By PETE FRITCHIE
Until next December the
sports figures at Wes* Poinf
will be thinking about the awtot
beating Paul Dietiel'i eleven
took at the hands of Nwy the
other day. The acore was 34-1*
and the worst part of It was
that the Navy quarterback who
wrecked Army is only a soph.
When it is remembered that
Army went sour on Dale Hall
because he lost three times in I
succession to Navy, the Dietset
loss lc-ofcs like an especially
heavy blow. But, of course, the
new coach couldn't be expected
to work jniracles in his first
year. He too, deserves, three
tries.
There is something special
about this game. It's true that
we now have a third academy
team but the color and tradition
of the Army-Navy game is so
strong that it Is, in many re
spects, the number-one football
game in the country, year after
year.
It matters little whether
Army and Navy have the best
two teams in the country. (In
Red fflaik's day. Army some
tine* bad th? best.) The two
teams play inspired football lit
this one end the fans catch the
spirit of keen, fierce and clean
*Uy.
Army has won more games in
past years than Navy so the
latest Navy winning streak is
tending to even the score.
Each academy takes defeat
pretty heavily in this key game
One can bet the pressure upon
Oletiel will mount, year by
year, if his teams fail to whip
Navy ? rightly or wrongly.
Washington, D. C.? In the
rash of baseball trades at the
recent winter meeting of Big
League moguls,- the New Vork
Yankees have come up with one
that might mean the 1863- pen
nant for the cluh.
The Detroit Tigers have been
improved via trades also, but'
the Bengals fell so far off the
pace in 1082 it is questionable
I whether they are a threat next
Lyear.
I The Yankees pulled one out
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of th? hat when they obtained
Stan Williams from the Dodgers.
For the Yankee* were abort on
top pitching, in the past season.
And Whitey Ford can't go on
They definitely needed a
fourth top hurler; they have one
now. That they gave up Moose
Skowron to get Williams is ac
knowledged. The Moose is ?
great hitter and he will be miss
ed but the Yankees have a
number of hitters, and always
seem to have a number.
Williams is a fast bailer with
savy and could chalk up quite a
few wins wearing the Yankee
uniform. The (inly American
League club which seems to
have almost matchcd trading
strides with the Yanks is De
troit.
Bob Scheffing has acquired
Bob Anderson from the Chicago
Cubs and while Anderson's earn
ed run average doesn't look
much, he is thought to be a
first-class pitcher by the Tigers,
and he might do well with a
cliib like Detroit. Detroit was
originally thought to have the
American League's best pitch
ing in 1982 but the stars like
Frank Lary didn't come through.
Detroit also has acquired Whi
tey Herzog and Gus Triandos.
Both could be valuable. Bubba
Phillips, also acquired"? from
Cleveland ? should help the in
field, and he can hit.
It's too early to say what the
1963 prospect is, though the
Yankees and Tigers have help
ed themselves. The Yankees
might have acquired another
pennant.
Vic Powers could help Minn
esota if the Twins didn't give
away too much pitching in los
ing Pedro Ramos. There will
be other trades before the sea
son gets underway, and so a
final analysis must await the
Aoril situation ? and the start i
of 'he 1963 season.
Bowling
Highlights
Coe Insurance Jr. League
Results: Full Coverage 2, To
tal Loss 0; Dividends 2, Fire
bugs 0; Policy Holders 1, Pre
miums 1.
Scoring
Policy koWrs-^- Bobby Greer
161, H. J. Cottrell 118.
Premiums ? Preston Hughes
158, Tom Greene 115.
Dividends ? Jay Jacobs 175,
Jimmy Deal 132.
Firebugs ? Danny Wilson 142,
Gary Deitz 122.
Full Coverage ? Wayne Un
derwood 141, Mackie Mast 137.
Total Loss ? Handy Marsh 128,
Jane Sherrin 111.
Standings:
TEAMS W L
Premiums 20 6
Dividends 17 9
Full Coverage 15 11
Total Loss 11 15
Firebugs 9 17
Policy Holders # 20
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ROYCE CARROLL AND BUDDY STANFORD
AHS Stars Say Wrestling
An Easy Sport To Learn
By DALE GADDY
Appalachian High School's
"Buddy" Stanford and Royce
Carroll find wrestling an easy
sport to learn. "We're had to
learn a lot about it at home,"
they explained wistfully one
day last week. "Buddy" comes
from a family of seven child
ren; Royce is one of five child
ren.
Both of the high school mat
men are juniors at the local
school. Both finished third in
their weight divisions last year
in the North Carolina wrestling
championships. Both are inter
ested in attending ASTC; both
would like to teach and coach
after completing college. And
both express confidence in the
team's ability to win another
state championship this year.
But, though they are alike in
some respects, they differ in
other ways.
For instance, Btlddy likes
bow li tig; Royce is more the out
doorsjnan (he epjori punting
and fishing). Buddy likes
mathematics ("Especially geo
metry and algebra!"); Royce
favors English.
More specifically, Buddy
(whose first names are Stan
ford Joseph) is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Stanford S. Storie of
Rt. 2, Boone. The third of the
Storie children, he has four
sisters and two brothers.
This is his second year of
wrestling for the Blue Devils
of Appalachian High. Standing
he weighs 170 pounds i
and is wrestling in the 165
pound class this year. Last
year, at 178 pounds, he wrestled
in the 180 class.
Asked about the change, Bud
dy replied, "Thia year I will be
wrestling boys more my own
size. Last year I faced some
boys who were somewhat big
ber than I. And, too, I had to
eat hearty all the time in order
to maintain a 178 weight."
This year he has lost a few
pounds "and I feel in much
better shape." '
About the 1962-63 schedule:
"We have a rough one this
year! But we lost only three
boys by graduation last year,
so ?11 in all I think we'll be
somewhat improved over last
year's squad.
"We should win the state |
championship again," he con
tinued. "I think we'll have |
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more state champs on our team
this year than last."
The stock 16-year-old stated
that he has not wrestled against
Danville '(Virginia) or Burling
ton before but that he expects
those teams to be hard to beat.
"And all of us expect Myers
Park to be the team to beat this
year," he said, shrugging his
shoulders. "We have a rough
schedule this year," he repeat
ed.
Buddy played guard for the
Blue Devils this fall in football.
He is active in the high school's
monogram club. "I like to
bowl," he commented this week.
"I average about 130 or 160, if
I'm luc'ty." Be learned to bowl
at the old Rortet BowlMg
Lanes where hs (Sa? day mana
ger. , I
Royce Carroll ts In his third
season for the local high school ,
era. He has moved up from the
112 pound class which be 1
wrestled last year to the 127
pound class thl* yeer. He packs
? strong 120 pounds on his S'S"
frame.
Back from a 17-1 season,
Royce sees Myers Park's White
and Willis as the top wrestlers i
to defeat. "We will take this
match seriuoely. We don't want
| to lose a match now. Not after
all these years with a perfect
record."
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Tal
madge Carroll of the Ruther
wood section, Royce has two
brothers and two sisters. "I'm
the middle one," he said, cock
ing his eyes to one side. An
older brother, Sterling, was a
member of AHS'r wrestling
team last year, pror to his gra
duation this spring.
Royce wrestled in the 103
{ pound class his freshman yeer
and finished fourth in the state,
i With his impressive record last
year and his third place level
I in the state championships, he
j poses a definite threat this year
I in the heavter class.
Recovering from a pulled
muscle (incurred in a practice
match with teammate Johnny
Cook), Royee missed the open
ing meet of the season Wednes
day against Beaver Creek, but
anticipates wrestling in the
team's first post-Christmas en
counter January 12 with Dan
ville.
Both Buddy and Royce admit
that coming from a big family
has its advantages and disad
vantages. But in their particular
cases, it's an asset when it
comes to wrestling. "You learn
that at home," they repeated
with a laugh.
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