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THE LEXHIPEP
March 5, 1948
Sport Spotlight
DOUG GRAVER
Editor
DOSTER WOOD
Assistant
GIRLS WIN ONE!
Winter Olympics
Take Over L.H.S.
While school was closed for a week
and during the preceding week’s s now,
fairway 16 at the Country Club was
the scene of the great winter Olympics
in Lexington High School.
The first snow brought out great
interest quickly when the amateur
bobsled (one, two, and three men)
tournament ruled supreme, and many
got wet.
The results as announced by the
chairman of the Olympics committee
are as follows;
One man bobsled—Charles Price, who
only spilled about a dozen times in
as many minutes.
Two man bobslued—“Bubba’’ Gambrell
ana “Wit” Wood, who assumed a
speed up to 14 mile per hour.
Three man bobsled team—Bob Bow
ers, “Stooge” Lanning, and Mickey
Foster, who won a crushing victory
with Mickey crushed in the middle.
Four man bobsled team—Benny Wal-
sei', Pete Clark, Zack Taylor, and
J. L. Peeler, survived only after
“Clem” got cut about the eye and
Peeler bruised his settee.
Best free style glider—Sam Everhart,
who will long carry the title “tall,
dark and torn up,” derived from his
escapade of sliding down the icy hill
on his nose.
Best Slider standing up (single—Stin
ky Gibson, who stood up long e-
nough to fall down again.
Best sliders standing up (couple)—Cas
par Timberlake, Johnny Arnold or
iginated this peculiar form of suic
ide.
Open class diving from sled—Termite
Leonard did a two and a half jack
knife from a standing position going
down the hill.
Open 100 meter free style swimming—
Jim Siceloff who took his monthly
bath for the next two years all in
one night with his clothes on in the
branch at the bottom of the hill.
Open 50 meter free style swimming—
Charles Rothrock did the same only
on a smaller scale
Open 100 meter women’s free style
swimming—Miss Philbeck did a beau
tiful dying duck into the branch
and dripping icicles swore she did
n’t do it.
Graver New Starter
Lexington High’s basketball team
underwent a “shuffle” as “Tubba”
Craver replaced Price in the lineup
and took over the forward shot, and
Harold Carter took his dangerous “set
shot” to the guard post.
“Tubba” is a junior this year and
shows promise of being one of the
best players next year. He also is
possessed with a fine “hook shot’’ with
either hand that is equally dangerous.
He has certainly proved himself, for
he has been close to the top in ponits
collected in every game he has started.
LEXINGTON LOSES FIRST
DOUBLE HEADER
January 30, Lexington dropped her
first doubleheader of the season in
the Thomasville gym to the Tommies.
The girls lost the opener, 26-17. The
Tommies led at halftime, 21-7. Richey
led the losers with 5, and Tew had
11 for the winners.
The Lexington boys lost their first
game of the season by a 36-34 count.
The locals were behind at half-time,
22-15. Walser hit for 15 to lead the
scoring, and Harrington got 12 for
the winners.
KANNAPOLIS DOWNS
JACKETS TWICE
Kannapolis, Feb. 3.—Lexington drop
ped a dual contest to the Kannapolis
“Little Wonders” with the girls fall
ing 34-18 and the boys being defeated
32-20. Kale and Miller had 10 each
for the winners, and Carpenter got
6 for the losers. Willeford led the
Kannapolis five to victory with 10
points, and Walser got 9 for Lexington.
CHILDREN’S HOME
TAKES TWO
Children’s Home, Feb. 6.—Children’s
Home cagers took two victories over
Lexington, the girls winning 39-20.
McConnell led the Methodists to vic
tory with 18 points, and Sink got 7
for Lexington.
In the main event the Children’s
Home boys won a narrow 26-32 de
cision. Smith hit the hoops for 16
to pace the Methodists, and Carter
was next with 11.
ERLANGER TRIPS
JACKETS
Lexington, Feb. 10.—Erlanger Y. M.
C, A. team came from behind to
edge the Yellowjackets by a 45-40
count. White led Erlanger to victory
by looping in 18 markers, and Walser
got 10 for the High’s cause.
The losers led at half-time 20-14.
BOYS BOUNCE ALBEMARLE
GIRLS LOSE
Lexington, Feb. 20.—^Lexington and
Albemarle split a pair of cage events
with the girls taking a brutal 43-17
beating, and the boys being victorious
with 40-34. Troutman collected 22
points in the “race against time” to
take undisputed scoring honors. Richey
and McCulloch got 5 each to lead the
losers.
In the main event Carter led the
locals to a 40-34 victory, by hitting
the net for 12 points. Napier got 8
for the Bulldogs.
The winners were ahead at inter
mission, 22-14.
BOYS AVENGE
THOMASVILLE DEFEAT
Lexington, Feb. 26.—The Thomas
ville girls took a close 24-22 win from
the locals while the boys handed out
a 38-28 licking to the Tommies to
avenge the defeat suffered in their
previous engagement.
Tew paced the Thomasville girls
with 9 markers, and Richey got 13
for the losers. The locals were ahead
at the end of the first semester, 14-10.
Walser sank 15 points to capture
top scoring honors, and Huffman rang
up 11 to poll the Tommies. Lexing
ton was ahead of their arch rivals at
half time, 19-9.
Scoring Parade
Walser and Carter are leading the
Yellowjackets’ scoring parade. The
scoring is as follows up to the Tom-
asville game:
Name Total Points
Walser 147
Carter 127
Grayson 76
Clark 60
Craver 39
Peeler 21
Price 10
Koontz 6
Crow 4
Girls Win First
Game Of Season;
Boys Avenge Loss
Lexington High School cagers took
their first dual win of the season by
twice dropping the strong Kannapo
lis cagers on the local court Wednes
day afternoon, February 25.
In the opener the girls jumped to
an early lead that they were able to
keep throughout most of the contest,
and maintained a half-time lead 14-11.
In the closing minutes the visitors
began to cut down the lead and with
the score in a 22-22 deadlock, both
teams began to bang away at the bas
ket unsuccessfully until Sink hit for
a bucket to close the book with the
local girls’ first vnn 24-22.
Hardy of Kannapolis was high with
13 points, and Sink had 10 to lead
the “Female Jackets”.
The local boys evened the score
with the “Little Wonders” by handing
out a narrow 31-30 victory.
Both teams were throwing them
high, wide and handsome, much to
the delight of practically the whole
student body.
Lexington was ahead after the first
quarter 10-5 and was barely on top
at half-time 16-14.
In the third period things began to
get a little warmer with the locals
still on top, 24-21.
With four minutes remaining, the
visitors had only made good on one
foul shop while the Yellowjackets had
gone on to hang thee 31st point on
the board. But from then on the
visiting cagers began to take over, but
it was too late, as the game ended
31-30 for the Yellowjackets.
Girls
Lexington (24) Kannapolis (22)
F—Fichey 4 Nesbitt 2
F—Carpeneter 2 Hardy 13
F—Sink 10 Woodard 4
G—Beck Wright
G—Truell Holloway
G—Russell McKenley
Substitutes: Lexington, Bruton 8,
McCulloch, Snellings; Kannapolis,
Grayson 1, Miller 2, Kale, Sain, Dan
iels, Dwiggins, Morris.
Boys
Lexington (31) Kannapolis (30)
F—Carter 11 Willeford 4
F—Craver 8 Echerd 4
CJWalser 12 Ross 3
G—Clark Bowles 12
G—Price Wise 5
Substitutes: Lexington, Crow, Peel
er; Kannapolis, Payne 2, Womble.
Grayson Injured
Jimmy Grayson, basketball captain
and one of the team’s best floor men,
is temporarily out of action due to a
broken hand, the result of an “un
avoidable accident.”
Jim says, “I’m out now, but ’I shall
return.’ I’ll play in the tournament
even if my hand is still broken.”
According to the latest doctor’s re
port, the hand is healing very nicely,
and Jim’s dream of playing in the
tournament may still come true.
“Like family, like family” is Jim’s
motto, for at the present, his ambition
is to play in the tournament at Win
ston-Salem like all his brothers and
sisters have done before him, and Jim
wants to keep the records clear.