The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-15
OnCFRS CHECK CARDS BEHIND BRANCA. 50
Along
The Sidelines
WITH ELTON CASEY

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lhree the characterisics. of up to-date and experienced nsn
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While asdMs;s with nth the HI aef naais 5o psp wssn IN th DS'1 Msrs GAINING ss
Nationwide publicity while kicking up their heels J. i in a DUKE ubs,a grid rid
g gasDi holding %a the % relns as Head Coach at the Charles L. Coon High
It'll established fact that the 5. Davis Sns,n boys wsTs top peTfegT 9st
N c0"ese Ii B ro DEF was Of the most capable shippers in Tar
;epoIe sI So g1 fsst Ne New Sa Rsat TO th aa1 Port ewG Gity three W e were wss-n xsi
,otumn instructors: But, after a little tnst closer ass association ehatss3eS with tn
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We made the jaunt to Kinston in close companionship with Tom,
and WIFI , we nad ts tes G fessS' Columns %s took % Jap a f snd 1 Ssesd e win win
appear sp later.
George Thomas Davis a born in in Wilson l,nn where he led the he
life Si a a and pfehi ssyi rights shsea ~sre everyday sf hapeeni i for Tom.
while , he still was "a , wsssdHs 1 ri asrae ia !a in a sp s%sli in t s1. ne Ssr
s sehoel 'n ad thsa n s sate"s high hs school. Here Tom really stsrted
n Il s,a sss :. high g4 IS seh s;a.s ball s for tSsr iu yssss II, sn fss s Rsssd fa $40, sas
S Sas w ssts sns al eas a 25 s sss etass sehels s1shfpn to " bahe. H His 4 fr stz year n At tn the
rom s5ss' = T9 s.% a;ss y E; t5 he B %sysf Rs up 'f Ra 5f s Ssss'y xs aas
~ Suffered - a heart5rsaking . Is loss to Oregon r. fs,1 state
Wilson yss s5s $55sS%%,5s5;ssyssss a s r. ls year : with s57s. Duke : 4 81, H. sss x5s
After leaving Duke with the Viz program (Marines), he went to
several leatherneck training camps and finally was commissioned
an officer. While he a at Duke, Tom made the Associated Press
An-southern club for three years-a feat that is really spectacular.
In 1915, he was contacted by Brogden and accepted a position
as assistant coach at New Hanover High. Although, Tom will
admit that o the morning of the day that he decided to move to
Wilmington, he was contacted by Connie Mack, of the Philadel-
phia AS, who wanted to sign him. Reports said that the Boston
Red Sox we're also eager to get Toms name O n the dotted line.
At New Hanover High, he works in all the major sports, a S well
as conducting physical ed classes during the school day.
Toms high school romance" ended in marriage. He married
an old high school flame" several years ago. Before marriage, she
was Mary Lib Clark, of Wilson. Mrs. Davis attended
Nn~r;oe Converse College in Conway, S. c. The Mr.. and Mrs.
HaiilSS are living at the Oleander Court Apis. and they like
Wilson Wilmington fine.
-" Mrs. Davis received much publicity when Tom was
frDppf1p in College as she travelled OF practically every trip
with the Dukes. On n occasion, a story was released
her. On the train on of Dukes trips, the scribe was boasting OF
how good friends Mrs. Davis and he were. Suddenly, he was nitro
duced to Toms wife and he a quite surprised a s this W his
initial meeting with Mary Lib.
During the summer, Tom plays baseball with a local seml-pro
team. He likes Wilmington because it is so close to the seashore ana
he jumps down to the local beaches M takes a 'dlp often. ne
really sports a handsome sun-tan.
Asked what his biggest thrill was in football, Tom replied:
"playing in the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl" 1t was his outstand-
ing play that netted the Blue Devils a wellearned ZSl9 win
Alabama's Crimson Tide in the New Orleans Classic.
We could go O forever relating soma of Toms daring Keats
on the grid, but space will not permit. His longest run w a kickoff
return of 105yards against State. ~
On the weekends, Tom and Jap play with the harlot CHppers
in the Dixie Grid League and Queen City fans r already in "love'
with the bone-breakers from Wilson.
Most of the success of this years Wildcat club can be traced
back to the superb leadership of such guys as Tom Davis, Hes
friendly and quiet, but when he wants to get mean, he can! ANY
Duke grid foe can vouch for this statement.