Asheville Citizen-Times from Asheville, North Carolina • Page 33

TEAM ICKED FOR OP1 OWL Two Powerful Elevens UNC ROLLS OVER VIRGINIA ELEVEN, 40 TO 7 Play Here December 13 ASHEVILLE CITIZEN TIMES Justice Marks Up Pair Of Victory Touchdowns CLASSIFIED SPORTS Sunday, November 30, 1947 Section Poindexter And Petersen Select Outstanding Stars Frpm W.N.C. Schools To Represent "West" And "East" In Bowl Battle By RED MILLER For the past six weeks, ever since the first annniinn.t Vaunted Cavalier Power Is Complete Failure of the Optimist bowl game was sprung on them Western t3 VAsHSvitiesicy, Comrade-J 1 11, A- I kt 11 Vt North Carolina football fans have been busy naming their choices for the "East" and "West" elevens, and the boys themselves have been hitting the line just a little harder, and cracking the other fellow just a bit harder to make sure that their name was written on the scroll when the two big elevens square off here at Memorial stadium on Saturday afternoon, December 1 3. But while the fans were predicting and the boys sweating just a little more, the two chosen coaches and their assistants have been doing something else they have been touring the entire area to see for themselves the boys who were to compose their and after long deliberation have come up today with what they consider the As Tar Heels March Up And Down Field To Cheers Of 40,000 Fans By BILLT ANDERSON' CHAPEL HILL, Nov. 29. (AP) With Charlie Justice, the Asheville sophomore tallying two touchdowns, North Carolina closed its 1947 football season with a 40-7 triumph over Virginia before 40,000 chilly fans here today in Kenan stadium.

The hard-fighting Cavaliers did not show any signs of an attack to meet the men of Coach Carl Snavely, and it was only durin the waning minutes of the fourth quarter that George Grimes stepped off his own left tackle for Virginia's only six pointer. George, a TazeweU Va senior who played for North Carolina during the war-time V-12 program, place. kicked the extra point. The Tar Heels opened with a score during the first three minutes kfck'Jf1 tmabled the opening Maryland's Bowl liic uup oi me seniors on Western North Carolina high scnooi ana prep scnool elevens. Bowl Bound Tech in making their final choices Coaches C.

C. Poindexter of the Western eleven and O. R. Peterson of the Eastern eleven admit that they may have passed up some good boys. But there was only room for 24 boys on each team, and in some cases the ability of boys for certain Blasts Bulldogs By 7 To 0 Score A scant half dozen plavs later ullback Walt Pupa bulled 'his way over from the two-foot line." Runs Fever Is Cooled By Big Wolfpack oi is yaras and seven yards by Justice set up the scoring effort.

Enrmor, positions was so nearly equal that engineers Use One Golden it practically amounted to fliDnine practically amounted to flipnine i the extra Bob Cox placekicked point. i Feathers' Crew Battles Old Opportunity To Turn Back State Foes Eleven To bioers Pupa was injured in the second! quarter, but fullback Hosea Rodgers! Scoreless Tie a coin in making the final choice. Both coaches feel that some boys left off were due a place on the team, but they also feel that no boy placed on the team was unworthy of the great honor bestowed upon ATLANTA, Nov. 29. UP) Georgia Tech's Orange Bowl team, shackled and shaken bv lapauiy teamed with Jim Camp to spar r.ZLoM one for 62 yardi.

"jThe university of Maryland's burn- i Camp took in a Dodgers pass 75 wi rever was quieted a little which carried 20 yards to the Cava- I 88 its match Nortn lier's 20-yard stripe? and then a Harohna State, which battled the double reverse, Rodgers to Justice to tie Camp, carried to a first down on ln Byrd stacuu- the 10-yard line. Camp was hurt was a and tuck game, on the play, and Johnny Clements I panicularly the second half, de- ucuigia rsuiiaog lor almost three 1111 oecause oi nis outstanding abil-periods, turned one golden oppor-litv on tne gridiron. tunity into a touchdown today and made it last for a 7 to 0 victory be- i Basel on comparative weight fig-fore 38,000 fans. ures of the two teams, the Western Jimmy Castleberry, a lanky wul nold ali advantage, stitute Tech end, latched on to an! Paced Clyde Miller, the bril-errant aerial by Georgia's Johnny liant Canton high backfield star Rauch and took it to the Georgia wno already been chosen to play took over Camp's duties. "ic ui scoring.

ine ad vantage switched raDldlv hut in The same play was called with ij yara line as the game nearedl, ouuut wi game at unar- I the end it was two evenly matched.1 lotte on December 6, the Western the three quarter mark. Two Dlavs wmcn rose up when the chips Statistics later freshman Red Patton tossed were down to keep their goals un- to George Brodnax for a score. CHAPEL HILL. Nov. 29.

Ije The North Carolina-Virginia football statis Rabbit Jordan kicked the extra point and the game relaxed into A representative of t.h Aii.oat. aggregation boasts a backfield that averages 167.2 pounds per man and includes boys who have proven their ability to do anything with a football that a coach desires. Rounding out the backfield. Coach Poindexter will have his choice of tics; tne brutal line battle it had been up to that break. Kt downs Jacksonville.

"was on Net yards rushing 165 369 l00k over the Terrapins. i 12 jcy naa come through with seven i 5 wins flnrf tn-n ri iu i4 sucn. stars as Ted Brendel. Murnhv 0 jfor Coach Jim Tatum in his first Passes attempted 17 Passes completed 8 Yards sained lorw pass 48 Passes intercepted 1 Yards forw pass interc 8 Punting averace 43 Total yards all kicks ret. 94 Penalties 36 ic USI live llllliuies -c of play, did Georgia pierce beyond 't the Engineers' 40 yard line.

In ZH, iLanton; lames Holden, Optimist Bowl Grid Squads jar nere. 43 Only Few Tickets Left For Optimist Bowl Tilt desperate bid for a tie, Rauch, who MonrV7n fXT tTT06' IaCK completed 10 out of 21 passes Swn" 73 No decision on the bowl situation' made.immediatelv. The game EASTERN TEAM ENDS the day, took his team by the air TT" r-V Ben route down to Tech's 35. f11' ASheville Clements winding up the reverse was the last in 1947 for" hnth in the end zone for a touchdown. After Maryland made thp nniv Name Cox's point-after-touchdown effort serious scoring feints in the first was no good.

I half, the offensive fireworks let Lee Childers School Lenoir High School Hendersonville High School Marion High School ADDalachian Hieh Rrhnnl The next tcuchdown climaxed a lose after the intermission. Mary-iDave strider 55-yard thrust, and came with led by Lu Gambino, pressed Jack Lonon 35 seconds left in the half. the eight-yard line in tho third i Fled Miller With 48 boys representing practi- the bleacher seats owned by cally every high school and prep the Western Carolina Teachers col-school in Western North Carolina lege, and already made available already selected to make up I for the game, may be stacked very "East" and "West" teams, and high, and if it is decided that they their names announced, members i will be safe the problem will be ran 20 yards to the Virginia 35-yard IQUarter. The Wolfpack from state charles "Red" Hazelwod Crossnore High School Fullback Breezy Reid slammed At ends XtoiwTrB his way to the 25 for a first down AseJSte hTeh but then Tech's rugged defenders broke up three Rauch passes All thrpp tr line-backer Frank Ziegler knocked 5 Ms6 wfhglapffoCei Ck 10 ond under punts, Ld Sere wmbe his fourth effort little choice for the starting pair. Ziegler, Tech fullback out since 6 the Duke game with an ankle in- At the important tackle posts jury, was his teams most valuable Poindexter will have his choice of performer in his backer-up capacity i four boys: Harley Stewart, Frank-as he drilled through the Georgia Bill Jenkins.

Sand HUT Ken-line a dozen times to smear Rauch jneth Pressley, Sylva; and' J. H. line. Two plays later, Rodgers rifled'ot far as the one yard in the 1 TACKLES ui uie optimist uowi ticKec com- solved, f'Jrt, Archie Murphy Wgt. 170 175 160 155 150 185 180 195 150 195 175 165 "exc punt, Gambino was Lester Hoiton scooted for mittee squared their shoulders today for a great deluge of checks and ticket requests in the first mail tomorrow morning.

placement was true, and North to the WolfDack 49. U.i luauicu rjiui' .111111 Carolina led at the half by 20-0. or the runners, Reid and Bob Creasman, Swannanoa. stSMEGE pKrk- Md- Nov. 29 (Z M.rt,"' on the Noor" Carolina statT Maryland game today: aiaie- But the best advice to fans wishing to see the game still is to get theirs while the few remaining du-cates are available.

That the game is going to be one on a par with any in the South is a foregone conclusion. Announcement of the two teams This is very fine business, and just what Chairman Al Lineberry hoped would happen when the bowl game was announced, but there is one very large fly in the The Tar Heels returned from intermission by moving 40 yards for their fourth touchdown. Justice shot a pass for 12-yards to Bob Cox Pir nm. -Mawland N.C.S Guards, will be chosen from Clifford Brookshire, Sand Hill: Dennis Ensley, Bryson City: Willis Penfield. Hgt.

5' 11" 5' 11" 5' 10" 5" 10" 6' 0" 6' 1" 5' 10" 6' 1" 5' 10" 5' 11" 5' 11" 5' 10" 6' 0" 6 1" 5' 11" 5' 11" 5' 11" 5' 11" 5' 11" 5' 11" 6' 0" 6' 0" 5' 10" 5' 10'i" 11 147 Asheville School; and Franklin Smith, Biltmore high. The center position will be helrl Spruce Pine High School Forest City High School Appalachian High School Bakersville High School GUARDS Morganton High School Hendersonville High School Tryon High School Glenn Alpine High School CENTERS Morganton High School Forest City High School BACKS Valdese High School Spruce Pine High School Morganton High School Lenoir High School Lenoir High School Granite Falls High School Granite Falls High School Tryon High School Marion Hiah School Yards gained rush (neti 216 Forward passes attempted 15 Forward pass completed 3 Yards by forw pass 7 Forward passes interc by 2 Yards run-b interc pass 7 Punting av (from scrim) 35 Total yards all kicks ret 20 Opp. lumbles rec 1 Yards lost by penalties 72 154 10 3 20 2 20 36 40 1 30 ointment up to a late hour yesterday afternoon a check of the ticket sales office at 53 Broadway showed that the bottom of the barrel is in sight and that only a few hundred tickets of those printed remain to be sold. W. A.

Hold Walt Williams Joe Derby Donald Price Jimrify McFadden Blanton McBrayer Bill Robinette Charles Buchanan Jimmy Connelly Bill Bower Dudley Nelson Gene Corpening Wade Johnson Eugene "Bud" Foster Kirby Radar Patton, the frosh who looped the winning touchdown pass, was in for only two plays both of them the peculiar diagonal pass which he used to beat Navy and gave Tech victory over its most rabid rival today. The first effort, made in a Tech bid to score from far out at the close of the first half, was barely broken up. Lengthy penalties against both teams throttled any scoring opportunities in the first half but the 180 175 175 190 178 185 165 yesterday revealed that Clyde Miller, outstanding Canton high star, will be leading the attack for the "West" team, while Kirby Radar, one of the top high school operators in the South, will be the hot rock for the Eastern outfit. Coach Art Ditt announced last night that Radar will definitely be here for the opening of practice on December 8, and will be ready for his second shot of the season at the fleet-footed Miller. down by two outstanding players, Robert Doak of Asheville School and Kenneth Mackey of Canton high.

Like the Western squad, the Eastern team is also blessed with back-field material that would bring tears of joy to the eyes of any coach. Here too, we find the backfield led by a boy who has been chosen to represent his team in the Shrine around left end aeain. soinz to the 24. but with Tucker and Jim Larue At present the seating capacity of the stadium is limited to 6,000 fans. trying their hand at running it 175 'was no go and the Terps surrender-led the ball on the 30.

and less than 500 tickets remain to 111 if brutal line play in the initial peri- Accept Bowl Bid CHAPEL HILL, Nov. 29. (UP) The University of North Carolina Tar Heels, fresh from a 40-1 victory over Virginia, met tonight and voted unanimously to accept a bid to play in the Legion Bowl game at Los Angeles Dec. 20, provided the faculty and athletic committees approve. The committees are scheduled to mee; tomorrow and giye a decision.

Opinion on the campus gave only an outside chance that the Tar Heels would make the California trip. Examinations are set for Dec. 18 and university officials said the guarantee would cover little more than expenses. 140 180 ods saw Tech gradually gain the iBowl game at Charlotte, Kirby Ra- llniwr rinnri I Before the period ended, the Wolf-jpack set off on a march which pro- par, oi Marion mgn scnool. Radar Both- Miller and Radar have Georgia Tech Georgia is classed as one of the greatest aucea its Dig threat of the game.

oeen cnosen to Dlav in the Shrine R. Jordan Sellers coiiege prospects in this end of the Slaten iney started from their own 20 Bowl game at Charlotte December 6, and will come to Asheville di Bush St. John Chandler B. Reid Payne Edwards Taylor state, and coaches from many of the large universities have been looking over his shoulder for the past few weeks as he went about the business of winnine football Po LE LT LG 86 RT LH FB ouiu ii uus uapacny is maintained. This means that unless additional bleachers are installed many hundreds of fans who have been waiting just a day longer to buy their tickets may find themselves standing on the outside when the first "bowl" game in the history of Western North Carolina is uncorked at Memorial stadium here on Saturday afternoon, December 13.

However, there is one small ray of hope for the late-comers. The Bowl Committee is working fever Hgt. 6' 1" 5' 11" 6' 3" after a kick over the goal. Leslie Palmer and Gwynn Fletcner alternated in lugging the ball in five plays which carried to the Terrapin 43. rectly from that game to join their respective squads for the Optimist Bowl affair.

Pope R. Smith Healey Davis Brodnax Southard McCoy A. Bowen Ziegler Name George Shotwell Hugh Caldwell Bill Duffy Harley- Stewart Bill Jenkins Kenneth Pressley J. B. Creasman Maricich gEmeS WESTERN TEAM ENDS School Asheville High School Waynesville High School Christ School TACKLES Franklin High School Sand Hill High School Sylva High School Swannanoa High School GUARDS Sand Hill High School Bryson City High School Asheville School Biltmore High School On the first play of the final Bodine Open Cage Season Wgt.

168 175 167 198 185 195 170 185 165 period, Fletcher tossed a Ions mss Georgia Tech 0 Georgia 0 7 07 working with in the back- oo: field spots will be such lads as Bill 3" 10" 11': 8" Touchdown, Brodnax, Points after Robinette. Valdesp hiirh- for a first down on the Virginia 23- 'iwnich was out of reach of Bill Stan-yard line, and Rodgers banged up'011- But tne officials called infertile middle for 13 yards. ference by Larue and gave North SYLVA The Sylva (colored) high school cagers will play host to the Walhalla high school basketball team' of S. C. to open their 1947 season Monday night at 7:30 at ishly to perfect some plan whereby at least 2,000 more seats may be installed, city engineers have turned Justice made five yards at left oaii on me nine, end and then five at right end T'0 running plays and an incom- I Clifford Brookshire Dennis Ensley 5' 10" 5' 10" touchdown, R.

Jordan. Subs, Georgia Tech, Grilfin. Bushbin, Castleberry, Coleman, Bradach, McKinney, Phillips. L. Bowen, Bossons, Royal.

Hook, Still, Brown. Petit. Patton. Queen J. Jordan.

Williams. Bills. Harrison. Georgia subs, Popwell. Lor en do.

Deav-ers. Perhach. Johnson. George. Jeffrey, Pope.

Hobbs. Coolev. Jackura. Henderson. Buchanan, Spruce Pine; Jimmy Connelly, Morganton; Bill Bower.

Lenoir; Gene Corpening, Granite Falls: Johnson, Granite Falls; and Eugene (Bud) Foster, Tryon. At the end positions Coach Peter- thumbs down on the idea of stack uie last good ior the touchdown. "uuuug against. their high school gym. 5'.

8'" 167V. Cox made gocd his third place-; lhe 1lerl Une- Charley Richkus then pranvun Smifh ing the seats too high, for fear th- Two games will be on tan with 177 the eirls' teams scheduler! fnr rhp mignt collapse and result in a ment. i a pass wnicn Buck Blomquist -1 mi caU2ht inrtipx frran tho ffA4l ll'horfl CENTERS 6' 0" 5' 10H" 5' 11" tragedy. However, it is understood I preliminary clash. Geri, Rauch.

F. Reid. Nestorak, Brunson, i McCall. Gatewood. Bradberry.

Donaldson. uuiLiuc also ugurea in i Rohprt rinair u-as fnrrpH rait nf ivum rcoueit uoik Turn To Page Four bjoxc moments later Dy reeling oil a twT brilliant 32-yard run. Jim Camp 'ne and scormg opportuni-went over on a reverse from thejty of last garter- Kenneth Mackey Erwin Shook ThP final North rL -nJ There was one "touchdown" scored Fred Brendle tally in the game, but is was called back. I Clyde Miller came alter uiuy Maceyko was Asheville School Canton High School BACKS Waynesville High School Murphy High School Canton High School Canton High School Brevard High School -t Black Mountain High School Swannanoa High School Ben Lippen School Asheville High School Franklin High School dumped for a six-yard loss on the back on U's 167 165 155 162 160 165 170 172 170 190 173 155 Virginia 41. He then offered a 7 a iuug pass Derfect nass to Ken bml-pii trhr.

"ed mUer w'ho got behind the 1 Charles Reece 5' 9" 5' IDS' 11" 5' 11" 5' 11" 5' llVj" 5' 9" 6' 0" 6' 1" 5' 10" made a fightine catch and eluded se5ondary and caught Bailey Emmett McDowell George Neff in running 18 yards forj Wii 1UU, 10. nc 1 an fr Until tnnUlA 4.1 Clyde Leeson Larry Cabe no ib.emnd. Ttacto. only to have Itu Ol 1. no good.

wuuvuuu u. a point-after try was in i me omciais call a holding penalty tie wonpack. The Vidians stormed back by' rnllin frnm thoir it, uy lar tne Dig onen- line in successwrshort unt the Terrapins, really This Week's Grid Scores the Tar Heel middle Tn straiaht lu" in ine in-ra. passes from Richard Michels tolpVthe Tpr "rr Bi Rav Brown were eood fcr a firit Ferp 43, 8amboling Lu nay xron. were gooa icr a tore aiound left end three straight1 down on the North Carolina 43.

times to get down to the State IB Mithels again hit Brown with a Then he from Ticker CRUSADERS CAP SEASON WITH WIN OVER B.C. BOSTON, Nov. 29. (UP) Holy Cross, capping a disappointing season with a blaze of glory, upset favored Boston college 20 to 6 today, marking the fifth straight time the Crusaders have toppled their 4J nu o. mji, wonpacK line gave up onlv one down on the Carolina 11.

Grover more yard before taking 0ver Jones rarrieri tn the fivp frnm whprpi Th i.inn.. 6 Tk f- Is? 8a ISp wP mL Grimes scored. Grimes placekicked I c- the extra point. There was no doubt of the su- i periority of Snavely's proteges today captured the 26th victorv in Gould Maryland Simler Drach Phillips Kinney Schwarz Po li FB traditional rivals in this 51-year-old series. Rock the grid series with Virginia.

There i B'mauist (By The Associated Press) EAST Army 21, Navy 0. Pordham 13. New York 13 Holy Cross 20, iioston Covllege fl. West Virginia 17. Pittsburgh 2 SOUTH Georgia Tech 7.

Georgia o. Florida 25. Kansas State 7. Maryland 0, N. c.

State 0. Tennessee 12. Vandcrbilt 7. North Carolina 40. Virginia 7 Mississippi 33.

Mississippi State 14. Oklahoma 21. Oklahoma A. 4: M. 13.

Evansville 20. Northern Illinois 0. MIDWEST Oregon State 27. Nebraska SOUTHWEST Southern Methodist 19 Texas Christian 1. Rice 34.

Baylor 8. Texas Tech 14, Hardin-Sommons 6. Mexico City vs. Louisiana Col. (cancelled).

POST-SEASOX HIGH SCHOOL MlUard-Fletcher 0, Bristol, High 0- Bowlby Tucker have been three ties, and the cavaliers have won 23. An overflow bipartisan crowd of Richkus Bozeman Palmer Idzik Larue Bonk N. C. State North Carolina made the 369 net 00 42,500 saw the Crusaders dominate the play on the frozen mud of Braves field. The win made a sparkling going-away present for re yards rushing to Virginia's 165, andj IT: 0 0 Subs.

North Carolina State Miller Phil. gained 137 yards to 48 -on passes. i. lips. Romanowsky, Stanton.

Sykes. Gould, itees. bmith. p. Wagoner, Barksdale, Turn To Page Four signing Holy Cross coach John (Ox) Da Grosa, whose teams never had lost, to a.

c. during his three year tenure. I tation to play against William and No Ducats For Public NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 29. WV-The New Orleans Mid-Winter Sports association said tonight there would be no public sales, here of Sugar bowl football tickets.

Outweighted an average of 25 Manila, uuounan. Joyce. Musser. j. Wagoner.

Watts. Saunders, Allen, Bozeman. McLeod, Palmer. Thompson. Richkus.

Maryland subs: Davis. Evans. Simler, Wingate. Drach. Gierula, Goodman, Krause, Molster, Broglio, McHugb, Sch wartz.

Everson, Kinney. Rowden. Bonk, Gambino, Idzik. Larue. Roth, and Turyn.

Vols DeclinTO ffer For Dixie Bowl Tilt Mary in the Dixie Bowl at Birmingham. on New Year's day, head coach and athletic director. Bob pounds per man in the line, the Crusaders punched out tow touchdowns inthe first period and one in the third two of the scores fol THT KENIL WORTH COMMUNITY CENTER has one of the few completely outfitted independent community football teams in this entire area. The boys have played several games during the past season and have develnnprl intn a ri Reason for this shutdown on general sales is that the Universities of Texas and Alabama "have requested all tickets allotted to them for sale to alumni, students and association officials said. Neyland announced after the Vols' 12-7 victory over Vanderbilt.

"Our 1948 season began today," said Neyland, in announcing the Volunteers do not intend to accept any bowl bids. lowing B. C. fumbles. B.

lone score in the last period preserve Coach Denny Myers' record of never being shutout since taking over B. C. four seasons ago. 1 and coach they are. Front row, left to right, Billy Akers, acting manager; Dave Fullerton; Bobby Hoch, Charley Hunter, Dewitte Dowle, and Hugh Howell.

Center row, left to right, Johnny Mack Araette. Buddv Cain. Ralnh Mplsm-i niii Turinr- onri riqIta Trior a TJonb- rnm Inff KNOXVILLE, Nov. 29. (JP) Tennessee today declined an invi right, Chicle Hunter, manager; Bob Ingram; Jimmy Sawyer, Frank Carter, Don Harris; Tommy Coughlin; and Norman Spade, coach..