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Page Two 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 BETHESDA NEWS 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.