Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-10-15
Report Both
Squads In
Good Shupe


Both the Roanoke Rapids Vel
low Jackets and the Edenton
Aces should be nearly at full
strength for their meeting in a
Northeastern Conferences foot
ball game here tonight in Simons
Park.
Kickoff time is set for eight
o'clock.
The Jackets yesterday after
noon ran through most of their
plays with little contact work
after a hard week of practice.
Coach Dan eagle said he ex-
poets to have mis- regular start
ing lineup in action tonight ex-
cept for Billy Nixon, tackle, who
injured his leg in practice Tues
day and may be out of action
for several weeks. eagle said
Robert Clary will probably start
in Nixon's place.
Billy Clemmer, who has been
suffering from tooth trouble this
week, is back in the lineup and
expects to get Strengthened out
over the weekend. Earl Rook,
first-string end, has showed i'm
provement from a knee injury
which was bothering him the
first part of the week.
Backfield starters will be
Vance Stewart, Carlton Mat
hews, Al. Williams and Glenn
mer.
According to advance notices
the Edenton Aces will have a
team that packs plenty of punch.
Russell Wheeler, Earl Goodwin
and Jack Habit are the three
backfield men who will spear
head the Aces attack. Wheeler
is already being mentioned as
possible All-State material and
Habit is one of the smoothest
runners and a dangerous punt
returner. Goodwin is the boy
who has picked up plenty of
yardage already with his line
bucks.
The outstanding lineman for
the Aces is Al Habit, who has
been one of the best defensive
men on the field in most of the
Ednton games.
Tonight's game promises to be
an evenly matched battle
between teams which both en-
ploy the single wing formation.
The Jackets have been expon-
ents of this popular high school
formation for some time, how
ever the Aces have adopted it
this year after new coach George
Thompson had discarded run
ming plays from the T.
The local Jackets will be look
ing for another home victory
following last weeks defeat of
the Elizabeth City Yellow Jack
cts to give them their first tri-
urtph of the year after dropping
a 20-l9 decision to Kinston and
coming out on the shore end of
$50 ball game with the team
from Methodist Orphanage of
Raleigh.
Edenton defeated Greenville
1877, tied Elizabeth City TT in
conference play and rolled over
SWansboro 41-0 in their only nom
conference encounter.
The Aces are the newest addi-
ton to Northeastern Conference
competition and this season are
serving notice that they are a
power to be taken seriously.
In addition to what promises
to be a well-balanced battle be-
tween two good clubs, tonight's S
game will also be celebrated as
Color Day, the local Homecom-
ing, and there will be additional
color in the form of formation
marching by the Roanoke Rap.
ids High School band in its first
appearance of the year. Parti.
san fans will have a chance tc
dress up in the black-and-gold
colors of the locals with pom
pom corsages which will be solo
by the cheer leders, who have
some big plans made to make
a success out of color day.
After tonight's game both foot
ball squads will be guests at 8
dance in the gymnasium, as will
be the Edenton squad of cheer
leaders. With both teams offer
ing to turn the dance into a vic
tory ball, the action on the fielc
should be hot and heavy.
Last Friday night the fans
were treated to the sight of two
teams wallowing around in a sea
of mud, and the fans who turned
out were few. The prospects
are for a clear, cool football
night tonight, though, and the
field is in its best condition sc