The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-11-20
Lexington Hornets Clash With Durant TIGERS
In Annual Gridiron Battle Tomorrow Niqhf
Hornets Are Underdogs;
Pepper Breaks FINGER

The annual football classic of the
year in this section will unfold to-,
morrow night at Bennett Field in
Durant when the Lexington Hornets
encounter the Tigers from Durant.
High.
Kickoff will be at eight o'clock.
The contest, rightfully called "the
game of the year." has long been an
exciting affair and tomorrow nights
game has every indication of a re-
peat performance.
The Hornets will enter the fray as
slight underdogs on the basis of the
won and lost records of the two
teams. The two teams don't usually
play according to records, however,
as last year the Tigers came to Lex
ington with an impressive string Of
victories only to come out with a
Scoreless deadlock.
AS part of the Durant homecom-
ing activities the ceremonies will
feature the coronation of the foot
ball queen. Four young ladies have
been chosen from the four high
school classes. The candidates are
Bessie Burrell, senior; Peggy Leslie.
junior; Bobbye Burrell. sophomore;
and Josephine Barranco, freshman
One of these aspirants will be named
queen and will reign during the
game.
Pepper Sidelined
The Hornets will depend on the
running of McRae, Ingold and Paris.
hard charging line and tight de-
Tense to stop the Tiger advance and
bring home the bacon. The Hornets
will be without the services of Bobby
Pepper, diminutive quarterback.
who suffered a broken finger in
Tuesdays practice and will not see
| action.
Coach Schneller's charges have
entered practice for the encounter
with earnest and hopes are high in
the Hornet camp. The boys have
been sloshing around in the mud
this week improving on their block
ing and tackling and working out
defense to stop the Tiger passing
attack.
Have Won Two Comes
The record of the Hornets this
season has been very unimpressive,
| having won only two games; 32-6
win over West and 31-14
romp over Benton. Only in the Benz
| ton fray did the Hornets look like
they had the winning combination.
If they show the same fight and
| teamwork against the Tigers they
stand a good chance of knocking the
props out from under them. The
other side of the record shows a
total of 5 losses and one postpone
ment. The Hornets lost to Grenada
/ $50; Winona, 1876; Alderman, 800;
Tchula, 1910; Sails, 47-0; and the
game with Belzoni last Friday night
was rained out.
Tigers Con Pass
The Durant Tigers have shown all
season that they have team worthy
of recognition and fear. The squad
handled by Coaches Hathorn and
Patterson is light, fast and shifty
outfit. The passing attack they have
shown has put many an opponent on
the wrong and short end of the score.
The Tigers are depending on this and
their speed to stop the Hornets.
The Tigers have scored victories
this season over Eupora 1910; Kill
michael 800; McAdams $50; and
French Camp 20-7. They lost to Mag
nolia 1870; Alderman 52-6; and SAL
lis 1912.
Seniors End Play
Eight seniors of Lexington High
will play their last game in Hornet
uniform tomorrow night. They are
John Murrel McRae, Captain; Virgil
Ingold, Co-Captain; Henry Paris,
Marlin Majors, Bobby Mayo, Jack
O'Kelly, Aubrey Rogers and Sonny
White.
The probable starting lineup for
the two teams are:
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