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H E BARK E R
THERSUAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1957
Sportsfinder
By .lohnny Weeks
This year, as in the past eight
years, Burlington opened its season
with a victory over our neighboring
double A rivals, the Graham Red
Devils. This victory shows that the
team has spirit and a lot of hu.stle
and it also shows the team the
amount of cheering and spirit
the school has. I want you to ask
yourself: “Do 1 cheer at ball games?
Am I doing my duty to my student
body, or am I letting ‘Joe’ do it all?”
1 hate to preach, especially after
everybody else has, but I think we
ought to show our team some real
school spirit.
Bulldog right-halfback Phil Deaton tries run around right end, but is
tackled by one of Graham’s linebackers.
W. H. S. Bulldogs Open Season
With Victory Over Graham
Memorial Stadium was the site of Walter Williams High School’s
ninth .straight victory over the Graham High Red Devils with a score of
28 to 13.
A heavy rain before the game held the crowd to about 3,500 fans.
Coach Bill England’s Bulldogs were
led by Co-captain Jerry Hollifield in
scoring with halfback Phil Deaton,
quarterback Mike Lassiter and full
back Johnny Harden carrying the ball
for good gains throughout the game.
Running from the halfback position
Hollifield scampered for touchdown
runs of 82, 70 and nine yards. Add-
. ing six points to the final tally was
quarterback Mike Lassiter who scoot
ed for 10 yards foi a TD in the
fourth quarter. Hollifield split the
' uprights four out of four tries to add
four extra-points to the score.
On the Bulldog forward wall there
was a lot of spirit and hustle shown
both offensively and defensively by
guards Ronnie Garrett and Freddy
Reibcr with Mike Littlejohn at cen
ter offensively and on defense with
Bud Dowdy as linebackers. Tackles
Darryl McLendon, Roy Riddle and
Jimmy Skidmore held down their
positions along with co-captain Da
vid Guyer and Jackie Neeley taking
care of the end positions.
Cjiaham’s Red Devils, running from
the single wing, were led by tailback
Don Guthiie who gained a lot of
yardage and also scored Graham’s
first six points on a 19-yard run.
Coach George Heckman’s charges got
their other TD from a 22-yard dash
around end by wingback Tyson Wil
liams.
In the third quarter the Bulldogs
had a slight .scare after the touch
down by Williams which made the
score 14 to 13 in favor of Burlington.
Mike Littlejohn then blocked a Gra
ham 'punt and seven plays later tne
score was 21 to 13. In the last half
of the fourth quarter Coach England
used his reserves (who came through
very well) with Sammy Hunt calling
the plays. Perry McDowell, George
McCuiston and Bill Heyworth all
carried the pigskin for gains.
Quoting one of the many fans,
remarks like these have been com
monly heard. “It can not be denied
that the Bulldogs, behind the play
calling of quarterback Mike Lassiter
and the coaching of Bill England,
played a fine game with excellent
spirit and a lot of “go-go-go,” which
was urged on by the enthusiasm and
spirit of the crowd.”
Frye, Swanner
Organize Teams
Approximately 45 freshmen boys
reported for Junior High football
practice at the beginning of the sea-
,son. Coach Frye stated this year, the
Bullpups-arc composed of only fresh
men from Williams High. In pre-
ceeding years it has been composed
of members from Broad Street Jr.
High plus freshmen.
From the ranks of boys who turn
ed out for the team, here arc a few
players: Prickett, Johnson. Ellis, Ken
ny. Newsome and Steele in the back-
field with Collins, Suggs, the Newton
twins, and Davis in the line.
Coach Frye commented that al
though the team is not' completely
organized, he has a rather good back-
field with a lot of improvement
needed.
Coach Les Swanner’s Junior Var
sity team opened its .season at Greens
boro on September 12.
Carrying the ball for the J. V.’s
is Richard Matthews at quarterback;
Billy Maness at right half-hack with
Bob McLoud at the other halfback
position and Bobby Ward running at
fullback.
On the line are Eddie McAteer.
Richard Tate, Kim White, Russell
Cooper, Doyle Hayes, Larry Phelps,
and Art Rogers.
I’m sure the entire student body
would like to join me in thanking
Mr. Bud Dowdy for c’.:r mascot.
Bozo, the Bulldog. 1 know the mascot
means a lot to the stuudent body and
especially the team.
The schedule for the Bulldogs
this year is in the right corner. After
talking with Coach England he said
the 6-0 loss to Asheville was about
the hardest game we will have to play
during the .season. To add to this he
remarked that all of the games were
going to be rough. A.sheville, who we
have already played, Salisbury, and
Greensboro are going to be our
roughest games.
Mr. C. A. Frye, who coaches
here at W. H. S., put his natural
abilities to work this past summer
by pitching for one of our baseball
clubs here in Burlington. 1 might
add that he did a very fine job of
pitching. Congratulations, Coach
Frye!
THANK YOU CARDS And
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CAMMACK'S
Attention all students, clubs, facul
ty members, and graduates. Do you
realize that only four ball games
remain after the game with Reynolds,
between now and homecoming? This
may sound like thinking a little bit
ahead, but I can well remember in
past years how much confusion, etc.,
was going on during that last week
before homecoming. We play Raleigh
October 18 for our annual home
coming game. Let’s alLstart thinking
about homecoming and have , a, big
parade, a pretty queen, and best of
all. let’s win the ball game.
Pictii. ud above are the three new coaches who have joined the athletic
staff here at Williams. From left to right, sitting, arc head football coach
Bill England and Alvin Hooks. Standing is coach Les Swanner.
England, Hooks, And Swanner
Join W. H. S* Athletic Staff
Three new coaches have been added to the William High School
coaching staff this year. They are Coach Bill England, Coach Alivn Hooks,
and Coach Les Swanner.
Coach Bill England will assume
the duties of head football and track
coach. Bill England was born in
Asheville in 1931. He attended high
school in Morganton where he play
ed football and lettered. Later he
went to Catawba College where he
also played football. Coach England
majored in physical education at
Catawba where he finished in 1954.
His last coaching duty was at the
University of South Carolina. He was
football coach for the Sand Lappers.
Under the leadership of our new
director. Mr. Harold Grant, the W.
H. S. band has been working very
hard to please students of W. H.
S. 1 know this for a fact for I usual
ly come over and watch them on the
field. They did a very fine show en
titled “Around the World in 80 Days”
and also had a very good show at
the Asheville game. Let’s show a
little courtesy when they come on
the field and listen to what they have
to play. They are our band and we
should support them.
Congratulation, to Mr. Jerry Hol
lifield for extremely good extra point
kicking in the Graham and Asheville
games. He scored more extra points
in our Graham game than we scored
the entire season last year.
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Hollifield, Guyer
Elected Co-Capt.
Williams High Buldogs this year
elected for their co-captains Jerry
Hollifield and David Guyer, seniors
and returning lettermen.
, David Guyer with the weight of
1.75 .lbs. is playing left end for- the
Buldogs. He carries the number 33
oji_his jersey. Guyer was on the start
ing line-up against Graham last Fri
day night,
Jerry Hollifield weighing in at 145
lbs. this year will be the left halfback
for the 1957-58 season. Jerry, after
this year will be a three year letter-
man in football, a three year slugger
in baseball and a four year Ictterman
in wrestling. For the previous two
years he has caught for the Bulldogs’
baseball team and will return this
baseball season to assume the same
duty.
The backfield will be coached by
Alvin Hooks. He will also be the
Bulldog’s head basketball coach. He
was born in 1929 in Goldsboro. He
went to Rocky Mount High School
and took part in football, basketball,
and baseball in Rocky Mount High.
Coach Hooks attended Appalachian
.State Teachers College, where he also
took part in the three major sports,
football, baseball, and basketball. He
majored in physical education and
math and graduated in 1952. He went
back later to receive his Master’s
Degree in 1952. Coach Hooks’ last
coaching duty was in Taylorsville.
There he was football and basketball
coach. Mr. Hooks will also assume
the teaching duty of general math
and Algebra I. Coach Hooks, having
been asked the question. "How do
you think the Bulldogs’ schedule will
come out this year?” said. “Having
been out of triple A class play, 1
can not say. because Graham was a
double A class, and I do not know
how they will do in triple A play.”
Coach Les Swanner will assist in
coaching the backfield for the Bull
dogs. He also will asume the duties
of assistant basketball, golf and ten
nis coaching. He was born in Albe
marle where he also attended high
school. He later attended Catawba
College where he lettered in football.
His major at Catawba was physical
education. Coach Swanner’s last
coaching duty was here in Burlington,
although he was not on the faculty
of Williams High. He served at Broad
Street at that lime.
Bulldogs Set New Records
(1) Highest total score of 41 points, breaking the previous record of
27 set in 1951.
(2) Highest Burlington score of 28, breaking by one point the 1951
total.
(3) Highest number of Graham points in a game, 13, breaking I95(i’s
six point record. Graham previously had scored only six points in the
.series of eight games.
(4) Longest touchdown run from scrimmage of 82 yards by Bur
lington halfback Jerry Hollifield. The previous record was held by Coy
Clayton, who ran 72 yards for a score in 1951.
(5) Most points by an individual, 22 by Hollifield. breaking the old
mark of 13 held by Bobby Garrison.
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KurliiiKfoii ;rali»iii
First l>ovin U
KiishiiiK YarduRC 315
Pa.sse.s Attempted 1
Passes Coni. & Ydjic. 1-10
Passes Intercepted by 2
No. Pnnts & Avg. 3-23
Fumbles Lost 2
Yards Penalized 95
Score by 0»«arters:
Graham 6 0
Burlington 14 0
7
110
7
1-15
0
5-32
1
35
0—13
7—28
(■raliain scoring: I'ouciulowns—Guthrie,
Williams. Points after—O. Miller. Ilur-
lington scoring: Touchdowns—llollitield
3, I.assiter. Points after—Hollifield 4.
SCHFOLLE
Sept. 20—Reynolds, home
Sept. 27—High Point, away
Oct. 4—Myers Park, away
Oct. 11—Gastonia, away
Oct. 18—Raleigh, home
Oct. 25—Central, home
Nov. 1—Salisbury, away '
Nov. 8—>reensboro, home