Farmville Outclassed By Green Wave 45 To 0 Friday Night
Long Runs Feature
Non-Conference Tilt
Ward and Rogers
Romp as Edwards
Leads Blocking
Vi allarr W arren Also Goes
For T»o Touelulowiis:
Visitors Are Srrappy
Scoring every time they got the
ball except three, Wiliiamston
High School's Green Wave foot
ball team defeated a scrappy but
outclassed Farmvillc team last
Friday night 45 to 0 Scoring runs
by Lindell Ward (91 yards) and
Russell Rogers set the pace with
sharp blocking b> Jack Edwards
aiding the offense immensely
Ward made the longest run of
the year as hi took the ball just
back of his own 10-vard line and
broke through the right side of
the line to streak right down the
middle of the field to score stand- j
ing up. Quarterback Fitzgerald
of the Red Devils gave chase but
never had a chance to stop the
speedy ball carrier. Second long
est run of the night was made by
Russell Rogers when he broke out
for UK'yards down the sidelines
and was stopped on the two. On j
the next play he weaved through
| STARS
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Presenting one of its most
difficult half-time shows, the
Williamston High School foot
hall band drew lots of ap
plause al the Farmville panic
last Friday night. The young
musicians formed a star and
with the field lights out pre
sented Mary Lou Lee and the
other majorettes in a baton
twirling routine. Then they
went into a harvest moon and
a full moon during which a
trumpet solo by Don Parsons
w as featured and the hit«nng,
"Good Night, Irene," played
softly, closed out the number.
The field lights were out for
the routines, the lights on the
caps being changed from one
color to another to suit the se
quences and form the out
lines. Mary Lou was spotlight
ed in front of a glittering star
while another spotlight mov
ed from one to another of the
other majorettes.
the middle for the tally. Rogers
also scored two other touchdowns,
one on a 4? yard run and the other
after traveling '32. Jack Edwards
plunged from the one to score the
second touchdown of the gam%
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and the remaining two tallies were
made by Wallace Warren on runs
of 9 and 12 years each.
Statistically, Farmville did very
well on first downs as they made
11 as against four for Williamston.
Farmville gained a net of 105
yards on the ground and 40 in the
air while Williamston ground out
370 on the ground and did not hit
the air at all. Wallace Warren
averaged 43.6 yards on kickoffs
as against 50 yards for the one
kick-off by Farmville. The Red1
Devils averaged 10 yards in re-1
turning 0 kicks and completed 5
of 16 passes. Both teams lost the;
ball two times on fumbles and
Jack Edwards punted for Wil
liamston one time, getting 36 yards1
on the boot.
Meeks, Smith and Fitzgerald did
the ground gaining for the visit
ors, most of it against reserves.
Williamston was penalized 25
yards and Farmville 5.
Farmville had one good scoring
opportunity when it drove to the
Williamston 6 and a five yard
penalty against the Green Wave
put the ball on the one. A pass
play failed and three line bucks
moved the ball only to the 12-inch
line where Williamston took over
and drove for a touchdown in ex
actly three plays.
Doing some of his best running,'
Russell Rogers carried the ball but
in five or six plays. He followed
his interference better than usual
and his running was more decep
tive than at any time this year.
His average Friday night was over
23 yards per carry.
Coach Stuart Maynard stripped
the bench of everybody that could
possible.travel on the field. Jack
Ross got into the game although
he had been counted out as late as
Thursday afternoon. Joe and Ray
mond Robertson, Harrell Everett,
linesmen, and George Harris, Jr.,
a back missed the contest because
of injuries. Ben Andrews, listed
as a back heretofore, got a starting
spot in the line and did a good job.
Reginald Coltrain and Gloyden
Stewart started at ends but Jerry
Savage and Hugh Lindsley reliev
ed them during the contest. Jim
my Myers and Billy Allsbrook did
steady work at tackles, Myers as
one of the mainstays in the line.
Norwood Keel, Wilbur Edwards,
Bobby Goff and Jack Daniels ser
ved in the guard spot while in the
baekficld Billy Spruill, Russell
Rogers, Jack Edwards, David Dav
is, Lindell Ward, Watson McKeel,
Ward Perry, Buddy Fussell, John
ny Frank Allsbrook, and Wallace
Warren alternated often.
Wallace Warren started the con
test by kicking to Farmville's 12.
An 11 yard return put the ball in
play at the 23 and Farmville pick
ed up a first down on the 33. In the
next series of downs Smith pick
ed up 6. Fitzgerald lost 2 and was
thrown by Warren for an 8 yard
loss in the next try. Smith kicked
to Rogers on the Williamston 35
and he returned it to the 49. Ed
! wards gained 4 yards in the line
' and Rogers swept all the way for
a touchdown. The point try by
i Edwards was low.
Warren kicked to the 20 and a
0-yarri return put it in play on the
29. Oakley failed to gain, Meeks
made 2, a pass was incomplete
and Fitzgerald kicked, Williams
ton putting the ball into play on
the Farmville 44 where another
touchdown march was started. A
5 yard gain by Edwards was fol
j lowed by a 15-yard run by Spruill
and Rogers, Edwards and Spruill
got 3 apiece before a 15 yard pen
alty from the 1 yard line put the
ball back and nullified a 14 yard
run by Edwards. Rogers traveled
for 14 yards and on the next play
| Edwards went the other yard for
the score. The try for the point
j was low.
Warren kicked to the Farmville
3 and it was returned to the 12.
Farmville moved for four sucees
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sive first downs to put the ball on
the Williamston 30. After gain
ing 8 yards a Fitzgerald pass was
intercepted by Spruill and return
ed upfield for 15 yards. Taking
over on the 30 the Green Wave
broke Rogers loose and he went
to.the Farmville 2. On the next
play he weaved through the mid- j
die to get the 2 yards and another
score. This time Edwards kicked ;
for the point.
Warren again kicked off and the
Red Devils were unable to gain.
Their ensuing punt was blocked i
by Myers and Coltrain picked it
up and moved to the 9. Warren!
went all the way on the next play
and Edwards made the point try
good.
Putting the ball into play at his
own 23 Smith made one of Farm-,
ville's nicest gains as he picked up
22 yards and a first down on the
Farmville 45. Meeks and Smith
moved the ball almost to midfield
before Coltrain intercepted a pass
jUst as the half ended.
Spruill returned Allen's kick-off
18 yards and the ball was put in
play to start the second half at the
Williamston 28. Allsbrook picked
up 3 yards but Farmville got the
ball on a fumble. They lost 2 yards
in four tries, Andrews getting to
Smith for the loss. Williamston
took over on downs and the 32.
Spruill lost 2, Allsbrook gained 1
and Warren 6 but it was not suffi
cient for a first down and Edwards
kicked. Farmville took the ball
on their 29 but a fumble was re
covered by Andrews and Wil
liamston put the ball into play at
the 28. Williamston lost 5 yards
on a penalty but Spriull gained 5
ahd Allsbrook 8 for a first down
joh the 12 from which point War
ren traveled for the touchdown,
iThe point try failed.
Failing to gain after they had
returhed the kickoff 15 yards to
; their own 35, Smith punted for 15
j yards, Ward returning it 3 to his
48. Spruill made 11 for a first
| down on the Farfnvillc 41 but on
the next play Me Keel fumbled
and Farmville took over on their
45. Using passes and running
plays, Farmville marched to four
straight first downs and reached
the 1-foot mark before the line
braced and held for downs. Ward
carried on the first play for 2, Ro
gers picked up 7 and then Ward
went all the way for another
score, Edwards making the con
version good.
Smith returned Warren's kick
20 yards to the 30 but Wilbur Ed
wards recovered a fumble and on
the next play Rogers traveled 32
yards for the final touchdown of
i
TownCagersTo
Gel Organized
The members and prospective
members of the Williamston Mar- |
tins, the basketball team which re
presents the town in the Goober
Belt League, are to meet for an
initial practice session and organ
izing conclave on Wednesday
night of this week at 8:00 o’clock
in the Williamston High School
gym it was announced yesterday.
All those who were members of
the team last year and all who are
interested in becoming members
of the team this year are urged
to attend the meeting and take a
part in the practice if they wish.
The local team was a strong one
last year and came out on top in
the regular season and in the tour
nament. They also made an ex
cellent showing against a group of
barnstorming professionals.
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The great majority of South
Carolinians are opposed to crime i
and opposed to the swift, certain
and adequate punishment of erim- \
inals.
A man is usually known by the
company he keeps away from.
blocked.
the game. The point try was
Putting the ball in play on their
20 after a 7 yard return, Farmville
picked up a first down on the 32
and the game ended three plays
later.
Williamston has p difficult tilt
this week-end with Scotland Neck
in Scotland Neck and then faces
the supreme tests of the year as
Ahoskic and Plymouth come here
for the final two games of the
season. While the Green Wave is
being listed as a favorite over the
Scotties it must be remembered
that the last time the locals went
to Scotland Neck they were favor
ed but lost to a determined teaip.
Ahoskic defeated Columbia 19
to 6 last Friday afternoon but has
a difficult task this week-end in
taking on the Ayden Aces. Plym
outh travels to Tai boro this week
end but has a breather against an
underdog Robersonville eleven on
the week-end prior to its game
i here.
Williamston’s blocking, all the
! way through, was better last week
but it will have to get progres
sively better to handle the task of
standing off Scotland Neck, Ahos
kic and Plymouth in that order.
Filling Station
Has Big Opening
| ty people attended the opening of ,
j Jamesville’s new and modern
[ service station, Roberson’s Esso '
! Serviccntcr, on Friday and Sat- ,
j urday.
Climaxing the opening was a
prize drawing conducted Satur- j
day by the proprietor, A. B. Rob- 1
erson, who gave away a number
of valuable prizes.
The first prize, a 5 horsepower i
Atlas outboard motor, was won by
Roy Gurganus of Jamesville and
the second prize of 100 gallons of i
Esso Gasoline was won by Clyde j
Modlin. Car wash jobs were given 1
Carrol Modlin. Archie Lilley, Er
nie Mobley, R. E. Holliday and j
Mrs. Ed Stevenson. The five lub
rication jobs given away as priz- ,
es were won by Dennis M. Hardi- |
son, Bryant Reason, Warrfen Jones, j
Roy Williams and Bob Davenport.
Bobby Jackson, D. L. Williams, j
Call Brown, Thomas Hassell, J.
C. Mobley, J. C. Merritt, Jay Per
ry and W. L. Allsbrook were the
winners of oil changes. Ernest
Purvis. Georgie Barber, Lee Hol
iday, Jay Coltrain, Howard Gay
lord and W. C. Wallace each were
awarded one gallon of Perma
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all, held in a great Army hospital
for the entertainment of wounded
Guard.
In addition to many prizes giv
en away, those purchasing five
gallons of gasoline during open
ing were given a set of six glasses.
Children received free favois.
;GI’s. That's the novel way in
in which Producer Andrew Stone
introduced “Bedside Manner,’ his
merry new farce, to the world.
This sparkling romantic comedy
comes to the Viccar Theatre Wed
nesday only released thru Astoi
Pictures.
The initial showing took place
i before convalescents in a large
service hospital near New York
1 City. Similar "premieres” are bc
i ing held throughout the nation,
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honorably discharged soldier, for
mer Army Air Forces Lieutenant
1 John Carroll, and refreshing Ruth
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