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Page Four High Life 22, 1952 .. The Sports Corner . BY LEDBETTER Well, this is the last issue, so let’s look back over this year’s Whirlie athletic events and records. It hasn’t been too suc cessful as far as records, but Team and School spirit is another matter. It was nothing short of GREAT! FOOTBALL In football, the Whirlies came out on the short end for the first time in eighteen years, but the school stood whole heartedly behind the team. The Whirlies were victorious m only three of the eleven starts, but were only beaten twice by over one TD. The Greensboro Gridders dropped their season opener to the later-to-be State Champion "Wilmington Wildcats by a heart-breaking score, but came back the next week to whip the Raleigh Caps by a twelve point margin. A losing streak stopped the Whirlies dead, however, as they lost games to Rocky Mount, Charlotte, Gastonia, and Ashe ville, consecutively. The Asheville game was lost on a very FLUKE play, if you recall, which was a twenty-yard rolling kick around the left end. The gridders never gave up, and they came back to defeat Reidsville High’s Golden Lions by virtue of great defensive work. Just as Wilmington seemed to be a junior version of Tennessee. The Reynolds Demons seemed a counterpart of Carolina in its prime and handed the Whirlwinds their second worst defeat of the season. The unlucky streak started again and the Whirlies dropped one to the Black Bison of High Point. The Bulldogs of Burlington dropped the Whirlies next, but the Greensboro boys wound up the year successfully as they scored twice while holding Goldsboro scoreless. WRESTLING The Whirlie Grapplers went through the season unblem ished, winning all seven matches and finishing out their second undefeated year with a thirteen match winning streak. They lost their coach, Charlie Baker, who was recalled into the Navy, blit were guided through the remainder of the season by Coach Lody Glenn. They had hopes of copping the first State Championship since ’38, but were hit hard by in juries and sickness, and had to stand by and watch High Point, whom they had defeated twice in the season, take the match by sheer numerical strength. Nevertheless, the Whirlies had three championships individually. BASKETBALL The old Mayan sport was one of the few bright spots on the Greensboro record books this year, as the Whirlies went through a great season. The Greensboro Cagers, under the able coaching of Coaches Jamieson and Julian Smith, copped the Western AAA championship for the second consecutive year, winning 20 out of 25 games played. In the State tournament, the Whirlie hopes of the BIG title grew as they walloped Wilson and edged mighty Wilmington by a margin of six points scored in the overtime. The Wilmington scrap, which kept the Greensboro rooters breathless, took its toll on the Whirlies, and it was a tired: group of basketeers who lost the title to the Raleigh Capitals! by a bitterly fought-for two points. GOLF j The Golf team, consisting of Chuck Doggett, John Hughes,: Branch Crawford, and Tate Pickett, was third in the State, with Hughes leading the group. i SWIMMING The swimming team lost to the mighty Raleigh aquamen, who proved to be their downfall last year, and to Durham,, but defeated FayettevRle to get third place in the State also.; BASEB.\LL The Whirlie Nine broke even this year with a 5-5 record. Thay dropped two to the Western AAA Champion Burling ton BuUdogs. split with Gastonia, High Point and Winston Reynolds, and dropped the YeUowjackets of Salisbury twice. C. L. Nabors, above, has ably filled two positions this year. He the Whiriie’s regular short stop and while not cooling this hot posi tion, he has been a relief pitcher. Whirlies Take Final Encounter, 8-5 S Y KE Q SHOE SHOP Shine Parlor 105 X. Greene For Service in a Hurry MILLER FURNITURE COMPANY, Inc. Furniture of Quality 314 South Elm Street GREENSBORO. N. C. Davis and Edgerton Realtors FIRE INSURANCE SALES — RENTALS 213 W. Svcamore Phone 2-2191 The determined Whirlie Base ball team struck back in revenge against the Black Demons of Winston-Salem Reynolds, May 15, on the Whirlie diamond to defeat them by a score of 8-5. Reynolds, who earlier defeated the Greens boro Baseballers, threatened in the fifth inning but the Whirl winds lashed back to score three runs in the sixth to make their record of wins and losses balance for the season. Southpaw Jim Murphy started in the- role of hurler for the; Greensburghers, and the Whirlies tallied five runs to Reynold’s two, in the first four innings. ; The Demons rallied in the top of the fifth, however, and took advantage of three straight hits i and an error to tie up the game ■ 5-5. and the Whirlwinds started sweating as Davis came in to re lieve Murphy and retire the side. The Whirlies won the game in the bottom of the sixth, as their o\\'n rally began with a free trip to first on balls for Irvin Wade. Little Sammy Hudson was up next and beat out a single, with Rod Edwards bunting successfully and an error sending in Wade home to put the Whirlies in the lead by one run. Two wild pitches in a row put Edwards and Hudson safely home to wind up the Whirlie talljlng. 8-5. Da\ls retired the side by strike-outs in the seventh. Jim Nelson, Re>*nolds’s All-State football fullback, was the big gun for RejTiolds. putting out six men. while Rodney Edwards put out five. Franklin Davis won his third of the year, making him have a five hundred record. He has won three and lost three for the year.. Gastonia Game The Gastonia Green Wave! scored six runs in the sixth inning i on part of Greensboro’s eight errors to defeat the Whirlies six! to four. The Whirlies held the ’ defending state champs on four runs until the sixth. Two errors along with two base hits, a sacrifice and a walk, and then a fielder’s choice totaled the Green Wave’s six. The game looked as if it would be a Greensboro victory, for in the top of the second southpaw Jim Murphy led off with a home run over the right field fence. Franklin Davis retired the side in the bottom of the sixth, reliev ing Murphy, and C. L. Nabors finished the mound job holding: Gastonia scoreless. This victory left Gastonia with a 4-4 record, and Greensboro with a 3-5 record. Whirlie Baseballers Top High Point 5-4 The Whirlie batsmen rallied in the last of the eighth inning to score two runs and bring their second win of the season over the Black Bison of High Point. Their first in over High Point was their first game, defeating them 9 to 5 Downing High Point gave the Whirlies a 5-4 won-loss record With bases loaded at various times during the game, runs were in the making. But double plays checked that, two by Greensboro and one by High Point. Rodney Edwards made a double play un assisted. He caught a fiy ball while an opposing runner was stealing second and tagged the first sack for the double play. It was a close ball game all the way. With each team having three runs at the end of the seventh, the game went into extra innings. James Delap of High Point sin gled and then another batsman was hit, putting runners on first and second. Catcher Ken Frye singled and brought home High Point’s winning run before Greens- bor could manage three outs. C. 1. Nabors singled to right field and was advanced to second base by a sacrifice bunt which was thrown wild to second by pitcher McDowell. This enabled Greens boro runners to advance to second and third. Sammy Hudson bunted on the squeeze play, and then a wild throw to first enabled the winning run to cross the plate. Franklin Davis is credited with the victory, making it his second of the year. Mr. Glenn: “When was the re vival of learning?” Tinkie; “Just before exams.” Lincoln Log Sweets For The Best In Town Peck's Bakery 210 S, Greene St, Phone 2-5400 SAF IT WITH MUSIC Greensboro Music Co. The latest in RECORDS SHEET MUSIC SELMER BAND INSTRUMENTS and MUSICAL ACCESSORIES Sunset Hills Drug Company 1610 Madison Avenue — Phones 2-5149 and 2-5140 Meet Your Friends at Our Fountain For Lunch Fountain Service Complete Prescription Service Soups Free Delivery Coffee $14.95 and worn the year Vound on every Campus in the U. S. A. 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