The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-08
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HANdE I'm 1111AA> O'
After several davs rest due to a bad jaw that resulted
from, tho extraction of three teeth, the conductor OF TINS
n;u,r ;s once again back in the "game" and glad' TOO!
Yes. we imagine some of you, dear readers are peg"-
n;no to draw the conclusion that this scribe virtually hVes
in he'd with sickness. First, it was tonslls ana no" IL 70
teeth. but we assure you that we did nave a pretty a.
t;ne and if YOU think we are kidding just ask the Smith
bovs. local dentists. And if you don't believe them' we'll
inst ask any of the nurses at Bulluck's Clinic.
Rut. il is all a thing of the past now, but before put
t;no the period behind our ills, we would like to thank I'LL
9th and lack Cowie for offering the usual hodge podge
in our absence. And Cowie, who is known around ms
office as "iack of all trades put out the sports pages
He lid 2 grand Job and here's hoping we can repay him
someday..
II is rather difficult to write a column today as we
have tn oet our odds and ends together, but one OF the most
taJkative topics in sports huddles recently was the Shrine
Bowl Classic, which was reeled off in Charlotte YESTERDAY
And we don't think it is necessary for us TO say wha, II
situated this talk. Most fans in the Eastern scnoolDoy
grid circles feel that their circuit was sighted when the
North Carolina squad was picked. We agree.
Only two lads from Eastern Class IA Conference
schools were extended an invitation to participate IN the
classic. These two lads were from Durham and We think
that their performances this year merited their lnvltatlon'
And we al know that their coach, Fred Emmerson' was
IN against a "stone WALL in trying to choose the pest Y
nioh school gridders in Tar Heelia-especially when his
two assistants were mentors at Western institutions.
Emmerson undoubtedly recommended other Eastern
Conference players, but his aides out talked him. And since
he was out numbered two to one, well, naturally his choice
fell by the wayside.
We don't blame Coach Emmerson one bit. but certainly
now is the time for Shrine Bowl leaders to get ION the BALI
and do something about the West dominating the North
Carolina selections. They did it last year. And why!
Well, your guess is as good as ours. Football isn't any
Better in the Western Class AA loop than in the East.
Didn't Lee Stones Raleigh Caps turn back Tony Simeon's
High Point Black Bisons for the State crown last year?
And, brother. that was in the Furniture City" And didn't
Wilson'S Cyclones capture the title this year? Was Wilson
honored by having a player in the Shrine Bowl?
We read in Wilton Garrison's sports column in the
Charlotte Observer recently where fans from all over the
state were thoroughly Disguised with this years selections
Garrison even ran several letters from Fayetteville fans.
And this scribe knows that New Hanover's Wildcats
had several chaps who were worthy of an invitation. If
JIMMY Piner and Bubba Sykes didn't deserve bids, well
nobody ever did!
What is so disgusting is that each year, the choices
appear rather one-sided. Garrison went on to say that
possibly next year the various coaches of the state would
gather in the Queen City with their Shrine Bowl candi
dates. Then, the players would be picked while all the
pilots were on hand. This is a sound suggestion to us.
At any rate, a shake-up in the Shrine Bowl set-up isl
at hand.
Just wait and see!