The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-05

N. C. State college and Wade
Ison, sports director, tells the
story.)
BY WADE ISON
IN. C. State Publicity Director
Williams (Doc) Newton, start
ing his fourth year as head coach
of North Carolina States Wolfpack
is having to rebuild his outfit in
ten of the eleven positions.
Only blond Alvin Phillips. a no.
pound junior from Raleigh,
N. c., appears likely to be in the
position he played last year. But
in spite of the overhauling Doc
and his aides, Herman Hickman,
the ponderous line coach, and Wal
ter CBabe) Wood, the new back
field coach who stepped up from
the Freshman coaching staff, are
expecting a slightly better Wolf
pack.
Two other 1899 regulars, Tackle
Ralph Burt of Raleigh, N. c., and
Guard Bill Windley, Pantego, N. c.,
find themselves in new positions,
for Burt now is a guard and Wind
ley is a tackle. Co-Captain Howell
Stroup, C~herryville, N. c., who
alternated with last years co-Cap-
tain, Babe Retter, at center, is
the No. l pivot position candidate,
while the other Co-Captain, Pat
Fehley, Easton, Pa, is in a new
position this year, having been
shifted from his dual role of tail
and wingback to fullback, where
he succeeds another co-captain, An
dy Pavlovsky. Wingback Dick CMa-
gic) East, White Sulphur Springs,
w. Va, high scorer last year, re-
Gently announced his intentions of
returning to the gridiron wars af-
ter resting injuries sustained mid
way of last season.
Wind Up Careers
Besides Center Retter and Full
b a k Pavlovsky, the following
wound up their careers: End Mick
ey Sullivan, voted by his mates
the most valuable player on last
years team; Tackle Ty Coon, who
rated several All-America selec-
ions; Guard John Savini, and the
Backs Artie Rooney, Tony DiYeso,
Don Traylor and Bobby Sabolyk.
Frank Owens and Wade Brown,
both lanky ends, from Charlotte,
N. c., and Rockwell, N. c., Wood
row Jones, Roxboro, N. c., Coon's
understudy, Gene Conrad, Char
lotte, N. c., and Curtis (Crumpler)
Ramsey, Crumpler, W. Va, tack
les: John Barr, Charlotte, N. c.,
who alternated with Windley, and
J. D. Jones, Brevard, N. c., Sa-
WINS understudy; and Backs Jack
Huckabee, Charlotte, N. c., and
Earl Stewart, Roxboro, N. c., both
wingbacks of promise, Bob Cathey,
a scrappy blocking back from
Charlotte, N. c., and Dick Uux)
Watts, young tailback from Bald
win, N. Y, round out the sixteen
returning lettermen.
End Mickey Thompson and
Guard Bill Cooper are lettermen
who are not planning to compete
this fall.
Handy Reserves
From the reserves come Phil
Avery, Morganton, N. c., and Mar
ion Stilwell, Thomasville, N. c.:
Tackle Julian White, Raleigh, N.
c.: Guards Mac Williams a n d
Chick Doak, Jr., both of Raleigh,
N. c.: Center Cutie Carter, Raj
eigh, N. c., and Backs Peanut
Doak, Raleigh, N. c.: Hobart Fer
rec, High Point, NJ. c., Jardine
Gibson, Gastonia, N. c.: Reuben
Morgan, Raleigh, N. c.: bud Rob-
bins, Burgaw, N. c., and Norm
Wiggin, Manoa, Pa, Dink Cation,
Concord, N. c., guard, is a trans
fer from Lees-McRae Junior col
lege who also spent a year OF the
reserve team.
The Frosh team of last fall,
which won States first Freshman
victory in three years, turns up
Ends Bill Evans, st. Paul's, N. c.:
Barrett Wilson, Raleigh, N. c.,
and S. K. Wilson, Jr., Guilford,
N. c.: Tackles Peter Boltrek, of
Averne, N. Y: Lonnie Harris, Hen
derson, N. c., who just decided to
return and Ray Sawyer, Greens
boro, N. c.: Guards Bob Hedlar,
Philadelphia, Pa, Charley Riddle,
Sanford, N. c., and Dave Pearce,
Raleigh, N. c., Center Jimmy Al
len, Raleigh, N. c., and Edgar
Gibson, Greenville, N. c., and
Backs Jim Barber, Hamlet, N. c.,
Foy Clark, Mt. Airy, N. c., Don
Criner, Kissimee, Fla, Doug Dick
erson, Greensboro, N. c., Sonny
Gilbert, Mt. Airy, N. c., Warren
Lemmond, Monroe, N. c., Dobie
Nelson, Maryville, Tenn, and Jack
Singer, New York City.
OF the rising Sophs, Evans, Boil
trek, Allen, Barber, Clark, DECKER.
son and Nelson showed up better
in the winter and spring work. at