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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1949
Things Looking Better For
Football Playing Braves
Things are looking better for
the West Georgia Braves this
season as so far they have a re
cord of one win, two losses, and
one tie. If their Middle Georgia
game was any indication, the
Braves are ready to roll.
The West Georgia Football
began its .season with Brevard
College of Brevard, North Caro
lina. This game was played in
Griffin. In this tussl the Braves
showed that their defensive line
was not to be denied. Repeatedly
they tore through the Tornado
forward wall and pulled down
the ball carrier for a loss. The
game had two strong defensive
lines, however, as neither team
was able to garner a tally.
Facing the Gordon Bulldogs
the next week in Barnesville,
the Brave offense had somewhat
improved but still the West
Georgia boys were unable to
score. Two breaks, well capital
ized on by the Bulldogs gave
them their only tallies. One was
a pass which Joiner, the Gor
don quarterback intercepted and
the other was a fifteen yard pen
alty against the Braves which
put the ball on West Georgia’s
five yard line, first and ten.
Joiner again made the score. It
was not a case of West Georgia
not being able to advance the
ball deep down into Gordon
territory but a case not being
able to keep the ball once it- got
there. Three times the Braves’
fullback, Joe Deraney fumbled
within the Gordon 20-yard mark
er. The final score was Gordon
12, West Georgia 0.
In the game with the GMC
Bulldogs the following week,
the Braves were at least able to
score their first touchdown of
the season. The GMC squad un
der Major Cordell was a well
coached team that knew the
fundamentals of blocking and
tackling. Up against one of the
strongest junior college teams
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in the South, the Braves didn’t,
have much of a chance. The
final score was 60 to 0. The
highlights of the game for th:
Braves came in a row. J. W.
Greenwood took one of GMC’s
kickoffs midway the third quar
ter and after reversing his field
three times on the ten yard line
he was able to weave his way
from ten members of the Bull
dog team with the help of sup
erb blocking. He was finally
brought down on the 44 yard
line by the only GMC player be
tween him and the goal line.
Charles Perry then took the
ball on a beautiful run and
brought it down to the 29 yard
line in GMC territory. Green
Williams, Brave signal caller,
then advanced the ball to the
20 yard line. A fifteen yard
penalty' against the Bulldogs
put the ball on the five and
from there Billy Cole, a pile
driving back, carried the pig
skin over for the TD.
The Braves finally cracked
into the win column in their
game with the Middle Georgia
Wolverines. About the middle of
the first half when Grover
Cleveland “Hot Shot’’ Adams,
Jr. flicked a short pass to half
back J. W. Greenwood who wove
his way fifty-eight yards for the
Braves’ first touchdown. The
extra point was no good. At the
end of the third quarter the
Wolverines tossed a pass into
the end-zoile for their touch
down. The conversion was suc
cessful. After a series of plays
in which the ball changed hands
several times but stayed for the
main part in one place, “Hot
Shot” Adams again cocked his
rifle-life throwing arm and
tossed a pass into the end-zone
that was juggled by three Bra
ves and one Wolverine before
the WGC end, Billy Reed final
ly grabbed it for the tally. The
conversion was successfully
made by halfback Billy Hayes.
Despite the type of record the
Braves have at present, they
have shown a good bit of foot
ball ability in several positions.
They are boys who are always
trying even when the chances
are dim. Jack Morris, tackle;
Ray Starrett, center; Tom
Brown, tackle; Burnelle Payne,
end; Billy Re and, end; Gaines
Wilbanks, tackle; and Jimmy
House, center, are all stars on
the line.
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Pictured above ara two of West Georgia’s star lineman.
Jack Morris (left) is one of the best tackles in the State and
a definite candidate for a spot, on the All-Conference line-up.
This husky, 195 pounder is th West Georgian’s choice for
“Lineman of the Month” and no one who has seen him in
action is likely to disagree. On the right is George Peacock,
tackle, of Rockmart who assists Brave Mentor Henry “Shag”
Welch with th coaching duties as well as playing a good
game in West Georgia’s line.
Among the backfield men
there are none who arc not ex
cellent or promising players.
Green Williams, Grover “Hot
Shot” Adams, and “Wild Bill”
Allison make up about as good
a -Htaff of quarterbacks as one
could hope for. At the halfback
positions Billy Cole, Billy Hayes,
James Massey and J. W. Green
wood are all superb players and
to make a decision as to which
one is best would indeed be dif
ficult. At fullback Charles Perry,
Walter Pope and Jack Powell
will each turn in a good bit of
' playing time before the season
| is over.
The Braves have three good
! punters in Grover Adams, Jack
| Powell and J. W. Greenwood.
The point after touchdown
specialist is Billy Hayes.
Basketball Practice
Gets Underway Nov. 21
Basketball practice will get
underway officially at West
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PAGE SEVEN
Georgia College on Monday, No
vember 21, it was announced
this week by athletic director,
Henry Welch.
Several prospects have al
ready begun conditioning by
working out in the gym each
day, and any other boys inter
ested are asked to see Coach
Welch. A complete list of the
candidates for the 1950 team
is not available, since several of
the boys also play football and
others cannot attend early prac
tice sessions for various other
reasons.
Returning from the 1949 squad
are Wales Goebel, Charles Per
ry, Green Williams, James Mas
sey, Gerald Dailey, and James
1 lowell.
Coach Welch said that there
are prospects from Class AA, A,
and B high schools enrolled in
the school this year and that
chances for a successful season
look good.
Coach Welch also urged boys
who were planning to play bas
ketball to be in shape before the
official practice begins. He add
ed that hoys smoking now could
cut down to six cigarettes a day
because much more wind is
needed for basketball than any
other sport.
There will probably be one or
two games scheduled before the
Christmas holidays but there
will definitely be no home
games because of the various
programs carried on in the gym
at that time.