The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-15
STOPPING CLARK.
CYCLONE eager.
WILDCAT PROBLEM
Grid Star Has Scored so
Points In Last Two Games
Jayvees Play First
BY GENE WARREN

The Eastern Conferences league
leading Wilson Cyclones invade
Wilmington tonight seeking to
upset the favored New Hanover
High School Wildcats in what is
expected to be one of the best
games Of the season. The contest
will take place in the MINIS gym
nasium at 800 following a prelim-
mary tilt between the two towns
Junior Varsity teams at Gas.
Wilson, seeking revenge for the
early season defeat Of q to %
handed them by the locals, will
send a somewhat different lineup
against the Wildcats, who after
holding the loop leadership, were
ruled out of the conference be-
cause of an ineligible player.
Wilson'S mentor, coach Henry
Madden, did not use big Jay Clark,
his ace forward, the first Cyclone
Cat clash, because the high-scor-
ing eager worked during the
Christmas holidays and was out
Of shape. Without him, Wilson
played the locals to tight finish,
but with Clark their offense may
click smoothly as it has in the
past two games in which Clark
has scored % and % points. OPP
posing quints report that CLARK
is deadly on set shots and plays a
good all-around defensive game"
Jay is also good man at the foul
line, where he tossed in six points
against Raleigh, Tuesday. Fouling,
|incidently, is one of the big weak
nesses on the Wildcats part as
they average around 16 game.
Coach Leon Brodger also has an
ace in the hole that he did not
use at Wilson in the initial fracas
johnny McKoy. McKoy is 6 It.
5 in. center, who has rolled up
an average of IL points per tussle,
plus controlling a large percent
age of the rebounds. His ortho-
dox hook shots and tip ms have
spelled the difference between vic
tory and defeat in many cases for
the Hanoverians.
The Wilson Wilmington battle also
furnishes color for it finds the Cy-
clones former coach, Leon Brod-
gen, who has managed most OF
the Wilson cagers, sending an op-
posing quint against them. The
Cyclones would rather defeat Brod-
gems charges than any other quint
in the circuit for this reason.
The remainder of Wilson'S line
up consists of Tunney Brooks, a
veteran basketeer and an excep-
tional long shot, and Marshal Long
at guards, Thorpe Smith and Clark
at forward, with either Charles An
thony or Bull Newsome at center.
Newsome is the clubs tallest man,
standing 6 IT. in. in height.
For Wilmington the regular five
of Luke Collie, Billy Lee, Teddy
Fennen, w. A. Brown, and McKoy
is slated to be in for the starting
whistle.
Collie, who is only a sophomore,
excells in his clever passing, but
when his teammates failed to drop
in goals against the Graystone Ma
rines, Wednesday night, he took
regular turn at shooting and rack
ed I'D II points against the former
college players. If the blond young
ster turns in such performance
tonight, he may pace the Cats to
their eighth conference triumph.
Reserves, who will probably see
plenty of action, are Don Hyatt,
sHacksaw' Tuttle, Charlie Smith,
'Tinkey' Rogers, and Johnny Crow
ley. .
Durham travels to Raleigh to-
night also to battle the fourth place
CAPS under Coach Lee Stone in an
other high school affray.