Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-12
Peace Plunges Through
For Score Ahead Of Gun
Estimated 1000 Wit
ness Annual Clash
Between Rivals of
Years Standing

Billy Peace, aided by ten scrappy
Henderson high school Bulldogs, de-
feated Oxford here yesterday after
noon 60 in the last thirty seconds of
the annual clash between the two
schools, the game featuring Armistice
Day celebration and was witnessed by
an estimated crowd of 1900 people.
Peace, the thing every Armistice
Day speaker implored the world to
seek, was sought in vain by Oxford
Yellow Jackets as the Big fullbaci1
plunged and ripped his way to the
winning touchdown. Peace was every
thing but what his named implied.
He spark plugged the team, kicked,
passed and lugged the ball and turn
ed in a whale of a game defensively.
His offensive work speaks for itself.
The plunging fullback set the stag.
for the scoring late in the third quar-
ter when his long boot set Oxford
back on the ten yard line, where the
Yellow Jackets were forced to kick.
and Feace returned the jcall a good
distance before being brought to earth
on the Oxford SO yard line. Hobgood
picked up three yards to the visitors
Al. Two passes failed, and Peace tuck
ed the ball under his arm, running
it for a first down. From that point
on Peace lugged the ball. On the
next play, he marched to the II yard
stripe, and Oxford called for time out.
Time was getting short. many of the
fans were looking for q scOreleSS tie.
AS play resumed, Peace plunged for
three yards TO the nine, plunged again
to the four ard first down. Peace
again rammed the line to the three,
neld for no gain on the next play, and
then ran1med the stubborn defenses
Of the Yellow Jackets to the one foot
line 1t looked to spectators that the
bail went over and was pushed back.
With the fourth down and victory
within their grasp, the Bulldogs dug
in with determination, and Peace
smashed the right side of his line for
the six pointer with just seconds left
in the ball game. Crowds swarmed
the field rejoicing.
Coghill's kick was blocked, and Ok
ford linedup to receive the kick. S.
Finch took the kick and headed up
midfield for nice gain, only to find
the waiting arms of Billy Dunno, who
nailed him to the ground as the game
ended.
The game was one of the most
thrilling seen here, and was witnessed
by a record crowd, despite threaten
ing rain and a chilly wind.
Defensively, Henderson's line was
almost impregnable, the visitors max
ing only two first downs during the
contest Both of those coming in the
third quarter when Oxford took the
half kickoff and reeled off two first
downs -efore a bewildered Bulldog
eleven. That was the only threat that
Oxford made, and that was about mid
field Most of that play was in Ok
ford's territory or in nidfield. Ok
ford's forwards broke through time
and again to smash Henderson plays
behind the line or to hold them for
little gain.
Captain Taylor, Cannady, E. Knott
and Sigma Finch stood out for the
visitors, Knott getting off nice kicks
under difficulties on numerous Oc-
caSions.
Peace predominated the play for
Henderson, but he had plenty of help
from his mates. Pulley Rideout was
all over the field on the defense from
his center position. He is one reason
Oxford had much trouble gaining
ground. Big Lonnie Harris got out of
a sick bed to turn in a sterling per-
Torrance at tackle. Billy Aston was
consistent at end, and at one stage
of the game, he picked one of Peace's
heaves out of the air for a nice gain,
and thrilled spectators when it ap-
peared he was in the clear. He was
quickly hauled down.
Dennis and Rem were good at the
guard posts, and Mitchell showed i'm
provement at tackle. Edgar Edwards
turned in a nice game at end, and
Billy Dunno, blocking back, played
fine ball as did Captain Jenkins and
Howard Hobgood in the backfield.
Henderson has one more game, that
with Catholic orphanage here next
Friday. The boys were given holi-
day today by Coach Bing Miller, who
is a candidate for the title Worlds
Happiest Man"