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rr ?iu Urrtt-Cdraiiptt domttg ^ubUr Clbratjf Regioh^l Librai:^ 400 Jonnsdh Sti Ndvt Bern, NC 28560 The NEW BERN IHID WIIKLY IN THI HIART OP lAfTIRN NORTH CAROLINA 5t Per Copy VOLUME 12 NEW BERN, N. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1969 NUMBER 20 Even if you aren't a baseball fan, this newspaper account of New Bern's victory over Ra leigh in 1874, for the State championship, is a Journalis tic gem you'll appreciate. It was written on the scene of batUe in the Capital City, and the clipping was included in a scrapbook of the late Miss Mary Roberts. Join us as we turn back the pages of time to a golden yesterday. "The match game of base ball between the Athletics of Ralel^ and Elm City ofNew- bern came off on the grounds of the State Fair, in the vicin ity of Raleigh last Thursday, in the presence of thousands as sembled from all parts of this and adjoining states, towitness the many interesting incidents occurlng on the occasion of the State Fair. And though at the time the game was being played, sev eral very important, as well as exciting, races were being perfornied on the course near by, yet an almost intense in terest was manifested in the contest between these two ri val clubs for the championship of the state. People were seen running hither and thither amid the greatest excltment, anxiously inquiring how the game stood, and at the close of each inning as one club retired to the field and die other came intothebat, the interest became so inten sified that the spectators be came almost wild with excite ment, and the pressure of the crowd as they Impetuously gath ered around the scorer's stand became so great as to renderlt almost impossible to accurately score the game. Almost everybody pres ent, who had a sufficlentknowl- edge of the game, kept a score of their own, and so anxious were they of the result, that they frequently interrupted the scor ers in their duties, by repeat ed Inquiries respectingthepro- gress of the game. We think it is the popular sentiment, and the greatlnter- est manifested is an indubitable proof of it, that the game was one of the most attractive and principal features of the fair. Judges, lawyers, clergymen, merchants, mechanics, trades men and men of every profes sion or occiq>ation seemed a- llke interested in the game, and especially the result. Then what a tumult of excite ment ensued. Immediately sub sequent to thecloseof thegame, as the spectators irreslstably thronged around the scorer's stand impatiently awaiting the announcement of the contest; then everybody became almost frenzied with enthusiasm, and amid rQ>eated and tremendous applause of the assembly, the "Elm City's" were declared the victors and the champions of the state. The young ladles from New- bern, (God bless them) whQ were present to witness the game, and though less in num bers were none the less beauti ful or attractive than the more numerous delegations from oth er sections, seemed to be per fectly delighted with Uie result, and were so fully enthused by the success of the Newbern nine, that they rushed almost franti cally to meet them, as they re- (Contlnued on page 2) ALL SET — New Bern High school’s trim majorettes are ready for the 1969 pigskin parade. That’8 more than can be said for Coach Roger Thrift’s perspiring Bears, who face many a tough scrimmage before they take to the field for their first year of 4-A competi tion. The fever that is called football lies dormant from one season to the next, but once it asserts it self, as autumn hovers on the horizon, the pleasant maladv reaches epidemic proportions. Many things go to make up a game, and all of them are important. You’ve got to have players and officials, of course, and stands packed with partisan fans. Scoring a touch down in an empty stadium wouldn’t be much fun. And you’ve got to have cheerleaders, a marching band, and one small mongrel dog, intent on traversing the field at exactly the wrong moment. New Bern has a grid iron heritage that any town could be proud of. Not the least of its distinctions is the fact that the South’s first nationally recognized college star, Tom Daniels, hailed from our city. Daniels won acclaim at tiny TYin- ity (now Duke) and later coached and played at Au burn. But, getting back to the majorettes seen above, they are, left to right, Martha Pendleton, assistant head majorette; Susan Lee; Susan Proctor; Pat Woody, head majorette; Rita Liee; Cathy Skinner and Debbie Alligood.—Photo by Chick Natella. 4^
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