FridayjJanuary 24, 1941
THE POINTER
Page Three
Red-Hot Bison Invade Arch Rival Purple Whirlwind Tonight
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W. R. BENSON
ALBERT EVANS
SAM MOORE
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THE GRIST
MILL
Of Sports
(By Pate Sasser)
HERBERfT SPEAS
DOUG REID
Putting one little word behind the other, let’s see what
w'e have . . .
Tonight the cage teams of High Point and Greensboro are to meet
in Greensboro gymnasium, and figuring prominently in the attack will
be five High Pointers, who, Tuesday night, did the impossible as they
stopped the winning streak of the Durham Bulls Up to that time,
the Durham aggregation was undefeated in high school competition
for the past three and one-half years. The services of Bobby Gantt and
George Loftes were greatly missed. ... In the meantime, a young
High Point lad was reaching the height of his career after trying for
the past three seasons to make the varsity five; but the other night,
this young fellow stole the show as he hooked the basket,from all an
gles and once again paced the locals’ attack on offense That per
son we all know by the name of “Speedy,” and he surely lives up to the
meaning of the word speedy We’re convinced Doug is a basket-
bailer of unquestionable ability,, and he has won wide recognition be
cause of his achievements on the gridiron. . . . Greensboro spectators
will remember “Speedy” from his outstanding performance against the
Whirlwind football eleven the past fall, as the rangy lad who snagged
two completed heaves to set-up the Black Bison scoring threat against
the Greensboro team. . . .
Students, the miller has a very serious thing to mention to
the members of the High Point Cheering section. ... I won’t
state the night of the occasion, for we all remember when the
event happened. . . . Not very long ago the local cage team visited
a certain city. While they were performing before the host sup
porters, the fans would forget that they should be quiet while a
visitor is shooting a foul shot. They didn’t do that thing, and ap
parently they were used to making noise while their opponents
were trying for their free throws. ... In the past two or three
tilts here, a few of the supporters of the Bison have been guilty
of the same rudeness. . . . Remember that when your team goes
out of town, you appreciate courtesy to them—and do unto others
as you would have them to do unto you. . . . Let’s show the in
vaders that we have the most courteous student body in the state
during foul shots.
Hitting the basketball parade at the midway mark next week, the
local court five will journey to the hills of the Old North State to
battle the Silver Streaks of Central High of Charlotte Tuesday. On
returning to the Furniture City, the Guilford county basketeers will
be host to their arch rivals from Greensboro in a return engagement.
The next encounter finds the POINTER coming off the press
on Tuesday night in the Tobacco City Over in the neighboring
stronghold, the Pointers will tangle with R. J. Reynolds, who last
year, we recall, defeated the Simeonmen for their first loop setback.
_The next encounter finds the POINTER coming off the press
the day we mix-up with the Charlotte Streaks
Supporters, don’t forget the wrestling match Tuesday afternoon
against the Salisbury grapplers at 4 o’clodk As we recall,
the scrappers lost in their first hand-to-hand encounter, but that
was their first chance to match their skill and strength
So Tuesday evening the “grunts and groans” will again ring out
over the high school gym Down East the papers are writing
a good bit about the fray this evening between Durham and Wil
son and from this corner of the sporting world the miller thinks
that the Cyclones can pull an upset, but those boys from Dur
ham will be hard to beat. Coach Brogden Sam McDonald of
the Raleigh News and Observer thinks that his home town will
bid for the state laurels in Chapel Hill
It’s about time for the miller to bring to a close his baby
blunder Just a few more words dealing with the Women’s
Senior National swimming meet to be held here this coming sum
mer. In the next issue of the POINTER, your scribe will tell you
about such stars as Prince Nufer, “Sug,” Gloria Weeks, Patsy Mc
Whorter, and Gloria Callen By the way, boys, I can tell you
they all are good looking I expect to see them myself
probably next month S’long
COACH A. J. SIMEON
UNANNOUNCED TEAM
AT LOCAL Y. M. C. A.
Little Blues Have Tallied 290
Points in 9 Tilts; Hoover
Paces Scoring
Black Bison Opens G’boro
Class A Slate at Eight; 2nd
Fray for Pointers In Loop
SALISBURY ENRAGES HIGH
TUESDAY; EAGE GRAPPLERS
IN GYM AT EOUR D’GLOGK
Scrappers Lose to Durham While
Barium Springs Stops Salisbury.
CLYDE MANGUM
Jamiesons
Against
Quint.
Take Underdog Roll
Flashy High Point
JAMES HAYWORTH
The pictures above and around
are the members of the varsity
basketball team, which journeys to
Greensboro this evening for their
second W'estern class A confer
ence battle. Students, you can
now complete your scrap book of
your outstanding high school
squad.
VIBRATIONS FROM THE FEMS
By Thelma Weekly
After losing Tuesday night
to Kernersville, the Junior
Varsity journeys to the High
Point Y. M. C. A. Saturday
night to play an unannounced
opponent, probably a member
of the Industrial League.
In nine starts to date, the Jun
ior Varsity boasts a record of six
wins to three defeats. Such strong
teams as Salisbury’s Junior Var
sity, Diamond, DeMolay, and
Hasty high school have gone down
in defeat before the scrappy Bi-
sonettes, while defeat has been met
at the hands of Trinity, Kerners
ville, and DeMolay.
In accomplishing this record,
the Junior Varsity has piled up a
total of 290 points to 229 for op
ponents. In winning over DeMo
lay by the high score of 50-24, the
Junior Varsity—in scoring fifty
points—accomplished a feat which
the Varsity has been striving to
do al season.
Pacing the Jayvee scorers this
year is Wayne Hoover, who has
scored no less than 47 points. Close
on his heels are little Leroy Col
lins, with 41 points; and Harry
Rothrocw with 32.
Eight high scorers for the year
are; Hoover (47), Collins (41),
Rothrock (32), Cottom (30), Kiv-
ett (28), Dunkelburger (25), Idol
(18), and Gupton (13).
Bill Kivett has been probably
the most outstanding ball handler
and all-around payer on the squad
this year; Leroy Collins specializes
in getting clear under the basket
for crips, while David Barker, Bill
Gupton, and Robert Cottom have
shown on uncanny ability to take
rebounds from the back-board.
Once again the “grun t and
groan” artists. of the High Point
high school mat team will tangle
their skill and strength in their
second hand-to-hand encounter
Tuesday afternoon against the
grapplers of Salisbury. The strug
gle between the mat-mongers will
unreel at 4 o’clock in the Senior
high gym.
In their first engagement last
week against the state champions
the locals were defeated 21 1-2 to
15 1-2 by the Durham grapplers.
At the same time, the Salisbury
scrappers were smeared by the Ba
rium Springs stragglers 27-9. Last
year the Bison handed the Jackets
a double defeat and once again
they are picked to pin the Rowan
county mat-mongers.
SEVERAL CHAMPIONS
The future Londonses of High
Point high are, in Coach Scott’s
opinion, developing with remark
able rapidty. Coach Scott believes
that he has several state champion
potentialities on the squad this
winter. In a conference, the men
tor stated that the locals should win
the 118, 108, 138, 148, and 158-
pound divisions in the state meet
to be held in Chapel Hill.
Last week the locals were with
out the service of Purcell Kimsey,
but Kimsey is expected to be in
shape for the tangle Tuesday aft
ernoon. His absence from the first
tilt was on account of the Golden
Gloves Boxing Tournament.
Several newcomers to the wrest
ling world made a good showing
last Friday in their first “catch-
as-catch-ean” match as they show
ed skill in hand-tohand battle.
Those who were offering energy
for the first time were Otis Chap
man, Cai-1 Bailey, Charlie MacFar-
land, Bill Smith, and Wayne Sta
ley.
Durham-High Point summaries;
•98 lb.—Johnston, Durham, won
by fall over MacFarland. Time
(Continued on back page)
Hi, lassies!! How do you like
hovering over radiators these
slightly chilly days? Many of
the more athletic misses are
keeping warm by fast and tricky
games of basketball. It isn’t a
bad idea and it’s a lot more fun.
In case you are interested, as I
hope you are, the schedule for the
remainder’ of the basketball sea
son is as follows;
January 27—209 vs. 203-202A.
January 27—206 vs. 103.
January 28—Yellow Jackets vs.
Red Sox (9 a. m.).
January 28—101 vs. 302.
January 29—314 vs. 303-208.
January 30—302 vs 103.
January 27—101 vs. 201.
January 31—304 vs. 104-309.
January 31—305 vs. 301.
February 3—311 vs. 307- 05-106.
February 4—201 vs. 305.
February 4—304 vs. 203-202A.
February 5—209 vs. 311.
February 6—206 vs. 301.
February 7—201 vs. 103.
February 7—201 vs. 103.
February 10—104-309 vs. 314.
February 11—206 vs. 305.
(Continued on page 4)
INTRAMURAL
By Fate Sasser
(Pointer Sports Editor)
Greensboro, Jan. 24—Late
this afternoon the Black Bi
son of High Point blow into
town to open the Purple
Whirlwind ’41 Western Class
“A” basketball slate at eight
o’clock in the local gym, the
encounter offering traditional
rivalry between the two in
stitutions.
Everyone in the Gate City is
talking about the meeting this
evening between the state’s oldest
rivals, with the bets running High
Point way after the beating they
handed the Durham aggregation
Tuesday night. The Durham coun
ty lads were undefeated in the
scholastic circuit, but have met
defeats at the hands of Carolina
and Wake Forest freshmen.
DEPEND ON HEIGHT
Coach Bob Jamoeson does not
seem to be in a particularly pessi-
mestic mood about the fray this
evening. A glance at the height of
his first five will explain his feel
ing. When the whistle blows, (
Coach Bob will be able to put upon
the hardwood a team that will av
erage six feet two inches in height,
which is a little better than three
inches taller than any person on
the Bison squad.
The Whirwinds have played on
ly a few foes this season in the
high school circles, as their sched
ule has been hamperered because
off the influenza epidemiic which
his closed the local schools for the
past ten days. Tonight the pur
ple lads are ready to break up the
old rivavals record in the Western
loop.
Greensboro supporters, particu
larly, would like to see their local
team defeat the Furniture City
quintette in a court engagement,
since last winter they were defeat
ed twice by the well-mentored team
off Tony Simeon.
STOP REID
Lanky Leroy Paschal, a veteran
from the past will be assigned to
hold down the new Hgh Point star
Doug Reid, who in the last tilt
reached the peak off his carreer on
(Continued on page 4)
JOHN CROWDER
HERBERT HODGIN
High Point-G’boro Tangle
Tops West; Bulls-Wilson East
After seeing the tag football
season come and go the intra
mural athletic program sponsored
by High Point high school will get
under way again next week with
basketball holding the spotlight.
Although schedules have not yet
been arranged, they will be ready
to be posted some time within a
week. Even though the schedule
has not been posted, it is a virtual
certainty that at least two games
will be played each afternoon and
possibly on Saturday morning.
If the spirit in which the tag
football season was received is any
Continued on Page Four
CHAPEL HILL, Jan. 23.—West
ern and Eastern North Carolina’s
Class A high schools will offer
many thrills for court lovers to
night, with loop tilts scheduled in
four corners of the state. In the
West it’s Greensboro vs. High
Point and Far West it’s Gastonia
vs. R. J. Reynolds. Down on the
coast the Bulls of Durham high
tangle with the Wilson Cyclones in
a game that should be the turning
point in the Eastern division.
While the Durham-Wilson con
flict holds the upmost interest
for the lowlanders and the East
erners, the Piedmont section has
its thrills for this evening in the
Guilford county seat when the
two traditional arch rivals meet
again for state laurels. In their
last engagement on the gridiron
—G’boro won 7-0.
Way up in the Western corner
of the sticks, Gastonia makes its
first attempt to win the crown for
the Western division as it takes the
hardwood against the Reynolds
high quintet, which has been stop
ped only once, by Salisbury, 30-,25.
The Class A standing.
EAST
Team
Won
Lost Pet.
Wilson
2 .
0 1.000
Durham
1
0 1.000
Raleigh
1
0 1.000
Fayetteville
1
1 .500
Rocky Mount
0
2 .000
Wilmington
0
WEST
2 .000
Team
Won
Lost Pet.
High Point -
1
0 1.000
Salisbury —
1
1 .500
Reynolds
0
1 .000
Gastonia
0
0 .000
Greensboro
0
0 .000
JACK PRESTON
Cuts of the squad were given
to the POINTER by the High
Point Enterprise.
(Photos By Dodamead)