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THE LEXHIPEP
September 26, 1947
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SPORT
SPOTLIGHT
DOUG GRAVER
Editor
DOSTER WOOD
Assistant
L.H.S. Managers
Top, Rothrock; middle. Beck, Wood;
tom, Evans Thomoson, and Leonard.
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Our Cheerleaders
Reading Left to Right: Miss Carolyn Hollingsworth—Sponsor; Mike Siceloff, Joanne,
Koonts, Jean Rollins, Jim Poston—chief, Jane Strelitz, Martho Harbinson and Betty Ann Woll.
L. H. S. Coaches
21,
Assistant Coach Clayton Gaddy, Coach
Jimmy Mous.
Jackets Trample Greyhounds
In Season’s Second Engagement
Lexington Hi’s Yellow Jackets won
their second game of the season by
running up a score of 35-0 over the
Statesville Greyhounds Friday, Sep
tember 19.
Lexington scored early in the first
period by a flat pass from Eanes to
Cook Newell made the conversion.
Gibson put the ball in scoring ter
ritory late in the first period arid
Eanes pulnged over to score as the
second quatrer got under way. Ever
hart split the uprights to make it 14-0.
McCrary, replacing Eanes, broke
away for 64 yards to put the ball on
the 8 yard line. Three plays later Car
ter went over for the score. Everhart’s
kick was again true.
J. L. Peeler, reserve back went 40
yards but a reserve team was unable
to score, the half ending 21-0.
In the third period Gibson scored
on a 50 yard run but was called back
because of an offside penalty, but at
the end of the quarter, he went over
’This time it was good and Newell
kicked the extra point.
At the beginning of the 4th period
McCrary went over but is was nullified
by a clipping penalty but McCrary
again went over making the score
35-0.
Against a reserve team Walsh and
Menser started a drive that carried
to the Lexington 4 yard line where it
was stopped by the regulars on the
final play.
Score by Periods
Statesville 0 0 0 0— 0
Lexington 7 14 7 7—35
Scoring—Lexington on touchdowns
—Cook (pass from Eanes’, Eanes, Car
ter, McCrary and Gibson—Points after
—Newell 3, Exerhart 2.
FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
September 11—Salisbury 0
September 19—Statesville 0
September 26—Asheboro
October 3—Children's Home
October 10—High Point
October 17—Borium
Ocotber 24—Henderson
October 31—Monroe
November 7—Thomasville
November 24—Concord ^
November 21—AlbemarU
L.H.S. 13
. L.H.S. 35
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Bensy” and “Zacky
Chosen Co>Captains
The newly elected football captains
for the 1947-48 season are Benny
Walser, tackle, and Zack Taylor, end.
These co-captains were chosen in a
spirited election conducted among all
thirty-three men of the L. H. S. squad.
Both of these boys are returning let-
termen and have had plenty of ex
perience in football, having played
both junior team and varsity ball.
“Bensy” Walser, as he is popularly
called, is a senior and a member of
the Hi-Y. He has not decided upon
a college as has not his co-captain.
Zacky Taylor, who nevertheless pre
fers Carolina.
“Zack,” the newly elected senior
class president, is also a member of
the Hi-Y and is a member of the
Beta Club, Quill and Scroll, and is
business manager of the Lexicon.
It is quite probable that these two
co-captains will lead the team in a
very successful football season with
many varsity men left on this year’s
squad.
Lexington Plays Open
Date With Statesville
An opening in the L. H. S. football
schedule which previously had not
been filled was closed by Statesville
for Friday, September 19. The Yel
low Jackets, who won the game 35-0,
■wtlcomtd the game, a; open dates in
the middle of a schedule tend to
Lexington Downs Salisbury 13-0 in Opener
Football Squad
All Dressed Up
For the first time in three years
the Lexington Hi Yellowjackets are
clothed to perfection in serviceable
new uniforms. These bright-hued
uniforms, the jerseys of which are
bright orange with blue numerals and
stripes, were purchased last spring
from Rawlings Sporting Goods Com
pany of St. Louis, Missouri, and have
been in use for the first three games
of the season. Thirty-three of these
uniforms have been received, and a
comparative number of men will dress
for the games whenever possible. The
new pants which were to be orange
will be white instead for the first four
games. The orange uniforms, how
ever, have been received. The new
orange pants were received Septem
ber 24. Meanwhile the white pants will
be used until the homecoming game.
Also twenty-four new hoods have
been purchased for the comfort and
service of the team. These hoods are
of an olive drab color closely akin to
those used by Western Carolina, Ap
palachian, and other schools of the
state and are lined with warm, water
proof kapok, a derivitive of the milk
weed.
Further additions to our football
equipment are a number of helmets
identical to those used by Duke Uni
versity, which have been added to last
year’s helmets, all of which have been
painted white. Another helpful addi
tion to the Jackets’ equipment is a
large number of shots permitting the
school to furnish football shoes for
the first time since before the war.
To complete their equipment the Jack
ets have received a number of new
pads, such as hip pads, thigh pads
and a few shoulder pads, which were
purchased from Catawba College.
cool a team. The Jackets had not
played Statesville for several years
previously.
Although Statesville is a member
of the South Piedmont Conference
of which Lexington Hi is also a
member, it is not definitely known
whether this will count as a confer
ence game or not.
The Statesville game will not be a
return engagen^ent as the Statesville!
team came for a flat fee and .
both schedules are complete. I
Lexington Hi raised the curtain on
their ’47 grid season by downing Boy-
den Hi of Salisbury 13-0 on Sep
tember 11, at 8 o’clock, before 4,500
fans at Holt-Moffitt Field.
Lexington’s first score came late in
the second period when Eanes dropped
back and heaved a pass for 35 yards
into the hands of Wingback Plott deep
in the end zone. Center Sam Ever
hart converted and brought the score
to 7-0 before the half-time.
In the third period Jimmy Rusher’s
punt was blocked by End Pete Clark
on the 35-yard line. Clark picked up
the bounding ball and went over for
the final tally. Everhart’s kick was
wild.
Lexington was able to use substi
tutes to advantage throughout most
of the last quarter.
Salisbury’s biggest threat came ear
ly in the first period when a Salis
bury drive was stopped on the 20.
Lexington racked up 8 first downs to
Salisbury’s 2.
The lineups:
Pos.—Boyden Lexingdon
LE—R. Ritchie Taylor
LT—Smith Blalock
LG—B. Ritchie Newell
C—Safiey Everhart
RG—Hardister Price
RT—’Wyatt Walser
RE—Rusher Clark
QB—Blount Cook
RH—Carter Plott
LH—Cauble Gibson
FB—Linder Eanes
Score by periods: T.
Boyden 0 0 0 0— C
Lexington 0 7 6 0—13
Scoring: Lexington on touchdowns:
Plott, pass from Eanes; Clark, blocked
punt, points after touchdown, Ever
hart.