—CoeUemee Journal, Wednesday, Sept. 2,1970
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BILL CURRIEMMR
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ACC Needs A-A Back
In recent years a whole jgobful of consideration has
been given in an effort to determine means by which
football in the Atlantic Coast Conference might be
upgraded. Cited ad nauseum has been the high
academic requirements of the various member schools,
and the demand for a 800 on the College Board Test
required by the conference for an athletic grant-in-aid.
Doubtless many of the proposals to lower require
ments or increase the number of athletes would be
helpful. But if the conference wants to fill the stadiums
the best and most effective way is to secure or develop
an All-America back.
Not a defensive back, nor one who specializes in
blocking. What is needed is a flashy, colorful, crowd
pleasing, imagination stirring guy who can lead a team
to victory.
There are some good backs in the league like Don
McCauley at North Carolina, Leo Hart at Duke, or Ray
Y auger at Clem son to name just three. But for all their
ability, and it is considerably, these fellows are not the
needed quantity.
Heisman Trophy Back
The conference needs a guy who can compete for
the Heisman trophy. It needs a man who can electrify a
crowd, who is a hero to kids, and who has a boyish
cleanliness about him.
Certainly I am not a hymn-singer or a blue nose,
and I seldom crusade for ice cream over bourbon. Bat
the fact remains that however jaded and cynical
American society seems, it will respond to the challenge
of the kind of fellow I'm talking about. Or at least to a
fellow who SEEMS to be that way.
First though, he has to be a top athlete. A great
guard or tackle or even an end won't do. He's got to be a
back; a guy who runs and passes and catches passes.
All-America teams are built around the offensive backs.
Once these plumbs are landed, the rest of the team is
built up in a sort of geographic sharing plan.
It may not be fair, but it is a fact. Look back over the
years at the Heisman trophy winners and see how many
guards, tackles and centers have won. Look at profes
sional football and see who gets the most money. The
ACC needs a stomp down good offensive back or even
better, several of them.
Duke's Ace Parker
Think of Ace Parker. Here was a guy who played in
the thirties, and yet when one runs a memory lane
pattern on Duke football he comes up first and foremost
with Ace's name.
Why do you think this is? Well, he was a break-away
runner without peer, and what's more he kept North
Carolina out of the 1935 Rose Bowl game with a sterling
performance including a 103-yard touchdown gallop
with the opening kickoff.
When Ace Parker was performing at Duke (now
Wallace Wade) Stadium, it was full and those were days
when $2.50 for a ticket was big money, and there was not
near the population to draw from which we have today.
If Duke could produce another Ace Parker, the Blue
Devil athetic coffers would overflow with goodies and
gold.
Think, if you will, of Charlie Justice. He played at
North Carolina on a team studded with tremendous
athletes.
Art Weiner an All-America end if one ever drew
breath; Kenny Powell, another. Irv Holdash at center.
These were so many stars the sportswriters had
problems displaying their ignorance. But without
Justice, the blue chipper, there would have been just
another football team instead of the wondrous aggrega
tion which drew 44,000 into Kenan Stadium.
Hopefully, the point has been made. And even more
hopefully, there is on some campus, perhaps two or
three, an unborn star whose ability, personal traits, and
good fortune will spring him forth as a real glittering
star. That's what the ACC needs more than any revision
of its rules.
Davie War Eagles
Open Season On Friday
The Davie County High
football team will take on
Albemarle in a non-conference
opener at Albemarle on Friday
night Kickoff is set for Bp. m.
Coach Bill Peeler has in
dicated that bis starting lineup
will include seven lettermen.
Craig Ward mil start aft
1970 FOOTBALL SCHEDULES
VARSITY
September 4 Albemarle There
September II North Stanly Here
September It East Rowan Here
September S North Iredell there
October 2 North Mecklenburg Here
October 9 West Rowan there
October 16 MooresviHe Here
October 23 North Davidson there
October 30 South lrdeil Here
November € North Rowan there
Varsity will wear White at home Orange or Black on the road. All gamer stmt at t
o'clock.
J.V.
September 10 North Stanly there
September 17 East Rowan there
September 24 North Iredell Here
October 1 North Davidson there
October t West Rowan Here
October IS OPEN
October 22 North Davidson Here
October 21 South Iredell there
November S North Rowan Here
Gaines will start at 7:20. J. V. Team will wear Black.
FRESHMAN
September 17 Central Duvidra Here
September M North Iredell Here
October 1 North Davidson there
October t West Rowan Here
October IS OPEN
October 22 North Davidsoo Here
October 29 North Iredell there
November S North Rowan Here
Games will start at 5:90. Frahman wffl wear Gray or Black.
Center Fair
Is Slated
For Sept. 12
The annual Center Fair will
be held Saturday, September
12, at the Center Community
Building and Center Arbor on
Highway 64 West of Mocksville.
All residents of Davie County
are invited to enter exhibits in
the Fair. Entries will be accept
ed from 5:00 o'clock p.m. Fri
day September 11, and until
9:00 o'clock a.m. September 12.
Judging of the exhibits will
begin at 10:00 a.m. Pit cooked
barbecue will be on sale all day
Saturday and a barbecue supper
will be served at 5:00 p.m. Leo
Williams, County Agent will be
in charge of the program under
the Arbor at 1:00 p.m.
Mrs. Nichols
Feted With Shower
Mrs. Conrad Nichols of Spen
cer was honored with a pink and
blue shower, Tuesday, August
24 by Miss Vickie Spry of Salis
bury at the home of Mrs. Nich
ols.
A large cake decorated with
storks, peanuts, punch, and
pickles was served to approxi
mately twenty five guests who
enjoyed both games and re
freshments.
Mrs. Nichols, formerly of
Cooleemee received many use
ful gifts.
quarterback. Bob Koowhr and
Army Riddle, both kttomi,
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at ends; Buck HaHand Richard
Qnotts at the tackle positions;
Cartner Paul
Andrews is expected to get the
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