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'I PAGE Of The Waynes y Hie Moumuii aairaeer i ese trn I loi v ver a I Marion I (. stadium I ! hud fans f ,oll to itui in sub- J . j Rack 200-Pound Block In Monroe Wall bv tlieir in tlie jj. in UUICK ,,1 TWO 1-1 yards ii.ii for to. k-ii-t hliui.i st't on c.,i in;', drive, ual'US 101 IC Devveese, , c toucn- five on two arivit raced Da ms Kmieu r 3 tr ten, anu li i s way st down on r torwarus, . and Tackle niily three fo tries. Jntaincer for karec hole in line, and De- iiiidiiig up. Charlie Wo- jalfback Ken Mountaineer lor the next from scrim- Birough a hole ids down the was hit by filhurn Ham- two. Garrett jumped and to Knd Gene ten vards be lli the Marion iisenhunt shot car. but his covered. Halfback Jim- i pass to Knd as waiting in L way from two taking it 12-0 Jthrco minutes i . ' TV CI Monroe's Pythons. Paoer Bowl, yielded oiih season. Seven ol tlicn reason why. He's Cliarh and dove over tli the hdown came es fell in- mI a short one l'.nkett who wo Mijii nt ill n- nds to the ped through double stripe. Whisenhunt's plunge wa for the point and wound up scoring. But the "rehearsal'' for the sein ing march came with the opening kickoff of the second half. Davis took the boot on his own 10 and raced 42 yards before he I was brought dow n. But after he and Wbisenhunt could make only seven yards ic- tween them, he punted out oi bounds on the Marion 22. After their final scoring drive, the Mountaineers again thread m d mid-wav in the final period. But the Kippers, though hope lessly outscored. never iul light ing, and slopped them inches : hurt ol a first down on the M,u ion lour- vord line. The Mountaineers two plas lat er had the ball on the Marion :t.. after McCall's punt Hon. In- end zone went out of hounds al that But after Deweese had picked up five aids. a pair ol l.'-anl peii.d ties set the Mountain, er h.u I their own lb. I.- , i li el t I eleo VV Ol 1 1 ill l ' w.ir icci" ivionday Atteraoou. November 21. 15M9 Up Mi Bethel's Cagers Sel 14 Games lietliel's Blue Dunon basketball plastis will open their basketball season December 9 against t'.iiul ler at Candler. Principal nci Coiich K ,1 Kv:ms announced H games so far had been arranged for both the girls' and bos" teams, and that he wa.". planning to hook more. lie ..ml Tcn .lolniM.n will coach Ihe teams this season. And I'.vans expi'essed a omewhal dim vuw of toe Blue Demon-' prospects- both male and female Only lour lettermen. none oi the stalling live, will be back m ac'.i.n. !l;is season for the bo', s The girls, lie iidded. are not in quite as good shape. Kiw of the six starters won't be back, and only three, of the entire 19-U1-49 "A" souad will be ln.e.' n n. Two of last year's cirl regulars who reached the semifinals of the Knka tournament graduated, and three got married. I The graduates included Cather ine tCissvi lihinehart. one of the team's leading scorers, and one of those who answered the wedding bellls was Befty .lo Gorrcll mow Mrs .lolie.son1, another fine marks man. Giiiirds Kathixii Hbinehiiit. and elda M.ie lthinehiii t . and forwiird Kathleen Cook apparently will have to form the nucleus of this year's, sipiad. along with Guard .Jennie i I Mae Huskey, who saw a respect -'able amount of action as a reserve. The hoys have l.ettermen Wane Ciiogan. Virgil Browning. Harry Stephenson, and Eugene Mcl.cmoro phis all ten of last year's "II ' squad to count on for a winning season. Of the former "B" players, the most promising appear to he sopho more Bobby Green and Bobby fore, and Seniors Hoyt Powell and Troy Welch. All of them wound up on the "A" i suuad before hist season ended. ' but didn't see enough action to Haiti their letters. Both hos and girls split about even in their regular schedule. This season'., card for hos and girls is: Dee. (i Open: !l Candler there; Ki r'incs Creek al Bethel. Hi and 2t) Open: Jan open: 1 P-ethel: 1H Canton at Bet hi Straight; Whip RlJarion Action As North Carolina Rivals Tangle -MiJ- k.. j-. .. . rr&rzt" meet W'aM.esv il'.e's Mnunliiineers in the iil points m tlh ii til st tell games tins opponents went scoreless. Here's one big Howell, a HilO-pound guard. Bethel Falls, 13-6, To Sand Hill In Closing Game Monroe Ends K....(! Season With Perfect Record fullback Hunt, r lladley led the undefeated untied Monroe P t lions to a 14-0 victory over Ashehoro llie.h iil Ashehoro Friday night. II was the Pythons' 11th straight victorv and closed their regular season. They meet once-beaten Lenoir this weekend in Ihe Lions Bowl ill llickniv. then play Wa.Mlesville's Mountaineers in the Paper Bowl ill Caiiloil November if" ;,, Hi v a I ml pound senior who hold- All-State honoi', -eoied the IMhon touchdowns m 'he second simI thud pel iods. .I,.e Coioielh, Monroe's 2'M- pelllld tackle, hooted both I'Miil ooinls I placemeiil. Moliloe oienid with a 4 ."-() win m, r Slanle'. then followed with Ihe e eompn si : W.idesboio Mheiii.u le b II. Canton 20-0, Con ,,.,,1 pi 0 Belmont lit I Silencer Bethel's Blue Demons lost, 13-6. last Thursday night al Canton to Sand Hill's senior-less Comets. Hut they covered themselves with glory in this closing game of their first football season. The steadily-improving Demons held the Sand Hill eleven twice for downs in two straight goal-line stands in the second period, then took the lead will) a touchdown a minute before intermission. hut fell hi fore a late Sand Hill rally Paced by Fullback Buddy Mc Dowell. Halfback Kd Lowe, and Halfback E. B. Rickman, Ihe De ; mons jumped into the lead on a quick 2H-yard drive after recover ing a Sand Hill fumble. liickman capped it with his two yard line smash into the end .one. A few minutes before. Ihe De mons had been apparently stalled on tluir own loii-ynru une woen nl McDowell busied through Ihe line i. .-7 I, ,n ti ii-eeisi. anil swepl i.r yards their debut in boys on around n ii.. to show for scholastic football. But all but three of i his ear's sound will again next season. The Demons introduced them selves to Haywood County football last October. Canton's Jayvces whipped them, 20-0. rile Bethel gridders did a little heller the next week, though los ing to Cherokee High. 20-0 They scored their first touchdown in losing lo Waynesville's undefeat ed .layvecs. :!!-(). but then f ought Cherokee to a 12-12 deadlock last -i k in their return match. 20 'Ivde at Bethel: ill. :n lhant Marion ince in a game in the Rip- rtfois-anton early JL-il the first of filial the Rip ;tlie mid-field ffi applied the piy afler Me iit ol bonds on lie third perfod. I up with a 16 r Whisenhur.t n as many onned on the ihuni slammed $ards. Womack I Dcweese slip- II o :H! ii I In i... u',.,-l .,,,1 mi Ihe Mai l" li 11V ...llf,."" that stopped the threat Seconds before tin' fin-'l sounded, the Ripp ' made only other p e n e I r a 1 i o WaviH- ville ten itoi - McCall comph-led two live pa-.e", fo Knd Chub lcC for a total 24-aid pain Mountaini'i r 40. Then his 191b pass ol the was intercepU'd on 'be W ville 18, and that wound il After the game ended. Coach Art Dilt Minima!!' bailie this wav : ..ve .,,-,. si -ill.- had too power for us." The statistics supported statement. The Mountaineers relied vards on the ground, lor and llicil into nl I into I hi ! he I". I I. I'M d ; ,,. ;. t:i. Kannapulis I, null t :i:t-li. before go- - h, bin ii game. ,,n , aie tied with Chil-,- tor lo t place in the mini Coldelellee. l-'oies Creftk then Bethel: 24 Crablree )-; s;:.,i(l Mill at Sand WaVfiesville at Wa.vnesville: February H Sand Hill at Bethel; 7 Canton id Canton; Id Wavnes Mlle al Bethel. 14 Clvde al Civile; IT Ciabllee ill Crablree Band Reminds Fans Of WTHS Bowl Victory Waynesville High School's Baivd put on a half-time show Friday night that fitted neatly into the background for the Mountaineer- Marion game. placement ihu hu i s went out. inei musicians set up giant burning sparklers in the shape of a "W" and an "M" in front of the Marion stands. Then they wen! Info formation before the Waynesville stands with their little red flashlights outlin ing the figures "19-14" and played: "We did it before and we can do it again." The figures represented the score of Waynesville's victory over Mar ion in last vein 's Paper Bowl game. Cats End Season With 13-8ficlsry Western (.I'.ijinas caiamuums loscd their regular session Satur- .ay ni'ibt wnh a rousing u-o vic ory over C ,rson-New.nan, a team hey hadn't been tb'e lo beat since nloii the war. Toe Cal inoun's, crowned 1949 ,rlli State Corfi-ence champions :liv idler mid ..eason. scored' list. Hi. .i b.-ote a desdlock with uo'l'.Li- touchdort. in the final pe--and T ah Wavucsvilie boys, Tackle' .'in-bi.ll Allison and Center and ."apt mi liip h Constance, rere two' ,t the on' l;,n,:i:;g defensive stars. Ihe cats hav- two Bowl engage-; ,,eoi, I.-, lo e iluy put their cleats' ; a ay until i. xt fall. They have ac .eote.'l b:d- to the Smoky Moun :.in Bow! i.t Biistol. Tenn.-Vt. and .he Pv.'iian Bowl at Salisbury, N.C. 'l. i b.ie!: Pee Wee Hamilto set op u. e liis: touchdown with a 17--,:i: d soi i.ig lo the Tennesseans' six pi the second period. Then Reserve I uiihack Joe Hunt, playing in the' -l;:ie ol .he injured naipn i.vm mil. drove into Hie end zone the rest ol tin' wav . The Irv fur the point was no good, and Carson-Newman knotted the count after intermission on a freak play. Paul Kpgers knocked down Net cbei s pass into the end zone, but it dropped into Ihe hands of Car son - New man's Charlie Jennings, wlio was Iving flat on his back in the Cat i nd zone. However, the Cals blocked the attempt for the extra point . Rogers set up with winning touchdown with u 36-yard dash to -the Carson-Newman 14. Hamilton dashed 11 yards to the three, then Rogers rammed over from the one-yard line on his sec ond Irv Clark's boot for the point was good. The victory left the Cats with a record of light victories and only two defeats, both close, in their lobular campaign. id p -a-on.' and . i omplel- h.lll.l. ,1 I III s ha (hop This I ilesv ille I'.uoe and set k only three ie Bipp.'l ; lor :i lo oid W time! 2X1 Kn -,s pi 1 I . I 1 : Y.I' . ne o;i.- i miner Mim r m. a id. ' ;. 1(U l.,ke I ,:iil' ' ; 1 .11 k ha- to can )n D.iv ml Hader, and phr ed ii hril- ,v, bailie. but the ill, uK. niiMiig p.'isses. i- and sliik thrusts. ,l lor anv 1 1 men - ,,l Hi, most danger nd ,,-ltWsers.,4be have f.ufd. tKis. gfci- Ihe best oJ-'tlW. 1 , ,,-e.e ll.lallXS. ,i..-. M.i.i.-'tsTfweVii'i-ttti . i'..s,.,.i lor tlu' onAlTol ki pt I In Marion Sir -i, ..- , '! !),.! ! i d up for the . , , r ;o tei anv sustained , AoieMlle game, if not j. w -i team victory. .,,1 drhnse looked to idiiiaied that the writer think .a long lime before he ',, out the stars, s ol course . played his best ,-am. ol ihe - asm:. II,, , soi,all gamed an amazing ,-. , ....is in. Ki limes he carried bail an aver: nt 14 yard s a ur w&it move I you buy any. car is "to (TRY A RIPE new &ocett rffiitV&wy "pe-! iiniovm:: his 42-yard kick off ,-eturn giv. s him an average of a fraction und. r 12 yards for each time he earned. One of his finest runs was can ,,,,, hv a penalty. This was a 21 dash m the opening period on (lM senmnuge play the Moun ,,,.,., r i an alb r he had inter (',' .,p ,1 a Marion pass. ,(,,.u.r ibis wasnt the only !I)(na,,.v t bal cancelled out a nice on re of footwork. ' happened fo Carol Swanger -in ,h, fouilh period when he had ' "led 1 ards through the R'PP" ;, i.e t spi inl to levi 1 e In Held. To gam those ten ard -. be ran al least :;ri low in d Hi'' idelini" . 'Ill,- whole Mountaineer line and all the Mountaineer b.id. iliived -, iiood. all-around raine. Cuald Ald.-n McCi.n km, Tackle Bob Set, i. and fnd Bob Owen" . ,i ...,i ..i. ,l..li.ii- ,- in Hie I'm - 1 Ol III 1 Ml. ' " ' ward wall, but then' male-. Tackle j Buck Mkimmi. Cuard Howard Mehaflcy. and Knd Cene Yarbo rougli were breathing down their necks Bolli Deweese and Wbisenhunt did a bang-up job of lin- -hacRing. Bui Carrel! and Moss were m 1 there with them, and Davis and Womai k shared Ihe major part of the responsibility for the failure, of the Marion air attack to click. j j Packett. a 130-pound, six-loot senior, was used om sp.o . I principally in di coy wink, to guard against a flesh injury. The hurst ol blazii.:: speed thai carried him on his long touch 1 down dash and takes hnn 10(1 yards in 10.2 seconds proved I hat he was ,.s good as he had he. n advertised early in the season. What the result would have been had Packi tl been plav inu all sea- , son is sli icily a mauei mi iim.jci.- j i '"re. , i ' The Mountaineers appeared lo be I ready to stop anvlhing Friday ,,.M including f :iv ei I eville's Stale Double-A champions of 1947 The Marion attack would have w.,n l.nilt on a dilfeient model But so. perhaps, would the Moun-: taineer defense. The only sound conjecture any i : armchair quarterback could make I ;. i) ,. ,,ulrl have hern a closer game. i ... . . The statistics: down Ihe field before he was nailed from behind. And jusl before thai, Sand Hill had Ihe Demons trapped Ihree yards from their own goal Iwiee in a row. Kill h lime, Ihe Coinels had a first down and goal lo go. But I). It. Cib oii. Felix Mease. W. iv ne Howell, .lei rv Cih-iui. and I'.enerally. the whole hunch ol De mi us mound the Sand Hill ball cat in I s into the cold, damp turf cant yai ds ft om I he goal. Bui the dam bloke ill the final peiiod as the more experieiiei il Comet-; larted lolling. Bud William- lired a p;e s li om his 2(;-yard line lo Charlo- MeCul lough who went all the way fur the tying touchdown, and MeCul lough gave the Comets Ille lead for Ihe lirsl time with his place ment. A minule before the game ended. Cairoll Brown rammed the Bethel line for six vards and the second Sand Hill touchdown. Sand Hill, playing without their seniors according to contract agree ment, had three regulars in their lineup. The efleet was that it was the opening game of next season for I he Comets. Scores of loyal Helhel roofers braved the biting wind that swept through the stadium to watch their first team draw Ihe curtain on the season. Bui they had little time to think 'of frozen feel, as the explosive iplaving of both learns kept them in tense anticipation throughout game. VISIT THE 3rd AIK3U&L - - - and While In Town Visit The Store With Thousands of Prac tical Gifts" ... . V , . - Jt - - V'''lTr ' V. the 10 3ls.TK MAM WHO 0VWS OM 1950 MODEL 23rd SERIES TTS MOTOR CO. 1 Waynesville ...I. D.nnprs I -II' -s. 1 lie ii.ee- ,,. sort of hitler pills. ' ,, ,,.a ,et, irned a punt ; ,.' . he officials look over ", dash was relatively short lils (U .ho nrpttiest it was one i - fii.iH aeainst the nieces el tooiwui - Mountameeis u." Tv ice McCall stopped bill dead on First downs Net yards ru:h Fwd passes att. Fvvds. completed Yds. gfiined fwtK Fwds. interc p d by Yds. runback inter. Av. yds kickoffi Yds ko's rot. Av. yds. punts Yds. punts ret'd Fumbles Dud. fumbles rec. Yds. lost penalties Score by periods: W'ville 0 12 7 0-19 Marion 0 6 0 06 Waynesville scoring: Touchdowns Deweese 2, Jones. Points after TD: Whisenhunt (plunge1- Marion: Touchdown Packett. W 13 233 8 4 40 3 7 42 f) f,7 2H r 19 1 0 M 7 47 19 7 116 1 6 52.5 57 20.8 18 1 0 45 tin More polished ball - handling I would have given the Demons their first victory, but the results left no i doubt in the minds of the specta tors thai that victory will come ear ly next season. Ed Lowe fired five perfect passes but the receivers couldn't hold them. This is one of the defects j that has shown up in each of the Demon games. The result also left the Demons with a record of four defeats and The starting lineups Wville I.E Owens LT Setzer LG McCracken C Boyd RG Mehaffey KT Atkinson RE Yarborough Marion McGalliard Jenkins H. Wilson Owensby D. Wilson Gibbs Rader QB Womack Atkins LI I Garrett Stanton RH Davis McCall FB Whisenhunt Hammett Subs: Waynesville Whitman, Terrell, Messer, Deweesr, Nichols, Hipps, Moss, Jones, Metcalfe, Evans, Mills, Carol Swanger. Marlon Cannon, Toney, Greene, Packett. England, McNeely, Styles, Daniels. Si (3 NOW SHOWING... OUR LARGEST SELECTION OF TOYS Wheeled Vehicles Games, Decorations Guns, etc. o SHOP EARLY! PRACTICAL GIFTS For The HOME And MOTORIST All At Firestone's USUAL LOW PRICES Home & Auto Supplies W. M. (Bill) COBB, Owner i !' ? ! t It -If .''. ff- I I ' ,i i i i I If;. .) ''s. I rnon szs - . :.....,- k j , , n