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Bulldogs To Tackle
Tougher Schedule
So re muscles and deflated s
egos have by this time made
crystal clear that most-if not s
all-the Bulldog gridders were <
a bit out of shape when they
reported last Friday for open- |
ing drills. Its a way of life <
every year just about this <
time.
As the locals-about 35
strong-near the end of a
week of conditioning exer
cises, the players seem to be
shaping up and some obser
vers are predicting a banner
year for the local squad.
Thus far Coach Tommy
Twitty has reported no
injuries as only light work
outs have been allowed. The
honeymoon will be over next
week, however, when he boys
and coaches get down to the
nitty-gritty of hard nose
training.
The ever-cautious Twitty
is withholding any direct
comment on this year's edi
tion of the Bulldogs, but he is
obviously pleased with the
quad thus far.
The locals have a tough
ichedule this year with such
}ld foes as Franklinton
-expected to be much im
proved over last year;
Wakelon, always tough and
Oxford Orphanage, which
makes a habit of winning. All
these are Franklin Area Con
ference opponents. Such tra
ditional opponents as Norlina
and Warrenton offer little op
portunity for the Bulldogs to
relax.
And taking a step up this
year, Louisburg will meet 2-A
Scotland Neck and former
State Class A Champions
Ayden. There can be no letup
with these two on the sche
dule. Elm City and Littleton
finish the present nine-game
slate. Twitty said Wednesday
he is hopeful of making an
announcement on a tenth
game early next week.
Louisburg opens its season
on September 5 at Elm City.
Pros In Raleigh Sept. 6
Reading, hi. - They just
aren't making football players
like they used to.
At least, not here at Al
bright College, training camp
of the Philadelphia Eagles of
the National Football League,
and September 6th opponent
of the Detroit Lions during
the third annual Jaycee Clas
tic Football clash in Carter
Stadium.
Ask any of the residents,
whose homes are just across
the street from one of the
three practice fields being
used by the Eagles, and youll
get the idea.
The Eagles are here for just
two things ... to play win
ning football and to try to
forget last year when they
fumbled and bumbled
through a 2-12 nightmare.
They are cliches and as old
as the hills, but words like
"spirit" and "attitude", are
cropping up on and off the
field by not only the players,
but from cabbies, cooks, and
thoae of the old guard who
make the trek from the City
of Brotherly Love to see the
rejuvenation of the fallen. In
unison they'll all tell you
"Things aint like they used
to be in Reading."
The two biggest reasons
for the shake-up in the Eagle
operation are new general
manager Fete Retzlaff, who
also sports a "VP" title, and
new head coach Jerry Wil
liams, easily coaxed his Cana
dian football post with the
Oalgary Stampeders.
"I think Pete Rozelle did
the only thing he could in the
Joe Namath case," said the
handsome former NFL great.
"We pay the bills and we pay
the salaries, and make it pos
sible for these men to play
football." And then, as if
reflecting about his own
team, he added, "These are
standards that we set. If we
want short hair, then that's
what we will have. If we want
sideburns out to the earlobe
or mustaches trimmed to the
corner of the lips, then that's
what we will have. If we
decide on a certain mode of
clothing, then that's what we
want. If anyone does not
want to adhere to our stand
ards, then they don't have to
play football for Phila
delphia."
The face-lifting of the
front office, policies, and the
normal running of a team is
one thing, but the coaching
of it is quite another. That L
the part that rests on the
shoulders of WiUiam*. a like
able guy, but most hesitant in
telling of the Eagles' chances
in '69.
While former coach Joe
Kuharic is sitting around Phil
adelphia with $1,000 a week
from his 15-year pact with
ex-owner Jerry Wollman (ten
years left), the chore of put
ting back the pieces for the
Eagles is now up to William*.
But here in Reading, Eagle
buffs are quick to point out
that the "spirit" and "atti
tude" of the new Eagles are
helping to make Williams'
mountainous task a little bit
easier.
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Franklinton
Fuzz Wins
First Place
(FRK. B.W.) Monday
evening, August 11, was the
last league night of, the King
pin Summer League at the
Henderson Bowling Lanes.
The first place team,
which had held first place all
nine nights of the summer
league, was the Franklinton
Fuzz that had a record of 24
wins and 12 losses. Members
of the team were Leon Wood
lief, Leo Edwards, Johnnie
James, Bobby Mendenhall,
Pete Osborne, Curt Hedrick,
J. R. Mendenhall and Vance
Mendenhall. Team members
were awarded first place tro
phies and chevrons
All Franklinton 'bowlers
are looking forward to the
first night of bowling in their
own league on the third of
September. The officers of
the Franklinton League are:
president - Pete Osborne;
vice-president - Douglas (Red)
Hoyle; secretary ? Freddie
Callahan and treasurer - Leo
Edwards.
Anyone interested in join
ing the Franklinton League or
forming a team should con
tact one of the officers of the
local league as soon as possi
ble. There is room for two
more teams in the league.
Any Louisburg team is invit
ed to join.
One Minute
Sports Quiz
1. What player has been the
All-Star 2nd baseman for
the American League for
three years?
2. What team leads the
American League in hit
ting?
3. What Is Lee Trevino's per
sonal emblem?
4. Who quarterbacks the New
York Giants?
5. Who coaches the Green
Bay Packers?
ANSWERS
1. Rod Carew of the Minne
sota Twins.
2. Minnesota.
3. A sombrero.
4. Fran Tarkenton.
5. PhU Bengtson.
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one's soul and warp one's
personality.
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Rams Looking For Improved Season
The Franldinton Ran* un.
der Coach Jimmy C. O'Neal
will be looking to improve on
their 1968 record of 1-9
when they open their grid
season August 29 against Gas
ton at Franklinton.
Cliff Williams, Ram senior
All Conference reported Wed
nesday that conditioning
drills were going well. Wil
liams made All Conference as
a sophomore center and again
last year as an end.
The Rams lost some out
standing players to gradua
tion last year. Among these
are: Quarterback Mack Beck
ham, halfbacks Freddie Coats
and Dennis Carter and wing
back Brooks Bennett. Letter
men not graduated and ex
pected back are: Glen Phelps,
a. quarterback; Tim Leonard,
halfback; David Thompson,
injured last year is expected
to return as a wingback; Wil
liams; Bobby Kearney, Don
nie Beckham and Mike John
son. all guard*; Stewart
Eakes, A1 Sandling and Ever
ette Frye, tackles.
Others from last year's
team ihclude Jerry Simmons,
Dannie Preddy, Bobby Ays
cue, Buck Pearce, Howard
El Cajon, Cal. ? To cele
brate his 60th anniversary as
a pilot, Waldo Waterman, 57,
flew his monoplane, which he
built himself, for a short trip.
Waterman, a retired engineer
and designer, made his first
flight July 1, 1909.
Eakes and Royal Pergerson
Transfers from and to
Franklinton might change
some of the candidates. A
more thorough report on the
Rams is expected next week.
All work and no play
makes Jack a dull boy.
-James Howell.
Work keeps at bay three
great evils, boredom, vice,
and need.
-Voltaire.
Mother's
Mistake
Mother and daughter were
in the kitchen washing dishes
while father and seven-year
old Johnny were in the living
room. Suddenly, father and
son beard a crash as a dish fell
to the floor.
"It was Mom," said
Johnny.
"How do you know?" ask
ed his father.
^'Because," answered
Johnny, "Mom isn't saying
anything."
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