Page Four
HIGH LIFE SPORTS SECTION
SEPTEMBER, 23, 1955
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SCENE: Greensboro High Stadium
TIME: Two Friday nights ago
TOPIC: The Whirlies
HOT OFF TME PRESS
Coach “Bob” Jamieson’s lat
est crop of pigsk;nners christened
the '55 season versus Raleigh, and
the visiting politicians were lucky
to leave the Gate City with a 0-0
tie.
The new Whirlie edition gave the
many onlookers optimistic ideas,
and with good cause. Though GHS
supporters weren’t swept off their
feet by perfect football (for there
wasn’t any), local fans did see
some brilliant football. There were
hot and cold flashes, but it was
quite evident that once the spark
ignites the hay, you will see an
other batch of top-flight football,
ers.
Jamieson’s “Rolling Stones” just
couldn’t seem to muster the punch
worth 6 points. Yet they held Ral
eigh scoreless, and, in the process,
completely outplayed and “out-
statisticed” their target for the
evening. The Whirlies preserved
their win-lose record, making it
stand at three digits, 10-0-2.
This you can call a record.
Louis Glascock, only returning
letterman ballcarrier, looked at
times as if he were in mid-season
form, running and playing the
kind of football which made him
such an important element of the
’54 champs. “Luke”, along with
Larry Rogers, provided the bulk
of the Whirlwinds running game.
Rogers, flashy halfback, is playing
his first year as a varsity member.
Last season he played Jayvee ball,
and was one of Coach Smith’s top
prospects for the “big team” this
year. ...
ex~Whirlie star who won every
honor except the PurRle Heart
while playing for Greensboro. Well,
he’s at it again. Except he has
switched Alma Maters. This time,
he charades under the name Tar
Heel. George Barclay, Carolina’s
“big boss,” calls Jones “the hoss.”
Though he isn’t by any means the
biggest man on the squad, he’s
worth his 190 pounds in gold. De
fensively, he has been hailed as
another Huck Holdash, ex-Tar
Heel All-American of four years
back. Jones is one of Carolina’s
main hopes of becoming the power
house it once was, and with a
few good breaks, he just might
be “a missing link.” Here’s cheers,
Jim . . . Good luck
An Important Flashback
No football analysis is complete
without giving credit to the “steer
ing wheel” of the squad.
In Greensboro’S) case, the
“wheel” is Don Rothrock. Though
Norm Odyneic set a high prece
dent for anyone to follow, Don
looks as if he “has the follow,
through.” At any rate, his debut
as quarterback against Raleigh
was far from disappointing. With
GHS On Short End
In Second Encounter
Against Bulldogs 14-0
By Jerry Farber
Durham’s Bulldogs, downed
twice by Greensboro last year—
gained their much sought-after
revenge by pinning the visiting
Whirlies to a 14-0 defeat. The Bull
dogs, unable to mustw enough
steam to tally during the first half,
came back after halftime to score
their two TD’s.
A rugged defense employed by
the Whirlies kept Durham’s back.
field in a zither through the first
period. Though dangerously deep
in foe territory several times, the
home-standing Bulldogs couldn’t
“power the punch” to pay dirt. Led
by linebackers Buddy “Cherokee”
DcBruhl and Charlie Whedbee,
along with other defensive stal
warts Bill Lewey, Sam Bright, and
Clayton Stanley, Greensboro’s de
fenders weren’t to be budged. The
eventual winners got as far as the
two-yard line, but didn’t reach
“The Promised Land.” Durham
thrice reached territory within the
10-yard line, but their efforts were
of no avail. It was this type of
dogged-determined effort which
kept the Whirlies in constant con
tention.
The second half told the same
a little more experience, Rothrock
just might “handoff ’ another vic
tory-bound year to add to GHS
laurels . . . Go, Whirlwinds, go. . .
LET’S BE READY...
With the advent of September the sounds and smells and
sights of football again pervade the north campus. The 1954
season is not quite forgotten, and rightly so. Its lingering
effects coupled with the fact that it was opening night for the
Whirlies of Greensboro High swelled our first home game
crowd. You could feel the potent enthusiasm of the hall Fri
day morning as blue and white ribbons spread through the
crowd. Everyone’s mind was one-tracked that Friday.
It is going to be a trying year for the Whirlies and their
coaches. Last year’s performances will loom over every corre
sponding game this year. Alumni and bandwagonneers are
going to make some exacting comparisons.
We are admittedly not the powerhouse that romped through
the ranks of AAA teams unscathed last year. The ’55 edition
may even be described as inexperienced. We should have a
winning season, however, and with the continued support
which the gridders drew against Raleigh it is not a possibility
but a probability.
Past victories are easily forgotten by the volatile “fans”
who demand a perennial winner from the pre-season practice
field. Surprisingly, most of this group is not to be found at
GHS but among the parents and other “well-wishers” who
clamber aboard the band wagon only to make an unhesitating
retreat when the victorious picture fades. There are some
good examples of this in the student body occasionally though;
and this is inexcusable, for we have a deep-rooted responsi
bility to the nearly fifty boys, win or lose. The physchological
effect of sometimes organized but more often spontaneous
cheering and good attendance in the stadium is unbelievable.
Ask any letterman. Let’s be ready for all the games, particu
larly the ones at home. The team is.
GH5 WHIRLIES XKK OFF ’55 SEASON
CONFERENCE OPENER WITH CHARlOnE
Experience is the big thorn, as
is a lack of depth. Coach Jamie
son lost by way of graduation ten
or eleven regulars. This cut a deep
gash in his ’55 plans. As previously
mentioned, Glascock was the only
“steady” returnee. However, sev
eral strong holdovers from last sea
son are playing a very important
part for the current Whirlies.
Charlie “Brick” Whedbee, who |
played much football a year ago, *
is back to knock aheads, and will
be counted on heavily. Bud “Chero
kee’ DeBruhl, having already some
experience, will probably do as
much for GHS football as Chief
Sitting Bull did for U. S. history.
Pretty dam much.
Any Old News
Everyone remembers Jim Jones,
Charlotte Cenral’s Wildcats, an
aspiring team composed almost en
tirely of letter men returning from
the 1954 season, take on the twice-
downed Greensboro Whirlies to
night at 8 o’clock in Charlotte.
Charlotte, a reputedly strong
club, is out for its third win of
the still young season against the
Greensboro Club which has troun
ced the Wildcats in the two pre
vious seasons, 18-0 and 24-12 in
the opening games.
The Whirlies have shown in their
two previous encounters a strong
defense. Led by Bud DeBruhl,
Charlie Whedbee, Bert Wilder,
Ronnie Parks and Sammy Bright,
Greensboro has made clear that
their’s will be a hard defense to
crack. Thus far, as far ar win-loss
percentages go, they haven’t been
any too impressive, tying Raleigh
in the season opener, and downed
by Durham last week. Tonight will
answer many questions, one of
which many loyal Whirlie parti
sans would like to have answered
—will hte offense equal the de
fense? At any rate, there are
quite a few GHS students and
Greensburghers who plan to tra
vel the 91 miles to find out.
story, but with a different punch
line. Things started off at a faster
rate of speed—for Durham. The
scoreboard read 7-0 after a few
minutes had elapsed in the third
quarter. Unable to pick up a first
down, Greensboro had to rely on
Larry Gill to “punt out.” And
then Fate’s breaks took Durham
by the hand. Worth Hill took the
boot on his own 40, stalked his
way to midfield, picked up a few
blocks, and then zoomed the re
maining fifty yards to paydirt. The
extra point atempt was good, and
Durham had “broken the ice.”
Though this didn’t dent the Whir
lie spirits, which were a bench
ful strong, it did bring the ques
tion to mind, can the Whirlie of
fense match “wits” with Dur
ham’s? The Whirlie runners
couldn’t seem to get rolling, with
faulty ball handling and incon
sistent “football” handicapping
them. And that was, for the most
part, the way it stayed. Lan-y
Rogers did give supporting onlook
ers from the Gate City one mo
ment of priority. Taking a pitch-
out from quarterback Rothrock, the
flashy runner raced 43 yards deep
into Bulldog soil. But this threat
ended on the very next play due
to fumbleitis, closing out Gate
City optimism for the evening.
From this point on, it was a baL
tie of unresourcefullness. Durham
changed the score with only sec
onds remaining in the contest. With
play starting on the Greensboro
30, the victors managed to vault
their runners to the 14, from which
point halfback Kenny Ferrell car
ried the pigskin to six points. The
extra point flew straight through
the uprights, putting to an end
the unfestive occasion. The exe
cution ended, with the Whirlies
v/alking the last mile . . .
To Score
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