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November 195S THE CHOWANIAN Page Three Braves Undefeated with Two Games Remaining Braves Average 351 Yards Against Foes The Chowan Braves averaged 351 yards per game in routing their first five opponents, of ficial statistics from the games indicate. The Braves, more successful on the ground than through the air, struck for 231 yards per game while they stuck to rush ing. Quarterbacks Wood and Clark uncorked their pitching arms for 143 yards per game. Newport News furnished the most leaky defense for the charges of Coach Herb Appen- zeller as the Braves rolled up some 436 yards against the Tars. The Baltimore defense proved to be the stingiest with Chowan making only 313 yards against them. Hargraves moved against the Braves for 250 yards to prove the most troublesome team for Chowan to handle. The Cadets also amassed the most ground yardage with 147 yards. m “ * - » ' V - ^ ^ X. x:-.->x... PTTT?’FR TFADERS These pretty Chowanian misses have led the cheers for the Braves this V™ They t?e (left to rfghtT^ Futrell of Murfreesboro Carolyn Dav.s of Severn June Tucker of Moyock Betsy Willoughby of Conway, Ada Barnes of Conway, Mary Ahce Bell of Suf Sk Va . Srciaire ^ Va., and Sarah Rankin of Belmont. Patsy is the head cheer leader for the group. To Face Stern Competition in Next-to-last tilt The Chowan Braves, with seven scalps on their belt, will travel to Washington, D. C. this weekend in an effort to add Bullis Prep to their all victori ous skein. The Bullis Prep gridders, one of the top prep elevens in the country, will present the Braves with one of their stiffest con tests all year long say followers of the team. Playing such rank ing teams as Navy JV’s, Army JV’s, and the George Washing- txin JV’s, they are winless in this year but have put up a real battle against their opposi tion. Unable to score, Bullis has managed to post an outstanding defensive record. None of their adversaries has been able to score more than twice against a rock-rib defensive unit. A military school much like Fork Union, Bullis is noted as a feeder school for West Point, Annapolis, and other service schools. Requisites for Good Athlete Are Listed 1. A strong grip. It’s the best measure of an individual’s over all physical condition. 2. An unwavering sense of balance. The best athletes, it was discovered, could walk straight lines without wobbling and were able to pass similar tests better than poorer perform ers. Linked to this was “sway test” for stability. Bhndfolded men were observed closely, and it was clearly noted that those who did the least swaying were those who performed best on the athletic fields. 3. A good sense of aim or direction. Subjects were blmd- folded and handed half-pound sandbags which they were told Summary of Games Braves Defeat Ship Builders by 26-7 CHOWAN — BALTIMORE to toss a distance of a dozen feet into a target on the gym floor. A few of the men were able to score bull’s eyes r^parly all the time; others went wide of the mark at every throw. The good marksmen were in variably the good athletes. And none of the poor ones excelled in any sport. 4. A sense of force. It’s es sential for a good athlete to know exactly how hard or how easy he is hitting or throwing. Lacking sense of force, a foot ball player can never be an ac curate passer, a basketball play er can never pass or shoot well, a golfer will greatly overdrive or underdrive. First downs Rushing yardage Yards lost rushing Passing yardage Passes attempted Passes completed Fumbles lost Yards penalized Chowan Baltimore CHOWAN - First downs Rushing yardage Yards lost lUshing Passing yardage Passes atlenvted Passes completed t unting average Fumbles lost i'ard's penalized Chowan 13 6 6 0—25 Wesly 0 0 6 0 6 Braves Feature Long Runs in Wesley Win Albert Vaughn scooted 78 yards with a punt return and Jack Crenshaw went -65 yards with another punt as Chowan defeated Wesley College of Dela ware, 25—6, in a game played in driving rain at Ahoskie. This was Chowan’s second straight varsity vict9ry of the season. It was plain to see that the Braves could have beaten Wesley as decisively as they wished, but Coach Zeller’s Braves were riddled with substitutes after the second touchdown. The second touch- down was scored after 10 min utes in the first period. John Warren made gains of 11, 6, 5, 25, 13, 19, and 56 yards in' that order in seven carries for a total of 125 yards and an average of 18 yards per carry. The 56 yard carry was good for a touchdown. This touch down gave Warren 4 for the new season. Jack Crenshaw has car ried the ball five 11 rn e s this season for 124 yards and an Cho. Balt. 12 6 233 110 5 28 80 7 7 8 3 2 0 2 125 50 7 7 7 0—21 0 0 0 0— 0 WESLEY Cho. Wes. 11 4 237 114 8 51 93 56 8 7 7 4 29 37 1 1 40 15 average of 24 yards per carry. Crenshaw has scored two touchdowns this season. Albert Vaughn carried the ball four times against Wesley College for 38 yards, caught a pass for 10 yards, and returned a punt 65 yards for a touchdown. This was Vaughn’s first touchdown of the season, but he is credited with setting dp two other scores. Herman Clark passed 22 yards to end Jim Gravely for the other score. Coach Appenzeller played eve ry man on his squad. All showed up well and several fourth quarter substitutes showed signs of being capable of helping the Braves to future victories. Harold Willis, the fourth team fullback, showed the first three teams and the crowd that stay ed for the fourth period a fine job of faking. The befuddled Giants from Delaware had no idea who had the ball and many were faked into going for Willis. CHOWAN — ELON J.V's. Cho. Elon First downs 9 8 Rushing yardage 238 141 Yards lo ,t rushing 4 12 Passing yardage 85 96 Passes attempted 8 16 Passe? completed 3 6 Fumbles lost 0 0 Passes intercepted 2 1 Punting average 26 31 Yards penalized 45 60 Chowan 7 6 6 6—25 Elon 7 0 7 0—14 Several hundred Roanoke-Cho- wan fans followed Chowan Col lege Braves to Cradock Stadium and saw them defeat the New port News Ship Builders 26-7 in a benefit game sponsored by the Deep Creek Ruritan Club. Don Deaton, ex-Deep Creek football standout starred for the Braves by helping to stop sever al Apprentice drives deep in Chowan territory. The Braves drew first blood late in the first quarter on a third down and 24 yard to go pass. Quarterback Herman Clark threw a pass to flashy A1 Vaughn. He cut through the en tire Apprentice defense and down the side line 61 yards for the touchdown. The play cover ed 81 yards. Jack Crenshaw, in the second quarter, went over from nine yards out for the powerful Braves, giving them a 12-0 lead at halftime. CHOWAN — HARGRAVES Cho. Harg. First downs Rushng yardage Yards lost iMshing Passing yardage Passes attempted Passes completei Fumbles lost Punting average Yards penalized C’nowan 7 Hargraves 0 First downs Rushing yardage Yards lost rushing Passing yardage Passes attempted Passes compteted Fumbles lost Passes intercepted Punting average Yards penalized Chowan 6 Newport News 0 Chowan got two quick touch downs in the third period to ice the game for the Braves. Quar terback Harding Wood passed t» I end Paul Blake in the end zone from 17 yards out. Wood passed to Don Taylor for the extra point. The Braves got their final touchdown on a 47-yard pass from Wood to End Jim Gravely Wood kicked the extra point. The Shipbuilders tallied their touchdown in the closing min utes of the game on a 65 yard drive by See Rayfield. Russ Shrieves passed to Jim Brown for the extra point. Jim Gravely, A1 Pierce, Don Deaton, Ben Rich, Ted Rollins, Daryl Allen and Fletcher Baker all showed up well in one of Cho wan’s finer games of the season. The Ruritan Club ' presented the Braves with a trophy and the victory ball for the outstand ing performance. Elon Jayvees Bested By Braves, 25-14 12 8l 225 147 12 37 131 120 11 9 5 5 0 2 38 32 34 20 13 12 0—32 0 0 7— 7 [. NEWS Cho. N. News 11 7 226 123 12 14 210 111 15 20 7 5 2 3 2 2 31 32 135 75 6 14 0—26 0 0 7— 7 Murfreesboro—Halfback J ack | Crenshaw, Fullback A1 Pierce j and Halfback John Warren and a hard defensive line took the steam out of Elon JV’s and en abled Chowan to storm from behind for a 25-14 victory with two touchdowns in the final half. This was the Braves’s first vic tory over a North Carolina team this year. Crenshaw, a 165 pound sopho more from Victoria, Va., scored twice. John Warren, a 185 pound freshman, and A1 Pierce, a hard driving fullback from Ahoskie, each scored once. Crenshaw raced 29 yards and 10 yards in the first period for his scores. Warren ran 72 yards on the first play from scrimmage in the second half for his toucl^ down. A1 Pierce took a 6 yard pass from Quarterback Herman Clark and ran 68 yards for the final TD for the Braves in the closing minutes of the game. Elon scored their first touch down in the first 3¥s minutes of the game. Joe Del Gair drove three yards for the score and Kinley added the extra point. Elon got their final score in the third period on an eight yard heave from Quarterback Bill Moses to End, Tony Cureaterra. _ Kinley again converted. The Braves scored their third victory of the season under Coach Herb Appenzeller and Paul Davis and out played Elon in every department. Outstanding for the Braves were Daryl Allen, Herman Clark, Ted Rollins, Fletcher Baker and A1 Pierce. Chowan 13 0 6 6 25 Elon 7 0 7 0 . .14 Chowan scoring-Touchdowns: Crenshaw 2; Warren 1, and Pierce 1. Conversions; Wood 1.
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