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MIDGETS TO PLAY IN PAPER BOWL SAT. P©RT P A ii E Edited By John I. Anderson Rambling With The Sports Editor GRAND FINALE . . . The three football teams of Brevard, the Tornadoes, the Blue Devils and the Midgets, came through in great style last Thursday and ended the season with spectacular victories. One of WNC leading sport writers has this to say of the Tornadoes of Brevard college: • * • “Early this fall the outlook was pretty bleak at Brevard College. Then through the courtesy of Mr. Harry H. Straus of the Ecusta Paper Mills, Jack Alexander was “loaned” to Brevard to coach the Tornadoes. Bob Swicegood and Bob Andrews were named assistant coaches and the Tornado became the surprise eleven of the year, gaining momentum as the season progressed. “As the team gained in experience, Coach Alexander’s single wing offense began to bear fruit with Cliff Riggins, a great half back, Bam Bam Martin, a high powered fullback, and the brilliant Hersey Ilipps, the Tornadoes’ 169-pound tailback, paying off in good football. Perhaps the game in which Brevard reached its peak was in its 33-13 triumph over Mars Hill in the last game of the year. The Tornadoes were hard to beat that day. “Even if the Tornado hadn’t won a game all season, coach Alex- j ander’s development of Ernest Traynham, sensational tackle, and | Frank McGill, a guard with a definite future, was in itself a tribute j to his coaching prowess. Next year the Tornado may be hard to handle.” THE BLUE DEVILS . . . Just as the Tornadoes improved as the season progressed, so did the Blue Devils of Brevard high. It’s quite true that the team lost several games, but the losses were expected ones to larger teams with considerably more experience. Coaches Bail and Ashworth did a magnificent job of rounding a bunch of new re- { cruits into a well polished grid machine when the season ended. Un questionably, Co-captain Tommy Mitchell was the sparkplug of the squad and richly deserv es the invitation to play in the Optimist bowl Friday at Asheville. THE MIDGETS . . . When Transylvania’s two leading industrial ists, President Harry Straus, of Ecusta, and President Joseph S. Silversteen, of the Silversteen Industries, take time out to see their ; first football game of the season here, you know that it must be a big affair . . . the classic of the year . . . and that it was! The Brevard j Midgets performed beautifully for the celebrities and the 500 fans attending the Thanksgiving game here last Thursday and completely overwhelmed Canton to the tune of 33-0. The loeal lads will play a return game with Canton over there on Saturday afternoon, a pre liminary contest in the “Paper” bowl which features a congest be tween Marion and Waynesville. The midget affray has been dubbed the “Paper Cup Game,” in which “Choo Choo” Justice and Hosea Rodgers, Carolina’s great backs, will serve as officials. Many local fans plan to attend the game. • * * FINAL WINNERS .... The winners in our last 1948 football con test, prior to the Bowl games, are two boys who have been right in there near the top all fall. B. C. Canup had the high total record of 9 correct predictions out of the 11 games listed last week, while Jack Fenwick came in second place , with eight out of 11. Mr. Canup will receive two free theatre tickets with the compliments of Managers Carter and Shiflet of the Clemson and Co-Ed and Mr. Fenwick gets one. Honorable mention goes to Earl Sorrells, Joe Walker and Hu bert Callaham. They also had eight winners, but their scores of the Army-Navy game weren't as close as the prediction of Mr. Fenwick. Winners can pick up their tickets at The Times office. STRAUS WATCHES MIDGETS TROUNCE CANTON TEAM, 33-0 Visitors Are Defeated For First Time This Season In Thanksgiving Game With President Harry H. Straus, of the Ecusta Paper corporation, who provided uniforms for the first organized Midget football team in Brevard on the bench looking on, the Brevard Midgets itrounced Canton’s eleven 33-0 here ’last Thursday afternoon in a ’Thanksgiving Day classic. More than 500 fans saw the lo cals give Canton their first defeat of the season. It was a spectacu lar ball game featuring long runs, fancy passing and tricky plays. With Randall Bryson carrying the ball for 20 yards around end, Brevard scored early in the first quarter and racked up two more touchdowns before halftime. Three of Brevard’s scores were made by “Peanut” McCall, who ran for two and caught a pass for the other. Paul Baynard took a short Bry son pass for the final tally late in the fourth. Starring on defense for the locals were Bobby Cox, Harry Sellers, Jr., Charlie Weiss, Fred and Roy McCall and Teddy Keller. Mitch: “It’s great speeding along like this. Don’t you feel glad you’re alive?” Buck: “Glad isn’t the word, I’m amazed.” The first known Christmas card was designed in 1842 in London, England, by a 16-year-old engrav ! cr s apprentice. It is now preserv ed in the British Museum there. To Officiate Brevard-Canton Midget Game CHARLIE “CHOO CHOO” JUSTICE, Carolina’s great All-Amer ican. with All-Southern Hosea Rodgers, will officiate at the prelim inary contest between Brevard and Canton in the Paper bowl at Canton Saturday afternoon. Kick-off is at 1 o'clock and a large del egation of local people is expected to attend the game. Waynes ville meets Marion in the feature game at 2 p.m. Blue Devils End Season With 25-0 Victory Over Swannanoa Co-captain Tommy Mitchell Stars. To Play In Optimist Bowl The Blue Devils of Brevard high school brought the curtain down on the 1948 season in a blaze ol glory last Thursday afternoon by defeating Swannanoa on the loser’s field by the score of 25-0. A large Thanksgiving crowd saw the Home coming game on the muddy field. Co-captain Tommy Mitchell per sonally sparked the Blue Devils in their most impressive victory of the season and rightfully earned himself an invitation to play in the Optimist bowl in Asheville Fri day afternoon. Mitchell tallied two touchdowns and passed for the third in addition to turning in several pretty runs. He scored on runs of 10 and 12 yards respectively, tallying one in the first and another in the sec ond, while passing for an assist in the third. Early in the third period Brevard initiated a drive which carried nearly 55 yards climaxed by Mitch ell's 20-vard aerial to Dusty Erwin in the end zone for a touchdown. Brevard's final tally also came at the end of a 73-yard march which terminated by Co-captain Bob Parris’ drive over from the three. ‘SPEEDY” BY MITCHELL - POPE MOTOR CO., INC. f look our f SPEEDY/ WHOOEE! I'LL BET TTO TELL-THE 50% or the PEOPLE ; tPuth-£<?% OUT there TH0U6HT op THt PEOPLE VOU WERE 6OIN6 To ^ITTIN IN HERE hit that dizzy “TIE1 f WATCH 1 WHERE YOU'RE: D>?IVINJCj, DizzV 1 KNOW WHERE I'M 60IN6 MAP/AM I'M 60IN6 STRAIGHT TO ? MITCUELL-POPE MOTOR co. AMD THANK THEM FOR THElR WONDERFUL JOB OF BRAKE ADJUSTING THAT SAVED YOUR LIFE1 DODGED PLYMOUTH CARS BOD6E ^TRUCKS -- GaJceA eucot «Stft4Mcc —— NORTH BROAD STREET BREVARD,N.C. TELEPHONE-590 ECUSTA ATHLETES TO BE FETED AT BANQUET FRIDAY Brissie And Coan Will Par ticipate On Program In Cafeteria All Ecustans who participated in summer sports will be enter tained at a banquet in the plant cafeteria Friday night, Dec. 3, at 7:00 o’clock, Jack Alexander, ath letic director announces today. Lou Brissie, of Ware Shoals, S. C., and the player who was voted the “rookie pitcher of the big leagues in 1948”, will be the prin cipal speaker at the banquet. Last year with a farm club team at Savannah, Ga., Brissie had a record of 23 victories and five losses. With the Athletics this past summer, he pitched sensational ball for his first year in the majors. During World War II, he was a Marine; was wounded on several occasions and has suffered 27 major oper ations. Gil Coan. another big league baseball player and a former mem ber of the Ecusta team, will also be on the program and award the trophies to the winners in the de partmental league. Hank Newbury, safety director at Ecusta. will in troduce the speaker, and Alexander will act as toastmaster. Other uests of the banquet will be “IIoss Stamey and Noah Goode, former Ecustans now,with the Philly farm club at Americus, Ga.. and the of ficials of the Ecusta plant. Following the banquet, a movie of the 1948 World Series will be shown. Pisgah, Champion Still On Top In WNC Bowling Loop The Pisgah Motor court bowlers and the Champion “Y” team are still tied for first place in the WNC ten pin league, with Ecusta in a close second place. Results of matches during the past week are as follows: Pisgah 2, Allen Transfer 1; Ecusta 2, Reed and Abee 1; Enka 2, Standard Sup Tornadoes Climax Successful Season With 33-13 Win Over Mars Hill On Thanksgiving —- ---- Locals Make Impressive Showing. Hipps plays Best Game Jack Alexander’s Tornadoes at Brevard college climaxed the 1948 grid season with a 33-13 resounding victory over their old rival, Mars Hill, in a Thanksgiving classic last Thursday at Mars Hill. Coach Alexander and his assis tants, Bob Andrews and Bob Swice good, were high in their praise of the entire Tornado squad, which completed one of the most suc cessful Brevard college seasons last Thursday. Led by Hershey Hipps, who play ed one of the most sensational games of his junior college career. Brevard lost little time in scoring. Following the Tornadoes’ kickoff to Mars Hill, Hipps intercepted a Myers’ pass on the Mars Hill 43. With Hipps passing to J. McCauley ior a couple of first downs, and then carrying himself for eight yards, the ball moved to Mars L'ill s seven yard line. W. Martin drove over for the score. Hipps’ attempted conversion was blocked but the Tornadoes had a 6-0 lead. A J°vv minutes later in the same period end Sid Curren blocked a Lion punt on the Mars Hill 22 which was recovered by Brevard. Riggins immediately passed to Bill Barton an end. who carried to the three. Fullback John McKissick look it over for the touchdown. Hipps again missed the point but ply 1; and. Champion 2, Army Stores 1. The secretary reports that every man in the league now has a 200 game to his credit, and there are 11 men who have had 600 or bet ter sets so far this season. Sharp, of Champion, has the top average with 186, and Luper, of Reed and Abee, and Suttles. of Enka, have 181 each. Coach Alexander’s boys led by 12-0 count. Midway in the second period Brevard again threatened after Riggins intercepted a Mars Hill aerial and was downed on the Lions’ 47. Then with Hipps, Thomas, and McKissick doing most of the carrying, the ball moved to the Lion’s three. Big Bill Chris topher bulled his way over for Bre vard’s third score of the game. Hipps kick was good making the score 19-0. At this point Mars Hill began to click and scored following a pass interception by Myers. The touch down came on a pass from Myers to Baskett. The try for the qxtra point was no good and the “half ended with Mars Hill trailing Brevard by a 6-19 eount. I Brevard took the second half kickoff and with Hipps and Mc I Kissick carrying the Tornadoes brought the ball down to Mars Hill’s 'two yard marker. Hipps went over tor the score. Hipps kicked the joint to make the score board read '26 6 in Brevard’s favor. Again in the same period Hipps raced 38 yards for touchdown in , a pretty piece of broken field run ! ning. Hipps kick was good. Late in the fourth quarter Mars Hill in.'tated its second drive of I the game, again featuring Myers’ I brilliant passing. A series of Myers' ! passes to Joe Compton and Baskett, ! aided by a Bennett to Baskett aeri j al, brought tne ball down to Lire I vard's ten-yard line. Carl Brinkley, j on a fake reverse outraced the jlornadoes into the end zone for ; the Lion’s second score of the game. Baskett kicked the point. Americans will spend more than $50,000,000 this year for stamps to mail their Christmas cards. This provides about one-twentieth of the Post Office Department’s total annual stamp revenue. I FOR SALE NO. 2 COMMON OAK FLOORING $70.00 CLEAR PLAIN WHITE AND RED OAK FLOORING $220.00 Cash F.O.B OUR MILL AT PISGAH FOREST, N. C. CARR Lumber Co. Pisgah Forest, N. C. TO MEET JUSTICE TEAM AT CANTON KICK-OFF AT 1 P.M. Carolina’s All-American “Choo Choo” Will Offi ciate The Game The Brevard Midgets will play a post season game Saturday in the “Paper” bowl at Canton, it is announced today. The contest will be a prelimin ary game with the Canton YMCA Midgets, with kick-off set at 1:00 o’clock. The featured attraction of the afternoon will be the clash of Waynesville’s Mountaineers with Marion’s Rippers. The two elevens are not only top powers in their respective conferences, but also feature a wide-open style of play that guarantees a thrill-a-minute for the fans. Brevard will send 25 scrapping Midgets to Canton to seek another victory over Jack Justice’s team in the prelim game. Carolina’s All-American. “Choo Choo” Justice, and Al!4iouthcrn Ilosea Rodgers will participate in the Paper bowl classic, and will serve as officials for the Midget game between Brevard and Can ton. • Coaches “Slim” Bullock and I Charlie Russell are expected to 1 use the two team system, and the line-ups are as follows: Offensive team:— , Ends — Teddy Keller and Bobby Cox. Tackles — Fred Me all an! Harry Sellers Guards — Jack Alexander and Stanley Scruggs Cen'cr — Charlie Weiss | Backs — “Peanut” McCall, Paul Brynard, Randall Bryson and “Choo Choo” Grant Defensive team:— Ends — J. C. Morris and Bobby Allison Tackles — Heyward Ramsey and Fred Gaither i Guards — Doug Poteet and Roy McCall i Center — Lowell Bryson | Backs — Kenneth Byrd, Jim Kim zey, Howard Morris and Bob I by Byrd.
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