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Wanted: Experienced Linemen
When tht- fin.il yhi.-tle blew on the CanUn-V:iyiiesville
game Lest TliarikseiVim', Day, sixteen oi Coach C. E. Weatli
erby's most v;iKiel players shucked off their umtutni.s and
said farewell to lueli .-c-hool football. Anump, that sixteen
man batalhoii were (aianls F.ai ly and Car.-nvell. Tackle t'ahl
wtrll, anil Center Dan V.'atkm.s. Weatherbv wasn't exact lv
happy to .see :.nv . . t" hi-, tine 1947 club turn in their uniform-:
but this week he'-, 1 1 1-co er in 7 especially how he llll Se-;
the df-parted linemen.
Four experienced b.ick)ield men Howard Mehatfev. Rob
Davr:. t'liai le-; Womai k and Winston Ensley have returned
to the Mountaiiieei fold and should be the nucleus of a rood
Wayne:, villt- ollVn-e this vear. To snay the passes thev throw
will be Hill
ends with 1.
Mountaineer
not up to tin
had la- t Yea
u!ioh. (lene Varboi om'h and Boh ()y. en-:, all
( lene Varboi ouih am
a', vv and backuround.
tliull r.a W and
at !a k ui:(V he a
'hook-and-Powei
but toi miclable.
. the Mountaineer.-: are com
Uelel
mark
Th.
avel
problem of Coaches
is to fill in the shoes of those !J,raduatinc, hneinen. The line
from end to end will lo of unknown cahbei until thev
fiet then first test ai'.amst Sylva on Sept. 17. I'ntil then,
the local coaches will be trying one combination after the
other m an attempt to find the strongest forward wall. A
large sipiad of w illini", c andidates are worknn; out on the
lii;h sc hool llelii each afternoon, but four more blockbusters
like Eat Iv. Cat swell, Caldwell and Wat kins are vuitw to be
hard to pick up.
The center slot is possibly the brightest position in the line.
David Price, a husky pivotman who handled the second-string
duties behind Watkins last season, heads the list. Alter him
are Tout Hovd and Harold Mills, both of whom could handle
the job.
They'll Be Lighter Than
Things aren't quite so happy at guard, where Weatherby
likes fast, sure-blocking men in his duublc-winn attack. As
pirants for guard posts are Fred Calhoun, Chai les Ray Howo,
Al McCracken, Jim Brendle, Lloyd Fra.ier and John Terrell.
In the tackle positions, the jobs are wide open. Hill
Owens, Ed Terrell, Howard Mehaffey. Jim Whitman and Hub
Setzer are all scrapping for the starting call. Owens seems
to have a bit more weight and experience.
The entire line will be somewhat lighter lhan last vea"i
Coach Weatherbv admits. The backfield will also be a mobile,
pony out lit, with none of the starters tipping the scales very
high.
The Mountaineers slammed through their first heavy 1
scrimmage Thursday afternoon, described by Weatherby as
"really a rough one." This week they will get down to work
in earnest, with mure head-banging scrimmage:; n", j
on blocking and tackling. j
The "yannigans" are also going through stiff practices '
and Coach Ratchff says he'll have another full schedule lined
up for them this year. Unbeaten last season, Ratchff may j
have another tough team in the making on the upper side of '
the high school field. He won't have the schedule straightened i
out until the season begins, it will include most of the clubs
who were played last year.
.It's Eifin-Stephen. So Far
Anrl down the valley at
that the Black Bears are looking pretty rap;;ed. Coach C.
C. Poindexter, not one to exaggerate, was quoted the other
day as saying, "This squad is shorter on talent than any 1
have coached since I have been at Canton.'' Of course,
Poindexter could have a club which is a mere shadow of his
1947 eleven and still give most foes around here trouble.
But like Weatherby the boys who made his heart glad last
season have all departed, including th? red-headed Clyde
Miller who sparked the team from tailback, all-conference
backs Ted Stiles and Bud Ivester, and a host of others.
But Canton looks evenly-matched against Waynesville
on paper so far. Poindexter will have two first-string tackles
returning -Don Stiles, an all-conference man, and Bud Whit
ted. That's a good position to build a team upon. Bob Fisher,
a guard: David Allen and John Phillips, backs; Larue Amos,
center; and Pat Matthews, another tackle all won letters last
year and will be back. Johnny Rhodarmer,iangy all-conference
end, is a question mark but may be back in uniform.
A couple of surprises turned
SwafTord, who returned from a stint in the service and will
come in handy at guards. A couple of young backs in "Snake"
Moore and Neil Rhymer could put punch in the backfield.
It's a sure bet that Canton won't have the steam-roller
club which ran up the highest scoring total in the state last
year-but the Waynesvi lie-Canton battle isn't going to be
a runaway for anybody.
Sylva was due to open against Canton Friday night, but
that tussle was called off. It would have been a fine yard
stick of the Waynesville and Canton teams, since the Moun
taineers play Sylva here on the 17th.
And the Asheville Maroons pulled the lid off the season
Fiday night against Erwin, Tenn.
The Yankees, the Dodgers and the Hazelwood semi-pros
hardly get the baseball season underway, and here you are,
watching the punt-and-pass boys do their stuff again. '
After The Ball
By SANDY GRADY
backuround. That mean-
thi-
otent affair this vear.
touchdown force win
ii la ', bi
ll the-
t.) I)
e a (jiie-tion
Weatherbv and Carl RatchtV
Last Year
I
Canton, the folks are I'roaninc
up in Dwight Sharp and Bill j
Winds Up
'Seal Tarheels and Indians' -
Southern Conference Ballle Cry
11 v KOBKRT 1.. MOORE
1' Ncwsicalui'es
RICHMOND. Va. The south
in conference battlecry this sea--im
i i lie same as a campaign ago:
lu jl Noilh Carolina and William
and Mary."
North Carolina's Tar Heels and
Uilliam and Mary's Indians are
-nil t tie r i ail a on powers to be
uikini.ii with down here in the
land oi tobacco, cotton and peanut-,
These two clubs may come
up with tln-ir finest elevens in re
mit t-ars.
Craft v Carl Snavely. who
iiiailii-- North Carolina, has 34
li-tl. i nu n back Brightest star
anion;; them is Charlie iChoo
( In.io Just lie. triple threat back,
fallback is Snavely's single wing,
.lietiie uill haye an abundance of
In !p limn Iiuiw 1 1 a 1 1 j H . blocking
hack: .lolniiiv Clements, wing
luck and Ho-ea Rodgers. full
luck. Noitli Caiolin.i tias a rugfied 10
lsimii -.Indole, meeting Texas,
(iiijiyia, Wake Forest, North
I'.nnliiui State, Louisiana State,
iiian--vis William and Mary,
Mai land. Duke and Virginia.
William and Mary, conference
.1 1 -1 1 i ii 1 1 1 1 champions, will be as
rood as last year, says Head
Coach It N iKubet McC'ray.
I In- Tribe's chances of re
peating rest on the husky
shoulders of Jack Cloud, rugged
lull bai k . and Tommy Thomp
son, center.
The Indians play such teams as
Wake . Forest. North Carolina,
Boston College, North Carolina
State and Arkansas.
Darklioises include Maryland's
Terps and Duke's Blue Devils.
South Carolina, Wake Forest and
Nurl 1 1 Carolina State could sur
prise. too.
Maryland stock took a dip
when the Terps' balding halfback,
l.iicien Oambino, leading confer
ence scorer in 1947, was declared
mi ligihlcs Maryland Coach Jim
Today's Hurlers Scorned
I By Big League Oldtimers
ny FRANK ECK
A P Ncwsfeatures SporU Editor
NF.W YOU K Retired baseball
players, including a few who pitch
ed in Hie lasl 10 years, laugh when
llic pitchers of today complain
about the lively ball.
Hubert Moses (Lefty) Grove, who
won 300 mimes during 17 years in
the American Lengue, believes the
hall iecd today is the same as It
u .rs 2(1 years ago.
"The ball no livelier than it
w.v in l!V.!f).'' snvs Grove. "Why.
when il vv:e; bit to the outfield in
I hose days il would bounce all over
ihe place. The pitchers nowadays
lack control. They always, seem to
he behind the hatter and it's only
natural for them to throw down the
middle When tliev do that there's
no liift on the hall and it get quite
3 ride "
Grove was onp of the former
hinUr- who were Rtie?tR of the
Philadelphia Phillies during a re
cent Catherine of former big
learue tarn Others on hand in
' linli'il 81 -"ear old I'y Yonnc 511
?ame winner in 22 year'?: Harry
Covelikie, th. Cant ller; Lefty
OifimW 'of the Yankees: ' GeorRe
'Moo?e) "Fsrmhaw and Rube Wal
ber? of the Athletics.
Thev were in Philly for a series
(which wa; rained out) with the
Pittsburph Pirates Naturally the
nnlv thin" tn do was sit around and
talk over "I hp pnod old days".
Grove now white-haired and the
owner nf three bowling alleys in
t.vconinp. Pa., drew many listeners
w hen he talked about Walter John
son's fast ball and Bob Feller's
failure to win regularly.
"I think Keller changed bis de
livery," said Grnv. "He's been
fooling with a slider. He had a Rood
fast ball and a fine curve. That's
all von need jn the hig leagues.
"Whv the greatest pitcher in
baseball. Walter Johnson, never
had a curve I was the same way.
We alwavs depended on our fast
ball When Johnson or I threw a
curve we made the baiter hpnpy."
"I remember t)" n ,t time I
pitched aenini't '"nisly Mathew-
broil
son dim'" '-, Harrv "Viveled-i
" " ;he Stan of Cleveland
wi" ' al Brooklyn three times in
-e 1920 World Series. "I beat Mat
FOOTBALL BROWNS
PACK 'EM IV
CLEVELAND (AP) The All
America Conference Champion
Cleveland Browns, in the two years
since the new pro grid loop was
formed, have played before 1,440
819 fans.
The Browns, champs both years
drew 682,455 in 1946 and 758564
last year. The 1947 total saw 302,
760 witness the seven home games
of the club. 270,619 the seven visit
ing tilts, 33,106 exhibition games
and 61,879 at the playoff contest
against the New York Yankees at
Yankee Stadium.
Tat um. blessed with 25 lettermen,
claims that "Maryland, is quite a
long ways
fmm heimf a ireat
team ..."
Silent Wallace Wade of Duke
will rouut heavily on half a
dozen seasoned aces, Including
Halfback Fred Folfer, Jr., a
great punter. Others are Gifard
Bill Davis, Tackles Al Derogatls
and Louis Allen and Quarter
back John Montgomery.
(TIARI.KV Jl'STICE
Carolina Choo-Choo
Five of the Hi squads have new
coaches. Bo Rowland takes over
at (Jeoige Washington, H. E.
i Red i Smith at Fumian, Charley
Jamerson at Davidson, Karl A.
iDicki F.sleeck at the University
of Rit-liinnnd and Robert II. Mc
Neish at Virginia Tech.
Two teams -- Wake Forest's
Deacons and the University of
Richmond Spiders will undergo
a face-lifting. Coach D. C. iPea
headl Walker, who used the single
ty 3 to 2. He had an off day. We
bunted on him."
The oldtimers turned to Denton
True (Cyi Yoinin who was getting
a going over hv Gomez, the de
lightful screwball.
"No wonder you won so manv
games." said Gomez "Why. when
vou pitched you stood HR feet from
home plate and you used Ihe same
ball three days. Now thev use a
ball for three nitches. it gets a spot
on it and the umpires throw it out."
"Listen. Lefty." rein-nod Young,
a any who can en along Willi a gag.
"Jiniinv Koxx hit one of the long
est home runs on record off you
Shame on you. When I pitcfied I
never allowed more than one home
run a panic "
"No wonder " came hack Gomez
"Frank Baker here wasn't railed
Home flun Baker for nothing, He
once led Ihe league with 9 homers "
"Whv. one time I went 23 innings
without anvbndv ncttine a hit off
me." said Young "My pitchout was
a pitch in 1 threw under the bat
ter's chin when I wanted to waste
a pitch."
"Talking about throwing at a bat
ter," piped up F.arnshaw "I hit
only
Goo-.
one Latter I threw at He was
p GoMin.
"Gone had been hitting me pret
ty hard and one day I told him he
would learn to respect me. 'I think
I'll loo in vou no a hit.' I told him.
now. (lid Moo'.ev wouldn't do that
to Old Gno ev.' he aid. But I did,
hit him right in the leg."
"I never threw at a hatter'c
head, either
aid Grove. "I used
to throw at their feet
see 'em dance "
I liked to
"Aw let's talk about the voung
fellows." said Gon tn Grove
"Look at Max Bi ' ,p here He's
got the best job in baseball coach
ing the Naval Academy team at An
napolis. He's been there 11 years
Four more years and they'll make
him an admiral."
It was midnight and the rhinfest
broke up.
"What's the matter. Lefty get
tine tired'1" asked Young. ' '
"No." shouted Gomez. "It's that
Pipe you're smoking. I think it
Puts me to sleep and keen
awake." '
HAVE INDIANS SIGN
WASHINGTON. D. C. (AP)
The Washington Redskins are the
or.'.y team m the Eastern Division
of the National Football League
to hold a decided advantage over
western members. Since they join
ed the loop in 1837, the Redskins
have beaten western teams 23 times
and lost only 10 times. The next
best eastern team is jsfew York,
with 16 victories, 13 losses and four
ties in intersectlonal play.
The town of Haskell, Ariz., was
named for Oklahoma's first gover
nor, Charles N. Haskell (1907-11).
Season Against Can
i wing with the ueacons iui
years, will switch to the T. The
SDiders. a i ouini, w
under Esleeck from tne single
wing.
Thumbnail sketches of other
teams:
nmim Robbv Gage, a bril-
i l . ertnrlr n film
la"1 '"r'S:,",,
vide the power. Frank Gillespie, a
guard, anchors the line.
Wake Fores "Our team is a
question mark," says Peahead
Walker. But passer Tom Fetzer
still causes Walker to smile.
Washington and Lee Coach
Art Lewis thinks he's coming up
with the four leaf clover back
field in Brian Bell, Charley Har
rington, Mike Boyda and Walt
Michaels. His headaches will be
at the tackles and center.
North Carolina State The
Wolfpack, as usual will be strong
at guard with Charlie Musser and
five other aces back.
Davidson Coach Jamerson has
passer Bert Anderson back after
completing 24 or 29 tosses in 1947.
The Wildcat line will be up to last
year's par.
Virginia Tech Twenty - nine
lettermen return. Speed specialist
Sterling Wingo will give opposing,
teams some uneasy moments.
Virginia Military Institute
Passin' Bob Thomason is the Key
dets' big hope. They'll fill the air
with Thomason's pitches.
South Carolina Enright has :tl
lettermen back. He says: "We
promise to give any team a rough
afternoon."
The Citadel Quinn Decker
will build the Hurricane around
Halfback Luke Dunfee, Guard
Bill Henderson, Tackle Jimm
Whelan and End Gene Foxworth
University of Richmond Full
back Ed (Sugar) Ralston should
have a great year. Coach Esleeck
says, "we aren't conceding any
thing to anybody."
THAT'S PITCHING
URBANA, 111 (U.P.l Hank Mile
ham, 39-year-old pitcher for an
Urbana soflball team, has hurled
only two games this season. Bolh
were no-hitters, one of them a
perfect game no hits, runs, walks,
errors or hit batters.
THE
Big Crowd
Due To See
Last Game
The '48 baseball season was due
to come to a climax for the Hazel
wood club Monday afternoon when
the local .semi-pros tangled with the
Canton Independents over in Can
ton. Hazelwood was thwarted in its
last Industrial League game with
the Savles Hleachery Saturday
Wllf II dliVillR
rains left the WTHS
athletic field in . muddy condi-
tion. Business manager Jor tne
Hazelwood crew. George Bischoff,
said that he wasn't :ure whether
this game would be played at a
later date.
The last time thai Hazelwood
faced the newly-organized Canton
team, they swamped the paper
towners under a 15-3 score. The
Canton club was expected to eive
them more trouble in the Labor
Day battle lerau.-e of their added
experience and coordination.
Manager Jack Smith would prob
ably call on his mound mainstay.
Li'l Jack Amnion-., lo toss against
Canton Behind Amnions, Smith
could throw in Junior Rhymer,
Lefiy Leatlierwood or Ah Cline,
Whether the Industrial League
would hold playoffs this season is
as yet unknown, although Bischoff
i?n't counting on the Hazelwood
ers playing in that affair.
FLEET FORESOIME
CHICAGO i APi New coach
Ed McKeever of the Chicago Rock
ets of Ihe All-America football
Conference, in attempting lo im
prove on the dismal '47 mark of the
club, has selected Angela Bertelli,
Elroy iCrazylegs) llirscli. Steve
Juzwik and Dewey Proctor as his
started backfield in the T forma
tion. Bertelli and Hirsrh were with
the team last season, but Angelo
sat out practically nil of the ratji
paign yvith a knee injury.
PRIZES FOR SHOOTERS
LAS VEGAS -i APi A total of
$11,000 in silver trophies. $1,200
added money in the Governor of
Nevada event and over fiOO bras
sards are to he awarded at the 1948
National Skeet Championships to
be held here Sept. 10-25. Competing
for these prizes will be more than
500 shooters from this hemisphere.
Preliminary handicaps events in
all gauges will also be held lo give
average shooters a chance to yvin
prizes.
WORLD
From what we tec in th papen and hear over the radio the foreign liiuation
eeema rather uncertain both politically and economically. We are no authority on
the foreign situation ... but there li one thing we do know about and that If
electric service.
The United States has only six per cent of the land area of the world . ha!
only seven per cent of the world population, but It haa 46i of the electricity in
the world. The closest country to that figure is England with 8, followed ty Russn
with 5 (estimated).
Not only does the United States have by far the most abundant supp'J cf
electricity, but here electric service Is dependable, and has never been in serious
short supply. In France there Is comparatively, small use of electricity-thelr service
Is distributed in a variety of voltages and Interruptions are frequent.
In England, where the electric companies are lociallzed, there Is a serious short
age of electricity and service Is undependable.
Other parts of the world are even worse off electrically speaking.
Here in the United SUtes we have the most the best and the most economic
electric service in the world. It was developed, and If maintained under the Amero-a
system of free enterprise. This much w know about the world situation.
(CAROLINA POWER A
THREE CAREERS
BUCKY
WALTERS
APPQNTMSHT AS
CINCINNATI MANA6SR
marks thb
Beginning of mis
3fiP MAJOR LEAGUE
CAREER
ORIGINALLY AS
INFlELPER HIS
BASEBALL '
LIFE WAS
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SNITCHING lj
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BUT HOW
MUCH
FUTURE
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RESPECTIVELY
You Have To Stay In Good Shi
Win Games, Says Phil Marchili
By FRANK KCK
AP Newsfeatures Sports Kditor
Staying in good physical trim is I
the first thing a pitcher must do. I
says Phil Marchildon, Canadian!
pitching star who won 19 games
for the Philadelphia Athletics last
season.
"A guy should be in good shape
all the time to be a winning pit-.ccptmn. I think Id
cher, says Marchildon. "1 usu- :or fiw mmics nitli
ally like to get my legs in shape year I hit ralv
nrsi. unce you ao tnai your aninwun rhree gamut
comes around easy. lira iimingv
SITUATION
LIGHT COMPAN)
1
"1 did (iuie i
to skims in Onti:
anil dun us spring
ways dn a lot ofnd
but steady
Marchildon.
years in the Ron!
Force, says his bi(
"Pitchers a 1 ways
base hits," says
1 I