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8ATUBDAY. OCT. «. 1M4 THl CAMMI^A TH|E» rMomrtfUr Eagles Beat, s Falcons; Aggies Defeat Allen Univ. North Carolina College scor ed in the first, third, and fourth quarters here Saturday to de feat St. Augustine’s College 25- 0 in a CIAA opener for both teams. ^ For NCC, the defending con ference champions, the victory was a fifth straight for Herman Ridflick’s forces over R. D. Moore’s gatne but outclassed Falcon eleven. Amos Thornton, NCC’s all- American halfback, dashed 49 yards on the opening Uck-off to set the stage for the Ogles’ first tally. However, it looked like early disaster when a pass heaved by A1 Montgomery, NCC quarterback and intended for Charley Floyd, end, was inter cepted on the St. Augustine’s 20 by James Giles, Falcon back. A costly clipping penalty put the ball on the Falcons’ 5. Wil son McDowell, trying to - kick out of the. difficulty, was rushed by a fast charging Eagle for ward wall that pressed hard all afternpofKand the kick can’ied onlyy'to the visitors’ 14. The slippery little Thornton ripped off five yards and Fred Ponder, NCC’s 195 pound senior fullback from Bartlesville, Ok lahoma, bulled through for eight yards and later plunged over from the one for the touchdown. Jerome Evans, NCC righthalfT back and co-captain, was rushed by a horde of Falcons and the atteiript for the extra point mis carried. The Eagles dominated much of the play during the first per iod but Irequenf penalties ap parently growing in consider able part out of the first game roughness, nullified the fre quent gains their superior ground game gave them. Fal cons didn’t make a J.st down in the 1st quarter. In the second quarter, the Falcons kept possession of the ball much of the time, and they managed to pick up four first downs, three by rushing and one via passing. The visitors leading ground gainer was Ronald Washington, 21 year old senior back from Atlantic City. The Eagles revived late in the second quarter. Bob Price, NCC alternate quarterback, handed off to Thornton, who was quick ly surrounded by the entire Fal con forward wall. Thornton managed a neat lateral to Evans, who behind some splendid downfield blocking, drove 44 yards as the gun sounded for the end th» half, as the balL.wa? in play on the St. Augustine’s 18. The first half ended with NCC leading 6-0. In the third quarter, NCC’s Montgomery punted to the Fal cons’ 12. Sam McGuire, Raleigh senior quarterback, was hit hard and fumbled. Claude Mayfield, senior Eagle tackle, recovered on the visitors’ 2. Leon Holly, alternating "St fullback with Ponder and James Baker, the b glRaleigh lad, went off tackle for TRe tounch down. Webster, Raleigh frosh guard, converted, and the Eagles lad 13-0. from Hickory, who was Thornton’s replacement, knifed through for seven yards, Pon der fought his way to eight more yards. Oscar Turner, Evans’ understudy, picked up Ralph Curry, frestunan back five yards on one try and later crashed over the goal line from the one yard stripe for the tounch down, JVebster's extra point effort was wide. For the Eagles’ second fourth quarter score, Montgomery in tercepted Elridge’s pass on the Falcons’ 47 and sprinted to the 22. The fleet Curry garnered 13 yards. Turner three more, Pice picked up five, and for the final Eagle score. Price sneaked over from the one yard line. Webster again failed to convert. WilUe MayVf home nin bitlins^ ovtfieMer of tJbs New Toifc Glanli» tmowt ferricaiian and U90 Tolmitear how he catehee By baDi from •nc^” bata. Ont ot town lerTieemen like thJa boy finil New York • iirange elty became of USO information urricea wlikli keep poeled oa the place* and things to lee while there. All UW ■grrieea are financed by United Deffsue Fnnd throuh Commanitr C3Mit QV Unileil Fund itrirec. Tennessee State Triumps Over Virginia Trojans PETERSBURG, Va. The stubborn Virginia State College “Trojans” were finally beaten by the, eqally stubborn Tennessee State “Tigers” 18-0 before a crowd of 3500 in Ro gers Stadium, Ettick, Virginia today. The “Trojans forward wall led by tackle Norman Day of East Orange, New Jersey, guard Norman Hill of Newark, N. J., tackle Chuck Williams of Brad- dock, Pennsylvania and guard Albert Smith of Rahway, New Jersey, held the “Tigers at bay the first half. Meanwhile, the Lawson coach ed “Trojans launched on of fense of their own in the first half. Midway in the opening period they took over on their 14 and marched 81 yards to the “Tigers” 5. Quarterback and Co-Captain Freeman of Wash ington, D. C. spearheaded the “Trojans” attack with passes to end William Barrett and half back John Christian, both of Beckly, West Va. The attack fizzled as a result of a fumble and an off-side penalty. The “Trojans missed another golden scoring opportimity when halfback Nate Smith of Rahway, New Jersey took a hand-off from quarterback The Light Refreshment Freeman on nis 22 and galloped 64 yards to the Tennessee 14. But halfback Fay Mitchell of Memphis, Tenn. intercepted a Freeman pass on the “tigers” 5 and carried it out to the 19, thus ending the “Trojans final scoring threat. After the first half, the “Ti gers” crafty quarterback Fred Valentine of Memphis, Tenn., recovered a fumble'bn the “Tro jans 37. Led by halfback Sid Cummings of-Gary, Indiana and Lee Derrick of Chattanooga, Tenn., the “Tigers stuck to the ground and scored their first touchdovim on a two-play plunge by Derrick. The con version attempt by Dorsey Sims of Tulsa, Okla., was missed.' In the opening moments of the fourth quarter, fullback REGAL THEATRE Frlday-Satnrday, Oct. 1-2 CREWE WAVE AI«o ^ Cattle Town Sanday-Monday, Dot 3-4 THEM Tuesday, October 8 SABERJET Wednesday-Thnrs., Oct. 6-7 House Of Wax rv Paul PINT 13.25 H (yr. • ■LIMDED WHISKEY. 86 proof. grain neutral splrttt. Frankfort Distillers Corp., N.Y.C. James Green of Greensboro, N. C., intercepted a “'Trojan pass on the Trojan 26 yard line. Run ning plays carried it down to the 10. The passing combination of Valentine to Jamison resulted in their second touchdown. Dor sey Sims, conversion attempt, this time was blocked. The "Tigers” concluded their scoring in the closing moments| of the fourth quarter. Forced to punt from their 37 1 fourth down, Trojan half back, Herb Burrell of Washing ton, D. C. received a bad pass from -center Everette Christ mas of Montclair, N. J. Burrell was forced to down the ball in side his five.- After being thwar ted on the first two plays Tiger halfback Fay Mitchell cracked off his left side to score. Kicltoff Dinner Held For Queen Of City Classic The Kickoff dinner for the eighth annual Queen City Foot ball Classic October IS, was held recently in the cafeteria of the new West Charlotte Senior High School. The game annually brings funds for use in the athletic programs of West Charlotte and Second Ward high schools. General chairman of the foot ball planning committee is J. E. Grigsby. Mrs. A. S. McCorkla is chairman of the Queens Com mittee. The eleven contestants for Miss Queen City Classic of 1954 are; Miss Eunice Black- well-Miss Queen City of 1953, Miss Gladys Roberts, Mrs. Al- banie Gunter, Miss Doris Hoey, Mrs. Shirley Morris, Mrs. Ophelia Hunter, Mrs. Lorine Evans, Mrs. Thomasena Long, Mrs.- Betty McCarroll, Mrs. Dorothy Shipman, and Mrs^. Carrie Baldwin. Prizes in the queen contest are: $100 to this contestant sell ing the hlgnest number of tickets over $100; $50 to the contestant selling the highest number of tickets over $50; and $25 to the contestant selling the' highest number of tickets over $25. Edward Harpley, chairman of the Parade Committee an nounced that the parade will be staged October 15 at 3 p.m. A prize for the best float will be given again this year, the Classic Committee announced. Floats come from local business firms and clubs. Members of the Fullback GREENSBORO The A ti T Aggies unleashed a high powered scoring attack last Saturday night in defeat ing Allen University of Coliun- bia S. C., 33-0, here at Memori al Stadium. An estimated crowd of near 7,000 ^w Lonnie Hall, Aggie quarterback all but pass the visitors out of the stadium. Many Were school youngsters, guests of the college in the Kid’s Night celebration. Hall pitched four tounchdown passes and completly mystified the opposition with his magical gyrations as the field general. The Aggies hit pay dirt, in the first play of the second quarter as Lonnie Hall, the little magician quarterback hit Jack Cuthrell, A and T end, with a jump pass from the 10 yard line. He bounced off two tacklers and fell into the end zone. The drive started from the Aggie 40 yard line and fea tured runs of 20 yards by Wal ter Parker and 16 by Frank Johnson. Johnson’s attempt from placement was low. The Aggie held on to the narrow 6-0 lead for the re mainder of the half, but was required to stop the determined South Carolinians in a goal line- stand in the last minute of the stanza. Allen had recovered a fumble on the A and T 40 yard line. James Curry, their speedy halfback ripped off a 25 yard jaunt. 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Spenccr Gwynn convert ed from placement to give the Aggies a 20-0 lead. Just before the end of the thii'd period, the Aggies had hit pay dirt for their fourth touchdown. Hall, the Aggie field general heaved a 36 yard pass to John Cuthrell, A and T end, who raced the remaining- 8 yards for the score. Johnson’s kick tor the extra point was wide leaving the count at 28-0. Howard Battl*, Aggie sutMti- tute quarterlMck, threw a 20 yard paw to Johnson who raced the remaining 22 yards for the fifth tally. The drive began on the Allen 41 yard line. Battle kicked the extra point to put his team out front, 33-0, the final score. Easily the star for the Aggies was Hall who had a field day with his fine passing which hit for four of his team’s touch downs, and who kept the de- j fense off l>alance all evening as/ he mixed his plays cleverly. Sharing offensive honors were his teammates. 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