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HIGH LIFE SPORTS SECTION
November 30, 1956
SWIMMERS, DEFENDING STATE CHAMPS
BEGIN WORKING FOR COMING SEASON
BY MAX SNODDEBLY
North Carolina’s state champion
swimming team, the Greensboro
Whirlies, began practice Monday,
Wilder, Gill Selected
As Shrine Bowiers
'Two stalwarts in the attack of
the Whirlies’ championship foot-
boll team, Eeit Wilder, and Larry
Gill, have been selected to play
in the annual Shrine Bowl :o-
morrow.
The game is to be played in
Charlotte in Charlotte Memorial
Stadium. Kickoff time is 2 p. m.
Wilder and Gill were two of
the finest of the Whirlie aggrega
tion that went through an unde
feated campaign.
Bert Wilder is a 220 pound
tackle who is being sought by
many colleges. This was Bert’s
second year as a first string tackle.
Bert was on an undefeated JV
team in his sophomore year. Last
year did a fine job, having to
go both ways most of the time.
'This year Bert led a Whirlie
line that mowed down all opposi
tion. Coach Bob Jamieson was
very pleased and impressed by
Bert’s performance against Fay
etteville.
Larry Gill, an end, was a co
captain on this year’s team. Larry
led the defensive team that held
the opposition to less than two
touchdowns in all but one game.
This was Larry’s second year on
the varsity. He did all the pimt-
ing on last year’s team and played
defensive ball.
Coaches around the state agree
that Larry is one of the best pros
pects in the state. Larry led the
Whirlies in several departments.
November 26 at the Central
YMCA.
Prior to the beginning of prac
tice, most of the boys out for the
team had been taking exercise for
three weeks. This is a new addition
to the training program. The pur
pose is to get the boys in shape
before the beginning of the sea
son. This same arrangement has
worked out successfully for many
college teams.
Several Stalwarts
Having dominated the state
swimming scene for four years,
the Whirlie tankmen figure to do
so again. Potential All-American
candidates Ranny Dodson, Bob
Hubner, John Burwell, and David
Nance will be the stalwarts of
the team. Each member of this
quartet holds practically all the
state records for his events.
Sophomores Harry Schiffman
and Dick Edwards showed promise
this summer and should boost
the team.
There are only two swimmers
lost from last year’s squad, sc
most of the additions to the team
will be for depth and not to fill
vacancies.
Better competition this year of
fers many chances for upsets,
with Raleigh and Myers Park
rated as the top adversaries.
Coach Optimistic
Swimming coach, Pat Earey
sums up his opinions in this man
ner; “We should have one of the
best seasons yet if everyone per
forms up to his abilities.”
January 26 marks the begin
ning of the current season with
the East Carolina College hivi-
tational Meet.
If the saying “history repeats
itself” comes true, GHS will have
another trophy to add to its col
lection.
Basketeers Have Experience;
Reserve Strength Key To Season
BY ADD PENFIELD
Experience, size, speed—these
three words sum up the prospects
for the 1956-57 Whirlie basketball
squad.
The Whirlies will have one of
the most experienced teams in
the Western AAA Conference. The
cagers have 10 lettermen return
ing from last year’s squad, plus
I squad, are tallest
from last year^
of the crop.
A set of fast guards goes along
to help with the element of speed.
Brad Anderson, Owen Johnson,
Doug Orr, Ed^ar Sockwell, and
Dave Albaugh are the Whirlies
who have a great deal of speed
to move the ball.
Team Deep In Reserves
The reserve strength of the team
two boys who were lettermen as js very deep. Coach Jamieson has
sophomores but were ineligible two teams that are almost equal.
alter five games last year.
Squad Is Big
There is good size on the squad
with 10 boys pushing over the
six foot mark. Doug Albright and
James Spence, both returnees
'This is a good feature in high
school basketball, because most
teams are crippled when they
have to substitute for a first-line
boy.
There is very keen competition
Geiger Scores Tieing TD;
Team State Co-champ
ions
Several Whirlie cagers are shown above as they scrimmage in
preparation for their opening game with Raleigh, December 4.
Star fullback Jim Geiger got
the yardage when it was needed,
and the Whirlies came from be
hind to gain a 6-6 tie with Fay
etteville for the state champion
ship.
With the tie the schools were
declared co-champions although
Greensboro dominated the statis
tics. Under the state regulations
championships may be decided
on the total yardage gained by a
team. The Whirlies led their foes
by a large margin in this depart
ment.
Geiger was the big gun in the
Cagers Schedule
Listed
Dec. 4—^Raleigh Here
7— ^Bessemer Here
11—Asheboro Away
15—Raleigh Away
17— Tri-City Here
18— ^Asheboro Here
Jan. 4—Asheville Away
8— ^High Point Here
11— Gharlotte Here
15—Reynolds Here
18— Salisbury Away
22—Gastonia Away
25—^Burlington Here
29—Asheville Here
31—High Point Away
Peb. 5—Charlotte Away
8—Reynolds Away
12— Salisbury Here
15—Gastonia Here
19— ^Burlington Away
21-22—^Western Conference
Championship. Site
to be announced.
rally to tie the score. The Whirlies
took the ball from their 15-yard
line on an 85-yard march late
in the fourth quarter. Geiger gain
ed large chunks of yardage in
the drive. A pass from Harold
Wrenn to Larry Rogers put the
Whirlies on the Fayetteville 15.
Prom there it was all Geiger as
he gained 11 out of the 15 yards
needed. Jim went over from four
yards out for the touchdown.
Then the pressure was put
squarely on Bob McNedry to kick
the extra point. Bob kicked the
ball squarely, but Fayetteville’s
end Joe Loflin came out of no
where to block the point. Only
three minutes remained and 6-6
is the way it ended, although both
teams tried in vain to score again.
Fayetteville scored first in the
first quarter after the Whirlies had
backed up deep in their own terri
tory. Fayetteville got the ball in
the Greensboro 42-yard line and
marched for their ’ score. A flat
pass for 20 yards set up the score,
and BUI Cromartie crashed over
for 'the ’TD.
' for the places on the squad roster
Several boys will have to fight
hard to make the squad. Coach
Jamieson plans to dress 12 boys
for away games and 15 for the
home games in the early part of
the season. Then he will weed
out three boys to- get down to the
tournament limit of 12.
The offensive pattern of the
team will depend a gi'eat deal on
the size of the boys in the game,
it will mean a lot of weaving. If
it will mtan a lot of weaving. If
the smaller boys are in the game,
there will be a lot of cutting and
driving.
Squad Works 4 Weeks
The squad has been working
out for four weeks in preparation
for the season which opens De
cember 4. Three full-game scrim
mages have taken place with sev
eral boys showing up well. Doug
Albright and James Spence have
looked particularly impressive to
us. There are several others that
fit in this line, Ji;a Eskridge,
Brad Anderson, and Bill Canndrt.
The juniors on the team will
have a lot to do with the outcome
of the season.
Jamieson Confident '
Although he doesn’t come out
and say it, there is in Coach
Jamieson a quiet air of confidence
that his boys can do the job.
This means, of course, a AAA
championship in basketball.
The first home game of the
season will be played December
4 against Raleigh’s Caps.
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