H I.I.BACK JIM STEVBN8 will be In the University of North
Carolina's freshman starting line-up. when the Tar Rabies meet
Wake Forest Friday night at Greensboro. Stevens Is a 205 pound
er from Hazelwood, and former WTHS star.
Here And Yonder
The Sportscope
By BOB CONWAY
With the Canton game a ninttrr of history, tho big question in
the mind of Waynesvllle fans is. "Can the Mountaineers make a
comeback?"
To regain the prestige they lost on the Paper City gridiron
last week, tomorrow night at Hendertonville the boys in Cold and
Black face the formidable Task of stopping the best back In West
ern North Carolina and handing the Bearcats their first confer
ence defeat of the season.
In addition to trying to erase some of the humiliation they
suffered at the hands of Canton last week, the Mountaineers also
have the matter of two straight defeats by Uendersonville to avenge
?Including a 37-7 licking in 1954.
After an overwhelming and unexpected defeat, some football
. teams get fighting mad and proceed to mop up on the rest of their
opponents. Other teams never seen to recover from the blow of a
? decisive loss.
Which will happen to Waynesvllle? If the 1956 squad has the
traditional "Mountaineer spirit" they could make things awfully
rough for the Bearcats tomorrow night. If they don't, it'll be another
sad night for WTHS tans.
rost Mortem
It Canton actually 39 point* better In ahiltty than Waynet
ville? Comparative scores in other games say not, but the Black
. Bears were certainly that much better Friday night ?? and tha score
" could very well have been even higher.
Although Canton is well-drilled 1n all departments. It wasnt
mere ability that wrecked the Mountaineers It was spirit and apeed
that produced two touchdowns In only two minutes ? and five
more later In the game.
We have been watching football since 1928 and never have we
seen any high school, college, or pro team that wanted to play ball
? any more than Canton did Friday night. When the Black Bears
came out for the opening kickoff it was obvious they were keyed
- to a fighting pitch and after those two long runs, it's doubtful that
any team In the Tar Heel State could have stopped them.
On the other hand, were Waynesville players in a fighting
1 mood as they lined up for the kickoff? If they were, they kept it
well concealed.
Coach Jaynes himself said after the Canton game that "foot
ball is 75 per cent spirit and 25 per cent ability." And the Bears
made that point painfully obvious.
In addition to being keyed higher than a guided missile, Can
* ton also exhibited blinding speed that simply outran Waynesville
defenders. It's mighty nice to have big muscles, but in football to
day you've either got to move or go home.
There was little for Waynesvllle fans to laugh about at Canton
last Friday night. But, before the roof fell tn on the Mountaineers,
we got a couple of chuckles reading the listings of several of the
WTHS players. Their names came out in the CHS program thualy:
Joe Gilliam, Carol Rowland, Carol Hooper, Butler Price, Tom
my Spat, Usus Burnette. Hugh Grafty, and Billy Crafty.
A note from Coach H. B. Griffin at Clyde conveys the follow
ing Information on his high-flying Cardinals: <
Fullback Johnny Rogers is leading the CHS scorers with 45
points on seven touchdowns and three extra points. He has rolled
up 694 yards rushing in 65 carries or an average of 10.7 yards par
arry.
Second-high scorer is halfback Danny Caldwell, who has tal
lied 30 ^points and is averaging five yards per carry from ecrim
magfc '
Quarterback Bob McCracken has completed 15 passsa la 35
attempts, and baa had only one aerial intercepted.
Mountaineers To Meet B. R. Champions
" By BOB COWW AT
It's very seldom that any foot
ball team In Western North Caro
lina beats Waynesvilte three years
in a row. and the Mountaineers j
will be out Friday night to pre
vent that unhappy possibility when
they meet the Hlue Midge Confer
ence champion llendersonville
Bearcat* on the titleholders' field. |
In view' of their 45-6 loss to
Canton, the Cold and Black will
be a decided underdog against the
Bearcats, but the game stacks up
is one in which Waynesvllle has
everything to gain and very little
to lose. Therefore, W'THS can
ifford to shoot the works in an
effort to cage the Bearcats.
Last year on a rain-swept
Waynesvllle gridiron, Henderson
villc took a 12-6 decision over the
lord-flghtlng Mountaineers. The
?am? was tied up 6-6 going Into
the fourth quarter when Waynes
vllle fullback J. W. Stevens
dropped the muddy football and
Bearcat end Hal Hunter picked
?t up and ran 40 yards for a touch
down.
Hendersonville scored first In
the 1055 game when Jim Brinkley
ran 57 yards around left end after
taking a handoff from Don Heillg.
Bcb Elliott was thrown for a loss
trying to circle the end for the
extra point.
After taking the next kickoff,
Stevens sparked a relentless
ground march from the Wqynes
ville 37 to the Hendersonvtlle six,
where he scored from that point.
Attempting to plunge for the extra
point, Stevens was stopped inches
| from the goal line.
In 1054, after defeating Canton,
; 14-12, an overconfident band of
Mountaineers went to Henderson
ville and came home on the short
end of a 37-7 score The big gun
in that amazing upset was a
sophomore fullback, Bob Elliott,
who turned in several long runs
for the Bearcats
Tomorrow night, now a senior,
the same Elliott will be leading
Hendersonville's backfield. which
lost Don Heillg. Jim Brinkley, and
Doyle Mlntz last season by gradu
ation. However, the Blue ltidge
champions lost only one man from
the 1955 line?end and co-eaptaln
Bud Hunter.
In experience, the Bearcats will
have a two game edge on Waynes
vllle. having played five games
to the locals' three
Hendersonvllle has defeated
Owen, 18-7; F.nka. 38-19; Brevard,
33-21; lost to Greenville. S C.,
13-0. and then stopped Bethel last
week, 32-12
In losing to Greenville two weeks
ago, Hendersonvllle had several
men injured and then Elliott came
down with an abscessed tooth. Re
serves played a prominent part in
the (tame against Bethel last week,
but most of the regulars probably
will be ready to go again tomorrow
night.
l oach Bruce Jaynes has been
working the Mountaineers hard all
week on defense, trying to plug
up the gaps that appeared last
week against the Black Bears.
Waynesvllle then was particularly
vulnerable to end sweeps, delayed
bucks off tackle, and defense
against kickoff and punt returns.
Depending on his doctor's de
cision. halfback and co-captatn Car
roll Hooper may return to the
STOPPING BOB ELLIOTT will be the Mr task facing these Moun
taineer linesmen at llendersonvtHe tomorrow night. Kneeling
(from left) are Bobby Hill, Jim Hall, Bruce Davis, Jim Byrd, Bus
ter Prl?, Ray Moody, and Tom Sparks: standing art Jimmy
Fowler, John Arch, Richard MehafTey, Jerry Dcweese. Frank Sharp.
Richard Turner, and Jack Lewis. (Mountaineer Photo>.
Canlon At Home Friday
Against Asheville School
After their history-making 45-6
triumph over Waynesville last
week, the jet-propelled Canton
Black Bears figure to take things
a bit easier the next two weeks
' before meeting Hendersonville at
j home October 19 in a game that
probably will decide the cham
1 plonshiD of the Blue Ridge Con
ference.
Both squads are still undefeated
in the conference although the
Bearcats came out on the short
end of a 13-0 count with Green
ville. S. C.
This Friday night. Canton w-ill
be host to the Asheville School
for Boys and the following Fri
day night will entertain Blue
Ridge School.
Last Friday night in a con
test expected to be close all the
way, the Black Bears broke the
game wide open from the outset
with a 90-yard kickoff return and
an 85-yard punt return and then
added five more touchdowns later
with ease while WaynCsville was
unable to score until late in the
fourth quarter.
Canton's record is now 4-0. with
wins over Bethel, Enka, Brevard,
and Waynesvllle.
Sixty-five per cent of major
leaguers are right-handed batters,
according to the Official Encyclo
pedia of Baseball.
Catamounts Looking Good
In Statistics Department
Despite the fact that the West
ern Carolina College Catamounts
have gone down to defeat on their
last two outings, after taking the
season's opener from Carson-New
man, they are outranking the op
position in practically every de
partment. statistically speaking.
In total offense, the Catamounts
are averaging 248.9 per game, to
their opponents 241 6. C.uilded by
i Buddy. Hector of Walnut, Tommy
Lewis of Chadbourn, and Rip Per
r\ of Winder, Ga., the Catamounts
stack up pretty high in just about
every department.
Rector is the individual rushing
WTTIS lineup where he has not
i been for the last two games, hav
j ing undergone an appendectomy
after the Bethel tilt.
leader on the Western eleven, pick- j
ing up a net yds. gained of 177 for ?
37 carries, for a 4 78 average per I 1
carry. Lewis is not far behind, j
averaging 4.08 per carry with 143
yards in 35 carries. Perry leads the ]
field in the passing department. ?,
with 8 completions for 15 attempts,'
and 127 yards gained for a 42 3
average per game. Lewis has a toe-?
hold in the pass-receiving field with
6 catches for 109 yards, one scoring
pass caught, and a play average of
18 17 with a per game average of
3633.
Tommy Lewis heads the punters
of the Catamounts with 14 boots 1
for 504 yards and an average of 36 1
yards per punt. Lewis aiso leads i
In the scoring race, with two touch-1
downs and 2 conversions for a total 1
of 14 points. 11
Bethel Blue Demons Host
jTo Reynolds Rockets Friday
? ? ?
Heartened by their performance I
against the Blue Ridge Conference 1
champion Hendersonville Bearcats,
the Bethel Blue Demons will make
another attempt to break into the
win column at home Friday after
noon against the Reynolds Rockets.
Last Friday night at Henderson
. ville. Bethel scored first in the
; game when speedy Henry Capps j
picked up a Bearcat fumble one
! yard in his own end zone and ran
! 101 yards for a touchdown.
In the third quarter, quarterback
I Carroll Lowe intercepted a Bear
cat pass and returned it 65 yards
for a touchdown. The game ended
with Hendersonville on top, 32-12.
but the contest represented Bethel's
best offensive showing to date.
Reynolds, the Blue Demons foe
Friday, have defeated Erwin, 7-6,
Leicester, 33-0, and have lost to
Brevard, 56-6, and Waynesville,
3H-0.
With Carroll Lowe back at his
quarterback post, Coach Charlie
, Pcindexter's squad figures to be
in good shape to meet the Rockets.
Asheville Hearing
Set On Fishing Rules
Public hearings are scheduled
n*e this month to give sportsmen
in opportunity to propose changes
n the 1957 fishing rules. Follow
ng the Raleigh hearing, members
if the Wildlife Resources Com
nission will meet to set the 1957
?ules based on recommendations of
mortsmen. biologists, and wildlife
lroteetors. All interested persons
ire invited to attend. WNC hear
ngs are set for: Asheville. Octo
ber 18. Buncombe County Court
louse, 9 a.m.
Ray Robinson won his first 40 pro
loxine bouts before losine to Jake
.aMotta in Detroit early in 1943
They Meet Walnut At Home Friday
Clvde Seekinq Sixth Straiqht Win As
The Clyde Cardinals, now perch
ed alop the Skyline-A Conference
with a 5-0 record, will be back
home again this Friday to en
tertain Walnut in a game at 3:30
p.m.
Unless they suffer a complete
relapse the Maroon and Gold grid
ders should be able to sbudue the
Madison County squad without
too much trouble.
Walnut is still looking for its
first win and has lost by identical
scores of 38-0 to Marshall and Old
Fort and went down. 33-0, Mon
I day of this week before Bakersville
in a game postponed from list
week. By comparison. Clyde
whipped Marshall last week. 27-6.
and Bakersville, 20-0. earlier in
the season.
Sharply critical of his team's
performances in other games this
season. Clyde's coach H B. Griffin
had only praise for his Cardinals
for their showing against power
ful Marshall.
"We played a perfect game,
and exactly the kind we wanted
to. We received the opening kick
off and scored in exactly three
plays. Quarterback Bob McCrack
en called an excellent game,
and we made no mistakes."
The major obstacle remaining
between Clyde and a conference
championship is Glen Alpine, also
unbeaten, but the latter team
still has to play Mars Hill and
Marshall before meeting the Card
inals here November 2.
? - J.
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This is a special purchase and we are able to
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STOCK CAR RACES ? Plus ? International
AUTO DAREDEVIL CHAMPIONSHIP
45 EVENTS IN ALL
ASHEVILLE-WEAYERVILLE SPEEDWAY.
Weaverville. N. C.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. OCT. 14
(In cast of rainout, the following Sunday afternoon)
/til
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Afternoon
of
Smashing
Crashing
Wrecking
Racing
A WHOLE AFTERNOON OF ONE SPECTACULAR CRASH AFTER
THE OTHER. That's what's In store for the Racing and Thrill Fans
when the big Complete program of Stock Car Races and the 3 Great
Auto Daredevil Shows compete one against the other at ASHEVILLE
WEAVERVILLE SPEEDWAY. SUNDAY AFTERNOON. OCT. 14.
Every effort is being made to have a record number of entries in the
Stock Car Races, extra prize money is offered and drivers always want
-to be in on such a big event as this one. so the fans can look for an
afternoon of SMASHING. CRASHING and WRECKING the likes of
which they have never seen before.
The Daredevil Contest, will have 33 events, and each show will enter
a darodevil to aee which show and which daredevil will be the
Champion for 1950 ? Billy Green's Canadian Acea. driving Fords,
Sick Rogers "All American" Motor Maniacs driving Cbevroleta, and
Ward Beam's 1995 World Champion Auto Daredevils driving Plymouth*
and the competitors in tne contest events. The price of admission for .
the big 45 event program in Adults $2 00?Children 50c. Including Tax. |
W. L. Turner
To Head New
Riders Club
W. L. Turner of Waynesville was
elected president of the newly or
ganized Smoky Mountain Trail
Riders Club at a meeting Titesduy
night at the L. N. Davis Co. lounge.
Ralph Minnlck was named vice
president and Mrs. George E.
Evans secretary-treasurer.
Senior directors chosen were:
Mr. and Mrs. George Rogers, Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Green, Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Heatherly, Mr. and Mrs. Valor
Rogers, Howard Bryson, and Philip
Queen.
Junior directors named were:
Leon Turner, Roderick Rogers,
Curtis Green. Johnny Nichols,
David Morgan, Donald Rogers,
George Minnick. Pamela Rogers,
Douglas Green, and Wallace Rog
ers.
Officers said that the Tra^nd
err Club 1s open to anyo jHLn
terested in joining?either (W a
senior or junior member.
The date and place of the next
meeting of the organization will
be announced later.
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