The Courier News from Blytheville, Arkansas • Page 8

FAOE EIGHT (ARK.) COURIER NEWS FRTOAY, SEPT. 12, 1958 hellglblc Receiver Downfleld Incomplete Past Touchdown! Illegal Use ol Handi The View from Here ei Courier Newi Sporfc Editor MANY AN OFFICIAL has thrown many a coach curve. Or at least that's the charge of many a coach. But in this case, what coach would complain? In fact, there should be no complaining from anyone. The wholesome, winsome "official" in the above six pictures is Miss ADELAIDE WILLIAMS, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. SPENCE WILLIAMS of Osceola. In addition to being the most attractive "official" ever to brighten this sports page (or many another). Adelaide was considered a top student at Osceola High before graduating last spring. She was valedictorian of her class.

Now a freshman student at Mississippi State College for Women, she was Junior Miss Osceola of 1957. The purpose of the big pictorial production atop this page? Believe it or not, it's mainly for members of the fairer sex who sometimes have difficulty deciphering signals of officials. The aphic by the way, was done by DAVID WARREN, an accomplished, ex-Blytheville High photographer now attending Hendrix College at Conway. David said he might devote his life to girls. Photographing them, that is.

He's on the right track. NOW TO GET down to fhe matter of deciding who's going to win the game tonight between Blytheville and Osceola. First of all, the writer who is going to do the figuring here is the wrong guy. Last year he said Blytheville would win. Blytheville lost 6019.

It's almost impossible to be much more in the wrong than that. But he did redeem himself to a certain extent by saying there would be more scoring than in Osceola's 13-12 triumph in 1956. Indeed (here was. Well, on the rudimentary' basis of school population, Blytheville should be favored. The Chicks are in the Big Nine and the Seminoles have just graduated into Class A.

But how can you classify as underdog, a team that boasts an all-America halfback like ED WELDON? Weldon scored three touchdowns in Blytheville last year. Gone, however, is halfback JERRY HILL who scored four TDs. Hill, who is at Memphis State now, and Weldon, both ammased a total of 212 yards from scrimmage. Hill threw myraid key blocks for Weldon. Well, Weldon did the same for Hill.

But is there anyone who can run this year as Hill did? On paper the answer is nope. Jerry was one Hill of a runner. O.K., so rule out Hill's four TDs give one of them to Weldon. That gives Osceola at least 24 points this year (if you follow a certain line of confused thinking, that is). On the Blytheville side last year, ED MOORE scored a touchdown and tossed to BILLY ROSS for another.

CHARLES WATSON racked up the third. Moore and Ross graduated, Watson retired from the game. Moore accumulated 129 yards from scrimmage, Ross 61, BILLY NELSON three, JOE WICKER four, JIM STILWELL three. If this latter trio of improved ponies doesn't do a hundred times better this time out, it might very well be their last time out. Give them at least two touchdowns tonight.

Last year BILLY WALDRUP was a late reporter for pre-season practice and didn't do anything in the Osceola game. This thundering fullback should re at least twice. O.K., so that makes the score now, 24-24. But the Chicks still have BOB Mc- CU1STON, PHIL TALLEY and JEWEL DUNK1N. The swifties should account for the deciding TD between them.

Now if this backfield fails to stack up to this plan, perhaps they'll do it next year. They're all juniors. Except "Dunkin. He's a sophomore. Final score? Blytheville 32, Osceola 27.

ONE MORE vital sports note. Backfield in Motion (Courier News Photo Feature) OSCEOLA WAR PARTY TONIGHT Chick, Seminole Tribes Clash By ED HAYES Courier News Sports Editor It's Friday but at least it's not Friday the 13th. And to Blytheville High ootball fans, that some consolation. Last year about this time, on that well-remembered Black Blytheville Friday Osceola massaere-rmnded Seminoles masterminded a solid 60-19 scalping of the Blytheville Chickasaws. Tonight the two tribes bumps scalps again, at Hale Field in Osceola, starting at 5 clock.

6 In other area games, Wilson goes to Lepanto, Burdette travels to Marion, and Hayti hosts Caruthersville. Blytheville, a member of the tale's largest and classiest ath- etic conference, will be trying to reak a 10-game losing streak hat dates back to the 1956 cam- Daign. The Chicks will also be trying win their first league game his season, in this, their third of campaigning. On the other side of the battle- ield, Osceola comes into its new season with an impressive stack if victories in its heavy trophy including several conference championships. The Seminoles, who have been playing a major portion of their lately with Class A squads, move into the A race from classification this year for the irst time.

ED WELDON, who scored three against Blytheville iast year, will be the only starting hack to return to the lineup tonight, although his little brother Jerry started at times defensively. Tonight Jerry starts at right halfback in Coach Wally Jackson's offense. Ed will handle the fullback spot. Sophomore Tommy Reese, cousin to ail-American end J. W.

Reese, is the left half. Much of Ihe Seminole attack will depend on the showing of the quarterback, inexperienced Jack iMorse. Morse will have a tough time filling the siick little shoes of 1557 ace Ray Mann, Jr. But Mann had to do the same thing last year, following in the shadow of Lyman Shoemake, and lie accounted for much of the club's success. The Seminoles will miss good- looking sophomore Don Spencer who suffered a recent shoulder separation.

He's a halfback. Don's brother Billie Spencer, giant 205- pound lineman tabbed for all- state honors, has missed some VITAL SPOT-One of the key figures in tonight's battle at Hale Field in Osceola, between the Seminoles and Blytheville Chicks, will be Osceola's quarterback. Getting the starting nod is Senior Jack Morse. The center above is Bobby Stevens, a junior, who does some of the Osceola punting. (Courier News Photo) Thompson and Car who is a practice Arkansas State.

Trammel! olayed practice sessions but he's expect" i for Jackson sta 'e champion club ed to play tonight. at Earle several years ago. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Little Rock Hall 19, Little Rock Catholic 12 Texarkana 35, Atlanta, 0 Newport 35, Bald Knob 0 Atkins 12, Danville 0 Conway 20, Clinton 13 Fort Smith St. Anne's 39, Alma 0 Bearden 47, Hampton 7 Bears Seek 5th in Row By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Chicago Bears seek their fifth straight victory tonight a three games kick off another ful weekend schedule of warmup exhibitions for National Football League teams. More than 50,000 are expectec at Chicago's Soldier Field to watch the rejuvenated Midway Monsters meet the Cleveland Browns (2-2) in the 13th annual Armed Forces Game.

OTHER GAMES tonight match Ihe Chicago Cardinals (1-2-1) and the Pittsburgh Steelers (2-2) a 1 St. Louis, and the San Francisco 49ers (3-D and the Rams (2-2) at Los Angeles. Saturday night it's Detroit (2-1) vs. Philadelphia (1-3) at Norman and Green Bay (2-1) vs Washington (2-2) at Winston Sal cm, N. C.

New York (1-3) is a Baltimore (0-3-1) Sunday after noon. MAJOR LEAGUE STARS Carver, Athle tics, beat the Orioles 7-1 with a four-hitter, striking out six, walk iiig four and throwing a one-hi shutout over the last six innings HITTING Chico Fernandez Phillies, tied game with a two-run single and scored the clincher, aft er stealing second, on Dave Phil THE LINE of (he host eleven looks like this: Terry Hall, LE; Bobby Rowsey, LT; Rick Cromer, BOTH CLUBS arc, primarily, inexperienced. Blytheville. perhaps, has its best strength at the two tackle positions where soph, "LG: Bobby Stevens, cllarlcs and Billy Harvison, When is DICK TRACY I center; Skipper George, KG-' who hover arollncl 190- going to wise up and stop calling her MISS Egg head? Clayton Crye. RT; C.

Strange, RE. Strange and Crye are the onH experienced linemen, but the wall i has the necessary beef. Possible players are Wayne Pierce at left half and quarter- in the ne, Travis ortner and Cecil Bell. Coach Jackson said the spirit TV Pug Wants to Go Full 10 PHILADELPHIA Len Matthews is worried about his scheduled 10-round television fight at the Arena tonight against Boston's light-hitting Tommy Tibbs. He's not worried about losing, hut rather how he'll win.

The 19-year-old Philadelphia lightweight, who has won 12 of 13 a bouts by knockouts, is afraid the bout won't go the limit. how many football avers rvc No, he doesn't have rocks in his head. He just wants to prove! got until "i see them in" a game to himself and h.s detractors-even undefeated fighters have those- Wc havc cight boys who Knever he can box, go the 10-round limit and win by decision. Only against the veteran Pappy Gault has he been forced to wait for the decision. And that was an eight-rounder.

pound level, return as starters, i Last year Monk i jumped from a job as trainer- i manager to starting guard. He weighs about 1-15. At present he's hampered by an ankle injury. Boles is just recovering from a painful groin injury. If Rounsavall can't play, Bob Dallas will start at guard.

The other guard is Billy Gar- halfbacks: Jimmy Stilwell and Billy Waldrup, fullbacks. Two years ago the two clubs played here in low-50-degree weather. Among things that hampered the Chickasaws in their humiiia- lion last year were: 1. Four costly fumbles. 2.

Bobby Jayros's injury, left in the second quarter. 3. Ed Weldon. Forget about the first two. He of the club has been good lately, but as far as the bojs acting like football club: Ronnie McManus is the center, "1 won't know i ara! Wayne Lovelace and Killett will start on the daks of i Blytheville's box.

But the experts figure the young Negro sensation will make short work of Tibbs, one of the losingest fighters in Hie ring today. The 24-year-old Boston fighter in D2 boats owns a 43-46-3 record. started before, so you know we're THERE HAS been no Blytheville inexperienced. Ibackfield slarler named. Just "But I believe that after we about anyone of the following list have a few games under our bells, we might jell into a pretty good ball club.

1 could start, and probably they'll all play: Phil Talley and David Burnett, Jackson is assisted by Hank blocking backs; Joe Wicker, Billy Mr. Sudden Service soys: Farmers Soybean Corp. "T.fie Home of Sudden Service" N. Broadway Ph. 3-S191 FULLMER READY FOR SUGAR Spider's Web Fails SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Former middleweight champ Gene Fullmer Thursday night applied the pressure "or another title shot with a 10-round unanimous decision over sharpshooter Spider Webb.

Fullmer weighed for the ull-distance brawl with 159Vi- ound Webb of Chicago. Marv Jenson, manager of Fullmer, said the West Jordan, Utah, vindmill is entitled to "a crack at Sugar Ray Robinson now, but ve'll take (Carmen) Basilio any- ime." ROBINSON lost his crown to Fullmer more than a year ago in a New York decision, won it back with a Chicago knockout, handed it to Basilio and then won it back again. Sugar Ray was the only man to put Fullmer away for the count. Webb said after Thursday night's loss: "I don't think he would beat me again." The nearly 8,000 equally divided fans roared their aproval as both fighter bombarded through every round and finished up with a toe-to-loe slugfest. Referee Harry Kessler gave II to Fullmer 98-94.

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