The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-11-17
ALERT WINNERS
SNAC FIVE DOG
FORWARD PASSES
Large Crowd Sees Last
Conference Game of
The Season

vile Bulldog eleven 26 to o be-
fore a chilled crowd of about g.
500 fans at American Legion
Stadium.
Stopping the passes Of the Wis
TORS Wanted Eddie Salley with
five interruptions, the Wildcats
countered with a smooth moving
offensive that netted the local
team yarda2e on both the ground
and in the air.
"Bubba'' Sykes, Wildcat full
back spanked the Cats from the
backfield, aided by David Ban
herman, Jimmy Piner and Ken
Rogers. The New Hanover line
opened large holes for the Wild
cat backs and stopped the Bull
dog running attack by giving up
a net gain Of only 80 yards, break
ing through On several occasions
to drop Bulldog ball carriers for
large losses, the longest being
a 26 yard loss in the last period,
when they smothered Salley ON an
attempted pass.
Cheshire, the Bulldogs fullback,
fumbled on the run-back of the
opening kickoff and Ken Rogers
recovered for the Wildcats on the
visitors 40 yard line. However the
Wildcats couldn't gain and were
forced to punt.
Several plays later "Bubba"
Sykes carried punt from his
own 80 yard line to the Whining
ton 48 marker. Short stabs at the
Fayetteville line carried the ball
to the visitors 40 yard line. Sykes
sprinted rs yards to the Fayette-
vile Is yard line. After Banner
man carried the ball twice to the
13, Sykes turned end for the
score. The kick was blocked.
Wilmington added two touch
downs in the last period. The first
coming on sustained drive of 80
yards, Jimmy Piner going over
from the one yard mark. The sec.
ond touchdown was set up on an 80
yard dash by Piner, who inter
cepted a Salley aerial on the Wild.
cat 10 and was pulled down on the
Bulldog 10. Three plays later Ban.
herman carried over for the touch.
down from the one yard stripe
Graham Barefoot converted after
both last period scores for the final
tally, making the score rs to 0.
Another Wildcat score was lost
when Sykes fumbled on the Fay.
etteville two yard line after a Wild
cat drive had marched almost tt
the Bulldog goal line. The drive
started on the New Hanover 3;
yard line. The largest again in the
drive was IS yard pass from
Sykes to Jim Gibson, Wildcat LEFT
end.
Late in the game series of Sal
ley passes clicked. Driving from
their own SO yard line Salley passe,
moved the visitors deep into Wild
cat territory. The touchdown threa
was averted on the 10 by Piner':
interception and long run. It wa.
the only time during the eveninl
that the Wilmington goal was il
danger.
In a Junior Varsity game pre-
ceeding the high school game, the
Kiwanis and the Forty and Eight
srs battled to their second tie
game of the season, to 6. The
Forty and Eight team scored frs
on 40 yard end run of Charles
Smith, team captain. The K:<ani.
countered however, with a 80 yare
touchdown pass from Linwooe
Grisson to Joe Warren. Both team!
efforts for points after touchdown.
failed and the game ended in tn.
dea dlock.
The Jaycees defeated the Lion
in another Jay Wee game yester
day, 6 to 0, in a tilt played at 13t1
and Ann field yesterday afternoon
The games only score came on
Is yard pass from Paul Maulsby t.
Louis Collie in the second quarter.