The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-05
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With ELTON CASEY

TIL ANKFIL FOR Y! POR1 III
He's always on time. He always has all the 1acts anu
co-operation is "doing what comes naturally 1r nuelln
Adam Smith, friendly little athletic director at the winning
ton YMCA. ,rr,-.- Noua. rd
tho Star the Port City's best-selling journals, do not reahze
how much work Smith does-especially in basketball season.
No doubt, most of you have often read those stories III
both the Star and News concerning the keen interest," In
tho various hardwood circuits operating at the local "Y~.
For example, the Cadet League, the Junior League along
with the Sunday School League are good examples VI
Smiths untiring efforts. y, um,
of the other loops, and We we're told that there , were more aor youngsters % shan
W e used to don shorts and tennis shoes and slip down to the Durham
A A1a we su sss' aa sf % 1a rssd ,S ps recall those he see days as the most enter
tanning moments of you life. ., v doss n ,en;ne
to manufacture the clean and wholesome characteristics IN our
Soot ssins ts And the eye y Sast msb in1 loops - rank top position in the
minds Of the small tots, then just visit the YMoA some Saturday
morning and count the lads who participate
not APPRECIATE the local "Y." Well, take it from IS, there r. plenty
of reasons for us to be thankful that we have a nYp equipped Il with 1sn
larger cities up state have been CRYING for years in an effort TO- get
But, from what we have observed, Wilmington has definitely advanced
forward al in its is. 1M Z; &C a snsa;r in the sem last Of f9 tRe b ssar materials aa se that sa
And don't think for one minute that it is strictly a basketball
affair with Smith. Not o your life! During the past football season
he conducted t.. a m most IS sue C @sMrm grd dam abietic pro gram during the
Sure. the Wilmington YMCA has plenty of room for
Improvement and we have heard plenty of severe criticism
concerning the lack Of several things, but let's all wake up
and see that Smith cannot obtain all the necessities at once
Maybe the gym isn't big enough and the dressing rooms
might not be equivalent to Madison Square Uaroen' ou'
give Smith time.
Anyway We look at it, the Wilmington YMCA is a
definite asset to the Port City.
Our belated congratulations to Adam Smith and MS
assistants!
The conductor of this pillar would have nothing but a
guilty conscience if we did not mention the New Hanover
High School gym today. Yes, we all are proud at the
ma%gnificent job that has been accomplished in making the
local gym the finest in both Eastern and Western schoolboy
circles.
Not boasting. but this scribe has visited practically
every gym in both the Eastern and Western Class IA
conferences, along with many of the gyms in the Class b
division, and it is with pride and joy that we report that
Wilmington has the finest!
And we can remember when the Wildcats didn't have
a place to play in a few years ago. We have been told that
the Wildcat ~hoopsters would get up bright and early before
breakfast each day and hustle down to the "Y' for a snappy
session before the school bell rang.
Hasn't Wilmington made a great deal OF advancement
in such a short time? Yes, it has!
Our only hope and prayer is that the Port city will continue h, .t t
other cities in Tar Heela had better watch out.
We find it S encouraging and soothing to stop and take inven
tory of the progress this city has made in the athletic world
Remember how 800 paid admissions used to be considered a packed
throng when a New Hanover High School grid machine performed
under the foodights at Legion stadium?
setbacks both at home and on foreign soil? Recall how Wilmingtons
coaching staff was equipped both with poor player talent and playing
remember what a small coaching staff wilmington had, but lool
at it now!
Yes, the new year has just started and with these
stimulating thoughts infested in our mind, let us all trudgt
on to make even more advancements in the sports world
top, but we all know that the obstacles that have been con.
quered in the past will serve as a reminder to us to keer
our shoulder to the Wheel now.
Take a bow, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmington. for a Job vel
brim with satisfaction.
Time marches on!