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Page Four HIGH LIFE SPORTS SECTION October 19,1956 Reynolds Bows As Larry Gill Leads GHS Defense Rebounding from a 14-14 tie ■with Asheville, the Whirlies came up with a 19-7 victory over Rey nolds last Friday, October 12. Surprisingly enough It was the Whirlies’ multiple defense wl^ich made the big difference in this imjportant game. Thirough this defense the first Greensboro touchdown was set up. In Coach Jamieson’s new de fense, which varied "with, the single wing formation Reynolds used, Larry Gill was sent to the weak side of the line. On a pass play by Reynolds, Gill crashed through the blockers, tackled tailback To by Jones, recovered his fumble, and ran the ball to the Re3molds 22 yard-line, setting up the Whir lies’ first touchdown,. Employing the double wing to good use, quarterback Currie Sin gletary directed the attack through huge holes in the Reynolds for ward wall. With Singletary romp ing these gaping holes opened by the vaunted Whlrlie line. Greens- Whirlies TieAsheville Maroons Rally Late Asheville’s Maroon Devils, lying in wait in their mountain laii’, came from behind in the second half to tie the Whirlies 14-14 in a game played at Asheville, Oc tober 5. Claude Gibson, Asheville’s ace -halfback, ran 60 -yards for one touchdown and intercepted a Greensboro pass and went for the tying touchdown in the last min utes of play. The Whirlies kept things pretty well under control in the first -half. Although they did not have the ball a great deal, the Whirlies were able to get two touchdowns. The first one was scored in a 94- yard romp by Roger Hobbs. Hobbs, playing a defensive halfback po sition, caught an Asheville punt late in the first quarter on his cwn six-yard line and went all the way for the score behind per fect blocking. Larry Gill Stars With little time remaining in the first half, the Whirlies laimch- ed their only successful offensive attack of the night Larry Gill made the big play in the drive, as he caught a pass thrown by Currie Singletary to put them in scoring position. Singletary punch ed out the last yard or so for the touchdown. Bob McNairy kick ed his second extra point of the night to make it 14-0. The second half was a defensive one for the Whirlies. Asheville kept possession of the ball most of the time. In the third quarter Gibson got loose for his first touch down on a play over the Whirlie right defensive tackle position. Whirlie tacklers missed several good shots at him. It appeared late in the fourth quarter that the V^irlies had won the game. After stopping Asheville on a great goal line stand, all the Whirlies had to do was hold the ball, but with 1:03 to go the Whirlies threw a pass which Gib son intercepted and ran it back for the TD. Gibson kicked the extra point which tied it 14-14. boro’s offense moved forward to the first Whirlie touchdown. The point after the touchdown attempt by McNairy was blocked. Parks and Murphy Break Line Reynolds was hindered all dur ing the first half by fumbles and penalties. The deception of the Demon backfield was exception ally well executed but was of little use when the Whirlies’ defensive players led by Gill, Parks and Murphy continually broke through to ruin offensive plays. The second touchdown for the Whirlies was precipitated by a great 43 yard punt return by Lofus Neese. Neese took the ball on the 45 yard line and ran it all the way back to the 2-yard line. 3 plays later, with only seconds left in the first half, Wrenn scor ed on a quarterback sneak; The PAT by McNairy was good, and the score was 13-0 at the half. A quick kick by Singletary caught the Black Demons nap ping in the third quarter and left them on their own 18 yard line. Several plays later the "W^r- lies took over tha ball on a pimt, and launched a 51 yard scoring drive. The climax of the drive was a 19 yard dash by halfback Larry Rogers to score the touch down. The PAT was Mocked. Resmolds Gains 7 On the kickoff Reynolds began to move the ball toward the goal line. By means of a sharp pass ing attack, the Demons managed to advance the ball downfield and on to a touchdown. -The PAT was good. The remainder of the game was dominated by Whirlie subs who got a chance to cool off the field instead of warming the bench. Whirlies Oppose Danville In Non-Conference Game Coach Bob Jamieson tonight sends his undefeated but twice tied Senior High Whirlies against George Washington High of Dan ville, Virginia in- Senior High Stadium at 8 p. m. Last week the Whirlies defeat ed Winston-Salem’s Reynold High for the third straight year, 19-7. The defense was the strong point for the BlUfe and White in that one one, although Lofue Neese and Larry Rogers made thrilling long runs. Physicaly the Whirlies should be in top shape at kickoff time. Last week it was no secret that the Whirlies were not in terrific shape. Jim Geiger and Larry Rog er, backfield mainstays, figure to be ready for tonight’s contest. Both played in the Reynolds con test but were not at top speed. Geiger played only sparingly and that on defense. The Charlotte Central Wildcats, a. 19-0 victim of the Whirlies did Greensboro a tremendous favor last week when they defeated Asheville, 12-6. This placed the Whirlies on top of the Western AAA standings with the only un defeated mark in the conference. Now the only stumbling block to a chance at the state champion ship appears to be Salisbury. The Yellow Jackets come to Senior ! High Stadium next Friday night. With Pat Lee, left, and Tommy Hodgin, rear, keeping them company. Chuck Wrye, second from left, and erry Rogers go about the business of being football managers. Chuck and erry are shown doing a portion of their work as one of the parts that makes a football team. Wryc, Rogers—Football Managers Perform Various Duties For Team By Max Snodderly Completing the football squad come the always last, but never least, football managers. These are the boys who are janitor, nurse, doctor, washerwoman, and stretcher-carrier for the team. Chuck Wrye, senior, and Jerry Rogers, sophomore, are the mana gers this year. Chuck is looking forward to a career as a coach and thinks that being a manager will help him learn how to per form the many tasks necessary for the smooth operation of a football team. Jerry broke his collarbone in early season prac tice and stayed on as manager to be with the team. Before the game the boys come at about 5 or 5:30 to issue equip ment. They also tape weak ankles, bruises, sprained wrists, and other sore places. Footballs are also taken care of by the managers. Equipment carried out on the field before the game includes medicine kit, water bucket, stretcher, and the kicking tee. The medicine kit contains ammonia, for awakening sleeping ex-ball carriers, antisep tic for cuts, tape, and small im plements. Friday Night—^Work Begins ‘The real work comes after a home game on Friday night,” pro claims Chuck. “Then we stay here until about 11 or 11:30 getting the stuff ready to wash.” Cleaning up after the visiting team, removing tape from band age-swathed players, and scrub bing, scrubbing, scrubbing end a football game for the managers. Sometimes the managers help in an outside game, such as the Wake Forest-North Carolina fresh man game. Jerry worked on this game through a request made to him and Chuck. On Saturday the boys usually come to the fieldhouse and work on cleaning up the rest of the mess I left on Friday. Sundays also are workdays for these ever-faithful valets. Most of the time the two washers in the fieldhouse are kept going fiUl blast from Saturday until Thursday. Among the ta.'ks performed on these tedious Saturdays and Sun days are scrubbing the floor, wash ing equipment, arranging things in order, and cleaning up the conglomeration left by the visiting team. Contrary to the claims of the managers, comments by the foot ball players at the interview in cluded such choice remarks (print able one, that is) as these: “Don’t let them tell you that; all they do is sit in here and listen to the radio.” Every once in a while they hold a candle under the, pipes, and we have hot water for a shower,” “We never saw any thing that looks like soap in the shower room” and “The only time they ever scrub this place is when somebody else is going to tise it.” Job Has Rewards Although it is hard work and sometimes disgusting, being a football manager has its rewards. Chuck and Jerry get to go to all the games with the team and do whatever the team does. So there you have it. The in side story, what makes a football team roll. These are the boys who run out on the field in the white overalls when a man is hurt. ROSE’S 5-10-25C STORE SUMMIT SHOPPING CENTER PART TIME SALES LADIES WANTED Whirlies To Win; Also State, UNC The teams are beginning to go along with our predictions, or should we say that our predictions are going along with the teams. We hope we do not sound too prejudiced when we predict them absurdly. Penfield Null Snodderly It’s anybody’s guess! Devils have rough day. Seminoles take to the swamps Flyers take nosedive! Whirlies chop down Washington’s cherry tree! MARYLAND vs. CAROLINA Carolina by 6 PITTSBURG vs. DUKE Devils in hot box! FLA. STATE vs. WAKE FOREST Deacons on the warpath DAYTON vs. STATE Flyers get shot down! DANVILLE vs. WHIRLIES Hurricane hits the old Dominion boys Md.’s lost too many backs—UNC Pitt cools off the Devils Them’s fightin’ Parsons! Wolfpack’s time to howl! It’s tornado season again! 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