Saturday, October 30, 1943
CLOUDBUSTER
Page Three
Cadet Byars Leads Skycrackers
To 20 to 7 Win Over Cloud busters
The Skycrackers of Georgia Pre-Flight uncorked a human dynamo
in Cadet H. C. Byars here last Saturday afternoon as they defeated
the Pre-Flight Cloudbusters, 20 to 7, before 5,000 fans.
Byars, entering the game late in the second period after the two
starting left halfbacks—Nolte and Thigpen—had received minor in
juries, tossed an 18-yard pass to End Bill Shepherd for the first score
of the day and ripped off a 60- y
yard broken-field run on the first
play of the final period for another
touchdown.
Cadet Wallace Moessmer slipped
off the Cloudbuster right tackle
late in the final period for a 35-
yard touchdown run after he had
intercepted a North Carolina pass
on his own 44 and returned it 21
yards.
The only Cloudbuster touch
down came three minutes before
the game ended. Cadet J. T. Mil
ler connected with a long pass to
Raymond Norman for the score.
Cecil Hare converted the extra
point.
Cadet Cecil Hare, who was act
ing Co-Captain for the Cloud
busters along with Norman, was
the outstanding ground gainer for
both clubs. He picked up 70 yards
in H attempts. The aforemen
tioned Byars had 67, Thigpen 56,
Moessmer 47, and Miller 24.
Starting out in the third period
the Cloudbusters appeared to be
sure bets of tying the score. Hale
of Skycrackers kicked out of
bounds, and it was the Cloud
busters’ ball on their own 35 yard
line. Hare clicked off 20 yards be
fore Hale got him on Georgia’s 45-
'^ard line and Holmes handed the
ball to Nute for a gain of four
’nore. Holmes picked up another,
and Hare then came through with
a sprint of 26 yards around left
^nd to the Skycrackers’ 13-yard
^ark before Hoequist downed him.
Holmes and Hare lost four yards
in two tries and two incompleted
Passes gave the visitors the ball
*^n their 17-yard line and the
threat died.
Cadet William Hannigan, who
^oved up from squadron sports to
the Varsity only last week, did a
•^ice job the short time he was in
^be game. On one occasion he got
loose for a 23-yard gain, one of
^be longest of the afternoon.
The game was wide open with
passes being tossed during the
afternoon. The Cloudbusters
burled 20 and the visitors eight,
^ive of the Cloudbuster passes
^6re completed for 76 yards, while
the Skycrackers gained 36 yards
three completions.
Cloudbusters Meet
Wake Forest Here
Next Saturday
The Cloudbusters have an open
date today, but will return to the
football field next Saturday after
noon for a game with Wake Forest
College here. Scheduled for Kenan
Stadium, the contest will get un
derway at 1430.
Wake Forest, or the Demon
Deacons as they are known in foot
ball circles, have been the surprise
of North Carolina football this
year. Two weeks ago they defeat
ed North Carolina State by an
overwhelming score, and on last
Saturday handed Virginia Mili
tary Institute a 21 to 0 defeat. The
team started slowly, but has pro
gressed to the point where many
sports writers are predicting it
will be the best team in the state
by the end of the season.
Pacing the Deacon attack will be
two backs second to none in this
section. They are Russ Perry and
Nick Sacrinity.
Perry, a fullback, saw little ser
vice last week because of a back
injury, but Sacrinity got loose for
a 94 yard kick off return against
V. M. I.
Another Deacon that will bear
watching is Fred Grant. He is the
present leading scorer in the Sou
thern Conference with 30 points.
Bad weather held the Cloud
buster practice sessions down
greatly over the past week, but
Lieut. Frank Kimbrough, USNR,
head football coach, is hoping for
a better break from the weather
man during the next six days.
In that several cadets on the
varsity squad have completed their
Pre-Flight Training, more changes
are expected in the Cloudbuster
lineup before next Saturday.
Varsity Soccer Game
Scheduled for Wednesday
The undefeated Pre-Flight var>-
sity soccer team will meet the 12th
Replacement Depot from Camp
Butner here Wednesday afternoon
at 1600 on Emerson Field.
Here s A Bit Of What Happened
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NUMBER 16, both for the Cloudbusters and Skycrackers, saw plenty
of action in last Saturday’s game' in Kenan Stadium between the Pre-
Flight Schools of Georgia and North Carolina. Upper left shows
Cadet Cecil Hare, number 16, off for a six yard gain in the first period,
while on the right Carl Nolte, also number 16, picks up 12 yards
through the Cloudbuster line early in the contest. The center photo
shows William Shepherd catching an 18 yard pass from Cadet H. C.
Byars for the first Skycracker score, while Cadet Raymond Norman,
Cloudbuster wingback, makes a desperate effort to break it up. The
lower photo shows two Cloudbusters—S. Budziarowski, number 15,
and Warren Nute, Jr., number 35, breaking up a Skycracker pass
intended for Left End Wai’ren Tiller, number 77.
Sports Program Lead Held By Coronados
Two points behind last week,
the Coronado Squadron has moved
into undisputed possession of first
place in the Sports Program
standings with a total of 105
points. The Helldivers, who had
held the top position for several
weeks, are in second position with
a total of 104.
Other standings show the Vin
dicators with 96, Devas'tators 89,
Mustangs 78, Kingfishers 74, Sky
rockets 73, Buffalos 71, Buccaneers
68, Mariners 65, Catalinas 63, and
the Wildcats 52.
The Coronados at present have
a good average in every sport, and
are undefeated in swimming with
seven victories to their credit.
The second place Helldivers
have won six and lost one in both
boxing and swimming.
Undefeated teams include the
Kingfishers and Buffalos who
have both won four and lost none
See SPORTS PROGRAM, vage h