About North Georgia tribune. (Canton, Ga.) 1934-1973 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 1939)
PAGE TWO NORTH GEORGIA TRIBUNE FRIDAY, OCT. 13, 1939 BOWLING TEAMS ORGANIZED FOR LEAGUE STRIFE Winter League Competition Will Start In Near Future, W. D. Thompson States Greenies Win Fourth As Cartersville Loses Law Over Pro Grid Bowling teams were being organ- ized this week and league compe- tition will begin in the near future, W. D. Thompson, of the Canton Bowling Center announced this week. Mr. Thompson added that there is still time for teams to en- ter and any individuals wishing to play on a team will be placed. Seven complete teams have been formed and others are being organized. It is expected that teams from the Cotton Mills, Ga. Power Company, and other places will be entered. A doctor's team may be entered and it is hoped that teams from Jasper, Woodstock, Ball Ground, Nelson, Waleska and other towns may enter the league. Inducements will be offered for high team scores and high individ ual scores the Bowling Center an nounced. Team captains will meet next week and schedules will be made up. Competition will continue through the winter. Mr. Thompson said a team of the best Canton bowlers may enter the Georgia Bowling Tournament next year. Five men are on each team. Teams already formed include: Rube Jones, Joe Satterfield, B. Audrey Fowler, Charles LaLonde Canton Triumphs 12-6 In Thrilling Battle Canton High’s green and gold clad warriors added another victory to their already impressive record Friday night when they defeated Cartersville High 12 to 6 in a game which found every inch of ground stubbornly contested. and Jim Turner. Ernest Turner, Jack Barton, John Barton, Bob Smith Jr. and Mell Smith. Jim Smalley, Paul Williams, Joe Parham, Milburne Holcombe and Truman Wright. Felt Mitchell, George Wallen- haupt, Olin Doss, Gyp White and Roy Holcombe. Sunny Jones, Ralph Johnston, Tom Jones, Howard Baker and Ben Jones. Pin-boys: Paul Worley, Grady Spivey, Clyde Mauldin, J. M. Hol- combe and Billy Whelchel. Stumptown Tigers: N. E. Fack- ler, George Doss, Charlie Cobb, J. H. Bagwell and Foute Jones. Mr. Thompson added that Paul West and Bill Bricker are forming teams. THE SPORTING SIDE By JOE PARHAM Jr. Tribune Sports Editor Attempting To Pick the Grid Winners No one can say we didn’t hold off for two weeks on these Grid Picks. The temptaition was too great though and so we give you our unexpur gated football picks for this week. (NOTE: No money refunded.) AUBURN-MISSISSIPPI STATE: The Bulldogs seem to be coming up rapidly and the Plainsmen, after losing to Tulane, seem to be on the downgrade. However, we believe the Tigers will show class in this one. The nod goes to AUBURN by a touchdown. GEORGIA—HOLY CROSS: Both these elevens have been beaten but don’t let anybody tell you it won’t be a whale of a game. The Bulldogs will be fighting mad after the Furman upset and the Crusaders aren’t in a peace-loving frame of mind after the shellacking L. S. U. gave them. We'll string along with HOLY CROSS. DUKE—PITTSBURG: The Blue Devils have lost a lot of good men but the Pitt Panthers without Coachc Jock Sutherland are just another football team. DUKE, all the way. FORDHAM—TULANE: Both teams have been picked as outstand ing national elevens and this game is a "natural". Against our better judgement, TULANE. GEORGIA TECH—HOWARD: What do you think? RICE—L. S. U.: The Owl vs. the Tiger at Baton Rouge. Two strong teams in a free-for-all. At the toss of a coin, L. S. U. NOTRE DAME—SOUTHERN METHODIST: The Irish have just a little too much "oomph" for Matty Bell's Mustangs. NOTRE DAME, by two touchdowns. ARMY-COLUMBIA: The Mule seems to have lost some of the pow er of its kick this year but then the Lions haven’t got Sid Luckman. By a touchdown, ARMY. Canton Versus “X” Canton High tonight will meet the Ranburne, Ala. football team, which is a sort of an “X” team—X meaning unknown. Nobody knows anything about the invaders from Alabam'. The Greenies have come along nicely this-season. They have won four games—have not been defeated nor tied. They have only been scored upon twice. And yet they will be playing tonight without the services of their stellar lineman, Ralph McFarland, whose loss was keenly felt last Friday night. Ranburne might--might, we said, mind you--spring an upset and defeat the Green and Gold lads tonight. We hope not. A Constellation of Stars Little did members of the Canton baseball club think that they would be playing several thousand dollars worth of talent when the time for the Kennesaw League Playoff came. For over at Cartersville for Sat urday’s game, the Merchants assembled a lineup that boasted Rudy York, of the Detroit Tigers; Johnny Hill, Minneapolis; Ed Hartness, Georgia-Florida league; Blondy Quick, Sally League; and Lawrence Tone, well-known baseballer. Canton, unable to go to the expense of importing talent that would help made a contest of it, forfeited the game. We suppose its just as well the World Series was being played Saturday and DiMaggio, Dick- ey and Keller were all tied up and couldn't make it. Canton Batting Averages Frank “Zipp” Roberts, Canton baseball scorer, has compiled the batting averages of the players for all the games of the 1939 season and they are given below. The averages include league games, non league games, and playoff games. Fitts, of the regular team, was high man with an average of .398. NAME ab r h 2b 3b hr sb Avg. McNally - 26 5 13 3 1 1 1 .500 Tipton — 29 4 14 2 1 3 0 .482 Fitts ........... 20140 80 15 2 0 0 .398 Mulkey i ... ..... 34 4 13 0 1 0 0 .382 Stover 140 23 50 4 4 1 0 .357 Hilton ...... .... . 83 1: 8 2! 94 1 2 14 .349 Parris 167 34 57 10 2 4 0 .347 Ashe 191 40 66 13 2 3 2 .345 Payne 122 21 40 4 1 0 1 .327 Watkins 163 30 48 7 2 11 8 .294 Thacker 48 6 12 1 0 0 1 .250 Williams - . 202 28 49 9 1 3 8 .243 Hansard 22 3 3 0 0 0 0 .136 Morris 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 .100 Cartersville showed unexpected strength. The Purple eleven, most of them sophomores, played a good defensive game but were unable to gain much against the Cherokee gridmen except via the aerial route. Canton scored her two touch- downs first. Garner and Fain being credited with them. Latimer, a lithe-hipped back who seemed to be the main Cartersville offensive threat, scored the lone Hurricane tally. Ineffective blocking slowed down the Cartersville running at- tack. The Canton backfield played well. Curtis fumbled several times but made up for it with fine work in carrying the ball. Pile-driver of the Canton attack was William Garner, who gained most of the yardage for the Greenies. First Quarter Canton defended the east goal and Cartersville defended the west goal. No wind and field was slight- ly dusty. Frank Fain, Canton half- back kicked-off for the Greenies. Kick was a long high end-over-end boot and was caught by Latimer, playing fullback for the Purple Hurricane. Latimer returned with a nice run of about 17 yards, being considerably helped by fine block- ing on the part of his teammates. First down and ten yards to go for Cartersville on first play of the game after the kickoff. Latim- er shoved through right tackle for three yards—then tried left tackle and made two yards. On this play, however, Cartersville was penaliz- ed five yards for offside. The next Hurricane play was evidently a kick but Brackett, Cartersville half, fumbled the ball momentarily and recovered. Bryant got off a good kick for Cartersville on their fourth down and Curtis, playing safety, fumbled the catch, but recovered. The Can- ton offensive machine now went in- to action to reel off long gains to a touchdown. Fred Jack Goss, play- ing at the quarterback position, started it off on the next play with a spectacular 30 yard run around right end after an intricate reverse had sucked the Hurricane over to the other side. Frank Fain plum- meted into the line for one yard. William Garner made a short gain at right end and on the next play with Garner carrying the ball. Can- ton scored her first touchdown, the ball carrier going over standing up. Curtis, Greenie fullback, tried a thrust at the left side of the Purple line for the extra point but was stopped cold by Bryant. Score Can- on 6, Cartersville 0. Fain kicked off for Canton and Stevens made only a few yards be- fore he was downed by an aval- anche of Greenie tacklers. The Hur- ricane made four yards into the Canton line. The Purples now sprung a reverse on Canton with Brackett carrying the ball but it was good for only two yards. Car- tersville punted and safety-man Curtis made only four yards after the catch before being tackled by Soulis, who was extremely fast in getting down the field. Curtis made three yards at left end but fumbled the snap from cen- ter on the next play and lost quite a few yards. Canton made 12 yards at right tackle on next play but the next down being fourth, Quar- terback Goss kicked. The Canton ends were down the field fast and downed the ball. Cartersville’s ball. Latimer made three yardsa at the line. Brackett picked up five more at left end just as whistle blew ending first quarter with Canton leading 6 to 0. Second Quarter Ball went over to Canton on downs and Curtis made five yards at left end. Garner tossed a pass to Jack Goss on the next play and it was good for a first down. Frank Fain knocked at the line but found no welcome and made no gain on the play. Brady Curtis galloped a- round left end for three yards. Bill Garner made five yards at right tackle. Fain went into the line in a desperate attempt to make a first down but failed by inches. The play, however, was called back and ran over because both teams were offside. Garner made the first down this time, through the right side of the line. Cartersville called time out. Cur- tis made a pretty left end run to put the Greenies deep in Hurri- cane territory. Garner picked up yardage at right end and on the next play made a first down with the ball only two yards from the Cartersville goal line. Fain then bucked the line for the touchdown. Holcombe was sent in to try to kick the extra point. The ball went too far to the right however and the score stood 12 to 0 in favor of the Greenies. Frank Fain kicked off for Can- ton and Garrison, of Cartersville received and was run out of bounds. Garwood on the next play slung a perfect pass to Garrison, Purple left end, which was caught and made about 15 yards. Cartersville then launched an unsuspected aer- ial attack which gave Canton fans many anxious moments. A toss. IIN Byron White Turning down an offer said to be $15,000 to play pro football this year, Byron (Whizzer) White, all-American star at University of Colorado two years ago and since a pro grid player with the Pittsburgh Pirates and a Rhodes scholar, now is studying law at Yale university. Latimer to Stevens, seemed to be good for a goal but Stevens was brought down from behind by Gar- ner. Garwood threw another pass to Garrison and it was good for fif- teen yards and the Hurricane was deep in Greenie territory. Latimer made seven yards for Cartersville on an end around. Stevens made no gain at center and the Bartow eleven again took to the air and Stevens tossed to Latimer for a short gain. Latimer went into the line for a touchdown but the play was called back. Can- ton called time out. Quarles came in for Payne in the Canton line. Cartersville ran the same play over Alabama Eleven Invades Canton For Grid Tilt Here Tonight again and Latimer made the touch- down. Latimer tried the line again, for the extra point and was over but the referee had the play called back and Cartersville was penaliz- ed. Stevens tried a pass for the ex- tra point on the next play but it was incomplete. The score now stood Canton 12, Cartersville 6. Soulis kicked off for the Purples. Robert Hughes, having been sent into the Canton backfield made a nice run back of about fifteen yards. Bill Garner made seven yards at the line. Chatham sub- stituted for Canton. Goss on the next play fumbled and seemed des- timed to lose ten or twelve yards on the play but managed to recover the ball and made a fine run for a first down around left end. Gar- ner made eight yards in a nice run at right end and would probably have made more had he received better blocking on the play. Half ended here with score 12 to 6 in favor of the Greenies. Third Quarter Fain kicked off for Canton. Ste- vens received and made about 11 yards before being tackled. Latim- er snatched six yards at tackle. Fisher made it a first down but play was called back and Carters- ville penalized. Latimer made a short gain through the line, and on the next play hit left tackle hard for a first down. Garwood tossed a short pass to Latimer for a small gain. Fisher plowed into the line for about one yard and a first down. Stevens fumbled on an attempted pass play and lost about six yards. Garwood tried a pass but it went incomplete. Latimer snaked into the line for a four yard gain. Bryant punted for Cartersville and Canton back Curtis, who received the ball, was tackled immediately. Canton's ball. Garner romped for five yards around right end. Cur- tis made three yards on fake re- verse. Bill Garner hit right end again for six yards and a first down. Canton man fumbled pass from center on next play but the Green- ies recovered. Goss made four yards at left end. Garner danced around right end for three yards. Goss punted and on the play a Cartersville substitute ran onto the field after the play was started. Greenies Will Seek To Sustain Winning Streak Undefeated and untied, the Canton High Greenie football team tonight will tangle with Ranburn, (Ala.) High and will attempt to keep their string of successive wins intact. All Canton regulars except McFarland, who is still out with an injured hand, will be on deck and ready for action at Harmon Field at 7:15 tonight. October 13—Ranburne, Alaba- ma, here October 20—Dalton, here October 27—Winder here November 3—Rockmart, here November 10—Carrollton, there November 17—Cornelia, there November 22—Marietta, there making Cartersville have 12 men on the field. Cartersville was penal- ized and Goss punted again just as the third quarer ended with the score Canton 12, Cartersville, 6. Fourth Quarter Cartersville’s ball. Latimer plun- ged headlong into line for about six yards. Cartersville calls time out. 2nd down, four to go. Fisher fumbles pass from center but re covers with loss of four yards. Bryant punted for Cartersville and a Cartersville man downed the ball far down the field. Cantor now in possesion of the pigskin. Bill Garner tried right end and was stopped with a gain of one yard. Greenies then tried line and found only a one yard gain there. Canton’s offensive seemed to have stalled as Garner again tried the line with no gain. Goss punted and the Cartersville safety man ran the ball back three yards. Latimer hit right end for five yards. Fisher started out around left end with a nice run but stumb- led over himself and was downed with a gain of about five yards. It was a first down by inches. Latim- er in an offtackle slant was good for three yards. Cartersville then tried a long pass. A Canton man leaped high into the air and batted the ball. Bottoms caught the ball on its way down. The Cartersville (Continued on page 7) Coach John Baker, of the Ran- burne School, reports that his team is light and inexperienced. Capt. Hart, Miller and Teague are out- standing in the line and R. Jones is the probably the best Ranburne bback, the coach added. The Alabama line will average a little over 160 pounds and the backfield will run around 145 pounds. The probable starting Ranburne line-up will be: Hart (170 lbs.) left end, captain; Tibbs, (160) left tac- kle; Miller, (165) left guard; R. Cook, (145) center; Teague, (170) right guard; Lindsey, (160) right tackle; Camp, (165) right end; Far- low, (140) quarter back; R. Jones, (140) left half; Coley, (140) full back; and York, (155) right half. Reports are that Jones, Ran- burne left half, although light, is fast and he will probably an out- standing backfield threat for the Alabamians. Ralph McFarland will be out of the Canton line. 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