The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-09-21
Tigers. Gulfport
Commodores To
Play Down Codst

The Moss Point Tigers. one Of
the strongest high school football
aggregations along the Gulf Coas'
this year, demonstrated their pow.
er last Friday night by defeating
the Morton High team on the
Moss Point gridiron rs to O. The
season opener drew n of the
largest crowds ever in attendance
on that field. The Moss Point
High School Band, directed by
Jimmy Bishop, played during the
game, and gave an excellent
marching exhibition at half-time,
A test of the strength shown
by the Tigers in the initial game
will come tonight friday when
they invade Gulfport. The Com
modores ruined an otherwise per-
feet seasons score for the Moss
Point team last year when they
defeated the Tigers in the only
lost game of the nine-game series.
Many sport dopesters declare the
tables will be turned this time,
as Moss Point appears powerful in
every department of the game.
The unusually large O was
made despite the fact that a large
number of Moss Point. second
string men saw service in the
game. Morton's Coach w. R.
Lindsey also used nine substi-
tuteS.
The Tigers, with T. K. (Tom)
Swayze as coach and M. J. (Red)
Bullock as assistant mentor, this
year have eight regular letter
men and nine other lettermen.
The Morton team, built around
three lettermen, displayed great
lack of experience in its initial
game. However, at times. the
invaders showed flashes of good
teamwork.
Scoring on almost any type OF
play, on end runs, on intercepted
passes and through the line, Moss
Point had 26 points at the end of
the first quarter, added 6 points
in the second frame, tailed Is
more points in the third, and rang
up 10 in the final quarter.
The first quarter saw Mack
Myers, halfback, going over for
two touchdowns and Field, full
back, for two others. Two extra
points were added by White, left
tackle. Captain Dickson, left
guard, made a touchdown On a
70-yard run after intercepting a
pass, in the second quarter.
Third Quarter Scores
In the third quarter, touch
downs we're. scored by the fol
lowing: Mack Myers, halfback;
Clay, halfback; Field, fullback,
and Davis, halfback. White ac-
counted for one extra point. In
the fourth period, fineld fullback;
McCool, fullback, and Clay, half
back, added touchdowns, and
Farragut, center, scored n extra
point.
One of the outstanding features
of the grid battle was the good
craftsmanship showed by both
teams. One player on each team
suffered minor injuries.
The lineups were as follows:
Morton: Key, center; Sparks,
left guard; Jones, right guard;
Simmons, left tackle; Register,
fright tackle; Donald, left end;
Adams, right end; ]. Rogers, quar-
terback; R. Rogers, left halfback;
Alexander, right halfback;
Hughes, fullback. Substitutions,
Buddy Lee, quarterback; Will
liams, right guard; Creagor, right
guard; M. Rogers, left halfback;
Lewis, left tackle; Afford, left
guard; j. Lasseter, fullback; S.
Lasseter, fullback; M. Eichelberg-
ar, left end. Managers. johnson
and Blackburn.
Moss Point: r. Cirlot, left end;
M. Simmons, left tackle; Dick
son (capt.) left guard; Farragut,
center; l.. Rogers, right guard;
Graham, right tackle; Stauter,
Fight end; Davis, quarterback;
Mack Myers. halfback; DALEY,
halfback; Field. fulback. Substi-
tutions: White, left tackle; Clay,
hslfback; McCool, fullback; j.
Myers, halfback; Huddleston, half
back; Shepherd. guard; S. Afford,
end; Firth. end; Byrd, guard;
Shattles, tackle; Parnell; Wells;
Rouse; Collville.
Officials were Roy Williams,
Mississippi Southern College,
referee; Dick Shilds. Mississippi
College, umpire; George Corley,
, Mississippi State. headlinesman;
| Monier Kihyet. field Judge.