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Bulldogs Host 2 - A Scotland Neck Friday The Fighting Scots of Scotland Neck invade Louis burg Friday night as the Bull dogs take a crack at their seventh straight win. It will be the first time In modern football that Louisburg has played outside its 1-A classifi cation. The Scots are mem bers of the 2-A Albemarle Conference with such grid powers as Eden ton, Plymouth and Gates County. Scotland Neck has lost five games this season while win ning two. Both wins are over 1-A teams. The Scots downed the Murfreesboro Red DeviU . - : t- ?? in the opener, 16-7 and de feated Wakelon, 14-0. They have lost to Northhampton (12-7); Williams ton (21-6); Edenton (21-7) and Gates County (33-0). Last week ?MMMuaaaMMunk they dropped their fifth loss to Ahoskie but no details of that game have been report ed. Excluding the Ahoskie game, fourteen touchdowns have been scored against the Scots. Of these, seven have been on passes and seven have been on the ground. Murfreesboro's lone TD came on a 51 yard pass. Northhampton scored twice, once on a quarterback sneak after a SN fumble and later on a 50-yard drive. Williams ton tallied on a 54-yard TD pass, a 2 yard plunge over center and a sustained drive. Edenton hit pay dirt on a 63-yard run, a 71 yard run and a 27-yard pass play. Gates County used the air waves, scoring on pass plays of 4 yards. 32 yards, 50 yards and 14 yards and also scored on a four yard run following a blocked punt. In the first four games, thf Scots hi( 14 passes out of 41 attempts and allowed op ponents to complete 27 of 56 tries. In the same games, the Scots gained 525 yards on the ground giving up 367 yards. No figures are available on the Scots' last three outings. Louisburg, rated No. 3 in the State in Class A, has six wins and no losses and has already clinched the Franklin Area Conference title. This will be the first game between Louisburg and Scotland Neck since 1925 when the Scots beat the Louisburg Yellow Jackets, 13-0. A report on the Scots says they "looked better than Edepton" in parts of that gairMl Scotland Neck Coach Herman Clark says he has only four lettermen back from last year. "We lost our entire backfield", he said and adds. "We're little and have very little speed." The Scots are small for a 2-A squad. Their ends are 160 and 165 pounders; the hea viest tackle and biggest man on the team is 200 pound Glen Whithead. Other tackles weigh 170 and 125. The lar gest guard weighs 143 pounds and the center tip6 the scales at 160. Biggest man in the backfleld is reserve quarter back Dave Shields at 159 pounds. The Bulldogs, having al ready set a school record for most consecutive wins, will be anxious to maintain their winning streak. The Scots, hungry for their third win and a chance at a winning season, will be a real test. Game time Friday is 8 p.m. Your life can be judged only by what you do, not by what-you say you intend to do. - 10 THE COLif CTlot Display In LHS Lobby CHEERLEADERS BOOST BULLDOGS WITH BULLETIN BOARD SUGGESTION ri&a*m m Ou/o Opto c^wt'l| By CLINT FULLFR Louisburg continues to be rated number three in the state in Class A football. Weldon remains in the top spot and Robbinsville is in second place. The Bulldogs are also third in the East ratings with Weldon and St. Pauls in second. Grady Elmore, News and Observer sports writer, who has for years "been the only eastern ranker in the world", announced in his column today that he is leaving the field for another career. Grady will be missed. He has dope a fine job of promoting high school athletic over the years and vtfiile he always asked that his rankings not be taken seriously, they were. This column did not always agree with him, but we admired his efforts and we wish him well in his new venture. Randy Seidel, out last week due to an injury, will be back in uniform Friday night against Scotland Neck, it was learned Wednesday. This will be good news for Bulldogs and Seidel fans. Fox's Department Store and First Citizens Bank are feeding the football team tonight in appreciation of the showing the squad is making this year. Ben Mclntyre of the local Chip's firm fed the group a couple weeks ago and the Boosters have also given them a feed. At this rate they may soon become the best fed Class A squad in the state. The impact on a community enjoyed by a healthy football program is shown in a recent event at Enfield. The school there lost its coach a few days before it was scheduled to open and decided to abandon its football program this year. Last week, the high school youngsters chose up sides and 'had a football game of their own. It was well attended and points out that once it's gone, it is missed. And Enfield may find it hard to reinstate the program. They had a good one. It sent Sammy Rothrock on a four-year scholarship to Wake Forest. It's been 44 years since Scotland Neck defeated Louisburg, 13-0 back in 1925. The Bulldogs will be going for win number seven Friday night, but also will be hoping to avenge the 44-year-old dubbing. A number of members of the 1925 squad still reside in Louisburg and some will undoubtedly be on hand Friday pulling for the Bulldogs. Rams Resume Grid Wars At Elm City ' t ; ?t=" The red-hot Franklinton Rams return to the field of battle Friday night after a week's layoff. The Rams tra vel to Elm City for a meeting with the Vikings. The Vikings are 0-5 for the season, one game having been postponed due to trouble with the Elm City Held lights. The Rams are 4-2, losing only to confer ence foes, Oxford Orphanage and Louisburg and having won three of their last four starts. Franklinton holds a 2-1 edge in the three-yesr aeries with the Vikingi, having won in 1967 (35-0) and in 1968 (45-0). The old Bears took the first game in the series, 37-27. Franklinton boasting one of the conference's best run nine backs in Bobby Kearney and a good quarterback in Jerry Simmons will be favor ed to grab win number Ave. The Vikings have had their troubles this year although they are stronger than last season. The Vikings suffered a 27-0 defeat at the hands of Grifton-tenth ranked in the east -last week. The Tobacco Belt 1-A leader gained 207 yards on the ground while holding Elm City to only 26. The Vikings completed only two of 25 passes against the Qrifton Bulldogs and could not take advantage of four Bulldog fumbles. The Rams, on the road apinst Wakelon two weeks ago, will travel for their next three games, returning home for the season finale with Oak Ridge. , Franklinton Bowling Results Standings Tom Gats . 16 8 Police Dept 15V4 8V4 Sterling CM 15 9 Fire Dept 13 11 Alley Cats 12 12 Chargers 9 15 . Pin Busters 8 16 Rescue Squad Vh 16V4 HIGH TEAM 3 GAMES Police Dept 237 3 Fire Dept 2371 Police Dept 2365 HIGH TEAM GAME Police Dept 876 Sterling Cotton Mill 854 Police Dept 846 HIGH INDIVIDUAL 3 Games Johnnie Jones 596 Andy Hobson 556 Johnnie Jones 553 HIGH INDIVIDUAL GAME Andy .iobson 225 Leo Edward 220 A.idy Hobson 217 CHICK'S PIZZA INN OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK - 4 To 11:46 TAKE OUT ORDERS CALL 496-4368 LOCATED AT THE BACK OF THE POST OFFICE October 17 THE MONKEES October 18 BUCK OWENS October 20 BOBBY GOLDSBORO N0RTH?aR6UNA STATE FAIR RALEIGH, OCTOBER 17-25 Get Ready For The Cold Weather STOVES, STOVES, STOVES See Our Big Selection Of L P Gas & Kerosene Stoves LITTLE RIVER ICE CO. S. MAIN ST. PHONE 496-3410 L0UISBUR6, N. C. What Makes The Bulldogs Tick? A Man Named Twitty The Louisburg Bulldogs were pick ed in early season forecasts to finish no higher than third in the newly formed Franklin Area Conference. Comments by some sports writers im plied that even this would be just shy of a football miracle. But here it is, six games later and the Bulldogs have an unblemished re cord, have clinched the conference championship and are ranked number three iq the entire state. So, what happened? What makes a potential third-place finisher into a champion? How is a 3-6-1 record rebuilt in one season to rank among the top teams in the state? What changes a perennial loser into a feared powerhouse? New recruits? Not hardly. The Bulldogs lost some fine players from last year. Sure, they gained an equally fine running back and a year's experience. Has talent made the difference? Well, you might say that. Truly, the Bulldog have talent but are they that much better than players in past years? Maybe. Maybe not. It is true that Louisburg has a player at every position getting the job done. In past years, while some have been outstanding, there were always some weak spots. This could account for some of the changes. But, perhaps more importantly, it is mental attitude and a team spirit. An attitude and spirit built and nurtured by the Bulldog coach. Whatever else might be a contributor to the Bulldog success, the difference is a man named Twitty. Tommy Twitty came to Louisburg in the Call of 1967 looking a job. Fresh out of East Carolina University, the young Warrenton native wanted to coach. Louisburg was looking a basket ball mentor and the former John Graham High School athlete got the nod. He also was given the unheralded position of assistant football coach. Wanting to coach football, Twitty took on the almost impossible task of rebuilding the seventh-eighth grade program.' Hie remnants of the year before were hardly enough to warm a I By Clint Fuller Times Sports Editor COACH TOMMY TWITTY new coach's heart -the team went win less. With the eagarness of a new broom, Twitty started sweeping aside habits of past years. His charges won their opener from Wakelon, 20-0 and wal loped South Granville, 35-0 and when Twitty's Pups slapped Oxford Webb in their third game, Louisburg fans came alive. Twitty had a thing going. Unac customed to winning. Bulldog suppor ters gathered behind the Pups as they hit Wakelon again and stayed Roles ville, 54-6 before falling in the Oxford Booster Bowl in the last minute. In 1968, the former halfback, moved up to varsity coach. He took up where he had left off the year before and the Bulldogs galloped to three straight wins. Then the roof fell in. With the loss of an outstanding All East gridder in Thomas Finch, the Bulldogs lost game four to Warrenton. I mustered a tie with Oxford and lost five in a row. But suddenly it was 1969. There was a clean slate. A chance to start over. Twitty went to work rebuilding. He collected some able assistants and somewhere along the line he and his staff instilled in this year's crop the thought that they could win. He told them so and they believed him. And, they still do. In September of 1962, Coach Charles (Preacher) Parker of Warren ton was quoted as saying, "I expect a great deal from . . . senior halfback Tommy Twitty." Parker might not have had this year in mind, but his expectations were well founded. % Twitty was a reserve behind .such standout high school backs as Clint Neal. Steve Clark, the late Gordon Haithcock and Billy Mitchiner -a more fearsome backfield has not been seen in class A ball. Twitty. at 105 pounds, was lucky to make the team. That year, Twitty 's team cost Louisburg a championship when they dumped the Bulldogs, 28-19. It is ironic, but highly proper that this year Twitty has brought to Louisburg its first title. Twitty lost his father a few years ago and before moving to Louisburg. lived with his mother, Mrs. Louise Murphy Twitty, a school teacher in Warrenton. Mrs. Twitty is a native of Franklin County and once taught in the county schools. Coach Twitty married his high I school sweetheart. Barbara Hawks last jfl December and both teach now at V Louisburg and live here. Quiet and unassuming. Twitty is ? not one to waste words nor is he likely to single out one boy over another. Ask any member of his team and they'll say they like him and mostly theyll say this is because he is always fair. t One Bulldog summed it up when he said. "If Coach Twitty told me to run through that brick wall. I'd try it although I know I couldn't do it." The difference is a man named Twitty. $72,800 To Dogs Louisville, Ky. Mrs. Louise R. Jones, 81, who died in 1967, willed $72,800 fo? the care of three Louis ville dogs (ancestry uncer tain). During her lifetime, Mrs. Jones was known to have given a home to stray and abandoned dogs. Despite what you may think, there is always some one who is experiencing a tougher pull through life than you are. *************************** fhi.-sat Guy Madison Edd Byrnes in "PAYMENT IN BLOOD" in color r ???? 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