The Wilmington morning star., 1947-09-14
P@ces 'Cats To $50
Win Over V'adesboro TIGERS
To Three Scores
Before $500 Football Fans

D@O~ O9OVO
Led by the sensational running
of left half back Charlie Smith,
the New Hanover High Wildcats
opened their 1947 grid season in
suspicious fashion here last night
before $500 fans, by sloshing
through the mud and water of
Legion Stadium to a $50 victory
over Wadesboro's Tigers.
Smith ran 80, 70, and 80 yards
for three touchdowns, scoring
the first two and the last touch
downs of the game.
Wadesboro stiffened in the
final period when Coach Leon
Brogden sent in third stringers,
and nearly scored. A Tucker to
Gilmore passed from the Will
mington 10 yard stripe clicked for
a Tiger score, but the pass was
ruled incomplete and the play
brought back.
In the most spectacular run OF
the game, Smith received the
Tiger kickoff in the third quar-
ter and took it from his own
% to the Cats final tally racing
pass all tacklers and reversing
his field twice.
Another score, from the Wades-
boro II was called back by penal
ty. Homer Brewer carried to
the 10 and was stopped by Scott,
and then Jim Gibson sailed
around right end for six points,
but an offside brought back the
play.
The Wildcats struck early in
the game. At the three minute
mark, after the Tigers had made
two quick first downs, and then
had been held, Smith received a
punt on the Wildcat 20 and
snake,hipped his way to the
games first touchdown. irslii
Gore converted.
After the kickoff, the Tigers
were again held by the heavier
Wildcat forward wall, and punt
ed to the 40 yard line. Gibson
and Jim Piner alternated with
line plunges bringing the ball up
to the Tiger 80 for a first down
A five yard penalty against the
Tigers advanced the ball, and
then it was Smith again off right
tackle for a 80 yard jaunt into
paydirt. Again Gore kicked the
point.
Gilmore kicked to the Wild
cat % after the visitors were
backed up in their attempts t.
gain. Piner and Gibson swapped
Juggling roles denting the Tiger
front wall for Is yards, and then
with the ball on the Wadesboro
Al, Brewer, in for Smith at left
half scored on a long run down
the sidelines making it read 20-0.
Cores kick was no good.
With time running out in the
first period, Brogden sent in his
entire second team, but the
Tigers could make no Roadway.
Early in the second PERIOD
Tucker kicked to the New Han
over 46, and Brewer scooted
around right end for 20 yards
to the Tiger "a. Gore ripped OIL
five yards off tackle, Mike Austin
gave the ball to Jim Daugherty
for II yards around end, and
Johnny Crowley smacked the
center of the line for four yards:
Brewer hit for two more, and
then Crowley carried over, but a
penalty nullified the gain. On
the seven, the Cats started again.
Brewer went to the two, but the
Tigers threw up a great defense
and held.
Gilmore again punted out, but
only to the Tiger Is. Brewer
swivel-hipped his waysto the II
yard line, and Austin combined
with Brewer for six yards to the
II. Daugherty clicked for the
four and Crowley was good for a
yard.
Four minutes before the half
ended. Brewer smacked the
center of the Tiger line for the
fourth score, and Clay Johnson
converted for the extra point.
A. c. Gregg swept 20 yards to
a touchdown, with the third
stringers in just before the half
ended, but a Is yard penalty
called back the play. Wadesboro
could do nothing with the re-
serves.
SUMMARY
WADESBoRO NEW HANOVER
YARDS GAINED RUSHING