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Canton-Waynesville Clash Here Friday Highlights Haywood Cage Slate Crabtree Splits With Spring Creek Crabtree-lron Duff's strong girls' (ram romped over visiting Spring "Creek Tuesday night, 75-21, but the SC'rabtree bo>s found the going ** te lderably tougher .and lost. 52 j26 - Ahead 30-14 at the intermission, "the Crabtree girls turned on the 4>feature even more In the ieeond talf to win going away. Pretnall jnced the Blue Eagles with 37, yshlle Smith and Brown each add Jil 14 Keener led the losers, scor ing all but one of Spring Creek's 21 points. i Bradthaw was tops for the ycl !? rickets wltn 15, while Parjts Contributed 10. - Willett and Justier hit 14 apiece tor the Spring Creek quintet The halflime score was 24-13 Spring Creek. - Crabtree-Iron Duff will be home 1'tin on Friday night entertain ing the Flat Rock teany. - Girls' lineup: Boring Creek (21) frabtree-lf> (75) f B. Keener i20i Smith < 14> F Maaste ill Best i6> 1 Culdwell PresnelI (37> G -Htpps . McCracken C ?M. Keener Ferguson C---Moore- Plemmon: Subs: Spring Creek- Klrkpat rick. Ferguson. Penlcy. Orabtree tlon Duff?Brown 14. Rector 2 Chambers, Sue .lames. Jones. Hill 2 J. Crawford, B Crawford. Klns I?"d Slella James. Half time score: 36-14. Crabtree linn Duff " Boys' lineup: Sprint Creek (S2> Crabtrre-ID <34* V O Willett tlJi Bradshaw (13 I" Willett 114> B G Hannah '2 C?Just lee (14) McElrn> (j I'ltmmons il2i Best (3' G' Caldwell -. KlrkpntrlcV Will: Crabtree ? J Parks 10 ftervosoa. H Parks, Clark 2, Craw fprd 2. K. Hannah. Rogers. Beas Surrett. C Parks Half time seore: 24-13, Sprint Circle. Bethel High ' Boys Lose, Girls Win The Bethel Belles gained re venge for their onlv defeat of the "?"son bv trouncing the Leicester grxtet. Bl-Sl. but the Bethel Blue Demons again took It on tlie chin from the Leicester boys. 51-49 ?i As they have been foe. their past two games, the Bhie and White cagers were severely weakened by the absence of their high scorer. t)ean Reese, who is out of the lineup with an injury. - The Belles jumped off to a lead of 28-9 at the half and were never tp trouble as S. Smith hit 24 points and Lowe 15. Kennerly was tops "Btr Defroster with 23. The Blue Demons were ahead at the end of the first half. 24-20. but couldn't maintain the pare in the second half. - Hill collected 15 for Bethel, Rus g I >? I I |- I I II ; ' I I ? .1 ' ' I ?? ? ? NAVY QUARTIRIACK George Welsh plunges over the goal line for a South score in the ninth annunl North-South all-star Shrine foot b ill game at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Fla. The 22-year-old mid shipman sparked his team to a 20-to-7 victory over the North, to give the South six victories in the nine-game series. Welsh, who connected with 12 passes, was voted the game's most valuable player. Canton Black Bears Top Reynolds; CHS Girls Lose SOUTH'S NAVY SINKS NORTH 20-7 sell 14. and Singleton 13. Teague was high for Leicester with 18. This was the fourth loss for the Blue Demons, giving them a sea son's record of 4-4. Tonight Bethel will be on the road against Flat Hock. Girls' lineup: l/ricester 131* Bethel (SI) f?Kennedy < 23) (15) Lowe F -Gillespie < 21 (6' Henson K?Duckett >2) Jones G?-Cole Pinkerton tt- Merrill Messer 3?Webb Phillips Subs Leicester ? Ball. Black 5, Oasis. Smith 1 Knsley. Shook Bethel - S Smith 24. J Smith 2. Laymon, A Sheffield. Smathcrs, A Grogan. J Grogan, _ B Phillips. Trillin. Edwards. Half time score: 28-9. Bethel Boys lineup: 1/eicester (51) Bethel (49) tr- Ball <121 15) Hill Teague )18) (14) Russell Abrams (V (13) Singleton G~J. Sluder (0) (3> West G?-R Sluder (8> <2) Queen Subs: Bethel?Burrls. Mease Half time score: 24-29, Bethel. Officials Lancaster ami Gaddy Reynolds Cagers At Home Friday The Reynolds High School Tigers will seek their second bas ketball victory of the season Fri day night at Reynolds against the strong Wright High School aggre gation of Abbeville, S. C. A girls preliminary will begin at 8 p.m. Use Mountaineer Want Ads The once-beaten Canton Black Bears won their fifth victory of the season Tuesday night by trtm ; mlng Reynolds High, 56-45, but the | Canton girls lost to the strong j Reynolds sextet, 67-54. Charles West was the big gun for the bruins with 23 points. Jack Benfleld netted nine for Reynolds Canton held the lead at halftime. 32-20. In the girls game, 25 points by | Sales and 20 by Conner proved too much for'the Canton lardy Bears, paced by Phillips with 22 Reynolds was out in front at the recess. 36-22. Canton's next games will be Fri day night at Waynesville The doubleheader was originally sched uled to be played at Canton, but seats for the new Canton gymnas ium have not yet arrived. Girls' lineup: Canton (541 Reynolds (67) F?Phillips <22> (20) E. Conner F?Willis (13) (25) Sales F?Young (8) <131 Sullins G?West Trantham G?Kinsland Williams G?Burnette Shillinglaw Subs: Canton?Garswell II, Sur rctt, J. Kinsland. Medlin. Reynolds ?E. Conner 3. Wright 4, Ingle 2. Flynn, Shifflet, Ingle, Sillare, Pen nington. Dotson. Half time score: 36-22, Reynolds Boys lineup: Canton '56) Reynolds (45) F?Milner (11) (5) Laughter F?Raxter (T) Smith C?King '91 (9) Benfleld G?West '23) '71 Reed G?Cannon <4t <S> Harrell Subs: Canton?Stamey 2, Pace 2, Vanhook. Green, Boone Rey Crabtree Home, Other Teams Away The first clash of the present basketball season between Canton and Waynesville highlights the Haywood County basketball slate tonight and Friday, with two games scheduled in the opunty, and three on foreign soil. Bethel will travel to Flat Rock tonight, and the Henderson coun tians will come to Haywood Friday night for a tilt with Crabtree-Iron Duff Other Friday night games will find Clyde at Walnut and Fines Creek at Swain High of Bry son City. The Canton-Waynesville game tomorrow night was originally set to be plaved in Canton, but the game was moved to WTHS because seats for the new Canton Junior High gymnasium have not yet ar rived. The two teams will meet a galn in the Paper City Friday. February 10. The setting for the traditional clash between the undefeated Mountaineers and the once-beaten Black Bears is very much like that of a year ago. In January. 1955, Waynesville, with a spotlesa 7-0 record and a top ranking in the WNC high school basketball poll, entertained a Canton team here which had al ready dropped three games?two to Lee Edwards and another to Ashevllle School. However, the Black Bears paid no difference to past records and won going away, 63.42 In the sec ond game of the season at Canton, the bruins won by an even larger margin?74-39 Wayncsville's last basketball vic tory over Canton was scored in the (irst meeting of the county rivals during the 1953-54 season. For tomorrow night's game, Waynesville will have one regular back from the starting five that faced Canton last year ? Captain Don Jordan, while Canton will have two starters?Dewayne Mil ner and Dovce Cannon. Milncr was the top scorer for the Black Bears in the second game last year with 30 points waynMViiw tnus tar nas neaien Brevard tv.ice and Murphy. Reyn olds. Fin:s Creek, Clyde, and Crabtree-iron Duff once. Canton has whipped Clvde. Crabtree, Bre vard, Bethel, and Reynolds and has lost to Knka Bethel's Blue Demons, regular season conference champions last year and runner-up in the state Class A tournament., will attempt to improve their present 4-4 rec ord at the expense of Flat Rock tonight on the Henderson hard wood. In their last three starts, the Demons have lost to Canton, Fines Creek, and Leicester. The Clyde Cardinals, who have won their last two games against Fines Creek and Mars Hill, will travel Friday night to meet Walnut High Crabtree-iron Duff's ragers. who split a pair with, Spring Creek Tuesday, will roll out the red car pet Friday night for Flat Rock. nolds?Tarper 6. Hendrix 4, Long mire 2, Houser, Mclntyrg. Half time score: 32-20. Canton. Officials: Nockow and Conner ^I?? WAYNKSVILLK MOUNTAINEER am Ikii year are (first nnr, left to rllkt): Bobby Batiaaee. captain: Don Jordan, Carroll Hoop HI Sparks. Brsw Davis, iskkj Trail. Jim Hall, Tnaiy Davis, and Jnrl Mrdfnrd. (Mouirtatnrrr PhotoV WAYNtSVILLE HIGH girls' basketball team this season includes (first row, left to right) Judy Browning, Nettie Sutton, Diskie Nichols, Mary" Evelyn Davis, and Amelia Nichols; (second row) oach Margaret Perry, co-captain Barbara Howell, Agnes Roberson, co-captain Barbara RatclifTe, Willie Grant, and Myrtle Fitzgerald; (standing) Nancy Styles. Jessie Sutton, Tulan Carver, Arbadella Turner. Barbara Ketner. and Hilda Bowen. (Mountaineer Photo) Clyde High, ! Mars Hill Divide Two Clyde split a pair of games with Mars Hill at Clyde Tuesday night as the Cardinals grabbed a one point decision. 40-39. after the girls went down. 65-43. Led by Bob and David McCrack en?both with 11 points?the Car dinals came from behind a one- , point Mars Hill lead at the half. 21 20. Wall with 12 points and Smith with 11 were tops for the visiting Wildcats Betty Owenby scored 29 points for the Clvde girls to take scoring i honors, but all three Mars Hill for wards hit in the double ficures with SheDhcrd meshing 28. Eatmon 17, and Briggs 11. The halftime score was 34-23 in favor of Mars Hill. Friday night Clyde will invade WalnuJ for two games with the Madison countians. Girls' lineup: Mars Hill (65) Clyde (43) : F?Briggs 111) Owenby i29 F?Eatmon < 17> Ducker <2)' F?Shepherd (28) Medforl <7> G?Fisher Sent' G?Peek ? Russell G?Reese Brown Subs: Mars Hill?Whitt 4, Shook. Johnson 2. Dvkes. Robinspn 3, Met calf, H. Metcelf, Hensley. Merrels Clyde?Harris 5. Huphey. Parton. Half time score: 34-23. Mars Hill I ' ' I Boys' lineup: Mars llill (39) Clyde (40) F?Amnions '4> B. McCracken ill' F?Smith (11) D. McCracken (111! C?Blackwell (4> Shook 17? : G? Ponder (4) Caldwell i4> ; G?Wall (12) Green <3> Subs: Mars Hill?Duck 4 Clyde ?Seay 4 Half time score: 21-20. Mars Hill Officials: Sizemore and Lovin good. Mountaineer Blue Devils; Swain Takes Pair From Fines Creek Fines Creek dropped a double header to Swain High School of Bryson City at Fines Creek last night, the visiting girls winning, 54-37, and the boys, 56-43, In the girls game, Catherine Ferguson led the losing Fillies with 20 points, while Seay and Munday paced the Maroon maid ens. with 22 and 20 points, respec tively. Swain led at the half. 24-15. In the boys game, Evans tallied 14. Haynes 13, and James Ferguson 11 for Fines Creek. Hyde was tops for the Maroons with 19 Fines Creek will go to Bryson City Friday night for a return game with Swain High. .Girls' lineup: Swain (54) Fines Creek (37> F?Munday (20) 120> C. Ferguson F?Clark (7> (9) E. Ferguson , F?Seay (22) (3) Ledford G?Hyatt Parkins : G?Sutton Trantham I G?Brown Rogers Subs: Swain?J. Sutton 3. Dean, i 2. Saunooke. Messer, Walls, Cram. Fines Creek?Price 2. Hunter 1. B Ferguson 2. Half time score. 24-15, Swain. Boys' lineup: Swain (56) Fines Creek (43) F?Dame (11) (6> Fish F?Parton (14) H3> Haynes C?Sherrell (2) K11 > Ferguson G?'Hall (14) Evans G^?Hyde (19) Bramlette Subs: Swain ? Randall, Cole, Moore. Printnall 2, Odier, Addams. Suggs. L. Hyde 8, Angel. Fines Crbek?Jerry Ferguson. CROWNS RETAIN FOOTBALL TITLE > ? ?? * KIN K0N2 (left) of the Cleveland Browns leapt with open arms to intercept a pass Intended for "Skeets" Quinlan of the Lot Angeles Rams in the second period of the National Football Lrafue cham pionship came In Los Angeles The Browns retained their national title by defeating the Rams 38 to 14. (International Soimdphoto) Cagers Top Brevard WTHS Girls Also Win Warming up for their all-import- | ant clash with the Canton Black Bears here Vriday night, the Mountaineers tamed the Brevard Blue Devils, 45-35, Tuesday night on the WTHS hardwood. In an earlier meeting on Transylvania soil, Waynesville won. 51-44. The Mountainettes also trium phed in the lid-lifter against Bre vard 48-23. In the boys game, the Mountain eers piled up a 3(1-12 lead at the half, and then eased off in the last two quarters, permitting the visit ors to outscore them, 23-15. Captain Don Jordan paced the Gold and Black with 13 points, while Bobbv Ballance threw in an other 10. Carroll Hooper, one of the team's best scorers, was held to only four points. Ed Garrett was best for Brevard Dayton Teams To Play Tonight At Crabtree Gym The Dayton Rubber girls will re open their basketball season to night at 7:30 p.m. against the American Enka team in the Crab tree-iron Duff gymnasium. In the feature event, Dayton Rubber's Thorobreds will meet Youngblood Trucking in a WNC Industrial League tilt at 8:30 p m. The Dayton B team will meet the Clyde Independents at 6:30 p.m. tonight in a preliminary, Next Monday both Dayton Rub ber teams will meet Old Fort at Crabtree gym in a WNC loop doubleheader. with eight points. ? In the girls game, sophomore sharpshooter Agnes Roberson a gain led the way for the Mountain ettes with 22 points. Warren kept Brevard in the game with 15 points. The halftime count favored Way nesviile at 24-11. Last night's game left the Mountaineers with a perfect 7-0 record, while the girls own a 6-1 mark, having lost to Reynolds in December. Girls lineup: Brevard (23) Waynesvllle (48) F?Warren (15* <8> Carver F?Robinson <6> Fitzgerald F?Taylor < 7) <22 > Roberson G?Baynard Howell G?Fisher Ratcliff G?Wilson Turner Subs: Brevard ? Hutchins 1, Hamilton. Harris. McCall. Osborne. Wavnesville?Grant 6. Bowen 2, Davis 2, Ketner 2. M. Davis. Styles, A. Nichols, B. Nichols, Browning. ' . Half time score: 24-11, Waynes ville. Boys', lineup Brevard 135) Waynesville (45) F?English (6) (4) Hooper F?Cobble <41 (9) P. Davis C?Turner (4) (7) Sparks G-?McCall (6) <10) Ballance G?Garrett (8) (13) Jordan Subs: Brevard?Rhodes 5, Pick elsimer 1. Winchester. Hooper 1, Suttles. Waynesville ? Medford Holder, Mehaffey, B. Davis, Trull, Henshaw, Ezell 2. Half time score: 30-12, Waynes ville. Officials: Rhodes and Price. GIANTS' 'MR. BIG' - - - By Alan Mover I P/GNEY, HEW MAHAGER f OF 7HE GIANTS, 0FOOGHT SOME JOY TO THE FAPEHT OR6AH/ZAT/OM 7N/5 VtAR si. the former V li7 o/aht wjflr' wf/elper *) i i took oyer ^ j / mlhheapolls ii team that fl f/h'shep v 5th /-v r^ i amer/cah it assoc/at'of if /rt/9$3amprf ij two years fad / teem of tof>. -\tf ^uess A unjmcty basebau maha6/h6 met the steadiest job .but the g'ah^s have made the fewest clauses w the modern history of the league. eyw/sM/N<s r*? irrne HtoRLP sew**????*.< *
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