HISTORY'S BEST SEASON IN MAKING FOR CATS1
CULLOWHEE?With three'gf mes
rem, ining on their schedule, the
Gatamounts of Western Carolina
stand a chance of erding this sea
son with the best football record
in the history of their school.
Under the guidanc: of head
co?ch Tom Young and assistant
Tuck McConnell, who does i\ great
job of soou;ing opponents, the Cats
have won five of their seven games
played to date. They have totaled
143 points against 45 for their op
position. On the grourd they have
chalk d up 1271 yards rush rg to
their opponents' 572, and in first
dowrs the Cats are ahe d 69 to 58.
In Xh Ar 7-6 loss to Mtryville Sat
urday night at Cullowhee they
marked 12 first and ten's to :he
Sccttics' ive.
In th% North State con erer.ee,
the Cats a^e^ssured of no 1 ss than
thirJ pkee with a 3-1 won-lost
recrrd. Tne Your.gmen .sport the
bes: defensive record n ire loop
with only 20 poi its scored . g.iinst
them in league play. They have:
finished their conferenc? play.
In the passing department the
Cats, judging from previous per
formances, would do better if they
would st ck to pass interceptions.
Completing 17 ovit of 54 aerials, the
Cat flankmen have made them good
for 293 yards, y t they have total
ed 360 yards on 15 interceptions?
67 yards more on their opponents'
passes than on their own.
A general rundown on total sta
tistics for their seven games looks
like this:
WCTC OPP
First down 69 58
Yds ga ned rushing ..1271 572
Passes attemp 54 98
Passes comple;ed 17 38
Yrds gained passing 233 646
Passes int re. by 15 10
Yds g ined pass inter. 360 66
Punting aver 31.9 (43 kicks)
Opp. 33.9 (45kicks)
Yrds kicks returned 232 398
Opponents' fumbles rec. 13 8
Yrds lost by penalty 255 190
- The Cat-Call
Catamount Captain I
Leads The Way
Nestl d far up in the hills of the j
great Smokies, in the peaceful val- |
ley o. Cullowhee, strange things'
are happening on the Western Car
olina Teachers college campus.
Football is beginning to boom.
The Catamounts are on the prod,
blaz ng a firey trail down the grid
iron to football glory. Many Cat
amount players are grasping for
Conference honors, but out of the
smoke of the battle and rising a
bove them all comes Arthur Byrd
the 165 lb. guard of Marion, N. C.
Who is making a stab not only for
All North State Conference hon
ors, but is also vieing for a position
on the myth cal Little All Ameri
can elev n as well. For the ptst 3
years, Byrd has been throwing,
his magic, razzle-dazzle football
skill at Catamount opponents with
all the zeal and finesse of a true
star.
Co ches Tom Armstrong of Tus
culum College, Preacher Roberts
Of Fast Tennessee Stat , and Jim
Joh son of Eastern Carolina who
have sent their teams against the
11 ry of t.*e Catamounts this season
tc come out on the short ends of
seme very long scores, all comment
t'ir.t th v h v? n^viif s en a better
guard than this lb. package of
c>. a ni.e r.&moa Byrd.
Byr-i .s '"i-a spark tlie Cata- 1
C.'. r.sc. Ti'r:e alter .ime
the V g ?cl g rs v ?V
o.vre t; c.efens s to toss their,
h ' ? r- .v g ioss( s. He plays the j
fi'th T.a.i in the op^oneius back-i
?
li ? d "'or ir-^st tre s me. IIj not (
on y is ti c spar'.;" o the de.ense. j
t'. 4 is v. ry prebrbly the best)
b'nc'*; ? i.-. the lonvard wall. Hej
is by far thgreatest downfield,
blocker. Hf unusual amoani ofi
speed in polling .rem the lie -2ids I
him immenseley in tiiis venture,1
Ke ca.i pull out of the line and bei
j
down ieid before any of his mates
and throws a block that is nothing
sh^rt of dev. stating.
Crtamount head Coach Tom
Your.g in his twenty years of
c a?r i g, having seen the b ggest
End t.'e smallest says Byrd is the
fin. st guard he has ever seen on
the grid :on and had the privilege
c. coaching.
Pec ntly Arthur has acquired
ti e nrme of "Bip-Bip" Byrd. Line j
CcaCi Tuck McConnell hung the
monicker on him for his short,
cheppy quick st ps he takes in
pulhng rom the line. Tuck is high
in his praise of the Little All A
merican . candidate, and believes
as does Coach Young that he is one
Bewara Coughs
From Conn? Mb
That HAM ON
Craocnulstoo relieves promptly becmase
It mom right to the seat of the trouble
to help loo ten tod expel germ laden j
phlegm tod aid nature to soothe end <
Deal raw, tender, inflamed bronchial j
mucous membranes. Tell your druggist j
to tall you a bottle of Creomulsion '
with the understanding you must like
the way it quickly allays the cough !
or you tre to have vour money back. I
C~; "VULSION
f 'r Bronchitis 1
of the finest lads he has ever coach
ed.
One of the big reasons "Bip
Bip" has become an idol at the hill
in his rare ability to build up team
spirit and hold it on a sharp level.
He is also a lad that is easily coach
ed and a great leader on the field
c.t all times. His leadership abili
ties won for him the unanamious
vote of his team mates for the
captainacy of the 48 eleven. An
honor he justly deserved. His
leadership abilities do not stop
vvith his football chores. He is a
very popular student on the cam
pus and a leader in campus acti
vities.
Sandy Saddler Upsetes
Pep For Feather Crown
New York ? Sandy Saddler, a
?.pindle - legged Harlem Negro,
-cored a stunning fistic upset here
Friday night when he knocked out
Willie Pep of Hartford, Conn., to
win the world featherweight
championship in 2:58 of the fourth
round at Madison Square Garden.
Pep, a 1 to 3 favorite who never
before d been knocked out yi 136
nevious fights, went down for the
?11 court from a murderous left
hook thrown by the lean graduate
oI the New York police Athletic
Flooring Pep twice in the third
??o..nd, each time for a count of
line, Saddler swarmed all over
vTi y V\ il:i in the fourth to lift the
126-pour.d crown from the little
. . l'.ow wno had held it since 1942.
Saddler at 124 gave a pound and
' hull to Pep, who we ghed 12512.
cat amoitntsclose
HOME SEASON
saturday NIGHT ;
. The Western Carolina C ta
mounts clrse out their home sea
son Saturday night when they
me t the powerful Newberry col
lege eleven from Newberry, S.
7. in Gullowhee's Memorial Stadi
;m at 7:30 p. m.
Fr'rvh Irom ti.eir 7-6 IokS to j
Maryville last Saturday before a 1
iome,crowd of some 2,000 fans,
.he Cats will put everything they
have on the line in an attempt to
iet back on the bandwagon.
Coach Tom Young will stop at
:oming to win th. game. The
Catamounts still have a chance
to post their best season in the
v story of the school and every
nir.g points to a killer-diller ball
g; me.
Coach Tuck McConnell who
scouted Newberry last Saturday,
>ays they have a gooi ball club
vhat will give the Catrmounls as
hard a battle as did M ryvi.le.
Mosj o' the Catamount strength
will return to action after a we k !
'ayoff bccause of injur es. Full- !
back Joe Hunt and Tackle Buffalo 1
Humphries head the list of in- \
5ured men who will be back in;
action. ?? ' !
Xhe demand for various fruits
lurir.g 1949 will t . a- ui ?.-.e same*!
as for thw current year.
Scotties
Drop Catamounts
For 7 To 6 Loss
POWERFUL TENNESSEE CLUB TAKES
ADVANTAGE OF INJURIES TO THROW
YOUNGMEWOR SECOND LOSS OF SEASON
Western Carolina's bowl dreams
.veie shattered into submission.
Saturday night when the Mary
ville college Scotties edg.d the in
iury-riddled Catamounts by a
single poini 7-6.
Trailing by 7-0 late in the fourth
period, the Cats staged a desperate
drive that carried from Maryville's
33 to the endzone. Boyce Win
chest r and Cecil Roberts hit the
line and swept the ends to push the
pigskin down to the four-yard
stripe from where Roberts circled
light end for the touchdown. Frank
Hard n's kick for extra point was
blocked by Maryville end Bob
Ker.y.
The * Scotties, after traveling
across the Smokies from their
Maryville, Tennesseess campus,
took advantage of several Cata-.
mount fumbles to keep Tom!
Young's boys in the cold through- I
out the game. Their hard-driv-1
ing backs punched away at the'
disabled Catamount line all the'
vv^.y. It was lat_ n the second!
period when Maryville struck pay
dirt. Their marker was set lip on .
a pass interception on their .40 by
Bob Nef?r~ who returned the in
ttrception to the Cats' 36. Allan
Law, wingback who played on the
ij45 University of Tennessee Rose
Bowl team, swept left end on a
reverse tor 13 yards to the 23. From
.nere Neff passed to D. M. Miller j
on the two, then Henry Marriman.
fullback, plunged through \ left
guard for the score. Guard Charles
Andes booted the game-winning
extra point.
Fullback Paul Rogers and tail
backs Pee Wee Hamilton and Ce
cil Roberts staged a Catamount
drive in the third period that car
ried tne ball irom Cullowhee's 30
A\ the way to the Maryv.lk 9, only
.o bog down and lose the ball on
downs.
Both teams threatened consis
lantly, driving deep into oppon
nts' territory, but failing to score.
Wi(h tackles Buffalo Humphries
nd Harry Jaynes out of action the
burden of the tackle slots fell on
Big Dan Robinson arvd Pinball
?\llison, and both showed good
orm. Clark P. nnelU played a
,ood game from right guard but
it was team captain Arthur Byrd,
running from the other guard, who
sparked the Cat line. Time afteri
.ime Byrd crashed through to throw
the shifty Maryville backs for
.osses. . Center Hugh Constance'
and blocking back Jack Arrington |
looked good on defense as did end j
vlace Brown. But thj Cats didn't |
".ave the needed punch to win.
They d dn't click like the Cata-!
mount powerhouse of previous!
rTam*s.
Yet, the statistics went in thei. j
i' vor. They rolled up 12 first1
downs t.o waryville's 5 arc! made;
!42 yards on the ground to t.u j
Scotties' 91. In t<K passi ig de
parting nt neither team was up to
par, with the Cats completing only
one out of 11 for 13 yards and
Maryville connecting only 2 out
of 8 for 21 yards.
Pos. WCTC Maryville 1
LE?Brown Miller,
LT?Allison Rock;
LG?Byrd Willocks!
C?Constancep Archer
RG?Pennell ' Rutherford'
RT?Robinson Kluth
RE?Beam * Davis
QB?Arrington Fogarty!
LH?Roberts Neff
RH?Whitaker Law
FB?McConnell Merrimani
Maryv;lle 0 7 0 0?7
WCTC 0 0 0 0?61
Scoring Maryville TD. Merriman.|
Poi/.t after: Andes (placement).,
Scoring WCTC. TD: Roberts.
Maryville Subs: Keny, Lester,!
Proffett, Palmer, Andes, Boyd,
Berrong, Baird, Allen. |
WCTC Sub: Tate, Etheridge, Ste
wart Brown, Nims, Everhart,
Clark, Harris, Hamilton, HeaVener,
Rogers, Arney,_V?inchester, Duke.
>ff cials: Refere^?Clary (USC),
Umplr^??rown rUNC), head
!inesman?Jelks^fwake Forest),
field judge?Herlong (Furman).
Statistics on the Western Carolina
-Maryville game:
WCTCT Maryv.
First downs 12 5
Yds gained rushing ... 142 91
Passes attempted 11 8
Passes completed 1 2
Yds geined pass ng 13 21
Passes inc ptd. by 1 3
Yds gained intecptns. 1 33
Punting average 25.7 27.1
Yds kicks returned 19 25
On~>r;n fumbles recvd 0 1
'/res iost nenaltie.-: 5 30
City Basketball League
To Be Formed
Pk.ns 1 >;? ; city basketball '.eayue
?.;*e now underway for a 1948-49
e ition of i> city basketball league.
T.iere will be a meeting, of all
p.i.ytTS and managers interested,
.t the school next Tuesday eve
1 img ;t 7:3Q. All wh > can arc,
arrjed to bv pivsent tor this meet -
ng so that pi n> can be made and
adopted.
i Entries ol tennis .-have already
ceen received from Woodmens,
W? bster i-nd Velts. We need at
'.ast ix teams and anyone in
fM'LS ed should notify Cot.ch Barn
well and it pos.-ible be at the meet
ing Ta sday night.
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