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Rams Host Gaston In Opener Friday Night rhe Pnnklinton Rams open their X969 football sea ton Friday as tlv>y play host to the Gaston Rebels. Since the contest will be the first for both squads, little is known about the strength of two. There have been no pub lished reports on the Rebels and very little on the Rams. Gaston had a 3-6-1 record last season, winning over Franklin ton 26-6 in the sea son finale. The Rebels also staged wins over Norlina (7-6) and Littleton (7-6). They fell to Enfield (7-0); Weldon (21-13); Murfreesboro (26-19); Warrenton (47-7) and were slaughtered by Ayden, 73-0. The sixth loss was not reported. The Rebels tied William R. Davie 0-0. Franklinton finished the season last year with a 1-8 record, the win coming over the Elm City Bean. The Rams fell to Wakeion (12-0); Louisburg (26-6); Littleton (20-6); Helena (32-12); South Granville (52-6); Norlina (13-0) and Gaston (26-6). The Rams downed the Bean, 45-0. This will be the fourth meeting between the two squads. In 1962 they played to a 19-19 standoff and in 1963 the Rebels won, 55-0 which means the Rams have yet to win a game over Gas ton. The Rams wUI be led Fri day night by All Conference Cliff Williams, 6 ft., 197 pound halfback. Williams was named All Conference and in 1967 and All Conference cen rispomi h OlW Opixto*' I By CLINT FULLER The Bulldogs posed for their annual pre-season pictures Tuesday night. The photos are used in The Times and in the team's home game programs each year. In their game uniforms with all the heavy padding, they were an impressive looking lot. Figures show the Bulldogs and Rams about as close in size as they can get. The Bulldogs have 35 on the squad and they average out at 155 pounds per man. The Rams have 28 squad members averaging 1 54 pounds per man. Louisburg is likely to start a lineup which will average slightly over 172 pounds and the Rams are likely to field a lineup which wilt average 1 73 pounds. Bulldog Booster memberships are now on sale. Booster President Walter McDonald announced the sale start this week. Membership allows free admission to all Bulldog home games in all sports. Team members have membership cards for sale or you can contact McDonald. Louisburg has four returning managers this year. These young boys do a whale of a job for any ball dub. Louisburg is blessed with four fine ones. Woody Smith, Brad Parson, Bob Hicks and Howard Fleming are the hustling foursome. You'll see them at every game. They'll be the busy ones. Ray Patterson, a former Bulldog player, is on hand as a coaches aide this year. The Bulldogs have a larger than usual coaching staff this season. Tommy Twitty is back for his second year as head coach-his third as football coach, having heeded the successful seventh-eighth graders in 1967. Assistant Principal Eric Morgan will assist Twitty as will Ben Baker, a Louisburg Hitfi graduate and faculty member. Tom Conway, former Riverside Mustang coach, and Harold Green, also a Riverside coach, will also assist. New faculty member and winner of the "Nk. South" and "Mr. North Carolina", Tarry Moore will be assisting in weigh lifting ard body building. The Rama open Friday night at Franklin ton and for those hungry football fans who couldn't wait for the season to get here-it's here. A good time to see the Rams in action at home afpinst the Gaston Rebels. Game time is 8 P.M. n== == HILLTOP STABLES HORSE SHOW Sponsored By HILLTOP STABLES, W. L EVANS, Owner Saturday Night, AUGUST 30 7:00 P. M. + + * Located On Hwy. 96 Between ifs. 1 and N.C. Hwy. 56 WATCH FOR SI6NS Route 1, Franklinton, N.C. * * * RAIN DATE: SATURDAY NIGHT' SEPT. I.M- 7:00 ADMSSnN: ADULTS $1 CHLDREN 500 Plenty Cf Food And Refreshments On Grounds ter last year. Other lettermen returning to bolster Coach Jimmv O'Neal's charges In elude quarterback Glen Phelps, halfback Tim Leon ard, wing back David Thomp CLIFF WILLIAMS to lead Rairs Frank linton Rams Roster ENDS xWarren Collins xDonnie Beckham x Royal Pergerson David Strickland Danny Clapton Wilson xBuck Pearce xStuart Eakes xAI Sandling xBobby Ayscue George Ruff ell Tommy Honeycutt Buddy Barefoot xGlen Phelps xDanny Preddy Gary Murray Jeff Kearney xSpencer Strickland Mark Bennett xEverette Frye Hgt. 6-2 5-10 5-11 5-11 5-9 TACKLES 5-9 5-11 6-1 6-0 GUARDS 6-1 5-7 5-6 5-6 5-10 5-8 5-4 5-4 CENTERS Jerry Simmons David Thompion x Cliff Williams Mike Goodwin xBobby Kearney Ronnie Dement xTlm Leonard Steveie Pace 5-11 5-6 5-8 QUARTERBACKS 5-10 6-1 HALFBACKS 6-0 5-11 5-8 5-6 WINGBACKS 5-10 5-2 Wgt. 191 158 142 135 125 142 217 180 250 151 125 137 139 150 130 130 130 214 120 150 135 180 197 176 162 126 147 91 12 9 12 10 12 9 * ? Jettermen Remember? Jack ? Do you act toward your wife the same as you did before you were married? Bill ? Just the same. I remember when I first fell in love with her I would lean over the fence of her house, pze at her shadow on the curtain, afraid to go in. And I do the same thing now. More affordable than rust! Kaiser Aluminum Twin-Rib** roofing Your tost roofing and siding buy. Won't rust. Won't need painting. Keeps build ings up to 15' cooler in summer, warmer in winter. Now is the time to buy? be cause we have a carload I LOUISBURG FCX SERVICE I BICKETTBLVD SAM WOOD, Mgr. LOUISBURG, N. C. son, who missed last season with a broken leg, guards Bobby Kearney, a converted halfback and Donnie Beck ham and Mike Johnson. Also returning lettermen are tackles Stuart Eakes. Al Sand ling and Everette Frye. ff&OGOdS ? Commercial Mystery "These are wonderful trousers I'm wearing." "They look very or dinary." "But the wool came from Australia; English merchants sold it to a Scotch factory; it was woven in Saxony; made into a suit in Berlin and-" "Nothing so wonderful about that." "No, the wonder is that so many people can get a living out of them when I have not paid for them. Victorious Anniversary Perk Brown has more NASCAR stock car racing vic tories at Bowman Gray Stadium, Winston-Salem, N. C, than any other driver. His first was on June 28, 1959, and his 36th was exactly 10 years later on June 28, 1969. Lions, Eagles Play Pro Game At Raleigh Next Week Bloomfield Hill*, Mich. - That blur youll see during the Philadelphia Eagle-Detroit Uon clash at the Jaycee foot ball clasic in Raleigh's Carter Stadium will be Earl McCul lough, one of the fastest men on earth (or on the moon. If you prefer). It took McCullough of the Lions just six of the fourteen regular season games to earn Rookie of the Year honors during the 1968 season. At posh Cranbrook School, a private institution tucked away 23 miles from Detroit, the slender receiver recalled his dismay when learning of his selection. "I was surprised. I say that because of two things. Mel Farr got it the year before and he's also from Detroit. I didnt think they'd pick two in a row from the same team." The second reason was Earl's self-admitted poor play during the remainder of the season. He had caught five TD passes in the first six games, but was held scoreless in the next eight. He was said by Lion brass to be bumped, double-teamed, and tripled. He was said to be veering off his patterns and inexperienc ed, but a certainty for star dom. No one said he had played the entire year, including the exhibition season, with a bro ken wrist. No one found out about it until March, when he had to have a bone graft. He had also suffered a leg injury in game number eight. "I dont know if- tne in juries had anything to do with my poor play," he offer ed. "There was no doubt I was picked on my first half season performance, because I was very disappointed with the rest of the year. I hope to do better this year, a lot Meet The Bulldogs WILLIAM BECKHAM freshman quarterback FREDDIE FINCH sophomore end LARRY FULLER aophomorc quarterback JOE DANIELS freshman halfback BOBBY FULLER senior ?enter BOBBY GARRETT i sophomore tackle better." The Lions lost their pre season open* to strong Kan sas City of the AFL, but McCullough has started out just like last year. He hauled in a TD pass from Greg Lan dry against one of the toughest defensive secon daries in the game. McCullough, who give up a certain gold medal during the Olympics in Mexico for a pro-football career, isn't sorcy about the decision. "It's all a matter of money," he noted. 'There's none for a track man, and if you're good there's a whole lot for a football player. I dont think I'm a complete receiver now, but I hope to be. Some players have goals. They know when they feel they should be in their prime. Different people say a dif ferent number of years. I hope to do it by this year." "In college I was faced with only two or three basic defensive patterns. Now there are five or six. It is much more complicated. Here the backs an more versatile. Like Baltimore, they all know where they are supposed to be and work so well at it. It's hard to shake free. It's like moving from checkers to chess, going from college to pros." In street clothes, the wiry speedster makes you wonder about the boasts of pro-foot ball, the ones that infer it's a "Man's game". He is skinny, small, and light. How could he withstand the brutal chal lenge of the NFL? "When he catches the football," says coach Joe Schmidt, "they won't be say ing he's heavy or light. They'll be saying damn, he's fast." "My smallness helps," McCullough insists. "When they they take a shot at me, they take their best. If they miss, I may be gone. But if they hit, I'm okay. I might be a little skinny (5'11", 175 Iba.), but I'm not brittle." McCullough has already proven his after-burners are as good as the best of the NFL. He slipped by Herb Aderley, the prototype of cornerbacks in pro-football, and Bob Je ter, a near equal if not a carbon copy, in the same game for TD snares. And he wasn't even a pro yet, but a starter on the '69 all-star team. Being able to jock and outrun the best defensive speedsters around puts Mc Cullough In a class with only one other player. There's an inevitable comparison to the little guy and Dallas' Bob Hayes, who did get a gold medal at Tokyo in '64. You can help yourself to safety by obeying traffic reg ulations without waiting for the speed cop to catch you. Can McCulloufh out-leg Hayes? "Yes and no," wisely re lates Earl. "I can beat him running the hurdles, but in sheer speed, he's probably faster." 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