The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-01
Along
The SidelineS

ILL., #WM
WITH ELTON CASEY
King Football is all set to hand Americas favorite
pastime" the knockout punch!
Yes. it won't be long now, before baseball will be a
thing of the past with the kick and pass" sport taking
over. and to many fans the entrance of football this
year is going to be a very gala occasion.
It has been said that North Carolina, as
Footoan well as most Of the other States, will see a
Season better brand of football than they have wit
N..x:1 messed in many a moon. We are glad.
S"''"s All during the War, the main conversation
when football fans gathered was the talk OF what was going
to happen when the conflict came to an end. All of us voiced
a similar opinion. All of us agreed that the Southern Con-
ference was going to boast clubs that would rank with any
elevens in the country.
Well, it is entirely too early to start selecting cham
pions, but it isn't too soon to start assuming who will
rate at the top of the class this Fall.
Preseason gossip places Wallace Wades
wdlcn Duke Blue Devils as the Club to beat The
Duke Old Master is said to have five and six deep
EJopon at every position with II monogram wearers
~ back, including such stalwarts as George Clark,
Bob CAN'T, Bill Miner, Buddy Luper, Buddy Muligan and
Leo Long. Wade has as much talent as any school in the
Southern Conference and there is very little dope leaking
out from the Methodist Flats" That is the old Duke style.
keep your mouth shut until you have proven what you
have" is the motto of the aging Wade and his capable staff
of assistants.
Then too, there is the report going around that
Ernest "Bear" Knots, the chunky lneman from Abe
marie who gained ALL American honors at Duke for the
las w seasons, Will U III SITlnS
We heard from a pretty good source that Knots will be
running third string when the gates open on the Blue
Devils slate. We have also heard that Leo Long and
Bob Can't may be sitting on the bench right much this
Fall. When you hear that, you know that the Dukes are
loaded.
noc... Douglass Clyde Peahead) Walker is said
= to have a good first string with the reserves
SeekIng being the big problem. We think the Deacs can
Reserves field as good a starting backfield as any of
them. There's Nick Sacrinty, the rifeman from
Reldsville who can heave a football like it was a tennis ball
little Nick Ognovich, the Jacobs Blocking Trophy winner
last year; Rock Brinkley, the hard-bursting fullback from
Norfolk; 30, brother to Nick, who has a true toe" when
%place-kicks are concerned. Then the recent addition of Clay
Groom, former Carolina player, will help.
Up front, big Dewey Hobbs, Wilmington lad, and
poppy John Bruno, flankmen from Riverside, N. ]. are
the only returning lettermen. But, there is such beef
around as Red OQuinn, Jack Leonetti, Boyd Allen, Ber-
ME Caps, and Bud Wedel.
Turne~ Over at Capital Square, Coach Beattie
c1'"I Feathers is working hard in trying to produce
oParRs a front wall that can clear the path for gallop-
WoLfpack ing Howard Turner, the flash from Rocky
Mount who is being mentioned for All-American
nonors this year. Turner made Al-Southern last Fall and
!rotted 105 yards against Duke when he Intercepted an
aerial. WI
Carl snave1y has Charlie Justice to spark his run
ming attack at Carolina with such big Lnemen as Ralph
%Strayhorn, Chan Highsmith, and Jack Hussey. leaning
with Justice in the backfield will be Jack Fitch, Hosea
Rodgers and watch John Kinsey, Tony Amendola.
The word is out that Clemson, South Carolina, Virginia
Tech and Maryland are "out for blood" this Fall and don't
be the least bit surprised If they collect some.
All in all, the football picture this Fall is mighty
bright and we will be glad to see football regain the
spotlight once again.
Now to jump away from the grid sport for a minute and
inform you, dear readers, that there will be Especial races"
at the Greyhound Race Track on Monday night. R. A. Bur-
nette, co-manager of the track, informed your scribe this
morning that there will be a big-crowd out to see the Labor
Day attraction.
The show starts at S:15 o'clock and there will be six
races. Brunette said that Jack Manning, who is running
MS kennel of Nationally known dogs, will place a connie
OF new ones in Monday nights outing. However. wen
SUCK by Queen Anne, one of the fastest %whippets in the
country against any of them. Plans have been made
to accommodate a capacity crowd, Brunette said.
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