The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-11-10
DURHAM BULLDOGS
TAKE EARLY LEAD
AGAINST LOCALS
Crowd OF Over 5000 Sees
New Hanover High :
Bow To Visitors

! A three yard line plunge by Dur
ham High school fullback Harvey
Brinkley on the tenth play of the
ball game gave the invading Dur
ham its margin of victory over the
New Hanover Wildcats in an East
ern A conference game at Amerl'
can Legion stadium last nieht be-
fore a capacity crowd of 5000.
The Bulldogs added two points
on a safety during the fourth quar-
ter for their final score of 8 to O.
but it was the first score that set,
tied the final outcome of the con
nict.
The Wildcats surprised by hold
ing the heavily favored Durham
team to the low score. However
the local offensive never had q
chance to function as booming
punts by Dwight Garden kept the
Cats pinned deep, in their own ter
ritory throughout most OF the
game.
Durham's touchdown came after
the Wildcats had forced the vlsl'
tors to kick on a third down after
receiving the games initial kick
off. Sykes who received the punt
for New Hanover fumbled on his
own 80 yard line, where a Durham
lineman recovered.
The Bulldogs power back chug-
ged off three first downs in a row
to place the ball on the Wildcat
three yard line from where the
Bulldogs fullback Brinkley car
ried it over on the first try power
ing through the center of the local
line. The try for the extra point
failed when bad pass from cen
ter hindered the kick and a try
at running the ball over was sty-
mied by several tacklers.
An additional two points was add
ed to the visitors score late in the
final period when Dick Hanson,
Wildcat reserve fullback's punt
was blocked by a charging Dur
ham lineman on the New Hanover
eight yard line. The ball bounced
into and out Of the local end zone,
officials ruling it safety for Dur.
ham.
The game was hard fought and
the local team showed the i'm
provement caused by several long
practice session this week. How
ever, the statistics of the game
showed that Durham had the upper
hand in several departments.
Wilmington made three first
downs to the visitors nine. Will
mington funbled four times while
Durham had only one miscue. Dur
ham had net gain by rushing OF
1O7 yards to the Wildcats IS. Punt
ing averages were about the same,
the Wildcats booting for an average
of 81 yards per try while the Bull
dogs averaged 26. On passing at
tempts both teams clicked for
about the same average, Wildcats
chucking five and completing two,
and Durham hitting almost the
same average with five out OF Is.
The heavier Durham team was
kept from scoring via the touch
down route after the first quarter
plunge but the Wildcat offensive
begged down whenever the locals
approached Durham's danger zone
After the Durham touchdown
the Wildcats made their best dis
play of the evening. Receiving the
kickoff after the score on their own
IS and carried to the 38 yard line
by Bubba Sykes, the local team
smashed to the Bulldog q line
marker before losing the ball or
downs.
Sykes spanked the drive by driv'
ing from his own SO yard line te
the Wilmington At for a nine yaro
advance. Jimmy Piner plunged fol
the first down on the mldtlele
stripe. Sykes turned the Bulldog
flank for a six yard gain. Davie
Bannerman, co-captain Of the team
found a hole at Durham RICH
tackle slot and bolted for II yards
Ken Rogers, the Wildcat left hal:
back moved three yards more tt
the Bulldog 80. Bannerman pushec
to the n, the deepest point OF the
Wildcat advance.
| Here the Durham team rallied
and threw Piner for a three yaro
loss. A Sykes pass into the enc
zone failed and Durham took over
the ball on downs.
While the Wildcat offensive new
er functioned as well after the
first period march, the Bulldogs
heavier Lacks were also having
!. troubles OF their own. A fast charg
ing New Hanover line which re
fused to be budged by the Bulldog
forwards repeatedly broke through
to. drop Durham ball carriers il
their tracks.
At half-t1me the New Hanover
High school ROTC band led thu
drill unit onto the field for the
presentation Of the battalion spon
= sor, Miss Jane Head.
= Company, sponsors Miss Saral
:, Marlowe Of Company A, Miss Eli
zabeth HELEN OF Company B, Mis-:
Douglas McKoy OF Company c
and Miss Ann Adams of Compan,
D, were presented to their com
panies.
II After the presentation of tn,