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ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES. ASHEVILLE, N. BULLDOGS ROLL OVER HILLTOPPERS, 37 TO 0 Sunday, October 19, 1947 Florida Scores 7-6 Upset Over Highly Favored State ALEIGH, Oct. 18. DP) Fleet halfback Bobby Forbes raced 78 yards IVfor a touchdown tonight through a dazed, heavily-favored North Carolina State team to give victory-hungry Florida a 7-6 win its first A-B Combination Outclasses Small Visiting Eleven Catawba Routs Appalachian By Score Of 19-0 'I il fe z.

I Indians Snare Two Mountaineer! Roberts Opens Scoring Parade For Bulldogs; Reserves Figure In Victory By DICK WYNNE USING everyone save the water boy, the AsheviHe Biltmore in 14 starts in a stunning upset. Forbes, one of the nation's leading ground gainers, whipped through a gaping hole in the vaunted State line and outran everything in sight to put Florida ahead in the first four minutes of a wide-open game, and the determined Gators were never headed. fasses For Two Scores In Rugged Game WINSTON-SALEM, Oct. 18. (JP) Catawba turned two Appalachian State passes into touchdowns and MaroonsTop Duquesne By 34-0 Score college powerhouse rolled over a young, undermanned Blue Ridge launched one sustained drive to de.

feat the Mountaineers in a North It was the first orthodox touchdown of the year against the rock- State conference game here tonight team, 37-0, before an estimated 2500 fans last night at Memorial stadium. The victory was the fifth A crowd of 9,000 rain-soaked fans in as many starts for the Bulldogs. The Asheville-Biltmore combina -u Line. 6a Lee Speers, Hal Bowen, Bobby oore ana urn speacht pace the In dians to victory. tion dominated play throughout the game, with the visitors failing Speers intercepted a pass and ran 48 yards, to the Apps eight late in the second period.

He scored from the half -yard line three plays ribbed State team, which was lead- STATE COLLEGE, Oct 18, tag the nation in defense before to-1 The Mississippi state Maroons night's game. Only Duke on a mixed accurate passing with hard weird blocked pass had dented the running today to trounce hard-State goal before. fighting Duquesne eleven, 34 to 0. Kicks Point before a Homecoming day crowd of Quarterback Lazarous Lewis about 10'000-kicked the point after Forbes run: It was a battle of powerful lines for the margin that ultimately won during the first half, but State's the game. came to the fore in the last It was a wild-running, free-pass-: two Periods as "the Duke" tired, tog contest that saw the hard-1 Two Marcon touchdowns resulted charging Florida line choke off a Jrom Passes, and three were on last-minute State threat and block i running plays.

Tom 'Shorty' Mc-a field goal in the last -20 seconds, Williams, former Army player who State chipped in its share of raz-: turned to State last year, figured zle-dazzle with halfback Charlie three touchdowns, tossing to end Richkus running and passine near-iKen Davis for the first tally and later and Dorton kicked the extra point. Bowen and Greene parked a drive to make even one threat. Bulldog power plays swept the light Hill-topper line off its feet in the opening minutes of the game, and this line never seemed to be able to regain its footing. Cecil Roberts, hard charging triple threat back, started the Bulldog scoring parade with a 37-yard tonchdown jaunt in the first period. In previous action, the Bulldogs had pushed Blue Ridge back to its four-yard line via the punt route.

Taking no early in the fourth period that car ried to the Appalachian 31. Bowen then flipped a screen pass to Speers and behind a wall of blockers he went the rest of the way. Don Kelly, substitute Catawba ly but not quite to perfection. I scoring the second himself on a player, intercepted Murdock's pass and ran 55 yards on the last play Forbes took the ball on his SO-jT tnrouh 016 "he. In the last The Statistic: yard line as the State defense was period McWilliams swept around left end for State's last MARS HILL MOUNTAIN LIONS The football combination of Mars Hill college, winners of one while dropping two far this season, are shown above.

The Hillians lost their one it to Hiwassre bounce) aa I from scrimmage for Catawba's final touchdown. BR spread wide. Florida's line blasted 5 a wide gate for him and he raced Tom Murdock sparked the offen tally. Max Stainbrcok subbed for McWilliams for placekicking purposes and contributed four extra points and twisted downfield without a State backfield man seriously threatening him. sive attack for the Mountaineers while both lines played rugged ball throughout the game.

AB I 231 10 4 66 2 80 38 2 2 55 lJ i. i i ti 1 awuiiv.w m. wiuiiwnb, -r-f-v, anu 46 absorbed a licking from Asheville-Biltmore college. First row, left to right, are "Ocho," team mascot; Fleming, Mc-iiirai Stokes' Ray. Huffman, Dunn, Rucker Baker, Harbinson, and Walker.

Second row, Anderson. Brinkley Saunders, 'vTu- n' Wa Harris McLeratJl. Willard, Elliott, Crumpton, and Wood. Third row, Postelle, manager, Lance, Sanderford, 4jjWhisnant, Sewell, Woody, Carson, Cavanaugh, Wilfong, Lewis, Robert Edwards, assistant coach, and Coach Woodrow 2 1 Ramsey. Fourth row, Crocker, Rhodes, May.

Mclver, Walker, Miller, Clanton, Yandall. J. Fleming. Rumbough Cole First downs Yards gained rushing Forward passes attempted Fordward passes completed Yards On passes Pass interceptions Yards gained runback Punt averages Fumbles Fumbles recovered Penalties nom placement. The lineups: State Scores in th.

iv. App. State Hopes of the partisan crowd of 1.. BrOOKS Grissom Boyette neriod on the sidelines 30 yards for the score. The kick again failed, making the Pos.

LE LT La RG RT RE QB LH RH Catawba Claar Yagiello Price Baker Lambeth Barnes Maryland Greene Speacht Bowen Speers nances. Say Harmon, Blue Ridge back, kicked on first score A-B 31, Blue Ridge 0. Honevcult Fuller Kirk Dulin Mills Bryson Rasau Aikin and a lew minutes later Sonnv ai-yard pass to the Florida 12! IfU UiJC 1'lUllUH 1 z. -r i LEN01R-RHYNE, PANTHERS I IN 6-6 GAME and four plays later smacked left I 129 vards hehinri Tickets For Annual Shrine Bowl Classic To Be Placed On Sale Tomorrow Morning nprfot inrprfor guard for four and a touchdown. FB r-" uw LUVD frit" nnthoH Score by periods: However, sub tackle Jim Bylerl Th tom.

missed an extra point and the game dI1LT, Thw Appalachian 0 0 0 0 0 Catawba 0 7 0 1219 Catawba scoriae touchdowns: speers 2, Kelly. Point alter touchdown: Dorton (placemen t. HICKORY, Oct. 18. JP) Lenoir-! was gone-but the crowd didn'fl ThL 77n XZL.S1" down and Horace Fatty ran the leather back to the Hill-topper 40 before he was hauled down.

Roberts carried for eight, with a penalty placing the ball on the 37 and setting the stage for his off tackle jaunt. He crossed the pay stripe standing up. The extra point jinx stayed with the Bulldogs and the try failed. Second Bulldog Score The second Biltmore score came Alter taking the kickoff. Blue Ridge managed to carry to the Bulldog 49 before kicking.

Biltmore reserves failed to make any sizable gains and were forced to kick also. Then the visitors plowed for three successive first downs, moving to the A-B 35, their most serious threat, before Dick White intercepted a pass from Bob Summers and ran it back from his own 25 to the Blue Ridge 40. know it iiiwi Luiuugu me une. AU appreciable gains were made Late the third period Byler i through the air or around the ends. M.

E. MEADOWS, chairman of ticket sales in AsheviHe and Western North Carolina nnnnimppH wftctprriow thor tinWc f- onn.ii Rhyne celebrated homecoming to- night by holding heavily favored! High Point to a 6-6 tie in a North State conference game. High Point jumped off to ani early lead with a touchdown in the first period on a 51-yard drive. Le-! noir-Rhyne's tying tally came In' vuux, uu viixuu iti tiic annual Shrine bowl football game to be played in Charlotte on December 5 will be placed on sale here tomorrow morning. I The price of general admission a few moments later.

Paul Johnson, A 25-yard pass from Roy Shook i tickets will be $2.40, tax included. ft fha ironofol miKlii 4-Vn. mill the third. Blue Ridge left half, fumbled the to Carter placed the ball on the ball on his own 16 after taking a seven and Eddie Harrell plunged be no reserve seats other than the I Point drive started on afinn wn h.in.rc own 49 yard line and featured 2,600 seats reserved for holders of handoff from Buddy Goode. Joe; over for.

the final score. The game DAnl.nJ 1 1 lan1n 1 1 Quarterback Club To Meet On Monday The regular weekly meeting of the Carolina Quarterback club will be held at the S. and W. cafeteria on Monday at 1 o'clock, it was announced yesterday. Previously the meetings have been held at 6 o'clock in the evenings, and attention is called to the new time.

It is expected to have pictures of some game, and also a report by club members on the Carolina-William and Mary game Saturday. "The Thinking Fellow Rides A Yellow" YELLOW CAB PHONE 798 109 Patton Ave. AsheviHe, N. Penland- came in fast and BulldogsTop Oklahoma By 20-7 Count ocvcioi yiaya laLer W1LI1 me after Richkus had run and passed to the 20. In the final period, a 26-yard Richkus pass was ruled complete i on the 10 because of but a penalty and Florida's savage; and desperate linemen threw State: back to the 30.

In a frantic effort to score, Rich-'. kus and tailback Gwyn Fletcher; ran and passed the ball to the four! on fourth down. With only sec-i onds remaining, Byler dropped back' for a field goal, but the aggressive! Florida line blocked it and Florida! took the ball for the remaining 20, seconds. i a 33 yard pass from Jim Foxworth to Carl Tipton. Painter and Curtis Shrinebowl" tickets.

Two "Shrinebowl" reserve seat covered the fumble. McDonald, cracked the Lenoir. Then it was Penland through losers in. possession of the ball on their own 14. Singling out any one Asheville-Biltmore player for special nraisp -tickets will be given with each min the middle for three, Patty for two and Alger Rainwater for six and a first down.

Takine the ball on De impossible, the whole! Rhyne line to the two yard stripe and Painter went over for the touchdown. James Petree's kick was blocked by center M. C. Abee. Petree got revenge by blocking; Bill Coyne's attempted placement' five, Penland went over untouched team functioning with clock-like OTILLWATER, Oct.

18. (JPy for the score and again the try or Precision. Many reserves who have Twenty-year-old Johnny Rauch Point failed. action had a chance to' who pitcnes a football as if it were louowmg the Lenoir-Rhyne touch. down.

quarter brought a kicking duel, Utti canning ana line play. il. i i I Ppnlnnil's rannSnA. Penland's runninc was one nf The scoring drive carried from with the Bulldogs moving the the High Point 45, with Charles imum contribution of $25.00, and an extra ticket may be secured for each additional $12.50 contribution. W.

H. Brinkley, vice chairman in charge of all ticket sales, pointed out that there has been no increase in the price of this year's game. The only changes as to the seating arrangements for the spectators are that additional ushers will be provided for the convenience of the spectators, and rather than having reserved sections for "Shrinebowl" ticket holders as in 1946, the 1947 "Shrinebowl" tickets designate individual reserved seats. Will Not Oversell Brinkley also pointed out that ostwalt and. Haywood Martin toss.

a silver dollar, shone just as brightly as he passed to two touchdowns and set up another to give Georgia a 20-7 victory Oklahoma A. M. here today. Rauch's accuracy was amazing as he hit his receivers for scores in the third and fourth quarters while the Aggies were able to muster the ing passes and John Charles han. dling the groundwork.

Charles fi nally cracked over from the one the top features of the contest, with Roberts, Rainwater, Patty and Joe Harrell also reeling off nice gains. Bill Mauk, a newcomer to the squad who has been sidelined with injuries for the past two weeks, saw action in the final period, displaying some finished ball handling. Mack Bowman. Blue Ridee full, loot line. visitors back each time.

The Bulldogs began rolling shortly before the half ended, moving from the 23 yard stripe to the Blue Ridge 20 before Fatty rifled an aerial to Larry Carter in the end zone for the third score The Bulldogs changed technique for the extra point, with Paul Harris splitting the uprights with a drop kick. And Hilltoppers Defeat scoring punch only in the third Kings Mountain, 18-0 back, played a standout game, as period. the stadium will not be oversold! ouuujf (jruoae and jboo Sum and that only a sufficient number so the half ended, 19-0. ucia. oiumuus punting was stenriv RUTH ERFORDTON The Ruth.

oi tickets to fill every seat will be in getting back down to business ISf one was good available. erfordton-Spindale Hilltoppers ran wild here Friday night, defeating Kings Mountain, 18-0, in a bitterly The 1946 game was a complete sell-out a week prior to the game. Blue Ridge Brinkley said indications point that an tickets will be sold three to four DRY-BAK HUNTING COATS famous Dry-Bak hunting coats made of heavy canvas duck with corduroy collar tough and long wearing. contested game. Melton scored first on a pass play that netted 65 yards in the second period.

Hines also scored a few in the third period, taking the BlueA.B Ridge kickoff and holding the ball i camerot over from the two-yard stripe. Gene Starting on their own 41, the Bull- Brinon dogs capitalized on a beautiful 24-! Hams yard jaunt by Rainwater and an BaSTwjn equally flawless 21-yard dash Harreii Penland. Harrell, Rainwater r-i i Patty Po RT RG LT QB Rrf -LH FB Graham Simpson Weir Livingston Poppajohn Tompkins Fickey Sumners Johnson Goods Only a little behind Rauch in playing a sparkling offensive game was the Aggies' Jim Spa-vital who scored the Aggies' only touchdown. In the first minute of the third quarter, he took a punt on his own 25 yard-line and snaked his way through the entire Georgia team to score. A perfectly timed block by Joe Spencer cleared out his biggest obstacle.

Rauch's passing first paid off in the middle of the second period when he tossed to Weyman Sellers 25 yards to the Aggies 10. Lukie Brunson broke off right guard from the seven to squeeze to the goal. minutes later and Scoggins made a beautiful 70 yard runback of a pass interception in the fourth weeks prior to December 6, and urges all fans interested in seeing this game to buy their tickets well in advance. Clarence Kuester will head the Special Gifts committee this year, assisted by Mr. J.

a. Mayo, vice chairman. This committee is al xiuueru crasnea me line to set up.iiull Bowman me score. The place kick was wide. period.

Britton Shines AshevUle subs: C. Roberts, Robertson, White. Penland. Mcintosh. E.

Hararell, Warner. Burein. Mank. Walton, Sarti, Keenan, Johnson, WiHoughby, Carter, Dozier. Calvin, Clarke, Yarborough Richardson, Phillips, Brinkley, R.

Roberts, Wilson and Shook. verman, Eckel Orr, and Bill Pres 7.95 Only a few minutes later, perhaps the most exciting feat of the game "ame when Pete Britton. Bulldog enter, intercented an orrar.io oorial ley. ready hard at work, and Kuester reports that he is well satisfied Each of these gentlemen have Blue Kidge subs: Piper. Harmon, Conn, with the progress made to date.

limited number of tickets that will iossefl by Goode and raced down 1 "S- "a There are no comnlimentarv tickets issued for this eame. Thnsp.Uj THE BOOTERY; Joe Gerri's try for extra point was blocked by Tom Turvey. No sooner had the Aggies scored Dry-Bak hunting coat waterproof and snagproof has warm-up pockets, shell pockets and blood proof game pockets one of the best made. 1- cv oraers early. Game fund will be given two com plimentary tickets by this committee if requested.

The proceeds from this game, which is the only their third period touchdown than Georgia struck back after the kick-off, Rauch passing from the Aggies 18 to Sellers who scampered to a touchdown. Geri made the extra point kick good, his first of two. FOR THE MEN--- Who Require Extra, Width For Extra Comfort We Present 1 2-90 32 ROUNDS BOXING AUDITORIUM MONDAY, OCT. 20. 8:30 P.

M. 10 ROUNDS mgn school bowl game in the country, will be contributed to the Shriners' Crippled Children's hospital, Greenville, S. C. The four Shrine temples of the two states; Omar, Hejaz, Sudan, and Oasis, sponsors of the game, contributed $50,000 to the hospital last year, which rem-esents the land. Carter.

J. Harrell, Britton and E. Harrell. Extra point Harris (place kick). AMMUfilTION Shotgun Shells Remington Hi-Veloc-itv shotgun shells for 12.

16, and 20 gauge guns. FROZEN Snoed DRY BAK SHELL VEST Heavy duck shell vests available for 12. 16. and 20 gauge shotgun shells all sizes. 2.15 CUSTAED Asheville's Newest Delicacy COOUNG REFRESHING DELICIOUS FRESH DAILY W.L.

DOUGLAS SHOE BROCKTON 15. MASS. in EEE WIDTH Box largest contribution to date, and Claude Squires, general chairman of the game, states that indi-c cations point to a much larger con- I'tribution this year. Plans have been completed to care of the high school all- stars, who will report to Charlotte Sunday, November 30th, for a week cof conditioning and practice under their respective coaches. Thp in- 2.49 TEET M0NT00TII Penguin DRIVE-IN Remington Shur-Shot shotgun shells, 12, 16, and 20 gauge.

Box 1-80 CARTRIDGES 22 Remington Long Rifle, Hi Velouicty cartridges 50 to a box. dividual players who will make up vs. me ixurtn tjaronna and South Open But. nan A oaronna squads have not been se. lected to date.

It is the privilege and responsibility of the coaches to seiect tne individual high school HUNTING PANTS Dry-Bak straight leg pants double seat and double knee rubberized waterproof. 60c Box seniors. All high school coaches are requested to recommend their outstanding senior players. These recommendations assist the coaches in jt 22 Calibre Remington shorts Hi-Velocity You'll be amazed at yfevw the extra width rfk. 9.50 Why Pay More? 8.95 7.95 tneir selections.

Tose who witness the Shrine Bowl srame will rpp tm 35c Box Desc mgn school foptball played in the South. College talent scouts from all over the connt.rv or. 50 to a box. 32-20 Remington Hi-Power cartridges. 0 tk.

OIL hand for this game, and many a boy who could not receive a college Dry-Bak breeches of heavy duck double knee and seat rubberized elastic bottoms. 7.95 Dry-Bak short boot pants double seat and knees rubberized for damp-proof protection. 7.95 YOUR GUN 2.98 Box icuuuawuu otnerwise receive athletic scholarships as a result of partici-j pa ting in the annual Shrine Bowl game. 30-30 Winchester rifle cartridges. to 3-IH'OriE 2.25 Box HUNTING CAPS BOBBY BRITTON 8-ROUND SEMI-FINAL SNOOKS HOWARD vs.

KENT KEEN 6 ROUNDS Colored Bout 'JUMPIN' JOE GREEN SONNYHOPPER 4 BOUNDS Colored Bout LEM SMITH WILD BILL NORRIS 4 BOUNDS NORMAN SWANN HARRY KILPATRICK TICKETS ON SALE WILKINS' CORNER Charlie (Choo Choo) Justice, the 1947 All American prospect of the University of North Carolina, is a graduate of this game, and all college squads in this section are well represented with boys who have participated- in this game. Fans in this section wishing to purchase tickets to, the game should contact either M. E. Meadows, or the members of his committee, who are as follows: J. E.

Divelblss, Jr George Wetchell, e. E. Blake, Hrvin Fobartie, Charles Gainer, Jerry Sil- SEE US FOR YOUR SHELLS CARTRIDGES Men'' revesible hunting caps heavy tan 7C duck one side, the other in red flannel all I Both Styles Available In Black Or Brown Sizes 6 to 13 EEE Width MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED Up CUT-RATE NEON SIGNS AND INTERIOR LIGHTING BY ASHEVILLE CUT-RATE NEON, INC. 90 Biltmore Ph. 7831 Asheville, N.

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