Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-22
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big way, as the Weldon HIGH
school team has buckled down
to work for the opening game
of the year on Friday, October
|, at Littleon to open one of
Weldon's toughest schedules IN
long time.
Coach Jesse Parker, native
of Woodland and a product of
East Carolina Teachers College,
said today that he has SO candi
dates out for the 1948 squad in.
Guiding six letter men from last
years team.
The loss of such outstanding
players as Charles Daniel, Buck
Fitzpatrick, Lloyd Williams, Will
liam Thorne and P. D. Medlin
this year has caused a slight
switch in offensive tactics By
Parker, who is adopting the T
formation this year to replace
the single wingback formation
he has employed in the past.
Weldon will have a fairly big
line and a fast backfleld, and
will probably depend on a "raz-
zle-dazzle" brand of football in
stead of powerhouse tactics in
the nine-game schedule.
Two linemen, Billy Johnson
and Pat Edwards, have already
been elected as team co-cap:alns
for the year and both are look
ed on as standout players by the
Weldon squad. johnson will be
playing tackle this season af-
ter two previous years in the
guard post; he is short and
stockily built, packing $50
pounds into a short, wide frame.
Edwards will be at end for his
third straight year of varsity
football, and pass-snagging is re-
garded as a specially of his.
Willie Ray Medlin, 165-pound
sophomore, is slated to replace
johnson as first-string guard
while in the other guard slot Will
be a newcomer to the squad
Wade Price, 210-pound Junior
who comes from Scotland Necl,
with a years experience on the
Scotland Neck team behind him
At center Coach Parker will
have tried and true man in
Jimmy johnson, who last year
handled the duties in good or
der. Clyde Page is slated to get
the other starting tackles post
and Raymond Buddy Bass will
probably be the other end, In
spite of his 1855 pounds. Bass is
Ia standout as defensive end.
Robert Inabinett, $50 pound
senior, will probably get the
S arting fullback assignment. for
Weldon as a fast, hard driving
back. The only other letterman
in the starting bacEfjeld will be
Bobby Cakes, who will run from
the halfback position and whose
specially is broken-fie.d sca,np-
ering. Joe Ussery, light and fast
and described as a good ball
handler and passer, will be in
the position Of quartereacEl &
the "T," the pivot position for
the new formation the team will
be using. Burt Jeokins, WHO last
year understudied al tackle, has
been shifted into the backflrlG
this year and will hold down the
left halfback post.
Joe Carr in the backfield and
Henry Spivey and Lonnie Steph-
enson in the line will probably
see lot of action as relief laen
during the season
This will be Coach Parker's
third year as FOOT ball coach for
the Weldon team, during which
time the team has complied IA re-
cord of 10 victories. three de-
feats and one tie.
The Weldon schedule is as fol-
lows: October at Littleton,
October 8, at Emporia might.
October Is, Franklin October
%, at Scotland Neck might
October 20, at Ahoskie (nighD;
November S, at Courtland, Va
November IL, Murfreesboro; No
vember 10, Norlina; November
26. at Roanoke Rapids ,nighD.
NAME POS.
Pat Edwards Co-car' Z
Raymond Bass ' +
Donald Inge E
Eddie Lee Elks Z
Tommie CAMP" +
Tommy Gardr +
Billy johnson !
Clyde Page !
Henry Spivey l
Lonnie Stephenson !
Willie Ray Medlio z