Williamston High Green Wave Wins State Glass AJ title
Defeat Bessemer
City Friday 19-13
Air Attack Gives
Local Team Edge
In Exciting Game
W ullutT W arren To.»ses I ho
Passes For Scores. Rog
ers Runs Over One
With several hundreds fans to
give them support 280 miles or so
from home, the Green Wave foot
ball team of Williamston High
School defeated Bessemer City's
Yellow Jacket on the Jacket's
home field last Friday night, 19-13,
in a thrilling game that decided
the Class A Championship of the
State of North Carolina.
Coach Stuart Maynard's team
won the toss and marched to a
touchdown when they received
the ball. Russell Rogers started I
it off with a 26-yard return, then
he teamed \\ ith and Lindelle Ward j
and Jack Edwards to move the
I FIRST RATE |
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The cordial treatment ac
corded the Williamston High
School football team after it
had won thr State Chompion
ship at Bessemer City puts the
Bessemer City team and its
fans and supporters in a class
of sportsmanship that must
l»e rated as strictly first class.
Not only did the team play
a good clean game in a sports
man like manner, but they
held no ill-will toward the
victors, a rare thing in these
days of win-or-bust sports in
high school and college.
Bessemer City may well he
proud of its showing on the
field and even more so of
its behavior after thr smoke of
battle had cleared.
ball for the score. Warren kick
ed off and Bessemer City lost a
net of 2 yards in two plays and
! kicked to Wilbamston with the
Green Wave moving on for a sec
ond score just as the quarter end
ed. Bessemer City had held the
ball but for three plays in the
opening quarter.
After a promising drive had
been halted by a fumble. Bessem
er City finally got a break
mid-way the second quarter when
Horn intercepted a pass by Jack
Edwards and went over for the
first tally for the Yellow Jackets.
The Green Wave moved their
margin to 12 points by scoring af
ter taking the Bessemer City
kick-off on tilt 30. The touchdown
was set up by a pass from War
ren to Reginald Coltrain which
was good for 45 yards to the one
yard line. After losing 4 on a run
ning play Warren passed to Ed
wards in the end zone. That ended
the Williamston scoring, but Bes
semer City was still fighting back
and in the third period got another
T. D. on a nice end run by K. Kis
er. The point try on the second
failed although Robinson had got
the extra point over on the first
Bessemer City score by running
through the middle.
The game was exciting all the
way as Williamston hit hard and
fast in the early moments and the
Bessemer City team of Coach
Frank King came back in the last
half with a bag of tricks that kept
everybody alert. His was one of
the fastest, trickiest teams the
Williamston boys have met this
year.
For Williamston it was a team
victory, the boys moved when the
occasion demanded and played a
conservative game alter they had
built up a lead. Especially good
was the play of Jimmy Myers and
Joe Robertson who stopped sev
eral attacks for losses while Wal
lace Warren did a good job on
both offense and defense. Jack
I Edwards, playing his last game,
; did some of the best kicking of
, his career and ran well on reverse
plays. Russel Rogers and Lindelle
Ward ran steadily, Russell getting
I some nice kjck returns and also
| picking up 30 yards on two plays
'during the opening drive of the
! Green Wave. He scored the first
| touchdown on a line plunge from
! the one.
Coach Maynard used 18 men in
the game and Bessemer City used
a similar number. Those getting
into the battle for Williamston
included Reginald CoHrain, Gloy
den Stewart, Raymond Robertson
and Buddy Fussell at ends, Jimmy
Myers, Joseph Robertson and Wil
bur Edwards at tackles, Harrell
Everett, Norwood Keel, Bobby
Goff, at guards, Jack Ross at cen
ter and David Davis, Billy Spruill,
Lindelle Ward. Russell Rogers,
W’atson McKeel, Wallace Warren
and Jack Edwards in the back
field. Others making the trip to
Bessemer City included Jack Dan
iels, a guard, Jack Welch, center,
Ben Andrews, a back, Theodore
Bowen, a back and the managers,
William Manning and Billy Mc
Keel. Assistant Coach A. J. Ab
dalla, Principal B. G. Stewart also
accompanied the boys and Joe
Blythe drove the chartered bus.
In the air Williamston picked
up 123 yards while gaining 197
yards rushing for a total of 320
yards while Bessemer City gain
ed 131 yards rushing and 15 on
passes. First downs were 11 for
Williamston and 5 for Bessemer
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Ward picked up two yards on
the first play of the game, Ed
wards worked a reverse for 18 and
a first down on the 42 of Bessem
er City. Ward gained 1, Rogers 3,
and Edwards went for a first
down on the 32 as he worked the
reverse again. Rogers picked up
7 and then 23 to move the ball to
the 2 where Ward picked up 1
and then was held for no gain. On
I third down Rogers went over for
I the touchdown and Warren kick
ed the point for a 7-0 lead. Al
though they returned the kickoff
17 yards to their 27, Bessemer City
[ could not get rolling and Thomas
kicked to Rogers who moved the
ball back for 44 yards to the Bes
sember City 16. Rogers gained 4
but was stopped on the next play.
Warren then picked up 6 for a
first down on the 6. Warren got
5 but Williamston drew' a 15-yard
penalty for illegal use of the hands
and Edwards lost a yard on a re
verse which failed to work for the
first time. Back on the 17 yard
line, Warren tried one pass that
missed Spruill but on another the
catch was good knd Williamston
moved out front 13-0 as the quar
ter ended.
Warren kicked off to opeh the
second period. Bessemer City was
penalized 5 for backfield in mo
tion but H. Kiser picked up 6 and
then Huffstetler worked the end
around for 14 yards and a first
down on the 44. Robinson gained
o and then 10 more for a first
down on the Williamston 43. Har
mon lost 5 but then made a gain of
9 and H. Kiser made 3 before a
fumtage was recovered by Watson
McKeel for Williamston. Putting
the ball in play on the Williamston
25, Rogers made 5, Ward 2 and
Rogers 5 more to move the ball
to the 37. Edwards lost 1 on a
reverse and Rogers was trapped
for a loss of 6. On third down
Edwards faded to pass, was hem
med in and when he went to pass
Horn took the ball and went on
over the Williamston goal for the
first Bessemer City score. Robin
| son ran the ball over for the extra
! point and the seore was 13-7.
Rogers brought the kickoff back
for 20 yards and put it in play
with a 1-yard gain at the 30. Ward
made 7, and Warren 5 for a first
down on the 43. Warren then trav
eled 13 yards to the Bessemer
City 44. Rogers gained 1, Edwards
' made 3 on a reverse and Warren
picked up 9 before a clipping pen
alty set the Green Wave back 15
yards. Warren then passed 45
yards to Coltrain and he was stop
ped at the one. After losing four
on a running play Warren passed
to Edwards for the touchdown but
the print try was not good.
Robinson returned the kick-off
22 yards as the half ended.
Warren kicked off to open the
second half and H. Kiser put the
ball into play with a 5 yard gain
starting at the 38. A 5 yard pen
alty for backfield in motion wip
ed out the gain and Huffstetler
lost 2 and an attempted end
around play and a 9 yard gain on
a pass play failed to make the
yardage needed. After the punt
Rogers put the ball in play on the
Williamston 14. He picked up 2,
7, and then 3 for a first down on
the* 26 but on the next play fum-j
bled and Bessemer City took over*
on the 22. Taking too much time, J
Bessember City drew . a 5 yard
penalty. Robinson made 1, then 3,
and K. Kiser took the ball around
left end for 22 yards and the sec
ond score for the Yellow Jackets
The point try failed.
Warren returned the kickoff to
the 45 and Coltrain was injured.
Warren made 3 but lost 1. He then
passed to Edwards for a 15 yard
gain and a first down on the 45.
Ward gained 3 and Warren hit
Edwards with another pass for 11
but a 15 yard clipping penalty
set them back. Warren then pass
ed to Raymond Robertson who
latcralled to David Davis and the
play was good for 30 yards. War
ren was held for no gain, then lost
7. Warren's pass was intercepted
to stop the threat and Kiser picked
up 5, Robinson 3, and Kiser 6 as
the third quarter ended with the
ball on the Williamston 42. Huff
stetler made 2, King 5 and Robin
son 23 to move the ball to the 11.
Robinson was thrown for an 11
yard loss but H. Kiser made 4. A
5 yard penalty set the Yellow
[Jackets back, however. Myers
was hurt but remained in the
game. A pass gained 6 but the
next one was incomplete and the
ball went over on the 12. Rogers
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The Jamesville All Stars edged
the Williamston Martins 47-42 in
i the opening tilt of the Goober
Belt Basketball League in the
Jamesville High School gym last
night.
Jerry Forehand was the leader
for Williamston with 17 points,
followed by Bobby Taylor with 10
and Junie Peel with 8
Spit Martin pitched in 22 points
for Jamesville with E. L. Martin
adding 11.
Starters for Williamston were:
David Carson and Bobby Taylor
at forward, Peel at center and C.
T. Roberson and Jerry Forehand
at guard. Earl Roberson was the
only substitute.
Spit Martin and Gardner start
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guard spots for Jamesville.
Manager Junie Peel of the Mar
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unemployment In
November Greater
The Labor Department's Bureau
of Employment Security reported
a slight rise in unemployment for
the first 2 weeks in November,
but states that the trend is normal
for this time of year. Initial claims
for unemployment insurance—in
dicating new layoffs—averaged
186,000 for the first two weeks of
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in October and 131.600 in Septem
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made 4, Ward 2 and Warren 2 but
Edwards kicked on fourth down.
The Yellow Jackets could not
gain and were forced to kick after
a penalty of 5 yards. Starting on
the Williamston 46, Rogers gained
2, Ward 3- and Edwards went 38
on a reverse to put the ball on
the Jackets’ 11. Warren picked
up 2, then 1 and Edwards made
1. A fourth down pass, Warrert
to Spruill was incomplete and the
| ball went over on downs as the
; game neared an end. Three plays
netted 13 yards for Bessemer City
j to move the ball out to the 21 as
I the contest ended and the ehamp
I ionship was decided.
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