December 19, 1941
THE FULL MOON
Page 3
bulldog barks
Basketball Squad Towers
Since several years _ ago _ whei^
u.ng, height on tl
t this year there
. ^ ,, . scraping the
on the basketball teams has dropped down considerably,
are many boys that are really up in the air. There
..KPn Bennett, who formerly played sports m Norwood
Divot posts, who is 6 ft. 4 in. in his stocking feet; Charles
•j fVio qkvscraper, who stands 6 ft. 5 in.; Robert McSwain, an-
icam, D-iant; Sam Andrew, who stands 6 ft. 2% in.; Gerald
^nii 6 ft. 2 inches; John Little, 6 ft 1 in., and La Verne Moose,
ft. 1 in.
L Vrom these statistics shown above, you can readily see that
■hpmarle will not be dwarfed this year by any team. Height in bas-
Ehall has many advantages, because a person that towers over
Ih rs eets the first bid on the “oversized baseball” when it comes
llating down out of the ozone, and that means a lot in the won
nd lost column.
A?o “Cold Shoulder'’ For Our Boys
The freak warm weather during the early part of December had
he candidates for the Bulldog basketball team in a sweat, and that’s
tterally.
Practicing the strenuous game of basketball in a closed gym
nth the temperature on the outside at around 75 degrees is not
•4v holiday and the boys really caught it in the neck. This hot
ifercise probably worked the kinks out of the boys and a well-knit
■ lub is developing satisfactorily.
The return of “Hootchie” Morgan and John Little bolstered the
trength of the club tremendously. The boys are looking forward
I a successful season, and great things are being expected of them.
ithlete Of The Month
No, he never has received a sports letter a
A. H. S., he’s never
the lineup of any game on the A. H. S. schedule,
„ never scored a touchdown, sunk a field goal, or got a hit in
"eball for A. H. S., yet he’s the cream of the crop.
You guessed it; it’s Coach De Lotto, the untiring, well-liked head
if sports for the blue and white Bulldogs. “Coach,” as he is called
y the boys, has been at Albemarle two years and every team he’s
luced has been successful, with his 1941 football team being the
in the history of the blue and white.
He’s promoting something besides winning teams in Albemarle,
that something is Sportimanship. Here’s three cheers for a
md an A-I coach.
rand
Letter To Santa
1 )ear Santa Claus, ,
I’m really not particular, and all in all you’ve been very kind
^ me, but just this time, dear Santa, please bring me some basket-
lilllers with a little gray matter.
W I want them to know when, where, and how to pass and shoot;
jLlso Santa, give me courage to hold my temper when they bungle
\erything I tell them, and one more thing, Santa, and then I’m
prough, just give my boys an even break and I’ll bet my bottom
pilar we’ll have a dern good season. ^°'^^’“MUSH ”
jjOur Boys Shine
With success and the satisfaction of knowing they had played
hearts out for the dear ol’ North State written over their faces,
[ootchie Morgan and John Little are back in school.
Hootchie and John played a wonderful hand of ball in the hard
lught battle which ended in a 0-0 tie with the S. C. Sandlappers.
lootchie’s kicking was the highlight of the game, which averaged
r 42 yards from scrimmage. A well-known sports writer for the
irlotte Observer referred to the Blue and White’s star fullback as
, “distinguished locomotive,” which is almost true, as shown by his
ronderful line “busting” at A. H. S.
John played a fine defensive game, which helped tremendously
In holding the South Carolinians scoreless.
Hootchie and John
Make Good Showing
Albemarle Bulldogs were well
represented in Charlotte, December
6, at the North Carolina-South Car
olina High School All-Star game
sponsored by the Shriners for their
hospital in Greenville, S. C. The
two boys who were from the Bull
dogs were Lewis Morgan, fullback,
and John Little, left end, co-cap-
of the Bulldogs this last sea-
Only seniors graduating next
spring were allowed to play.
Hootchie had been chosen as an
alternate fullback and Little was
chosen as one of the ends. How
ever, Hootchie Morgan won a start
ing berth at fullback. Little did
not start but proved himself a very
valuable man on defense when
South Carolina threatened to
Lewis Morgan was the star of
the game as he was leading ground
gainer for the Tar Heels and punt
ed several times, for an average
of 42 yards per punt.
Coaches in charge of the North
Carolina boys were Bill Ludwig
from Salisbury; Paul Severin, Wil
mington; and Harry House of
Rocky Mount.
BOYS KEEP HOUSE
(Continued from page one.)
she’s working. Frances Mann sim- i
ply can’t keep the sawdust out of
her hair.
“You girls will either have to
cut your fingernails or tape them
while sanding,” announced Mr.
Wilson one day.
The girls, thinking he was try
ing to protect their fingernails,
said, “Oh, we will. We don’t want
to get them broken.”
Mr. Wilson replied, “I don’t care
about your fingernails. I’m just
worried about their scratching
through the sandpaper and ruin
ing the finish on the furniture.”
The boys paid the girls a sur
prise visit and enjoyed the at
tempts made to drive nails with
out smashing their fingers. The
girls returned the visit the next
day and had an hilarious time see
ing the boys planning a meal,
measuring out the right amount of
each ingredient, and washing
dishes.
The climax of the visit
ter the meal had been served,
when “Champ” Little, whose face
was getting whiter every minute,
remarked, “I’m really sick. I just
couldn’t bear to eat any more of
ly cooking.”
Bear And Joe Co-Captains
Of 1942 Football Squad
Ernest “Bear” Knotts and Joe
Lowder have been chosen co-cap-
s of the 1942 football squad,
according to an announcement
made by Coach De Lotto in a re
cent chapel assembly.
‘Bear”, a fighting tackle, and
Joe, scrapping guard, were select
ed because of their ability to lead
others and their “never say die”
spirit.
“Bear” was the only Albemarle
player to be chosen for the All-
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A. H. S. Basketball
Schedule
state football team, which proves
that he merits his nomination. Joe
has been one of the most versatile
members of the squad, and his per
formances, too, helped to bring to
Albemarle School its best season
school history.
Also on the chapel program was
the presentation of letters to the
seventeen following boys, which
was made by Dr. J. C. Senter, an
ardent supporter of the team: John
Little, Reed Gaskin, Gerald Mann,
James McCarnes, Joe Lowder, Cay-
lor Heddin, “Bear” Knotts, Calvin
Dennis, Sherrill Cranford, Jim
Peavy, Max Thompson, Jerry Fore
man, Hoyle Boger, “Hootchie”
Morgan, Tommy Swanner, Rem-
bert Rogers, and Max Ritchie, the
team’s loyal manager.
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