JANUARY 18, 1949
THE POINTER
Page Three
A’Hunting They Will Go As
Bulldogs Meet Bison Tonight
Athletic Record For High Point High School
Proves Most Successful In Bison History
Yep, the Bulldogs of Burling-"^
ton are all polished up to go out
hunting tonight— Bison hunting.
And the hunting grounds should
really prove game, ’cause the
Black Bison will be waiting and
wary for the invaders.
Double-talk? No. We’re speak
ing of a Western Conference
Class AA basketball game be-
tween the High Point High
keteers and the Burlington High
hardwoodmen tonight in the local
high’s gym. Tip-off time: 8
o’clock. , j-.r
Conditions are somewhat difier-
ent from the last time the Bison
and Bulldogs clashed. It was
Thanksgiving Day at Bowman-
Gray Stadium in Winston. Ke-
member? The Western loop foot
ball crown was at stake and fate
was against the Bison that day.
But basketball’s a different
story with a similar twist. As
of presstime, the two squads have
racked up an undefeated record
in conference circles, both having
defeated Salisbury. But the sta
tistics of these games don’t vary
enough to give either team a
comfortable edge. The Bison
whipped Salisbury by a 44-23
count. The Bulldogs downed the
Tmlfptc! 41-27
Bill Keziah, Moser, Sutton, Har
vey, and a fellow by the name of
Carson “Red” Leach have paced
the young ’49 Burlington season.
The combination of Ig Ellington
Wheat Miller, Ken Yarborough,
Jack Powell, and Charlie Bryant
has upheld the Bison might. Jerry
Pascal and Frank Hassell are
among the able reserves to see
action.
GYM SHORTS
BY ANN SHIPWASH
A class “round-robin” tourna
ment brings girl’s basketball right
into its own nowadays. Captains
have been elected for the differ
ent class teams. They are: Fresh
man, Faye Boles; sophomore,
Gwen Redwick; junior, Doris Cra
ven; seniors, Betsy White and
Ella Jean Ball.
The results of the January 6
games saw the seniors overwhelm
the frosh squad 24-10, with Butch
Hayworth leading the way for the
seniors with 18 points. The jun
iors beat the sophs 15-9. Doris
Craven tallied 8, followed by Nan
cy Beck with 7, while Gwen Red
dick kept the losers in the game
with 7 points.
The class championship game
will be decided at a later date by
a play-off between the teams hav
ing won the most games. Picked
teams from the classes comprise
the varsity and junior varsity, who
work out following the class
games on Tuesdays and Fridays.
A game with Reynolds High of
Winston is echeduled for January
28 in the Pointers’ home court.
The “Bison-gals” journey to Win
ston for a return match in Febru
ary.
The after-school games are open
to spectators and all are cordially
invited to watch the high-spirited
girls’ basketball squads perform.
Choir Returns From
Good Will Trip
Fifty-two members of the A
Capella chior returned late Tues
day night, January 4, from Mor-
ganton, N. C., where they repre
sented High Point Senior High
School in a musical program for
patients of the state hospital there.
The music was broadcast over
the loud speaker system to the
patients in the building and also
over stations WBT in Charlotte,
and WHPE and WHPE-FM in
High Point, and the dedication
services of a P. A. system re
ceived statewide as well as nation
al publicity at that time.
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In the Bison’s last home game Tuesday the Salisbury Yellow Jackets were getting a bitter taste
of defeat when this shot was snapped near the final buzzer. Charlie Bryant and an unidentified Salis
bury player, watch the mad scramble for the ball that wasn’t there. Bill Ellington (11) and Ken Yar
borough (14) are the Bison men in on the jump along \vith Salisbury’s Hilliard (13) and Hartman
(3). "The score. 44-23. The result: Bison Basketballers win first loop contest.
Blue-Clad Grapplers To Meet
Whirlies In Greensboro Tonight
While the Bison basketeers take
Dn Burlington’s Bulldogs tonight
on the local court, the headgeared
matmen of H. P. H. S. meet their
keen Greensboro rivals in the
Whirlie’s High School gym in a
match which should offer a swell
evening’s entertainment for wree-
tling fans.
In the only previous match this
year for the Bison, Coach Rook
Sappenfield’s men downed David
son College Freshmen by a de
cisive 31-6 score. Although it was
the locals first encounter, they
were well prepared and out with
a victory in every match, five of
which were scored by falls. One
forfeit by the Bison has been
made in the 175-lb. class, as there
was no grappler at this weight.
By far the most exciting match
was in the 165-lb. bout where
High Point’s well polished rookie.
•Bobby Grady, decisioned William
son of Davidson. At the end of
the match the scoring was even
and Grady won “on time.” The
quickest match was produced by
125-lb. James Slaydon who pinned
the Wildcats’ Ivey in 34 seconds of
the first period. In the other
matches Bobby Baird (HP), a
speedy 121-pounder, won over Mat-
terson (D) by fall. In the 128-
pound class Hudson (HP) pinned
Jung (D); Bill Foster (HP 146)
decisioned Grisson (D); Bechler
(HP) pinned Davidson’s Boyd. The
unlimited saw Bragg (HP, 211)
win by a fall over Smooth.
Bison scoring thus far follows:
Wt. Name Pts. 0pp.
121—Bobby Baird 5 0
128—James Slaydon .... 5 0
136—Glenn Hudson 5 0
154—Bill Seckler 5 9
H.W.—Boy Bragg 5 0
165—'Bob Grady 3 0
145—Bill Foster 3 0
145—Darrell Winslow.. 3 0
175—Warren Parham.... 0 3
145—Max Ward 0 6
Western Conference Coaches
Meet; Simeon Made President
Bison Coach A. J. Simeon was
elected president of the Western
Class AA Conference coaches at
the initial meeting held here on
January 7.
Coach Simeon, athletic director
and head coach, was chosen presi
dent of this group, and Coach Bill
Ludwig of Boyden High School in
Salisbury was elected secretary-
treasurer.
The purpose of the organiza
tion is to further prep sports and
athletic facilities, not only in our
section, but throughout the state.
A discussion of the poissibilities
of a coaching clinic and all-star
games in August held a promi
nent place in the meeting. Coach
Simeon expressed his desire that
the clinic would materialize.
Greensboro was mentioned as an
appropriate site for the clinic and
the all-star games.
No solution was announced as
to the basketball officiating prob-
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Intramural League
Gets Into Swing
steadily, since the initial game
Monday, the fast-moving teams
of the Intramural Basketball
League have aroused interest in
and around school. The league,
consisting of eight full teams,
will play on Monday and Thurs
day nights regularly till the end
of the season. The wanning team
will have its name inscribed upon
the intramural plaque now in the
trophy case. At the present, no
team has taken a substantial
lead, however some are still un
defeated.
The names of the teams and
the captains are as follows: Beta
Club, Clyde Garrison and Golds-
ton Harris; Kin Folk, Bobby
Neill; Mechanicsville Ramblers,
Bucky Brown; Pointers, Jack
Petty; Highland Red Rider’s,
Clarence Varner; Latin Club, Jack
Peacock; Pirate ers, Kenneth
Welch, and Drivers’ Training,
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TEAMS RACK UP TWO
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
BY ALLEN CONRAD
The name. Bison of High
Point High, caused many an op
ponent coach’s headache and
many an opposing player’s
downfall throu.ghout North Car
olina in 1948, as the blue-clad
varsity players of H. P. H. S.
squads ran head-on into one of
the most successful snorting
years in the history of II. P. H. S.
The Black Bison racked up two
state championship titles, were
recognized as potential champs
in another, and were run;iers-uo
for one Western Conference ti
tle and one state title. Besides
this, in every major contest be
tween the Bison and their arch
rivals to the east, the Whirlies,
the Bisons emerged victorious.
A near-perfect season.
The highest point of the year
wm.s that powerhouse of a Jiard-
W'ood quintet who took the state
championship at Duke last March,
and whose record was a 27-game
winning splurge with only one loss
by a one point margin.
Another thrill in ’48 sports
came when the Bison football
ers and the Burlington Bulldogs
knotted the Western Conference
championship title but the Bison
suffered defeat in a much dis
puted playoff.
Equally important was the play
off between (lastonia and the local
nine which eaw High Point run
ners-up in one of the most thrill
ing seasons ever witnessed.
Then spring came, and the ex
perienced, talented Bison link-
men came through to win the
state high school golf champion
ship competition.
The Cindermen took second
place in the state track meet with
“Tears” Beck copping the high
and low hurdles in state-wide- com
petition.
Charlie Bryant, Roy Bragg,
and Bobby Baird paced the High
Point matmen who were recog
nized state champs although no
state tournament was held.
Looking back on the football
bowl games, we found Truitt Grpnt
and Harold Auman in the Shrine
Bowl classic at Charlotte, and
Charlie Jones, Bill Ellington, and
Illard Yarborough in the local
Optimist Bowl. Ken Yaroorough
and Truitt Grant were named to
the All-State football squad, a sig
nal honor.
But probably the point most
outstanding in the minds of
H. P. II. S. fans was the fact
that our arch rivals, the Whirl
ies of Greensboro, suffered de
feat under the paws of the
Bison in every major sporting
event in which they clashed in
’48. The sportsmanship dis
played on all occasions during
these games was of the highest
order and the fans and student
body who so loyally backed the
team deserve special commenda
tion.
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