The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-20
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With ELTON CASEY

MIR. hacker SpedkS.
One week ago today this operator devoted a column on
the poor officiating at the New Hanover Raleigh contest;
We received many comments on the artlcle-an we hearo
voiced an opinion of agreement With THIS pillar.
The talk of the officials has not ceased. Not IN the
least. Most Wilmingtonians still possess an angry attitude
when the Raleigh skirnish is mentioned.
Yesterday we received a letter from Mr.. j. +. Hacker,
nrominent wilmington attorney whose office is 500 Murchi-
son Building. 1t is our policy to publish all letters-if they
are signed. n:a
pillar over to Mr.. Hacker. He has a very interesting let
ter and we think it bears careful consideration and thought.
October 10, 1916 jfh s
Mr.. Elton Casey
Sports Editor
Wilmington Star-News
Wilmington, N. Z.
Dear Elton:
| have been a football enthusiast since about 1906 and
have followed the games and ny various schools partici-
pating therein with a great deal of interest. | have reached
the age when winning and losing can be taken IN stride and
without high blood pressure.
have followed the high school team here for the last
few years with a great deal of interest and have a son in
high school who, however, does not play football.
Last Friday night at the Raleigh-New Hanover High
Game I went early and had a very advantageous seat high
up in the concrete stands right on the fifty yard line. AS
the game progressed it became so apparent that the Of
ficials, especially the referee and the head linesman were
determined that Wilmington should not win if it were with
in their power to prevent it. The officiating was one sided
in favor of Raleigh that it definitely was not a question of
incompetence but to my mind was a question of deliberate
intent.
feel that if the North Carolina High School Athletic
Association has enough authority to disbar New Hanover
High Schools basketball team from competition last winter
it should have enough authority to investigate the officiat-
ing at the high school game here last Friday night and de-
termine and definitely nail down whether or not the various
rumors which are going around here are true or not.
This expression of mine, of which l assume full re-
sponsibility. is not only mine but that of hundreds of others
here in Wilmington who can take it win or lose, but who
want to take it fairly.
Very truly yours,
J. F. Hacker.
We have been approached by several citizens who are
interested in staging a charity contest between Raleigh
and Wilmington after each of these Eastern Class AA
Conference clubs ring down the curtain on the current
season. We think it is a grand suggestion, but we sorta
doubt if Lee Stone and Raleigh High School athletic Of
ficials would consent to participate in such a game.
One reason is because the Caps-or maybe the Wild
ts-might be in the State Championship game. That is
looking way ahead, but it could happen, even though the
Fayetteville Bulldogs are setting a torrid pace with three
straight loop wins.
However, if local leaders would push the idea maybe
this "grudge tilt" could be arranged with all the proceeds
going to charity. A member Of the Wilmington Kiwanis
Club along with a leader in the Boosters Club have dis
cussed this thought with us.
We are all for it, but if it is to be carried out-pre-
parations must get underway now. Don't you agree?