockey has its fascinations, but
skinned elbows and decorated shins
seriously detract from its glamour.
Still, it’s all in the game and
oodles of fun. The puzzle of which
side of the stick is supposed to
hit the ball is still a mystery to
the second period gym class but
they are learning through bitter
experience.
Hallow’en costumes were side-
spliting. Quite a few high school
girls promenaded Main Street last
Thursday night and showed the
latest in costume finery and mirth
producers. Some went as Colonial
ladies, quite-a few as jockeys, Meri-
can senoritas, and negro mammies.
The boys did appear so diminutive
and fragile in girl’s clothing that
it was hilarious. The lipstick and
rouge added to their beauty.
Three cheers for another home
game! And let’s pray that it does
not rain. Now we can really turn
out and show what High Point
high school can do. Bring a bag
of lemons if necessary, but let’s
pep our cheering up. Everyone
should know the yells by now, so
let’s turn out and put them in ac
tion. Sling the fire and ginger
and really show Gastonia we have
a cheering section.
How is the training progressing,
ladies? Those delicious after school
snacks are such a temptation and
the new soda-jerker is so-o hand
some. Just one teeny-weeny coca-
cola wouldn’t hurt you and it cer
tainly would get you an introduc
tion; but doggone, that’s two points
off and they are too hard to get.
Make it a vanilla cone.
There are only three more foot
ball games, so make the most of
them. Come on out tonight and
really back the boys up. It’s pretty
chilly, so bundle up in last year s
coonskin and prepare to CHEER!!
Tonight on the turf of Albion
Millis Stadium the Black Bison
entertain the Green Wave of Gas
tonia in a conference fray that is
scheduled to start at 7:15, with
the High Point C'ollege-Guilford
fracas, on tap after the Pointers’
maneuvers.
Big news on the campus is that
Charlie^ Kimsey, flashy Rock of
Gibraltar, will be able to take to
the gridiron this evening after
being out of the war council since
the Reidsville tilt when he receiv
ed a broken arm. With the re
turn of “Marble Top” the line will
send the local aggregation to the
top of the list in the Western
Conference laurels which the Guil
ford county lads have a good op
portunity to win.
This week the huskies went
through light drills to polish off
the many scars and sore muscles
that they received in the Monday
night fracas that saw the Bison
take it on the chin after they had
made a great show in the first
journey Friday night to the Queen
City.
The record of the Scottmen
looks to be a little off, but this
can be overlooked for the lads
have taken on tough assignments
since the opening of their fall
schedule. The winning column
shows only three against four de
feats.
Reports from the Green Wave
stronghold are that they will be
at full strength for tonight’s bat
tle after the muddy fracas in
Winston-Salem last week, with
Sheppard, hard-running line plung
er. ready to take over mail carry
ing duties for his mates, along
with the outstanding offensive of
Captain Brunnemer and Walker,
both 180 pound tackles.
In practice this week the men
tors sent their huskies through
long periods of dummy scrimmage
in order that they will not have
any injuries bobbing up before the
loop fray. Bud Kivett. Larry Hod-
gin, and Purcell Kimsey will re
main on the sideline nursing
bruises that they received in Mon
day’s maneuvers.
Coach Shore of Gastonia, and
Scott of High Point, are not sure
what men will start the war to
night, but the lineup will read
something like the one below.
Pos. Gastonia High Point
LE—Herman Reid
LT—Walker - Bencini
LG—Lipscomb Barker
C—Kimbrell Speas
Sedge Garden Plays Reserves On Our Field Today
Salisbury Tops Western Loop: Bison Fourth Reserves Take To
t — Gridiron At 3:30
WESTERN LOOP LAURELS ‘ "
ON TAP T0NI6HT AT
SALISBURY; BISON 4TH
Locals Rate Fourth With
Three More Games
(Staff Correspondent)
Team W
Salisbury 3
Greensboro 2
R. J. Reynolds 1
High Point —— 0
Gastonia 0
Bison Soccerites Trip Burlington 2-1
4,
RG—Holland - Hayworth
RT—Brunnemer — Amick
RE—Stacy - Webb
QB—Mingus Wilson or Evans
HB—Rankin Short
HB—Carpenter, Culler or Marshall
FB—Shepherd Metcalf
POINTERS ENRAGE R. J.
REYNOLDS FRIDAY IN
WINSTON AT 8 O’CLOCK
The schools that make up the
Western division have a full pro
gram this evening with the Black
Bison of High Point playing the
loop cellar-holders in their last
start of the season against con
ference members. The crew of
Coach June Scott have two more
combats in which they can cause
a change in the play-off if they
undermine the aggregation of
Coach Bob Jamieson of Greens
boro.
R. J. Reynolds finds themselves
in number three spot, but remain
idle this week as they make plans
for the invasion of High Point
next Friday night. This fray
should make a change in the stand
ing between the tliird slot and the
fourth berth.
Many fans in this section hope
that the Yellow Jackets of Salis
bury stop the Whirlwinds of
Greensboro tonight and journey to
Chapel Hill for the state bacon
which is scheduled for November
25th. The power of the Salisbury
troupe or the Greensboro eleven
will not be able to overtake the
Blackbirds of Rocky Mount, who
have only one more important
fracas before they will have full
ownership of the Eastern division.
This is the annual tilt between the
clubs of Leon Brodgen of Wilson
and Emory Adkins of Rocky Mount.
The last stand of the West will
be held on the evening of Novem
ber 22hd when Greensboro and
High Point battle for the cham
pionship of Guilford county. For
the past few years the Greensboro
crew has held the upper hand.
Bison Drop Games To
Jackets, Central High
With the ’40 season drawing to
a close, the Black Bison record in
the t%lly column leans to the lost
side.
The season opened with a 7 to
0 victory over a fighting Mills
Home eleven and an unexpected
win of 13 to 0 over the' favored
Reidsville Golden Lions.
High Point’s first defeat of the
season was occasioned by the
giant Durham Bulls who locked
horns with the Bison and rolled
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Phil Brewer Offers Big
In Tobacco City
Attack
Gun
(Special To The Pointer)
Winston-Salem, Nov. 8.—Next
Friday night the High Point sen
ior high Black Bison gridiron
eleven will journey to this strong
hold for their third Western con
ference tilt against the strong
troupe of Coach “Red” Smith’s ag
gregation of R. J. Reynolds high
at 8 o’clock in Bowman-Gray Me
morial Stadium.
The tangle with the Bison will
be the locals’ last start in the
Western loop and probably will
have a great influence on the final
standing in the conference. At the
present the Tobacco City lads are
in fourth slot of the conference
standing and are out for the hide
of Coach June Scott’s eleven. The
battle should be one that will have
plenty of rough and tough football
mix-ups, as the Reynolds team is
on the underdog list, and is also
out for revenge.
Sparking the attack for the
Winston ci’ew is Phil Brewer, last
“ABIE” SHORT
up a 13 to 0 win. The local lads,
however came back with a terri
fic victory over Burlington to the
tune of 38 to 0.
At the colorful homecoming
game the spirit was dampened
somewhat by a steamroller vic
tory of the champion Lexington
corps, 41 to 6. However, a victory
was made by the Black Bison as
it was the only team to score on
the Yellow Jackets this year. The
touchdown was made by Larry
Hodgin.
The home team then journeyed
to Salisbury to tackle the Salis
bury Yellow Jackets in the first
conference game of the season. Af
ter a terrific battle, they again
met defeat with a tally of 9 to 0.
The Bison then prepared for a
tough, non-conference battle with
the Central High of Charlotte. They
began the game in a driving rain
but after a few plays the game was
postponed until the following Mon
day. At the return engagement
the locals lost, 19 to 6
THE JINX HAS BEEN BROK
EN. Yes, it is true that the soccer
team has finally won a game and
on top of that they have won a
berth in the state play-off against
the undefeated Jamestown crew, as
the locals took a heart-bj’eaker yes
terday (Thursday) from a much
weaker troupe from Burlington
2-1.
Being dead locked at the end' of
the scheduled time game had to be
advanced into three extra periods
as Co-captain “Pinky” Hedrick tall
ied the winning point to go along
with the goal that King booted in
the first frame. As the half end
ed the two teams were tied up one
all, but as the game drew closer to
a close the two teams got strong
er on defense.
The tilt Thursday afternoon Was
the first time that a high school
soccer team of High Point high
school, has made a bid for the state
laurels. Before, they have been
stopped in the semi-finals, but yes
terday they were in top form af
ter they have been defeated in
every tilt that, they had played in
this fall. Report from the strong
hold of Jamestown is that they will
retain the crown which they have
held for the past several years. In
fact they have not been beaten for
the past thrte seasons.
In the games this season that
the Bison have played against the
rural schools, they have fallen
short of the usual one sided score.
Scores in the combats between the
two institutions were 4-0 and 9-0.
High Point
year’s member of the All-Star
eleven that played in Charlotte
against the troupe from South
Carolina. So far this season the
flashy back has been the big gun
in the locals’ offensive attack, with
the speedster being run up for high
scorer this fall in high school man
euvers.
Reports from the scouts that
have witnessed the Guilford coun
ty .lads under fire say that this
year’s club is plenty tricky and
that every member in the back-
field must be watched, as well as
the linesmen, for they handle the
pigskin as much as the runners in
the backfield. The razzle-dazzle
of Coach June Scott has always
been a big handicap for the boys
dressed in black and gold uniforms.
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Pos: Burlington
RG—Picket Taylor
R^W—Gattes - Yow
RL^Capes Buie
CF—Heath Grant
LI—Sneed (C) Bailey
LW—Warren Craven
RHB—Fowler Hucks
CHB—Madden -- Kennerly
LHB—Collins (C) Hedrick
RFB—Weston Grant
LFB—Evans — King
High Point Scoring: King and
Hedrick: Burlington: Evans.
Referee: Hedrick.
Won Lost Percent
2 3 .400
This afternoon on the local
football field the Junior Varsity
entertained a much weaker crew
from Sedge Garden in what should
prove to be a walk away for the
Reserves at 3:30.
Reports from the campus of the
local high that the strength of the
little lads in Blue will not bo up
to par for the fray this afternoon
as several members on the first
eleven are out with injuries. This
seems to be the trouble that over
took the varsity the first part of
the season. The fact that they will
be weak, does not keep the writ
ers from picking them as the win
ner of todays tangle.
With injuries taking a big total
from he starting line up their
mentor Coach Tony Cunugle
made several changes in his first
team as he rushed up drills to
iron out the kinks for the fray to
day. The ones who are out of the
starting line up but might see act
ion before the tilt gets very far un
derway are Horace Haworth, tac
kle, Ray Keever, guard, Ben Coop
er, tackle, John Crowder, quarter
back, and Earl Hucks, fullback,
.who in the past council of war has
proved that the absence of his
great running would hurt the
driving power of the locals very
much.
In order to fill the gaps several
members have been switched
around so that the tackle positions
will be on the same par as they
were before the injuries over took
the first string performers. “Head”
Medlin, has been groomed to fill
one of the spots and his other
mate has not been named as yet,
but several aspirants have been
Donald Dunkelburger, little
100-pound back has ben named for
the second time as captain of the
reserves as his performance in his
last battle was very good as he
sprinted off tackle and around
end for numerous good gains.
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