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Mountaineers Capitalize On Fumbles, Pass Interceptions To Subdue Bethel Blue Demons Lose Pigskin Seven Times By BOB CONWAY Opportunity knocked often alt Waynesville's door here last Fri day night and the Mountaineers answered quickly on each occasion to roll up a 56-0 score over the Bethel Blue Demons. Extreme alertness on the part of the Waynesville defense in pouncing on seven Bethel fumbles, and intercepting one forward pass and one pitchout resulted in the top-heavy score in the contest. Relying heavily on reserves, the Mountaineers maintained a heavy pressure on the visitors from Pi geon Valley and scored 14 points in each of the four quarters.' Bethel Bethel Way'viUe First Downs 7 11 Yds. gained rushing 73 201 Passes attempted U 10 Passes completed 6 5 Yds gained passing 80 165 Passes Intercepted by 0 2 1 ds. gained interception 0 78 Punting average 29 45 Yds. kicks ret'd. 0 7 Gppo. fumbles recovered 0 7 Yds. last penalties 10 35 Bethel 0 0 0 0?0 Waynesville 14 14 14 14?56 threatened seriously only once during the feame ? driving to the WTHS 29 In the fourth period. The pattern of the evening ap peared early as Bethel took the kickooff and then fumbled on the second play from scrimmage, with Bobby Hill coming up with the pig< skin. Carroll Hooper picked up one first down for Waynesville with a run and then took a pass out to the flat from Donald Jordan and raced around left end for 35 yards and the touchdown. Stevens plunged over for the extra point. Bethel again received, but Browning bobbled the ball and center Roger Belt grabbed it and hustled 30 yards for another Mountaineer tally. Stevens added the extra point through the line. In the second quarter, Waynes ville end Tony Davis caught a long pass from Hooper and went to the Bethel 10. but the Blue Demon de fenders braced at that point and held for four downs. Stevens at tempted tb buck over from the one, but was stopped a foot from the goal. Taking over near their own end zone. Bethel picked up one first down, but then had to punt and made the mistake of kicking squarely to Hooper, who raced down the sidelines for 54 yards and the Mountaineers' third touch down. The Gold and Black countered once more late in the second per TONY DAVIS, Mountaineer end. went high In the nlr and grabbed a paas from Carroll Hooper for a gain of 45 yards against Bethel Friday night. (Mountaineer Photo). iod when Hugh Grasty intercepted a Bethel pats on the visitors' 45 and ran into the end zone. Rowland plunged for the extra point. The seednd half had hardly got ten started wheq Mountaineer end Harold Clark grabbed a pltchout from Browning and went 35 yards for another TD. Caddis added the extra point. Recovery of another Bethel fumble started Waynesville goal ward again with Jimmy Rowland skirting left end on a reverse for 18 yards. Sammy Lane contributed the extra point. With a brand new team in action the Mountaineers opened the fourth quarter by recovering Bethel's seventh fumble of the evening and starting another drive, which was climaxed by Rowland's 45 - yard touchdown pass to Charles Robinson. Burress got the EP. At this point, the Blue Demons generated their only serious threat ol the evening by making three first downs in a row on passes and stabs through the line, but the Waynesville reserves finally stif fened and took over the pigskin on their own 29. In the closing minutes of the game, WTHS struck once more with a 20-yard sprint by Lane and two long passes to Tom Sparks, the last good for a touchdown. Lane contributed the 56th point. SAM LANE, (27), a Mountaineer back, scampered 21 yards on this play against Bethel Friday night. Right behind Lane is L. M. West, Bethel guard, while Billy Grasty. (37), Mountaineer back, is coming in to help Lane. (.Mountaineer Photo). Clyde Rips Bakersville 19-7 For Skyline-A Win Rolling up 12 first downs and 328 yards on the ground, the Clyde Cardinals thumped Bakersville, 19-7, at Clyde Friday afternoon for their first victory of the season as against a 6-0 loss to Mar* Hill. The Mkroon and Gold scored in each of the first three quarters to annex their first triumph in the Skyllne-A Conference. Quarter back Johnny Rogers oponed the scoring for Clyde in the first per iod by tallying a touchdown on a Bakersville Clyde First downs 3 12 Yds. gained rushing 57 328 Faskes attempted 13 6 Passem completed 5 2 Passes intercepted by 2 2 Yds. gained Interception 65 15 Punting average 22 40 Yds. kicks ret'd. 30 35 Oppo. fumbles recov'd 5 0 Yds. lost penalties 35 70 Bakersville 0 0 0 7? 7 Clyde 6 6 7 0?19 1 1 \ quarterback sneak from 12 yards out. Halfback Danny Caldwell broke loose for 28 yards and a TD in the second quarter and scored ] again in the third period on a 15- ( yard jaunt. Bob McCracken's pass ( to Harold Seay added the extra point. Although he never crossed the goal line, halfbaek Charlie Donna hoe sparked the Cardinal's offen sive by reeling off 125 yards through enemy lines ? 68 yards more than the entire Bakersville backfield was able to gain in the. Reynolds Tigers To Open Season Thursday Night The Reynolds High Tigers will open their 1955 grid season when they play host to Morningside High of Statesville in a game at the Can ton Stadium at 8 p.m. Thursday. Expected to see action for the Tigers against Statesville are Dal las Williams, Eugene Thomas. Ven- I son Gibbs, Jeff Landrum, Howard I Lenoir, James Daltbn, Gus Mills, Thomas Bryant, Herbert Lowery, ( Ted McKinney, Bobby Hall, Eugene Cullins, and Muriel Davis. ^ Jackie Conley. speedy halfback, wll not be able to play in the first game because of a recent accident . in which he suffered the loss of J his right thumb. i Archie Moore, world's light- ? heavyweight champion, was chris- < tened Archibald Lee Moore. i i I In a horse race at Monmouth ' Park this year, Papa Tony was 1 the winner. Doctor Tony ran sec- 1 end ' I contest. Bob Fortner scored the visitors' only touchdown by racing 65* yards , with an intercepted pass. This Friday, Clyde will play * host to rugged Spruce Pine, who ( blanked Marshall, 21-0, last Friday. 1 WAYNESVILLE'S FIRST TOUCHDOWN was scored by half back Carroll Hooper (42) after taking a pass to the flat from quar terback Don Jordan. Pursuing the fleet Mountaineer is end Ger ald Hill of Bethel. * (Mountaineer Photo). CARROLL ROWLAND, one of Waynesvllle's outstanding backs In the 56-0 victory over Bethel Friday night, broke loose for yard age in the third quarter of the game and prepared to elude a Bethel defender. (Mountaineer Photo). Champion Cops Southern, Enters World Tournament Double Retirement MONMOUTH, 111. (AP)?Costello Towers, the C.B.&Q. Railroad's signal tower on the edge of town, was the place of work for Rail road Telegrapher Walter Hazen for 13 years. Hazen, 69, is retiring sifter 48H years of service with the road. Costello Towers also is heing retired from railroad service and hereafter signalling will be handled by remote control from the depot. Rocco Calvo, a member of Cor lell's 1952 football team, will be starting his first season as a grid :oach at Moravian College, Beth ehem, Pa., this fall. Champion YMCA of Canton will be one of 18 teams competing in Clearwater, Fla., this week in the World Tournament of Softball af ter copping the Southeastern Re gional crown at Clearwater last week. bhampion won the Dixie cham pionship with a double victory over Miami after emerging from the loser's bracket. The Canton squad entered the finals after edging Bessemer, Ala., 2-1, Wade Garrett hurled a two-hit ter for the first shutout and Gene Igou duplicated it in the final tilt. Garrett fanned eight and Igou seven. In the title game, Igou won his own game in the second inning when he singled in two runs after the bases had been loaded by walks. A single by Gus Colagerakis in the third inning scored Speedy Stamey from second. The final run came in the sixth on consecutive doubles by Colagerakis and Snake Moore. In the first game with Miami, Garrett allowed Miami only two hits, both singles in the third inning. Canton collected eight hits. Canton's first run in the second came on George Price's double and Red Ivester's single. In the third Clyde Miller singled and scored on Jim Rhea's double to right. Speedy Stamey singled to start the fifth, took second on an error, moved to third on a fielder's choice and scored on Bob Miller's single to right. New Mexico A & M scored 87 points during its 1934 football season yet failed to beat or tie any of its nine football opponents. The Aggies permitted 306 points. Nothing Sells Like Newspapers Canton Racks Up No] By Halting Enka, 2o| ^Ed Furgol's (??ILIF pPIEPi. wet Sand trap shot By ED FURGOL 1954 U. S. Open Champion On shots out of wet sand be sure your hands have a firm grip on the club so that the clubbead does not turn when contact is made. Hit closer behind the ball than when sand is soft and dry. Concentrate on a follow through that will carry the clubhead In the direction of the flag. Keep the clubhead open more than usual. AP Newsfeatures Canton racked up h. victory of th, *a ' "J 20"7. at .1;,- rxprSl Jets, who threw a sea! elersonvilie the we?^ Canton made 15 fjJ? Enka's one, and rolled - on the ground to Erlu? .,Af'tr a "orelev, jw rtfi 20' m?i>? Rhinehart blocked an 1 on the vis tors' 37 run by Mitchell Earl, | ey cracked arrow First downs Yds. gained rushing 99 Passes attempted * j j Passes completed 5 Yds. gained passing j Passes intercepted bv i Yds. gained interception 22 Punting average jj Yds. fumbled recov'd 3 Yds. lost penalties 45 Enka 0 0 Canton q 8I In the third period, Wiley Carpenter sprinted for one touchdown, and 1 pass from Dewayne H Early was good lor Stamey ran for the extri Lee Farmer scored I only touchdown by raonj on a reverse. Luther pk the extra point. The Black Bears hadti on passes ? compleiinj oi 10. while Enka wast connect on eight heavei This Friday, Canton 1 host to the Brevard Bite I I OFFICIAL ENTRY BLANK , WAYNESVILLE | MOUNTAINEER ? I FOOTBALL CONTEST | . I Week Ending Sept. 21 i Each name appearing In advertisement* on another page is numbered. Write in below the winner of each game correspond ' lng to number given in ads. _ \ _ 7 I 6 12 """? ~ I I My prediction- of the combined score of the Waynesville High School and Reynolds High I game is points. j Please Fill In The Above Which Will Only Be Used In Cm of Tit*. ? ? i I Address I I .. I RETURN THIS ENTRY BLANK TO THB MOUNTAINEER OFFICE BY A Pi M. FRIDAY -mm i mm mm mm mhb -mm mm i mm mm ?mm mm Waynesviile, Canton, Clyde -At Home Friday; Bethel Will Travel To Murphy All four of Haywood County's 1 football teams will be in action Friday and all but Bethel will be at home. The Waynesvllle Mountaineers, looking for No. 3 without a loss, will entertain Reynolds High (Oakley - Fairviewl of Buncombe Cotinty. Canton will play host to Brevard, and Clyde will roll out the welcome mat for Spruce Pine. Bethel will travel to meet Murphy. Last Friday night the Moun taineers took advantage of every mistake made by Bethel to roll up a 56-0 count over the Pigeon team. In the rout, Waynesvllle profited by capturing seven Blue Demon fumbles and by Intercept ing Bethel passes and pitchouts. The game with Reynolds will be the last for the Mountaineers be fore they meet their first major test, of the season against the Can ton Black Bears here September 30. Canton's Black Bears, with three wins already on their record, win be fSVofed to turn back the Brev ard Blue Devils, who loot to power ful Hendersonvllie last Friday by I the serprtetngiy heevy score of 40-0 | In the first WNC high school football poll of the season, the I Black Bears were picked by the I A Seville Times as tfie mountain | region's No. 1 team. Waynesvllle I was placed In the No. 6 spot. I Last year the Clyde Cardinals | won only one game and that was . at the end of the season, but ute | der new coach H. B. Griffon the Cards are a lot touvher this sea I son. After scaring Mara Hill, be I fore losing 6-0 In the final mln | ute of play, the Maroon and Gold I rtnoed Bakorsvttle** line to ahrods ? tn wtinning; 1M, at haw Friday. | I However, on the basis of Borneo I Fine's 11-0 triumph over former ' powerhouse Marshall, the Cardin lis will be the underdog In their l*me at home against the visitors. After colliding with Haywood bounty's two gridiron juggernauts ? 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