Washington Nips Morehead
City , 3-0, with Field Goal
Diclcson kicked the first field goal in Washington High
School football history to give his team a 3-0 victory in
the final seconds of a defensive battle with Morehead City
at Washington Friday night. ,
Defense was the order of the day and both teams turned
in brilliant games.
It was the second loss of the season for the Eagles but
Brothers Tame
Family of Trout
Vienna (AP) ? Two brothers
have devoted seven years of their
spare time to become the friends
of an entire family of brown trout.
The fish live in a small stream
that drives the brothers' mill at
gelhartszell, on the banks of the
Danube.
The hobby of Otto and Karl Lu
ger now attracts tourist and fas
cinated anglers. A single trout,
which they named Hansl was first
to be tamed. He would follow his
human friends along the little riv
er, waiting for his food.
"He would come and get the
worms like a dog," said Otto Lu
ger. "He even allowed us to take
him out of the stream and let us
gently scratch him on his back for
a few moments before he jumped
back.''
"But Hansl. apparently once
trusted a stranger too much. One
day, he disappeared.
The Lugers, never gave up and
now they are on the best terms
with a family of seven trout. They
say. Mama and Papa Trout jump
out of the water as soon as they
dip a finger into the stream. The
fish take worms directly from the
brothers' hands. The Trout kids
also arc catching on fast, the
brothers say.
Journalism Foundation
Benefits from Memorials
Chapel Hill? Journalism Found
ation contributions totaling $150 as
a memorial to James Street, nove
list, who died here September 28
were acknowledged today by Dean
Norval Neil Luxon of the Univer
sity of North Carolina School of
Journalism, and Holt Mcpherson,
editor, High Point Enterprise,
president of the foundation.
"James Street generously sup
ported the foundation during his
lifetime and it was particularly
fitting that Mrs. Street requested
friends to give to the foundation
in lieu of sending flowers," a joint
statement by the dean and found
ation president said.
Funds donated to the foundation
go into endowment, income from
which is used to advance profes
sional education for journalism at
the University of North Carolina.
Chapel Hill ? The University of
North Carolina's homecoming
game this year, on Nov. 6. is with
the sensational South Carolina
gamecocks, winners over favored
Army in their first , start.
Coach Abe Martin of the TCU
football team calls his regulars the
"white" team and his sophomores
the "blue" team.
fmey aian i give u up easily.
The two teams squared off at
midfield for mn>t of the game and
neither team penetrated very deep
ly into the territory of the other.
Kemp Wickizer, Bradley Mcin
tosh. Walter Fulcher and Jerry
Conner topped the defensive play
for the Morehead City team which
held Washington to four first
downs during the game.
The Eagle offense was limited
most of the night to wide plays
around the end and they threw the
ball a lot. It wasn't until late in
(he game that Morehead City click
ed on a few plays up the middle
but it wasn't enough.
Gamble Paid Off
Washington gambled in the fad
ing seconds of the game and it paid
off.
With the ball at the midfield
stripe, fourth down and about 12
yards to go, Washington threw a
pass. The pass connected to give
them a first down on the Morehead
City 35-yard line with 30 seconds
left to play.
On the next play, Morehead
City's line held but the Eagles also
drew a 15-yard penalty to their
own 20-yard line.
There were 15 seconds left when
Washington decided to try for the
field goal.
Dickson got set to kick the goal
from a slight angle at the 20. The
ball was snapped, placed down and
Dickson sent it sailing end over
end across the goal post bar and
Washington had their 3-0 victory.
Five Wins
Morehead City's season record is
now five wins and two losses. The
game was not a conference game
and therefore did not hurt the
Eagles' top place standing in the
Seashore Conference.
The Eagles have another tough
tilt on tap this weekend as they
ready themselves for a scrap with
Wallace at Wallace.
Washington and Wallace were
the only two teams to whip the
Eagles last year and they will again
be out for revenge in this Friday's
outing.
, ? ,
Keeping Score
with RIP WILDER
Walter Thomas is a happy man. He has seen the first hall of a
dream come true.
He was signed to a professional baseball contract by the world
champion New York Giants last Tuesday night and he's still in a sort
of doze.
He said. "You know how it Is. You tyink awl dream about some
thing for so long and when it finally comes true, it's over so fast
and you Just feel numb all over."
Walter has been waiting on the big league scout for a long time.
Walter Thomas
. . . get s a break
Although he's only 19 years old,
he was beginning to think that
maybe he should give up the idea.
Finally he got word over a
week ago that Tim Merirkson,
, Giant scout from Liberty, N. C.,
was coming down to sign him.
He was sitting in the movie
Tuesday night when Bobby Bass, a
good friend, came in and told him
that the scout was outside and was
ready to sign him.
Walter laughed and said, "Sit
down, enjoy the movie and quit
lying."
Bass finally convinced him that
the scout was there and, half re
luctantly, Walter walked outside,
expecting some sort of joke.
But Tim Merickson was no joke.
mere ne was, Dig as me ana twice as pretty.
Walter took Merkkson to his home to talk to his father and. as he
put it, "It was over and I was signed before I knew what was hap
pening. I can hardly remember what we talked about."
If he makes the grade at spring training camp in Melbourne. Fla.,
Walter will receive a bonus and will be sent to Sandcrsvillc, Ga? to
play in the Georgia State League with the Giants' farm club.
This is only the beginning and the big boy realizes it. He has a lot
to learn about the pitching game and every other phase as well, but
he's willing. He knows he isn't ready for a top class league now but he's
ready to learn and he's willing to work up to' the higher leagues.
He said, "1 might not make the grade but at least I want the
chance to try."
As far as raw material is concerned, the Giants have it in Thomas.
He's big (6-3, 1S5 pounds), has a strong right arm and k open for im
provements in style, etc.
He had a 7-1 record his senior year at Morehead City High School
and won 7 while losing 4 during this- past season with Salter Path in
the County Baseball League.
Walter got started in the pitching department about 7 years ago.
He recalls, "I was playing outfield for the sixth grade and they
asked me to come in and pitch. I had a preUy strong arm but 1 was
wild and the batters were seared of me. Anyway we beat the class
we were playing, 6 to S, and that's bow 1 started pitching."
After launching himself on his pitching career, Walter played four
years of high school baseball aa well as four years of football.
He had two big thrills while pitching for Morehead City High
School.
One came against Camp Lejeunc his Junior year in school when he
pitched a no-hitter. The other thrill was in beating Pamlico Central,
3 ot 2, when Pamlico hadn't lost a game in three years and was coached
by Pat Gainey, the Chicago White Sox scout.
He feels that his greatest thrill on the football field was wh?i
Morehead City beat Camp Lejeune last year, 7-6. He said. "It was a
real ball game. We all played hard and it was a great feeling to win
that one."
At present he is working in the warehouse of W. P. Freeman
Wholesale Grocery. He doesn't know for sure whether or not he's
going to work there during off season or noC
He says, "First I want a shot at making professional ball. I'll work
out the details later. Now I just want a chance."
Chapel Hill ? Tulanc, North Car
olina's opponent at New Orleans
this week, is a team dominated by
sophomores, gathering steam. Andy
Pilney is the coach, successor to
Ray Wolt, former Tar Heel coach.
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Along Coast
King mackerel, big ones and
acres of them, are jumping in
favorite North Carolina fishing
waters from Cape Lookout to
Southport. and enough good cat
ches of the big fellows ? up to 15
pounds have been made to cause
charter boat captains to herald a
banner fall salt water fishing sea
son.
Looking north to "Gamefish
Junction," Cape Hatteras and the
Outer Banks are into their autumn
Channel bass run. A 44 1 -a -pounder
won the first surf fiahing tour
nament on Hatteras Island.
One of the first big strikes of
the kings was made by Captain
Leroy Gould of the "MatUe G" fish
ing Just south of Bouy 13 off At
lantic Beach. Fiahing with him,
Al Geremonte, sport* editor of
the Asheville Citizen, and party
accounted for 11 of the big fellows.
Charter boats operating out of
Southport also reported success
with kings, with Captain Hulan
Watts of the "Idle On IV" getting
23 kings In one day. Similar re
ports are coining from Carolina
and Wrightaville beaches and
Shallotte.
The sensational sailfish run off
Southeast North Carolina coast
went into October when CapUin
Watts took three off Southport,
but bluefish are taking most of
the headlines as boat after boat
comes in with between SO and 100
blues, sprinkled with good catches
of Spanish mackerel.
Some veteran fisherman contend
that when the kings are jumping
they aren't biting, and that the
catches so far are very much pre
liminary to heavy catches to come
later In October and up to Thanks
giving. They recall the record
catches of last November by boats
operating out of Shallotte, Caro
lina and Wrightaville Beaches and
north to liorehead City, where
the heaviest catches were Bade.
Six former Michigan athletes are
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Queen Street
To Meet Trenton
Thursday Night
Contest Will Highlight
School's Homecoming
For 1954
Queen Street will celebrate
homecoming Thursday night on the
Beaufort football field as the
Knights do battle with conference
foe Trenton.
The Knights arc currently on top
of their conference and will need
the win over Trenton to push them
-toward the championship.
Queen Street will celgbrate
homecoming in a big fashion with
the queen being crowned at half
time.
Coach S. H. Barrow's team, fresh
from a 20-20 tie with favored
$now Hill, will spend this week
sharpening their attack for the
strong Trenton team.
Last Friday the Knights rolled
up big hunks of yardage from their
singlewing formation. Coach Bar
row installed the formation at mid
season in a switch from the T.
The singlewing gave his chargcs
some trouble at first but last week
the Knights picked up 447 yards
1 from, the formation and appear to
have mastered it.
A large crowd is expected to at
tend the annual celebration.
Ir
Late Tally Gives Knights
20-20 Tie with Snow Hill
James Branch snagged a pass in+
the end zone in the last four min
utes of play Friday night to give
Queen Street a 20 20 tie with
Greene County Training School at
Snow Hill.
The Knights from Queen Street
saw their lead slip down the drain
in the fourth quarter but rallied to
fight back and gain a tie on the .
40-yard pass from Ed Godette.
Bateman Jones shoved the ,
Knights off to a 7-0 lead in the
second quarter with a quarterback
sneak over the goal line after a ;
Queen Street drive.
Luther Tootle kicked the extra <
point. * j
Snow Hill stormed back with a i
touchdown of their own but missed j
the extra point and Queen Street i
led. 7-6, at the half.
Bateman Jones again tallied for ]
the Knights, this time from the 10- i
yard line, and Tootle kicked the I
extra point for a 14-6 lead in the
third quarter. ]
Snow Hill also tallied in the <
third quarter and ran their extra 1
point across but still trailed 13-14.
Early in the fourth quarter a ^
Snow Hill back slipped loose and
galloped 60 yards to a touchdown
which put his squad out in front <
20-14 after they made the extra j
point. I
With. four minutes left in the j
game. Godette flipped a 40-yard <
pass to Branch in the e/id zone to j
give the Knights their 20 20 tic (
Tootle missed the extra point. I
The Knights' ground game work
ed and they rolled up a healthy (
Golfers to Play
Scotch Foursome
Members of the More head City
Golf and Country Club will partici
pate in a Scotch Foursome at 1
o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
A barbecued chicken dinner will
be served at 6 p.m. followed by
a pitch and putt contest.
Another feature of the evening
will be presentation of cups and
prizes in THE NEWS TIMES han
dicap golf tourney. The cups,
awarded by THE NEWS-TIMES,
will go to the winners in each di
vision: men's division, Marlon T.
Mills; women's division, Mrs. Dar
ken Eure, and junior division, Ray
Hassell.
In the final rounds last week
Mrs. Eure won over Mrs. Skinner
I'halk and Ray Hassell won over
Harry Gillikin.
Other prizes will be given to
dinners of flights and runner-ups.
M7-yard total gain. Frank Hazel
accounted for 170 yards on eight
3lays and his total was helped by
t 85-yard dash which set up one
if the Knights' tallies. Jim Nolan
iot 49 yards in five carries for
juecn Street and Batcman Jones
licked up 113 yards on 10 carries.
The Knights rolled up 16 first
lowns during the game.
Beaufort Stays
At Home Friday
With Pamlico
Beaufort's Sea Dogs, (till licking
(he wounds they received in two
games on the road, will spend this
week sharpening their attack lor a
home game with Pamlico Central
Friday night.
The Sea Dogs were dropped by
Jones Central's Rockets, 33-30,
Thursday afternoon in a high-scor
ing tilt at Trenton. Beaufort
dropped a 7-0 count at llorehead
City in their other game of the
last two on the road.
The Sea Dogs' passing game
counted for two of their tallies
against Jones Central but their
ground attack stalled.
Beaufort will be intact for the
Pamlico game as they came out of
the Jones Central fracas without
any serious physical injuries. Alex
Copeland may re-join the team
after being out for two weeka be
cause of a lip injury.
Beaufort will be after a badly
needed Seashore Conference win
against Pamlico. They are now
locked in third place with one win
and two losses to their credit and
need the win Friday night to pull
them above the .500 mark.
Beaufort's season record stands
at 3 wins against 2* losses and they
have four games left on their
schedule. They have beaten New
Bern JVs, Camp Lejeune, and
Richlands and have lost to More
head City and Jones Central.
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