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ii wmmm. m m March 2, 1928 HIGH LIFE Page Three BASEBALL PRAaiCE STARTS WITH VICTOR JONES AS CAPTAIN Many Substitutes, Newcomers, and Players From Pomona Try for Places GLD G.H.S. COACHES BACK Homer Coltrane and Stanley Johnson Anticipate a Good Season Although There Are Many New Players The call of the diamond has been issued at G. H. S. and a large number of recruits, mostly green material, are out for positions on the nine. Only two first string men will be back this year. Taylor, veteran pitcher, will toss across the plate for his fourth and last sseason, while Lee “Lefty” Whiteheart will again hold down the initial sack. Victor “Sparky” Jones, star third-sack- er and captain of this year’s team, will be unable to play in the regular sched uled games and championship games. He will help pilot the team from the bench and give his time to the develop ment of the squad. Many substitutes, newcomers, and players from Pomona will be out fight ing for places on the team. Some of the best prospects this year are; Paris, Mann, and Wyrick, for outfield; Webb, Chambers, Nicholson, Nelson, infield; Merritt, pitcher, and Morris, catcher. The teams will be led by Coletrane and Johnson again this season. They are thorough baseball men, playing with professionals during the summer. Last year they formed a team that beat AVinston, the state champions.. Al though this year’s squad is made up almost entirely of green men, they hope to gather up a nine that will go high up in the championship series. CAMEL CITY TEAMS WIN IN MAT AND MITT BOUTS First Boxing and Wrestling Team at Local High Scohol—May Be Permanent Event SMITH WINNER FOR GREENSBORO Greensboro High School’s mitt and wrestling team lost to the team of Win ston-Salem High School in a hard- fought meet held February 14, at Win ston. The Camel City boxers won with n 5-1 score, while the wrestlers walked off with a decisive 30-0 victory. This meet was witnessed by a gallery of more than 1,400 people. The only Gate City boy to win was Smith, who triumphed over Isenberg in the 135-pound class. One extra xound, making a total of four, was needed to decide the winner. Even though Motsinger forced his AVinston opponent, Bolick, to an extra round to gain a judge’s decision, he last, after a terrific battle. All of the other bouts were won by AVinston by means of knockouts. Three of these were of the technical variety. McLean, a Gate City lad, was knocked out after one minute and ten seconds of the second round, giving to Winston the only straight knockout. In wrestling, AATnston won all of the six matches by falls. The Winston boys. Cope and Sprinkle, floored their oponents in 30 and 35 seconds, erspec- tively. FIRST HIKE OF SEASON TO BE HELD MARCH 5 The first hike for this season will be held on March 5. All girls wTio wTsh to go must meet in B-4 immediately after school on that day. The rules of the N. C. Athletic Association re garding hiking are: A point per mile will be granted for hikes of five miles or longer. Credit will be given for a maximum of only 75 miles for a school year. Pliking must be done un-, der the supervision of either faculty head of sport or student. Recognized High School Track Records 100-yard dash, Ison, Charlotte. 220-yard dash, Ison, Charlotte. 440-yard run, Koenig, Greensboro. Half-mile run, Phoenix, Greens boro. Mile run, Barclay, Statesville. 120-yard low hurdles, Milstead, Charlotte. 12-lb. shot-put, Roiy, Graham. High jump, Reid, Charlotte. Broad jump, Neiman, Charlotte. Pole vault, Neiman, Charlotte. Discus throw. Brown, Greensboro. Javelin throw, Edmondson, Roan oke Rapids. Alile relay, Asheville. G. H. S. TRACE TEAM PROMISES BIG YEAR Captain Phoenix and Theron Brown Hold State Records. Coach Lambeth Hopeful ALL LETTER MEN BACK In a recent interview. Coach M. T. Lambeth announced 'that the track men are in fine shape, and promise to put out a far superior team to any in the history of the school. About 30 men have reported, with all letter men back. Spring practice started last week, and the season will open about the first of March. A good schedule has been jarranged,, Coach Lambeth announced. Clarence Phoenix, who holds the state record for half mile, is captain this year. Romeo Leforte, Emory Carver, and Bob Homey, who were on last year’s squad, show prospects of making good distance men. Carroll Weaver is a letter man in middle distances and should be one of the best quarter-milers in the state this year. He is also practicing the hurdles. Herbert Johnson, “Red” Goodwin, Ed Davant, Bob AVilliams, and John Lindeman are out for dashes. John son and Goodwin, letter men, had a good season last year, and great things are expected of them this year. In weights, Theron Brown, who holds the state record for the discus, is back. Romeo Leforte and Julius Homey are showing good form, am Ijromise to make good weight men. Jack Norman, Dick Burroughs, and Richard Quate are expected to take care of vaulting. They are showing up well in practice, and it looks as if they’re going to more than live up to expectations. John Robinson, a letter man, shows prospects of becoming a good hurdler. Alfred Parker, who was at prep school last year, also looked good in practice. “Part of the boys, who have been working during the fall and winter, are showing marked improvement and promises are made for a great sea son,” Coach Lambeth said. Honor the game you play, for he who plays straight and hard wins even when he loses. GREENSBORO LOSES TO HIGH POINT AND MEBANE QUINTETS Game With Mebane Most Excit ing of This Year—G. H. S. Loses, 27-24 PARIS AND MATLOCK STAR G. H. S. Team Proved no Match for Speedy High Point Tossers—Lose With Score of 35-22 The Greensboro quintet lost two con secutive games on Friday and Saturday nights to the Mebane and High Point basketball teams, respectively. The game with Mebane was played at Caldwell gymnasium, February 24, to the score of 27-24. The game was closely fought, but the visitors proved too strong for the local team. Riggs led the visitors by an individual score of 12 points, and Long scored 10 points, both shooting goals from all angles. Sockwell and Matlock, with six points each, led Greensboro’s offensive. Bal lard and Morris displayed nice work as guards, while Paris, a substitute, shot two field goals and a foul. The G. H. S. team proved no match for the speedy High Point tossers on February 25, on the latter’s court. High Point won the score of 35 to 22. The game was opened by Greensboro’s sec ond team, but they were quicklj^ re placed by the varsity when the Point ers grabbed a big lead. They were unable to penetrate the locals’ strong defense or check their attack. At no time during the game did the visitors form a big threat. Hinkle, from High Point, carried off scoring honors by shooting 12 points, and AATllard fol- low^ed closely with 11 points. The scoring for Greensboro was evenly divided among the players. PURPLE AND GOLD SQUAD DEFEATS QUAKER LADS Splendid Teamwork Displayed on the Part of Both Quintets—An Interesting Game TAYLOR PLAYS STELLAR GAME By playing a hard game, the G. H. S. boys’ basketball team defeated the Guilford College freshmen by a score of 31-28 on February 22 at Caldwell gym. The Purple and Gold team had to fight hard to keep up the narrow lead they gained and once or twice it seemed as if the Quakers would win. There was good teamwork on the part of both quintents. Sockwell and Matlock played well for Greensboro, and Captain Taylor played his usual steady game. Rives, substitute guard, was forced out by an injury to his knee, but it did not prove serious. Zachary, center for Guilford, played a stellar game for his team and could usually be found In the thick of play, fighting for the Quakers. The game was fast and exciting and both teams deserve credit for a good game. Wise Advice Pertaining to Good Sportsmanship From a Code of Ethics for a High School Student A Good Sport Does Play fair at all times. Play hard to the end. Keep his head. Play for the joy of playing and good of the team. Is a good team-worker. Keep training rules. Obey orders of coach and captain. Does his best in all school work. Back his team in every honest way; but— ! Always give his opponent a squarej deal. j Act respectfully toward officials. ! Treat visiting players as guests. Does Not Does not cheat. Does not quit. Does not lose his temper, though wronged. Does not play for money or other reward. Does not play to grandstand. Does not abuse his body. Does not shirk. Does not neglect his studies. Does not bet—betting is not neces sary to show loyalty. Does not take any technical advan-; tage. Does not blame officials for defeat. PHOENIX CAPTAINS G. H. S. TRACK TEAM School Cheer Leader—Winner in State and National Track Meets HEADS MONOGRAM CLUB Clarence Phoenix, G. H. S. star dis tance man, will again lead the Purple and Gold track team. Last year the G. H. S. squad, captained by Phoenix, was defeated only by Charlotte, the Queen City boys winning the state championship. During the last three years, Phoenix has been one of the outstanding ath letes at G. H. S. He is not only well known as a local athlete, but has shown up well in outside meets. Last year he attended the national high school track meet in Chicago where, over a field of runners from all over the country, he placed seventh. At the South Atlantic meet in Maryland last season he won the mile. He holds the North Carolina record for the half mile, and has come very near to cut ting down the time for the mile. Un defeated all last year except at Chi cago, Phoenix has spread the fame of G. H. S. over the cinder paths of the state. Clarence is also well known on the athletic field, not as a player, but as cheer leader. For two years, Clarence, with his gold sweater and white trou sers, has been a familiar sight to the rooters in the stands. In addition to this, he is president of the Boys’ Monogram Club, made up of all the boys who have won their ANDREWS, SOCKWEU AND HENDRICKS BACK ON TENNIS TEAM Coach Routh Declares Veterans of Last Year in Good Trim This Season BURWELL IS OBSTACLE Matches With High Point, Winston-Sa lem, Oak Ridge, Burlington, Char lotte to Be Scheduled In an interview granted by A. P. Routh, coach of the boys’ tennis team, several facts of interest were ob tained. John Sockwell, Clyde Andrew, Joseph Hendricks, veterans of last year, and many new men have signed up with the coach for this year’s play. Most of the men will probably profit by the recent decision to allow some of the students to leave school at the, end of the seventh period. Accord ing to Mr. Routh, practice will be held every afternoon from 3 to 5 o’clock as soon as the stadium courts are put in shape. He believes that prospects are fair for the team this year. The biggest obstacle this year is Teddy Burwell, Charlotte ace, who was a strong contender at the North and South tournaiueut held at Pine- hurst last year. Burwell also went to the finals at the Greenville, S. O., tournament. Sockwell, Hendricks, R. J. Whitting ton, and several other men gained val uable experience in the city tennis tournament held at the stadium last isummer. \^Sock^v|ellj ^ won the junior singles championship. Holmes, a new student at G. H. S., is rumored to be good material. He has played a great deal on the Atlantic City courts. Mr. Routh states that matches will be scheduled with High Point, Win ston-Salem, Oak Ridge, Burlington, Charlotte, and perhaps a few others. Two members of the team will enter the state championship tournament at Chapel Hill on April 20th. letters. CANDOR TEAM DEFEATS G. H. S. IN FINAL RACE New Idea of Triple-Header Is Tried Out—Reserves Defeat High Point The Greensboro High basketeers were shoved out of the state high championship race by the Candor quin tet, who completely outclassed the Gate City lads by a score of 36 to 16. This game, played at Caldwell gym, was witnesed by a large following of both teams. The game started off with plenty of pep, but at the end of the quarter. Candor led the game by 13 points. Candor never seemed in danger of losing the game. Led by Jordan,' right forward, who scored more points than the entire Greensboro team. Can dor kept a lead over Greensboro that was never broken, although a stiff fight was put up by the locals. Taylor and Matlock were the out-^ standing players for the Purple and; Gold team, scoring 12 of the 16 points! for Greensboro. Jordan was the shin-! ing light for Candor. I Preceding the Candor game, the' Greensboro Reserves defeated thej Pligh Point Reserves in a lively tilt] by a scoi’e of 16 to 11. - j Earlier in the evening the Burling-| ton girls defeated the G. H. S. girls] in a fast game. GREENSBORO VICTORIOUS OVER BESSEMER HIGH Sockwell Led Scoring for Locals With Captain Taylor Following Closely Behind SUBS ARE USED IN LAST HALF On Tuesday night, February 21, the high school basketball team defeated Bessemer, 42-27, at the Caldwell gym nasium. Greensboro was slow in get ting started, and the first half ended with Bessemer one point in the lead. The score was 14-13. In the last half the locals settled down, played a better brand of ball, and began shooting with more accu- racj^ Sockwell led the scoring with 11 points to his credit. Captain Tay lor followed Closely with eight points. Carruthers and C. Murphy of Besse mer chalked up nine points each. Little difference was noted in the playing when Coach Park sent in a new team near the end of the last half. -«-f- GREENSBORO QUINTET ATTENDS TOURNAMENT The basketball team left today for Raleigh to take part in the high school basketball tournament which is held every year at State College. Last year the team was snccessful in the contest, but Raleigh High finally elim inated them and won state honors. This year the team has a brighter outlook for the title. It was announc ed that the team left in fine shape, and that each player was very confident. The teams will play two days and nights until they are eliminated, the victors playing the final game Satur day night. The winning team will receive gold basketballs, and the other team silver balls. Greensboro - Hi^h has hope of winning the tournev. iH i'ii ill i:i if; Hi l : ^ UJ iU U / ? M i ;i i IH i ? ! ‘I l.'M f/l ^ ,1 i ’ i i ; i'i * 'i • k 1 ■ J yi ‘ft.
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