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HEGE
Oíd Memories Triggered
I recelved an official Brooklyn Dodgers' program the
other day from my friend, Ronnie Baker. Seeraa Ronnie
had come a croas the program while rummaging through
•orne oíd Broadway playbills and other memorabUia.
After Ronnie brought the program by, I immediately
looked it over from cover to cover. It carne from the 1944
season and was in remarkably good condition for a booklet37yearsold.
Someone had kept score that day when the Dodgers
hoated the Chicago Cubs in Ebbets Field. The cubbies had
■ame big ñames on their roster headed by the legendary
Jimmy (Double X) Foxx. On the Dodgers' roster were
grcats Paul Waner, Eddie Stanky, and big Ralph Branca.
Branca would become more famous for tossing the shot
heard 'round the world, when Bobby Thomson homered
to aend the Giants into the 1951 World Seríes.
Leo "The Lip" Durocher, one of baseball's most
famous managers, piloted the Dodgers. The score was
kept in pencil and the best I could tell, the Cubs won the
garrx» 12-5.
The most interestirg parts of the program were the
advertisements. A musical jamboree featuring Louis
Prima and his orchestra was being held at the Astor
Hotel in Times Square. The cover charge: $1.25.
Cigarette ads dominated the brochure, with Oíd Gold
advertising theirs as the cigarettes proteo ted by "apple
honey." Lucky Stríkes, which sent its green label "off to
the war," was advertising its red label brand with the
famous "LSMFT." Coincidentally, I had seen a little
pack of thoae oíd Luckies just the other day at Smith's
Grocery in LaCrosse—the first time I had seen one of
thoae packs in years.
The re was also a García y Vega cigar ad which read:
"the bonded Havana cigar." One of the largest ads was
for Camel cigarettes, which carne in one of those short
packs. The ad said Carnels were made from "costlier
tobaocos." An other popular cigarette of the day was
Chesterfields, which had a palladin beside the pack of
cigarettes which said: "Buy War Bond Stamps." I guess
a lot of folks smoked in 1944.
A lot of people drank too. A Cañada Dry ginger ale ad
said: "It isn't pitched, it's danced...Sparkle and flavor
foxtrot in every tangy drop."
The re were several beer ads for brands like Ballantine,
Trommer's, and Ruppert Beer. Mr. Ruppert once
owned the New York Yankees.
One of the more interesting ads was for Douglas Shoes
of Brockton, Mass. The company was advertising the
"Legionnaire," their top of line shoe I guess. The pnces:
|6.50 and $8.50 a pair. Legionnaire is a ñame no company
would use today.
Peters Jewelers of Brooklyn was advertising diamond
rings from $50 all the way up to $3,000. Calling itself the
"diamond house of Brooklyn," Petera boasted they were
in business in 1900,13 years before Ebbets Field opened.
With the baseball strike on, many radio and TV stations
are rerunning highlights of oíd World Seríes games, to
keep us in the spirít. A lot of memories are being dusted
off to remind us of the golden era of our national
pasttime. Yep, those truly were the great days of baseball.
All of this made me think about my oíd baseball card
collection, which I kept from the early fifties until 1968 or
so. I must have had thousands of bubble gum cards —
kept'em in a wooden box my Dad made me in the shop.
When I got too oíd for this activity, I handed the cards
down to my nextdoor neighbor, Mikel Wimbrow. The
cards didn't seem all that important to me at the time,
but I wish I'd kept'em. 1 hope Mikel has them safely
stored somewhere.
I remember trading the cards at semi-pro ball games
back in the mlddle '50's. I used to sit and watch Norlina's
games with Mr. Buck Duke, Mr. Simón White, and Mr.
Cash Watson — three men who loved the game.
Charles White (Ed's son), and Herbert Burrows were
best fríends and they collected baseball cards. I traded
with them a lot Also, I remember when Dwight Pearce
woukl cover the baseball cards up, all except one little
córner of the card, and I would guess who the player was.
I won a lot of cards that way.
And speaking of the Dodgers, their number one fan at
that time was Larry Pridgen. When Larry was around,
you didn't say anything bad about Duke Snider, Pee Wee
Reese, Cari Furíllo, or Gil Hodges. Larry lived and died
with the boys in royal blue. I think Snider was his hero.
Along with the Dodgers, the great teams of the mid
fifties were the Yankees, the White Sox, and the
Milwaukee Braves.
The first major league game I saw was in 1967 in
Grifflth Stadium. Whitey Ford pitched the Yanks to a 4-1
win over the Washington Senators. Every time I see the
rerun of "Damn Yankees" I think about that game.
The Braves were the champs in '57 with Warren Spahn,
Lew Burdette, and Bob Buhl pitching. The Braves had
young Hank Aaron, Eddie Matthews, Johnny Logan, and
Big Joe Adcock. They had a pretty good catcher too in
Del Crandall.
Andy Pafko, who played in that Dodgers-Cubs game in
'44. «ras with the Braves later.
In '50, the Chicago White Sox had a winner with Nellie
Fox, Minnle Minoso, Al Smith, Sherm Lollar, Roy Seivera
and Aparicio. The Sox had a couple of tough
customera on the mound as well, with Early Wynn and
teftyBiUyPierce.
Now, I don't know about you, but Just bringing up those
namea does something for me. Back then there were only
16 major league teams, and with dosens of minor leagues,
it was tough to get to the majore. Now, it's a piece of cake.
People like Reggie Jackson, Mike Schmidt, and Tug
McGraw don't do much for men, but ñames like
Campanella, Mays, Musial, Mantle, Kluszewski and
Williams can stUl turn dull to dynamite. I be lleve Ted
Williams was the greatest hitter of all time. It's no telling
what his stats would read if his career had not been
interrupted by the wara.
Thoae were the golden days of baseball.
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day Otympk* wat Jama» B. Connotly who won
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Turnout To Watch Top Talent
Is Disappointíng, Many Thínk
By LEWHEGE
TT* charity basketball games tbe
(®nneJ' Bl® Pour itars put on in
Reynolds Coliaeum the otherright was
attended by only 4,500 fans.
With some 140 former playera frorn
SUte, Carolina, Duke and Wake Forest,
il ■ a ahame the arena was not sold out.
If another twinbül Uke thia one la held
— let'a hope it comes during the basketball
aeason, say during Christmas or in
AprilorNovember.
Two games were played and there
waa some daxzling baaketball. But
more unportantly, the contests stirred
some great memories from the past 30
yeara of Big Four baaketball. And some
of the memories center a round the
"Oíd Gray Fox," Everett Case.
Case brought big time basketball to
the South. His style of play was revolutionary
— a run and gun game. His
record in coaching is legendary.
Case coached the Wolfpack from 1946
to 1965. In those 19 years, State registered
379 wins and only 134 losses.
Case's teams won six Southern Conference
titles and captured ACC
championships in 1954-55-56 and '59.
State also won several Dixie Classics,
the showcase holiday tournament that
Caaestarted.
Case coached high school, military
and college teams for a total of 48
seasons. During this period, his teams
won a staggering 1,116 games and lost
just 213. In the decade from 1950 to 1960,
State won more games than any other
team.
Case was from Indiana, and many of
his best Pack playera carne from that
state. Folks called them the "Hoosier
Hotshots" and among them were Dick
Dickey, Bobby Spright, Sammy
Ranzino, Vic Bubas, Norm Sloan and
John Maglio.
Employing the fast break, the fullcourt
press; and using detailed
scouting reports, game films, and
national recruiting — Case revolutionized
basketball as we know it. The
Fox initiated interaectional scheduling
and summer clinics. It was at one of
those camps that I met the "Coach" in
1959. One of his flashiest guards, Lou
Pucillo, was an All-American that
season.
Case's arrival in West Raleigh
brought a frenzy to State haakpthnii
The students nearly had a riot in Frank
Thompson Gym in 1947. State was
supposed to play arch enemy Carolina
and the gym waa packad. So filiad that
the fire marahall woldn't allow the
game to be played! Announcer Ray
Reeve had to enter the gym through a
window, but it was all for naught.
Not long after that, Case saw to it that
12,400-seat Reynolds Coliseum was
completed. That facility gave State an
even bigger edge in recruiting the top
playera.
The other Big Four teams soon tired
of getting shellacked by the Wolfpack.
Reeve once said Carolina had scored "a
moral victory" after getting whipped
«1-42 by the Pack. Carolina hired Frank
McGuire and Wake Forest countered
with the Rev. Bones McKinney. The
ACC was in business and the war was in
fullgear.
"He was a big leaguer, and I never
minded losing to him beca use of that,"
said McGuire. Ironically, it waa a rare
Case mistake that gave McGuire and
Carolina its national championship in
1967.
In '57, when the Tar Heels went 32-0,
the star of the team was All-American
Lennie Rosenbluth. Needless to say,
that without Rosenbluth there would
ha ve been no ütle.
Well, Rosenbluth wanted to go to
State and thought everything was set
when he visited Raleigh during the
Easter break in 1962.
"But I found out I was down for a
tryout and I played awful," recalled
Rosenbluth. "We didn't ha ve any high
school ball in New York (due to a
teachera' strike) that year and I was in
terrible shape. The tryout was held in
oíd Thompson Gym and it must ha ve
been 120 (degrees) in there. Anyway,
afterwards, Case told me they couldn't
usemeanymore."
"When I got home, Harry Gotkin,
who had lined things up for me to go to
State, was really mad," Roaey said.
"He felt Case was reneging. It was just
one of those things," added Rosenbluth.
While Roaenbluth was Case s most
famous mistake, it was not his only one
The year before, Case invited an eager
Dickie Hemric in (or a tryout. "But I
never heard anything else from him,"
Hemric said. Hemric went on to make
All-American at Wake Forest.
"Me, Dickie Hemnc, and Shaviik
(Ronnie) on the same team,"
Roaenbluth said. "It makes you
wonder."
It would have been three national
championships for State, but Case
never got even one. But his best team
carne cióse.
In 1956, State was ranked second in
the nation, behind champ San
Francisco. Entering the NCAA's, most
State playera felt they would breeze
through the early rounds and whip San
Francisco if they met for the title.
But like many others, State's
overconfidence cost them an earlyround
loss to Canisius, 79-78 in four
overtimes.
State was loaded, with All-America
Shaviik at center, great guard Vic
Molodet, Phil DiNardo, John Magüo
and Lou Dickman. And there was Nick
Pond, Cliff Hafer, Bob Seitz, Bucky
Watera and William Bell to come off the
bench.
State met Canisius (located in
Buffalo) in New York, and figured to
polish off the Easterners with ease.
Many of the Pack playera were from
the Midwest and were looking ahead to
the next round of play in Champaign,
"New York was always our
menace," Molodet said, "We never
played well there, and in that game, I
only played five or 10 minutes (eight to
be exact) because of foul trouble. The
officiating was terrible and Canisius
was laying for us. I süll can't believe
welost that one."
DiNardo, who firmly believes State
could have beaten San Francisco, said
"the woret thing about that is that we
had the game won. We had a one-point
lead with 14 seconds left in the fourth
overtime and Maglio was shooting oneand-one.
"But like a lot of us, Maglio had played
the whole game and was dead tired.
His first shot went up, hit the front of
the rim and carne down to a Canisius
guy. They went downcourt, scored, and
that was it."
Case brought the Pack back to the top
with Pucillo, John Richter, George
Síepanovich, Bob McGillvary and Dan
Englehardt in 19SS-59.
That was the year the great Oscar
Robertson and the top-ranked
Cincinnati Bearcats carne into the
Dixie Classic and lost to Carolina and
State back to back.
Prior to the Classic, the Big "O" said
the Bearcats would show the tobáceo
road teams a thing or two about the
game. It never happened.
Of courae, the Iieels were pretty
tough that year, with Doug Moe and
York Larese — stillthe best foul shooter
I've ever seen in college.
Case s role in basketball is more
important than just the number of
victories he amassed at State. He was
involved more in the "big picture," of
spreading basketball manía to North
Carolina, much like that of Indiana.
As Case once said, "When we have
kids all over the state going to practice
every afternoon — one the ir own—
basketball will have arrived." There's
no doubt that the Oíd Gray Fox would
be elated with the playera that North
Carolina has produced since his death
inl966.
Duke, Carolina, and Wake Forest
loyalists should all be thankful for
Coach Case. (And not just for the two
playera he sent to UNC and Wake
Forest.) For it was his innovative style
of play that forced the other three
schools to step up the ir programs —
pushing all four to the top of the
collegiate ladder.
When the ñames of legendary college
basketball coaches are mentioned, the
ñame of John Wooden is always first.
Case's is seldom heard. And while
Wooden did win all those national
championships at UCLA - it should be
noted: HE NEVER HAD TO PLAY OR
RECRUIT AGAINST CAROLINA,
WAKE FOREST, OR DUKE. In fact,
he never had to play anybody like the
teams in the ACC. Case was the
greatest coach —case closed! ,
Hargrove Picked For Trip To France
Barry Hargrove, a freabman
at East Or ange High
Schooi In Eaat Orange, N.
J., has been named the
reclplent oí a acbolarabip
(rom tbe Experiment in
Intcrnatlooal Living and
iu« frfw'tnf an Outbound
Ambanador lo Franca.
He left far France on
July 4, following a twoweek
language immerak»
courae and cultural octantatkm
program at North
Adama Sute College ta
After living wtth a
Fraoch family for four
weeka, be will viait Paria
for flve days. He will
return in Auguat and will
be svailable aa a speaker
to dlfferent organiza tions
and graupa to diacuss his
educational trip.
He hopea to aell thia
program to tature candidatos
and to enllst the
flnandal suppoct ot the
buaineaa community
The son of Mr. and Mrs.
Beraard Hargrove, he has
■ i M ■■ ral íl «ail
ocCTi fiificicQ presiaeni o*
his sophomore dass thia
Cali. His mothor is the
formar Tramilla Alatan,
daugbtor oí llr. and Mr».
Rutas Alatoo oí Warran
ton. His paternal grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Hargrove oí Manson.
BALANCEO TIRES
Well-balanced tire» «re
necessary if top gas mileage
u desired. When buying •
jet oí new tire», drive • few
hundred miles on unbalanced
tire», and then have
them balanced—it will be
more accurate and longer
laiting. You will gain extra
miles of tira wear, and economy
will improve becauie of
ka* rolling resistance.
Recreation
Schedule
Júnior'» Baseball Schedule
Thursday, July 9
6:00 Tar Heel vs Hardee's
Friday. July 10
6:00 BB&T vs. Warrenton
Railroad
Saturday, July 11
11:00 Warrenton Furn. Ex
vs Jaycees
Monday. July 13
6:00 Hardee's vs Warrenton
Railroad
Tuesday, July 14
6:00 Warrenton Furn. Ex.
vs Tar Heel
Wednesday, July 1S
6:00 BB&T vs Jaycees
Senior's Baseball Schedule
at John üraham
Monday, July 13
6:00 A's vs Red Sox
Wednesday, July 15
6:00 Pirates vs A's
Girl's Softball Schedule
Monday. July 13
5:00 Lady Blues vs Red
Hots
Men's Softball Schedule
Thursday, July 9
7:00 Roadrunners vs Warrenton
Railroad
8:00 Henderson Insulation
vs Aggies
9:00 D&S vs State Line
Gulf
Tuesday, July 14
7:00 D&S vs Aggies
8.00 State Line Gulf vs
Pumas
9:00 Henderson Insulation
vs Warrenton Railroad
Women's Softball Schedule
Monday, July 13
7:00 Tarheel Shakers vs
Pumarettes
8:00 Carolina Sportswear
vs Perdue Chicks
Wednesday, July 15
7:00 Perdue Chicks vs
Pumarettes
8.00 Carolina Sportswear
vs Tarheel Shakers
T-Ball Schedule
Saturday, July 11
9:00 Carriage House vs
Lions
10:00 High Dollar vs
People's Bank
Warren Native
Ending Career
Mrs. Margaret Parham
LaBroi, a native of Warren
County is re ti ring from the
teaching profession after
40 years of teaching.
Mrs. LaBroi is a gradúate
of Fayetteville State
University with a B.S.
degree in elementary education
She did further
study at Central University
and received a M.A.
degree from Roosevelt
University in Early Childhood
Education.
Mrs. LaBroi was a teacher
in the North Warren
Elementary School for 17
years. She has been a
teacher i.n the Chicago
Public School System for
23 years.
MRS. LABROI
Four From Here
Make Dean's List
GREENSBORO - Four
students from Warren
County attained the Dean's
List at the University of
North Carolina at Greensboro
during the spring
semester which ended
recently.
The Warren County students
are: Sheryl R.
Aycock, a child development
major, daughter of
Mr». Joyce O. Aycock of
Rt. 1, Warrenton; Debora
G. Harria, an early childhood
education major,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Herbert C. Harria of Rt. S,
Littíeton; Patricia Henderson,
a nursing major,
daughter of Mrs. Lavert
M. Henderson of Rt. 1,
Manson; and Debra L.
White, a clotUng and
textiles major, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Hal Adama
White, Jr., of Wiae.
Projects Planned
By Eagles Club
The Eagles Club, Warren
County High School's
booster club, will sponsor a
softball tournament Aug
7-9, and may sponsor a
football game if details can
be worked out.
In its regular meeting
Monday night, the club
moved to sponsor a mens'
and womens' softball tourney,
with early round
games to be played at both
the Norlina and John Graham
fields - then shift the
fináis to one site, probably
at Norlina. Tommy Frazier
was named chairman
of the tourney and Betsy
Frazier will serve as concessions
manager. Teams
interested in competing in
the event should contact
Mr. Frazier for further
information.
Frazier said he expects
the combined field to have
20 teams, with a format of
ladies' game being followed
by a men's game. The
tourney will begin on
Friday night and end
Sunday afternoon. Persons
interested in helping with
the concessions or fields
should contact either Mr.
or Mrs. Frazier.
The club also moved to
sponsor an alumni football
game between the graduates
of Norlina and John
Graham, on Friday night,
July 24. If the minor
equipment details can be
worked out this week, the
game will be played.
All former Blue Wave or
Yellow Jacket players who
are interested in playing in
the game should contact
either Bryant Caulder in
Norlina or Bill Davis to
sign up. Caulder was
named chairman of the
game and is seeking
players. Interested persons
may register at the
Country Store in Norlina or
Warrenton Auto Parts ir¡
addition to registering
through Caulder or Davis
Many former greats frorr,
the two schools are expected
to suit up for this benefit
game.
Other business conduct
ed by the 15 mernbers
present were introductior
of new athletic director
Monte Alien; discussion of
position oí athletic trair
er for the schools. discussion
of club sponsonng a
wrestling match and
alumni basketball game
when new gyin iscompleted;
finishing helmets for
new footbaU team; and
grassing and irrigating
Norlina Athletic Field
prior to start of footbal!
season Randy Garrett
reported that the club nou
has 50 members on the roll
President Davis express
ed the appreciation of the
club to member Ann
Rappe, who donated a
portrait of an eagle to
the new school. The paintíng
will be placed in the
hallway of the new school
Davis reported that nine
cheerleaders, all that tried
out, were picked as varsity
cheerleaders for the coming
season. Principal Ben
Terrell noted that the
jayvee cheerleaders would
probably be selected as
soon as school begins in
August
Davis reported that the
Wise Ruritan Club had
generouslv donated $100 to
the club for the athletic
department
A meeting of the club's
executive committee has
been caUed for Monday
night, July 13 at 7:30. The
committee will discuss the
two upcoming projects.
plus the helmet and
grassing of the football
field projects.
Your Week Ahead Horoscope
Forecait Pertod: 7/12 - 7/18/1981
ARIES
Mar. 21-Apr. 19
TAURUS
Apr. 20-May 20
GEMINI
May 21-June 20
CANCER
InM 21-July 22
LEO
Jnly 23-Ang. 22
VIRGO
Aag. 23-Scpt. 22
LIBRA
Scpt. 23-Oct. 22
SCORPIO/
Oct. 23-Nov. 21
SAGITT ARIUS
No». 22-Dec. 21
CAPRICORN
Dec. 22-Jm. 19
AQU ARIUS
iu. 20-Ftb. It
PISCES
Fcfc. 19-Mar. 20
Matters concerning property or real estáte
which you've put on the back burner can be
expedited now to your advantage.
Lend a helping hand to the children in the
project they are working on. Smarten them
up.
Your creative talents open new doors to
ways of increasing income and improving
business relationships.
Take advantage of positi-,e aspccts to proceed
with confidence in dealings with others.
Goals are achieved.
To others you may appear to be withdrawn,
but you need this quiet period to regroup
your forces.
An authoritative person who wields some
power sceks you out; - or is it the other
way around?
Business affairs with social overtones could
find you unwittingly involved in a struggle
for status.
Travel to strange areas may bring a bit of
physical discomfort. Overindulgence in the
good things could be your undoing.
Shed oíd, wornout things—ideas, clothes,
anything which is not of valué to you at this
time.
A new partnership—possibly marriage—
seems to be in the picture, or at least a
dote relationship.
Your flair for the unusual touch introduces •
new fashion among your peen—the ultímate
complimcnt!
Artiitic matters capture your attemion and
you lend a dramatic air to a commonplace
setting.
Nine On Dean's List
Nine Warreo County students
ha ve beca named to
the Dean'i Liat for the
spring quarter at V'inoeGranville
Community Coltege
Local tudents maHng
the hor ra liat were Sandra
S Oobb of Manson;
Catherine G. Sledge, Rob
ert R. Thoma* and Lovte
E. Jones, «11 at Nortina;
and WittUm H. Grata,
Patricia C. Burchett, Shirley
A. Pope, Irla F.
Richardaon and Doria C.
Williama, «11 of Warraofa».
In achieving the diatincÜod,
maiiiUÜMd
grade potat averageg «13.2
or better ta at leaat 1JI
cradtt houra durimg the
entíra quartwr.
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