WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 3. 1962
THE BLACKBIRD, ROCKY MOUNT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Pa^fiE-SEYEN
Figments
Sonny Liston convinced the
last of the. Patterson fans that
Jie is the better boxer. He may
'have shown them, too con
vincingly, for Comisky Park
was not nearly filled this time
and next time, wherever it
may be, there probably won’t
be as many as then. That could
cost Liston a million or two
($$). Floyd Patterson never
satisfied men in the profession
that he was as good as his title.
His manager has protected him
aU along from tough fights,
accounting for his “fine re
cord”. If -you think Liston is
invincible, watch for his in
evitable bout with Cassias Glay.
It’s World Series time again
and once more the New York
Yankees have captured the
Pick The Winners;
Win Five Dollars
Do you want five dollars?
If you do, pit your mind
against this matter. The points
listed in parenthesis by the
names of the various teams
are points to pad the score of
the underdog. Adding these
points to the actual scores of
the teams, pick the winners.
Anyone who delivers the
answers of all ten games THE
BLACKBIRD room by 3:40
Friday afternoon will win.
Should there be more than one
winner, the pot will be dis
tributed among them.
Clemson Vs. Wake Forest (IS)
Duke Vs. Florida (IS)
Maryland Vs. NOS (9)
UNC (20) Vs. Mich. St.
Harvard Vs. Cornell
Notre Dame Vs. Purdue
LSU Vs. Georria Tech (12)
Miami (Fla.) Vs. Fla. St (8)
Southern CaL Vs. Iowa (8)
Ohio St Vs. UCLA (17)
~tty BOHB .
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OCTOBER 5-6
Jerry Lewis in
SAD SACK
•and
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OCTOBER 7
THE YOUNG DOCTORS
NURSES ,
OCTOBER 10
THE CHAPMAN STORY
OCTOBER 17
Walt Disney’s
LADY AND
THE TRAMP
and
ALMOST ANGELS
OCTOBER 21
JESSICA
OCTOBER 25
KNIGHTS OF THE
ROUNDTABLE
American League crown. The
Los Angales Dodgers predicted
from the first of the season to
win the Senior Loop flag, did
an almost impossible final week
plupge, and wound up in a
playoff with the San Francisco
Giants. Both teams have ex
citing ballplayers and the ex
perts are' putting the winner
of the NL playoff over the
Yankees. Only time will tell.
Sandy Koufax will hold the
key to tlie Dodgers’ hopes, both
in the playoffs and in the
World Series.
This could be one of the few
times in history that the odds-
makers wiU not favor the
Yanks. Swne say that the
American League was excepti
onally strong, accounting for
the fact that the Yankees only
won three of every five. Yet,
tho National loop had three
teams with better records than
that,
be.
Rocky Mount leads the East
ern 4-A Conference in two
offensive categories.
The categories that they are
first in are especially offensive
to their opponents, as they are
total offense and rushing of
fense. The total offensive aver
age is 303.3 yards; the rushing
offense average is 261 yards;
and the difference in total of-
fenees is 159 yards.
Coach C. V. Lundy is adding
to my “bookie” sideline. He
has offered a season’s pass to
all Rocky Mount athletic con
tests for this year to the first
p^on that submits the cor
rect winners of the Eastern
4-A games to be played this
weekend, including the margin
of victory by eight points. De
liver your calculations to THE
BLACKBIRD room.
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Schedule Seems
Rough For Birds
For Last Games
The Eastern 4-A Conference
appears to be as well balanced
as it has been in recent years.
Raleigh, Rocky Mount, and
Fayetteville are the leading
contenders for the conference
crown. Goldsboro has a fine
team but, having lost twice,
they must be counted out of
the race; however, they may
play the role of spoiler.
Rocky Mount is now in the
midst of five straight con
ference games. This Friday, the
Blackbirds face their most
important clash of the season,
meeting the Fayetteville Bull
dogs. The game should be a
defensive struggle as Fayette
ville has allowed only seven
points per game and RM has
allowed 4.5 points per game.
Fayetteville leads the confer
ence in both rushing defense
and total defense.
After Fayetteville, Wilson
comes to Rocky Mount to con
tinue their personal fued for
the Shelton Looms Trophy.
Wilson is possibly the weakest
team in the conference, but
the intense rivalry between
the schools must be reckoned
with.
The following .Friday, the
Blackbirds journey to Durham
in another critical game. Dur
ham gave the number one team
in the state a stiff battle last
Friday before falling 7-0, the
touchdown coming on a pass
Interception. Although it has
lost one conference game now
it can not be completely count
ed out of the race.
The last two regular season
games, of the year will be
tough ones for the Birds as
they pltiy the number one and
the number two teams in the
state. All-»round quarterback,
Jeff Bever, leads the Myers
Park Mustangs against th’
Blackbirds, hoping to get some
measure of revenge for last
year’s 21-18 loss. Raleigh, de
fending state champions, lost
their first game of the year but
have improved steadily. The
Raleigh offense features the
talented running of Austol
Youmans, who played a big
part in the Capitals’ 21-0 tri
umph over Rocky Mount last
season.
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Aided by a block by Bill Blaylock (84), Froggie Ricks
takes off on a fine 60-yard run. (Photo by Killebrew)
Joyvees Win First Three Games;
Ricks Leads Win Over Raleigh, 7-6
Rocky Mount Senior High
Junior Varsity kept its slate
clean with a hard-fought 7-6
win over Needham Broughton
Jayvees. The Babybirds had
previously beaten Wilson, 20-6,
and Durham, 13-7.
Piling up 177 yards rushing,
the Babybirds scored on a
five-yard run by Froggie Ricks.
On the previous play, Ricks
had jaunted 60 yards to set
up the winning touchdown.
Jerry Lundy added the extra
point, which was eventually to
become the victory margin.
Offensive stars were Ricks,
Steve Peterson, Jimmy Arring
ton, and Joe Swaim. Defensive
stars were Henry Strickland,
Don Rabon, Mike Boykin, and
Bunn Woodard.
In the 20-6 win over Wilson
in the season opener, Ricks,
Swaim, and Arrington scored
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Ricks had punt returns of 40
and 45 yards to set up touch
downs. Defensive stars were
Rabon, Woodard, and Don Ben
nett.
Arrington and Peterson scor
ed the two touchdowns in the
"win over Durham. Both came
on short runs. Jimmy Clack
and Lee Pearce were the out
standing defensive stars.
The Jayvees next game is
October 11, when they play
Enloe in Raleigh.
Whitley said of the Baby
birds; ,‘,*I think we’ve pro
gressed offensively and move
the ball real well. We’ve been
pleased by the progress of some
boys who have never played
before: Mickey Hagan, Henry
Strickland, Gary Brown, Ron
ald Moore, and Chip Edwards.
The team should have 20-25
players developed for the var
sity by the end of the season.
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