Green Wave Finally Stops The Ahoskie Indians 12 To 6
Jack Edwards Gets
Loose for Long Runs
First Victory In
Four Long Years
For Local Eleven
Williunistou Slays Ou the
Ground As Runniug At
tack Gains Steadily
Finally, they have done it.
Last Friday night in the Wil
liamston Athletic Park, the Wil- :
liamston High School Green Wave 1
football team defeated the Ahos
kie High School Indians 12 to 6 in
a tight game that saw the losers
forced to the air lanes while the
winners used their running attack
for the steady gains that made the
victory possible.
With Russell Rogers hitting the
ends and Lindelle Ward banging I
at the center Ahoskie was thrown'
out of position several times and
oil two of these Jack Edwards, a '
boy Coach Stuart Maynard has!
termed such a fine runner that he
"must be given the ball part of
the time." worked reverses for a ,
45-yard run that was good for the
distance and the first score, and
later one was good for 70 yards
and the winning marker.
Williamston tried only one pass,
a short heave over the line which
was broken up. but ran steadily
on the ground to roll up 294 yards
rushing despite the loss of yardage
which was nullified by 85 yards
in penalties. The Green Wave got
ebught for only 7 yards in losses
on ground plays. Rogers averag
ed 5.5 yards in 13 carries while
Ward got through the middle for
3.8 yards per carry in 13 tries. The
two long runs pulled Edward's
up to 14 ti per carry for the night's !
work on center plunges and re- ■
verses.
In the matter of first downs the
two teams were even at 10 eaeh,
Ahoskie netting several on penal
ties and Williamston using one
live-yard penalty to make up a
first down. Ahoskie lost 15 yards
in penalties while losing three on
rushing plays. They gained 100
on the ground for a net of 97. In
the air the visitors picked up 64
yards by completing two out of 10
passes. It was one of these passes
which set up the Indians' only
score. Ahoskie had the better of
things in the matter of kick re
turns as they chalked up 711 yards
to 26 for Williamston. Williams
ton averaged 28 yards on punts
and Ahoskie 40.5. On kickoffs the
average favored Williamston, 41.7
to 36.5. 4VP
Both teams gave the game all
they had with Ahoskie having the
advantage In the early part of the
contest because the timing on
their plays was better and they
got perhaps the better blocking of
I the game. Williamston's line was
j stout on defense but its play was
spotty at times and not regarded
as having been up to some of its
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work in other games this year.
But it was good enough to win.
Williamston lost two possible
break-awavs when an opponent
managed to hook his hand into
Billy Spruill’s helmet strap on one
occasion just as it looked like Billy
might be off. On another occasion
Wallace Warren was apparently
fj'ee to i oil when a fallen foe man
aged. to just trip his toe as he
swept pas*. Oii the point of what
might have been it is well to add
that Ahoskie would have had a
TD on a punt return once except
for the speedy tackling of Jack
Edwards w'ho cut him off and
forced him out of bounds.
Weather conditions cut the at
‘ten<ftmce*st the game considerably
but there was still a large crowd
although it set no new record.
The victory put Williamston up
with Plymouth in the Albemarle
Conference standings with a re
cord of 4 wins and 0 losses. They
are to meet this week to settle the
issue. *
The game got under way after ;
Co-Captains Billy Spruill and I
Jimmy Myers ■ met Co-Captains
Newsome and Hollyman of Ahos
kie on the field and Ahoskie won I
the toss, electing to receive.
Wallace Warren’s kickoff was
returned by Early to his own 36 ,
and Vaughn. Wood and Terry car
ried to a first down on the 48 be
fore Williamston braced and forc
ed Vaughn to kiik after three
downs netted only five yards. A
6-yard return by Rogers put the |
ball into play on the Williamston
11. Failing to gain in three tries
Edwards went back to kick and
Ahoskie started again on the Wil
liamston 34. Vaughn and Wood
each picked up 3 yards but Wood
then lost 2 and a pass, Wood to
Sessoms was incomplete. Taking
over on downs on their 30 Wil
liamston sent Ward into the line
for 7 and Rogers circled end for
18 and a first down on Ahoskie’s
45. Edwards took a reverse on
the next play and went 45 yards to
score standing up. Putting the
1 ball back into play on their 22. the
first play netting nothing while
Vaughn got 10 and a first down
on the second play. The next
three plays netted only* 7 yards
and Vaughn again kicked, the ball
being .stopped on the Williamston!
27. Rogers picked up 8 and an
offsides against Ahoskie moved
the ball to the 40. Edwards gained
1. Rogers 4 and Ward in two tries
made it a first down on the Ahos
kie 49. Spruill lost three on a re
verse and Edwards gained 2 but
punted after his pass to Coltrain
was no good. Ahoskie was off
sides and the penalty was accepted
bringing the ball back from the
Ahoskie 2(i for another kick. On
this one Vaughan picked up 47
yards in a brilliant return that
put the Indians on their way to
their only score. On the next play
Vaughn handed to Wood who fad
ed way back and passed to Ses
soms on the Williamston 2. The
next pass play failed and Vaughn
was held for no gain. On the next
he made one yard and then on a
quarterback sneak just got inside
the goal line. The point try was
no good and the game was tied up.
Rogers returned the kickoff for
20 yards and then collaborated in
a series of inside and outside plays
, with Ward to carry for a first
down on the 45. Ahoskie was by
j now putting most of its effort into
! stopping Ward and Rogers who
i were proving steady gainers. An
j end run netted 1 yard and Ed
i wards was stopped back of the line
for a three yard loss. Wallace
| Warren picked up 6 but it was not
enough and Edwards kicked to the
Ahoskie 31. Vaughn made a first
down on the 41. He picked up a
yard and Wood added 10 to move
the ball to the Williamston 48. On
the last play of the first half
Vaughn made 2 yards.
The first few minutes of the se
cond half were hectic ones for the
Green Wave as they drew 70 yards
in penalties in short order. Get
ting the ball on their 32 Rogers
gained 4 for Williamston but this
| whs followed by a baekfield in I
motion penalty of 5 yards. Rogers!
1 then made 9 and on the next play I
| Williamston drew another 5 yard I
I penalty. However Edwards got 6;
and Rogers 4 more to make a first !
down on the 45. Ward’s gain was
wiped out as a penalty was put
on Williamston of 15 yards. Ed
wards got 6. Ward 9 but it was not
enough and Edwards kicked. On
• their own 26. Ahoskie picked up a ;
first down on runs by Pierce and i
Wood and then added two more on
15 yard penalties again the Green
Wave, moving the ball to the
Williamston 18. The penalties ran
out as well as the. Ahoskie steam!
and Williamston took over on its;
own 14. Another penalty set the
Green Wave back to its 1 yard
line but Ward moved it out 2, Rog
ers added 17 and then 11 and the I
ball was on the 30. From this
point Edwards took a reverse and
ran down the middle and then to
the left to go all the way for the
winning marker. This point try
was also missed Returning the
kiekoft 21 yard to their 40. Ahos
missed its first pass try and Wood
hit Vaughn for 26 yards to the
Williamston 34. Wood picked up
3 and a pass failed. On the next
play Wallace Warren recovered a
fumble after breaking up a pass
attempt and Williamston had the
ball on the 46. Rogers made a
yard but the ball was lost back to
j Ahoskie on a fumble. A pass play
| was no good but the Indians took
[advantage of another penalty for
a first down on the Williamston
31. They just failed to get a first
down on the next series of plays
whifn the ball went over it was
the last time the Indians had their
hands on it. Edwards, Rogers,
Warren and Ward began to carry
the mail and moved to four
straight first downs to put the ball
on Ahoskie’s 28 yard line as the
contest ended, 12 for Wiliamston !
and 6 for Ahoskie.
Willianiston used 18 men in de- j
feating the charges of Coach Jack
Young. They were Gloyden Ste
wart. Reg Coltrain and Buddy
Fussell at ends, David Davis. Billy
Spruill, Lindelle Ward, Watson
McKeel, Wallace Warren, Jack
Edwards, and Russell Rogers in
the baekfield, Harrell Everett,
Wilbur Edwards, Bobby Goff and
Norwood Keel at guard, Jimmy
| Myers and Joseph Robertson at
tackle and Jack Ross and Jack
Welch at center.
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' Having this day qualified as ad
ministratrix of the estate of John
> Long, deceased of Martin Coun
ty this is to notify all persons
holding claims against said estate
to present them for payment on
or before the 26th day of October,
, 1951, or this notice will be plead
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! persons indebted to said estate are
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■ or, 1950 Dolores L. Beaird, Ad
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North Carolina, Martin County.
Having this day qualified as ad
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Purvis, deceased, this is to notify
all persons having claims against
the said estate to exhibit them to
the undersigned or her attorney
within one year from this date or
this notice will be pleaded in bar
of their recovery. All persons in
debted to the said estate will
please make immediate payment.
This the 26t.h day of October,
1950 mtm
Laura Mae Purvis, Administra
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Purvis.
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REAL SHOW
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Using lighted caps, the Wil
liamston Green Wave football
band and the Ahoskie band
put on a real show at the half
in the Williamston-Ahoskie
game last Friday night. They
outlined U. N. for the United
Nations and U. S. A. for the
United States, playing the na
tional anthem after the last
maneuver.
Director Jack Butler of Wil
liamston and Robert Brown of
Ahoskie put their charges
through final rehearsal about
6:00 p. m. Friday and then
both bands along with Princi
pal Tucker of Ahoskie High
and Mr. W. H. Basnight, sup
porter of the Ahoskie band,
enjoyed a picnic supper of
fried chicken, etc., at the
high school cafeteria.
The picnic was arranged by
the Williamston Band Parents
Club.
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