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BETHESDA NEWS
Published each two months at Savannah, Georgia,
by the Bethesda Alumni for distribution to former
Bethesda boys, to members of the Bethesda-Union
Society and friends of Bethesda.
TOM MOORE, Editor
21 West Duffy St. Telephone 7531.
Bethesda Alumni, Cotton Exchange Bldg.
44 East Bay St. — Tel. 3-2156
MEETING NIGHTS
Tuesday Night, February 8, 1949, 8 p.m.
Tuesday Night, February 22, 1949, 8 p.m.
Tuesday Night, March 8, 1949, 8 p.m.
Tuesday Night, March 22, 1949, 8 p.m.
Tuesday Night, April 12, 1949, 8 p.m.
Tuesday Night, April 26, 1949, 8 p.m.
Meetings will be held at the office of
the Diamond Construction Company, Co’ -
ton Exchange Building, 44 East Bay St.
Meetings are held on the second and
fourth Tuesday of each month. In case
meetings are held elsewhere member
will be notified in ample time.
SPORTS
FOOTBALL
Bethesda 13 Yrs. Under 0 Panthers 8
Bethesda 13 Yrs. Under 0 Panthers 0
Bethesda 13 Yrs. Under 0 Panthers 13
Bethesda 10 Y rs. Under 0 Cubs 76
Bethesda 10 Y rs. Under 0 Cubs 86
Drexel Kicklighter started coaching
the boys at Bethesda in football in Sep¬
tember and starting with scratch did
well in organizing a team. Next season
he will have several teams of different
ages to compete with all teams of the
city in the different weight classes.
On Saturday, November 20th a well
organized football contest was held at
the Grayson Stadium between Bethesda
and the Panthei s, boys being not over
115 lbs and not over 13 years of age.
The committees on this game did a
very creditable job in handling all de¬
tails. A very attractive program was
printed with pictures of the coaches,
sponsors, cheer leaders and line-ups ol
both teams with their positions and
weights were listed. Regular officials
donated their services free of charge,
these officials were Robbie Thomson,
University of Georgia, refet'ee, Charlie
Furchgott, University of Georgia field
judge, George Gailliard, Clemson, um¬
pire, Bill Gerken, University of Missouri,
linesman, and B. L. Smith, Mercer Uni¬
versity clock operator.
Sponsors and cheer leaders for Be¬
thesda were girls from Pennsylvania
Avenue School with the girls being the
same ages as the boys. Miss Patricia
Paris and Miss Geraldine Bargeron
were sponsors. Misses Shirley Harrell,
Betty Hatfield and Betty Sue Brown
were cheer leaders.
Sponsors and cheer leaders for the
Panthers were girls from the Pape
School. Miss Joy Pierpont and Miss
Polly Space were sponsors. Misses Linda
Bedingfield, Polly Gignilliat, Wynn
Armstrong, Marion Oxnard, Katherine
Strong and Martha McLamb were cheer
leaders.
Those that served on the committee
to help make this game a success were
Robert Fears, Drexel Kicklighter, Charles
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Deloache, Francis Anchors, Tom Moore,
Fred O'Berry, Earl McKay, Bill Ses¬
sions, Bobby Edwards, Jimmy Johnson,
John Dean, Luke Sims, Swain Potter,
Billy Alferdson, Billy O’Berry and Harry
Thomas.
Mr. Hergehel V. Summerlin grante<l
us the use of the Stadium for the
game.
William Ford represented Bethesda in
football playing on the Washington
Avenue Junior High Team. He was a
half-hack.
Accounts of the Game
BY LARKY POWELL
Morning News Covering Game
Sparked by a fast line, and the high,
long punts of Fullback Jack Jones, the
Panthers clawed out a 13-0 victory battie over
Bethesda in a hard-fought be¬
tween two pocket sized elevens in the
Grayson Stadium on Saturday November
20th. Both teams exhibited fine run¬
ning attacks. Bethesda featured an
abridged edition of Mr. Inside and Mr.
Outside, with Carlos Mobley charging
hard, and Jimmy Wiggins cutting back
through tacklevs.
The Panther ground attack was led
by Randy Lazard, who got away for one
marker, and John Poindexter, who ran
on plays to each side to pick up sizeable
gains.
Except for the first quarter scoring
pass thrown by Panther Captain Haskell
Adler, an able field general, the air
attack of both teams fizzled.
The contest quickly developed into a
see-saw battle, after the Bethesda team
kicked off and downed the Panthers’
first offensive attempt. The Bethesda
captain, Quarterback Carlos Mobley re¬
fused an offsides penalty on an incom¬
plete pass and Jack Jones punted a
long one to the Bethesda 35.
Two had passes from center stymied
the Bethesda attack, forcing them to
back up. They kicked out and the punt
bounced about among the members of
both teams before three Panthers cover¬
ed it.
The Panthers gained three. Lazard
tried end without success, and the
whistle blew for the end of the quarter.
As the second period began, a looping
Panther aerial fell into the arms of
Wiggins on the 25. The miniature Be¬
thesda halfback, who was as hard to
hold as a greased pig, almost got away
but the defenders pinned him on the
24 and held, forcing Bethesda to kick.
Stan Martin, Panther quarterback,
speared through the Bethesda line to
the 32 and a series of quick opening
plays carried the boys in blue to the
enemy 22. There, on fourth down with
six yards to go for a first, Haskell
Adler, a wily 87- pound quarterback
hit his halfback John Poindexter with
a beautiful quick pass, Poindexter took
it over his shoulder and went on to
score.
Jack Jones made the extra point on
a line play.
In the same quarter, after a kick-off
struggle for the ball, the Panther’s took
over. They marched down the field to
the 20 where half-back Randy Lazard.
a high stepping youngster with a de¬
ceptive gait took the ball behind good
interference and crossed over right end
February, 1949
to the sidelines which he followed into
the end zone.
Mobley took Conway Woo’s kickoff at
the beginning of the second half for a
short move forward and Wiggins bounc¬
ed his way to a first down, gained
six more and then gained three after
running into his own blockers,
Mobley made it a first down. Wig¬
gins fumbled, picked up the ball on the
bounce and ran it to two yards behind
scrimmage. There a bad center pass
forced them to kick.
Jones kicked back from the 20 to
Bethesda 35, where Mobley took it and
carried to the 40. Bethesda moved to
the 50 where Bobby Sikes, 110-pound
tackle, caught Wiggins behind the line
on an end run and smeared him for a
nine yard loss.
An end over end punt carried to the
Panthers 30, where John Poindexter
snatched it and ambled to the 43.
Wiggins snapped up a Panther fumble
after a series of plays, but was pushed
back gradually before he managed to get
away on some short runs. Once gain, his
speed carried him into his own inter¬
ference, and Bethesda punted to the 40.
The Panthers seemed to have lost their
offensive power of the first half and
Jones was forced to punt, a long spiral
from his own 27 to the enemy 20.
The two teams were still exchanging
line smashes and punts as the game
ended with the Panthers in front 13-0.
The members of the Bethesda Alumni
wish to express their appreciation to the
Boys and faculty at Bethesda, Union
Society Board of Managers, Boys of the
Panther Club, Officials, Stadium Com¬
mittee. Sponsors, Cheer leaders, Adver¬
tisers, Committeeman, and to the People
of Savannah for their support in making
this game possible.
We want to make this an annual
event. Will you Help?
BASKETBALL
Bethesda Varsity 26 Bethesda Alumni 20
Bethesda Varsity 42 Bethesda Alumni 44
Bethesda Varsity 56 Jokers 31
Bethesda Varsity 73 Jokers 10
Bethesda Varsity 45 LaRoche Park 37
Bethesda Preps 48 Hitch Park 22
Bethesda Preps 37 Deptford Homes 38
Bethesda Preps 56 Panthers Preps 23
Bethesda Midgets 13 Panthers Midgets 32
Bethesda Mites 24 Panthers Mites SO
Won 7—Lost 3. Bethesda has a very
good basketball team this year
the spark being furnished by three
capable performers in William Ford,
Charles Evans and Raymond Lanier.
They are capably coached by Drexel
Kicklighter who is devoting a lot of
time to molding good basketball teams
at the home.
Bethesda Alumni 20 Bethesda 26
Bethesda Alumni 44 Bethesda 42
Bethesda Alumni 51 Calvary Baptist 32
Bethesda Alumni 42 Aces 21
Bethesda Alumni 19 Blue Jays 45
Bethesda Alumni 38 Ardsley Pk. Bapt. 15
Bethesda Alumni 44 West Savannah 15
Bethesda Alumni 37 West Savannah 33
Bethesda Alumni 81 Port Wentworth 31
Bethesda Alumni 41 Daffin Park 48
Bethesda Alumni Daffin Park 28
Won 7—Lost 4. The Bethesda Alumni
have a team entered in the Men’s City
Recreation Basketball League, a six
team league, playing games each Wed¬
nesday night at the Daffin Park Courts.
They will also play a league game on
the night of Tuesday, February 22.