Father Of Local Man
In Hall Of Fame
Philip King, Sr., father of
Philip King, Jr., of Southport, is
one of the eleven new members
admitted to the Football Hall of
Fame last week.
The father of the local man
was quarterback at Princeton
University from 1890-93. He later
coached at Princeton while at
tending law school at Columbus
University. He also played semi
pro football for the Cresent Ath
letic Club during these days in
what probably could be classi
fied as a fore-runner of today’s
professional football.
After receiving his law de
gree from Columbia, King moved
to Madison, Wisconsin, to engage
in the practice of law. It probably
was something more than a coin
cidence that he turned up as
coach of the University of Wis
consin football team, a chore
which he handled for 10 years.
During this span Wisconsin won
the Big Ten championship four
times.
One of King’s big stars at Wis
consin was Australian-born Pat
O’Dea, whom his coach classified
as the greatest punter of all
time. O'Dea had never played
football before moving to the
United States, but had been a
star rugjy player. That is a
kicking game, and with the old-1
time football, which was more
I]
round than oblong, he not only ,
was an outstanding punter, but \
performed prodigious feats drop- j
kicking.
One story told by the elder \
King was that once when O’Dea i
was trapped by onrushing lines- s
man on a field goal play his star |
ran laterally across the field, and \
while still on the run got off a |
drop-kick that carried for 60 |
yards and a score.
iKngs' own playing career took |
place when the Ivey League was |
the hub of gridiron greatness. He §
weighed only 165-lbs. and was |
only 5-7; but what he lacked in |
size he more than made up for |
in being rough and heady.
He played back in the days I
when the man who received the 1
ball from center had to hand off 1
to the ball carrier—thus qualify- |
ing as an early-day T-formation I
quarterback. That also was before I
the day of the forward pass, and f
the ball had to be handed off or |
passed laterally.
The flying wedge and other
mass formations were the vogue,
and hard, head-knocking football
was the result. There were no
shoulder pads, and headgears
were just a leather strap buckled
across the skull. This accounted
for the fact that most of the
early gridiron greats sported a
fine head of hair during the foot
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PHILIP KING, Sr.
u<iu season, in oseguards were a
part of the equipment, and con
sisted of a hollowed-out horn
strapped on with a leather thong.
It was the opinion of the elder
King that this contraption prob
ably resulted in more broken
noses than any other device ever
used under the banner of protec
tive gear for gridiron players.
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The King family was in the
mercantile business in Washing
ton, D. C., and upon the death of
his father Philip King was call
ed home from the mid-west to
help with the operation of Kings
Palace, one of the early mer
chandising emporiums of the capi
tol city.
He kept his hand in the coach
ing game by handling the base
ball program at Georgetown Uni
versity, where some of his play
ers went on to achieve major
league fame
He died in 1937.
Philip King, Jr., followed in his
father s footsteps so far as going
to Princeton University was con
cerned; but after playing fresh
man football there he decided
that this was not his game.
He has made his home here
for several years and in recent
Hallsboro Wins
! First Contest
haijlsbuk u—(joacn Bud
Hood's Hallsboro Tigers overcame
a lOth-inning splurge by Shal
lotte’s Pirates with another of
their own here, Tuesday, to cap
ture their first Waccamaw Ath
letic Association sports win, a
10-9 baseball triumph.
Hines’ Single Does Work
First-Baseman Jimmy Hines
singled home Ray Rhodes with
the winning run in a 4-run rally
that climaxed Hallsboro’s vic
torious 10th inning. Tommy Jemi
gan, the second of two Tig lefties
to take the hill, gained credit
for the win when his mates pro
duced the quartet of markers
in the 10th. He had relieved Bill
FormyDuval, the starter, in the
top of the same frame.
Leading the Hallsboro stick
work was Shortstop Donnie
Rhodes, who hit 3 for 5, one a
double. Ray Rhodes had 2 for 5
and Bill FormyDuval and Hines
each hit 2 for 6. Love hit 3 for
6 for the Pirates. Howard Ben
ton hit a homer and double for
the losers.
Pirates Lead
Shallotte took a 3-run lead in
their first at-bat on Love's single,
Third-Baseman Stanleys’ walk
and Howard Benton’s homer to
right-center.
Trailing, 6-2, the Tigers knotted
things in the 6th with four runs
on Johnny FormyDuval’s walk,
Bill FormyDuval’s single, Hines’
first one-baser, another walk to
Larry Williamson. Donnie Rhodes’
single, Joe Faulk’s double, and
Ray Rhodes’ single.
Big 10th Inning
Things remained in a 6-6 tie
at the close of the regulation 7
inning game and until the top of
the 10th, when Coach Gene Win
free’s Shallotte club put together
Bobby Hubbard’s walk, Benton’s
double into the ditch bordering
leftfield, and singles by Jimmy
Russ and Centerfielder Stanley.
Things looked dark for Hood’s
homeboys, looked as if they
might go down to their 4th loss
in 5 games, but instead they ral
lied for four runs to make their
record 2-3. Shallotte is now 1-3.
The Tiger 10th found Pinch
Hitter Benny Smith walking,
Donnie Rhodes and Joe Faulk do
seasons has operated the Tar
Heel Sport Shop on the South
port waterfront. He has a son
at the University of North Caro
lina, who he has no aspirations
to be a gridiron great.
mg likewise against Relief Pitch
er Hubbard, loading the bases.
Ray Rhodes singled, scoring
Smith and Donnie Rhodes, Jerni
gan sacrificed Ray Rhodes and
Faulk down and Johnny Formy
Duval walked, loading up the
bags again. Hines then came
through with his single to cen
ter, with Ray Rhodes scurrying
across with the winning tally.
Hallsboro is host to Whiteville
in another WAA game here to
day (Thursday) at 3:30. Bladen
boro is at Shallotte at the same
time in another loop clash.
Shallotte 300 030 000 3 8 8 1
Hallsboro 001 014 000 4.. 10.. 13....3
D. Stanley, Ganous (7), D.
Stanley (7), Hubbard (10) and
Hewett; B. FormyDuval, Jemi
gan (10) and Batten.—(JIGGS
POWERS).
HOLIDAY
DRIVE-IN
SHALiOTTE, N. C.
Wed., Thurs., April 11-12
"RED HOT
WHEELS"
CLARK GABLE and
BARBARA STANWYCK
Fri., Sat., April 13-14
"TWIST ALL
NIGHT"
LOUIS PRIMA and
JUNE WILKINSON
Sun., Mon., Tues.
April 15-16-17
"BRIDGE TO
THE SUN"
CARROLL BAKER and
JAMES SHIGETA
Wed., Thurs., Fri.
April 18-19-20
"THE
INNOCENTS"
DEBORAH KERR
Leland Tigs Grab
Win Over Dolphins
Leland's Tigers scored nine runs
in the fifth inning here, Thurs
day, to gain a 14-8 Bruns
wick County Conference victory
over Southport.
The Tigs collected 11 hits, alto
gether, while Dickie Burgess held
the Dolphins to four bingles.
Burgess, Jay Childs, Earl Wat
son and Nickey Gainey each had
two hits for the winners, while
George Allen collected two for the
locals.
Sloppy fielding hurt Robert
Waccamaw Standings
W L PCT.
Elizabethtown . 3 0 1.000
Whiteville . 1 l .500
Bladenboro . 1 1 .500
Hallsboro . 1 2 .333
Shallotte . 0 2 .000 !
THURSDAY GAMES
Bladenboro at Shallotte.
Whiteville at Hallsboro.
TUESDAY GAMES
Elizabethtown at Bladenboro. ;
Shallotte at Whiteville (7:30).
Russ, who started for Southport. .
Ed Harper finished up.
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