The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-30
TABOR CITY TEAMS
PLAY CERR0 C0RDO
BY JIGGS POWERS
Star Sports CORRESPONDENT

TABOR CITY, Dec. 28.-Coach
Sill Caruso has his troubles with
the District 2 Glass A champion
Tabor City Red Devils who meet
Cerro Gordo's big outfit in the
local gym on Tuesday night, De-
cember 30. Preceding this con-
test the girls teams of the two
schools will battle it out, be-
ginning at 7:30 p. m.
Caruso lost only one man from
his 46-'47 titleholders, Max
Spivey, so things looked fairly
rosy as the current season be-
gan. However, football was not
yet out of the way, as it was at
other schools. Practically every
member of the Devils starting
five had also competed in the
grid sport; and injuries had be-
fell two of the brighter lights
among the locals, Ted Fipps and
Fred Soles, the former getting
broken collar-bone in the final
grid contest while Soles is still
out with a broken arm received
in .nid-season.
Then Soles was pronounced in
eligible, for the present at least,
because of scholastic difficulties.
Fipps has only begun training,
SO things are slightly on the dark
side of the picture for the con-
genial Jerseyite, who has led his
boys to two consecutive Colum-
bus county crowns.
He has % men out for the
hardwood game and probably
will come up with satisfactory
requirements, as he always seems
to do so. On his first team, at
present, which will probably
start against the Cerro Gordians,
are All-Columbus Earl Stanley
and Owen Strickland, at for
wards; Harold Ward, center;
Dock Herring and Ted Fipps
(another All-Columbus starr at
guards.
Others who come out for the
team include: Forwards - Bill
White, Orben Fowler, Richard
Spivey, Bermey Stevens, Drew
Mills, and c. M. Wright; Centers
Harold Fonvielle, Jennis Tur-
beville, Make Watts, and Eldon
Fowler; Guards - J. D. Spivey,
Sam Jackson, Sterton Stevens,
Andy, Jernigan, Ford Fowler,
Charles Hewett, Floyd Fowler,
and Billy Rogers.
Team Managers are Bill Spivey
and V. R. Burroughs. J
The Devils have not looked too
impressive in winning their pre-
holiday starts against Hallsboro,
28-5, and Chadbourn ,24-14, but
with the Yuletide out of the way
they are expected to begin click
ing once hard practice sessions
really get underway.
The girls outfit, which shows
plenty of promise, have beaten
Hallsboro, 2613, and lost in a
thriller to Chadbourn, 21-20.
The startees have been Irene
Grice, Irene Jordan, and Hazel
Buffkin, at the forward posts,
and Joy Waddell, Margaret Pols-
ton, and Caroline Jackson at the
defensive positions.
Possibly the best showings
have been made by Irene Grice,
who leads the cam in pointmak-
ing and Margaret Polston who
bids to make one of the outfits
outstanding performers. She has
been used both at guard and for
ward. Other girls on the squad
include Essie Watts, Josephine
Jacobs, Ruby Strickland, Donnie
Christine Watts, Dulcie
Garrell, Betty Jernigan, Faye
Long, Mary F. Prince, Billie
Soles, Frances Long, and Marie
Soles. Under the supervision of
Caruso, these girls may be one
of the outstanding female out
fits in Columbus this season.
Both boys and girls will be
battling their hardest on Tues
day night when they begin the
final lap of the grind that leads
to victory. For the girls, it will
be a trial for the contendinl po-
sition at the female Columbus
crown.