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P ©RT PAGE 15 Edited By John 1. Anderson T •+ i 9SL Rambling With The Sports Editor 4--+ BRINGS ’EM BACK BIG . . . Walter Duckworth, the man at the wheel down at Duckworth Motor company, returned all smiles last week end from Florida, where, at Daytona Beach, he landed the largest fish he has ever hooked. And Walt has caught his share, too. On Thursday of last week he was fishing out at the inlet from Daytona with his wife, in a boat with an outboard motor, when he got a strike. After 35 minutes of fighting and sweatin, Mr. Duckworth pulled in a 25-pound drum, an ocean beauty if I’ve ever seen one. Fate was with the Brevard sportsman and businessman, for Monday when we helped him pull the hook out of the whopper’s mouth, it was well on its way to being straightened out. • * * * STILL CLIMBING . . . For the past four months, the Pisgah Motor court bowlers have been sticking right in that Western North Carolina ten pin league, and the last victory for the local men was their 15th in the last 16 matches. You can’t win ’em all, but the Pisgah keglers are certainly winning their share and they will rightfully deserve the championship if the combination of luck and skill holds out for them. • * * * LULL BEFORE THE STORM . . . Things are mighty quiet in Die sports world at the present time, but pretty soon the news will start breaking. Basketball season is rapidly drawing to a close and baseball will soon be in the offing, if Ole Man Winter will bow his head. The big leaguers are this week beginning spring training and Brevard high school and Brevard college will follow suit. By the way, “Hoss” Stamey left for Florida last Saturday and Gil Coan will leave the first of the week. Incidentally, Gil says he will be glad to have any of his customers as his guests at games in Washington this spring and summer should they be in the Capital City. MORE GOLFERS . . . As more and more golfers are seen on the links of the Brevard Country club, several women are making the rounds, and Manager E. E. Fraser predicts the biggest year in golfing in Transylvania. He urges the golfers to turn in their score cards, so a handicap can be given each Brevard player. It is hoped that tourna ments for both men and women can be held this spring. HEATED ATHLETICS A woman was talking with a friend about the athletic achieve ments of the latter's son. Your boy must be an exception ally fast runner; I see by this morning’s paper that he fairly burned up the track with his rec ord-breaking speed. I suppose you saw him do it?” “No, I didn't see him do it,” re plied the boy’s mother, “but I saw the track this morning and there was nothing but cinders there.” LOCAL GRIDDERS TO BEGIN SPRING PRACTICE MAR. ( Team This Fall Will Be Hit Hard By Graduation In June Coach D. G. Dail has announced that spring football practice will get underway on or about March 6. The workouts will last for three or four weeks and will be cli maxed, as in the past, by the game with the Seniors. The lineup for next year will be spotted by many returning letter men. The backfield will be hard er hit by graduation than will the forward wall. Returning linemen, who lettered last fall are Gene Mc Gaha, Vella Parker, Reeves Rog ers, Cob Smith and Bob Kimzey. Lettermen in the backfield are Tom Hargis, Graham Grant, Carl Auvil and Gerald Smith. I Turkey Shoots Are Temporarily Called Off By Wildlifers Announcement was made the first of the week by Goode M. Lof tis, president of the Transylvania Wildlife club, that the weekly tur key shoots, which have been held each Saturday afternoon at the country club, have been discon tinued temporarily. Arrangements are being worked out whereby a trap shooting area and proper facilities will be pro vided, the wildlife officer said, and it is hoped to start the week ly shoots again soon. Mr. Loftis and Dr. E. O. Biddy reported that better than 30,000 bicolor lespedeza plants have been received in the county through the club and the state wildlife service, and that these small-game plant ings were being mad,e in various sections of the county. Order has also been placed for a multiflora rose, which is said to be an excellent small-game food. Details of the fish rearing pro gram will be discussed at the monthly meeting of the wildlife group to be held in the city hall Thursday night of next week. When we start out looking for excitement, we nearly always end up in trouble. INSULATING FACTS This is the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Waldrop, on the Elm Bend road, R. F. D. 1, Brevard. This house was insulated a year ago with Baldwin-Hill Black Rock Wool. Mr. and Mrs. Waldrop chose us to do the insulating be cause of superiority in material and workmanship backed up by the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval, which is a money-back guarantee. — Mr. Waldrop Says: ■■ “My fuel bill has been cut down 50 per cent and there is no such thing as cold drafts any more. It takes much less fuel to heat my house on cold, windy days than on moderate days before it was insulated. I also receive 75 per cent more fire protection than before. Now, I figure that the insulation is the only thing in my house that will pay for itself and then pay a dividend as long as anyone lives in it.” Free Survey Without Obligation! NO DOWN PAYMENT! PAY FOR IT BY THE MONTH! Let Fuel Savings Insulate Your Home! H. A. SPOHN, Local Dealer Phone 25-W Brevardi Rock Wool Insulating Co. Technical Bldg. Phone 3-1321 Asheville, N. C. Duckworth Lands “Beauty” At Daytona WALTER DUCKWORTH, owner of Duckworth Motor company here, is proudly posing with the 25-pound drum, which he landed at the inlet of Daytona Beach, Fla., last Thursday. This prize catch was with a light line, rod and reel and Mr. Duckworth struggled some 35 minutes with the “whopper” before bringing it into the small boat from which he and his wife were fishing. She also caught several nice ones, but none so large as the beauty above. (Times Staff Photo) ROSMAN’S CAGERS TAKE TWIN BILL Girls Are Victorious By One Point Margin; Boys Win 42-27 The Rosman girls and boys both won their games last Friday night from Glenville high school. The girls’ game was very close the entire game with McCall leading the scoring with 17 points for the winners, and P. Hooper leading the opposing team with 13 mark ers. The game ended with a score of 26 to 25 in Rosman’s fa vor. Whitmire led the scoring for the Rosman boys with 16 points and Case was close with 13. C. Wat son was high scorer for Glenville boys with 10 points. The game ended in Rosman’s favor with the score 42 to 27. Local Cagers End ’50 Season With A Loss To Ben Lippen The curtain dropped on the 1950 basketball season for the Blue Devils of Brevard high school last Thursday night following a 46-28 victory for Ben Lippen over the local cagers. Brevard took an early four point lead, but Ben Lippen took over at that point and stayed out front for the remainder of the game. In addition to teaming with Bell on rebounds, Bob Wright i sank 21 points for Ben Lippen. Tucker Graham, who has been off in his shooting lately, found his basket eye for 18 points. Bob Morris played a beautiful game for Brevard and led his team in scoring with 17 points. IT’S AWFUL QUIET A nurse in a mental hospital noticed a patient with his ear close to the wall, listening intent ly. The patient held up a finger as a warning to be quiet. Then he beckoned the nurse over and said, “Listen here.” The nurse listened for some time and then said, “I can’t hear anything.” “No,” said the patient, “and it’s been like that all day!” SPRING FOOTBALL Brevard High School Officially begins Monday. ECUSTA BOWLING TOURNEY Starts Friday Night Team events at Biltmore Plaza. The government deplores the fact that the outgo of 28 per cent of the American families exceeds their income. Look who’s talking! Pisgah Motor Court Bowlers Increase Winning Streak To 15 In The Last 16 Matches BREVARD GOLFERS OPEN ’50 SEASON “Stumpy” Brown Is Captain Of Team; Prospects Are Listed Brevard high will be represent ed for the second year in the Blue Ridge golf conference. The local linksmen placed second in. the con ference play last year. Five schools are participating in the play this year. They are Brevard, Tryon, Hendersonville, Asheville School and Waynesville. At the end of the regular season play there will be an 18-hole med al play tournament at the Tryon Country club. Last year the tour nament was held at Waynesville Country club and was won by the Tryon team. Dwight “Stumpy” Brown is the coach and ace of the BHS team. Brown plays the No. 1 position. A veteran team is expected with Ty Morris, James Sorrells, David Kas sing and Richard Sorrells being the principal candidates. Brevard met Waynesville i n the opening match March 1. All matches which are played in Bre vard will take place at the Bre vard Country club through the courtesy of Mgr. E. E. Fraser. The public is invited to follow the golfers in all the local matches. PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Local Team Making Strong Bid For Top Spot In WNC Bowling League Pisgah Motor court bowlers moved closer to top place in the Western North Carolina ten pin league by taking three straight 1 games _from Champion “Y” of Canton. The victory marked the 15th in the last 16 matches for the local bowlers who are making a des perate bid for top place honors in the loqg. Bruce Reynolds led the Pisgah team to victory with a 611 total, and Big Bill Bridges was next in line with a 553 set. Other indi vidual scores were: Conley 496, Rogers 543 and Oates 535. On the same night Ecusta took two out of three from the W. H. Arthur keglers. Bobby came racing into the Sun day-School classroom and dropped into his assigned chair, obviously as much out of breath as he was late for class. The teacher asked why. “I was gonna go fishing this morning,” the boy answered, “but Dad wouldn’t let me. He made me come to Sunday-School in stead.” “You’re a very fortunate boy to have such a fine father,” the teach er commented. ‘Did he make it clear to you why you shouldn’t go fishing on Sunday morning?” ‘Oh, sure, he said there wasn’t enough bait for both of us.” HOBBV&SPDRTshop ANNIVERSARY SALE WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, MARCH 1ST THROUGH 4TH Flies, each.5c Creels .$1.95 Fly Reels .$1.25 25-ft. Nylon Line.9c Can of 50 Hooks.12c $11.95 Steel Cast. Rod $9.95 $10.25 Wading Shoes $8.95 $12.95 Fly Rod.$9.95 Bait Casting Rod (Bam boo, Reg. $9.75) . . . $7.95 $14.95 Picnic Kit $9.95 $7.95 Hunting Pants $6.50 $7.95 Casting Rod $5.95 Ping-Pong Balls, 2 for 15c Ping-Pong Paddles __69c Ping-Pong Set_$3.19 Baseballs_69c TROUT FLIES FREE SAM KENT will be at the Hobby & Sport Shop all day Friday to tie a FREE fly for each fisher man who asks for it. GET ONE OF YOUR FAVORITES Perrine Automatic Fly Reel, Reg. $9.25, $6.95 Fishing Caps_79c 4-Power Rifle Scope $6.95 Used Rifles_10% Off “Brevard” Pennants 15c Child’s Archery Sets 79c Boys’ Baseball Gloves $3.75 Baseball Bats 35c Arrows . . Darts . Tennis Rackets Tennis Balls . . . 34c . 29c 9c $4.65 . 53c T-Shirts. 69c “Blue Devil” T-Shirts . . 89c $3.95 Roller Skates . . $3.19 Baseball Caps.69c Cap with Sunglasses . .$1.19 Model Planes_V2 Price Varney Freight Car Kits_$1.19 Ohlsson 23 Engine_$6.95 10c Gliders_7c Large Supply of Fuel_V2 Price Plastic Lacing, Reg. 2c_lc ft. Argoflex with case (used, like new) -$19.95 Cinemaster 8-nun. Movie Camera $49.95 Micro 16 Camera, Reg. $19.95 $12.95 1950 POCKET FISHING CALENDARS ... FREE The HOBBY & SPORT Shop
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