Tells Of Lyle Jones' Grid Career
On One Of Early Tar Heel Teams
(EDITORS NOTE: The follow- i
ing article about the football ca- <
reer of O. Lyle Jones, Franklin
native, appeared in Mr. Storey's
"Remember When" column on the
sports page of The Asheville Times
January 5.)
By SKIP STOREY
I Asheville Times Sports Writer)
O. Lyle Jones, one of Western
North Carolina's first gridiron
stars, carved an outstanding; rec
ord when football was Just begin
ning to get a toe-hold In the South.
Jones has passed away, but his
endeavors remain firmly entrench
ed in the memories of many moun
tain sports fans. The mountain
lad hailed from Franklin where he
played only baseball since football
had not at that time been intro
duced in the high schools.
Upon graduation, Jones decided
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to enroll in the University of
North Carolina in 1800. He did not
attempt to make any team during
hi# first year there. However,
Jones went out for football in 1901
and played for three consecutive
seasons.
A modest individual, Jones
quickly became recognized as one
of the best tackles or guards in
the South and held down either
post with equal competency.
Will Reynolds coached the 1901
edition of the Tar Heel eleven. He
was succeeded the following year
by H. B. fSlcock, a Tale man and
a former All-American center.
Olcock had the Tar Heels stepping
high, wide and handsome in '02
and '03. Jones was selected as
captain in 1903.
As most Carolina sports fans
know, one of the great ambitions
of any Tar Heel team in the early
days of football was to defeat Vir
ginia.
During Jones' first year on the
squad, the Virginia eleven rolled
to a 12-0 victory over Carolina. In
1902 the teams battled on even
terms in a contest which ended in
a 12-12 deadlock.
With Jones as captain the fol
' lowing year, the Tar Heels realiz
ed their ambition and crushed the
Cavaliers, 16-0. Carolina's record
during Jones' final year was 6-3.
It is particularly interesting to
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By MRS. ALLliN SILER
My sympathy is with Mrs. Bill
Sryson, whose poem about her
en-year old son's New Year's Eve
j arty appeared last week in
3rady's column, (or well do I j
mow what prompted her to write
t! Not only have I lived through
nany parties such as she so clever
y described, but have experienced
several gatherings of teen-ager's
is well.
One of the latter was held at
sur house on New Year's Eve.
rhe youthful exuberance of the
selebrants caused bedlam to de
scend on our place from 9 until
1:30. .(Mrs. Bryson was lucky ?
tier guests went home at mid- 1
night;!) It is impossible to de
scribe the noise two dozen or more
high-spirited boys and girls can
make at a party.
Many jokes were played during
the evening, but the astonishing
picture that sticks in my mind
Is that of two chairs sitting up- 1
right, high atop our roof, early
New Year's morning! We have a
steep roof, too. However. I can't
make much complaint about that
(the damage to the roof is hardly
worth mentioning), for some of
note that the 1902 team was one
of four which have played the
most tie games. The team compil
ed three tie games while winning
five and losing one.
Jones returned to Western North
Carolina where he maintained an
interest in sports and encouraged
others to participate in athletic
endeavors.
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the crowd came that day and re
moved the chairs from the roof.
They also cleaned up the place,
but it's rather difficult to remove
several pounds of confetti, not
to mention numerous cookie
crumbs, and other debris, In one
afternoon. We are still sweeping
the stuff from floor cracks ana
from under furniture and rugs.
There's nothing so exhilarating
as having a bunch of youngsters
around, especially when they are
in a holiday mood ? if you can
stand it!
Seriously, I'd like to give these
young folks a bouquet. Some of
them spent an entire day getting
ready for the party, and their
imagination and ingenuity made
our old house look as lovely as
fairyland, a festive setting for
their revelry. Even though this
beauty lasted only a short while
after the guests arrived, they at
least had the pleasure and satis
faction of planning and working
together to create it. That was
probably the best part of the cele
bration.
W. H. Keener
Funeral Held
Last Thursday
Funeral services for William
Howard Keener were held at the
Walnut Creek Baptist Church at
2:30 o'clock lkst Thursday after
noon, with the Rev. Fred Sorrells
and the Rev. Jack Hyatt officiat
ing.
Mr. Keener, 46, i. native of this
county, was fatally injured in a
construction job dynamite blast at
White Plains, N. Y., Monday of
last week.
The son of Mrs. W. A. Keener
and the late Mr. Keener, of Gneiss,
he had been working in White
Plains for more than a year.
Other construction work over the
years had taken him throughout
the United States and into Alaska.
Mr. Keener spent the holidays
here with his wife, the former
Miss Alice Henry, and his mother
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and had gone back to White
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Surviving In addition to his
mother and wife are two daugh
ters, Misses Frances and Betty,
of Norwalk, Conn.; four sons,
Harold, in the U. S. Army at Ft.
Lewis, Wash., L<ouis and Norman,
of Franklin, Route 5. and William
A. Keener, of Connecticut; a
brother, Wendell P. Keener, of
Franklin, Route 5; and three
grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Everett, BSnory,
and James Mashbum and Joe
Grady, and Charlie Henry.
Arrangements were under the
direction of Bryant Funeral Home.
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While In Japan
Leland C. Evitt, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Mack Evitt, of Highlands,
Route 1, recently was promoted
to specialist second class in Japan,
where he is assigned to thfe 8030th
Army Unit, the Army Home Town
News Center announced this week.
Specialist Evitt, chief warehouse
foreman in the unit's headquarters
I company, entered 'the army in
1 1953 and completed basic train
ing at Fort Campbell, Ky.
He was sent to the Far Bast
in July, 1955. His wife, Bernice,
is with him; in Japan.
Card of Thanks
We would like to express our
deep appreciation for the sym
pathy shown us at the time of
the death of our husband, father,
son, and brother, Howard Keener,
and also for the beautiful flowers.
We wish to thank Bryant Funeral
Home for their many acts of kind
ness.
i The Keener Family.
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1 large hen
2 bay leaves
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1 pkg. spaghetti
Vt cup chicken fat or butter
2 or 3 small onions
1 button garlic or 1 teaspoon
garlic salt
2 green peppers
2 cups canhed tomatoes
1 large can mushrooms or 2
cans mushroom soup
% cup to 1 cup sharp cheese,
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County.
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