The Delta Democrat-Times from Greenville, Mississippi • Page 10

JO Sunday, December 5, '65 Delia Democrat-Times Solly Cohen, Ole Miss All-Southern In 1924 Is Still Football Booster By CHARLES S. KERG LAKE PROVIDENCE, La. The huskily-built man seated near the front door of his furniture store here arose from a comfor- ab'c chair and smiled. We readily recognized him as Solly Cohen, one-time All-Southern fullback of the Ole Miss Rebels whose football greatness is still remembered as having started in his native Sharkey County, crfended to college gridirons over Dixie and. even into the semi-profession, al ranks with the famed Clarence Saunders Tigers at Memphis.

"It has been a kmg time," Solly said as the former star elected to sit on edge of his chair and chat with this writer who remembered him when he was a football great with Rolling Fork High School team back in the 1920's and his career all the way and even scored baseball games when Solly was the speedy and slugging outfielder for the Benoit Gas Plant baseball team. "Who brought this up about me?" Solly asked. Cohen is 58 years old now and has been troubled with arthritis, but the years haven't diminished his great interest in his favorite sport--football--although he was a three letter man at Ole Miss and a four letterman in high school. The big boy whose blistering line attacks are remembered by former players of many football teams in the South, watches the games by television of the college teams and confines his personal visits to the football fields to the Lake Providence High School Stadium to see the hometown Panthers in action and he has his eye on steering a young end to his alma-mater--Ole Miss. Solly was born at Anguilla am! when he was 2-years old his moved to Delta City where his father, Hymut Cohen, was a New Orleans and other cities.

In Entered Ole Miss In 1924 On Sept. 14, 1924, Solly re- he was 17. At first R. L. Sullivan calls, he entered Ole Miss when coached the Rebels freshmen.

Then Coach Woodward took ovsr as Sullivan devoted all his time the physical education department. Cohen produced a yellowing of clippings from Southern newspapers of his The scrapbook carries pictures of Ole Miss stars ike Sale Lilly and other greats, even more than those of However Cohen's secretary call ed attention to a story written by! George Healy, now executive edi-; or of the New Orleans Times 'icayunc, who was student sports vriter at Ole Miss. The slpry old of how Cohen scored 100 wints or possibly more himself as the Ole Miss Freshmen buried' he Tunica County Agricultural ligh School Aggies. Healy's story aid there had been argumento hat Solly had scored even-more han 100 points, possibly 108, but went into the record as 100. Homer Hazel came to Ole Miss he 1925 season direct from star- lorn at Rutgers Universiy and ook charge of the Ole Miss ootball team as its head coach and for three years Cohen bat- ered his way through the best cams in the South as a great for Ole Msis.

merchnt and farmer. Solly went first to elementary school at Delta City and two years of high school there. His Junior and senior years, were at Rolling Fork High where he made athletic history. By GrenviUum A Greenvillian. Walter Stokes retired YMCA secretary Greenville, was Solly's high school coach and started him pfl to his greatness.

As the 218; pound fullback of polling Fork his powerful plunges made Him tlie terror of Delta and Vicksburg gridirons and Rolling Fork was a newcomer (to Delta football We chided Solly about the day back in 1923 when Rolling Fork came to Greenville undefeated. Solly had running over and around other Delta thorns. The Hornets that season Had Ed Lenz, Tobe Wood, Herbert Eustis, Joe Virden: and Granville (Banny) Vaught and succeeded in slopping Cohen. Coach Forrest Murphy's Hornet, shocked Rolling Fork 9-0-and then went on to annex the Delta crown. Two and' three men would "hit" Solly every time he odt of steam-that, dayl', Coheri put in arid quickly, added, "Greenville was glad whe'n that game over the.big.griddqr.

shot back at'his interviewer. Solly observed his 15th. and 16th. birthdays with RoJIing Fork High, known then 1 as -the fame-'in- high school attracted attention col leges signed a grant.in ak scholarship with Ole Miss, al though the'scholarships in thosi days did riot provide as much as present day scholarships. Transportation in the Delta Aen Solly started his grid-, career with Rolling Fork wasn't too He recalls that he rode the Y.

M. V. railroad (now the from Delta City to Rolling "ork and after spending from Monday through Fridays with an uncle in Rolling Fork. He would come home to Dells City by train to spend Saturday and Sunday. The Rolling Fork team traveled in school buses and then with Ole Miss the team traveled by train to Nashville, GHS Edges Vicksburg 52 SO In Overt i me By CHARLES KERG OLLOWING a pattern of victory set by the football team, the Greenville Hornets defeated the Vicksburg Greenies varsity in an overtime contest to sweep a pair of games at Vicksburg Friday night.

Trailing through most of the SOLLY COHEN IN I5H own automobile he dohes't get round as easily as he once did. Game Improved, Changed Football, he says, has improved, has changed because of the platoon system and the day of specialists. "When I was playing stayed in the game 60 he said, and you only out of the game because you lad a broken Then, too, he points out, in the specializing of the game big lis later years at Ole Miss Solly acquired a model T-Ford. Presented Top Awards Ole Miss in those days used i play Southwestern of Memphis. That was in the days when he Lynx were a formidable team and on before Southwestern deflated football they sometimes gave Ole Miss teams much In one game Cohen had a big hand in he Rebs trouncing Southwestern ay a of, 39-0.

In his senior year Cohen was presented the coveted ftorris trophy as the greatest Ole Miss athlete and also Rowland trophy. Cohen graduated with his 1928 'class and in 1929 he was head coach and science teacher at Hernando High School. He returned to his Alma; Mater to coach the CHe Miss'Freshman team in 1930 and 1931. After're- turning to-Delta-City to manage his father's store he went to Memphis, in 1932 to play the Saunders Tigers team that had'such stars as Ernie Neve re. Then lie.went to Benoit where' he operated a grocery and market.

In 1938 he where he is now.the owner and manager oTGoodsteiri's store on the'town's main, street. During his football career Cohen injuries to both ankles, had.both his shoulders dislocated and a.broken cartlidge in his right'knee, but with all of a his career witn great-pleasure and said if he-had the opportunity he would again pursue a football career. 'thinning now and although heVcan still drive his game, the Hornels caught up will the Greenies with Mickey Harbin scoring from the free throw line to tie the game at 48-48, with only 2 minutes left. In the overtime Greenville's 'Jeff Bewers the Hornets iihead with two free-throw, line tosses' and Wayne Hairston hit for a field goal. Craig tallied for Vicksburg from the floor for the Greenies only points.

It was the Hornets' first win after losing two in a row. Coach Charlie Hull and his GHS cage squad delayed by a bus breakdown got home at 2 a.m. Saturday and Saturday night were scheduled with the Anguilla Panthers; one of the top teams the Delta. The E. E.

Bass Junior High Yannigans met the Anguilla Baby Panthers in a p.m. game. Hairston Scores 28 Wayne Hairston was the lop scorer for the game for the Hornets with 28 points i the varsity game. Cargill scored 19 for Vicksburg. In the B.

game Billy Sumrall Reserve Sfrengfh Helps (allied 18 points as the. top scorer Vicksburg's Gay scored. 18 An oddity of the 'game occure early when the Hornets and Wildcats while going for the bal in mid-air tipped the ball into Greenville's goal for 2 points for the Homels. GMINVILII (S3) Wavna Hclruon Jimmy Moiihall Cox iaiper Young Jtlf Biwii. Alklty Harbin Choiln It Silly VICKSKJUG Cargill, UcGshee GAME FG.

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TOrAVS Ry quortv 2 17 will. 14 12 12 11 II 7 GAME 3--50 VUrf), 19 Gay 18 13 Wilfci Javrdiofi te.vfeuon 6 Gilliand 6 jtabemon 3 5 5 2 Greenvllls V) Thild quofler, Gretnvi 38 Delta Produces Best Senior College Mark LEVELAND "I feel our. finaL statistics pretty' well point out what kind 'of we have just completed." So the by Delta State head football coach Horace summing up the Statesmen's season, outcome-which: produced Mississippi's senior college mark fd'r the second straight year. "We broke several long stand- Delta Throws More St. Joe Wins 61-40 Over Moor head Aggies HE Fighting St.

Joseph High threw off a first period deficit to outpoin the Moorhead Rg- gies 61-40 here last night. Trailing 12 to 14 at the end Faya grabbed 13 rebounds for of the first quarter, the Irish rallied in the second- period to eave the court at halftime with a slim 27 to 22 lead. After a tight three quarters, St. 'oe found the basket in the final reriod and opened the game. layers are commonplace these The board controlling of Tommy lays.

Solly played weighing 215 was considered a big man. "Lines in my day averaged 180 xmnds as compared with 240 wund lines Solly threw the discus and nit the shot the Ole Miss rack team and played on Coach ete Shirls baseball team. He lidn't play college basketball. And Solly remembers his eammates of those days, includ- ng Austin Applewhite, Webb Burk, Lodi Blankenship, Sale illy, Rube Wilcox and Johnny Windham. The former Ole Miss star is ligh on Greenville's Don Street 'He's Solly said commenting on the former Hornets ace who will be back with Ole Miss next fall after being injured this year.

Greenwaves Edge Wildcats 68-67 The O'Bannon Greenwaves roll- ed'over the Wildcats of Henry Weathers of Rolling Fork Friday night, 68-67 and the Wavelets calmed the female version of tha team, 55-15. Melvin Jones of the Green- waves and Bell of the Wildcats tallied 20 points each for their respective teams and were high point men in the game. Catherine Montgomery scored high for the Wavelets and in the girls' game with 16 points each. ava, Andy Schmilt and "isher in the final minutes en- bled the Irish to go ahead. Pro Draftees From Tennessee State Await Final Game NASHVILLE Six Tennesee State University pro draftees are waiting for their Inal collegiate grid contests a Coach John A.

Merritt's bib blue prime for the sponsored post season Grantland lice Dec. 11, in Murfrees- Tennessee. Flanker Willie Walker who vas drafted on the fourth rourK yy Detroit went at the highest round. Tackle Franklin McRae went to Chicago on the sixth round and Oakland i AFL on the seventh round. Detroit took Johnnie Robinson, end, on iheir eighth round while AFL's Kansas City grabbed defensive safety Fletcher Smith on the same round.

Co captain, Jim barter, tackle, was selected bj Buffalo on the ninth round aix Baltimore on round twelve. De Pensive end Danny Pride got thi nod from the San Diego on thei tenth round Worth hi (551 1 liown 1 flWy ThofrxJI 16 Win XAbio'm Taylor 2MilUr WilJcol, Cdh Ilil Bt'l Filzgiibld Worn Smlh Wolliy Malihewt 4 Eell 12 Johr.soo PalTM, 12 STORES CULLEY REXALL DRUGS 325 Washington Thomas Shopping Center Irish while Schmitt.and Fisher collected eight apiece. Fisher lead the St. Joe scor- n'g with 17 scores. Moranto col- ecfed 14 points -for the Irish.

the'Aggie attack were lobbs with-16 points and Gilbert with 14. had foul difficulties arly i a and to lepend a great deal ori reserve trength in the-game. St. Joe Coach Chick Scheider- nan said that the strong bench the Irish was probably the ifference in the'game. "We just them out," he-said.

In the girls outing' Moorhead rounced St; Joseph; 34 to 17.. L. Jefcoat and Jacksori lead he Aggie scoring with 17 and 14 Joints N. Sherman made good. on.s«veri;foj)bshots;; and totaled 13 points-to the rish scorers.

St. Joseph's. first conference engagement is Scheduled hero Tuesday night when the Shaw Hawks, invade Ihe Irish court. Dolphins Sign Three Statesmen Miami Dolphins of the Amerl can Football League have signet three members of Ihe Delia State College football Dolphin selections were quarter back Mike Vincent of Jackson, fullback George Chesser of Stark ville and linebacker Van Ellis Moullrie, Ga. BOY! OH BOY! DAD SURE GOT A TERRIFIC BICYCLE Lucky fella! And there are thousands just like him who have found just the bike, the auto, (he home or the job the; have wanted right here in the clasi- fied ads in this paper! IT PAYS TO READ AND USE THE CLASSIFIED ADS FOR QUICK ACTION Brita Favorite RudUg el tbe Mid-Ddtt" Statesmen On The Move Delta State College's Statesmen were on tin oifeisive most of Ihe "night aganist the invading Lou.s, ana College Indians uj Ddta.

eighth win ol (be action thesser (3)) rolls through a mOe bole opened by Statesman Byron Rascoe (83) and the (PSC Photo by Robert Pickenpaugh) Murrah No. 1: Hornels Sixth Murrah Mustangs finished first as (he unanimous choice of writers in the final Associated Press ratings of the Big Eight Conference year. The Ponies defeated Gulfpo'rt 13-10 for the conference championship. Greenville's Hornets with arT-2-1 record for the season defeated. iMcComb 21-6 in Vicksburg's' Car- Ipet Bowl and moved up from No, 8 to No.

6 in the conference football race. The final standings in the (Big Eight poll: i of the Line. In Mississippi Football ROOM -TO SPARE? Rent the extra -through Delta Oemocrai Times For Rent get stead incoriel Call Ml 55 today! ing records this campaign and it will take something extra to break en, too. McCool's teams-of by- them in the future," said McCco! who has compiled an outstanding 35-11-1 record since taking the helm in 1961. 8-1' Record Delta State College marched through the 1965 campaign, posting a final 8-1 record.

That single loss came by a mere point to Jacksonville (Ala.) State, 10-9, ruining all hopes of a perfect season, something the Delfans haven't done since 1954 when they were 8-0. In looking back over their successful season, McCool stated, 'We felt we got a good solid ef- ort from this squad all season ong. We had good team spirit, 'fforf, and desire throughout the pear, and that put us where we are oday." Seven Straight Wins In rolling up seven straight vlc- ories without a loss, the Statesmen bounced back after the Jax State loss to end the season on a winning note with a victory over -ouisiana College, 30-7. McCool, in pointing out several squad members for their season work, noted "it is hard to single out just a few since everyone played such a vital role in our winning." Defensive'linebacker Joe De- Melfi of Berwick, drew special praise for hi; work on defense. "DeMelfi was a leader along with being top performer on defense," stales "He always, does a top notch-job." The Delta head mentor also pointed out Aubrey Rozzell, Delta's defensive line coach, for his good work.

"Coach Rozzell did a tremendous job with the defensive team, breaking severa records during the course of the year," he said. Offensively, records were brok- gone years have been more of a running outfit with slogan "three yards arid a' cloud ol dust." year, saw! the; Statesmen come out of that shell and, start throwing'the pigskin more than ever Throwing the football came of age for the Statesmen.as they went to the airways for 1627 yards and 16 touchdown's, completing 109 of 208 pass attempts. That's an 1101 yards over last which'com- pleted attempts for 526 yards. Delta rashers gamed 1459 yards his fall on 357 runs from mage, a decrease of'455 yards- since the 1964 team rushed for 2072 yards, but that was on 504 carries. In setting several records which vere broken, McCool pointed out senior quarterback' Mike Vincent of Jackson.

Passing Records Fall "Mike broke. five individual. records with his fine passing," slated McCool, "'and there i a xissibility of a sixth being felled." who was ths offensive sparkplug for the Statesmen all season long, broke records for most passes attempted (168), passes completed (89), most touchdowns thrown (15), most yards passing (1410), and total offense yards (1742). McCool concluded by saying, "We have a good group coming back and next season's outlook must be termed as "We had outstanding senior leadership this year could givj us'a boost in.spring training as we start looking forward to the 1966 season." Make Merry Gifts for Any Merrie Gentleman Always an acceptable gift for any man on. your Christmas list, and especially so when they are Rands, each a masterpiece of craftsmanship.

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