Green Wave Will Play In Bessmer City Friday Night At 7:30
Seeking State Title
After Win In East
* Team Is Leaving
Here Thursday
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All loads were loading to Bes
semer City today as far as Wil
liamston football fans were con
cerned. The Green Waves travel
to that western town, 7 miles
northwest of Gastonia for a game
at 7:30 Friday night to determine
the Class A championship of the
State and many fans plan to go
along.
Willianiston gets its shot at the
State title after having beaten
three previously undefeated high
school teams in a space of eight
days Plymouth 18 14. Weldon
13-7, and Massey Hill 7-0. This
feat gives the Green Wave a re
cord of nine straight after losing
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A group of local men are
making .in effort to eh?jjj5e. a
-few. m tin.
seiner City game in Bessemer
City Friday night. Quite a
few have already signed up
hut there is room for more
and those interested are ask
ed to see Hack Gaylord. It
will cost about S7.10 for the
round trip and the bus will
leave the local station at 8:00
Friday morning and return
immediately after the game.
Since the game will likely be
over about 0:30 and the pas
sengers can slumber in their
seats all should he ready for
work again Saturday morn
ing.
Those hacking the plan say
it is about the best way to
see the game as all the prob
lems of getting there and hack
are on the bus company and a
private car cannot he driven
there and hack for that low
cost.
their first three starts
Coach Stuart Maynard used per
haps the smallest number of sub
stitutes in the Massey Hill garni
fit any contest this season as hi
put only Ifi men into action. Ir
this group were Jack Edwards
LindellV Ward, Wallace Warren
David Davis, Billy Spruill, Rus
'sell Rogers and Watson McKee! ir
the brickfield. Reginald Coltrain
jGli.yden Stewart, Buddy Russell
Jimmy Myers, Joe Robertson
’Norwood Keel. Bobby Goff. JacV
Ross and Wilbur Edwards in thi
line. It was one of the tuughes
i lights the line has had this yeai
and they got less relief than thi
1 ark field which this year has i
huger number ul reserves, consid
i ring the number of men requirec
; IrCtowm tiie forward wall Wallaei
I Warren worked in both depart
ments and did a good job at both
Little is known here about Be.s
somber City except that they no
from the split T and hit the cente
pretty often. One of their stronj
plays is an end-around and they
are reported to spread wide oi
defense. In the Guilford garni
they ran the end-around play II
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Jamesville Plays ,
Thursday Night
The Jamesville All-Stars will
open the basketball season for this
section Thursday night at 11:00
o’clock when they take on a strong
team from Plymouth. This will
j be a non-conference tilt, as the re
gular season opens Monday, De
cember 4. 1950. The admission
will be 25c to everyp.ne.
• " tfcho starting lineup lor Jttmes
i viHe will be: E. L. Martin and
i Buddy Gardner at forward, Spit
Martin at center, Edward Earl
Brown and Henderson Mizelle in
the guard slots.
times from left to right and the
quarterback, No. 111. never carried
the ball at all. They are reported
; to have at least one good back and
an outstanding lineman.
Present plans call for the foot
ball team to leave Williamston by
chartered bus about 7:30 Thursday
morning while an effort is being
made by the seniors of the school
to charter a bus for Friday and a
group of local citizens are trying
to get enough together to charter
a third bus for the game. Hack
Gaylord is head of the group and
those interested in grting should
contact him.
Having scouted. Williamston
thoroughly, Massey Hill got off to
a good start against the Green
Wave which had to play its foot
| ball straight and close until it
could determine what the opposi
tion could do, hut the Williams
ton boys held on by sheer will and
late in the third period began a
drive from 44 yards out that net
j ted the first score of the game and
I when Jack Edwards kicked the
extra point it was the ball game
| for the rebounding Massey Hill
team was rushed on its try for its
i extra point and it went wide. In
coming back, Massey Hill used its
| passing attack which was strong
j because of its good receivers rath
1 er than because of its good pass
ers.
Both teams had good scoring op
i portunities but could not cash in.
, Intercepted passes halted drives
; for both. The Massey Hiil scor
ing drive traveled CO yards and
; was almost entirely oh passes as
| their ground attack had finally
,1 been stopped cold und was actual
. I ly losing yardage as the Green
Wave line was charging hard. The
score came on a pass from Green
, j to Enloe for 10 yards as he was
,'standing in the corner of the end
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In order that the e'leerins
section for the Williamston
Green Wave football team at
Bessemer City may be as big
and effective as possible, it
has been suggested that those
locan fans planning to attend
the State championship game,
get in touch with the cheer
leaders of the team and ar
y?e to tear* VMMwrl..* and.
songs that will he necessary
for an organized effort.
The support given the team
has certainly been a big help
in keeping its morale at a
high piteh during these cru
cial and difficult games.
Wallace Warren scored from 7
yards out on a play similar to the
one which heat Plymouth and ■
Weldon. One of the had moments
of the game came after lie had
scored when a Massey Hill man
charged in on him in the end zone
and Warren went down with a had
cut over his left eye. He went
hack into the game, however, and
kept the fight going to tin- finish
It took three stitches to close the
wound.
Williamston kicked off to start
tl)i- game and Massey Hill was
offsides. Warren kicked over and
thi' Massey Hill boys got the ball
back upfield lti yards to put it
in play on their 31. Willis made 2,
Sims parsed to Enloe but it was
no good. Butler tried a pass to
Edge which also failed and Aver
itte kicked out. Spruill ran the
ball back to the Williamston 42
where a 15 yard penalty gave Wil
liamston a first down on the Mas
i sey Hill 41 Ward picked up 3.
Rogers' 2, and Ward 1 before Ed
Wards kicked. Starting on their
li) Bethea picked up it and Butler
(i fm a first down on the 35. Two
running plays netted 8 yards and
| a pass was good for 7 to move the
hall to midfield. Bethea made 2,
| Averitte’s pass failed but Butler
i passed to Edge for 34 yards te
put the ball on the Williamston
! 14. Butler made 1 but on the next
I play was thrown by Myers for an
8 yard loss. Butler then passed t<
Enloe for 8 yards and was short
on andther pass as the ball went
over on downs. Rogers picked up
(i but Williamston drew an off
side penalty of 5. Rogeis made
I 2. then C more but Edwards was
I forced to kick and Bethea return
| ed the ball to the 38 of Williams
I ton where the Massev Hill star in
| the line for 5 and Butler passed ti
Edge for 8 and a first down on the
25. Bethea picked up 2 as thi
quarter ended. The first play o
the second quarter lost a yard anr
the ensuing pass vOas interceptor
by Watson McKeel who returnee
the ball upfield for 20 yards ti
the 38. Edwards was stopped foi
a 3 yard loss, Rogers made 2 am
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wilt'll' Bethea unci Avcritic each
picked up three yards before a
fumble caused a loss of (i yards.
Everitte kicked and Williamston
S took over on its 40 Wind Mamed
!'■ 2. Warren 6, Ward 1, Warren 2 to
put the ball on the Massey Hill
49. Edwards made a beautiful
run on a reverse that covered 22
yards and moved the ball to the
27. Warren lost 2 and two core
ff- seeutive passes failed. Spruill got
'a yards to the left but the ball
went over on downs.
Willis lost 2, Bethea picked up
6 and there was no gain on a 1
H: | pass play but a 15 yard penalty on
Williamston gave Massey Hill a
first down on its own 45. On the
next play a pass carried for 42
yards to put the ball around the
13 yard market of Williamston.
OfSe pass was no good but fhe
next one was good for 9 as the half
ended.
Opening the second half, Ed
wards returned Butler’s kickoff
20 yards. Warren started from his
30 and picked up 7. Ward lost 4,
j and Warren' added 15 for a first
« j down, A penalty for unnecessary
0: roughness moved the ball to the
Massey Hill 36. Edwards failed to
gain, Warren got 4, Ward 2, and
Warren 3 but the ball went over
on downs on the 28. Bethea got
2 and Butler lost 5. Coltrain re
covered a fumble and Williams
ton had the ball again on the 26
Williamston was penalized 5 for
taking too much time and Warren
was thrown for a 5 yard loss. On
ithe next play Warren's pass was
:1» intercepted and Massey Hill took
»r: over on its own 19. Green made
.11 1. Bethea lost 4 and then picked
0- up 8 before Averitte kicked out.
■ Starting from the 44 Warren get i
0: | 7 and then Ward got off a long
itiK^run that was good for 25 yards
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down
before he wus forced out of
bounds. Rogers hi! fni 4, llnoi !
:md on tho noNt piny Warren wont
over for 7 yards and ti n Tl>
wards made the point pood.
Myers kicked off and Bethea
returned the hall to his 23 where
he picked up a first down on a 10
yard smash. After gaining !! yards
on two plays and failing on a pass
attempt, Averilte kicked to the
Williamston 20. Ropers made 2,
Ward 5 and Warren 3 for a first
’ Ward ran twice!
'it ' ga: ’ :oi time and j
McK.ee! made n Kdvvnrds kicked. I
Taking the hall on his 31 Bethea
made 3 hut Simmons lost i). A pass
was pood for 14 hut when the
next pass was incomplete the hall
went over on downs. Ropers pot
3. starting from the Massey Hill
30, then added ti more hut Mas
soy Hill pot its chance to start a
scoring drive when both Ward
and Ropers were held for no pain
in their attempts to make the I
yard needed for a first down. Tak
inp over on their 30, Massey Hill
moved for a first down and then
began a series of pass plays mix
ed with an occasional running at
i tempt that moved them right on
down and across the line. Deter
mined to block the try for extra
| point, Willinmston’s line charged
hard and would have blocked the
' kick had it gone toward the goal
posts, but it slithered to om
! and was no good.
Massey Hill kicked off
Ward returned for 15 yards,
game ended as Rogers picked up
' tl yards.
Williamston gained 174 yards
j rushing and lost 14, Massey Hill
| gained 120 rushing hut lost 35 In
the air Massey Hill picked up 102
yards m completing half of 11
passes. Williamston, had 7 first
downs to 10 for the opposition
Kickoffs averaged 45 lor Wil
liumston and 50 for Massey llil
and on punts Massey Hill Iiverag
ed 21t and Williamston 20.7. Wil
liumston returned kicks for at
average of 15.0 and Massey Hil
pot hack for an average ol 13.3.
Penalties totaled 25 yards fo
Williamston and 35 for Masse
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Goober Bell To
Start On Dec. 4
Tho Goober Licit Basketball
league strong semi-pro loop in
this section will swing into ac
tion lor the 1950-51 season on next
Monday night, December 4. Open
ing of the schedule was originally
set for November 27 but was de
tevJU*,h0
A season schedule has not been
completed but games are schedul
ed each Monday and Wednesday
night with four Saturday tilts also
to help complete a 50-game sched
ule for each team. The Saturday
games will be played December
50; January 15; January 27 and
February 24 No came will be
played Christmas lull entries will
lx- in action January I
Trams slated till aetiuii are Con
way, Wood la nil, .lamesville, Plym
out la. Murfreesboro and Williams
ton. Eifjht teams have been repre
sented m previous years, but this
year, sueli towns as C'olerain,
Windsor. Ilarrellsville, Lewiston
are not represented this year.
Tentative sehedule for the first
week calls for names Plymouth at
Conwav; Williamston at .lam*--:
i vdle and Woodland and Murfrees
i iidro oh ivlond; ;--, Oeiemliei t tin
Wednesday ninlit, Conwui will
play Woodland; Jamesvllle will
journey to Plymouth and Mur
freeshoro will travel to Williams
ton.
The season will end March a
with the tournament to bo played
Man’ll 7. ii. n. find 10 Sib- of the
tourney will bo doloi mined later.
Tlu* All Star Kami' will be played
February 10 with Woodland the
probable site
Managers of the teams are
George Parker. Woodland; Robert
Willoughby, Conway; "Red" Duke
and Charles LiVerrnan, Murfrees
boro; Gilbert Vaughan, Plymouth;
Henderson Mi/.zelle, Jamesville
and David Carson, Williamston.
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