BAILEY BUGLE. BAILEY, NORTH CAROLINA, MY, 1956
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School Could Use A Variety Of Sports p.b.
Without the competition resulting from class tourna
ments, a part of the school spirit toward sports was
lost this year, many students believe.
Ihe question of whether one should place the empha*'
sis on intramural or interscholastic sports is a debata
ble one. 11118 being so, why not have them both? More stu*
dents would benefit, more class spirit would be devel
oped, new interest would be aroused, better school work
would probably result.
Are baseball and basketball the only worthwhile
sports? If the answer is NO, why, then, do we devote all
our time to these two?
Activities for those who do not participate in
these two energetic games are needed. Ihere is a chal
lenging sport for practically every student: tennis,
volley ball, soft ball, football, dancing, badminton,
croquet, checkers, and numerous others,
lhat behavior becomes less of a problem when all
students are busily engaged in active interests is an
accepted fact.
Why not expand the sports program next year to ben
efit everyone?
Low Margin Prevents
8 Baseball Victories
How close to victory came
the baseball team eight
times, in addition to the
two wins, the figures one
and two will reveal.
Five games had only one
run, and two games, two
runs that kept the team
from being victorions each
time. One game ended in a
one and one tie.
"The season hasn't been
very successful because we
have failed to get enough
hitting with men on base,
and our pitching was very
unsteady, but with some
luck we could have won all
our games.” states . the
coach.
Next year, seniors Billy
Liles, Mack Burgess, Rex
Vick, Ray Fulghvm, L.B,
Adams, and Charles Rhodes
will bo missed.
LOCAL MERCHANT AWARDS
FOUL SHOOTING TROPHY
Donated by W. B. Privette
& Co ., two gold loving
cups, or trophies, with
the inscription "Foul
Shooting Champions, 1956"
wero presented last month
in chapel by W. H. Westall
SPORT DEVOTEES TREAT
ATHLETIC MEMBERS
■ As a reward for their bas
ketball performances this
year, the Bailey teams,
boys and girls, and cheer
leaders were treated to a
supper at Buck Overton's
in Roclqr Mount after the
tour nament season. Money
sufficient for the supper
was donated by local mer
chants and patrons,
A supper consisting of
barbecue, fried chicken,
“ slaw, potatoes, brunswick
stew, rolls, corribread,
and tea was served, family
style, to approximately
forty-five guests.
Representing the donors-
Brooks Privette, Drexel
Rhodes, Fred Harris, J, W.
Christian-accompanied the
group to Rocky Mount,
along with M, W, Weaver,
principal, and W. H, Wes
tall, coach,
to the foul shooting champ
ions, Annette Davis and
"Boots" Harris.
To Annette went the tro
phy for her having made
the highest per cent of ac
curate foul shots in the
girls' division.
Annette, a high school
junior, has a 53.5 per
cent record, Joan Brannan,
a senior and close com
petitor, shot 53.1 per
cent accuracy,
"Boots" Harris received
the trophy for his having
the highest per cent of
true shots in the ' bpys'
division.
Freshman "Boots" averaged
71 per cent of his tries.
Runner-up Rex Vick, sen
ior, had a 60 per cent
average,