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State Jacobs back and Glenn Beeman tackle Among the others were good men like Conn Weldon Vic Correll Canpelman Collins and others That was bad enough too bad in fact but the climax came this fall Palph Waldrop regular end hurt his back working this summer and is out for the season Bill Cox alternate captain and center quit school I On top of all this the best back in camp was lost during the first week of practice when Charlie Thompson brilliant sophomore from Augusta Ga was adviser by physicians to give up head injury in one siancshrdleta football Thompson suffered a head Injury in one of the last freshman games last fall and faint ed several times last week So he is through SHEVILLE Sept mouth won the first game of the play-off series from Asheville here today 3 to 2 The Cubs capitalized on two glaring Tourist errors in the seventh to score their three markers The Tourists scored their 1Wn runs off Bridgcns in the third on a walk Narron's doable and Anderson's triple Sherer was the mound victim although he gave up but four hits in the 6 1-3 innings he worked Bingham finished the game Herring pitched fine relief ball for the Cubs after relieving Bridgens in the seventh Nicholson 's scratch infield blow a walk to Meryl lle and Myers' error of Grizdis' toss of a double-play roller hit by Friedli filled the sacks with Cubs in the seventh and Ace Parker scored two with a single to left Schultz went out but Luckey filling the bases again and Yoter pinch-hitting squeezed Fried li home from third with the third and winning run of the inning The clubs meet here again tomorrow with Stan Todd pitching for Asheville and Allen for Portsmouth Fort Amouth Asneville AbRHON Ab111106 Stank'y3b 4 0 0 6 3'MyergR1 4 fl 2 2 2 Kochlerlt 4 fl 0 0 OlGrlitR21) 2 0 0 4 8 Nich'nmet 4 1 1 0 WGrIlklh 4 ft 0121 Menolest 3 1 1 3 niMalzertlb 4 1 0 1 3 Friedllb 3 1 014 4 1 2 2 Parker3b 4 0 1 1 CAnder'nct 3 0 2 2 fl Schtt1tzn6 4 0 1 1 3Tyarkrf 4 0 1 2 Lurkeye 3 0 1 2 2 fllMrlf 4 0 0 2 0 Firidg'sp 2 0 0 0 3Iherenp 2 0 3 Yoterx 00000Binghamp 1 0000 Herringm 1 0 0 0 1: Col Houston's Aid Couldn't Get Out nNE OCCASION of our visit was to accompany Colonel Jake (Three-Camera) Houston who had business to perform with that covey of kodaks which his bodyguard usually lugs behind him Mr "Bugs" Barringer who works in the Colonel's department wanted to go but couldn't get away Mr Barringer secured a portion of his diversified education in Davidson's venerable and classic halls In fact he had a whirl at football there Mr Barringer was a center For one full season he played that position on the late Doc Unger's "All-American" team The "All-Americans" at Davidson make up the squad That season the "All-Americans" played a regular schedule and our man Barringer saw plenty of action "In one game" he says "I was knocked out three times We were playing some little school with a center about as big as a small mountain and I mean to tell you he was a tough baby He sure gave me a beating "Well I got tired of it and wanted out of there So finally I just keeled over and waited for Coach Unger to send in relief Doc came running out on the field and began to ask me the usual questions to see if I was all right "'What's your he asked 'Buck Flowers' I shot back at him 'Who are we playing he continued 44 'Duke' I replied 'and we are leading by 65 to O' I thought that would get him for sure and he'd yank me right out "Instead of that he said 'You're okay' and left me in my misery" 40 -044 2 tl 4tYN1' '11 )s 41440k v)) irPh i 4 tAc11 vc eF :4 k- ik F- NA ''ii- i''''': ''''q' 4- At I 4: MIm1Mle TAR HEELS RUSHING MICKEY TO TRAVEL amoddmo4 DETROIT Sept (Mickey) Cochrane prepared to night to leave for Europe to complete his convalescence from a re 1 4V1Lt cy 1 viituiie prepareo to night to leave for Europe to corn- plete his convalescence from a re- -S Totals 32 3 5 27 lft Totals 32 2 7 27 17 for Brirlgens In 7th Portsmouth flno 000 300-3 Asheville 002 000 000-2 1 CHAPEL HILL Sept i The University ef North Carelina football squad went into a thorough review of its ground and air offenses today as plans were rushed forward for the opening assignment with the University of South Carolina here September 25 Coach Ray Wolf had his first two elevens runniing plays for almost two hours this afferenon against a picked group of shock troopers and the boys showed lots of zip and dash The Tar Heel reenter sent Torn Burnette George Stirnweiss George Radman and Wallace Winborne and Crowell Little through a lengthy kicking drill He also Included passing on the program again with the same quintet of candidates participating Gruzdis 2 Runs baited Anderson Parker 2 Voter Two base Narron Three he Stolen Sacrifices Voter Gruzdis Double to Grilk Maggert Gruzdis to Grilk Left on 6: Asheville 9 Base on halls off 3 Bridgens 3 Herring I Hits 7 in 8 innings Herring 0 in 3 innings Sherer 4 in 81-3 innings Bingham 1 in 21-3 innings Winning Losing and Barbare Time l': 1 1 '''4''''' 4o 0 6 1''11'''''' 1 4 If t7'' 214: 4 i 1: 5''4i i 1 i' i ft 41 il 1' i' ''i 1 :0 'i i it i 144 Hki t4441 4 i A'4 4 f't N'' MIGHTY BAD BREAK The loss of Thompson hurts and cent skull fracture after signing a Johnson admits it The Georgia contract as non-playing manager of boy was the best punter to hit the the Detroit Tigers for 1938 and 19391 Presbyterian campus in many years a stellar passer and a fine ball car Cochrane will leave tomorrow night and will be accompanied by rier His loss makes the backfield the uncertain quantity that it is Dr Roy McClure head of Hen- now rYP lord hospital who treated Lonnie McMillan freshman coach Cochrane after he was injured is helping Johnson until his own when struck in the head by a squad reports Johnson varsity pitched ball late in May aide this year will he Chick Gal Terms of Cochrane's new contract I loway former sports star were not announced and once a great shortstop for The trip abroad will be the first! Connie ATick's Athletics in the for Mike Ile and Dr McClure are American League close personal friends The Blue Stockings of Walter Briggs Jr who made terian tackle a tough schedule this the announcement Tor the Detroit season They hit Clemson in the Baseball company said that Mickey opener on September 18 After planned to be a bench manager In that in quick order come Gear the future He has not played since gia Tech Erskine Citadel Newq he was injured berry Furman Emory and Henry This apparently means that Rudy Mercer South Carolina and Wof York the recruit who has been a ford It's no easy road for the sensation as a home run hitter in Calvinists recent weeks is a fixture behind The way Johnson has his first the plate for the Tigers team figured out now the start Coach Delmar Baker who man- ing lineup will he as follows: aged thp Detroit club while Cod- Ends Pete Holcombe 190 and rane was in the hospital recover- flogator Atkinson 180 tackles Ma ing from his skull injury will be eon Hipp 210 and Bob Boswell in charge the remainder of the 185: guards Dub Davis 165 and season ---40---- Davidson's Big Apple Calls For Much Trucking nUKE MAY have its mentronome to develop rhythm in the play of the Blue Devils but Davidson is one step ahead Davidson has put rhythm in its system for a fareyou-well having fashioned a play called the Big Apple The name was an afterthought Coach Mc Ever out lined the business to his boys and sent them through it It was a fancy arrangement with maneuvers reminiscent of the Susy-Q They wanted to tie a signal to the play "What will we call it?" one of the coaches propounded "Let's call it the Big Apple" came the suggestion So the Big Apple it is and let it be shrouded in the same mystery that hovers over Doc Newton's widely publicized manipulation with the huddle Doc has shown his new trick to a number of reporters including the writer but has warned all and sundry not to give it away as it must be sprung as a surprise on Davidson Well when the Dazzlers trot out their Big Apple the Wolves may be as mystified as the Wildcats are with Coach Newton's nifty a huddle that's not a huddle We didn't see enough of Davidson's Big Apple to make sure that the boys are well versed on the "shine" or the Susy-Q but we happen to know that some of these lads can truck all right Mr Martin Luther (Teeny) Lafferty did a lot of "trucking right" and "trucking left" fist season and if injuries do not lay him low he'll do more trucking this fall than they saw at Myrtle Beach all summer As for that game in Greensboro next week with all these mysteries due to be exposed it looks as though we are going to have something there Maybe they'll play it with mirrors and make the picture complete Walter Tobb 180 center Lykes Henderson 180 quarterback my Culp 155 halfbacks Ed Lam bricht 170 and Shorty Horne 150 fullback Deke Reynolds 175 CALLS SIGNALS Winborne Junior quarter who suffered a shoulder displacement sveral days ago is convalescing nicely Winborne called signals as alternate quarter with the No 2 outfit but he did not take part in the heavy workout Henry Barbs regular right tackle is still wearing a small patch over his left forehead the result of a collision with sophomore Ed son last week He however has been mixing it up freely with his teammates The No 1 club had two changes this afternoon Horace Palmer worked in place of Gene Brick lemyer at left end and Pete Avery for Bob Adams at center Otherwise the club listed Andy Bershak right end Bartos and Maronic tackles Woodson and Wrenn guards: Little quarter Badman and Watson halfbacks and Ditt fullback Coach Wolf also used second backfield with the No I line It listed Stirnweiss quarter Burnette and Cooncr halfbacks: and Kraynick fullback Sophomore Ed Meighan alternated with Kraynick at full One of the interested ppsclatorx at today's practice was Jim Iiiitchins All-Southern fullback of the Tar Heel team Hutchins is entering the university's school of public administration this fall -Eb----- TARS NOSE OUT COLTS BY 3 TO 2 IN OPENER NORFOLK Va Sept Johnny Neun's Tars whipped the Richmond Colts today 3 to 2 in the first game of the Shaughnessy playoff series The Tars got to Tom Ferrick Colts' ace righthander in the eighth inning for the deciding tally Witek opened with a single to left and was sacrificed to second by Levy moved to third on Holmes' infield out and scored on Pete Suder's terrific double to right Richmond Norfolk AbRHOAr AbRHOA Kukrt 4 0 1 0 O'netanirt 3 0 0 3 0 Youngth 4 0 0 7 0 Witeklb 4 1 2 1 1 Horne3h 4 0 3 1 211evylb 3 1 1 11 0 Ferrelllf 3 0 0 2 O'Holmesrf 4 1 1 5 0 Rodgrscf 4 1 1 2 0 Suder313 3 0 1 0 5 Sheehamo 3 1 1 2 11Allenlf 4 0 1 2 0 YarterTh 4 0 1 0 2 flay'lhc 3 0 1 2 1 Brandmits 4 0 0 3 7fiel S'imsa 3 ft 0 3 5 Ferrickp 3 0 0 1 2Bithornp 3 0 0 0 1 Totals 33 2 7 24 a 30 3 7 27 13 Score by Intlinglt: Richmond 020 000 000-2 Norfolk 000 200 01 2 Stider Tarter Buns hatted Allen Hayworth Sutler Two hose Sutler Stolen Levy Double Brand es to Young Left on 4: Norfolk 3 Base on Ferrick 1 Bithorn 1 Struck out by Ferrick 1 Bithorn 1 Hit by Bithom fFerrell) tlarlick and Vaught GREENTREE'S POLOISTS COP MANHASSET Sept by their ten-goal veteran Tommy Hitchcock the Greentree polo team defeated Templeton 11-9 on Greentree field today in an by their ten-goal veteran Tommy Hitchcock the polo team defeated Templeton 11-9 on Greentree field today in an- GOOD VEIGHT This gives Johnson a starting line averaging 184 pounds and a back field scaling 164 This line weight other test match for the is Well distributed and gives turn coming open championship I (More on 3rd Sports Page Col 3) Presbyterian's Grid Roster TIME OUT! By Chet Smith 1 No 1 Devil Eleven Romps On -Seconds 180 210 130 185 185 215 190 163 175 181 133 AMP O'Mara Hackney and Hudgins Stand Out in Three-Touchdown Victory as Second-Stringers Fail to Show Much Defensive Power Blocking of Both Ragged 1g'I -i---- ---I Th I 4614 i a IF i 1 1 114 Na 77S 4 4 vdhe 1 lies 61k '''1) 0 air11 iii A lielp '411'e) IF 4111 44 I SU lOtt or of rn 14 ELON PREPPING FOR I TILT ELON COLLEGE Sept college's football warriors continued to work hard for their early season clash with I in Lexington Va September la as the first week of training came to an end Several new players have reported since the initial drill running the squad total to around 35 as compared with the approximately 25 candidates who turned out for practice a week ago James Abbitt who came into camp over the week-end is showing lots of form as is Captain Joe Caruso Both men are backs and are playing their last season of football at Elon college Both aze also all-North State conference men of last year Letter men returning: Name Walter Tor Id Macon Hipp Jimmy Dennard Davis Robert Boswell Evans Holcombe Giles Batchelor DeLeon Reynolds Lykes Henderson Steele Caldwell Reerves returning: James Culp James Booth Burns Francis Blalock David Carson Morris Pitch Emmett McRae Wicker Horne Ed Hamhright Allen McSween Bogator Atkinson Dick Dubose Dave Sadler Donnell Jarrard Charlton Mc Swain Joe Ho 'lies Griffin Lauritz Jacobsen Piggy Isom Huiet Paul Sophomores reporting: Henry Finney Huitt Paul Moore Charles Turner John Godfrey David Buie Billy Kee Jack Paschal Bryant Walter Brooker IA' Bullock Charles Thompson George Mabry Hometown Chnton Charlotte Tallahassee Fla Pock Hill Greensboro Ga Dillon Charleston Eatonton Ga Washington Ga Clinton Chester Pock Hill Sumter lacon Ga Clinton Newnan Ga Charlotte McIntosh Ga Gulf Charlotte Brunswick Ga Chester Tallahassee Fla Oswego Pock Hill Gainesville Ga Clinton Atlanta Ga Greenwood Decatur Ga Moultrie Ga Charleston Goldville Charleston York Tallahassee Fla Gaffney Dillon Pock Hill 1Va5hington Society Hifi Denmark Lake View Augusta Ga Sumter STATESVILLE'S CHAIRS LEAD Speelal to The Observer STATESVILLE Sept steady ball afield behind the superb four hit flinging of Fred (Lefty) Sherrill the Statesville Chairs rack ed up a one sided 13 to 3 win over the East Monbo Riversiders on the latter's diamond this afternoon to take a two to one lead in the Western Piedmont League's titular series Besides hurling an excellent game Sherrill led his teammates with the willow with 3 for 5 Followed by Stewart with 4 for 6 and Stewart with 3 for 5 Williams with 2 for 4 hit best for Riversiders Statesville 221 004 202-13 183 Monbo 100 010 3 4 0 Sherrill and Compton Tuttle Loftin and Beal PLAY FOR TITLE WINNSBORO Sept "Black Cords" of Winnsboro and the "Black Tourists" of Asheville will meet here Friday and Saturday for the semi-pro baseball championship of the Carolinas among colored teams 155 16() 165 175 145 140 I II 1P5 170 170 171 us 160 179 160 174 160 159 163 164 155 18ri 170 St) 165 160 175 1711 163 nURIIAM Sept No 1 eleven pushed its way to a three-touchdown victory over the second team in the first regular scrimmage game of the year in the Blue Devil fall training camp today Mixing passes and running plays the first team had little trouble going down the field as the second final part of th campaign piled up sfringers made a disappointing a lot of yardage in his smash showing In their efforts to resist es at the line getting off one run the attack for 30 yards and others of less Bob O'Mara and Elmore Hackney distance Hackney had one run of fullback and quarterback for the 20 and several shorter Jaunts No I team did the outstanding Blocking of both teams appeared running of the day Herb Hudgins ragged converted from halfback this fall Outside of the work of Willard played a fine all-around game at Perdue sophomore guard little end and brought smiles to the was done by the second team line faces of the coaches who have been to stop the thrusts of the club working hard to overcome an acute and pas were completed by the shortage of flankmen In the Duke No 1 team almost at will camp Coach Wallace Wade made sevO'Mara who started late in 1936 but had a fine record during the (More on 3rd Sports Page Col S) final part of the campaign piled up a lot of yardage in his smashes at the line getting off one run for 30 yards and others of less distance Hackney had one run of 20 and several shorter jaunts Blocking of both teams appeared ragged Outside of the work of Willard Perdue sophomore guard little was done by the second team line to stop the thrusts of the club and pas were completed by the No 1 teRm almost at will Coach Wallace Wade made sev (11 17 a 1 art Caprtpa 0 4 14-4i --1 1 8tv Pvi CITrigt 10- Atttt roti Ramsey Rack GAFFNEY Sept Ramsey who played baseball with Selma Ala during the summer has returned to Gaffney to spend the winter He Is a former Gaffney High school football player yatold me to pick up a pitcher with swell curves didn't ya? i oggm.